It may be June but work is ongoing for Mat Hehr in his role of general manager with the Yorkton Terriers.
The Terriers have inked four players to Junior A White Cards, which basically means a player who is 18, or older is committed to attending the team’s fall camp.
“It’s more or less a commitment to start the season with us,” said Hehr, adding it does not tie a team’s hands as a card can be deleted or traded and a player moved.
Carter Lake, Keenan Sperling, Kishaun Gervais, and Jordan Repsch are the players who signing cards.
Hehr said all four should factor into the Terriers moving forward, and he said other signings are likely just ahead.
“There’ll probably be a couple of more to come. It all kind of depends how recruiting goes,” he said.
Bantam draft
The Terriers also added a number of players to their list via the recent Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League bantam draft.
In the first round, Yorkton took Parker Jasper, a defenceman from Regina.
In the second round, local player Rhys Maksimow, also a rearguard, was taken.
Kael DePape, a local goaltender, was taken next, a player Hehr said looked good at the spring camp held in partnership with the AAA Midget Maulers.
“That is one of the huge benefits of doing that combined camp, to get a look at these kids,” said Hehr.
DePape and Maksimow are expected to play with the Maulers this fall.
Ryan McLeary of Swift Current, another defenceman was taken with the team’s next pick. Kirk Mullen of Moose Jaw rounded out the Terrier picks.
Helping Humboldt
The SJHL has held an internal league draft to help restock the Humboldt Broncos who lost the core of its team in a tragic bus accident earlier this year.
Through the draft the Broncos were allowed to select one player from each of the other teams in the league. The teams were allowed to protect an unspecified number of returning players.
Assistant Captain Kyle Sargent, a defenceman who will be 20 this season, was selected from the Terriers.
“We’re very happy to give Humboldt a player,” said Hehr.
Dates to remember
The Yorkton Terriers will hold their annual general meeting at the Gallagher Centre Monday, Jun. 25 at 7 p.m.
The team kicks off the 2018-19 regular season against Weyburn Sept. 21.
