Staff
Two familiar faces will be back with the Fort Frances Lakers this coming season.
The two-time defending SIJHL champs announced yesterday that veteran forwards Dylan Robertson and Colton Spicer are returning to the squad.
Robertson, a 20-year-old native of Atlanta, collecting 16 goals and 23 assists in 39 regular-season games in his first season with the Lakers.
He added two goals and three assists during the team’s SIJHL playoff run, then notched three goals and three assists in five games at the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
“[Robertson] is reliable defensively and his role grew as the season went on,” noted Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan.
“In the playoffs, he maintained his level of play and saved the best for the Dudley Hewitt Cup,” Strachan added.
Spicer, a 20-year-old hometown talent, will play his fifth season with the Lakers.
He had 15 goals and 18 assists in 39 regular-season games last season before netting five goals and four assists in 11 playoff games.
Spicer was held pointless in three games at the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
His season ended prematurely for the second-straight season when he was hurt in the final round-robin game against the Dryden Ice Dogs.
“[Spicer] went through some ups and downs,” noted Strachan.
“But in the playoffs [he] came up big, scoring many big goals throughout our Bill Salonen Cup run,” he lauded.
The Lakers will hold their main training camp Aug. 27-29 at the Ice For Kids Arena.
