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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Sunday, January 10, 2010
DEALING CONTINUES: WHALERS ADD ANOTHER ST. LOUIS BLUES DRAFT PICK PHIL MCRAE
Forward acquired from the London Knights for Tyler J. Brown and picks; Whalers also trade JR Marsden to Guelph
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The Whalers have acquired veteran center Phil McRae from the London Knightss. Photo Credit: Terry Wilson, OHL Images |
PLYMOUTH, MI — Plymouth Whalers President, General Manager and Head Coach Mike Vellucci continued to be busy on Sunday, making two more deals after acquiring James Livingston early in the day.
Vellucci announced the acquisition of 19-year-old center Phil McRae from the London Knights in exchange for 18-year-old left wing Tyler J. Brown, 3rd and 4th round picks in 2010, and 5th and 8th round picks in 2012.
McRae – who is 6-foot-3 and 191 pounds – was selected by the Knights in the first round (20th overall) of the 2006 OHL Draft and was drafted by the NHL's St. Louis Blues in the second round (33rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In three and a half seasons with the Knights, McRae has 60 goals with 93 assists for 153 points and 185 PIM’s over 221 games.
McRae recently won a gold medal with Whalers forward AJ Jenks and Team USA at the 2010 World Junior Championships. He tallied a goal and 4 assists in 7 games.
"We had an opportunity to pick up a world class player coming off a gold medal win. We feel that the additions of Phil and James Livingston give us two additional top 6 scorers," Vellucci said.
Vellucci also announced that the team had traded right wing JR Marsden to Guelph for future considerations.
Earlier in the day, the Whalers acquired 19-year-old right wing James Livingston – a 3rd round pick of the St. Louis Blues – from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in exchange for 18-year-old right wing Myles McCauley.
McRae and Livingston are both expected to report to Plymouth on Monday and will make their Whalers debuts on Friday, January 15 when Plymouth hosts the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Barrie Colts at 7:05pm. The Whalers have a busy home schedule this weekend as the Niagara IceDogs come to Compuware Arena on Saturday at 7:05pm and the league's top team, the Windsor Spitfires, come to Plymouth on Monday for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee game at 2pm.
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