Wednesday September 22, 2010

Sting Make Roster Moves

Three Players From Last Year’s Team Not In Opening Night Lineup

 

Sarnia, On – General Manager Dave MacQueen announced this afternoon that the club has made roster moves as it continues to get set for the 2010-2011 Season Opener on  Friday.

 

The Sting have re-assigned forward Braden Kavaratzis and it has also been announced that goaltender Shayne Campbell and Ben O’Quinn will not be with the team as both are awaiting a possible trade.

 

MacQueen explained the transactions.

 

“With Shayne it was a very difficult decision to make as he has done everything we had asked of him over the past two seasons.  There were ups and downs during his tenure with the organization but one thing that remained a constant was his positive attitude as he has been a pleasure to work with.  I am confident we can find Shayne another team to play for in the near future.”

 

MacQueen would further explain the decisions regarding Kavaratzis and O’Quinn.

 

“With Braden it was a numbers game as we have added a lot of depth at the forward positions.  Braden is still a member of our organization and there is a good chance we may see him up with us again at some point this season.”

 

“In the case of Ben O’Quinn we have sent Ben home to await a possible trade.  The reason for this move is that Ben had violated team rules and we want to send a clear message to the team and to our fans that such behaviour will not be tolerated.”

 

The roster moves trims the Sting roster down to 23 players as the team gets set to open the 2010-2011 season Friday night when the defending Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires come to the RBC Centre.

 

Game time is 7:00.  Tickets remain and can be purchased at the box office or by calling 519-541-1717 or online at www.sarniasting.com.