Americans, Hurricanes Arrange For Mestery's Return
November 19, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release
KENNEWICK, WA - Tri-City Americans Governor/General Manager Bob Tory announced today that the team has traded for the rights to 19-year-old defenseman Eric Mestery from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. The move moves Tri-City's roster to 25 players (15 forwards, 8 defensemen and 2 goaltenders).
Mestery, listed at 6'5 205 pounds, has appeared in 21 games for Lethbridge this season, tallying two goals, seven points and 21 penalty minutes. The trade marks the return of Mestery to Tri-City, who originally selected him with their first round pick (7th overall) in the 2005 Bantam Draft. The Winnipeg-native, who is seven games shy of 200 for his WHL career, has played 130 of those games with Tri-City, collecting six goals, 48 points, 146 penalty minutes and a plus-1 rating for his WHL career.
The Washington Capitals used their second round (57th overall) pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft to take Mestery, then a member of the Americans. Then, on November 5, 2008, Mestery and then-20-year-old Drew Hoff were sent to the Hurricanes in exchange for Mitch Fadden, Brock Sutherland and Cam Stevens.
"Eric was a valuable member of our team in our 2007-08 playoff run vs. Spokane and we wanted to add another defenseman with extensive playoff experience," Tory explained. "He is a solid citizen who is well liked by his teammates and will fit into our dressing room well. We look forward to Eric completing his WHL career where it started."
The Americans return to the ice this Friday, when they face-off against the Everett Silvertips. Game time is 7:05 p.m. at Toyota Center. Tickets are available through all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Toyota Center box office, all Fred Meyer outlets, or online at ticketmaster.com. Fans can also catch all the action live on NewsTalk 870 AM, starting with the Sterling Savings Bank Warm-up Show at 6:45 p.m.
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