Sunday: The team announced (Twitter link) that both Beck and Mailloux have been sent back to the AHL to allow them to play in the All-Star Game; neither played today against Anaheim.
Saturday: The Canadiens have added a bit of extra roster depth as they get set to start a three-game California road trip. The team announced that they have recalled center Owen Beck and Logan Mailloux from AHL Laval. It’s the second recall of the season for both players.
Beck is in his first professional season and has spent the bulk of it with the Rocket. The 20-year-old played in two games with Montreal late last month and was held off the scoresheet. Beck has had a productive rookie campaign in the minors, however, tallying 11 goals and 16 assists in 41 games, good for a tie for tenth in scoring among all AHL freshmen.
As for Mailloux, he got into five games with the Canadiens back in October. He was productive in those outings, picking up a goal and two assists while logging 16:30 of ice time but struggled in the defensive zone. He’s in his second pro campaign and has nine goals and 13 assists in 36 AHL appearances so far this season, putting him close to his offensive pace from his rookie year.
It wouldn’t be too surprising to see both players shuffled back and forth a bit over the coming days. Beck and Mailloux are set to participate in the AHL All-Star Classic on Sunday and Monday with that event being held in California where Montreal will be for a few days. Accordingly, they’ll likely be loaned back down following Sunday’s game and then recalled back to the big club on Tuesday when the Canadiens are in San Jose.