CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):
Even this early into the CCHL season, General Manager Terry James was again working the phones and
as a result was able to announce two separate trades on Saturday evening.
The first deal was made late Friday night with the Capeside Loons, and the deal breaks down as follows:
The Miners traded forward Anthony Beauvillier, along with a 4th round pick, 9th round pick, 10th
round pick, 11th round pick and a 12th round pick (all 2019) to Capeside in exchange for Cedric
Paquette, prospect Jonny Tychonnick, a 2019 2nd and 3rd round picks and a 2nd round pick in 2020.
"(Beauvillier) is a real good person, he competes, he wants to win," James said. "He has some real
upside but as we move forward, we felt he might get caught in a bit of a numbers game here with what
we are trying to do. He knew that. But he can still be good value to a team in the right situation and I
think heading to Capeside will be good for him.”
The second deal was made with the Niagara Falls Thunder and was confirmed on Saturday afternoon.
The deal breaks down as follows:
The Miners traded forward Colin White and prospect Brandon Hagel to Niagara Falls in exchange
for Niagara’s 1st and 6th round picks in 2020. With this latest transaction, Sudbury will pick 3
times in the 2020 first round.
“I think this is a good trade for both teams. White is a solid, developing center. We think he will do well
in the Falls. But, taking a good look at our club, we have a good pipeline of players who can play the
position coming in Sudbury. It’s that depth that has allowed us to add a couple of good picks for later
down the road and keep our pipeline flowing”, stated James.
After the two deals on the weekend, the Miners are armed with 31 picks for the 2019 draft, along with
another 17 for the 2020 draft.
“We don’t want to be a one and done kind of a team. We want to build a champion here in Sudbury and
have the ability to contend for many years”.
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