The Victoria Grizzlies would like to announce we have acquired 97 forward Shawn O’Malley from the Shreveport Mudbugs of the North American Hockey League for Future Considerations.
O’Malley played the first half of the season with the Mudbugs after coming from the U18 Victory Honda club in Detroit, where he was a teammate of current Grizzlies players, TJ Friedmann and Justin Michaelian. The 6’0 200lb winger played on the left side with Friedmann and Michaelian last season.
“I expect Shawn to get comfortable real quick and become an asset for our hockey club right away,” commented Head Coach/GM Craig Didmon. “We expect him to be a 200ft forward that finishes checks and plays with an edge and fits in as a great teammate.”
Cory Hatcher has been reassigned to the Westshore Wolves of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. The Victoria Grizzlies would like thank Cory for the great commitment and dedication he put towards the Grizzlies hockey club and the Westshore community this season. The organization hopes to see Cory in the Grizzlies lineup again.
