2021 NHL Draft
William Trudeau in the 2021 NHL Draft
Montréal Canadiens selected William Trudeau 113th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Montréal Canadiens made in the draft. Of the 223 players selected in 2021, 72 have played in the NHL regular season. His 3 games put him 63rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 113
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 17
- Drafting team
- MTLMontréal Canadiens
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 110–116 in the 2021 draft
- 110Brian ZanettiDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 111Conner RouletteLDALDallas Stars
- 112Talyn BoykoGNYRNew York Rangers
- 113William TrudeauD3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 114Redmond SavageCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 115Ryan UfkoD20 GP · 11 PNSHNashville Predators
- 116Jake ChiassonCEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2021 class
112th
of 223 players selected
40th
of 81 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Owen PowerD339 GP · 154 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 2Matty BeniersC346 GP · 204 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 3Mason McTavishC321 GP · 193 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 4Luke HughesD239 GP · 138 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 5Kent JohnsonC289 GP · 154 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 6Simon EdvinssonD175 GP · 60 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7William EklundL256 GP · 165 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 8Brandt ClarkeD199 GP · 92 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 9Dylan GuentherR244 GP · 195 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 10Tyler BoucherROTTOttawa Senators
+ 213 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
William Trudeau made his NHL debut on October 3, 2026, 5 years and 71 days after the draft.
3
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Montréal Canadiens picks in the 2021 draft
- 31Logan MaillouxD75 GP · 18 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 63Riley KidneyCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 64Oliver KapanenC109 GP · 40 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 87Dmitri KostenkoDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 113William TrudeauD3 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 142Daniil SobolevDMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 150Joshua RoyR38 GP · 11 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 191Xavier SimoneauCMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 214Joe VrbeticGMTLMontréal Canadiens