Tre Fouquette will rejoin the Nipawin Hawks after spending the first half of the season in Brandon with the WHL's Wheat Kings. (Submitted Photo/Rhesa/Richard Petersen)

By Clark Stork

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The Nipawin Hawks welcomed back a familiar face during the CJHL trade deadline and made a move for a forward to bolster their roster.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club got a boost on their blueline with the return of Tre Fouquette.

The 19-year-old has spent the season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Warman, Sask. product was reassigned by the Brandon. Nipawin also traded for 2004-born Canwood, Sask. resident Dallyn Peekeekoot.

Peekeekoot’s rights were acquired from La Ronge for a player development fee. He was playing this year with the Hafford Hawks senior club. In 2022/23 with the Ice Wolves, the 19-year-old scored five goals and added five assists in 37 games. He also has 88 WHL games played. Hawks General Manager Tad Kozun said the deal will be a positive one if Peekeekoot finds his game in Nipawin.

“He’s ready to play SJHL again and wants a chance,” Kozun said. “He’s one of those guys with WHL experience and he can be a pretty good hockey player when he wants to be.”

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Fouquette has spent a season and a half with the Hawks after being acquired from La Ronge a couple of seasons ago. He scored three goals and added 18 assists last season in 47 games on Nipawin’s blueline. In Brandon this year Fouquette scored a goal and chipped in with three assists in 24 games. Kozun said getting Fouquette back in their lineup is massive for the team.

“We’re going to be able to do some fun things with our lineup now and the biggest thing is you want that internal competition, so guys are having to earn their ice time and their keep in the lineup and we feel we have done that,” Kozun added.

The Hawks were set to play in Flin Flon on Friday night but that game has been postponed. A make-up date has yet to be announced.

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