The Charleston Chiefs have solved their brewing goaltending controversy by shipping 23-year-old Michal Neuvirth to the Boston Banshees for veteran winger Mike Knuble and a fourth round pick in 2012.

Neuvirth played 8 games for the Chiefs last season, winning five, but behind Miikka Kiprusoff and Jonathan Quick his chances of playing much were next to nil. Now he’ll be back up Boston workhorse Henrik Lundqvist.

Knuble is a two-time 30-goal scorer about to enter his 13th GWMHL season. He was originally drafted in by Bridgewater in 1998 who later signed as a free agent with the eventual Banshees.

Neuvirth, Michal
Year   Name                       GP    W    L    T   GAA   SAV%   SO
10-11  Charleston Chiefs           8    5    3    0   2.38  .925    3
                  Totals           8    5    3    0   2.38  .925    3

Knuble, Mike
Year   Name                       GP    G    A  PTS  +/-  PIM
98-99  Bridgewater Rangers        53    3    3    6   -2   10
99-00  Bridgewater Rangers        41    6   16   22   -4   14
00-01  Bridgewater Rangers        62    8    9   17  -24   40
01-02  Bridgewater Rangers        42    0    1    1   -6   19
02-03  Kansas City 99'S           29    4    0    4   -5   10
03-04  Kansas City 99'S           62   11   24   35    2   32
04-06  Kansas City 99'S           82   16   16   32  -15   32
06-07  Kansas City 99'S           82   30   21   51    2   70
07-08  Boston Banshees            50   10   15   25   -5   40
08-09  Boston Banshees            58   21   13   34  -18   54
09-10  Boston Banshees            77   31   12   43  -14   70
10-11  Boston Banshees            46   15    8   23   -3   28
                  Totals         684  155  138  293  -92  419