| Montreal Canadiens 2009 Draft Picks | ||||
| NAME | POS | ROUND | PICK (OVR) | FORMER TEAM |
| Louis Leblanc | C | 1 | 18 (18) | Omaha |
| Joonas Nattinen | C | 3 | 4 (65) | Blues Jr. |
| Mac Bennett | D | 3 | 18 (79) | Hotchkiss School |
| Alexander Avtsyn | RW | 4 | 18 (109) | Dynamo Moscow 2 |
| Gabriel Dumont | C | 5 | 18 (139) | Drummondville |
| Dustin Walsh | C | 6 | 18 (169) | Kingston |
| Michael Cichy | C | 7 | 18 (199) | Indiana |
| Petteri Simila | G | 7 | 30 (211) | Karpat Junior |
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