Saskatoon and Seattle Exchange Right-Wingers

Kent, WA — Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell today announced the team has acquired right wing Burke Gallimore from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for right wing Sena Acolatse.

Gallimore is in his second season with the Blades and has 23 points on 12 goals and 11 assists. Last year with the Blades Gallimore had 53 point on 26 goals and 27 assists.

"We are excited to add Burke to our team," said Farwell. "After a very impressive season last year he has proven he can score consistently and that will be a positive addition to our line up. We gain in age and scoring and both of these areas were attractive to us now and for the future. We want to thank Sena for his time here and wish him the best of luck in Saskatoon."

Gallimore is an 18-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta who is 6’0 and 210-pounds. Gallimore was originally drafted by the Spokane Chiefs in the second round of the 2006 Bantam Draft.

Acolatse is in his fourth season with the T-Bird and had 22 points on 13 goals and nine assists.

The T-Birds take on the Everett Silvertips Friday night at 7:35 p.m. at ShoWare Center. This game will be broadcast on FSN at 9:30 p.m. on Friday night. The T-Birds take on the Prince George Cougars on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at ShoWare Center.

T-Birds single game tickets for the 2009-10 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.

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Saskatoon, SK — Saskatoon Blades General Manager and Head Coach Lorne Molleken announced today that club has acquired forward Sena Acolatse (Edmonton, AB) from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for forward Burke Gallimore.

Acolatse, a 19-year-old, is in his fourth season in the league. The 5’11”, 207-pounder has 13 goals and 9 assists for 22 points and has added 35 penalty minutes.

Originally selected by the Thunderbirds in the 4th round (76th overall) in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft, Acolatse has 27 goals and 51 assists for 78 points and 346 penalty minutes in his WHL career. The right winger earned an invite to the training camp of the Phoenix Coyotes this past fall.

The Blades give up Gallimore, an 18-year-old, who is in his second full season in the league. The 6’0”, 210-pounder has 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points this season to go along with 16 penalty minutes. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Gallimore has 38 goals and 38 assists for 76 points to go along with 33 penalty minutes in his WHL career. Originally selected by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2nd round (23rd overall) in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft, Gallimore was acquired by the Blades from the Chiefs along with forward Chris Langkow and a conditional 3rd round Bantam Draft pick in 2009 for Justin McCrae. After going undrafted in the past summer’s NHL Entry Draft, Gallimore earned an invite this fall to the rookie camp of the Edmonton Oilers.