Alexander Barabanov has been nothing but an offensive dynamo playing in Russia, both at the junior and pro levels. In Russia’s junior league, the MHL, he was over a point per game average, recording 177 points in 175 games with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. In 262 games with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, he recorded 62 goals and 75 assists, while winning the Gagarin Cup twice in 2014-15 and 2016-17.
Frédéric Chabot, originally from Hébertville-Station, Quebec, was the New Jersey Devils’ 10th-round pick and the 192nd overall selection at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He signed with the Canadiens as a free agent on Jan. 16, 1990 and made his NHL debut on Jan. 31, 1991, when he was tapped to replace André Racicot in a game against the Bruins and went on to play a total of three games for the team that season.