CHL to NHL: Teasdale and Wolf make NHL debuts
Former Rouyn-Noranda Huskies forward Joel Teasdale and Everett Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf each made their NHL debuts Wednesday night.
Teasdale, who was undrafted, debuted with the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders. The 24-year-old played 10:18 and registered two hits and one block.
Teasdale 244 QMJHL games with Blainville-Boisbriand and Rouyn-Noranda and tallied 219 points. After a midseason trade to the Huskies in his final year of junior, Teasdale was part of the club’s 2019 Memorial Cup winning team.
As a pro, the Repentigny, QC,. native has played 124 AHL games with the Laval Rocket.
C'pas fâchant tout ça 😄
A million dollar smile#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/mEGbxfidPX
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 12, 2023
Wolf won his NHL debut for the Calgary Flames as he made 23 saves in a 3-1 with over San Jose.
The 21-year-old won 106 games over four seasons with Everett while his 41 wins in 2018-19 are a franchise record. Over two professional seasons in the AHL, Wolf has won 74 games and in 2022-23, leads the AHL in wins with 41 and was named to the AHL’s First All-Star Team.
First @NHL game, first NHL win 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IFYbc6NZxG
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) April 13, 2023