Hurricanes and Americans Make Trade

Lethbridge, AB -Hurricanes GM Roy Stasiuk announced the details of a trade completed this afternoon with the Tri-City Americans. The Canes acquired ’88 born forward Chris Inglis from the Ams in exchange for defenseman Colin Frederickson.
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rThe 6’3”, 210 pound Inglis is a three year WHL veteran with 156 WHL games under his belt. Originally drafted by Tri-City in the fourth round (62nd overall) of the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft, Inglis has developed the size and strength of a prototypical WHL power forward. Inglis is a product of Calgary Minor Hockey and played Midget AAA with current ‘Canes goaltender, Michael Maniago, in the Buffaloes program.
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r“Chris [Inglis] has been a player that has been on our radar screen for a few years. He’s a big winger who skates very well and provides us with more size among our forward group.” said Stasiuk “Colin [Frederickson] is a big kid who needs opportunity and confidence. He may have a better opportunity to develop with the Americans at this point.”
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rThe 6’2”, 198 pound Frederickson was a Hurricanes selection in the 9th Round (175th overall) of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft. The 17 year old played only three games for the Hurricanes this season before being reassigned.
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r“I believe this is an excellent opportunity for both players to start fresh.” said Stasiuk adding “Both are talented, hard working individuals and this will hopefully be a case of being with the right team at the right time.”
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