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Canada Jake Evans
#71 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time OJHL Champion 1
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Jun 02, 1996
Position
C/RW
Age
29
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
28/29
Cap Hit
$2,850,000 Powered by
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Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 7 #207 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Cousins: Michael Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jake Evans Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Mississauga Rebels U15 AAA GTHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Mississauga Rebels U16 AAA GTHL U16 77* 34* 55* 89* 38* -* |
St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2012-13 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 50* 12* 32* 44* 45* -* | Playoffs 24 8 9 17 14 -
2013-14 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 49* 16* 47* 63* 79* -* | Playoffs 5 0 5 5 8 -
2014-15 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 41* 7* 10* 17* 22* 4* |
2015-16 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 37* 8* 25* 33* 29* 15* |
2016-17 Univ. of Notre Dame “A” NCAA 40* 13* 29* 42* 47* 11* |
2017-18 Univ. of Notre Dame “C” NCAA 40* 13* 33* 46* 18* 9* |
2018-19 Laval Rocket AHL 67* 13* 32* 45* 26* -11* |
2019-20 Montréal Canadiens NHL 13* 2* 1* 3* 0* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -1
Laval Rocket AHL 51* 14* 24* 38* 26* -5* |
2020-21 Montréal Canadiens NHL 47* 3* 10* 13* 29* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 3
2021-22 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 13* 16* 29* 22* -5* |
2022-23 Montréal Canadiens NHL 54* 2* 17* 19* 28* -5* |
2023-24 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 7* 21* 28* 24* -1* |
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 13* 23* 36* 10* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
2025-26 Montréal Canadiens NHL 33* 5* 5* 10* 18* -13* |
Projected NHL 81* 12* 12* 24* 44* -32* |
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Jake Evans Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Mississauga Rebels U15 AAA OHF Bantam AAA 8* 1* 11* 12* 14* -* |
2011-12 Mississauga Rebels U16 AAA OHL Cup 7* 1* 6* 7* 4* -* |
2012-13 St. Michael's Buzzers Dudley Hewitt Cup 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
Canada East U19 WJAC-19 5* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |
2013-14 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2017-18 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |

Jake Evans Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 118* 27* 56* 83* 0.70* 52* -16* | 0 * * * * * *
Dudley Hewitt Cup 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 77* 34* 55* 89* 1.16* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 158* 41* 97* 138* 0.87* 116* 39* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 383* 45* 93* 138* 0.36* 131* -20* | 3 18 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.22 * 6 * 2 *
OHF Bantam AAA 1 8* 1* 11* 12* 1.50* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL Cup 1 7* 1* 6* 7* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 3 104* 30* 81* 111* 1.07* 124* -* | 2 29 8 * 14 * 22 * 0.76 * 22 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 2 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Jake Evans Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/04/2025
03/04/2025 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
10/03/2021
10/03/2021 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
09/23/2020
09/23/2020 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
04/09/2018
04/09/2018 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame Montréal Canadiens
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 3 #35 overall by Indiana Ice in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2012, 8 #147 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #169 by FCHockey