PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 00 C Oliver Kapanen* 2026/2027 RFA KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga Draft Montreal 2/64 '21 00 L Israel Mianscum* AHL SPC 25/26 Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL FA QMJHL 06/05/24 00 R Jacob Perreault* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rocket AHL/San Diego Gulls AHL Trade Anaheim 03/07/24 11 L Brendan Gallagher 2026/2027 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 5/147 '10 14 C Nick Suzuki 2029/2030 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Trade Vegas 09/10/18 15 C Alex Newhook 2026/2027 RFA Colorado Avalanche NHL Trade Colorado 06/27/23 17 R Josh Anderson 2026/2027 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Trade Columbus 10/06/20 20 L Juraj Slafkovsky 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 1/1 '22 22 R Cole Caufield 2030/2031 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 1/15 '19 28 C Christian Dvorak 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Trade Arizona 09/04/21 40 R Joel Armia 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL Trade Winnipeg 06/30/28 43 C Xavier Simoneau* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 6/191 '21 48 R Filip Mesar* 2026/2027 RFA Laval Rocket AHL/Kitchener Rangers OHL Draft Montreal 1/26 '22 49 L Rafael Harvey-Pinard 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 7/201 '19 51 L Emil Heineman* 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL Trade Calgary 02/14/22 55 L Michael Pezzetta 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 6/160 '16 56 R Jesse Ylonen Restricted FA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 2/35 '18 57 C Sean Farrell* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 4/124 '20 62 C Owen Beck* 2026/2027 RFA Saginaw Spirit OHL/Peterborough Petes OHL Draft Montreal 2/33 '22 71 C Jake Evans 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 7/207 '14 74 L Brandon Gignac* 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL FA Laval AHL 02/04/24 76 C Jared Davidson* 2025/2026 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 5/130 '22 77 C Kirby Dach 2025/2026 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Trade Chicago 07/08/22 86 C Riley Kidney* 2025/2026 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 2/63 '21 82 L Lucas Condotta* 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL FA NCAA 03/31/22 88 L Luke Tuch* 2025/2026 RFA Laval Rocket AHL/Boston University HE Draft Montreal 2/47 '20 89 R Joshua Roy* 2025/2026 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 5/150 '21 96 L Florian Xhekaj* 2026/2027 RFA Laval Rocket AHL/Brantford Bulldogs OHL Draft Montreal 4/101 '23
defensemen
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 00 D Chris Jandric* AHL SPC 24/25 Laval AHL/Rochester AHL/Trois-Rivières ECHL/Jacksonville ECHL Trade Rochester AHL 01/11/24 08 D Mike Matheson 2025/2026 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL FA Pittsburgh 07/16/22 21 D Kaiden Guhle 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 1/16 '20 26 D Johnathan Kovacevic 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Waivers Winnipeg 10/08/22 47 D Jayden Struble* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rockets AHL/Northeaster University HE Draft Montreal 2/46 '19 48 D Lane Hutson* 2025/2026 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Boston University HE Draft Montreal 2'62 '22 52 D Justin Barron Restricted FA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL Trade Colorado 03/21/22 54 D Jordan Harris 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 3/71 '18 58 D David Savard 2024/2025 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL FA Tampa Bay 07/28/21 59 D Mattias Norlinder* Restricted FA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 3/64 '19 64 D David Reinbacher* 2026/2027 RFA Laval Rocket AHL/Kloten NLA Draft Montreal 1/5 '23 72 D Arber Xhekaj Restricted FA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL FA OHL 10/04/21 78 D Adam Engstrom* 2026/2027 RFA Rogle BK SHL Draft Montreal 3/92 '22 84 D William Trudeau* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 4/113 '21 94 D Logan Mailloux* 2025/2026 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 1/31 '21
goalies
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 00 G Connor Hughes 2024/2025 UFA Lausanne HC NLA FA NLA 06/04/24 30 G Cayden Primeau 2024/2025 RFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Montreal 7/199 '17 35 G Samuel Montembeault 2026/2027 UFA Montreal Canadiens NHL Waivers Florida 10/02/21 75 G Jakub Dobes* 2024/2025 RFA Laval Rocket AHL Draft Montreal 5/136 '20
