Axemen Announce 2014-15 Recruits
Large recruiting class for hockey Axemen
John Decoste – Register/Advertiser Published on June 27, 2014
Hockey season may be several months away, but with a number of holes to fill in his lineup, hockey Axemen head coach Darren Burns is already hard at work.
The Axemen lost seven players from their 2013-2014 roster to graduation – goalie Evan Mosher, defencemen Cullen Morin, Chris Owens and Leo Jenner, and forwards Joe Gaynor, Dustin Ekelman and K.C. Brown. Burns found himself with another hole to fill when defenceman Colin Archer learned he had been accepted into medical school in Alberta.
After what he described as a deeper off-season for recruits than a year ago, Burns said eight players have committed to attend Acadia and join the Axemen roster this fall.
With a fairly young roster, “the next two years, we aren’t as likely to lose as many players,” Burns said. “This was a crucial recruiting year,” which coincided with a larger number of recruits being available.
In identifying potential recruits, “we first look to add character and skill.” If the players have size and speed, too, that’s a bonus.
“We needed to address creating more offence up front,” he said, as well as the loss of a player like Owens, an offensive catalyst on the blueline.
Burns believes that in the eight recruits – four forwards, three defencemen and a goalie – he has both replaced his departing players and improved his team.
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