Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the positive aspects of Laval's season. The Trois-Rivieres Lions released the season-ending roster submitted to the ECHL prior to the June 22nd deadline. Teams were permitted to include a maximum of 20 players that were on the protection list [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/players/trois-rivieres-lions-unveil-protection-list] unveiled earlier in the month. The Canadiens ECHL affiliate's season-ending roster was comprised of 13 forwards and seven defenseman. Forwards: Charles-Antoine Paiement, Matthew Boucher, Mason Kohn, Nicolas Lariviere, Cedric Montminy, Jonathan Yantsis, Tyler Hylland, Anthony Beauregard, Justin Ducharme, Nicolas Guay, Willam Lemay, Maxim Trepanier, Ty Smilanic Defencemen: Lukash Matthews, Jacob Paquette, Cory Thomas, Brycen Martin, Kirby Proctor, Eric Hjorth, Markuss Komuls The clubs began building their rosters for the upcoming roster, and the Lions first contract was given to forward Anthony Beauregard. The 28-year-old spent the last two seasons with Trois-Rivieres, totaling 41 goals and 81 points in 108 games. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0pbxGqZKJY[/embed] Teams can reserve the rights of up to eight players from their season ending roster by submitting a qualifying offer prior to end of day July 7. A maximum of four of the eight offers can be tendered to veteran players. A veteran is considered as a player that has played in over 260 regular season professional hockey games played as of the start of the 2023-24 Season. The players receiving a qualifying offer will have until end of day July 22 to accept. Any players, such as Beauregard, that sign a contract prior to July 7, do not require a qualifying offer and are not counted towards the maximum of eight. The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue! [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue!
