BROSSARD – Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced on Friday that the team has acquired forward Brett Berard from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman William Trudeau.
Berard, 23, played 13 games in the NHL with the Rangers in 2025-26. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound forward also skated in 41 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL last season, registering six goals and 16 assists. Since making his NHL debut in 2024-25, Berard has produced 10 points (6G, 4A) in 48 games with New York.
Berard made his professional debut in 2022-23, amassing 40 goals and 53 assists in 145 contests with the AHL’s Wolf Pack over four seasons.
A native of Providence, RI, Berard was selected in the fifth round (134th overall) by the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Draft.
