The Montreal Canadiens ECHL affiliate submitted a 26-player protection list to the league.
The Trois-Rivieres Lions recently unveiled their protected player list submitted to the ECHL. Teams are permitted to protect an unlimited amount of players that meet at least one of the six conditions outlined in the collective bargaining agreement:
1. Signed a contract in 2023-24 with the team and has not been traded or released
2. Signed a contract in 2023-24, and was recalled to the NHL/AHL or IIHF team, and has not been traded or released
3. Had received a Qualifying Offer last summer for the current Season, did not sign an contract, and has not been traded or released
4. Has been suspended by the team or ECHL, and has not been traded or released
5. Signed an contract on or after the first day of the 2023-24 regular season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released
6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released
Players that had signed an AHL contract with the Laval Rocket are not required to go through this process as they are covered through the AHL's collective bargaining agreement.
The Canadiens ECHL affiliate protected the following 15 forwards, 10 defensemen, and one goalie.
Forwards: Charles-Antoine Paiement, Matthew Boucher, Mason Kohn, Nicolas Lariviere, Cedric Montminy, Jonathan Yantsis, Tyler Hylland, Anthony Beauregard, Justin Ducharme, Nicolas Guay, Willam Lemay, Nick Jermain, Maxim Trepanier, Ty Smilanic, Zach Kaiser
Defencemen: Lukash Matthews, Jacob Paquette, Cory Thomas, Brycen Martin, Kirby Proctor, Eric Hjorth, Markuss Komuls, Bradley Johnson, Sam Dunn, Alex Breton
Goalie: Zachary Bouthillier
The next ECHL critical date is on Saturday, June 22nd at 3:00 pm Eastern when the teams must submit their season ending roster that can include up to 20 players.
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