Overview
- Montreal confirmed a three-year entry-level contract that runs through 2028-29 for defense prospect Bryce Pickford.
- Pickford was drafted 81st overall in 2025 and is the first member of the Canadiens’ 2025 class to sign.
- In 31 games for Medicine Hat, he has 25 goals and 44 points, leading all WHL skaters in goals while serving as team captain.
- He posted 13 goals in 18 playoff games last spring as the Tigers won the WHL title and reached the Memorial Cup Final.
- Under current CHL-NHL rules, the deal positions him for NHL or CHL assignment next season, with AHL eligibility changes only a rumored possibility.