Mustangs announce trio of trades

The Mustangs decided to trade Melfort native, Jake Misskey to the Weyburn Red Wings, in exchange for the list rights to 2000-born defenceman Christian Reimer. The trade stems from Misskey asking for a trade, according to Head Coach Trevor Blevins.

“We’re not one to hold players back,” Blevins said. “We definitely want to make them happy in the process. We thank Jake for all he’s done for the Melfort Mustangs the past two seasons. He’s going to have an opportunity in Weyburn under a new head coach.”

Misskey, a 2000-born forward played 101 regular season games with Melfort after cracking the roster as a 17-year-old in 2017. He tallied four goals and 10 assists over his career that also included one assist in 11 playoff games.

As for the player coming back to Melfort in the deal, there is still some unknowns. Reimer played the 2018/2019 season with the Swift Current Broncos in the Western Hockey League (WHL), tallying seven points in 53 games.

“Very, very hard-working, gritty defenceman with some size and skill,” Blevins told northeastNOW. “His brother played in Nipawin for a couple seasons. He’s from Regina, so we’ve got that going for us that he’s a Saskatchewan boy.”

Reimer’s SJHL rights have bounced around a little bit after being drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 draft by the Yorkton Terriers. His rights were then traded to Weyburn in the deal that sent Riley Lamb to the Terriers in January 2019. If he remains in Swift Current, there is a conditional draft pick that will go to Melfort.

There were also draft picks swapped in the original trade.

Alex Rondeau to Whitecourt

In one of two deals to complete past trades, the Mustangs dealt 1999-born defenceman Alex Rondeau to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The move completes a trade with the Wolverines from two seasons ago. Blevins said Rondeau was not only a great player for the Mustangs this season, but a great person as well with great character.

“It’s going to hurt for our club on our back end this coming season,” he said. “But in saying that, we’ve got lots of great young guys coming in, and prospects, and we’re exciting for our defence core, even though Alex was a big piece of it.”

Rondeau came to the Mustangs this season after two seasons in prep school. The Drummondville, Que. native played 58 games with Melfort, tallying six goals and 15 assists. He ranked second among rookie defenceman in scoring in the SJHL. Rondeau also tallied three points in 16 playoff games. His one goal in the post-season came in game six of the semifinals as he tied the game against the Estevan Bruins at two, a game Melfort won 3-2 to punch their ticket to the finals.

Noah Giesbrecht back to OCN

The other futures deal that needed to be completed was somewhat of an odd one. The Mustangs acquired 1999-born goalie Noah Giesbrecht from the OCN Blizzard two hours before the trade deadline on January 10, a deal that Blevins doesn’t regret.

“Thankful we did,” he said. “The condition was his rights would revert back at the end of the season to OCN. But in saying that, it was well worth the rental to have him obviously.”

After being acquired, Giesbrecht was nothing short of excellent for Melfort, forming one of the scariest goaltending combos in the SJHL with Shawn Parkinson. In 10 regular season games, Gieabrecht held a 6-2-1 record, a 2.95 goals against average, a .912 save percentage, and a shutout to help the Mustangs to the fourth seed in the playoffs. His post-season numbers were tremendous as he won his first six starts of the playoffs. He ended with an 8-4-1 record, a 2.98 goals against average that was below 2.00 for most of the playoffs, and a .912 save percentage.

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by Mat Barrett

Mustangs announce trio of trades

Jake Misskey Traded to Weyburn

Alex Rondeau to Whitecourt

Noah Giesbrecht back to OCN

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