Montreal, June 24, 2009 – The Montreal Alouettes announced today that the following players have been released:

-    Blue Adams, CB
-    Rodney Hardeway, DE
-    Frantz Hardy, WR
-    Kevin Marion, WR
-    Robbie Powell, G
-    Chris Rutledge, T
-    Jay Staggs, SEC
-    Joshua Thompson, DT
-    Jamaine Winborne, LB

The following players have retired:
 
-    Nickolas Morin-Soucy, DE
-    Benoit Boulanger, FB
-    Matt Singer, G

The Alouettes will resume practice this Saturday in preparation for their first regular season game against the Stampeders in Calgary on Wednesday, July 1. The team will play its first regular season home game on Thursday, July 9, against the Edmonton Eskimos.

Single game tickets are on sale now at 514-790-1245 or by clicking here.

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