CHELMSFORD, ON – October 20, 2016 The Rayside-Balfour Canadians have traded Goaltender Mackenzie Savard (Onaping, ON) to the Caledonia Corvairs of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL). Mackenzie has requested a trade to the Corvairs organization and the Canadians respected his request and transferred him to the Corvairs. The Canadians would like to thank Mackenzie for his service with the Canadians organization and wish him the best of luck with the Corvairs.
The Canadian have signed a second goaltender Simon Wood (Sudbury, ON). Wood will wear #30 with the Canadians. Wood stands at 5’10 and weighs 165 lbs. Last season Wood played for the North Bay Trappers Midget AAA team of the Great North Midget League (GNML). Last season in 14 games he has a 3.35 GAA. Wood appeared with the Espanola Express as a Affiliated player and appeared in three regular season games and had a 3.38 GAA and a .903 save percentage and one playoff game where he had 8.48 GAA and a .852 save percentage.