The
Sarnia Legionnaires
have added two young
hockey stars to
their lineup.
The
Jr. 'B' announced
Tuesday it has
signed Hunter
Tyczynski, a
16-year-old Petrolia
native who had nine
goals and 10 assists
while playing 29
minor midget games
last year, and
defenceman Chad
Beauchamp.
Both are former
players of the
Lambton AAA Hockey
Association.
Beauchamp is a
17-year-old
rearguard who played
10 games with the
Legionnaires last
winter. He also saw
considerable action
at the midget level.
Tyczynski, a centre,
stands six feet tall
and weighs 180
pounds.
"I'm
really excited about
playing for the
Sarnia Legionnaires
this year,”
Tyczynski said.
“I've been a fan of
the Legionnaires
ever since I was
little.”
Tyczynski, a student
at Lambton Centre
Collegiate, is a
draft pick of the
Ontario Hockey
League Barrie Colts.
Beauchamp said he
hopes to demonstrate
that he's a good
offensive defenceman
who can help at both
ends of the rink. He
also hopes to
provide the club
with “a little bit
of grit.”
Head
coach Dan Rose said,
“Both of them are
good, young
talents.”
In
fact, he believes
Beauchamp could have
played Jr. 'B' all
last season, if not
for the fact that
the Legionnaires had
such a star-studded
lineup.
As
for Tyczynski, he
said, “Hunter is one
of the top young
talents in this
area. This team's
mandate is to help
local players.”
Rose
said the
Legionnaires won't
be as strong at the
start of the season
as they were last
year, but he expects
the club to get
stronger as the
campaign progresses.
"We'll have a lot of
youthful energy
right from the
get-go,” he said.
The
team also announced
that Jim Drexler,
the former general
manager of the
Mooretown Flags, has
joined the
Legionnaires as an
assistant GM and
Tyler Hoadley is
joining the club's
equipment staff.