The 91大黄鸭 Rockets have released overage forward Turner McMillen.

Per the WHL rules, each team is only allowed three overage (20-year-old) players. With team captain Gabriel Szturc returning to the team recently, the Rockets had to make the decision to release McMillen.

Jackson Desouza and Dylan Wightman are the other 20-year olds on the team along with Szturc.

鈥淭his was a very difficult decision for us to make,鈥� said Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton. 鈥淲ith Gabriel Szutrc returned to us, we were in a position that we had to release one overage player to get down to three 20-year-olds. As we move forward with the players we have on our roster at this time, we will keep every option open to make our team better moving forward. We want to thank Turner for his time with the Rockets, I want to wish him all the best in the future.鈥�

McMillen cleared WHL waivers on Wednesday and now a free agent eligible to join other leagues.

In 156 regular-season WHL games spread over four seasons, all with the Rockets, the Carievale, Sask. native recorded 68 points (24G, 44A) and 181 penalty minutes.

The Rockets selected McMillen in the ninth round of the 2018 WHL Prospects Draft.

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