August 20,2008
Lakers Ink there first 3 draft picks
The Innisfil Lakers are pleased to announce that they have signed there first 3 draft picks of the 2008 draft. First pick ever is Kyle Runge of Innisfil who spent last season with the Barrie Colts Minor Midget AAA. Kyle has a bright future with the Lakers and will have a lot of interest from the NCAA. Next is 91 born Max Douglas from California who tallied up 71 goals and 51 assists for 122 points in just 63 games last season for the Nevada Stars U16 AAA club. Caleb Lister is also another California native who is a product of the California North Stars AAA program who had a solid outing with the Chilliwak Bruins of the WHL. But just fell short of making there club. These three youngsters will have a huge role with the Lakers success this season. Stay tuned for more information about other Lakers signings.
Jully 1 st ,2008
Hicke is here!
The Innisfil Lakers are pleased to announce their new Head Coach Shane Hicke. Shane is the son of former NHLer Ernie Hicke of the LA Kings. Hicke spent last season with the Helena Big Horns Jr A tier 3 club in the Norpac League winning a championship. Before last season Shane spent several seasons helping start up and coaching AAA programs in the states. Shane also has coaching experience at the US National Selects festival. Thank you to all coaches that came forward and applied for the head coach position that became available after the season finished. Any coaches that are looking for an Assistant Coach job please contact Dan Garneau at 705-812-2950 or email dgarneau@gmhl.net .
June 9 th ,2008
Lakers go local with there first ever draft pick!
The Lakers believe to win championships you have to build your team from the net out and that's exactly what they did when they selected young sixteen year old local goalie Kyle Runge of the Barrie Colts Minor Midget “AAA” club. Runge had a great season last year with the Colts and the Lakers feel that Kyle will be a huge addition to the club for now as well for years to come. Kyle's father Dan is a former pro football player that stands at 6'9 290 pounds. Runge is looking to get an NCAA scholarship in playing for the Lakers. Next pick would land the Lakers a hot shot stud out of California that led the West Coast U16 AAA in scoring with over 120 points. Many scouts of having the same playing style as Anaheim's star forward Ryan Getzlaf have described Max Douglas. Below is a list of the draft picks selected by the Lakers.
5 |
59 |
TCM-NIP-INS |
KYLE RUNGE |
92 |
G |
BARRIE COLTS MM AAA |
5 |
67 |
INS |
MAX DOUGLAS |
91 |
F |
NEVADA STARS U16 AAA |
6 |
72 |
NIP-INS |
CALEB LISTER |
90 |
F |
CALIFORNIA NORTH STARS U18 AAA |
6 |
81 |
INS |
JONATHEN HARRINGTON |
93 |
G |
BRADFORD BULLDOGS B A |
7 |
85 |
BRO-INS |
SIMON LE BLEU |
89 |
F |
CAPITAL THUNDER JR A |
7 |
86 |
NIP-INS |
TYLER WILSON |
91 |
D |
NEVADA STARS U16 AAA |
7 |
95 |
INS |
LUKAS HAFNER |
92 |
G |
DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA |
8 |
99 |
BRO-INS |
AUSTIN LEVI |
92 |
D |
DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA |
8 |
100 |
NIP-INS |
BRANDON CARLSON |
92 |
D |
LA SELECTS U18 AAA |
8 |
108 |
INS |
CARTER FOGUTH |
92 |
D |
DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA |
8 |
110 |
ORO-INS |
MICHAEL MAWDSLEY |
92 |
D |
TORONTO RED WINGS MM AAA |
9 |
113 |
BRO-INS |
JACOB ROMVACH |
90 |
F |
TEXAS ATTACK U18 AAA |
9 |
114 |
NIP-INS |
KEIL ZORNOW |
91 |
F |
PIKES PEAK U18 AAA |
9 |
123 |
INS |
MANNY LOPEZ |
90 |
D |
HELENA BIG HORNS JR A |
9 |
125 |
ORO-INS |
BRYAN RUST |
92 |
F |
DETRIOT HONEYBAKED U16 AAA |
10 |
127 |
BRO-INS |
TAYLOR ARNASON |
91 |
D |
CALIFORNIA WAVE U16 AAA |
10 |
128 |
NIP-INS |
WILLIAM KAWAN |
91 |
D |
NEW JERSEY U18 AAA |
10 |
129 |
TCM-INS |
MARCUS KNIGHT |
91 |
F |
COLORADO WRANGLERS U16 AAA |
10 |
137 |
INS |
JAYCE DOUSKEY |
92 |
F |
COLORADO THUNDER BIRDS 16 AAA |
10 |
139 |
ORO-INS |
DEREK SCANTON |
89 |
D |
COLORADO OUTLAWS U18 AAA |
June 8 th ,2008
Lakers make big moves on draft day
Lakers started off the draft announcing a big trade that landed 20 year old veteran Dman Richard Blais off to the new Oro-Medonte 77's in exchange for the 8 th ,9 th , and 10 th round draft picks of the 2008 GMHL draft. Another trade would follow after that one when Innisfil announced that Andrew Shipley, Josh Moore, and Robert Ward were off to Brock in exchange for the Bucks 7 th , 8th, 9th, and 10 th round draft choices of the 2008 draft. One more trade would follow to finish the trades when the Lakers traded away there first round traded there first round draft pick eleventh overall to Nipissing in exchange for there 5 th , 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10 th round draft picks of the 08 draft.
June 1 st ,2008
Hendry Returns
Connor Hendry GMHL's award winner for the Best Defensive forward recently signed with the Lakers to return for the 2008-2009 season. Hendry had a great season with the Lakers putting up 50 points in 32 games. Connor will be counted on for his leadership with the Lakers loosing several players to the next level. Other signed players include Anthony Gambacorta, Tyler Roache, as well as locals Robert Haney, Garrett Simmons, and Derek Dalziel.
April 7 th ,2008
Grainger takes home Rookie of the year award.
This past season was a huge season for sixteen year old power forward Phil Grainger as Phil walked away with the Dan Garneau award for the GMHL's top rookie. Grainger tallied 61 points in only 36 games. Phil was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves, but plans on playing College Hockey in the states and has already been down to the US to visit some good schools.
April 6 th ,2008
Dew named GMHL MVP
Local veteran forward Jonathen Dew was named the 2007-2008 GMHL MVP. Dew finished the season 4 th in scoring with 79 points in just 36 games. Jonathen was recognized by all the owners in the league and was voted Most Valuable Player. The Lakers wish Jonathen all the best for the up coming season as Jonathen has several offers from Colleges and p
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