Shortly after announcing four players placed on waivers, the Montreal Canadiens released a list of 26 additional players who have been sent to the AHL or CHL.
After the news was announced earlier on Saturday that four Montreal Canadiens players had been placed on waivers, for the purpose of sending them to the Laval Rocket (AHL), the team announced the release of 26 additional players from the training camp roster.
Among them was forward Owen Beck, the only player of the group returned to a junior team in the OHL, the Peterborough Petes. The 19-year-old second-round draft pick was one of a handful of young prospects hoping to secure one of the few open forward spots on the Canadiens' 2023-24 roster.
For the rest of the group, 14 forwards, eight defenseman, and three goaltenders were all reassigned to the Rocket:
Forwards
Gabriel Bourque
Jared Davidson
Isaac Dufort
Brandon Gignac
Nathan Légaré
Riley McKay
Filip Mesar
Jan Mysak
Jakov Novak
Joshua Roy
Xavier Simoneau
Ty Smilanic
Alex-Olivier Voyer
Nolan Yaremko
Defensemen
Tobie Bisson
Stanislav Demin
Olivier Galipeau
Noah Laaouan
Christopher Ortiz
John Parker-Jones
Jayden Struble
Miguël Tourigny
Goaltenders
Zachary Émond
Strauss Mann
Joe Vrbetic
Laval's training camp is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 2nd.
The remaining 34 players left on Montreal's training camp roster will continue to participate in preseason game action on Saturday night, when the Toronto Maple Leafs return to the Bell Centre for a second consecutive night.
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