Ice Get Defensive In Trade With Waterloo
Published on February 2, 2012 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Indiana Ice News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Ice announced today that the team has acquired veteran defensemen Trevor Owens and Peter Hand from the Waterloo Black Hawks in exchange for defenseman Alex Barron.
Owens was in his second season with Waterloo and posted seven points (2G, 5A) and 33 penalty minutes in 28 games. In parts of two years with the club, the Raleigh, NC native compiled nine points (3G, 6A) and 51 penalty minutes in 58 games.
Hand has spent three seasons in the USHL with both the Black Hawks and Chicago Steel. The native of Schenectady, NY departs Waterloo as the team leader in penalty minutes (69) this year to go along with five assists in 26 games of work. His three-year numbers in the league include 14 points (2G, 12A) and 353 penalty minutes in 126 games.
"Trevor and Peter will add toughness and depth to our line-up," said Ice head coach Kyle Wallack. "They are a pair of experienced defensemen in this league who will add great value to our program."
Barron skated in 36 games with the Ice this season and registered 15 points (3G, 12A) and 24 penalty minutes.
Owens and Hand are expected to be available for the Ice this weekend when the team travels to Green Bay, WI and Dubuque, IA for games Friday and Saturday against the Green Bay Gamblers and Dubuque Fighting Saints. Indiana returns home next Friday (2/10) for "Pack the House for Charity" night when the team takes on the Chicago Steel at 7:05 pm from Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The club will also be home next Saturday (2/11) at 7:05 pm when the team does battle with the Muskegon Lumberjacks at Pepsi Coliseum. Tickets for next weekend's home games start as low as $10 and there is a $2 discount for children 10 and under and seniors 62 and over. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000, online at ticketmaster.com or by visiting select Wal-Mart and Simon Mall locations and the Pepsi Coliseum and Bankers Life Fieldhouse box offices.
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