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Sarnia,
On – General Manager Jacques Beaulieu announced this
afternoon the Sarnia Sting Hockey Club has acquired
goaltender Brandon Maxwell from the Kitchener
Rangers in return for forward Brandon Francisco.
Maxwell appeared in 46 games last season in handling
the bulk of the work load for the Rangers and
leading them to a 38-win season and a 3rd place
finish in the Western Conference.
Beaulieu is excited to add the veteran goaltender to
the lineup.
“Brandon is a top tier goaltender in our league. He
is a veteran who has had two very successful seasons
in the OHL and he immediately solidifies our
goaltending situation. I like the mix of having a
veteran goaltender like Brandon to work with a young
17 year old in Brandon Hope. I think this helps us
both in the short term and down the road in the
development of Brandon Hope as our goaltender of the
future.”
In order to complete the trade Brandon Francisco was
required to waive his no trade agreement in order to
report to the Rangers.
“I would like to make it absolutely clear that at no
time did Brandon request to be traded. As an
organization we felt that a fresh start for Brandon
would be in the best interests of his development as
a player. I would like thank Brandon for his two
years with the Sting and wish him all the best in
Kitchener.”
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