Trail acquires Fradette from Fort McMurray of the AJHL for Ross and futures

Brian Wiebe August 17, 2021

The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired 2001-born goaltender Evan Fradette from the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for 2001-born forward Justin Ross and future considerations.

Fradette, who’s from St. Albert, AB, spent last season with the Oil Barons where he registered a 7-0-2 record in nine games along with a 2.31 goals-against-average, a .916 save percentage, and two shutouts.

Ross, a native of Calgary, AB, scored one goal and added four assists in 15 games last season with the Smoke Eaters. He had six points in 42 games with the AJHL’s Brooks Bandits in 2019-20.

Brian Wiebe

Brian's been involved in the BCHL in a variety of capacities for 17 years. From 2002 to 2012, he served in several roles around the Merritt Centennials organization, including as team president, board member, beat writer, colour commentator, webmaster, media and communications coordinator and marketing assistant. He's been writing about the BCHL since 2008 and served as colour commentator on the TSN 1040 broadcasts in 2012-13. BCHLNetwork is one of Brian's many passion projects that he balances around his full-time job as an instructor in the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at BCIT in Burnaby.