The Montréal Canadiens signed defenseman Owen Protz to a three-year, entry-level contract (2026-27 to 2028-29).

The Laval Rocket signed forward Josh Nadeau to a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2026-27). He also signed a professional tryout contract for the remainder of the season. (March 25)

 

All games are at Eastern time

April 5 game

Maine Mariners at Trois-Rivières Lions 3:00 pm

April 4 games

Calgary Wranglers 3 Laval Rocket 4 (Final SO) (SO: 2-0)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 3 goals on 23 shots (SO: 2/2)
Owen Beck - one assist
Dillan Bentley - no points
Samuel Blais - no points
Nate Clurman - one assist
Lucas Condotta - no points
Jared Davidson - one assist (SO: 1/1) - SO GWG
Marc Del Gaizo - one goal (9), one assist
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no points
Sean Farrell - no points (SO: 0/1)
Filip Mešár - one assist
Luke Mittelstadt - no points
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - one goal (18)
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - one assist
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - one goal (16) (SO: 1/1)

Maine Mariners 2 Trois-Rivières Lions 1 (Final)

Hunter Jones - 2 goals on 36 shots
Joe Dunlap - one goal (9)
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Darick Louis-Jean - no points
Charles Martin - no points

Gornyak-UGMK 1 Molot Perm 2 (Final 1OT) - VHL First Round (best-of-7) (Series tied 3-3) - Watch online

Alexander Gordin - no points

ZSC Lions 2 HC Davos 4 (Final) - Swiss NL Semi Final (best-of-7) (Davos leads series 1-0)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Regina Pats 4 Medicine Hat Tigers 5 (Final 1OT) - WHL First Round (Medicine Hat wins series 4-1) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (3), one assist

Victoria Grizzlies 2 Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 (Final) - BCHL First Round (best-of-7) (Cowichan leads series 2-0)

Mikus Vecvanags - 3 goals on 39 shots

April 3 games

Calgary Wranglers 5 Laval Rocket 2 (Final)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 5 goals on 20 shots (replaced at 12:20 of the 2nd period)
Hunter Shepard - 0 goal on 9 shots
Owen Beck - one goal (11)
Dillan Bentley - no points
Samuel Blais - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Jared Davidson - no points
Marc Del Gaizo - no points
Sean Farrell - one assist
Josh Jacobs - no points
Filip Mešár - no points
Luke Mittelstadt - one assist - First career AHL assist
Josh Nadeau - one assist - First career AHL game
David Reinbacher - one assist
Joshua Roy - no points
Tyler Thorpe - one goal (3)
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Maine Mariners 1 Trois-Rivières Lions 2 (Final)

Joe Dunlap - no points
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Darick Louis-Jean - one assist
Charles Martin - no points

Victoria Grizzlies 1 Cowichan Valley Capitals 5 (Final) - BCHL First Round (best-of-7) (Cowichan leads series 1-0)

Mikus Vecvanags - 4 goals on 25 shots - First career BCHL playoffs game