A timeline of events in Subban's Habs tenure

As trade rumours swirl around defenceman P.K. Subban, TSN.ca presents a timeline of key events in the Toronto native's Montreal Canadiens career.

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July 1, 2007 - Subban is taken in the second round (47th overall) in the NHL Entry Draft out of the Ontario Hockey League's Belleville Bulls.

May 5, 2009 - Subban signs three-year entry-level contract with Habs.

February 12, 2010 - Subban makes NHL debut in a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He would appear in one more game during that regular season.

April 26, 2010 - Subban makes playoffs debut in first-round series with Washington Capitals. He appears in 14 postseason games, tallying a goal and seven assists. Habs fall in the Eastern Conference Final to the Flyers in five games.

March 20, 2011 - Subban becomes the first Habs rookie defenceman to post a hat trick in an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Subban appears in 77 games in his first full season, scoring 14 goals and adding 24 assists. Habs go out in the first round of the playoffs in seven games to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, Boston Bruins.

May 2, 2012 - The club hires Marc Bergevin as general manager.

June 5, 2012 - Michel Therrien is hired as head coach. It is his second stint with the team, having served as head coach from 2000 to 2003.

September 15, 2012 - The National Hockey League Players' Association is locked out by the NHL, signalling the beginning of a work stoppage that would not be settled until January 12, 2013. Subban, a restricted free agent, remains unsigned.

January 28, 2013 - After sitting out the first four games of the lockout-shortened season, Subban and the Habs agree to a two-year bridge deal worth $5.75 million. “There was never a doubt from the day I took over that I wanted P.K. Subban to be part of this team,” Bergevin said in a conference call. “A GM once said that ‘If I think like I fan, I’ll soon be one.’ I respect the fans, I love the fans, they have their own opinions; what we do internally is we try to make the right decision for the team and the player.” Subban added, “This is where my heart is, in Montreal. It’s not just about one player, it’s about a team, and building a team, a championship team, and I want to be part of that.”

June 20, 2013 - After 11 goals and 27 assists in 42 games, Subban wins the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman. He becomes the first Habs defenceman to win the award since Chris Chelios in 1989.

January 7, 2014 - Subban named to Canadian team for Sochi Olympics. He would appear in one game for the team as Canada won its second consecutive gold medal.

July 5, 2014 - Subban, a restricted free agent again, files for salary arbitration.

August 1, 2014 - Subban's case is heard by an independent arbitrator in Toronto, with the his camp asking for a one-year, $8.5 million deal and the team coming in at $5.5 million. 

August 2, 2014 - With the arbitrator's binding decision looming, Subban and the team agree to terms on an eight-year, $72 million pact to make him the league's highest-paid defenceman. It's believed that the intervention of Habs owner Geoff Molson, and not Bergevin, made the deal happen in the 11th hour.

September 15, 2014 - Therrien names Subban as one of the team's four alternate captains after the team parted ways with Brian Gionta over the summer.

September 16, 2015 - Subban makes a $10 million donation to the Montreal Children's Hospital, the largest ever philanthropic commitment made by a Canadian athlete.

September 18, 2015 - Max Pacioretty is named the Canadiens' 29th captain in club history. Subban is named as one of four alternate captains.

December 15, 2015 - ASULF (the Association pour le Soutien et L'usage de la Langue Française), a French-language protectionist group, takes umbrage with the English pronunciation of Subban's first name by broadcasters. The group demands his name to be pronounced "Pay-Kah," rather than "Pee-Kay." He jokingly says he prefers to be called "Denzel."

February 17, 2016 - During the third period of a game with the Colorado Avalanche, Subban slips at the blue line, allowing Jarome Iginla to score the eventual game-winning goal against Montreal. Therrien responds to the gaffe by benching him for the rest of the game. "It's too bad that an individual mistake cost us the game, late in the game," Therrien said of the mistake. "As a coach, I thought he could've had a better decision at the blue line. He moved the puck behind and he put himself in a tough position. Unfortunately, at the end of the game, when we don't play as a team, we could be in trouble and this is what happened."

February 20, 2016 - Subban responds to the benching with a two-assist effort in a 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers. “Our fans have always been here for us, but as for critics and people who want to pick apart what goes on in this dressing room, I expect to hear that,” Subban said after the game. “I’ve been here long enough to know that the best thing to do is go out and perform and produce and that’s the best way to shut people up."

June 23, 2016 - Bergevin issues a denial when it comes to whether or not the team is looking to trade Subban before his no-trade clause kicks in on Canada Day. “I never shopped P.K. Subban,” Bergevin said. “I never had, I’m not now. But I can’t help teams from calling me.”