North Stars add pair of WHLers ahead of season
The Battlefords North Stars received a shot in the arm this week, just days ahead of their regular season opener, adding a pair of Western Hockey League (WHL) standouts to their forward contingent.
Forwards, Blake Allan and Connor Gabruch will join the Stars up front until December, on loan from the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen.
Allan, a 19-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., has nearly 130 Major Junior games experience split between the Kootenay Ice, Regina Pats, and Calgary Hitmen. He was selected by the North Stars in the 2016 SJHL Bantam Draft.
Gabruch, a fellow 19-year-old from Saskatoon, has nearly 110 games under his belt with the Spokane Chiefs and Hitmen. Gabruch also holds ties to the local Battlefords’ community, having family in the area.