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 26 games

Lada Togliatti 3 Amur Khabarovsk 1 (Final) - KHL pre-season (Magnitogorsk, Russia)

Dmitri Kostenko - wasn't in the lineup

Skellefteå AIK 4 Luleå HF 0 (Final) - SHL pre-season

Rasmus Bergqvist - one goal (1)
Filip Eriksson - no points

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at Val-d'Or Foreurs 6:00 pm - QMJHL pre-season

Arseni Radkov -

August 25 games

Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4 (Final) - KHL pre-season (Magnitogorsk, Russia)

Alexander Zharovsky - no points

Amur Khabarovsk 2 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 (Final OT) - KHL pre-season

Dmitri Kostenko - one assist

Zvezda Moscow 2 Khimik Voskresensk 4 (Final) - VHL pre-season

Yevgeni Volokhin - 2 goals on 23 shots
Daniil Sobolev - no points

Olimpia Kirovo-Chepetsk 3 Izhstal Izhevsk 2 (Final) - VHL pre-season

Alexander Gordin - no points

Jokerit Helsinki 2 TPS Turku 4 (Final) - Liiga pre-season

Aatos Koivu - one assist

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