The Power Dodge Estevan Bruins added a big defenceman and a couple of assets for the future prior to Tuesday's trade for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and other junior leagues across Canada.
The Bruins acquired 20-year-old defenceman Evan Scott from the Valley Wildcats of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League for future considerations. Scott, who stands six-foot-three and weighs 212 pounds, is in his fourth and final season of junior hockey.
He had seven goals and 19 points in 32 games for Valley this season. Scott is in his first and only year of junior A hockey, as previously he played 113 games over parts of four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The Bruins also made a pair of moves involving a veteran forward. They acquired Teal Sobkowicz, 20, from the Melville Millionaires on Tuesday afternoon. Sobkowicz represented the future considerations in the trade that sent forward Logan Foster to Melville last month.
A few hours later, Sobkowicz and a third round pick in the 2017 SJHL draft were dealt to the Flin Flon Bombers for prospect goaltender Matt Lenz, a first round pick in the 2017 SJHL draft and future considerations.
Sobkowicz had seven goals and 11 points in 17 games with Melville this season. He was part of the Melfort Mustangs when they won the SJHL's title, the Canalta Cup, in 2015 and 2016.
Lenz, meanwhile, is a 17-year-old rookie goaltender with the Moose Jaw midget AAA Generals. He has a 12-3 record, with a 1.69 goals against average, which is the second-best in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, and a .938 save percentage, which leads the league.
After the trades, the Bruins now have the maximum 23 players, with two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 13 forwards.
