Pickford signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens in December 24.

The new captain of the Medicine Hat Tigers is consistently scoring for a second season in a row. Pickford has offensive upside with his lethal shot. With 11 goals and 12 assists through the first 20 games of the 2025-26 WHL season, the projection for Pickford potentially filling a PP2 role in the NHL one day is becoming more confident. He would be a third-pairing defenseman if he makes it to the NHL, or a first-pairing power play beast in the AHL.

Selected 81st overall, Bryce Pickford is now a member of the Montreal Canadiens. An overage defenseman, Pickford was the first draft re-entry chosen in the 2025 Draft. For good reason, during the 2024-25 season, he showed vast improvement offensively. In 48 regular-season games, he produced 47 points (20 goals and 27 assists) while adding another 24 points (13 goals and 11 assists) in 18 postseason games, helping the Medicine Hat Tigers capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup as Western Hockey League Champions. Earning Pickford his second Memorial Cup appearance in three seasons, he also played in the 2023 Memorial Cup with the Seattle Thunderbirds. He is off the fantasy radar, but is someone to watch in the next couple of seasons to see if his development continues to improve and if he stays in the CHL or decides to take the NCAA route.