Jake Evans, far right, chose to stick with the organization and teammates with whom he produced a career season. ... Arpon Basu has been the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Montréal since 2017.

Canadiens sign Jake Evans to 4-year deal carrying $2.85 million AAV. Evans didn’t know it at the time, ... Arpon Basu has been the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Montréal since 2017.

The Montreal Canadiens took one of their most valuable trade targets off the market by signing centre Jake Evans to a four-year contract worth $2.85 million per season, the team announced Tuesday.

Late in Game 1 of Canadiens-Jets, a brutal hit knocked Jake Evans to the ice. A photographer was in the right place to snap what came next.

In the case of Jake Evans, for example, whether it’s his former coach at the University of Notre Dame, Jeff Jackson, ... ©2025 The Athletic Media Company, A New York Times Company.

The three-year contract Jake Evans signed with the Canadiens at $1.7 million per year is a rarity in the NHL.. Across the league, at all positions, there are only 28 players (18 forwards) who have ...

In the case of Jake Evans, everything began due to a scheduling conflict. Evans’ father, Wayne, was coaching his brother Matthew’s team for players aged 4 to 6. His mother, Marilyn, a ...

Jake Evans arrived at Place Bell in Laval on Wednesday ready for a new challenge. For the first time in his life as a professional hockey player, he would be playing right wing, not centre.

Jake Evans refused to touch the subject, even though it is front-of-mind for him, front-of-mind for his team and increasingly becoming front-of-mind in the NHL. Following his Montreal Canadiens ...

On the opposite side of that spectrum is Jake Evans, a rookie who turns 25 on Wednesday and who was drafted 207th in 2014, the only player selected by the Canadiens that year playing in the NHL today.