Overview
- The Canadiens and Utah completed the player‑for‑player trade on Monday, June 29, 2026, sending forward Joshua Roy to the Mammoth in exchange for defenseman Maksymilian Szuber.
- Hours after the trade, the Utah Mammoth signed Roy to a one‑year, two‑way contract that pays $850,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 in the AHL.
- Szuber joins Montreal’s organization and will need a qualifying offer from the Canadiens to retain his restricted‑free‑agent rights ahead of the July 1 deadline.
- Both players carry strong AHL resumes but limited NHL experience: Roy had 23 goals and 45 points in 57 AHL games in 2025‑26 and 56 goals in 145 career AHL games, while Szuber had 11 goals and 27 points in 65 AHL games in 2025‑26 and one NHL game to date.
- The transaction shifts organizational depth for both clubs by giving Utah an established AHL scorer who slots into a crowded forward pipeline and giving Montreal a 6'3" left‑shot defenseman for its Laval/Tucson depth as both teams prepare for training camp and roster decisions.