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Moose Jaw Warriors' Ryan Stanton Signs with Chicago Blackhawks

Moose Jaw, SK— Four year Warriors veteran Ryan Stanton has signed a three year entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. The St. Albert native began his WHL career with the tribe in 2005 and has remained a commanding blue line presence.

In his final year of Junior Hockey, Ryan is rated amongst the top twenty defensemen in the WHL. Stanton has stacked up some of his best stats of his career this season. “It’s very exciting to have one of our twenty year old players sign a NHL contract; it’s a true testament to Ryan’s work ethic and commitment to his hockey career,” said Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Truitt.

“We are very fortunate to have such an outstanding young man with such character in our organization,” added Truitt. “The entire organization is extremely proud of Ryan and the contributions he has made to Moose Jaw as well his leadership this season and carrying through into playoffs,” said Truitt.

Ryan will join the past Warriors such as Theo Fleury and current team member Troy Brouwer as part of the Blackhawks organization.

Iginla - Team Canada Choice

Former St. Albert Midget AAA Raider Jarome Iginla has been named to Team Canada to compete in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver in February. He was a member of the St. Albert Raiders in 1992-93 where he led the AMHL in scoring with 34 goals and 87 points in 36 games. The following year he was a member of the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL and the rest is history. 

Utah's Kinasewich Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month

Ryan Kinasewich played with the Bantam AAA Sabres in 1997-98. He went directly from the Sabres to the WHL Medicine Hat Tigers.

PRINCETON, N.J. - Ryan Kinasewich of the Utah Grizzlies is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for October. It is the third time that he has been selected for the honour having won in February 2006 and January 2009.

Kinasewich led the league in October with nine goals and three game-winning goals while tying for the lead with 14 points in five games.

The 26 year old registered his sixth career hat trick and had four points in a 5-3 season-opening win at Las Vegas on Oct. 16. He closed out the month with three consecutive two-goal games scoring three points against Idaho on Oct. 24, four points at Las Vegas on Oct. 28 and three points at Bakersfield on Oct. 30.

He scored his 112th goal to become the Grizzlies all-time leader on Oct. 23 surpassing Chris Taylor. Kinasewich led the Grizzlies in scoring for three seasons in a row from 2005-2008 and he is second all-time with 267 points (117g-150a) in 185 regular season games while adding 14 points (10g-4a) in 21 Kelly Cup Playoff games.

The native of Edmonton, Alberta has played in the ECHL each of his first six professional seasons and has 305 points (133g-172a) and 227 penalty minutes in 228 regular season games and 20 points (11g-9a) and 36 penalty minutes in 26 Kelly Cup Playoff games with Utah and Reading. He has also played in the American Hockey League where he has 15 points (6g-9a) and 18 penalty minutes in 61 games for Bridgeport, Hamilton, Lake Erie and Manchester.

Raiders Hockey Club History

Larry Mitchell is the Raiders Club Historian. He continues to collect the names and locations of former Raider Players, Coaches, Managers, and Trainers. If you or someone you know has been involved with the Raiders Hockey Club, please contact Larry at llmitch@telusplanet.net. Thank you.