Press Release
Four days before the Waterloo Black Hawks and Omaha Lancers meet for
the first time in 2012/13, the clubs have exchanged second-year
defensemen in a trade announced Tuesday.
The swap brings Victor Newell to the Black Hawks in exchange for Matias Cleland.
Newell had appeared in four games for Omaha this season, recording one
assist and a -5 rating for the 1-3-0 Lancers. Recruited to attend
Harvard, the 19-year-old missed just one regular season contest last
season, appearing in more games than any other Lancer defenseman.
Newell notched six goals and 14 assists – half of both totals were
recorded on the power play – with an even plus-minus rating. In four
USHL playoff appearances against the Black Hawks, the Burnaby, British
Columbia native, scored a goal, an assist, and was +3.
Before coming to
the USHL as a 2011 first round entry draft selection, Newell spent two
seasons playing for the Nanaimo Clippers of the junior A British
Columbia Hockey League.
Cleland, an 18-year-old defenseman committed to New Hampshire, had
two assists in three appearances this season after one goal and nine
assists in 41 games last year. Like Newell, Cleland had an even
plus-minus rating as a rookie; he was -4 early in 2012/13. The Black
Hawks chose the Longmont, Colorado native during the third round of the
2010 USHL Futures Draft.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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