45% of Montréal Canadiens picks were born in Canada, against 42% for the whole league.
| Country | Picks | Share of picks | vs NHL | 1st round | Made NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 95 |
|
+3 | 9 | 53 (56%) |
| United States | 52 |
|
+1 | 12 | 23 (44%) |
| Russia | 17 |
|
+1 | 3 | 6 (35%) |
| Sweden | 14 |
|
-3 | — | 5 (36%) |
| Finland | 8 |
|
-2 | 2 | 4 (50%) |
| Czechia | 6 |
|
-1 | — | 3 (50%) |
| Slovakia | 5 |
|
even | 3 | 4 (80%) |
| Switzerland | 3 |
|
even | — | 3 (100%) |
| Austria | 2 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (50%) |
| Belarus | 2 |
|
even | 1 | 1 (50%) |
| Germany | 2 |
|
even | — | 1 (50%) |
| Kazakhstan | 2 |
|
+1 | 2 | 1 (50%) |
| Bahamas | 1 |
|
even | — | 1 (100%) |
| Denmark | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Latvia | 1 |
|
even | — | 0 (0%) |
| Draft | Picks | 1st Rd | Made NHL | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 0/8 0% | #26 Gleb Pugachyov |
| 2025 | 9 | — | 0/9 0% | #34 Alexander Zharovsky |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 1/10 10% | #5 Ivan Demidov R |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 3/9 33% | #5 David Reinbacher D |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 5/11 45% | #1 Juraj Slafkovsky L |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 4/9 44% | #31 Logan Mailloux D |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 3/8 38% | #16 Kaiden Guhle D |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 4/10 40% | #15 Cole Caufield R |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 5/11 45% | #3 Jesperi Kotkaniemi C |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 3/7 43% | #25 Ryan Poehling C |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 67% | #9 Mikhail Sergachev D |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2/5 40% | #26 Noah Juulsen D |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #26 Nikita Scherbak R |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 5/8 62% | #25 Michael McCarron R |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 29% | #3 Alex Galchenyuk C |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 29% | #17 Nathan Beaulieu D |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 3/5 60% | #22 Jarred Tinordi D |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 3/8 38% | #18 Louis Leblanc C |
| 2008 | 5 | — | 0/5 0% | #56 Danny Kristo |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | 4/9 44% | #12 Ryan McDonagh D |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 50% | #20 David Fischer |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 6/6 100% | #18 Kyle Chipchura C |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | 6/6 100% | #10 Andrei Kostitsyn L |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 100% | #14 Chris Higgins L |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 4/4 100% | #7 Mike Komisarek D |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 3/3 100% | #13 Ron Hainsey D |
| 1999 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #58 Matt Carkner D |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 5/5 100% | #16 Eric Chouinard C |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #11 Jason Ward R |
| 1996 | 3 | — | 3/3 100% | #44 Mathieu Garon G |
| 1995 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #164 Stephane Robidas D |
| 1994 | 2 | — | 2/2 100% | #44 Jose Theodore G |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 3/3 100% | #21 Saku Koivu C |
| 1992 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #68 Craig Rivet D |
| 1991 | 2 | — | 2/2 100% | #28 Jim Campbell R |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #12 Turner Stevenson R |
| 1989 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #30 Patrice Brisebois D |
| 1988 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #167 Sean Hill D |
| 1982 | 1 | — | 1/1 100% | #31 Jocelyn Gauvreau D |
“Made NHL” counts picks who have played at least one NHL game. Recent classes are still developing, so their conversion rises as prospects debut.