Stars signings pictured top L-R: Coen Grosjean, Matthew Dament, Treycen Wuttunee. Pictured bottom L-R: Dawson Gerwing, Jerome Norman, Easton DeBray. (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

By Martin Martinson

Stars signings Pt. 1

AAA Stars ink six from Battlefords/Meadow Lake for fall 2021

Apr 19, 2021 | 5:25 PM

The Battlefords AAA Stars have announced a number of new player signings for the 2021-22 season, including six from the Battlefords and Meadow Lake communities.

Stars’ head coach, Dale Grayston said they are excited about having so many from the local area make the jump to the U18 AAA ranks this fall.

“We want to have a really strong connection to the area of the Battlefords and places within an hour or hour and a half of us, as I think it really generates good excitement in the community,” Grayston said. “We want to focus on local area players to show our farm program and we’re pretty excited about each of the young guys who have committed to us.”

Coen Grosjean

North Battleford’s Coen Grosjean is a homegrown product, who grew up in the Battlefords Minor Hockey system and will graduate from the local U18 AA program. Prior to the season-stoppage this winter, the 5’11 stay-at-home defender looked to be only adding to his offensive repertoire with six points in four games with the North West Stars U18 AA team.

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Forward Coen Grosjean signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: North Battleford, Sask.

Date of birth: Mar. 15, 2004 (Age 17)

Position: Defenceman

Shoots: Left

Height/Weight: 5’11/180 lbs

2020-21 team: North West Stars U18 AA

Matthew Dament

Forward, Matthew Dament could make an immediate impact at the U18 AAA level this fall following his graduation from the local U18 AA program. The North Battleford local finished fourth in team scoring his first year of U18 AA in 2019-20, with 25 points in 31 games, before exploding out of the gate for five goals and nine points in just four games in 2020-21, prior to the COVID shutdown.

Forward Matthew Dament signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: North Battleford, Sask.

Date of birth: Mar. 14, 2004 (17 years old)

Position: Forward

Shoots: Right

Height/Weight: 6’0/161 lbs

2020-21 team: North West Stars U18 AA

Treycen Wuttunee

A hometown player from Battleford, 15-year-old Treycen Wuttunee grew up playing his grassroots hockey in the community. During his first year of U15 AA, Wuttunee scored 17 points in 26 games with team. Wuttunee played last year with the North West Stars U15 AA program and had two points in two games with the club prior to the season cancelation.

Forward Treycen Wuttunee signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: Battleford, Sask.

Date of birth: Mar. 22, 2006 (15 years old)

Position: Forward

Shoots: Right

Height/Weight: 5’3/130 lbs.

2020-21 team: North West Stars U15 AA

Dawson Gerwing

At 6-foot-1, 181 pounds, forward Dawson Gerwing is a big body with scoring instincts. The now 14-year-old from Meadow Lake finished second in scoring on the local U15 AA team in 2019-20 with 27 points in 31 games, while adding 42 penalty minutes. In two games this year, Gerwing registered two points.

Forward Dawson Gerwing signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: Meadow Lake, Sask.

Date of birth: July 12, 2006 (Age 14)

Position: Forward

Shoots: Left

Height/Weight: 6’1/181 lbs

2020-21 team: North West Stars U15 AA

Jerome Norman

Meadow Lake’s Jerome Norman is no stranger to the local hockey rink. The 16-year-old played over 60 games with the Battlefords Barons AA team from the fall of 2018 to spring 2020, collecting 47 points in 62 games in the process before then making the jump to U18 AA prior to the pandemic last year.

Forward Jarome Norman signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: Meadow Lake, Sask.

Date of birth: Mar. 8, 2005 (Age 16)

Position: Forward

Shoots: Left

Height/Weight: 6’0/143 lbs

2020-21 team: Battlefords Barons U18 AA

Easton DeBray

Another Meadow Lake product who played his U15 with the Battlefords Barons, DeBray is listed by the Melfort Mustangs of the SJHL, and shows good size and potential as a stay-at-home defenceman at the AAA level this fall. DeBray spent the last two seasons attending Pilot Mound Hockey Academy in Manitoba.

Defenceman Easton DeBray signs with the Battlefords AAA Stars (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)

Hometown: Meadow Lake, Sask.

Date of birth: Apr. 4, 2004 (Age 17)

Position: Defenceman

Shoots: Left

Height/Weight: 6’1/201

2020-21 team: Pilot Mound Academy U17 Prep

The Battlefords AAA Stars were 1-2 through three games this season prior to the season cancelation.

This is part 1/2, as battlefordsNOW breaks down the 10 new faces that will join the local U18 AAA club come September. Part 2/2 of the AAA Stars’ signing announcements is available here.

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Martin.Martinson@jpbg.ca

On Twitter: @MartyMartyPxP1