B.C. Lions kicker Sean Whyte is heading east to Montreal, after the Lions head coach/general manager Wally Buono dealt the Peninsula resident to the Alouettes during the Canadian Football League draft Sunday.

Whyte, a former White Rock-South 性视界传媒 Titan and Big Kahuna Ram, was traded for a a first-round draft pick in 2012. Despite being with the Lions since 2008 鈥� he started as a practice roster player before making the main roster 鈥� Whyte had a limited role with his hometown team as he鈥檇 been stuck behind 41-year-old Paul McCallum on the depth chart.

鈥淚鈥檓 very excited and very happy to get an opportunity to play,鈥� Whyte said from Montreal Monday afternoon.

鈥淚鈥檓 getting the chance to play for a great team in a beautiful city, and I鈥檓 really excited.鈥�

Whyte, 25, said it was at times difficult playing behind McCallum, but understood his situation, and takes nothing from positives from his time with the Lions.

鈥淚t was frustrating at times, sure, but with Wally you have to go through stages of learning, and I know he always had a plan for me,鈥� Whyte said.

鈥淲hen I talked to Wally, one of the last things he said to me was that he wouldn鈥檛 have sent me just anywhere, he wanted me to have a real shot.鈥�

Whyte, who was signed by B.C. in 2007 as a territorial junior exemption, may finally get a chance to play in Montreal, who has thus far chose not to re-sign their own veteran kicker, free agent Damon Duval.

However, Whyte will have some competition for the starting job, as the Als still have American kicker/punter Colt David under contract, and also used their first-round pick in last weekend鈥檚 draft to select Brody McKnight, a kicker from the University of Montana.

鈥淚t鈥檚 what the game is all about 鈥� competition,鈥� Whyte said.

鈥淏ut I鈥檝e always prepared as though I鈥檓 going to start, and I don鈥檛 think Montreal traded for me to be a backup, so I鈥檓 headed into the season as though it鈥檚 my job.鈥