With the 2025 NHL Entry Draft now complete, it is time to take a look at the Montreal Canadiens’ results therein, and how they fared at the first iteration of the league’s new decentralized selection.

German defenceman Carlos Händel played a couple of seasons in Sweden against better competition than he could have received in his home country before heading to the QMJHL in his draft season.

In today’s links, reactions to the Habs’ draft class, what they got in Zharovsky, Montreal’s new approach to the draft, top stories from the draft, and trades and signings around the league.

Alexis Cournoyer was the first Quebec-born player drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 2025 and the Trois-Rivières native grew up cheering for the team that called his name. Cournoyer did his ...