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Canadiens sign G Jakub Dobes to 3-year, $16.07M extension

By Thomson Reuters Jul 2, 2026 | 6:57 PM

The Montreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes, who led all rookie goaltenders with 29 wins ​this past season, signed ‌a three-year, $16.07 million contract extension on Thursday.

Dobes, 25, who could have become a restricted free agent after ‌this ​coming season, now ⁠is signed through ⁠the 2029-30 campaign. The new terms have an average annual value of $5.357 million beginning in ​2027-28. He signed a two-year, $1.93 million contract in July ⁠2025.

Dobes went 29-10-4 ⁠with a 2.78 goals-against ​average and a .901 save percentage in ​43 games (42 starts) this season. ‌He also went 9-10 with a 2.66 GAA and a .908 save percentage in the playoffs ⁠as the Canadiens advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

He made the NHL ⁠All-Rookie ‌Team for 2025-26.

For his ⁠career, Dobes is 36-14-7 ​with ‌a 2.77 GAA and ​a .904 save ⁠percentage in 59 regular-season games (57 starts) over two seasons.

Montreal selected Dobes in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

–Field ​Level Media