Montreal Canadiens‘ 3rd round pick in the 2014 draft (#73 overall) 2nd year defenseman Brett Lernout(36) basically ended his 1st official season (2015/2016 was played on an entry level slide) adding a pair of games to his totals on the big league roster.
He’s skated 3 NHL games but easily had no greater role than in his last appearance, skating 25 shifts for 23:54 of total ice in a 3-2 overtime win.
The big 6’4″ 213 lbs. blue liner is always tough for opponents to match up against but has also shown the ability to affect the stat sheet as he did in his third and final year with Swift Current Broncos, when he posted 28 assists in 72 WHL games.
He was also raise his game slightly in 2016/2017 with affiliate St. John’s IceCaps playing a career high 74 AHL games scoring new bests 3 goals and 13 assists with a +5 rating and 95 shots on net.
The 21-year old is signed through 2019 and look for him to compete hard to stay on the parent club roster for a full-term when 2017/2018 starts.