injured reserve
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 31 G Carey Price 2025/2026 UFA Injured - Did Not Play Draft Montreal 1/5 '05
unrestricted free agents
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 00 L Arnaud Durandeau* Unrestricted FA Laval Rocket AHL/Utica Comets AHL/Bridgeport Islanders AHL Trade New Jersey 03/11/24 13 C Mitchell Stephens Unrestricted FA Montreal Canadiens NHL/Laval Rocket AHL FA Detroit 07/13/22 36 C Colin White Unrestricted FA Montreal NHL/Pittsburgh NHL/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Waivers Pittsburgh 02/22/24 38 L Jakov Novak* AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL/Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL FA ECHL 07/03/23 61 C Philippe Maillet Unrestricted FA Laval Rocket AHL FA KHL 07/01/23 63 L Riley McKay* AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL Trade Rockford 10/26/22 68 R Alex-Olivier Voyer* AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL/Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL FA Providence 07/06/23 70 L Tanner Pearson Unrestricted FA Montreal Canadiens NHL Trade Vancouver 09/19/23 80 L Gabriel Bourque AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL FA Winnipeg 06/12/21 36 D Brady Keeper Unrestricted FA Laval Rocket AHL FA Vancouver 07/01/23 65 D Tobie Paquette-Bisson* AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL FA Los Angeles 07/03/23 79 D Chris Ortiz* AHL UFA Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL FA Wilkes/Barre 07/17/23 85 D John Parker-Jones* AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL/Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL FA USports 10/10/22 93 D Miguel Tourigny* AHL UFA Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL Draft Montreal 7/216 '22 00 G Kasimir Kaskisuo AHL UFA Laval Rocket AHL/Leksands IF SHL FA SHL 12/17/23 39 G Joseph Vrbetic AHL UFA Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL Draft Montreal 7/214 ‘21 98 G Zach Emond* AHL UFA Trois-Rivieres Lions ECHL FA New Jersey 07/04/23
minor league depth
assigned to laval rocket ahl
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED
assigned to trois-rivieres lions echl
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM HOW ACQUIRED
assigned to juniors
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM HOW ACQUIRED
unsigned prospects
PLAYERS CONTRACT 2023/2024 TEAM (S) HOW ACQUIRED 00 G Mikus Vecvanags* Unsigned HS Riga Latvia Draft Montreal 5/134 ‘24 00 G Yevgeni Volokhin* Unsigned Mamonty Yugry MHL/Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk VHL Draft Montreal 5/144 '23 37 G Quentin Miller* Unsigned Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL/Quebec Remparts QMJHL Draft Montreal 4/128 '23 70 G Emmett Croteau* Unsigned Clarkson University ECAC Draft Montreal 6/162 '22 95 G Jacob Fowler* Unsigned Boston College HE Draft Montreal 3/69 '23 00 D Rasmus Bergqvist* Unsigned Skelleftea AIK Jr. Draft Montreal 7/224 ‘24 00 D Dmitri Kostenko* Unsigned Yugra Khanty-Maniysk VHL/Khimik Voskresensk VHL Draft Montreal 3/87 '21 00 D Bogdan Konyushkov* Unsigned Nizhny Novgorod KHL Draft Montreal 4/110 '23 00 D Owen Protz* Unsigned Brantford Bulldogs OHL Draft Montreal 4/102 ‘24 51 D Daniil Sobolev* Unsigned Brantford Bulldogs OHL/Niagara IceDogs OHL Draft Montreal 5/142 '21 57 D Luke Mittelstadt* Unsigned University of Minnesota Big-10 Draft Montreal 7/197 '23 00 R Ivan Demidov* Unsigned SKA St. Petersburg KHL/Imani Morozova SKA MHL/Neva SKA VHL Draft Montreal 1/5 ‘24 00 C Filip Eriksson* Unsigned Vaxjo Lakers SHL/Nybro Vikings IF Allsvenskan Draft Montreal 6/165 '23 00 R Alexander Gordin* Unsigned Gornyak-UGMK VHL Draft Montreal 6/171 '20 00 C Michael Hage* Unsigned Chicago Steel USHL Draft Montreal 1/21 ‘24 00 L Sam Harris* Unsigned University of Denver NCHC Draft Montreal 5/133 '23 00 R Makar Khanin* Unsigned St. Petersburg Dynamo Jr. MHL/St. Petersburg Dynamo VHL Draft Montreal 7/210 ‘24 00 C Aatos Koivu* Unsigned TPS Turku SM-liiga/TPS Jr. Draft Montreal 3/70 ‘24 00 C Ben Merrill* Unsigned St.Sebastian’s School High School Draft Montreal 6/166 ‘24 00 C Logan Sawyer* Unsigned Brooks Bandits BCHL Draft Montreal 3/78 ‘24 00 R Tyler Thorpe* Unsigned Vancouver Giants WHL Draft Montreal 5/130 ‘24 42 L Rhett Pitlick* Unsigned University of Minnesota Big-10 Draft Montreal 5/131 '19 46 C Vinzenz Rohrer* Unsigned Zurich SC NLA Draft Montreal 3/75 '22 64 C Jack Smith* Unsigned University of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC Draft Montreal 4/102 '20 67 C Blake Biondi* Unsigned University of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC Draft Montreal 4/109 '20