Canes' Deal Away Another Goalie

Lethbridge, AB – Lethbridge Hurricanes General Manager, Roy Stasiuk, announced this morning the Canes have traded goaltending prospect Todd Mathews, along with a 7th round selection in either the 2009 or 2010 WHL Bantam Draft to the Kootenay Ice in exchange for Kootenay’s 5th round selection in either the 2009 or 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.

Matthews’ rights were acquired last month, along with a 6th round pick in 2009 in a trade with Moose Jaw which saw the Canes move Cody Smuk and Lethbridge’s 5th round draft pick in 2009 to the Warriors. Mathews started 20 games last season with the Warriors as a rookie backup to Moose Jaw starting goaltender Joey Perricone, compiling a 9-5-0-1 record with a 2.75 goals against average and a save percentage of 0.895. With the Warriors early struggles this season Mathews had amassed a record of 3-7-0-1; before recently being reassigned to Notre Dame of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

“With the improving play of backup goaltender Michael Tadjdeh, the continued success of our starter Juha Metsola and the steady development of our younger goaltending prospects, this is a move which will benefit both the player involved and our hockey club.” said Stasiuk “We are able to maintain our depth at the goaltending position while giving Todd, an 18 year old, the opportunity to play for a spot on a WHL team.”