Quebec Major Junior Hockey Player Gets Invite from Pittsburgh

Joey Haddad may not be a familiar name to you, but he made enough of a name for himself this past season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to get Pittsburgh's attention.

Haddad received an invitation to the rookie camps of both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues; however, he ultimately chose to accept the invitation from Pittsburgh and will arrive for camp on September 9th.

“I was originally thinking St. Louis first because Pittsburgh went to the Cup finals and had a really good team,” the 19-year-old, entering his 20-year-old season as a junior player, told Costello. “But St. Louis has been rebuilding for the last while, so they filled up their roster with a lot of young guys, which makes less room for me. Pittsburgh is more open than St. Louis."

Haddad plays left wing for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and had a career high last season with 31 goals and 31 assists. He feels he can fit in to one of the open spots on Pittsburgh's roster, but I think he has alot of tough competition!