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On Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens announced the signing of Zachary Bolduc to a four-year contract extension.
The contract features an average annual salary of $4.2 million USD.
Throughout the 2025-26 regular season, Bolduc recorded 12 goals and 18 assists over 78 games. He also topped all Montreal forwards by registering 170 hits, placing second on the roster behind defenceman Arber Xhekaj.
The 23-year-old native of Trois-Rivières, Que., additionally participated in all 19 postseason matches for the club, tallying seven points (three goals, four assists) and ranking second on the squad with 47 hits.
He arrived in Montreal via a trade with the St. Louis Blues on July 1, 2025.
Selected by the Blues in the first round (17th overall) of the 2021 NHL entry draft, he has accumulated 75 points (36 goals, 39 assists) in 175 career matches over three seasons spent with St. Louis and Montreal.
With Bolduc’s contract finalized, defenceman Arber Xhekaj stands as the remaining major contributor from last year’s squad who has yet to sign a new deal with the franchise.
