The 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship is set to run from December 26th through January 5th. The Habs are well-represented at the event with five prospects taking part. We’ll keep track of their stats here.
Michael Hage (Canada)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | SOG | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | Czechia | ||||||
| Dec. 27 | Latvia | ||||||
| Dec. 29 | Denmark | ||||||
| Dec. 31 | Finland | ||||||
| Totals | |||||||
Carlos Handel (Germany)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | SOG | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | USA | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:08 |
| Dec. 27 | Slovakia | ||||||
| Dec. 29 | Sweden | ||||||
| Dec. 30 | Switzerland | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:08 | |
Aatos Koivu (Finland)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | SOG | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 12:35 |
| Dec. 28 | Latvia | ||||||
| Dec. 29 | Czechia | ||||||
| Dec. 31 | Canada | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 12:35 | |
L.J. Mooney (USA)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | SOG | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:55 |
| Dec. 27 | Switzerland | ||||||
| Dec. 29 | Slovakia | ||||||
| Dec. 31 | Sweden | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:55 | |
Mikus Vecvanags (Latvia)
| Date | Opponent | GA | SF | GAA | SV% |
| Dec. 27 | Canada | ||||
| Dec. 28 | Finland | ||||
| Dec. 30 | Denmark | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Czechia | ||||
| Totals (0-0-0 record) | |||||
Over the years, many of the Habs and their prospects have played in this tournament. Here is a look at how each of those players performed. Points from the original attempt to play the 2022 tournament are not included here.
Goalies
| Player | Year(s) | Country | Record | GAA | SV% | SO |
| Kaapo Kahkonen | 2016 | Finland | 4-0-0 | 2.52 | .909 | 0 |
| Jacob Fowler | 2024 | USA | 3-0-0 | 2.67 | .889 | 0 |
Samuel Montembeault was named to Canada’s entry for the 2016 tournament but didn’t play.
Defence
| Player | Year(s) | Country | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
| Lane Hutson | 2023/24 | USA | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 2021 | Canada | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Adam Engstrom | 2023 | Sweden | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rasmus Bergqvist | 2025 | Sweden | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Luke Mittelstadt | 2023 | USA | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| David Reinbacher | 2023 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 2019 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos Handel | 2025 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Forwards
| Player | Year(s) | Country | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
| Joshua Roy | 2022-23 | Canada | 14 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 |
| Filip Mesar | 2023-24 | Slovakia | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| Patrik Laine | 2016 | Finland | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Cole Caufield | 2020-21 | USA | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2012 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Alex Newhook | 2021 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 2022-23 | Finland | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Vincenz Rohrer | 2023 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2019 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Owen Beck | 2023-24 | Canada | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Josh Anderson | 2014 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 2013 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Riley Kidney | 2022 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2021 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kirby Dach was named to Canada’s entry for the 2021 tournament but didn’t play due to injury.