The Estevan Bruins have announced a deal involving a local product.
Kersey Reich, a 19-year-old defenceman, has been traded to the Nipawin Hawks for prospect forward Brendan Holba.
Reich posted four goals and 14 points in 40 games for the Bruins as a rookie in 2019-20.
He was born and raised in Estevan and played his developmental hockey here until his second year at the U15 level, when he joined the Notre Dame AAA program. Then he spent three years playing U18 AAA hockey with the Swift Current Legionnaires.
“The Estevan Bruins thank Kersey for his contributions to the team on the ice and in the community,” the team said in a social media post. “As a hometown player, Kersey represented the club with pride and was a great role model with young fans and kids in Estevan.”
He’s also the younger brother of former Bruin Taylor Reich.
Holba (5'8”, 185 pounds) is a 2003-born forward currently playing with the Regina Pat Canadians. He was selected by the Hawks in the third round, 30th overall, in the 2018 SJHL Bantam Draft.
Holba will finish the year with the Pat Canadians and be a piece of the Bruins puzzle going into 2021-22.
He had seven goals and 12 points in 43 games with the Pat Canadians last season – his first in U18 AAA hockey.
