IntroductionIt’s time to begin Eyes On The Prize’s 17th annual Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25! Any player born after September 15, 2001, taking us back as far as the 2020 NHL Draft class, was eligible for inclusion. We go into this project with trade rumours surrounding Montreal, so things could change at any moment. The same procedure of averaging the results was ultimately used to determine the 2026 order from the nine total ballots included. Writing opportunitiesThe annual ranking is just part of our coverage of the young players in the Canadiens organization.