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The Habs are the youngest team in the NHL

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Oct 7, 2025 6:13 PM ET

Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen, Zachary Bolduc, Noah Dobson, Kaiden Guhle, Jayden Struble, Arber Xhekaj, Lane Hutson, Jakub Dobes… All these guys have something in common. What am I talking about? The fact that they’re all 25 years old or younger. The Habs have a young club heading into next season, but it goes even further than that. In fact, the Canadiens go into the season as the youngest team in the NHL. The club has an average age of 25.8… which ranks it first in the league at that level. And the Habs are the only team in the league with an average age under 26:

The youngest NHL rosters by average age entering the 2025-26 season:

1. Montreal (25.8) 2. Buffalo (26.48) 3. Chicago (26.49) 4. Philadelphia (27.1) 5. Columbus (27.57) – Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 7, 2025

There can be repercussions at this level, especially in terms of club leadership. You need veterans and experienced players to win in the National League – as in all the other major leagues – and that’s no secret. But even if the Canadiens are young, they can also count on players who have that quality. Suzuki, at 26, is a leader. So is Caufield. Slaf is appreciated in the bedroom. Arber Xhekaj is a guy who has an important voice in the dressing room, as is Kaiden Guhle. Add to this group guys like Brendan Gallagher, Josh Anderson, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher… Just because the Canadiens are young doesn’t mean there isn’t leadership within the group. The guys are close-knit, they spend a lot of time together, and that, too, can help off the ice or in more important moments. But the fact remains the same: knowing that the Habs are the youngest team in the National League, that’s interesting.

When I said there was a great atmosphere…

Arber gives victory to the whites and forces the reds to skate. The whites’ celebration = This group is as tight-knit as they come. It’s beautiful to see! @DLCoulisses pic.twitter.com/8V8MbeWmTs– Marc-Olivier Cook (@Cook_Marco) October 6, 2025

’Overtime’

– Now that’s funny.

THING? RRS? CIAO? @FriedgeHNIC‘s chaotic NHL team abbreviations are back! We put players (and Elliotte himself) to the test to see who could actually decode them. pic.twitter.com/Ke5FlXZgVz

– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 7, 2025