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10-28-2008, 11:03 PM
Courtesy Alan Caldwell
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sale official / minor trade
A minor trade this morning, Brandon sending 18 year old defenceman Alexander Grill-Donovan (who they sent home last week) to Chilliwack for a conditional 2010 6th round pick. No doubt the pick is conditional on Grill-Donovan sticking in the WHL past a certain date.
The real big news is that the sale of the Winter Hawks is official today, and the expected purge has taken place. Mike Johnston is the new head coach & General Manager, which means Rich Kromm and Ken Hodge are out. Kromm has been offered another, unspecified, position within the organization. Nothing about Hodge. Assistant coach Brian Pellerin and the previously-mentioned Innes Mackie as trainer are also gone. Travis Green has been hired as the new assistant coach and assistant G.M., and Rich Campbell is the new trainer.
This has to be a very stressful time for the players on that team, as Johnston will no doubt have his own ideas about what the roster should look like, so we could see some trades or releases coming up in the next few weeks.
Scout
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sale official / minor trade
A minor trade this morning, Brandon sending 18 year old defenceman Alexander Grill-Donovan (who they sent home last week) to Chilliwack for a conditional 2010 6th round pick. No doubt the pick is conditional on Grill-Donovan sticking in the WHL past a certain date.
The real big news is that the sale of the Winter Hawks is official today, and the expected purge has taken place. Mike Johnston is the new head coach & General Manager, which means Rich Kromm and Ken Hodge are out. Kromm has been offered another, unspecified, position within the organization. Nothing about Hodge. Assistant coach Brian Pellerin and the previously-mentioned Innes Mackie as trainer are also gone. Travis Green has been hired as the new assistant coach and assistant G.M., and Rich Campbell is the new trainer.
This has to be a very stressful time for the players on that team, as Johnston will no doubt have his own ideas about what the roster should look like, so we could see some trades or releases coming up in the next few weeks.
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