Junior club looks north forroster changes

By Mark Newman, News Staff

At six-foot three and 205 pounds Jordan Cartney is certainly a large presence between the pipes for the Hamilton Red Wings.

In town for about a week, the 20-year-old from Calgaryis now the junior hockey clubs number one puck-stopper and he says hes up to the task.

As a team I think we have the guys that can make a run for the playoffs and go for it, said Cartney, who played 21 games (8 wins, 11 losses) with the Pickering Panthers before being acquired by the Red Wings. Its a nice fresh start.

He toiled with the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Junior Hockey League last season.

Cartney got his first win as a Red Wing on Monday night when he stopped 42 shots to help Hamilton beat the Orangeville Flyers 4-3.

The Red Wings were in dire need of a solid puck-stopper after veteran and last seasons team MVP Mark Sinclair and his brother and forward Luke were released on Monday.

Both have joined the Caledonia Corvairs of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League and Mark picked up a shutout inhis first start in goal as the Corvairs were 1-0 winners in Thorold on Wednesday night.

Hamilton head coach Scott Elliot said the brothers from Dundas asked for their release.

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