According to the SJHL site, the Brooks Bandits have made trades with Estevan and Melfort.
The Bruins sent Devin Mitzner to Brooks for 19-year-old forward Richard Hubscher (49-6-11-19). Melfort acquired 18-year-old forward Connor Bradshaw (40-3-6-9) for futures.
Don't forget, Mitzner was a threat for the league scoring title last year until Flin Flon dealt him to Estevan, where he didn't report at first. After five games, he was sent to Dauphin for their RBC run. The deal had Mitzner coming back to the Bruins this year, and now they've traded him again before camp.
Rumours floated last year that Mitzner might not be the greatest thing since Yzerman in the locker room, and given the value teams have gotten for him in trades, there could be something to that. The Bombers shipped him out for a solid but lesser-talented forward in Brody Haygarth in the midst of a first-place season - which made a lot of people go hmm.
Now the B's - who have loaded up like crazy this summer - are trading him for a forward who is younger, but whose stats aren't blowing anyone away.
Bruins coach Karry Biette has said Mitzner wanted to play in his home province of Alberta, so maybe that's all there is to it.
Either way, the Klippers and the rest of the Sherwood are probably happy to get the sniper out of their conference.
Unfortunate comment in your fourth paragragh, rumours do nothing more than spread untruths and lies. Devin Mitzner is a young man who will speak up for his teammates and himself when necessary. How many other last year Bombers (3 for sure) are not returning to play this year? Do these players also have locker room issues.
ReplyDeleteNot pretending to know the situation, just looking for possible reasons for the deals. I wish Devin all the best in Brooks. Thanks for the comment.
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