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)

 

All games are at Eastern time

December 24 game

Spartak Moscow at Shanghai Dragons 11:30 am

Daniil Sobolev -

December 23 games

Finland U20 1 United States U20 3 (Final) - WJC Pre-tournament (Duluth, Minnesota)

Aatos Koivu - one assist
LJ Mooney - no points

Denmark U20 2 Canada U20 13 (Final) - WJC Pre-tournament (Mankato, Minnesota)

Michael Hage - one goal (1), two assists

Amur Khabarovsk 4 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 (Final)

Alexander Zharovsky - one goal (10)

HC Sochi 1 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 4 (Final)

Bogdan Konyushkov - one assist

Zvezda Moscow 0 Gornyak-UGMK 3 (Final) - Watch online

Alexander Gordin - no points

Khimik Voskresensk 4 Chelmet Chelyabinsk 1 (Final)

Yevgeni Volokhin - wasn't in the lineup

EHC Biel-Bienne 2 ZSC Lions 4 (Final)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

December 22 game

Spartak Moscow 3 Shanghai Dragons 1 (Final)

Daniil Sobolev - no points