Blizzard Trade Baptiste to Llyodminster Bobcats

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.