The Sudbury Miners were back at it again over the weekend, swinging a couple of minor deals, along
with making a waiver claim prior to the start of the 2018-19 CCHL season.
The first deal was minor in stature and involved Sudbury sending prospect Riley Hughes to Capeside in
exchange for goaltender Thomas Greiss. Greiss, who becomes a UFA after the 2018-19 season, will
provide depth to the Miners goaltending situation this year and appears to currently sit 3 rd on the depth
chart.
The second trade of the weekend saw Sudbury send prospect Dennis Yan to Victoria in exchange for
developing defenceman, Gustav Forsling.
Originally drafted in 2014 by Victoria, scouts have described Forsling as a 'new-breed' type of undersized defenseman who excels in puck possession and puck movement. He has the ability to produce points
and has shown an ability not to panic with the puck on his stick. He will give the Miners depth on the
back-end this year and should see more playing time as his game develops.
“We are happy to get another young, developing player in Forsling. He is a quality, puck-moving
defenceman. We like the potential that he brings to our team”, stated General Manager Terry James.
To round out the transactions over the weekend, the Miners claimed veteran defenceman Brandon
Davidson and immediately signed him to a 1-yr, $1.55 million dollar contract.
Davidson, played in Portland last year but became an unsigned RFA at the end of last season and
remained available at the end of the summer free agency period. Davidson, who is seen as a decent
depth defenceman, will help fill the veteran gap on the Miners blue-line while some of their young
talent continues to develop.
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