Former Montreal Canadiens defenceman Nathan Beaulieu announces retirement
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A 17th overall pick by the club in 2011, Beaulieu played 471 games in the NHL for four different clubs: the Habs, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Anaheim Ducks. He played 225 of those games with the team that drafted him, along with 17 playoff games.
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Congratulations on a great career, and all the best in your retirement Beau! pic.twitter.com/noemB4kwXa
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) July 23, 2025
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Beaulieu hangs up his skates with 12 goals and 98 points. He spent the last two years playing in Europe, first in Switzerland for Kloten HC where he was teammates with Habs top prospect David Reinbacher, followed by an eight-game stint in the KHL to close out his career.
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In 2017, Beaulieu was traded by Montreal to the Sabres in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick.
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Beaulieu also had an illustrious career in the QMJHL, where he won two QMJHL championships and a Memorial Cup with the Saint John Sea Dogs.
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