The Montréal Canadiens re-signed forward Sasha Pastujov to a one-year, two-way contract. (August 13)

The Laval Rocket appointed David Urquhart as an assistant coach. (August 13)

The Montréal Canadiens loaned forward Vinzenz Rohrer to EV Zug of the Swiss National League for the 2026-27 season. (August 9)

 

All games are at Eastern time

August 23 game

HC Kometa Brno 3 EV Zug 2 (Final) - Swiss NHL pre-season (Egna, Italy)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

August 22 games

Izhstal Izhevsk 3 Bars Kazan 0 (Final) - VHL pre-season

Alexander Gordin - no goal

HC Lugano 2 TPS Turku 3 (Final) - Liiga pre-season (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland)

Aatos Koivu - no points

Eisbären Berlin 0 EV Zug 2 (Final) - Swiss NHL pre-season (Egna, Italy)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Krefeld Penguins 0 Kölner Haie 4 (Final) - DEL pre-season (Landshut, Germany)

Carlos Händel - no points

August 21 games

Luleå HF 4 Kärpät Oulu 3 (Final OT) - SHL pre-season

Filip Eriksson - no points

Schwenninger Wild Wings 4 TPS Turku 5 (Final) - Liiga pre-season (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland)

Aatos Koivu - one goal (2)

Kölner Haie 3 EV Landshut 4 (Final SO) - DEL pre-season

Carlos Händel - no points

August 20 game

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2 Spartak Moscow 5 (Final) - KHL pre-season

Bogdan Konyushkov - no points

Akademia Mikhailov 4 Khimik Voskresensk 3 (Final SO) (SO: 2-1) - VHL pre-season

Makar Khanin - one goal (2) (SO 1/1)
Daniil Sobolev - no points

MoDo Hockey 1 Skellefteå AIK 3 (Final) - SHL pre-season (Strömsund, Sweden)

Rasmus Bergqvist - no points

August 19 game

Chaika Nizhny Novgorod 2 Irbis Kazan 3 (Final) - MHL pre-season

Gleb Pugachyov - no points

August 18 games

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 1 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 (Final SO) (SO 1-0) - KHL pre-season

Bogdan Konyushkov - no points

Barys Astana 1 Amur Khabarovsk 5 (Final) - KHL pre-season (Ufa, Russia)

Dmitri Kostenko - no points

Lada Togliatti 6 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3 (Final) - KHL pre-season

Alexander Zharovsky - one goal (1)

Sputnik Almetievsk 3 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod 4 (Final) - MHL pre-season (Kazan, Russia)

Gleb Pugachyov - no points

August 17 game

Lada Togliatti 0 Amur Khabarovsk 5 (Final) - KHL pre-season (Ufa, Russia)

Dmitri Kostenko - one assist

Barys Astana 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4 (Final) - KHL pre-season

Alexander Zharovsky - no points

August 16 games

Akademia Mikhailov 2 Dynamo Saint-Petersburg 3 (Final) - VHL pre-season

Makar Khanin - no goal

Avto Ekaterinburg 2 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod 5 (Final) - MHL pre-season (Kazan, Russia)

Gleb Pugachyov - one goal (1)

August 15 games

Akademia Mikhailov 2 Dynamo Saint-Petersburg 1 (Final SO) - VHL pre-season

Makar Khanin - no goal

EV Zug 8 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Final) - Swiss NHL pre-season

Vinzenz Rohrer - one goal (1), one assist

August 14 games

Dynamo Moscow 2 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 5 (Final) - KHL pre-season

Gleb Pugachyov - no points

Khimik Voskresensk 5 SKA-VMF Saint-Petersburg 2 (Final) - VHL pre-season

Yevgeni Volokhin - 2 goals on n/a shots
Daniil Sobolev - no goal

Luleå HF 4 Kiruna IF 0 (Final) - SHL pre-season

Filip Eriksson - three goals (1,2,3)

Lukko Rauma 2 TPS Turku 3 (Final) - Liiga pre-season

Aatos Koivu - one goal (1), one assist

Iserlohn Roosters 1 Kölner Haie 3 (Final) - DEL pre-season

Carlos Händel - one goal (1) - GWG

August 12 game

Zvezda Moscow 2 Khimik Voskresensk 4 (Final) - VHL pre-season (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

Yevgeni Volokhin - 2 goals on n/a shots
Daniil Sobolev - no points

August 9 game

Akademia Mikhailov 3 Yuzhny Ural Orsk 4 (Final OT) - VHL pre-season

Makar Khanin - no points

August 8 game

Kulager Petropavl 1 Akademia Mikhailov 6 (Final) - VHL pre-season (Orsk, Russia)

Makar Khanin - one goal (1), one assist

August 7 games

HK Aktobe 1 Akademia Mikhailov 8 (Final) - VHL pre-season (Orsk, Russia)

Makar Khanin - one assist

Vaasan Sport 2 TPS Turku 0 (Final) - Pre-season tournament (30 min game) (Rauma, Finland)

Aatos Koivu - no points

Jokerit Helsinki 2 TPS Turku 3 (Final) - Pre-season tournament (30 min game) (Rauma, Finland)

Aatos Koivu - no points