Brett Lernout (born September 24, 1995) is a

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professional

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who is currently an

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. He was selected in the third round, 73rd overall, by the

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in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Career

In December 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Canadiens. In 2015 after the end of his junior career with the

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and the

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, he reported to the Hamilton Bulldogs (the Canadiens AHL affiliate at the time) and played the last six games of their season. Lernout played the bulk of the 2015–16 season with the

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, the Canadiens' new AHL farm team, but was called up after a string of injuries to Canadiens' defencemen. He played his first NHL game on April 2, 2016, but suffered a season-ending injury during his eighth shift. A similar situation caused him to be called up again the next year. After five seasons within the Canadiens organization, Lenout left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the

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on July 1, 2019. In the 2019–20 season, Lernout was assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, after attending the Golden Knights 2019 training camp. He remained with the Wolves for the duration of his contract with the Golden Knights, registering two assists through 38 regular-season games from the blueline before the season was cancelled due to the

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. Having left the Golden Knights as a free agent, Lernout was unsigned leading into the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season. On February 10, 2021, he was signed to a professional tryout agreement to join the Colorado Eagles of the AHL, the primary affiliate of the

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. Lernout posted three assists through 12 regular season games before he was released from his tryout on April 18, 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lernout, Brett 1995 births Living people 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Colorado Eagles players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Laval Rocket players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players St. John's IceCaps players Saskatoon Blades players Steinbach Pistons players Swift Current Broncos players