The Almaguin Spartans are excited to announce that they have completed a trade with the Bradford Rattlers. The Spartans are sending a 7th Round GMHL Draft Pick to the Rattlers for 2003 born Austrian F/D Christoph Kirchmayer.
Last season Kirchmayer had 11 points and 24 penalty minutes in 34 games. Kirchmayer is a versatile player that can play multiple positions and is a team first guy. He will be joining the Spartans tomorrow and will be in the line up on Saturday in Sennetree.
The Almaguin Spartans are thrilled to announce the addition of Mikhail Ilyin. The 2005 Forward from Novosibirsk, Russia joins the Spartans from Sibir Novosibirsk where he had 8 points in 24 games in the top Russian U18 league.
Spartans General Manager David Forde had this to say about the club’s latest addition “Mikhail is a talented young forward with a lot of potential. He has great size at 6’3 and 175 pounds and athleticism, as he comes from a family with multiple professional athletes. Mikhail see’s the ice well and can create offense off the rush and in the offensive zone. We have several good young forwards who are going to be given a great opportunity to develop and play in key situations this year.
Mikhail joined the team on Monday and got right to work in the team’s first on ice session. We have big expectations for Mikhail this season and are excited to see what he can do in Spartans uniform.
The club started on ice training Monday with 15 players, with 2 arriving this weekend and 2 more next week. We expect skilled Serbian Forward Bojan Djordjevic to arrive before October 1st and are just waiting for 3 more Visa’s. Our coaches are very happy with what they have seen so far with our group and feel we are going to have a very competitive club this season.
The guys have two big weeks of training, before the clubs first game September 22nd in West Nipissing. The club then heads to the far north for the longest road trip off the season with a back-to-back against the expansion Le Becard De Senneterre, before hosting the Bancroft Rockhounds in our Home Opener Friday October 6th.
The Almaguin Spartans are thrilled to announce the addition of Nikita Pecheritsyn. The 2002 Russian Defensemen played for HC Everest Kohtla-Jarve in Estonian last season. Prior to that, Nikita spent two seasons in the NA3HL for the Atlanta Capitals where he registered 28 points and 74 penalty minutes in 84 games. Overall, Nikita has played 46 games at the Men’s level registering 8 points and 24 penalty minutes.
Spartans General Manager David Forde had this to say about the club’s big addition to the blue line “I am happy to be able to add a defenseman with Nikita’s skill level and experience to our lineup. He is a strong skater, has a high hockey IQ and great size at 6’0 and 195 pounds. Nikita competes hard in both ends of the rink and will be used in every situation.
He has significant experience at the men’s level, as well as considerable experience at the North American junior level. At 18 years of age, he had 17 points and 62 penalty minutes in 37 games in the NA3HL. Now being a 21-year-old defenseman with 2 years of men’s experience under his belt, I think Nikita can be a point per game defensemen for us offensively, while also playing big minutes defensively against the other teams’ top lines.
I also feel Nikita will make a big impact in our dressing room with some of our younger players having played juniors and multiple years with pro level players. He is ready for a leadership role and will lead by example in practice and off ice training daily. He’s one of the guys that will set the pace for other guys to push themselves to. Nikita already has a Canadian Tourism Visa, so he is all set to join the club later next week.
The Almaguin Spartans are excited to announce the commitment of defensemen Spencer Van de Velde. Last season Van de Velde played juniors in Manitoba for the Lorette Comets where he had 7 points and 22 penalty minutes in 24 games.
Spartans General Manager David Forde had this to say about the club’s latest addition “We are very happy to be adding Spencer to our line-up. He’s a mobile defenseman that plays with a lot of intensity. Spencer comes from an extremely hard-working family, and he has developed that same work ethic on and off the ice. I think Spencer’s work ethic and character will be a great example for our younger players and help with the team culture we want in our program. “
The Almaguin Spartans are thrilled to announce the addition of 2004 born Noah Malmesjo. Last season the Swedish forward suited up for Hofors HC J18 and J20 where he put 11 points and 65 penalty minutes in 29 games.
Spartans General Manager David Forde had this to say about the club’s latest addition “We are very happy to be adding Noah to our program. He comes from a very well-respected Swedish program in Hofors. Noah is a versatile forward that can play every position. He is a 200-foot player, who likes to play physical. His style of play and work ethic will fit in well with our club systems/style of play.
I look forward to seeing Noah on the ice when he arrives in Sundridge on the 15th of September.”
