Brandon Montour

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Brandon Montour
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Montour with the Florida Panthers in 2023
Born (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30)
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Anaheim Ducks
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 55th overall, 2014
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2015–present

Brandon Montour (born April 11, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Montour was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 55th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] Montour won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers in 2024.[3]

Early life

Montour is of Mohawk descent and spent part of his childhood in Ohsweken, a village in the reserve of Six Nations of the Grand River.[4][5][6] His father is First Nations and his mother is not.[7] Montour spent eight years living in Tilbury, Ontario, where he completed his elementary education.[8] He then moved to Ohsweken and attended Assumption College School, in Brantford, Ontario. Montour also grew up playing minor lacrosse in Windsor, then with the Six Nations Rebels of the OJBLL, before winning a Minto Cup with the Six Nations Arrows.[9] Montour also played in lacrosse tournaments with Nick Ritchie, a future teammate on the Ducks, as well as Ritchie's brother, Brett Ritchie, who played for the NHL's Arizona Coyotes.[10]

Playing career

Montour started his hockey journey playing minor hockey in Cambridge, Ontario, prior to joining the Brantford Golden Eagles hockey club in 2010–11. Montour then joined the Caledonia Corvairs for one season in 2012–13 where he played against head coach David Brennan of the Thorold Blackhawks[9]

Montour played with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and one season with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he became the highest NHL draft pick in their school program's history after being drafted in the second round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks .[2]

Anaheim Ducks

Montour began his professional career at age 21 with the Anaheim Ducks' affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) towards the end of the 2014–15 season. He would then play the entire 2015–16 season with the Ducks' relocated AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.[11] Montour was selected to the 2017 AHL All-Star game for the second consecutive year. Despite not playing the entire season for the Gulls, Montour had amassed 21 points in only 25 games.[12]

Montour spent the first half of the 2016–17 ice hockey season with San Diego before he was called up to Anaheim on December 28, 2016.[13] He made his NHL debut on December 29 against the Calgary Flames.[14] Montour scored his first NHL goal in his sixth game against Tampa Bay Lightning on February 6, 2017.[15] He finished the season with 4 assists and 2 goals in 27 games, then provided 7 more assists in the next 17 games of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Montour stuck with Ducks for the entirety of the 2017–18 season and put up a new personal best of 32 points in 80 games. At the conclusion of the season, with Montour as a restricted free agent, the Ducks signed him to a two-year contract.[16]

Buffalo Sabres

Montour began the 2018–19 season returning for his third season with the Ducks.[17] Montour led Anaheim defensemen with 25 points through 62 games, however with the Ducks out of a playoff spot approaching the trade deadline, Montour was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Brendan Guhle and a 2019 first-round pick on February 24, 2019.[18]

Florida Panthers

On April 10, 2021, Montour was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[19]

After signing a three-year extension in Florida,[20] Montour experienced a breakout in the 2022–23 season, nearly doubling his personal best with 16 goals and 73 points, the latter of which tied for fifth in the league among defensemen. His 5 goals in 7 games led all defensemen through the first round of the 2023 playoffs. During the 2024 playoffs, Montour helped the Panthers win their first Stanley Cup.

Seattle Kraken

On July 1, 2024, Montour signed as a free agent to a seven-year, $49.98 million deal with the Seattle Kraken.[21]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Slovakia

On April 29, 2019, Montour was selected to make his international debut after he was named to the Canadian national team for the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Slovakia.[22] On May 13, 2019, during a 6–5 victory over host nation Slovakia, Montour suffered a tournament ending lower body injury, he finished scoreless through 3 games for Canada.[23] Canada lost the final to Finland to finish with the silver medal.[24]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Brantford Eagles GOJHL 37 1 13 14 22 10 3 3 6 —
2011–12 Brantford Eagles GOJHL 51 14 22 36 65 19 6 12 18 30
2012–13 Caledonia Corvairs GOJHL 49 18 49 67 94 12 4 11 15 22
2013–14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 60 14 48 62 36 12 6 10 16 10
2014–15 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 17 6 15 21 30 — — — — —
2014–15 UMass-Amherst HE 21 3 17 20 30 — — — — —
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 14 1 9 10 8 — — — — —
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL 68 12 45 57 42 9 1 4 5 8
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 36 13 19 32 34 — — — — —
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 27 2 4 6 14 17 0 7 7 4
2017–18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 80 9 23 32 42 4 0 1 1 6
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 62 5 20 25 40 — — — — —
2018–19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20 3 7 10 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 5 13 18 28 — — — — —
2020–21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 38 5 9 14 24 — — — — —
2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 12 2 2 4 16 6 0 0 0 6
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 81 11 26 37 48 10 0 3 3 6
2022–23 Florida Panthers NHL 80 16 57 73 107 21 8 5 13 39
2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 66 8 25 33 46 24 3 8 11 12
NHL totals 520 66 186 252 381 82 11 24 35 73

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Canada WC 2nd 3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 3 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
GOJHL
Midwestern Best Defenseman 2013
USHL
All-Star Game 2014
Defenseman of the Year 2014
First All-Star Team 2014
Player of the Year 2014
College
HE All-Rookie Team 2015
AHL
All-Star Game 2016, 2017
First All-Star Team 2016 [25]
All-Rookie Team 2016 [26]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2024

References

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from
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