The Midland Bulldogs and Vancouver Night Train have kicked off the summer with a center-for-winger swap.
The move sends pivot Tomas Plekanec to Vancouver, who are looking to recapture the ’09-’10 form of a team that was deep up the middle, for winger David Jones.
The Bulldogs are hoping that Jones, who has played 64 games over three seasons for Vancouver, gives them a top-six goal-scorer to play alongside the likes of Vincent Lecavalier, Danny Briere, Mike Richards, and Matt Duchene. Plekanec, meanwhile, is coming off a disappointing year (21 points in 61 games) but will likely see more icetime behind Jonathan Toews on the Night Train.
Jones, David
Year TM Name GP G A PTS +/- PIM
08-09 20 Vancouver Night Train 11 1 1 2 -4 2
09-10 20 Vancouver Night Train 30 4 4 8 1 0
10-11 20 Vancouver Night Train 23 7 6 13 6 0
Totals 64 12 11 23 3 2
Plekanec, Tomas
Year TM Name GP G A PTS +/- PIM
06-07 1 California Sun Cats 36 0 3 3 -12 12
07-08 1 California Sun Cats 81 16 19 35 7 36
08-09 1 Midland Bulldogs 73 12 19 31 3 24
09-10 1 Midland Bulldogs 80 14 24 38 21 48
10-11 1 Midland Bulldogs 61 8 13 21 -15 28
Totals 331 50 78 128 4 148
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