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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 11:00 AM 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 |
| 1 | 26 | Gleb Pugachyov | KAZ | 6’3 | 224 | MHL | Nizhny Novgorod | RW |
| 2 | 57 | Timofei Runtso | USA | 6’3 | 194 | WHL | Victoria | D |
| 3 | 93 | Cooper Cleaves | USA | 6’3 | 203 | ECAC | Dartmouth | D |
| 4 | 117 | Brayden Klimpke | CAN | 6’0 | 174 | WHL | Saskatoon | D |
| 6 | 189 | Parker Trottier | USA | 6’1 | 186 | USHL | US NTDP | LW |
| 6 | 190 | Wesley Royston | CAN | 6’4 | 186 | OHL | Owen Sound | RW |
| 7 | 221 | Jean-Samuel Daigneault |
CAN | 6’3 | 194 | USHL | Muskegon | D |
| 7 | 224 | Tyler Deakos | CAN | 6’1 | 175 | USHL | Waterloo | RW |
Traded/Acquired Picks:
– Acquired the 26th pick from Vegas in exchange for the 28th pick and a 2027 third-round pick.
– Traded the 61st and 125th picks to Carolina in exchange for the 57th pick.
– Acquired the 103rd pick from New Jersey in exchange for Johnathan Kovacevic in 2024.
– Traded the 103rd pick to Los Angeles in exchange for picks 113 and 190.
– Traded the 113th pick to Vegas in exchange for picks 117 and 223.
– Traded the 157th pick to San Jose as part of the Carey Price trade in 2025.
– Traded the 223rd pick to Los Angeles in exchange for the Kings’ 2027 seventh-round pick.
– Acquired the 224th pick from Carolina in exchange for Cayden Primeau in 2025.
HW Draft Coverage:
Day 2 of the 2026 Draft
Habs Trade Up to Select Gleb Pugachyov 26th Overall
Montreal’s All-Time Draft History
Draft Profile: Maddox Dagenais
Draft Profile: Ilia Morozov
Draft Profile: Casey Mutryn
Draft Profile: Ryan Roobroeck
Draft Profile: Yegor Shilov
Final Draft Rankings:
1-8
9-16
17-24
25-32
2nd Round
Midseason Draft Rankings:
