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Montreal Canadiens 2026 - payroll & player salaries
National Hockey League, the men's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$89,031,666$89.0m
WEEKLY TOTAL$1,712,147$1.7m
ACTIVE ROSTER21
PLAYERS LISTED42
HIGHEST PAIDNoah Dobson · $9,500,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $88,725,832 · up 66% since 2017
$53m 17
$69m 18
$71m 19
$82m 20
$68m 21
$70m 22
$63m 23
$73m 24
$89m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Montreal Canadiens
Active roster · 21 players
Top 16 of 21 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson | $9,500,000$9.5m | Defenseman | $9,500,000$9.5m | 9.13% | $1,000,000 | $11,000,000$11.0m |
| Lane Hutson | $8,850,000$8.9m | Defenseman | $8,850,000$8.9m | 8.51% | $1,000,000 | $11,000,000$11.0m |
| Nick Suzuki | $7,875,000$7.9m | Center | $7,875,000$7.9m | 7.57% | $6,250,000$6.3m | - |
| Cole Caufield | $7,850,000$7.9m | Right wing | $7,850,000$7.9m | 7.55% | $8,705,000$8.7m | - |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | $7,600,000$7.6m | Left wing | $7,600,000$7.6m | 7.31% | $7,000,000$7.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Michael Matheson | $6,000,000$6.0m | Defenseman | $6,000,000$6.0m | 5.77% | $2,500,000$2.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Kaiden Guhle | $5,550,000$5.5m | Defenseman | $5,550,000$5.5m | 5.34% | $5,250,000$5.3m | - |
| Josh Anderson | $5,500,000$5.5m | Right wing | $5,500,000$5.5m | 5.29% | $3,500,000$3.5m | - |
| Phillip Danault | $5,500,000$5.5m | Center | $5,500,000$5.5m | 5.29% | $3,250,000$3.2m | $1,000,000 |
| Alex Carrier | $3,750,000$3.8m | Defenseman | $3,750,000$3.8m | 3.61% | $2,800,000$2.8m | - |
| Kirby Dach | $3,600,000$3.6m | Center | $3,600,000$3.6m | 3.46% | $3,600,000$3.6m | - |
| Samuel Montembeault | $3,150,000$3.1m | Goaltender | $3,150,000$3.1m | 3.03% | $2,450,000$2.5m | - |
| Alex Newhook | $2,900,000$2.9m | Center | $2,900,000$2.9m | 2.79% | $2,100,000$2.1m | - |
| Jake Evans | $2,850,000$2.8m | Center | $2,850,000$2.8m | 2.74% | $3,300,000$3.3m | - |
| Alexandre Texier | $2,500,000$2.5m | Center | $2,500,000$2.5m | 2.40% | $2,857,000$2.9m | - |
| Jayden Struble | $1,412,500$1.4m | Defenseman | $1,412,500$1.4m | 1.36% | $1,225,000 | - |
| Jakub Dobes | $965,000 | Goaltender | $965,000 | 0.93% | $965,000 | - |
| Jacob Fowler | $945,833 | Goaltender | $945,833 | 0.91% | $855,000 | $95,000 |
| Oliver Kapanen | $942,500 | Center | $942,500 | 0.91% | $850,000 | $92,500 |
| Ivan Demidov | $940,833 | Right wing | $940,833 | 0.90% | $877,500 | $97,500 |
| Brett Berard | $850,000 | Left wing | $850,000 | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Listed total | $89,031,666$89.0m | $89,031,666$89.0m | $61,184,500$61.2m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | ACQUIRED VIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gallagher | $3,250,000$3.2m | Right wing | $3,250,000$3.2m | 3.13% | traded |
Additional contracts · 20 players
Top 16 of 20 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | INCENTIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogdan Konyushkov | $1,013,750 | Defenseman | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Luke Mittelstadt | $1,013,750 | Defenseman | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Owen Protz | $1,004,166 | Defenseman | 0.97% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $68,000 |
| Kaapo Kahkonen | $1,000,000 | Goaltender | 0.96% | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Vinzenz Rohrer | $972,500 | Center | 0.94% | $855,000 | $95,000 | - |
| Tyler Thorpe | $968,333 | Right wing | 0.93% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $102,500 |
| Bryce Pickford | $965,000 | Defenseman | 0.93% | $877,500 | $97,500 | - |
| Florian Xhekaj | $941,667 | Left wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| David Reinbacher | $909,166 | Defenseman | 0.87% | $855,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
| Adam Engstrom | $896,667 | Defenseman | 0.86% | $855,000 | $95,000 | - |
| Filip Mesar | $886,666 | Center | 0.85% | $855,000 | - | - |
| Owen Beck | $853,333 | Center | 0.82% | $855,000 | - | - |
| Alex Belzile | $850,000 | Right wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Lucas Condotta | $850,000 | Left wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Jared Davidson | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Hunter McKown | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Samuel Poulin | $850,000 | Right wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Ethan Samson | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Maksymilian Szuber | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Reilly Walsh | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Listed total | $18,224,998$18.2m | $17,202,500$17.2m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Montreal Canadiens' yearly total?
Montreal Canadiens' yearly total is $89,031,666.
How many players are on the Montreal Canadiens roster?
21 players on the Montreal Canadiens active roster. We list a further 21 carried beyond it.