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Canadiens sign defenceman Bryce Pickford to three-year entry-level contract

Canadiens sign defenceman Bryce Pickford to three-year entry-level contract | iNFOnews.ca
Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Harrison Meneghin (35) makes a save on London Knights' Easton Cowan (7) while Medicine Hat Tigers' Bryce Pickford (27) defends during first period Memorial Cup hockey action, in Rimouski, Que., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

BROSSARD — The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Bryce Pickford to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL team announced Wednesday.

The contract begins in the 2026-27 season.

Pickford has a league-leading 25 goals along with 19 assists in 31 games for the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers this season.

The 19-year-old from Edmonton, who is the captain of his club, is three points away from matching his career-high 47 established last season.

Pickford won WHL titles with the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2022-23 and the Tigers last season.

He was selected by the Canadiens in the third round (81st overall) of the 2025 NHL draft.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2025.

Canadiens sign defenceman Bryce Pickford to three-year entry-level contract | iNFOnews.ca
Medicine Hat Tigers’ Bryce Pickford (left) and Rimouski Oceanic’s Mael St-Denis (37) vie for the puck during third period Memorial Cup hockey action against in Rimouski, Que., on Friday, May 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

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