The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with free agent defenseman Sami Niku for the 2021-22 season.

The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on a one-year American Hockey League contract with forward Kevin Roy.

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with forward Ryan Poehling.

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms with goaltender Michael McNiven on a one-year, two-way contract.

The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on one-year American Hockey League contracts with forwards Jean-Christophe Beaudin and Brandon Gignac.

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on one-year, two-way contracts with forward Jean-Sebastien Dea and defenseman Louie Belpedio.

The Montreal Canadiens have named Jean-François Houle as head coach of the AHL’s Laval Rocket.

The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Alex Belzile.

The Laval Rocket have agreed to terms on a one-year American Hockey League contract with forward Danick Martel.

After spending the last nine years coaching in the AHL, Sylvain Lefebvre is ready to get to work with the Columbus Blue Jackets.