Suspension Announced for the Defenseman Acquired with the Canadiens' Draft Pick
We already have a suspension to announce, for a name quite well-known to Montreal Canadiens fans.
With the 16th or 17th overall pick in the most recent NHL draft, many fans and experts thought the Habs would select young Kashawn Aitcheson.
In the end, those picks were traded to the New York Islanders (in the Noah Dobson trade), and the Islanders actually selected Kashawn Aitcheson with one of those picks.
Well, the young defenseman didn't take too long to make headlines this season.
Suspension announced for Kashawn Aitcheson
The one who could possibly have become a Montreal Canadiens prospect, and who was technically involved in the Noah Dobson trade (according to HockeyDB), has already received a three-game suspension.
"The Islanders' 2025 first-round pick and Barrie Colts defenseman, Kashawn Aitcheson, has been suspended three pre-season games for an illegal check to the head of an Owen Sound player on Monday.
Aitcheson will attend the Islanders' rookie camp, which is expected to begin the week of September 8.
He is slated to return to Barrie for his fourth and final OHL season.
Aitcheson recorded 26 goals, 59 points in 64 games last season."
Aitcheson will attend the Islanders' rookie camp, which is expected to begin the week of September 8.
He is slated to return to Barrie for his fourth and final OHL season.
Aitcheson recorded 26 goals, 59 points in 64 games last season."
All the details are in Stefen Rosner's article, but let's just say this is certainly a strange way for Aitcheson to start the season.
The 18-year-old defenseman, standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 196 pounds, was indeed the 17th overall pick of the New York Islanders in 2025 (pick acquired from the Montreal Canadiens).
Last season, Aitcheson tallied 59 points in 64 games with the Barrie Colts (88 penalty minutes), and he had collected 39 points in 64 games in 2023-24 (126 penalty minutes).
He definitely has a very intriguing profile.
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