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Blades Swap Forwards with Chilliwack

October 6, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Saskatoon Blades News Release


The Saskatoon Blades acquired forward Randy McNaught from the Chilliwack Bruins in exchange for forward Jamie Crooks and a conditional draft pick in a trade announced on Tuesday.

McNaught, a 19-year-old, has played in 6 regular season games this season, going pointless while adding 32 penalty minutes. The right winger played in 51 games last season scoring 5 times and assisting on 4 others for 9 points and added 78 penalty minutes. A native of Nanaimo, BC, McNaught was acquired by the Bruins from the Portland Winterhawks prior to the 2005 WHL Expansion Draft. The 6'5", 221-pounder was originally taken by the Winterhawks in the 9th round (171st overall) of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft.

The Blades send to Chilliwack the 17-year-old Crooks, who was taken by the Blades in 9th round (181st overall) of the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft. The 5'10", 186-pounder has played in 6 games this season, going pointless and adding 2 penalty minutes. The left winger got into 8 games last season with the Blades scoring once and adding 3 assists for 4 points. The native of Vegreville, Alberta won the Alberta Midget Hockey League scoring title in 2008-09 with 39 goals and 32 assists for 71 points in 33 games played while adding 75 penalty minutes.

"Randy is a big, strong guy who will add a dimension to our lineup that we have been looking to address," commented Blades General Manager and Head Coach Lorne Molleken. "While with Jamie, he is a young guy that has a ton of potential and we wish him the best in Chilliwack."

The Blades will be back in action tomorrow night against the Kootenay Ice at Credit Union Centre. Game time is 7:05 pm. Tickets are available online at ticketmaster.ca , by calling 938-7800, or by visiting any Ticketmaster location.

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