The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Luke Tuch to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for centre Hunter McKown, the team announced Thursday.
Both players spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season in the AHL - Tuch scored nine goals and finished with 14 points in 68 games for the Laval Rocket, while McKown scored nine goals and finished with 25 points in 63 games for the Cleveland Monsters.
Both players are pending restricted free agents this summer.
Tuch spent the past three seasons with Laval after the Canadiens selected him in the second round (47th overall) in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
McKown was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Blue Jackets and spent 12 games with the team in 2022-23, but has played the past three seasons in the AHL with Cleveland.
The 24-year-old Tuch is the brother of Alex Tuch, who was dealt to the Washington Capitals in a marquee deal earlier this week.
