The Blues found a young, right-handed defenseman, acquiring Logan Mailloux from Montreal in exchange for Zack Bolduc on Tuesday morning.
Mailloux is entering his third season of professional hockey after spending most of the previous two in the AHL with Laval. Mailloux has appeared in eight career NHL games with two goals and three assists. In the AHL, Mailloux has 80 points in 135 games.
Mailloux, 22, was taken with the 31st pick in the 2021 draft. He is listed at 6-3 and 213 pounds.
Bolduc, 22, departs St. Louis after appearing in 97 games for the Blues, scoring 24 goals and assisting on another 21. He was the 17th pick in the 2021. Last season, Bolduc took off under new coach Jim Montgomery, scoring all 19 goals after Montgomery went behind the bench.
Mailloux was a controversial draft pick of the Canadiens in 2021 after he was charged in Sweden with two counts related to taking and sharing a photo of a woman during a sexual act. The incident occurred in Nov. 2020 when Mailloux was playing for SK Lejon while the Ontario Hockey League shuttered due to COVID-19.
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Before the draft, Mailloux asked teams not to draft him, but Montreal did so with the 31st pick. Mailloux returned to play in the OHL the following season, but was suspended for four months before rejoining the London Knights.
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In today’s 10 AM “Ten Hochman” video, Ben Hochman honors Alex Pietrangelo, who is stepping away from hockey for physical health reasons. Plus, a happy birthday shoutout to Michael Wacha! And as always, Hochman picks a random Cards card out of the hat!
Ten Hochman: Honoring Blues legend Alex Pietrangelo, who’s stepping away from hockey
Benjamin Hochman | Post-Dispatch
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