Press Release
EVERETT – The Everett Silvertips today
announced the addition of four players who will join the team
immediately to help offset the absence of players who are currently away
at international tournaments. Forward Mitch Skapski has signed a WHL
Education Contract and will join the Silvertips on a full-time basis,
while forwards Logan Aasman and Kyle Raymond and 15-year-old defenseman
Kevin Davis will also be with the club when it returns from the WHL
holiday break with three games this weekend.
Skapski,
16, was acquired by the Silvertips in May in the same trade that
brought Ben Betker and Tyler Sandhu to Everett from Portland in exchange
for Seth Jones. As the only 1996-born player with the Chilliwack
Chiefs of the BCHL, Skapski had three goals, eight points and 39 penalty
minutes in 29 games this year. Hailing from Abbotsford, BC and
originally selected in the fourth round (#86 overall) of the 2011 WHL
Bantam Draft, the 5-9, 155-pound winger racked up 26 goals, 49 points
and 86 penalty minutes in 40 midget games last season.
“We’re
very excited that Mitch has decided to commit to our program this
year,” said General Manager Garry Davidson. “He’s known for his high
level of compete and energy and plays a much bigger game than his size
suggests. Having Mitch here sooner will give him added experience that
should help him going into next year.”
Raymond,
16, joins the Silvertips for the second time this season after making
his WHL debut at Tri-City on November 9. In 31 games with the Princeton
Posse of the Junior-B KIJHL this year, Raymond has 21 points (9g/12a)
and 46 minutes in penalties. The 6-foot-4 Langley, BC native was
Everett’s seventh round selection (#136 overall) in the 2011 WHL Bantam
Draft.
Aasman, 17, makes
his first foray into the WHL after being listed recently by the
Silvertips. At the midget level with the Southeast Tigers in his
hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta this season, the sizable winger has
scored 12 goals and totaled 18 points to go with 32 penalty minutes in
21 games. He has also appeared in one Junior-A game with Drumheller of
the AJHL this year.
Davis,
15, was Everett’s first-round selection (11th overall) in the 2012 WHL
Bantam Draft. He has recorded 14 points (7g/7a) in 24 games with the
Thompson Blazers of the of BC Major Midget League so far this season. A
native of Kamloops, BC, Davis compiled 46 points (15g/31a) in 49 games
from the blueline last year while helping lead his bantam club to a
league title.
“Kyle and
Logan are both big, physical right wingers who will have the chance to
establish themselves in our group during this period, and Kevin is a
first-round draft pick who will be an important part of our future,”
Davidson said. “We’re looking forward to seeing them in action while
we’ve got some playing time available with a number of players
unavailable to us right now.”
Three
Silvertips players are currently away from the club on international
duty: defenseman Mirco Mueller is playing for Switzerland at the World
Junior Championships and forwards Ty Mappin and Tyler Sandhu are skating
for Team Pacific at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Forward Dawson
Leedahl was also scheduled to participate in the U-17 tournament before
suffering a lower-body injury that will keep him off the Team West
roster.
The WHL Scholarship
encourages graduates to pursue a post-secondary education while also
affording them the opportunity to continue playing hockey at an elite
level in the Canadian University or College systems. For every season a
player spends in the WHL, he receives a full year guaranteed
Scholarship to a higher education institution. Each year over 300 WHL
graduates attend a university or college on a WHL Scholarship.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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