The Canadiens have (by far) the youngest team in the NHL

The Canadiens have been rebuilding for some time now.

Over the past few years, theyve pulled out all the stops to bring in young talent...

and the club now has some excellent young players.

In addition to Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Kaiden Guhle, who were already there before the arrival of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton, guys like Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov have been added to the group.

And thats not counting prospects like David Reinbacher, Michael Hage and Jacob Fowler, who will arrive eventually.

And once again this summer, the club has been rejuvenated.

Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia and David Savard left, while Noah Dobson (25) and Zachary Bolduc (22) joined the group.

This means that the Habs, who were already among the leagues youngest teams last year, will be even younger this year.

And according to NHL Rosters , Montreals roster is the youngest in the entire league...

And its not even close: theres almost a full years difference between the average age of the Habs players (25.75) and those of the next youngest team, the Sabres (26.51).

Average ages according to NHL media site rosters : 1.

Montreal 25.75 2.

Buffalo 26.51 3.

Chicago 26.62 4.

Ottawa 26.88 5.

Philadelphia 27.32 6.

Calgary 27.63 7.

Anaheim 27.71 8.

Columbus 27.75 9.

Boston 27.87 10.

NY Rangers 27.91 11.

New Jersey 28.00 12...

NHL Rosters (@NHL_Rosters) July 11, 2025 Of course, its possible that all this could change between now and the start of the campaign (perhaps the Habs will add 27-year-old Jordan Kyrou or an experienced left-handed center), but all indications are that the Canadiens will still be in first place when the season kicks off.

And that makes sense, after all, because if nothing changes, the Habs will only have three thirty-somethings on their roster: Brendan Gallagher (33), Josh Anderson (31) and Mike Matheson (31).

Behind them, Jake Evans and Samuel Blais are both 29, while Samuel Montembeault and Alexandre Carrier are 28.

In a context where the team is still at the height of its reconstruction, this wouldnt be a problem at all.

That said, having seen the Habs to the playoffs last year, there are aspirations to see the club back there next year...

and it makes you wonder if the team wont be too young to make it.

The good news is that many of these youngsters already have plenty of experience...

but when times are tough, having veterans to lean on is worth its weight in gold.

Nick Suzuki, who will be 26 at the start of the season, will have to lead a very young team, and hell need to be able to rely on Gallagher and Matheson, his two assistants.

Itll be a big challenge, but there are some good young veterans in the dressing room despite it all.

It remains to be seen whether the loss of a guy like David Savard will hurt the dressing room, that said.

Overtime Speaking of departed veterans.

Christian Dvorak bet on himself: https://t.co/H7kNBs0tW8 TVA Sports (@TVASports) July 11, 2025 Alex Belzile turned down offers to return to the Habs.

[ La Presse ] Indeed.

The analytics are confirming what were all hoping for; the #GoHabsGo could very likely have 2 NHL superstars in Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov...

@ByronMBader : If theyre both not superstars, Id be quite surprised #thesickpodcast @TonyMarinaro pic.twitter.com/yaasWLXXd1 The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) July 11, 2025 Still.

Despite its disappointing performance in the #GoldCup , Canada climbs a few rungs in the FIFA world rankings and reaches the highest ranking in the history of the mens program.

#CanMNT https://t.co/zwbpPLZcbR Arcadio Marcuzzi (@_marcuzzi) July 11, 2025 This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission..

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