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)

 

World Junior Championship, December 26-January 5

 

All games are at Eastern time

December 28 games

Syracuse Crunch 2 Laval Rocket 4 (Final)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 2 goals on 33 shots
Alex Belzile - two goals (13,14), one assist
Tobie Bisson - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - two assists
Jared Davidson - no points
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no point
Sean Farrell - three assists
Josh Jacobs - no points
Filip Mešár - no points
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - one goal (8), one assist
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - one goal (6) - GWG

Finland U20 8 Latvia U20 0 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Mikus Vecvanags - 8 goals on 41 shots - First caree WJC game
Aatos Koivu - one assist - First career WJC assist

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 0 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 5 (Final)

Bogdan Konyushkov -  no points

Severstal Cherepovets 1 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 (Final SO) (SO: 2-1)

Alexander Zharovsky - no points (SO: 0/1)

Spartak Moscow 1 CSKA Moscow 2 (Final)

Daniil Sobolev - no points

Timrå IK 1 Luleå HF 5 (Final)

Filip Eriksson - one assist

Djurgårdens IF 3 Skellefteå AIK 2 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0)

Rasmus Bergqvist - wasn't in the lineup

HK Nitra 2 HK Dukla Trenčín 3 (Final OT)

Dmitri Kostenko - wasn't in the lineup

Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - 4 goals on 18 shots (Replaced by Derik Brouillard at 12:40 of the 2nd period)

Erie Otters 3 Kitchener Rangers 5 (Final)

Andrew MacNiel - no points

Brantford Bulldogs 2 Owen Sound Attack 1 (Final)

Owen Protz - no points

Red Deer Rebels 4 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 (Final) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (27)

Arizona State University 1 Dartmouth College 4 (Final)

Emmett Croteau - 1 goal on 20 shots

December 27 games

Syracuse Crunch 3 Laval Rocket 4 (Final SO) (SO: 3-2)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 3 goals on 36 shots (SO: 2/4)
Alex Belzile - no points (SO: 1/1)
Tobie Bisson - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - one goal (6)
Laurent Dauphin - one assist
Jared Davidson - one assist (SO: 0/1)
Josiah Didier - no points
Will Dineen - no point
Sean Farrell - no points (SO: 1/1) - SO GWG
Filip Mešár - no points
Ryan O'Rourke - no points
David Reinbacher - two assists
Joshua Roy - one assist (SO: 1/1)
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
William Trudeau - one goal (4), one assist
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - one goal (5)

Slovakia U20 4 Germany U20 1 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Carlos Händel - no points

Latvia U20 1 Canada U20 2 (Final OT) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Mikus Vecvanags - didn't play
Michael Hage - one goal (2) - GWG

Switzerland U20 1 United States U20 2 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

LJ Mooney - no points

Khimik Voskresensk 4 Yuzhny Ural Orsk 0 (Final)

Yevgeni Volokhin - wasn't in the lineup, possibly due to an injury

Medicine Hat Tigers 5 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 (Final) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (26), three assists

Vancouver Giants 4 Kelowna Rockets 6 (Final) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis - one goal (10), one assist

Arizona State University 5 Dartmouth College 1 (Final)

Emmett Croteau - didn't play

December 26 games

Trois-Rivières Lions at Adirondack Thunder 7:00 pm - Postponed to unknown date due to PHPA strike

Denmark U20 2 Finland U20 6 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Aatos Koivu - one goal (1) - First career WJC game

Germany U20 3 United States U20 6 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Carlos Händel - one assist - First career WJC point
LJ Mooney - no points - First career WJC game

Czechia U20 5 Canada U20 7 (Final) - World Junior Championship Preliminary Round

Michael Hage - one goal (1), two assists - First career WJC game

Skellefteå AIK 2 Luleå HF 3 (Final)

Rasmus Bergqvist - no points
Filip Eriksson - no points

Vlci Žilina 1 HK Nitra 4 (Final)

Dmitri Kostenko - wasn't in the lineup