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Montreal Canadiens: Laval Rocket Release Training Camp Roster

By Ken MacMillan |
Sep 29, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens forward Joshua Roy (97) skates during the warmup period before the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens forward Joshua Roy (97) skates during the warmup period before the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

The Montreal Canadiens training camp began over a week ago with 72 players in attendance. Things have been dwindled down considerably since then as 28 players remain. The Habs have just one preseason game remaining so they needed to narrow their list in a hurry.

Some of those who were released from camp headed overseas or back to Junior for the upcoming season, but the bulk of them didn’t go far. More than two dozen Habs players were assigned to the Laval Rocket who began their own training camp yesterday and hit the ice for the first time.

As the Canadiens make their final cuts, a handful of more players will eventually be assigned to the Rocket, but the bulk of their team is already in town. As of this morning, the Laval Rocket training camp roster looks like this:

Forwards (21)

Lias Andersson

Gabriel Bourque

Lucas Condotta

Jared Davidson

Isaac Dufort

Sean Farrell

Brandon Gignac

Riley Kidney

Nathan Legare

Philippe Maillet

Riley McKay

Filip Mesar

Jan Mysak

Jakov Novak

John Parker-Jones

Joshua Roy

Xavier Simoneau

Ty Smilanic

Mitchell Stephens

Alex-Olivier Voyer

Nolan Yaremko

Defensemen (12)

Nicolas Beaudin

Tobie Bisson

Stanislav Demin

Olivier Galipeau

Eric Hjorth

Brady Keeper

Noah Laaouan

Andrew Nielsen

Christopher Ortiz

Jayden Struble

Miguel Tourigny

William Trudeau

Goaltenders (4)

Jakub Dobes

Zachary Emond

Strauss Mann

Joe Vrbetic

The Rocket continue their camp with practices today and tomorrow before they head to Toronto to take on the Marlies in their first preseason game on Thursday afternoon. Their second, and final, preseason game is on Sunday against the Belleville Senators.

The Rocket begin their regular season next Friday, October 13th when they host the Abbotsford Canucks. They host the Canucks again the next night, and as the roster above shows, there could be a young, skilled team in Laval this season looking to make the playoffs in a tough North Division.

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