Montreal Canadiens sign Cole Caufield to 8-year contract extension | 24CA News

The Montreal Canadiens have signed Cole Caufield to eight-year contract extension, the staff introduced Monday.

The deal, which can pay the 22-year-old winger a mean annual wage of US$7.85 million, runs by the 2030-31 season.

Caufield scored 26 targets and added 10 assists in 46 video games in 2022-23 earlier than he underwent season-ending surgical procedure on his proper shoulder in February.

Despite lacking almost half the season, Caufield led the Canadiens in targets for the second consecutive yr, tied with Nick Suzuki this season.

Montreal chosen Caufield within the first spherical (fifteenth general) of the 2019 NHL Draft.

Since making his NHL debut in 2020-21, the ahead has recorded 84 factors (53 targets, 31 assists) in 123 NHL video games.