Canes Make the Move
Lethbridge, AB – Lethbridge Hurricanes General Manager, Roy Stasiuk, announced this morning overage forward, Adam Chorneyko, has been traded to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
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r“With the return of Mitch Fadden, we are obviously forced to meet our overage quota of three players and have fulfilled that obligation. Adam has gotten off to a tremendous start with 7 points in 8 games and even more noteworthy he’ll be missed by our organization and his teammates.”
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rThe trade ends speculation regarding the Canes 20 year old situation brought on by Fadden’s surprise return from pro camp with Norfolk (AHL). Chorneyko tallied 29 points (7G, 22A), a career high last season and was named the co-winner of the 2007-2008 Hurricanes Community Relations Award.
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r“I had the opportunity to bring Adam to Lethbridge three years ago and I think our organization revitalized his WHL career.” said Stasiuk adding “We certainly want to thank A.C. and add best wishes in Saskatoon and hope he has a chance to realize a professional career upon graduation.”
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rThe move now leaves the Canes with three remaining overage players; forward Mitch Fadden, defenseman Mitch Versteeg and Hurricanes Captain Ben Wright. Lethbridge was not bound by the WHL 20 year old cutoff date as the team had two weeks from Fadden’s date of return (Saturday, Oct.11/08) in which to make a decision on declaring their overage players.