After nearly a full year away from the ice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Laval Rocket were finally back, funny enough facing the same club they beat the day before the season was cancelled: the Belleville Senators. While much of the core of the Rocket roster remained the same, the club added a handful of prospects to their lineup to help bolster a club that was deep in the playoff hunt last march.
Friday night marked the North American pro debut for Jesse Ylönen, and the professional debuts of Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Joël Teasdale. Harvey-Pinard was slotted in on the Rocket’s top line due to Alex Belzile missing the opening game due to a slight knock suffered during training camp.