RebFan03
10-27-2005, 07:09 PM
From the WHL Website
Cranbrook, BC -- Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has traded 18-year-old Forward Brett Sutter to the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for 18-year-old Defenseman Paul Kurceba.
“If we are going to have long term success this season we felt we needed to add a veteran Defenseman to our line-up who can play in all situations and we are confident Paul will bring that dimension to our Hockey Club. His experience as a three year veteran of the Western Hockey League will also prove invaluable to our group of blueliners as a whole. With top four Defensemen at a premium in our League it is virtually impossible to acquire one without giving up either a top six forward or top four defenseman. It was certainly not our intention to trade a quality player and person like Brett Sutter, but to get quality you have to give up quality. We wish Brett all the best in Red Deer and thank him for his contributions to our Hockey Club,” added Chynoweth.
Paul Kurceba was the Rebels first round selection (19th overall) in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft and was a member of Canada's Under-18 team which won the silver medal at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships held last April. Kurceba will arrive in Cranbrook tomorrow afternoon and will be in the ICE line-up Sunday, October 30 when the ICE host the Rebels.
Cranbrook, BC -- Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has traded 18-year-old Forward Brett Sutter to the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for 18-year-old Defenseman Paul Kurceba.
“If we are going to have long term success this season we felt we needed to add a veteran Defenseman to our line-up who can play in all situations and we are confident Paul will bring that dimension to our Hockey Club. His experience as a three year veteran of the Western Hockey League will also prove invaluable to our group of blueliners as a whole. With top four Defensemen at a premium in our League it is virtually impossible to acquire one without giving up either a top six forward or top four defenseman. It was certainly not our intention to trade a quality player and person like Brett Sutter, but to get quality you have to give up quality. We wish Brett all the best in Red Deer and thank him for his contributions to our Hockey Club,” added Chynoweth.
Paul Kurceba was the Rebels first round selection (19th overall) in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft and was a member of Canada's Under-18 team which won the silver medal at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships held last April. Kurceba will arrive in Cranbrook tomorrow afternoon and will be in the ICE line-up Sunday, October 30 when the ICE host the Rebels.