North Stars acquire Girard from Terriers
He may be small in stature, but North Stars head coach Brandon Heck believed recent acquisition Brad Girard’s 5’7″ frame won’t be an issue in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
“We’ve been interested in him for a while,” Heck said after Friday’s practice, one day ahead of their home game against the 12-5-2 Weyburn Red Wings. “He’s intelligent. He’s quick. I think we’re big already, so it allows us to have a smaller guy with some offence. He’s a hard worker and tenacious on the puck. [His size] won’t matter.”
Girard was acquired from the Yorkton Terriers earlier this week in exchange for a player development fee.
He didn’t play a game for the Terriers, who acquired him from the Olds Grizzlys of the Alberta Junior Hockey League on Oct. 10.