{"id":789718,"date":"2026-07-09T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/789718\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:00:10","slug":"seven-players-have-just-been-released-from-the-montreal-canadiens-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/789718\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven players have just been released from the Montreal Canadiens organization"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

We have an important announcement regarding the Montreal Canadiens’ organizational depth chart.<\/p>\n

The Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions have cleaned house on their roster.<\/p>\n

The affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens unveiled its qualifying offers on Wednesday, an important step in the offseason for the organization’s depth.<\/p>\n

Under ECHL rules, each team was allowed to submit a maximum of eight qualifying offers.<\/p>\n

The Lions used all of their available slots.<\/p>\n

Eight players from the team’s end-of-season roster have therefore received qualifying offers.<\/p>\n

Among the forwards who received offers are Isaac Dufort and Mathieu Bizier, while Logan Nijhoff, Ben Hawerchuk, and Nicholas Girouard round out the forward group.<\/p>\n

On the blue line, three defensemen received qualifying offers.<\/p>\n

Wyatt McLeod, Kale McCallum, and Jacob Dion were selected, meaning these are players we could see at the Montreal Canadiens’ training camp in September.<\/p>\n

The remaining players have been released by the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions<\/p>\n

That means seven players were neither qualified nor signed and are now unrestricted free agents.<\/p>\n

“The Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions have unveiled the list of players who received qualifying offers!<\/p>\n

All ECHL teams were allowed to issue up to eight qualifying offers to players who were on their end-of-season roster.”<\/p>\n

These qualifying offers remain valid until July 22.<\/p>\n

The players who received qualifying offers also cannot be traded before that date.<\/p>\n

It’s also worth noting that several players had already settled their future within the Montreal Canadiens organization, as we reported over the past few days.<\/p>\n

Laferri\u00e8re, Beauregard, Charron, Lapenna, and Fuller all signed before the deadline.<\/p>\n

How many of the qualified players will accept their offers?<\/p>\n

That’s the question, because between today’s list and the final roster, the Lions’ lineup could still change significantly over the course of the summer.<\/p>\n

Also keep in mind that Montreal Canadiens prospects, as well as players from the Laval Rocket, are expected to join the group before the start of next season.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

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