BROSSARD — Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced Monday that the team has agreed to one-year, two-way contracts (2026-27) with forwards Jared Davidson and Hunter McCown.
Davidson, 24, played 10 NHL games for the Canadiens in 2025-26, recording one assist. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound forward also played 53 games for the Laval Rocket in the AHL last season, scoring 16 goals and adding nine assists. The forward was selected by the Canadiens in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
McCown wore the colors of the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters during the 2025–26 season. The 23-year-old right-handed center had nine goals and 16 assists in 63 regular-season games before adding two points (1G, 1A) in eight playoff appearances. A native of San Jose, California, McCown was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier this summer in exchange for forward Luke Tuch.