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Getting to know Montreal Canadiens 57th overall pick Timofei Runtso
The Montreal Canadiens seemed very keen on selecting Timofei Runtso, trading up four spots to select the defenceman. Runtso was in his second year of draft eligibility, having been passed over after playing in the NAHL in 2024-25, an environment he says wasn’t the best for him to show what he was capable of. Making the move to the WHL this season, his game hit a new level under brighter lights. He contributed 44 points for the Victoria Royals, and many of the scouts who watched him say th...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Tyler Deakos with pick #224
With the final pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens selected Tyler Deakos. Elite Prospects Deakos began his Junior career in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before moving up to the USHL to end his season. An over-age player, he will join the Penticton Vees of the WHL for the 2026-27 campaign. His offensive totals are encouraging, with 32 points in 29 games this year. The Canmore native will be looking to take another big step a year after having his name called in...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Jean-Samuel Daigneault with pick #221
With the 221st overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens selected Jean-Samuel Daigneault. Elite Prospects Daigneault is a very physical defenceman who lands crushing hits. Like Gleb Pugachyov selected in the opening round, he plays within the lines, taking few penalties despite the rough style of play. After a year in the USHL, Daigneault will play for the Brantford Bulldogs in 2026-27. Brantford will hope he can help replace fellow Habs prospect Owen Protz, who...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Wesley Royston with pick #190
Montreal made back-to-back picks late in the sixth round, using the 190th selection they had acquired from the Los Angeles Kings earlier in the day to select Wesley Royston. Elite Prospects There wasn’t a lot of offence in Royston’s stick this season, and actually less than there had been the previous year in a full season with the Erie Otters. After being traded to the Owen Sound Attack partway through the season, he scored 10 goals and had a total of 15 points in 46 games with his ...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Parker Trottier with pick #189
The Montreal Canadiens used their assigned sixth-round pick at 189th overall to select Parker Trottier. Elite Prospects The grandson of Bryan Trottier spent the 2025-26 season with the United States National Development Program, contributing 27 points in 61 games, 14 in USHL matches. He has another year to play before joining the University of Notre Dame in 2027-28. This is another long-term project for the Canadiens, hoping a lengthy development path will turn a late-round ener...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Brayden Klimpke with pick #117
The Montreal Canadiens traded back from 103rd overall to acquire picks #113 and #190 from the Los Angeles Kings. That 113th pick was then traded to acquire #117 from the Vegas Golden Knights along with the penultimate pick of the draft at #223. With the 117th selection in the draft, the Canadiens chose a third defenceman, Brayden Klimpke. Elite Prospects Unlike the first two blue-liners Montreal selected on day two, Klimpke shoots left, and is also a first-year eligible. He’s no...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Cooper Cleaves with pick #93
With pick #93, the Montreal Canadiens have selected Cooper Cleaves from Dartmouth College of the NCAA. Elite Prospects A draft-plus-two player, the Canadiens clearly like what they saw from the 20-year-old in his first year of collegiate hockey. Almost matching his production in the USHL from the previous year, it’s easy to see why they were intrigued by his transition. Cleaves is another right-shot defenceman, and that seems to be the position the organization is targeting on t...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Timofei Runtso with pick #57
The Montreal Canadiens traded up to 57th overall from their pick at 61st, adding their fourth-round pick at 125th overall to the package to do so. With the pick, they selected defenceman Timofei Runtso from the Victoria Royals of the WHL. Elite Prospects Runtso is a right-shot defenceman who had a productive draft season, netting 44 points in 68 games. The California native completed his only season in the WHL, as he will join Miami University for the 2026-27 season. Scouts...
2026 NHL Entry Draft: Rounds 2-7 open thread
How to watch Rounds 2-7 Date: Saturday, June 27 Start time: 11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT TV Channel: Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada), NHL Network (USA) Online stream: Sportsnet+ As expected, there were a lot of trades on the opening day of the draft considering there’s a limited group of high-quality free agents available this summer. Some of the rumoured stars found new homes, but many are still being talked about in trade discussions. It’s unlikely that the non-first-round picks ...
