Miners shift focus from free agency and make two trades.

Miners shift focus from free agency and make two trades.

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

General Manager Terry James, fresh off his two free agent signings in Antoine Vermette and Mike Fisher, was again working the phones late Monday night, and as a result was able to announce two separate trades on Tuesday evening.

The first deal was made late Monday night, as the Sudbury Miners and Siberia IceCats made a move with an eye for the future. The Miners sent prospects Merrick Madsen and Jonathan Ang to Siberia, in exchange for prospects Dan O’Regan and Spencer Martin.

“O’Regan is a skilled player who plays a strong two-way game and is a good playmaker," said James. "We have had our eye on him for a while and he will give us some good depth at center while we wait for other prospects to develop. Martin is a big goalie, almost 6’ 4” I think. He is technically sound and has that never quit attitude and battles adversity to try and make every save. We are happy with the deal and we look forward to watching both players progress and work towards carving out good pro careers here in Sudbury."

The second deal was made late Tuesday afternoon and involved a swapping of draft picks with the New England Loons.

The deal breaks down as follows: to New England, Sudbury sends Las Vegas’ 1^st round pick in 2019 along with Fort Erie’s 3^rd round pick in 2019. In return, Sudbury receives Reyjkavik’s 1^st round pick, Springfield’s 1^st round pick and Victoria’s 2^nd round pick – all 2019 – from New England.

With this latest transaction, Sudbury will pick 14 times in the first two rounds of the 2019 CCHL Entry Draft, including 8 in the first round alone. As it stands right now, Sudbury is slated to pick 29 times in the 2019 Entry Draft.