Bryce Pickford

Bryce Pickford (born April 2, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted in the third round, eighty-first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2025 NHL entry draft.

Early and personal life Pickford was born in Chauvin, Alberta to parents Angela and Jim Pickford. Prior to living in Chauvin, his family lived in Leduc, where Pickford's mother worked as a nurse and his father owned a gym. Pickford grew up on his family's farm, where they house pigs, sheep, cows, goats and turkeys. Pickford and his four siblings are homeschooled.