Canadiens sign Cole Caufield to 8-year, $62.8M extension

Associated Press | Monday, June 5, 2023 3:32 p.m.

The Canadiens’ Cole Caufield tied for the team lead with 26 goals last season.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension Monday.

The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of $7.85 million, runs through the 2030-31 season.

Caufield scored 26 goals and added 10 assists in 46 games in 2022-23 before he underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in February.

Despite missing nearly half the season, Caufield led the Canadiens in goals for the second consecutive season, tied with Nick Suzuki.

Montreal selected Caufield in the first round (15th overall) of the 2019 draft.

Since making his NHL debut in 2020-21, the forward has 84 points (53 goals, 31 assists) in 123 NHL games.