Kent Hughes

General manager of the Montreal Canadiens

montreal, canada

About Kent

Kent Hughes is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive who serves as the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has been with the Canadiens for over a decade and has played a key role in shaping the team's roster and strategy.

Associated Podcasts

Locked On Canadiens - Daily Podcast on the Montreal Canadiens

Host

The Cam & Strick Podcast

Guest

Daily Faceoff Live

Guest

The Starr & D'Amico Show

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

Hughes' Trade Talks, Nill's Robertson Pursuit

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!•Mar 20, 2026•1:27•host

Hockey Canada Seeks New GM After Armstrong's Departure

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!•Mar 19, 2026•1:46•guest

Kent Hughes

About Kent

Associated Podcasts

Locked On Canadiens - Daily Podcast on the Montreal Canadiens

The Cam & Strick Podcast

Daily Faceoff Live

The Starr & D'Amico Show

Connect

Recent Appearances

Hughes' Trade Talks, Nill's Robertson Pursuit

Hockey Canada Seeks New GM After Armstrong's Departure

Game Over Montreal

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Key Topics

Canadiens on Winning Streak, Aiming for Playoff Success

Interesting! Who Was The Habs MYSTERY TARGET??

Habs Losing STREAK Hits 3 Games as Injuries Mount | Montreal Needs to Find HELP Soon

Demidov & Caufield dazzle in Habs win| Live Reaction & Analysis | October 14, 2025

Habs Ink Hutson to MASSIVE Extension | Core, Culture Locked In + Weekly Forecast: Homecoming

Canadiens "Don't Have to Trade Carey Price" - What's Next? + Roy's Offseason, Habs - Leafs Rivalry

Will Kirby Dach be Ready for Habs Opener? + Talking About Practice and Quebec's Last Starting Goalie

Does Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes have a blockbuster up his sleeve? What if the Habs regress next season? And what if Florian Xhekaj makes the team? (Episode 1364)

Guhle's Defensive Play ELEVATES Canadiens to New Heights | Playoffs Bound?

BREAKING: NHL considers 84-game season | How will this IMPACT the Montreal Canadiens? | Habs Preseason schedule released (Episode 1339)

Should Montreal Canadiens trade Kaiden Guhle for big return? | NHL Free Agent Frenzy | Habs mailbag (1335)

Montreal Canadiens' offseason PROMISES excitement - Can Kent Hughes ELEVATE Habs into contention? (Episode 1301)

Episode 1268 - Montreal Canadiens Primed for BIG Move this Summer? Plus Practice Scuffles and Weekly Forecast

Montreal Canadiens re-sign Jake Evans to great deal, Habs are becoming a destination franchise, celebrating Cole Caufield hitting 30 goals

Episode 1226 - Montreal Canadiens Beat Dallas on Spectacular Night from Dobes | Mailbag: Deferred Contracts? Laval Call-Ups?

Episode 1220 - Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes holds midseason press conference: what we learned about the Habs' future, being in the mix, Juraj Slafkovsky, Ivan Demidov, and more - Plus, our contest winner!

Episode 1103 - The Montreal Canadiens extends Slafkovsky for eight years | A quiet deadline day for Kent Hughes | Winners and losers around the NHL

Episode 1094 - How are the Habs impacted by the Markstrom trade? | PLD traded to not Montreal again | What in the heck is Kent Hughes up to?