Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Spirit Acquire Goaltender Darien Ekblad from Whalers

Press Release

The Saginaw Spirit announce today that the team has acquired goaltender Darien Ekblad from the Plymouth Whalers. In return, the Spirit send their West Division counterpart a 13th round pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. Ekblad was originally selected by London in the 9th round of the 2010 draft, then was part of a package that saw goaltender Jake Patterson move to the Knights from Plymouth. The Belle River, ON native is a 1994 birth year, and is the brother of Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts, the OHL’s first overall pick in 2011.     

This season with the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Ekblad has enjoyed a solid campaign with 17 wins, and a goals against average of 2.93 in 24 games. He was also named the league’s Western Conference Goaltender of the Month for November.


 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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