As a former resident of Italy and a lifelong Italophile, it would tickle my senses a little extra should the Montreal Canadiens be able to draft a highly touted prospect of Italian ancestry.
Francesco Pinelli may hail from Hamilton, Ontario, but his parents are both Italian immigrants. With the OHL on hold for the 2020-21-season, Pinelli left his native Canada behind and sought his European roots by spending his draft year in the former Yugoslavian republic of Slovenia.
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario
Date of Birth: April 11, 2003
Shoots: Left
Position: Centre
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 185 lbs.