Pominville Kind Of Gets His Wish, Dayton Adds Another Quality Blueline Prospect

Pominville Sent to Falcons

  Jason Pominville left Dayton's General Manager Bill Corfield office just past 2:00pm today after hearing that there were two trades he had worked out. One would send him, sources say, to the Ottawa Barracudas, which would permit him to play close to his birthplace of Repentigny, Quebec. At 34, (Pominville turns 35 this November), the veteran winger had expressed a desire to be closer to home, as well as be able to play as a top-six forward.

  Ottawa currently has Brent Ritchie as the top line RW, who has compiled 7 pts. (6+1) in 10 games so far this season. Rumours had it that Pominville was interesting to OTT management because of his defensive skills more than his offensive production. Ottawa makes sense, surely in a way that even the casual hockey fan can see.

The other team was, according to multiple media sources, the Fort Erie Falcons.

The Falcons didn't seem to be a team that could help Pominville be used in a top-six manner. Unlike the Barracudas, the Falcons are on everyone's short list of best teams in the league. GM Matt Young has built a strong and deep team that should go deep into the CCHL playoffs.

At 3:53, an official trade email was received by the league offices that showed Dayton had moved Pominville to...

The Fort Erie Falcons

The team is en route to Dayton, ironically for a game on Friday night. We were unable to reach GM Young for a comment. Pominville was quoted as telling the Dayton press corps, "Yes, I'd like to be close to home, but the Falcons are a great team and this is a chance to play for the Kehler Cup. How do I pass that up?" said Pominville.

When asked about his desire to be a top-six forward, Pominville simply replied, "guys...the Kehler Cup, ok?"

In Dayton, the local hockey scribes were trying to learn whatever they could about Max Gildon.

 Gildon, from Plano, TX, distinguished himself in the under 18 worlds and heads to start his college career at New Hampshire. 6'3, and already 187 lbs., he hasn't developed quite as fast or as much as some thought he would. That said, he's still only 18 years old, about to start his freshman year at a high caliber college program, where he will not only get top-notch instruction, but the opportunity exists for him to see major ice time.

Dayton's GM Bill Corfield said, "We looked around at Fort Erie's team and this was a guy that our scouts knew quite a bit about already. He can skate, he can shoot and he's developing very nicely in his defensive game. We project him to be a quality second pairing guy in about 4-5 years, which works nicely for the rest of our young defensive prospects."

Gildon joins Travis Sanheim, Dante Fabbro, Thomas Chabot, Marcus Petterson and Matt Finn as the top six defensive blueliners in the Musicmen system.

Max Gildon looking forward to defending for Dayton someday...