Tri-City Herald: Tri-City Americans add another goalie to the mix
By Annie Fowler | Tri-City Herald
Kennewick, WA — It’s not often a 19-year-old goaltender would consider vying for a backup job in the Western Hockey League, but Luke Lee-Knight is doing just that with the Tri-City Americans.
“During the summer, (Americans general manager) Bob Tory called me up and asked if I wanted to come to camp,” Lee-Knight said. “I jumped at the chance. Tri-City has been a great team lately. It’s nice to go to a good team and compete for a job.”
With Eric Comrie, 17, penciled in as the starter with permanent ink, Calgary native Lee-Knight knows he will have work hard to beat out Winnipeg, Manitoba, native Brendan Fiebelkorn, 18, who played for the Winnipeg Thrashers AAA midget team last season.
“I like competition,” Lee-Knight said. “I know Eric is a good kid and I want to be pushed by him, and I want to push him.”
Comrie, Lee-Knight, Fiebelkorn and 15-year-old Evan Sarthou are on the roster for this weekend’s Everett Tournament.
