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The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Friday starting at 7:00 PM ET while rounds two through seven will be on Saturday beginning at 12:00 PM ET. Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and ESPN have coverage of Round 1 while Sportsnet and the NHL Network will also televise Day 2.

Montreal’s Picks

Rd OA Player From HT WT League Team Pos
2 34 Alexander Zharovsky RUS 6’1 163 RUS-JR UFA Jr. RW
3 69 Hayden Paupanekis CAN 6’5 202 WHL Kelowna C
3 81 Bryce Pickford CAN 6’1 183 WHL Medicine Hat D
3 82 Arseni Radkov BLR 6’4 194 RUS-JR Tuymen Jr. G
4 113 L.J. Mooney USA 5’8 160 USHL US NTDP RW
5 145 Alexis Cournoyer CAN 6’3 195 QMJHL Cape Breton G
6 177 Carlos Handel GER 6’1 174 QMJHL Halifax D
6 189 Andrew MacNiel CAN 6’3 196 OHL Kitchener D
7 209 Maxon Vig USA 6’2 212 USHL Cedar Rapids D

Traded/Acquired Picks:

– Acquired the 16th pick from with Sean Monahan from Calgary in 2022.
– Traded the 16th and 17th picks with Emil Heineman to the Islanders for Noah Dobson.
– Acquired the 41st pick from Pittsburgh as part of the three-team trade that saw Montreal reacquire Jeff Petry plus other pieces in 2023.
– Traded the 41st and 49th picks to Carolina for picks 34 and 189.
– Traded the 79th and 108th picks to Boston for pick 69.
– Acquired the 79th pick from Vancouver as part of the Casey DeSmith trade in 2023.
– Acquired the 82nd pick as part of the Jake Allen trade in 2024.
– Acquired the 108th pick as part of the Jeff Petry (to Detroit) trade in 2023.

HW Draft Coverage:

Day 2 of the 2025 Draft
Mock Draft
Montreal’s All-Time Draft History
Draft Profile: Kashawn Aitcheson
Draft Profile: Carter Bear
Draft Profile: Justin Carbonneau
Draft Profile: Braeden Cootes
Draft Profile: Logan Hensler
Draft Profile: Lynden Lakovic
Learning from McCarron, Trusting in Horcoff!

Final Draft Rankings:

1-8
9-16
17-24
25-32
Round 2

Midseason Draft Rankings:

1-8
9-16
17-24
25-32
Round 2

Preseason Draft Rankings:

1-8
9-16
17-24
25-32
Round 2