North Stars make moves to accommodate new additions
The trickle-down effect head coach Nate Bedford talked about after yesterday’s practice has now begun, as the additions of Coby Downs and Ben Allen forced the team to make some roster changes.
Three moves in total were made, as defencemen Karstin McDonald and Austin Shumanski were reassigned, while forward Tysen Smith was released from the team.
McDonald will now play full time with the Saskatoon Quakers in the junior B league, where he has already played three games this season. Shumanski will spend the rest of the season with the AAA Yorkton Maulers, where he spent last season.
“It’s always tough to see guys go but hopefully it betters them,” Bedford said after practice on Wednesday. “I’d like to see both of them play next year. I think they’re both capable of playing. We just have an influx of ‘D’ this year. They weren’t playing enough games and I wanted to see them play games. I’m sure they wanted to play.”