The Fort McMurray Oil Barons’ goalie situation has been resolved.
The MOB has acquired overage netminder Brody Hoffman from the Nipawin Hawks of the Saskatchewan league for cash and future considerations.
Hoffman went 13-24-2 for Nipawin last year with an .888 save percentage and 4.01 goals against average.
Head Coach Gord Thibodeau says the stats don’t tell the whole story.
“They had a team that struggled, they finished in last place,” he noted.
“Prior to playing in Nipawin, he played in Notre Dame and won a midget championship, so he does have some pedigree behind him.”
The Barons also finalized the 25 man roster they’ll take to Russia:
*=returnee from 2010-11 team
Forwards:
Mitchell Board*
Carson Cooper * (captain)
Justin Fraser
Markus Gerbrandt*
Wyat Haustein
Harrison Hendrix*
Tommy Hrazdira (Fort McMurray native)
Jamie Johnson (acquired from Nipawin)
Matt Koebel*
Kevin Lacroix*
Mike Marianchuk (acquired from Drumheller)
Justin Rose*
Dylan Seymour* (Fort McMurray native)
Jaret Smith (Fort McMurray native)
Defencemen:
Mike Green
Brock Maschmeyer*
Leighton McLachlan
Drew McLaughlin*
Colton Parayko*
Matt Szpak* (Fort McMurray native)
Wil Tomchuk (Fort McMurray native)
Nicholas Tupper
Goalies:
Brody Hoffman (acquired from Nipawin)
Tanner Jaillet
Logan Stebner (Fort McMurray native)