Saturday Habs Headlines: Kent Hughes discusses the Gleb Pugachyov pick
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Kent Hughes likes the hockey sense of versatility of Gleb Pugachyov. [ La Presse ] The war room reaction to officially making the Pugachyov pick. [ Journal de Montreal ] Scott Wheeler doesn’t see the top-six upside in Pugachyov. [ The Athletic ] Corey Pronman gives the Pugachyov pick an A grade. [ The Athletic ] “The further we get into our rebuild, the more the trades we make have to be the right ones,” Hughes said before the draft ...
Getting to know Montreal Canadiens 26th overall pick Gleb Pugachyov
After plenty of rumours of the Montreal Canadiens making a trade instead of using their first-round pick, they came to a compromise: trading the pick in order to move up two spots in the draft order. We found out a few minutes after the trade was announced that the reason for the move was to select another player out of Russia. Following Ivan Demidov going fifth overall in 2024 and then the Habs trading up in the second round to select Alexander Zharovsky in 2025, they took a player with a dec...
2026 NHL Draft: Montreal Canadiens select Gleb Pugachyov with pick #26
The Montreal Canadiens traded up from 28th to 26th in the draft by adding their own third-round pick in 2027 to the deal. With the 26th pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens have selected Gleb Pugachyov. Elite Prospects It’s the third year in a row that Montreal’s first pick of the draft has come out of Russia. Pugachyov is a big left-shot right-winger, coming in at 6’3″ and 225 pounds. He played the majority of his draft season in the MHL, but also got 15 ga...
Live 2026 NHL Entry Draft tracker: The full list of first round selections
Tonight is the first round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. It takes place at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York and gets underway shortly after 7:00 p.m. Eastern (Sportsnet, ESPN, TVA Sports). It is the second decentralized draft and it is expected that Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg will be the first two picks, but everything else is very up in the air. On the draft floor, the Boston Bruins traded pick 23 and another first round pick to Utah for J.J. Peterka and the Vegas Golden ...
2026 NHL Entry Draft: First round open thread
How to watch Round 1 Date: Friday, June 26 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT TV Channel: Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada), ESPN (USA) Online stream: Sportsnet+ After a busy day of trades early in the week, things have quieted down leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft. There are still teams with high picks that want NHL players instead and other teams trying to move up, but it seems that everyone is now waiting until the last possible moment to make their deal, hoping for the best ...
Montreal Canadiens acquire Brett Berard from Rangers for William Trudeau
The Montreal Canadiens opened NHL Draft day with their second minor-league trade is as many days, acquiring forward Brett Berard from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman William Trudeau. Les Canadiens font l'acquisition de l'attaquant Brett Berard des Rangers de New York en retour du défenseur William Trudeau. The Canadiens have acquired forward Brett Berard from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman William Trudeau. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/1TwTY0QCXq — Can...
2026 NHL Entry Draft: Preview, start time, TV schedule, and how to watch
It’s been an interesting few days leading up to the NHL draft, with more picks not only in play but already moved than you typically see. A rising cap is giving teams room to add players to their rosters, and this year’s picks are being largely treated as currency to make those additions, even by teams that were well out of the playoff picture at the end of the regular season. The prospects have been watching the drama unfold ahead of the biggest day of their hockey careers, with their po...
Friday Habs Headlines: A calculated eye on the market
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are looking to make a splash at the NHL Draft. [ Sportsnet ] Gorton won’t be pressured into trade activity, but the Canadiens are seeking ways to improve. [ The Athletic | TSN | Montreal Gazette | Montreal Canadiens | RDS | La Presse ] The Habs might have uncovered two hidden gems in last year’s NHL Draft in the form of Alexander Zharovsky and Bryce Pickford. [ Montreal Gazette ] What is Montreal’s top priority...
