Thursday, October 25, 2007

Visiting Vipers bite Express

by Grant Granger of the Burnaby NewsLeader

McLellan is working the phones in search of a top six forward or an offensive defenceman. Part of the problem, he said, is he has so many young players and this early in the season other teams are looking to make deals for players with experience. “We’ll figure it out. We’re close,” he said.

McLellan spent part of this week filing an appeal with Hockey Canada so the Express can add defenceman Kyle Hughes, son of New Westminster native and former New West Bruin Brent Hughes, who played 357 games in the NHL for Winnipeg, Boston, Buffalo and the New York Islanders.

The Express and McLellan maintain that since Hughes played four years of minor hockey in New West he should not be considered an import and says he has the backing of the BCHL in that stance.

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