{"id":155984,"date":"2026-08-05T00:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/155984\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:28:44","slug":"canadiens-announce-signing-as-a-new-defenseman-arrives-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/155984\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens announce signing as a new defenseman arrives in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nCanadiens announce signing as a new defenseman arrives in Montreal    &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Hockey Fanatics has no direct affiliation to the Montreal Canadiens, NHL or NHLPA<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/678757.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson (91) moves the puck against Utah Mammoth defenseman Maksymilian Szuber (55) during the second period at Honda Center.\" title=\"Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson (91) moves the puck against Utah Mammoth defenseman Maksymilian Szuber (55) during the second period at Honda Center.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>A new face has officially arrived in town and joined the Montreal Canadiens organization.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Maksymilian-Szuber-65226\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-player-id=\"65226\">Maksymilian Szuber<\/a> took his first steps with the Canadiens yesterday morning by joining the team&#8217;s summer skates in Brossard.<\/p>\n<p>The defenseman had a busy morning.<\/p>\n<p>Getting on the ice the same day he signs sends a clear message.<\/p>\n<p>Szuber isn&#8217;t wasting any time settling in with his new club and getting comfortable in his new surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, the defenseman was acquired from the Utah Mammoth in June through an intriguing trade.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadiens sent forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Joshua-Roy-61728\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-player-id=\"61728\">Joshua Roy<\/a> the other way to acquire him.<\/p>\n<p>It was a classic swap of young players between two organizations looking to give their careers a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>For Szuber, this first appearance marks the concrete beginning of his journey with the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n<p>Maksymilian Szuber begins fight for crowded Canadiens blue line<\/p>\n<p>These summer skates aren&#8217;t &#8220;official,&#8221; but they still matter.<\/p>\n<p>A player who arrives early to settle in makes his intentions with his new club clear.<\/p>\n<p>Szuber will need to compete hard to earn a spot on an already crowded blue line.<\/p>\n<p>His two-way contract reflects his situation.<\/p>\n<p>He could play in either Montreal or Laval, depending on the organization&#8217;s needs and his upcoming performances.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3 defenseman brings added size to the blue line.<\/p>\n<p>The real test will come at training camp, but these mornings in Brossard are giving Szuber a chance to lay the groundwork.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>11 HOURS AGO|241 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Canadiens announce signing as a new defenseman arrives in Montreal<\/p>\n<p>Can Maksymilian Szuber surprise everyone and earn a spot with the Montreal Canadiens?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Canadiens announce signing as a new defenseman arrives in Montreal &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[33774,16763,50340,50,269,401,15581],"class_list":["post-155984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-brossard","tag-joshua-roy","tag-maksymilian-szuber","tag-montreal","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-trade","tag-training-camp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}