IceCaps Release Blain from PTO
LUC-OLIVIER BLAIN RETURNS TO ECHL AFFILIATE
St. John’s IceCaps Media Release
ST. JOHN’S, NL (November 29, 2015) – Montreal Canadiens and St. John’s IceCaps General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the IceCaps have released centre Luc-Olivier Blain from a 25-game Professional Tryout contract (PTO) to the Brampton Beast (ECHL).
The 26-year-old Longeuil, Que. native went scoreless in two games with the IceCaps. Blain also collected four goals and four assists in 13 games this season with the Brampton Beast. The six-foot-three, 198-pound pivot played his amateur hockey with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL), Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees (OUAA).