The Montréal Canadiens signed defenseman Bryce Pickford to a three-year, entry-level contract (2026-27 to 2028-29). (December 24)

The Montréal Canadiens acquired forward Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 2nd round pick. (December 19)

 

World Junior Championship, December 26-January 5

 

All games are at Eastern time

January 5 games

Canada U20 vs Finland U20 4:30 pm - World Junior Championship Bronze Medal Game - Watch on TSN4/RDS/NHLN-US

Michael Hage -
Aatos Koivu -

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk at Salavat Yulaev Ufa 6:30 am

Alexander Zharovsky -

Khimik Voskresensk at Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod 5:00 am - Watch online

Yevgeni Volokhin -

HK Nitra at HC Banská Bystrica 11:30 am

Dmitri Kostenko -

January 4 games

Trois-Rivières Lions 2 Maine Mariners 6 (Final)

Ben Gaudreau - 5 goals on 25 shots (replaced by Vincent Duplessis for the start of the 3rd period)
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Riley Kidney - one goal (6), one assist
Darick Louis-Jean - no points
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - one assist

Sweden U20 4 Finland U20 3 (Final SO) (SO: 2-1) - World Junior Championship Semi Final

Aatos Koivu - wasn't in the lineup

Canada U20 4 Czechia U20 6 (Final) - World Junior Championship Semi Final

Michael Hage - two assists

Spartak Moscow 7 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 6 (Final)

Daniil Sobolev - no points
Bogdan Konyushkov - one assist

Val-d'Or Foreurs 6 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - didn't play

January 3 games

Utica Comets 4 Laval Rocket 3 (Final)

Hunter Jones - 4 goals on 22 shots
Alex Belzile - no points
Tobie Bisson - no points
Nate Clurman - one assist
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - no points
Jared Davidson - no points
Marc Del Gaizo - two goals (3,4)
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no point
Sean Farrell - no points
Filip Mešár - one assist
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - no points
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - one assist
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - one goal (7)

Savannah Ghost Pirates 4 Trois Rivières Lions 0 (Final)

Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Riley Kidney - no points
Darick Louis-Jean - no points
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Skellefteå AIK 6 Färjestad BK 2 (Final)

Rasmus Bergqvist - no points

Luleå HF 2 Brynäs IF 4 (Final)

Filip Eriksson - one assist

Lausanne HC 2 ZSC Lions 3 (Final)

Vinzenz Rohrer - one assist

HKM Zvolen 5 HK Nitra 3 (Final)

Dmitri Kostenko - no points

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - didn't play

Medicine Hat Tigers 5 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 (Final) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one assist

Kelowna Rockets 1 Kamloops Blazers 4 (Final)

Hayden Paupanekis - wasn't in the lineup

University of Alaska Fairbanks 5 Providence College 1 (Final)

Logan Sawyer - one goal (6)

Yale University 3 Minnesota State University 4 (Final) - Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, California

Jack Smith - one assist

University of Nebraska Omaha 2 Cornell University 3 (Final)

Alexis Cournoyer - didn't play

Dartmouth College 3 Quinnipiac University 5 (Final)

Emmett Croteau - 4 goals on 29 shots

University of Maine 3 University of Denver 3 (Final OT)

Quentin Miller - 3 goals on 33 shots
Sam Harris - one goal (9)

Simon Fraser University 2 Boston University 8 (Final) - Exhibiton Game

Ben Merrill - wasn't in the lineup, probably still injured