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 3 games

Utica Comets at Laval Rocket 7:00 pm - Watch on RDS

Savannah Ghost Pirates at Trois Rivières Lions 3:00 pm - Watch on TVA Sports 2

Skellefteå AIK at Färjestad BK 9:15 am

Rasmus Bergqvist -

Luleå HF at Brynäs IF 12:00 pm

Filip Eriksson -

Lausanne HC at ZSC Lions 1:45 pm

Vinzenz Rohrer -

HKM Zvolen at HK Nitra 12:00 pm

Dmitri Kostenko -

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4:00 pm

Arseni Radkov -

Medicine Hat Tigers at Moose Jaw Warriors 7:00 pm - Watch online

Bryce Pickford -

Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers 9:00 pm - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis -

University of Alaska Fairbanks at Providence College 5:00 pm

Logan Sawyer -

Yale University vs Minnesota State University 6:30 pm - Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, California

Jack Smith -

University of Nebraska Omaha at Cornell University 7:00 pm

Alexis Cournoyer -

Dartmouth College at Quinnipiac University 7:00 pm

Emmett Croteau -

University of Maine at University of Denver 8:00 pm

Quentin Miller -
Sam Harris -

Simon Fraser University at Boston University 5:00 pm - Exhibiton Game

Ben Merrill - might still be injured

January 2 games

Utica Comets 4 Laval Rocket 5 (Final OT)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 4 goals on 31 shots
Alex Belzile - two goals (17,18), two assists
Tobie Bisson - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - two assists
Jared Davidson - one goal (11) - GWG
Marc Del Gaizo - one assist
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no point
Sean Farrell - one goal (7), two assists
Josh Jacobs - one assist
Filip Mešár - no points
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - no points
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - one goal (6)
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Savannah Ghost Pirates 2 Trois Rivières Lions 1 (Final)

Ben Gaudreau - 2 goals on 15 shots
Mark Estapa - one assist
Egor Goriunov - no points
Riley Kidney - no points
Darick Louis-Jean - one goal (3)
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Germany U20 8 Denmark U20 4 (Final) - World Junior Championship Relegation Round

Carlos Händel - three assists

Sweden U20 6 Latvia U20 3 (Final) - World Junior Championship Quarter Final

Mikus Vecvanags - didn't play

Finland U20 4 United States U20 3 (Final OT) - World Junior Championship Quarter Final

Aatos Koivu - wasn't in the lineup
LJ Mooney - no points

Canada U20 7 Slovakia U20 1 (Final) - World Junior Championship Quarter Final

Michael Hage - one assist

ZSC Lions 3 Genève-Servette HC 5 (Final)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Barrie Colts 3 Kitchener Rangers 2 (Final SO) (SO: 2-1) - Watch online

Andrew MacNiel - no points

Brantford Bulldogs 4 Guelph Storm 6 (Final)

Owen Protz - no points

Moose Jaw Warriors 3 Medicine Hat Tigers 6 (Final) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (28), one assist

Kamloops Blazers 3 Kelowna Rockets 2 (Final SO) (SO: 2-1) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis - one goal (12)

University of Massachusetts Lowell 3 Minnesota State University 1 (Final) - Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, California

Jack Smith - one goal (8)

University of Alaska Fairbanks 2 Providence College 5 (Final)

Logan Sawyer - no points

University of Nebraska Omaha 4 Cornell University 6 (Final)

Alexis Cournoyer - 4 goals on 18 shots

Dartmouth College 4 Princeton University 5 (Final)

Emmett Croteau - didn't play

University of Maine 5 University of Denver 2 (Final)

Quentin Miller - 4 goals on 33 shots
Sam Harris - one assist

University of Minnesota 3 Bemidji State University 4 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0) - Exhibiton Game

Luke Mittelstadt - one goal (1)
Maxon Vig - no points

December 31 games

Laval Rocket 4 Belleville Senators 3 (Final)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 3 goals on 31 shots
Alex Belzile - two goals (15,16), one assist
Tobie Bisson - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - one goal (11), one assist
Jared Davidson - one goal (10) - GWG
Marc Del Gaizo - no points
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no point
Sean Farrell - two assists
Josh Jacobs - no points
Filip Mešár - one assist
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - one assist
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - one assist
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Savannah Ghost Pirates 1 Trois Rivières Lions 3 (Final) - Watch online

Ben Gaudreau - 1 goal on 30 shots
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Riley Kidney - one goal (5) - GWG
Darick Louis-Jean - one assist
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Czechia U20 4 Latvia U20 2 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Mikus Vecvanags - 0 goal on 0 shot (replaced Nils Maurins at 17:15 of the 3rd period, played 11 seconds, was pulled out for extra attacker, Czechia scored, Maurins went back in net to finish the game)

Sweden U20 6 United States U20 3 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

LJ Mooney - one assist

Canada U20 7 Finland U20 4 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Michael Hage - two assists
Aatos Koivu - no points (played 2 shifts in the 1st period, was benched, reports of him being sick was wrong)

Victoriaville Tigres 1 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - didn't play

Kitchener Rangers 4 North Bay Battalion 2 (Final)

Andrew MacNiel - no points

Brantford Bulldogs 5 Erie Otters 2 (Final)

Owen Protz - one goal (3)