2025 - 2026 North Bay Battalion Season Thread, Part II

[Poster man]

Nice to see Scotty land a nice gig. All the best out west.

Scott Wray, who was let go as the head coach of the Owen Sound Attack in mid-May after an offseason ownership change, is taking over as the head coach of the British Columbia Hockey League's Sherwood Park Crusaders.

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Does the team really need a 5G 13Pts forward? And is an 8th round draft choice a bit high of a price?

Maybe someone knows Max Crete and can help me understand. London supporters don't seem overly crushed to see him go.

 

[aidn705]

Try not to think about him as a 13 pt forward.... 'buy low, sell high'.

He never fit in with London, so his age 17 season was a wash... an 8th rounder is basically a throwaway for a dumpster dive that we hope can recover and add some skill to our top 6 forward group, considering how much talent we have lost this offseason

 

[Samee987]

Try not to think about him as a 13 pt forward.... 'buy low, sell high'.

He never fit in with London, so his age 17 season was a wash... an 8th rounder is basically a throwaway for a dumpster dive that we hope can recover and add some skill to our top 6 forward group, considering how much talent we have lost this offseason

5'9" C. We must be the smallest team in the league! Less the 7- footer of course.

 

[NewfieBlueStar]

Does the team really need a 5G 13Pts forward? And is an 8th round draft choice a bit high of a price?

Maybe someone knows Max Crete and can help me understand. London supporters don't seem overly crushed to see him go.

Maybe they see it as a value pick but Warren, Dubrovtsev and Crete are all under 6 feet for our centers now….. Saulnier would be the only big boy

 

[three dog night]

Crete attitude problems

 

[dirty12]

Does the team really need a 5G 13Pts forward? And is an 8th round draft choice a bit high of a price?

Maybe someone knows Max Crete and can help me understand. London supporters don't seem overly crushed to see him go.

Super fast, plays bigger than he is and good or bad seems to have an attitude to match. Not smart, but certainly skilled. He could be a good bottom six addition and middle six at 19-20.

 

[190 is almost 206]

Crete attitude problems

I thought we had enough of those already

 

[Blazehockey]

Unfortunately you will have your hands full trying to deal with him and his dad. Not a team player

 

[SpezzaNoLookDropPass]

Really hard to see what this team is trying to build. I'll trust the process. Not a bad trade but certainly a head scratcher. Goalie in the 1st round and no FA signings

 

[190 is almost 206]

Really hard to see what this team is trying to build. I'll trust the process. Not a bad trade but certainly a head scratcher. Goalie in the 1st round and no FA signings

And primarily drafting more smallish players last week.

 

[NewfieBlueStar]

Really hard to see what this team is trying to build. I'll trust the process. Not a bad trade but certainly a head scratcher. Goalie in the 1st round and no FA signings

yeah a bit murky now with the whole direction of the team. We trade for Crete but wouldn’t keep JT6 last year?…

Should have kept our import selection and went after a decent forward and moved AK8