Regular season
Shea Weber
NHL Third Star of the Week
October 31, 2016
[8]
Shea Weber
NHL Second Star of the Month
November 1, 2016
[9]
Carey Price
NHL Third Star of the Week
March 6, 2017
[10]
Milestones [ ]
Regular Season
Mikhail Sergachev
1st Career NHL Game
October 13, 2016
[11]
Artturi Lehkonen
1st Career NHL Game
October 13, 2016
[11]
Artturi Lehkonen
1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point
October 15, 2016
[12]
Jeff Petry
100th Career NHL Point
October 18, 2016
[13]
Alex Galchenyuk
100th Career NHL Assist
November 15, 2016
[14]
Max Pacioretty
500th Career NHL Game
November 19, 2016
[15]
Alex Galchenyuk
300th Career NHL Game
December 4, 2016
[16]
Jeff Petry
400th Career NHL Game
December 29, 2016
[17]
Shea Weber
800th Career NHL Game
December 31, 2016
[18]
Nikita Scherbak
1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point
January 7, 2017
[19]
Phillip Danault
100th Career NHL Game
January 20, 2017
[20]
Alexander Radulov
200th Career NHL Game
January 21, 2017
[21]
Nathan Beaulieu
200th Career NHL Game
February 7, 2017
[22]
Max Pacioretty
200th Career NHL Goal
February 9, 2017
[23]
Tomas Plekanec
900th Career NHL Game
February 11, 2017
[24]
Brendan Gallagher
300th Career NHL Game
February 12, 2017
[25]
Max Pacioretty
400th Career NHL Point
February 28, 2017
[26]
Shea Weber
300th Career NHL Assist
February 28, 2017
[27]
Paul Byron
100th Career NHL Point
March 12, 2017
[28]
Alex Galchenyuk
200th Career NHL Point
March 14, 2017
[29]
Carey Price
500th Career NHL Game
March 14, 2017
[29]
Torrey Mitchell
600th Career NHL Game
March 19, 2017
[30]
Max Pacioretty
200th Career NHL Assist
April 1, 2017
[31]
Brandon Davidson
100th Career NHL Game
April 7, 2017
[32]
Playoffs
Artturi Lehkonen
1st Career Playoff Game
April 12, 2017
[33]
Phillip Danault
1st Career Playoff Game
April 12, 2017
[33]
Paul Byron
1st Career Playoff Game
April 12, 2017
[33]
Andreas Martinsen
1st Career Playoff Game
April 12, 2017
[33]
Paul Byron
1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point
April 14, 2017
[34]
Phillip Danault
1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point
April 14, 2017
[34]
Brandon Davidson
1st Career Playoff Game
April 16, 2017
[35]
Artturi Lehkonen
1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point
April 16, 2017
[36]
Alexei Emelin
1st Career Playoff Goal
April 22, 2017
[37]
Michael McCarron
1st Career Playoff Game
April 22, 2017
[37]
Transactions [ ]
The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:
Trades [ ]
Date
Details
Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24 )
To Washington Capitals Lars Eller
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018
[38]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24 )
To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN 's 2nd-round pick in 2016
To Montreal CanadiensAndrew Shaw
[38]
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25 )
To Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2016
[39]
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29 )
To Nashville Predators P. K. Subban
To Montreal CanadiensShea Weber
[40]
October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08 )
To Florida Panthers Tim Bozon
To Montreal CanadiensJonathan Racine
[41]
January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26 )
To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal CanadiensNikita Nesterov
[42]
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21 )
To Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson
To Montreal CanadiensKeegan Lowe
[43]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27 )
To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017
To Montreal CanadiensJordie Benn
[44]
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28 )
To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais
To Montreal CanadiensBrandon Davidson
[45]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01 )
To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2018
To Montreal CanadiensSteve Ott
[46]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01 )
To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
To Montreal CanadiensDwight King
[47]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01 )
To Colorado Avalanche Sven Andrighetto
To Montreal CanadiensAndreas Martinsen
[48]
June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15 )
To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018
To Montreal CanadiensJonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018
[49]
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17 )
To Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu
To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017
[50]
Free agents acquired [ ]
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars )
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Al Montoya
Florida Panthers
1 year, $950,000
[51]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Alexander Radulov
CSKA Moscow
1 year, $5.75 million
[52]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Zach Redmond
Colorado Avalanche
2 years, $1.225 million
[53]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Philip Samuelsson
