The Montréal Canadiens signed multi-year contract extensions (starting for 2026-27, reported to be 5 years) with hockey executive Jeff Gorton and General Manager Kent Hughes. They also annnounced that Gorton became President of Hockey Operations. (October 13)

The Montréal Canadiens signed defenseman Lane Hutson to a eight-year contract extension (2026-27 to 2033-34). (October 13)

 

All games are at Eastern time

October 26 games

Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 10:00 am

Bogdan Konyushkov - 

HC Sochi at Spartak Moscow 10:00 am

Daniil Sobolev -

HK Nitra at HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 11:00 am

Dmitri Kostenko -

Halifax Mooseheads at Moncton Wildcats 2:00 pm

Carlos Händel -

North Bay Battalion at Kitchener Rangers 6:00 pm

Andrew MacNiel -

Brantford Bulldogs at Oshawa Generals 6:05 pm

Owen Protz -

Norwich University at Dartmouth College 3:00 pm - Exhibition Game

Emmett Croteau -

October 25 games

Laval Rocket 4 Utica Comets 2 (Final)

Jacob Fowler - 2 goals on 31 shots
Vincent Arseneau - no points
Owen Beck - no points
Alex Belzile - one goal (2)
Tobie Bisson - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - one assist
Jared Davidson - two goals (3,4) - GWG
Adam Engström - no points
Sean Farrell - one goal (2), one assist
Filip Mešár - no points
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Wyatte Wylie - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Trois-Rivières Lions 1 Adirondack Thunder 4 (Final)

Hunter Jones - 4 goals on 36 shots
Joe Dunlap - one goal (2)
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 1 (Final)

Alexander Zharovsky - one goal (4)

Khimik Voskresensk 3 Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk 1 (Final) - Watch online

Yevgeni Volokhin - 1 goal on 25 shots

Skellefteå AIK 4 Linköping HC 0 (Final)

Rasmus Bergqvist - no points

Frölunda HC 3 Luleå HF 0 (Final)

Filip Eriksson - no points

TPS Turku 2 Pelicans Lahti 1 (Fiinal OT)

Aatos Koivu - no points

ZSC Lions 4 EHC Kloten 1 (Final)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 1 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 6 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - 6 goals on 34 shots

Saint John Sea Dogs 1 Newfoundland Regiment 5 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - wasn't in the lineup

Cape Breton Eagles 3 Halifax Mooseheads 5 (Final)

Carlos Händel - no points

Oshawa Generals 1 Brantford Bulldogs 3 (Final)

Owen Protz - no points

Kitchener Rangers 3 Barrie Colts 4 (Final OT)

Andrew MacNiel - no points

Medicine Hat Tigers 4 Kelowna Rockets 3 (Final OT) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one assist
Hayden Paupanekis - one goal (2), one assist

Boston University 3 University of Connecticut1 (Final)

Ben Merrill - no points

University of Denver 0 Northeastern University 1 (Final)

Quentin Miller - 1 goal on 14 shots - First career NCAA loss
Sam Harris - no points

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 Minnesota State University 2 (Final)

Jack Smith - no points

Augustana University 2 Bemidji State University 3 (Final)

Maxon Vig - no points

University of Minnesota Duluth 4 University of Minnesota 1 (Final)

Luke Mittelstadt - no points
LJ Mooney - no points

Providence College 7 St. Thomas University 4 (Final)

Logan Sawyer - two assists

U.S. National Under-18 Team 4 Cornell University 5 (Final) - Exhibition Game

Alexis Cournoyer - 2 goals on 12 shots (replaced by Remington Keopple at 10:32 of the 2nd period)

October 24 games

Laval Rocket 0 Rochester Americans 4 (Final)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 4 goals on 38 shots
Owen Beck - no points
Alex Belzile - no points
Tobie Bisson - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Laurent Dauphin - no points
Jared Davidson - no points
Adam Engström - no points
Sean Farrell - no points
Riley Kidney - no points
Filip Mešár - no points
Xavier Simoneau - no points
Tyler Thorpe - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Wyatte Wylie - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Adirondack Thunder 1 Trois-Rivières Lions 3 (Final)

Ben Gaudreau - 1 goal on 26 shots
Joe Dunlap - no points
Mark Estapa - one goal (2)
Egor Goriunov - no points
Charles Martin - no points
Israël Mianscum - no points

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 2 Lada Togliatti 3 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0)

Bogdan Konyushkov - no points

Dynamo-Altai Barnaul 3 Gornyak-UGMK 2 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0) - Watch online

Alexander Gordin - one assist

TPS Turku 0 Mikkelin Jukurit 3 (Final)

Aatos Koivu - no points

Fribourg-Gottéron 2 ZSC Lions 1 (Final OT)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

HC Slovan Bratislava 4 HK Nitra 5 (Final SO)

Dmitri Kostenko - one assist

Saint John Sea Dogs 3 Newfoundland Regiment 6 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - wasn't in the lineup

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2 Québec Remparts 3 (Final)

Arseni Radkov - 3 goals on 31 shots

Flint Firebirds 1 Kitchener Rangers 4 (Final)

Andrew MacNiel - no points

Brantford Bulldogs 3 Sarnia Sting 1 (Final)

Owen Protz - two assists

Medicine Hat Tigers 4 Kamloops Blazers 5 (Final OT)

Bryce Pickford - wasn't in the lineup

University of Michigan 2 Western Michigan University 5 (Final)

Michael Hage - one assist

University of Denver 7 Boston College 3 (Final)

Quentin Miller - 3 goals on 34 shots
Sam Harris - one goal (3) - GWG

University of Connecticut 8 Boston University 4 (Final)

Ben Merrill - no points

University of Minnesota Duluth 3 University of Minnesota 0 (Final)

Luke Mittelstadt - no points
LJ Mooney - no points

Providence College 2 St. Thomas University 2 (Final OT)

Logan Sawyer - no points

Augustana University 0 Bemidji State University 1 (Final OT)

Maxon Vig - no points

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2 Minnesota State University 4 (Final)

Jack Smith - one goal (1), one assist