The club has signed forwards Keegan Allison, Chris Thorimbert
and Keaton Longpre, defenseman Nolan Nicholas and goalie Brett Lewchuk
to player cards in the past week. All five 1995-born players attended
the Bruins spring prospects camp and were among the top players
throughout the three-day camp.
Allison, Thorimbert and Lewchuk are all coming off of strong seasons with the Saskatoon Blazers of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. Allison finished the year with 50 points (26 goals and 24 assists) in 39 games while Thorimbert had 40 points (15 goals and 25 assists) in 43 games.
Lewchuk had a record of 12 and 8 for the Blazers to go along
with a goals-against-average of 2.50, which was fifth best in the
SMAAAHL.
Both Longpre and Nicholas were key players on a Thunder Bay
Major Midget AAA Kings team that hosted the Telus Cup Western Regionals
in April. Longpre finished his midget AAA career with 78 points in 125
games.
Nicholas also enjoyed a strong midget AAA career with 66 points in 126 games.
“We’re very excited to have signed these five players,” said
Bruins Head Coach and General Manager Chris Lewgood. “They will be a big
part of the Bruins’ long-term success and will also be able to
contribute right away. Not only do all five of these players play at a
strong level, they are also high character guys.”
The Estevan Bruins are proud to also announce that Bienfait product Lynnden Pastachak has signed a player card.
The 17-year-old forward spent the past two seasons with the
Yorkton Harvest of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League. In the 2012-2013
season Pastachak finished fifth in league scoring with 58 points in 42
games. In the 2011-2012 season he had 31 points in 42 games.
Bruins head coach and general manager Chris Lewgood says the
club is excited to have signed a player of Pastachak's caliber, adding
the fact he is a local product made the signing all the more special.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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