Firstoff today, happy Thanksgiving if you live south of the 49th….sadly, it’s just another day at work for those of us on the other side….
The last team with more than three overagers on their roster has finally gotten down to the limit, as Swift Current has dealt overage defenceman Eric Doyle to Portland for 19 year old defenceman Travis Bobbee. Nothing official on this deal yet from either the teams or the league but Gregg Drinnan reported it on his blog so you know it’s a done deal.
Swift had to make a deal to get down to three overagers since they are expecting Matt Tassone to be ready to play in the next little bit. As for Portland, they had a spot open after trading Kurtis Mucha last weekend.
A decent price was paid too, as the Broncos are going to get next season from Bobbee as well, whereas Doyle is strictly a half-year player for the Hawks. Doyle will provide another veteran puck-moving defenceman for Portland, who should be familiar with Doyle after his time in Everett earlier in his career.
Two other player movement notes this morning as well – Everett has reassigned 18 year old defenceman Drew McDermott to Junior A, and Medicine Hat has added former T-Bird and Rebel, Josh Lazowski, to their roster.
