MONTREAL - The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that seven players were being sent back to their respective Junior clubs following the team's return from the rookie tournament in Toronto.

The six players being returned are William Bitten (Hamilton Bulldogs), Josh Brook (Moose Jaw Warriors), Cale Fleury (Kootenay ICE), Michael Pezzetta (Sudbury Wolves), Scott Walford (Victoria Royals) and Jarret Tyszka (Seattle Thunderbirds).

Alexandre Alain, who was brought in to camp on an amateur tryout basis, was released and returned to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.