Bruins bring in '93 goalie, '92 defenceman

The roster moves continue for the Estevan Bruins.

There's a new goalie and a new defenceman in camp this week, bringing the roster back up to the max of 25 players.

The Moose Jaw Warriors have re-assigned 1993 goalie Brandon Stone to the Bruins. Stone is an Abbotsford native who got into 15 games with the Warriors last year. Keith said he'll let that situation play itself out and that he's in no hurry to get back down to two goalies.

"We’ve been happy with the goaltending we’ve had. I think both guys have done everything asked of them and more. (But) we’ll see how that competition plays out," he said.

"He’s a bigger goalie, he’s certainly got some reasonable experience over the past couple of seasons. He's looked very good in practice so far. The one thing that catches my attention right away is his work ethic."

Stone's stats:



The Bruins have also acquired 1992 defenceman Connor Milligan from the AJHL's Camrose Kodiaks. Milligan was a rookie on last year's RBC Cup team in Camrose which bowed out in the semis.

The Winnipeg native was a stud in midget AAA, winning MVP and top defenceman honours in the Manitoba midget league in 2009-10. He captained his midget team and was also recruited by Keith when he was with the Winnipeg Saints.

"We’re not looking for him to be Bobby Orr. We don’t need that, we need someone who can play some steady minutes for us and he’ll be a solid, steadying influence for us."

Keith also described him as a good character player and added that he's a right-handed shot, which is an added plus for a Bruins team that only has two on the back end. I think there's a good chance we see him lining up across from Dominic Perrault.

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