The Laval Rocket are currently in the midst of an injury plague that has cost them four full-time roster players. Initially they lost Matt Taormina and Yannick Veilleux, and to make up for the shortfall, the team reached out to their ECHL affiliate Brampton Beast to fill out the roster, signing defenceman Matt Petgrave and forward Chris Leveille to professional tryouts.
Then in rapid succession, forwards Chris Terry and Niki Petti also were befallen, not to mention the recall of Nikita Scherbak to the Montreal Canadiens, which necessitated another call to the ECHL for reinforcement.