{"id":602898,"date":"2026-06-20T06:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/602898\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:12:16","slug":"canadiens-organization-adds-young-forward-after-completing-offseason-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/602898\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens organization adds young forward after completing offseason trade"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Screenshot<\/p>\n

We have a minor transaction to report within the Montreal Canadiens organization.<\/p>\n

There has been some movement involving the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions, the affiliate club within the Montreal Canadiens organization, which has just completed a trade.<\/p>\n

The team itself confirmed the acquisition.<\/p>\n

The Lions have acquired a forward.<\/p>\n

They acquired the rights to Ben Hawerchuk from the South Carolina Stingrays. And we also learned that this transaction finalizes a trade completed earlier this year.<\/p>\n

It completes future considerations.<\/p>\n

Those considerations stemmed from a March 3 trade involving goaltender Alexis Gravel.<\/p>\n

This therefore marks the conclusion of a file that began in the spring.<\/p>\n

Lions finalize Alexis Gravel trade by acquiring Ben Hawerchuk’s rights<\/p>\n

Trois-Rivi\u00e8res obviously competes in the ECHL, below the Laval Rocket in the Montreal Canadiens development structure.<\/p>\n

That level plays an important role.<\/p>\n

It allows players to continue their development within the professional system and gradually move up the ladder.<\/p>\n

Future considerations of this type are common.<\/p>\n

They allow teams to complete a trade whose details are clarified at a later date.<\/p>\n

With this acquisition, the Lions add to their pool of options.<\/p>\n

You can see the announcement here:<\/p>\n

“The Lions de Trois-Rivi\u00e8res have announced the acquisition of the rights to forward Ben Hawerchuk from the South Carolina Stingrays.<\/p>\n

This transaction completes the future considerations related to the March 3 transaction involving goaltender Alexis Gravel.”<\/p>\n

– Lions<\/p>\n

Ben Hawerchuk, 28, is a 5-foot-11, 185-pound left winger who recorded 26 points over the past two seasons, along with 8 points in 7 games before that (with the Cincinnati Cyclones).<\/p>\n

In his final OHL season with the Barrie Colts, he posted 50 points in 62 games.<\/p>\n

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Canadiens organization adds young forward after completing offseason trade<\/p>\n

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