Canes Make Trade
Written by Dale Woodard
rTuesday, 06 January 2009
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rIt’s early-January, but this is a day at the Beach the Lethbridge Hurricanes are looking forward to.
rAnd as the Western Hockey League regular season gears up for the playoff stretch drive the ’Canes are hoping for plenty more days like this.
rThe Hurricanes announced Tuesday they had dealt defenceman Alex Theriau, forward Dan Iwanski and a first round draft pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft to the Everett Silvertips in exchange for forward Kyle Beach and defenceman Mike Alexander.
rBeach was drafted in the first round – 11th overall – of the 2008 NHL entry draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. The six-foot-three, 210-pound forward tallied nine goals and 30 points and 106 minutes in penalties in 30 games with Everett this season.
r“It’s obviously a big deal in terms of what we’re giving up,” said Hurricanes general manager Roy Stastiuk. “At the same time I don’t think we’re sacrificing our future. We have some depth that allowed us to make this deal with Derek Ryckman and Cody Castro coming on. They’ve enabled us to move Alex Theriau and though it’s tough we can still do it. A first-round draft pick is always tough to move, but at the same time we’re getting an NHL first-round (draft) player in Kyle Beach. I think he’s going to add some bite to our game. I think he’s going to add some grit and some determintion and a bit of snot-nosed hockey. I think that’s what’s been missing from us a little bit…
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