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Silverbacks Trade Martin to SJHL’s Melfort Mustangs

Salmon Arm, B.C. — The Salmon Arm Silverbacks have traded the CJHL playing rights of 2001-born goaltender Tanner Martin to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melfort Mustangs in exchange for future considerations.

Martin was one of three goaltenders invited to 2019 main camp, after playing for the Tisdale Trojans of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League the past two seasons. The St. Brieux, Sask. native played parts of both exhibition games against the West Kelowna Warriors this past weekend, allowing one goal in Friday’s 2-1 win and four goals in Saturday’s 6-5 overtime loss.

“We’re trying to find the best opportunity for [Martin] to extend his junior career.,” Silverbacks head coach and general manager Scott Atkinson said. “We think both Martin and Nisse will end up being players, it’s just right at this moment in time there’s not an opportunity here for them to do what they need to do to get better.”

The Silverbacks would like to wish Martin well with his new organization.

Earlier this week, the Backs also released 2000-born goaltender Cole Steinke. Now at camp as the second goaltender is 18-year-old Dylan Kruss from Richmond Hill, Ont. Kruss has played the past two seasons at Lake Forest Academy, a U.S. prep school in Lake Forest, Ill. a northern suburb of Chicago.

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