Mailloux signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Montreal on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Mailloux was limited to just 12 games for OHL London last season due to suspension, tallying nine points and 13 PIM in those contests. Selected by the club with the 31st overall pick in the 2021 Draft, the 19-year-old blueliner figures to spend at least one more year in juniors before getting a crack at the NHL lineup.

Mailloux has been reinstated by the Ontario Hockey League and is available to play for the London Knights on Saturday, Ryan Pyette of Post Media News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Mailloux served a suspension for his involvement in an off-ice incident and missed the Knights' first 26 games. His selection by the Canadiens in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft caused a bitter reaction from many involved. The defenseman asked NHL teams not to draft him so that he could work on his behavior and become a better person, after it was learned Mailloux shared an intimate photo of a female without her consent. The OHL immediately suspended Mailloux, but he since completed a personal development program, which included therapy and counselling, and earned the right to play hockey again.