Springfield Falcons
1 year, $600,000 two-way contract
[54]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Chris Terry
Carolina Hurricanes
1 year, $600,000 two-way contract
[55]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22 )
Bobby Farnham
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $575,000 two-way contract
[56]
January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07 )
Markus Eisenschmid
St. John's IceCaps
2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract
[57]
April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27 )
Antoine Waked
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract
[58]
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01 )
Jakub Jerabek
Vityaz Podolsk
1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
[59]
Free agents lost [ ]
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25 )
Bud Holloway
CSKA Moscow
2 years
[60]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Michael Bournival
Tampa Bay Lightning
1 year, $575,000 two-way contract
[61]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Tom Gilbert
Los Angeles Kings
1 year, $1.4 million
[62]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Gabriel Dumont
Tampa Bay Lightning
1 year, $575,000 two-way contract
[63]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Darren Dietz
Washington Capitals
1 year, $575,000 two-way contract
[64]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Victor Bartley
Minnesota Wild
1 year, $650,000 two-way contract
[65]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Morgan Ellis
St. Louis Blues
1 year, $575,000 two-way contract
[66]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Ben Scrivens
Dinamo Minsk
1 year
[67]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Mac Bennett
Rochester Americans
1 year
[68]
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22 )
Stefan Fournier
Arizona Coyotes
1 year, $632,500 two-way contract
[69]
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17 )
Lucas Lessio
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
1 year
[70]
May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04 )
Max Friberg
Frölunda HC
3 years
[71]
Player signings [ ]
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27 )
Andrew Shaw
6 years, $23.4 million
[74]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Mikhail Sergachev
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[75]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Daniel Carr
2 years, $1.45 million contract extension
[76]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05 )
Phillip Danault
2 years, $1.824 million contract extension
[77]
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02 )
Al Montoya
2 years, $1.065 million contract extension
[78]
March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03 )
Chris Terry
1 year, $650,000 contract extension
[79]
March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09 )
Simon Bourque
3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract
[80]
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24 )
Jeremiah Addison
3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract
[81]
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27 )
Victor Mete
3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract
[82]
June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05 )
Andreas Martinsen
1 year, $675,000 contract extension
[83]
June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15 )
Charles Hudon
2 years, $1.3 million contract extension
[84]
June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15 )
Jonathan Drouin
6 years, $33 million contract extension
[85]
Draft picks [ ]
Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft , held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York .[86]
Round
#
Player
Pos
Nationality
College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1
9
Mikhail Sergachev
Defence
Russia
Windsor Spitfires (OHL )
3
70
William Bitten
Centre
Canada
Flint Firebirds (OHL)
4
100
Victor Mete
Defence
Canada
London Knights (OHL)
5
124[a]
Casey Staum
Defence
United States
Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL )
6
160
Michael Pezzetta
Centre
Canada
Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7
187[b]
Arvid Henrikson
Defence
Sweden
AIK Jrs. (Sweden )
Notes
The Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for Minnesota's second-round pick in 2016 (45th overall) and this pick.[87]
[a] This was actually the Vancouver Canucks ' fifth-round pick, which went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.[88] The Montreal Canadiens ' fifth-round pick had previously gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Brian Flynn to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[89]
[b] This was Winnipeg Jets ' seventh-round pick, as the Canadiens' seventh-round pick had gone to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Torrey Mitchell to Montreal in exchange for Jack Nevins and this pick.[90] The Jet's pick went to the Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[91]
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