Canadiens forward Patrik Laine's wedding covered by People Magazine
Patrik Laine has made People Magazine.
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The Canadiens forward got married last Saturday to Jordan Smith in Palm Beach, Fla., and People covered it.
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People reported there were 115 guests — including many of Laine's current and former teammates — for the wedding ceremony at the Breakers resort. The Canadiens' Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes were among the guests.
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Laine and Smith met at a bar in her hometown of Columbus when he was playing for the Blue Jackets and she was visiting from Washington for a high-school friend's wedding. While Laine told People it was love at first sight for him, Smith was a bit more guarded as they kept in touch through FaceTime calls. The couple got engaged last year at the Ritz-Carlton in Turks and Caicos during the NHL all-star break.
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The Canadiens acquired Laine from the Blue Jackets last August, along with a second-round pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, in exchange for defenceman Jordan Harris, who signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent on Tuesday.
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NHL Star Patrik Laine Marries Jordan Smith in 'Timeless' Palm Beach Wedding (Exclusive) https://t.co/wXps3Gew0v
— People (@people) June 30, 2025
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Laine missed the first 24 games last season after suffering a knee injury during a pre-season game. He finished the season with 20-13-33 totals in 52 games and was minus-14, with 15 of his goals coming on the power play. The 27-year-old winger is heading into the final season of his contract with an US$8.7 million salary-cap hit.
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'It was kind of a roller-coaster for me individually and for the team also,' Laine said about the season after the Canadiens were eliminated by the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs and he missed the last three games with a broken finger. 'Didn't have the greatest start and found our game when it mattered the most and it was a big accomplishment for a young group like this to be in the mix and ultimately make the playoffs and get to see what that's like. So I think that was a really positive thing for us.
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