Press Release
With the opening of the Spirit’s
2012-13 OHL season kicking off Friday, September 21 in Guelph, the team
has now appointed four veteran skaters as Captain and Assistants. The
Spirit have announced that Vincent Trocheck will assume the captaincy of
the team vacated by Brandon Saad, who held the position a season ago.
The Florida Panthers prospect is coming off a season where he was second
in the OHL in assists, and led the Spirit in scoring on the strength of
an 85 point campaign. Trocheck, who inked an NHL contact this past
spring, will be looking to carve his name into the Spirit record books
this season as he is 57 points away from the franchise high in a career.
Also selected to wear letters for
Saginaw this season are veterans Garret Ross, Steven Strong, and Eric
Locke who will all be alternate captains. Ross has played his entire OHL
career with the Spirit, hitting the 25 goal plateau for the first time
in 2011-12. Ross was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fifth
round of June’s NHL Draft.
Strong will be starting his second
full season on the Spirit blueline after being acquired from the
Belleville Bulls last summer. Locke was also brought in through a trade
this past January in a deal with the Barrie Colts. The former Colt and
Windsor Spitfire was a 20 goal shooter in the 2011-12 season.
“As an organization we are looking for
players who epitomize what we are about,” commented Saginaw Spirit Head
Coach Greg Gilbert. “We believe in high compete levels, work ethic,
commitment and sacrifice for the team. We felt that these four young men
exemplify these values and what we stand for.”
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Friday, September 21, 2012
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