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By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted November 28, 2025 11:46 am
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The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Mike Matheson to a five-year, US$30-million contract extension.
The Canadiens made the announcement in Las Vegas before a game against the Golden Knights.
Matheson’s extension starts next season and runs through to 2030-31.
The 31-year-old from Pointe-Claire, Que., has four goals and 10 assists in 22 games this season with a plus-13 differential.
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Matheson leads the Canadiens in average ice time at almost 25 minutes per game in his fourth season in Montreal.
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He was a first-round pick of the Florida Panthers in 2012. Montreal acquired him from the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2022.
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