Montreal Canadiens acquire Hunter McKown from Columbus for Luke Tuch
The Montreal Canadiens got into the trading frenzy in the NHL with a minor-league swap on Thursday, one day before the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. The team acquired centre Hunter McKown from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Luke Tuch. McKown, 23, spent the last three seasons with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. He had nine goals and 16 assists in 63 games, adding a goal and an assist in eight playoff games. He also played 12 NHL games in 2022-23 after being signed out of Col...
Despite tough losses and injury to Marie-Philip Poulin, the Victoire are poised to contend again
When the losses started piling up during the PWHL’s expansion process shortly after the Montreal Victoire were still celebrating their Walter Cup championship, it started to feel like an end of an era. Add in the fact that on Thursday, Marie-Philip Poulin and the team announced that she will be out after requiring surgery on her injured knee, and there were reasons to be down on the defending champs. In a way, due to several players with the team for three seasons leaving the organization...
NHL Mock Draft 2026: Montreal Canadiens select Tommy Bleyl 28th overall
The Montreal Canadiens surprised a lot of people — and broke a lot of pre-season models — by finishing the 2025-26 regular season as the league’s sixth-best team, a year after being the lowest-ranked post-season qualifier. They then took that a step further to be one of the final four teams standing in the conference finals. As a result, the Canadiens claimed the fourth-last draft pick in each round this year, and select one spot earlier, at 28th, in the opening round due to a penalty to the O...
Thursday Habs Headlines: 2026 NHL Draft heats up
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Brendan Gallagher will be named an honorary citizen by the city of Montreal on Thursday. [ CBC ] Don’t be surprised if the Canadiens trade their first-round pick ahead of Friday’s NHL Draft for a second straight year. [ Montreal Gazette ] Around the league and elsewhere Last week’s 2026 PWHL Draft delivered an unforgettable night. [ NHL ] Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch is heading to the Washington Capitals in a sign-and-trade ...
Wednesday Habs Headlines: Pre-draft frenzy
Montreal Canadiens news and notes What are the biggest priorities for the CH? [ RDS ] Previewing 10 players Canadiens might select in first round of NHL Draft. [ Montreal Gazette ] Three possible trade destinations for Samuel Montembeault. [ The Hockey Writers ] As Brendan Gallagher prepares to leave Montreal, he seeks one thing: purpose. [ The Athletic ] The Canadiens’ prospects will play two games in Gatineau this September as part of the 2026 NHL Prospects Face-Of...
Tuesday Habs Headlines: Carey Price, Hall of Famer
Montreal Canadiens News and Notes Carey Price among those named in stacked Hall of Fame class. [ Canadiens | Sportsnet | TSN | NHL | The Athletic | Montreal Gazette | La Presse | Radio-Canada | TVA Sports ] Looking back on Price’s Hall of Fame career. [ Sportsnet | Radio-Canada | Radio-Canada ] P.K. Subban says Price is “the best goalie of our time” and he isn’t the only one to think so. [ TVA Sports ] Parallels between Lane Hutson and Xavier Villeneuve. [ La Presse ] ...
Carey Price named to Hockey Hall of Fame
It took one try more than some expected, but on Monday Carey Price was officially named to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Price joins the class of 2026 alongside Brian Burke, Patrice Bergeron, Cindy Curley, Pekka Rinne, and Keith Tkachuk. Perhaps it is fitting that Price is named the summer that his contract ended and will officially announce his retirement. “Hockey has taught me a lot of life lessons, especially persistence and never giving up,” said Price in a press release. “The g...
Monday Habs Headlines: A shift in the Atlantic
Montreal Canadiens news and notes It’s more likely that a player selected at 28th won’t become a regular NHLer, which is why Julien BriseBois usually trades his first-rounders away. [ Journal de Montreal ] Seven players who could be on the Canadiens’ draft radar. [ TVA Sports ] Around the league and elsewhere The Ottawa Senators traded Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for two 2026 first-round picks, a 2029 first, and a 2027 second. [ NHL.com ] After two cons...
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