The Baptiste deal has finally gone through.
Here is how it breaks down.
TO OCN:
F - Parker Sharp (94)
F - Jack Petrino (94)
TO LLYODMINSTER:
F - Kolton Baptiste (92)
Future Considerations
I also just got off the phone with GM Derek Fontaine, here is what he had to say.
As Fontaine said, both players are expected to report, and as per Sharp's twitter he's on the road to OCN now.
More notes on Petrino and Sharp:
This is a press release from the Langley Rivermen (BCHL) upon signing Petrino:
Township of Langley, BC, Wednesday, May 9, 2012:
The Langley Rivermen Junior “A” Hockey Club is pleased to announce the
commitment of forward Jack Petrino (1994) to the team for next season.
Jack hails from Rochester Hills, Michigan and played for the Vancouver
Victory in the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NOR PAC). In 40 games,
Jack recorded 18 goals and 21 assists for a total of 39 points.
Petrino is thrilled to play Junior “A” Hockey next season in Langley,
“I am extremely excited to start my junior career in Langley and cannot wait to get there in a couple of months,” said Petrino.
Choosing to come to Langley was not a very hard decision as he is a big fan of the new Head Coach,
“I
really like Coach Henderson, he is a very nice guy and made me feel
right at home when I went there and just overall knows his stuff and
seems like the type of guy you would like to play for,” continued
Petrino.
Head Coach Bobby Henderson is equally excited to have Jack on board with the Rivermen,
“Jack
was a very highly touted Midget player that we targeted and are
fortunate to have,” said Henderson, “he plays an up tempo style and
possesses great speed and can play any wing up front and is a guy that
we see that can develop the potential to be a potent goal scorer in this
league”.
Petrino describes himself as a player that will do whatever it takes to win,
“I
will do anything the coaches ask of me to do, but if I had to describe
myself as a player I would say I am a hard working, playmaking forward,
but can also put the puck in the back of the net” Petrino said.
Petrino feels that playing in Langley will help him reach his personal goal of obtaining a hockey scholarship,
“I
hope to learn something new about Hockey when I am there that will help
get me to the NCAA ranks because that is my ultimate goal, I have
always wanted to play there for quite some time now,” Petrino finished.
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Meanwhile Parker Sharp was awarded the "Top Forward Award" by the Grande Peace athletic club on the Ernie's Sports Experts Major Midget AAA team last season.
I need to think outloud for a moment....
ReplyDeleteWhy would a team sitting in last place with basically no chance of making the playoffs (although early in the season)trade two young players for a 20 year old? One has played 6 games and the other hasn't played yet and already on his third team?
Fontaine has made some good deals this year so let's wait and see on this one. Even if only one of these guys can come in and win a regular spot it's a good deal. Let's face it Baptiste wasn't gonna get us a 30 goal scorer.
ReplyDeleteThis must have been plan B becaUse the last time Derek talked about a trade he said it was for a 20 yea old to play on the first line. Today he says they are gonna try one of the new guys there.
ReplyDeleteObviously the 20 year old deal fell through, and I'm thinking Mollard will ultimately be the one to decide who plays on the first line (Or will he). No due to the circumstances he wasn't going to get a sniper, as when a player leaves on those terms then we lose the upper hand to control the return price.
ReplyDeleteTime will tell how this all plays out. As it's still early in the year teams will not be giving up quality players until December at least.
Looking forward to tomorrow. It's been so long since we saw a game I forgot where the rink is
With Jack Petrino he was flipped to Lloyd due to import numbers and the same reason why he was traded here.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see how things pan out but both players were at practice today, I'll have more on that a little later today.
That is good to know stuff Brad.. It makes a difference. Thanks for the clarification.
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Delete..and your doing great!
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