The Laval Rocket signed forward Dillan Bentley to a two-year, one-way AHL contract (2026-27 and 2027-28). He also signed a professional tryout contract for the remainder of the season. (March 14)

The Montréal Canadiens signed defenseman Luke Mittelstadt to a two-year, entry-level contract (2026-27 to 2027-28). He also signed a one-way AHL contract with the Laval Rocket for the remainder of the season. (March 13)

The Montréal Canadiens acquired goaltender Hunter Shepard and forward Jake Chiasson from the Ottawa Senators in return for forward Riley Kidney. (March 13)

The Laval Rocket traded defenseman Ryan O’Rourke to the Belleville Senators for future considerations. (March 13)

 

All games are at Eastern time

March 22 games

Wheeling Nailers at Trois-Rivières Lions 3:00 pm

Brantford Bulldogs at Brampton Steelheads 2:00 pm

Owen Protz -

March 21 games

Wheeling Nailers 3 Trois-Rivières Lions 2 (Final OT)

Joe Dunlap - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Örebro HK 2 Luleå HF 4 (Final) - SHL First Round (Luleå wins series 2-1)

Filip Eriksson - no points

HC Lugano 0 ZSC Lions 3 (Final) - Swiss NL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (ZSC leads series 1-0)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Red Deer Rebels 3 Medicine Hat Tigers 8 (Final)

Bryce Pickford - wasn't in the lineup, last game of regular season

Penticton Vees 5 Kelowna Rockets 0 (Final) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis - no points

Princeton University 1 Dartmouth College 2 (Final 1OT) - ECAC Final (single game elimination) - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York

Emmett Croteau - 1 goal on 26 shots

Ohio State University 3 University of Michigan 7 (Final) - Big Ten Final (single game elimination) - Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michael Hage - one assist

University of Minnesota Duluth 3 University of Denver 4 (Final 2OT) - NCHC Final (single game elimination)

Quentin Miller - didn't play
Sam Harris - no points

Victoria Grizzlies 6 Trail Smoke Eaters 0 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - 0 goal on 22 shots - First career BCHL shutout

March 20 games

Springfield Thunderbirds 1 Laval Rocket 4 (Final)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 1 goal on 29 shots
Vincent Arseneau - no points
Owen Beck - two assists
Alex Belzile - no points
Samuel Blais - one goal (11)
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Jared Davidson - one goal (16) - GWG
Marc Del Gaizo - no points
Adam Engström - no points
Sean Farrell - one assist
Filip Mešár - one goal (9), one assist
Luke Mittelstadt - no points - First career AHL game
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - one assist
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - one goal (15)

Wheeling Nailers 4 Trois-Rivières Lions 3 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0)

Hunter Jones - 3 goals on 40 shots (SO: 4/5)
Joe Dunlap - no points (SO: 0/1)
Egor Goriunov - no points (SO: 0/1)
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - one assist

HC Sochi 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 (Final)

Alexander Zharovsky - one goal (16)

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3 Spartak Moscow 2 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0)

Yevgeni Volokhin - wasn't in the lineup
Daniil Sobolev - no points

North Bay Battalion 5 Brantford Bulldogs 6 (Final)

Owen Protz - one goal (5) - GWG

Medicine Hat Tigers 9 Red Deer Rebels 3 (Final) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (45)

Kelowna Rockets 1 Penticton Vees 2 (Final) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis -  no points

Clarkson University 0 Dartmouth College 4 (Final) - ECAC Semi Final (single game elimination) (Dartmouth advances to Final) - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York

Emmett Croteau - 0 goal on 31 shots

Princeton University 3 Cornell University 2 (Final) - ECAC Semi Final (single game elimination) (Princeton advances to Final) - Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York

Alexis Cournoyer - 3 goals on 24 shots

University of St. Thomas 1 Minnesota State University 4 (Final) - CCHA Final (single game elimination)

Jack Smith - one goal (11)

Victoria Grizzlies 1 West Kelowna Warriors 9 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - 5 goals on 21 shots (replaced by Mitchell Kathler at 12:32 on the 2nd period)