The Bulldogs made a move today, sending 1994 born Defenceman Darian Henry to the Okotoks Oilers of the AJHL in return for 1995 born Defenceman Drew Weich.
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Port Alberni, BC – The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have made a significant trade with the Okotoks Oilers of the AJHL, swapping top defensemen.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs send 1994-born defenseman Darian Henry to the Okotoks Oilers of the AJHL in return for 1995-born defenseman Drew Weich (pronounced “wike”).
In Weich, the Bulldogs get a 6’4, 200lbs, right-handed, steady, two-way defenseman who is capable of putting up points on the power play.
Henry’s rights were originally acquired by the Bulldogs back in August 2012 in exchange for forward Justin Morello.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have also signed veteran 20 year-old defenseman Drake Brown. Brown split his CJHL Junior A career between the Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) and the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL). Brown is a big, steady, stay-at-home, body-crunching defenseman and has been skating with the Bulldogs for the past week.
The Bulldogs did not give anything up in signing Brown. A 20 year-old spot on the roster was made available as a result of the Weich/Henry trade.
Brown will wear #3 for the Bulldogs and Weich will wear #25.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs welcome Drew and Drake to the Bulldogs family and they are sure to be a perfect fit to a very hardworking team. The Bulldogs wish Darian continued success with Okotoks.
Full details on the Bulldogs website HERE
Hammer
2 comments:
Henry had a powerful shot! What happened...didn't listen to the coach?
I'm not really into throwing a kid under the bus when he's already out of town, but in the interest of answering your question, I'll take a stab at it.... I think your comment of that he didn't listen to the Coach(es) is no doubt a large part of the reason. On both the postgame show Sunday, and on yesterday's pregame show both Adam Hayduk and Kevin Willison comented on discipline issues that weren't going away.
I think he's a great kid and a good player and wish him success in the AJHL and thank him for his commitment here. Sounds like the Dogs are getting a great D man in Drew Weich who can score, and also play defence.
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