The Montréal Canadiens signed forward Ivan Demidov to a three-year, entry-level contract (2024-25 to 2026-27). (April 8)

The Montréal Canadiens signed forward Tyler Thorpe to a three-year, entry-level contract (2025-26 to 2027-28). Thorpe signed an AHL professional tryout contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. (April 8)

The Laval Rocket signed forward Joe Dunlap to a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2025-26). Dunlap signed a professional tryout contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. (April 8)

The Montréal Canadiens signed goaltender Jacob Fowler to a three-year, entry-level contract (2025-26 to 2027-28). Fowler signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. (April 4)

 

All games are at Eastern time

April 21 game

Trois-Rivières Lions at Reading Royals 7:00 pm - ECHL First Round (best of 7) (Trois-Rivières leads series 2-0)

April 20 games

Sweden U20 4 Finland U20 3 (Final) - U20 5-Nations Tournament (Rovaniemi, Finland)

Aatos Koivu - no points

SKA-Neva Saint-Petersburg 1 Khimik Voskresensk 2 (Final) - VHL Quarter Final (best of 7) (Khimik wins series 4-1) - Watch online

Dmitri Kostenko - no points
Daniil Sobolev - no points

Djurgårdens IF 3 AIK Hockey 4 (Final 1OT) - HockeyAllsvenskan Final (best of 7) (Djurgården leads series 2-1)

Filip Eriksson - no points

Brantford Bulldogs 1 Oshawa Generals 4 (Final) - OHL Quarter Final (best of 7) (Oshawa wins series 4-2)

Owen Protz - no points

April 19 games

Laval Rocket 5 Belleville Senators 4 (Final OT)

Jacob Fowler - 4 goals on 31 shots
Owen Beck - one goal (15), one assist
Jared Davidson - one assist
Joe Dunlap - no points - First career AHL game
Zack Hayes - no points
Noel Hoefenmayer - one goal (5)
Riley Kidney - one assist
Gustav Lindström - one assist
Filip Mešár - no points
Tyler Thorpe - two assists - First career AHL game
William Trudeau - one assist
Luke Tuch - one goal (6)
Tyler Wotherspoon - two assists
Florian Xhekaj - two goals (23,24) - GWG

Reading Royals 1 Trois-Rivières Lions 5 (Final) - ECHL First Round (best of 7) (Trois-Rivières leads series 2-0)

Luke Cavallin - 1 goal on 27 shots
Alex Beaucage - one goal (3), two assists - GWG
Chris Jandric - one assist
Israël Mianscum - no points
Jakov Novak - one goal (2), one assist
Vincent Sévigny - no points

Switzerland U20 0 Finland U20 6 (Final) - U20 5-Nations Tournament (Rovaniemi, Finland)

Aatos Koivu - two assists

ZSC Lions 2 Lausanne HC 4 (Final) - Swiss National League Final (best of 7) (ZSC leads series 2-1)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Oshawa Generals 3 Brantford Bulldogs 2 (Final) - OHL Quarter Final (best of 7) (Oshawa leads series 3-2)

Owen Protz - one assist

Cranbrook Bucks 1 Penticton Vees 3 (Final) - BCHL Quarter Final (best of 7) (Penticton leads series 2-0)

Ben Merrill - one goal (2)

Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4 Chilliwack Chiefs 1 (Final) - BCHL Quarter Final (best of 7) (Series tied 1-1)

Quentin Miller - 3 goals on 30 shots