Ottawa Fury FC bolstered its midfield Tuesday, adding Canadian Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare on loan from the Montreal Impact.

The 20-year-old, who's currently playing alongside Fury midfielder Mauro Eustaquio with the Canadian Men's U23 Olympic squad, signed with the Impact in July 2014 and featured in seven MLS matches, as well as playing in 16 games with the Impact's USL Pro affiliate, FC Montreal. The loan runs through the end of the season.

A native of Sherbrooke, Que., Gagnon-Lapare has been capped five times with Canada's Senior Men's National Team. He'll join Fury, along with Eustaquio, following Olympic qualifiers.

"Jeremy will bring depth to our midfield," said Fury coach Marc Dos Santos. "It's important that we have all the necessary options for the most important month of the season. We will need to be covered in every position and this is a good situation both for our club and for the player."

Fury has four matches left and sits in top spot on both the fall and combined NASL tables. The club clinched a playoff spot for the first time on the weekend with a 2-0 win over FC Edmonton.

Gagnon-Lapare wasn't the only addition Fury made Tuesday. The club also announced it had promoted three of its Academy players to the first team. Joining the club for the home stretch are Ottawa natives Emad Houache and Jeff Addai, along with Gatineau native Jonathan Vallée.

"It is always good to see young players rewarded for their efforts. All three Academy players have had good exposure and experience over the last couple of years and this showed right away when they started to train with our first team," said technical director Phillip Dos Santos. "They are hardworking and ambitious players who are now given a chance to show if they are made for the next level. The next month will be important for them, they will need to grow and mature very quickly but also show consistency and stability if they aspire to remain with the first team after the end of the season."

More honours for Peiser

Romuald Peiser's impressive season continued throughout September and the veteran goalkeeper was recognized for his work again Tuesday as he was named the NASL's Player of the Month.

Peiser conceded just two goals in five matches during the month with Fury going undefeated during that stretch, leading to a post-season clinching win over FC Edmonton on Sunday. Peiser recorded his record-tying 13th clean sheet of the year in the win.

"What we did in September was really fantastic," Peiser said. "No one was expecting that, including us. We approached the month one match at a time and when you look back, we did something exceptional."

Peiser posted three clean sheets in September and lowered his league-leading goals against average to 0.77, solidifying his position as front runner to win the Golden Glove.