The 2025 World Junior Hockey Championship is set to run from December 26th through January 5th. While the Habs have been well-represented in recent years, it’s not the case as only one prospect will take part. We’ll keep track of his stats here.
Rasmus Bergqvist (Sweden)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | SOG | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 15:33 |
| Dec. 27 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:04 |
| Dec. 29 | Switzerland | ||||||
| Dec. 31 | Czechia | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 31:37 | |
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 |
| Carey Price | 2007 | Canada | 6-0-0 | 1.14 | .961 | 2 |
| Cayden Primeau | 2019 | USA | 4-1-0 | 1.61 | .937 | 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 |
| Luke Mittelstadt | 2023 | USA | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| David Reinbacher | 2023 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Barron | 2021 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gustav Lindstrom | 2018 | Sweden | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Forwards
| Player | Year(s) | Country | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
| Joel Armia | 2011-2013 | Finland | 19 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| 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 |
| Christian Dvorak | 2016 | USA | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Emil Heineman | 2021 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Josh Anderson | 2014 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Kidney | 2022 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2021 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Spengler Cup
The Habs will also have a rare representative at the Spengler Cup in Switzerland as defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer will take part.
Noel Hoefenmayer (Canada)
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PIMS | +/- | TOI |
| Dec. 26 | Davos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 |
| Dec. 28 | Straubing | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | |
A couple of Habs have suited up in this event over the years. Their stats are as follows:
Goalies
| Player | Year(s) | Team | Record | GAA | SV% | SO |
| Connor Hughes | 2022 | Canada | 0-1-0 | 2.08 | .917 | 0 |
Forwards
| Player | Year(s) | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIMS |
| Joel Armia | 2013 | Rochester | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |