WHL Spokane Chiefs

Bruton Chooses Acadia University

Published on July 30, 2008 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Chris Bruton, captain of the Memorial Cup Champion Spokane Chiefs, will attend Acadia University, the Wolfville, Nova Scotia school announced on Tuesday.

In his 20-year-old season with the Chiefs, Bruton scored a career high 26 goals and 63 points, both third on the club. Chris finished his four year Western Hockey League career with 258 games, 14th all-time in franchise history, while his +33 in 2007-08 was tied for fifth in the WHL.

Axemen Head Coach Darren Burns is ecstatic to land Bruton, amongst others in his recruiting class, "Chris Bruton is a winner. We are extremely excited that he has chosen Acadia this coming season. He is a born leader who will no doubt be a huge impact player in the league right away."

Acadia is a member of the Atlantic University Division in the CIS (Canadian Inter-University Sport).

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