Plymouth Whalers Trade Max Iafrate to Kitchener for Future Draft Choices

Published on September 3, 2011 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


Plymouth Whalers President, General Manager and Head Coach Mike Vellucci announced the trade of 17-year-old defenseman Max Iafrate to the Kitchener Rangers in exchange for third-round draft choices in the 2015 and 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.

Plymouth and Kitchener will also exchange first round picks in the 2012 and 2013 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.

Iafrate was selected by the Whalers in the first round (15th overall) in the 2010 OHL Draft. Iafrate played all of last season in Plymouth, scoring five goals with two assists for seven points and 74 PIM's in 62 games.

Vellucci also announced the try-out of free-agent left wing Trent Samuels-Thomas.

Samuels-Thomas - 18-years-old and from Hartford, CT - played last season with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he scored two goals with five assists for seven points and 25 PIM's in 36 games.

Samuels-Thomas also played with Waterloo of the United States Hockey League in 2009-10 and spent 2008-09 with Victory Honda of the Midwest Elite Hockey League, where he scored four goals with four assists for eight points in 31 games.

Samuels-Thomas is expected to make his Whalers debut tonight in Plymouth's preseason game against Windsor at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena.

The Whalers will play in Windsor on Monday afternoon at 2pm at Windsor Family Credit Union Center and finish up the pre-season next Friday in London and Sat. Sept. 10 against London in St. Thomas, ON.

Plymouth opens the 2011-12 regular season on Wed. Sept. 21 in Owen Sound, with the home opener set for Sat. Sept. 24 at 7:05pm against Erie at Compuware Arena. Tickets are available by calling (734) 453-8400.

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