The Canadiens’ prospect, Sam Harris, is the NCAA’s leading scorer

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Crédit: DENVER, CO - APRIL 15: Forward Carter King (15) of the Denver Pioneers commemorates the moment with teammates forward Sam Harris (12), goaltender Paxton Geisel (30) and forward Tristan Broz (16) during a celebration of the Pioneers' record setting 10th NCAA national championship at Magness Arena on the DU campus on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

If we can’t be satisfied with the Canadiens’ performance so far, we can at least look at our prospects.

Our feeder club, the Laval Rocket, is firing on all cylinders with nine wins in eleven games, and several of our prospects are doing very well in their respective leagues.

These include our two first-round picks this year, Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage, as well as goalie Jacob Fowler, who picked up his third shutout today.

However, a much less talked-about Canadiens prospect currently leads the NCAA in scoring with nine goals in nine games. That’s Sam Harris, a fifth-round pick, 133rd overall, in the 2023 draft.

He moved into the scoring lead with a three-goal performance over the weekend in his University of Denver team’s double win over Lindenwood University.

In addition to leading the scoring charts, his thirteen points put him seventh in the American college circuit. All this while playing on his team’s second line. No worse for wear!

By the way, Denver is currently the highest-ranked team in the NCAA and is still undefeated after ten games.

And for those wondering why Harris is playing on the second line with stats like that, it’s simply that his teammates on the first line, Jack Devine and Aidan Thompson, both lead the scoring charts with seventeen points apiece.

The Pioneers have five players among the top twelve scorers this season and are currently the team to beat in the NCAA.

This is a more than interesting start to the season for Sam Harris after a rather ordinary debut campaign of 21 points, including 14 goals, in 42 games.

But whether this is a real breakthrough for the Canadiens prospect, or just a good sequence, is open to question. In the latter case, it could be an incredible steal for a fifth-round pick, should he continue to perform like this.

But only time will tell.

However, with three Canadiens prospects – Sam Harris, Jacob Fowler and Michael Hage – performing well with their teams ranked first, second and seventh respectively in the NCAA, it’s a great time to start looking at college hockey.

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