Ex-Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman signs with Canadiens

Former Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman has signed with the Montreal Canadiens, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000.

The Penguins signed Clurman to a one-year, two-way contract with an identical salary cap hit last offseason.

A sixth-round draft pick (No. 161 overall) of the Colorado Avalanche in 2016, Clurman made his NHL debut more than eight years later with the Penguins this past season, appearing in a single game. Skating on the third pairing, he logged 11:05 of ice time on 17 shifts and did not record a point during a 3-2 home win against the New York Islanders on Dec. 29.

Primarily stationed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2024-25 campaign, Clurman scored 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 31 games.

Nate Clurman slams it home! pic.twitter.com/00VA9tUBNQ

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) October 13, 2024

Following this transaction, 15 players who finished the 2024-25 season under contract with the Penguins remain unrestricted free agents with regard to their NHL statuses.

Forwards - Raivis Ansons, Emil Bemstrom, Connor Dewar, Jimmy Huntington, Marc Johnstone, Mathias Laferriere, Matt Nieto, Philip Tomasino

Defensemen - Matt Grzelcyk, Mac Hollowell, P.O Joseph, Filip Kral, Colton Poolman

Goaltender - Taylor Gauthier

(Notes: Ansons signed an AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2025-26 season. … Hollowell and Kral have signed contracts with teams in Europe.)