What happened: Ryan St-Louis, the 23-year-old son of Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St-Louis, signed a professional contract with the Abbotsford Canucks, Vancouver's AHL affiliate. The 5-foot-10 winger went undrafted despite serving as team captain at Brown University, where he posted 15 points in 30 games in his final season. He previously played at Northeastern and with the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints before transferring to Brown, finishing with 68 points in 83 games as a Bear.

Why it matters: Martin St-Louis also went undrafted before playing 1,134 NHL games and scoring 1,033 points en route to the Hockey Hall of Fame, a path he has cited to Canadiens prospects at development camp as proof that the draft is not the only route to the NHL. His son signing with an AHL club rather than an NHL team keeps that comparison in the conversation without equating the two paths.

What to watch: St-Louis will look to earn a roster spot with the Abbotsford Canucks in the coming season after going unselected in each of his draft-eligible years.