One of the NHL's top defensemen, Subban was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round (No. 43) of the 2007 NHL Draft.

Before turning pro, Subban played four seasons for Belleville of the Ontario Hockey League. He played in the OHL All-Star Game in 2007-08 and led all defensemen in playoff points (23) that season. He also helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Subban tied for the scoring lead among defensemen at the 2009 World Junior Championship with nine points, had a tournament-best plus-12 rating and was named an all-star as Canada won gold again. He was captain of the Eastern Conference at the OHL All-Star Game in 2008-09 and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team. He had 62 assists and 76 points, finishing as runner-up for the Max Kaminsky Award, given to the league's top defenseman.

Subban joined the Canadiens' American Hockey League affiliate in Hamilton for 2009-10 and was third in the league among defenseman with 53 points. He was named to the AHL First All-Star Team and the All-Rookie Team.

Subban made his NHL debut with the Canadiens against the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 20, 2010, and had an assist. He played in two regular-season games and 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games for Montreal, getting a goal and eight points in the postseason.

Promoted to the Canadiens full-time in 2010-11, Subban had 38 points (14 goals, 24 assists) and led Montreal with nine power-play goals. In 2011-12 he led the Canadiens in total ice time on the power play (283:04), total ice time (1,968:28) and average time on ice (24:18). On March 20, 2011, Subban became the first Canadiens rookie defenseman to have a hat trick when he scored three goals against the Minnesota Wild.

Subban won the Norris Trophy as the League's top defenseman and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 2012-13, tying for the NHL scoring lead for defensemen (38 points in a 48-game season). Subban also tied for second in the NHL with 19 power-play assists and tied for the Montreal playoff scoring lead with four points.

Playing all 82 games for the first time in 2013-14, Subban had 53 points (10 goals, 43 assists). In 2014-15 he was tied for second among NHL defensemen with 60 points and was second with 45 assists. He also led the Canadiens in average time on ice (26:12) and was named an NHL First-Team All-Star for the second time in three seasons.

Subban led the Canadiens in assists (45) and average time on ice (26:22, fifth in the NHL) in 2015-16. On June 29, 2016, the Canadiens traded Subban to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber.

After finishing with 40 points (10 goals, 30 assists) in 66 regular-season games, Subban had 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in 22 postseason games, helping the Predators advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since entering the NHL in 1998. He played all 82 games in 2017-18, finishing with 59 points (16 goals, 43 assists) and helping the Predators win the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's top regular-season finisher.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• OHL First All-Star Team (2009)
• AHL All-Rookie Team (2010)
• AHL First All-Star Team (2010)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (2011)
• NHL First All-Star Team (2013, 2015)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (2018)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Traded to Nashville by Montreal for Shea Weber, June 29, 2016.
• Traded to New Jersey by Nashville for Steven Santini, Jeremy Davies, New Jersey's 2nd-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft and 2nd-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft, June 22, 2019.