Canadiens send 10 players to Laval and place nine on waivers
Montréal reduced its training-camp roster after the preseason finale, assigning 10 players to Laval and placing nine more on waivers for a possible loan.
The Montréal Canadiens assigned 10 players to the Laval Rocket and placed nine others on waivers for the purpose of a loan to Laval after Sunday’s preseason finale.
The club’s September 27 roster announcement says Owen Beck, Dillan Bentley, Laurent Dauphin, Jared Davidson, Jacob Fowler, Filip Mesar, Luke Mittelstadt, Owen Protz, David Reinbacher and Tyler Thorpe were assigned to the Rocket.
Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Kaapo Kahkonen, Hunter McKown, Sasha Pastujov, Samuel Poulin, Ethan Samson, Maksymilian Szuber and Reilly Walsh were placed on waivers. Players on waivers are not yet confirmed as Laval additions; other NHL teams have an opportunity to submit claims before a loan can be completed.
The Canadiens are scheduled to practise Monday in Brossard before opening the regular season Tuesday in Toronto.
Image: Illustrative stock photo of an ice-hockey practice; not the Canadiens. Photo by Maurice DT via Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
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