Goalie Jakub Dobes signs two-year deal with Canadiens after successful rookie season
The deal will pay the backup goalie an average of US$965,000 per season.
Dobes played in 16 Canadiens games this past season, earning a 7-4-3 record with a 2.74 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
The six-foot-four, 215-pound netminder ranked fourth in wins among NHL rookie goaltenders and was one of five first-year goaltenders to earn a shutout.
Dobes, who started the 2024-25 season with the Laval Rocket, recorded a shutout in his first career NHL game against the Florida Panthers in late December.
The native of Ostrava, Czechia, also played three post-season contests and earned his first career playoff win in late April against the Washington Capitals.
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Montreal selected Dobes in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 6, 2025.
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