It's a big weekend in Dauphin as Countryfest and the Dauphin Fair are set to take centre stage.
Ahead of that, the Dauphin Kings got in the action with a pair of transactions, one of which saw the team add some offensive power. Two months ahead of training camp at Credit Union Place, the club announced that they have acquired Joel Purdom from the Selkirk Steelers, in exchance for a Player Development Fee.
From Winnipeg, Joel is coming off a solid season playing for a Selkirk team that just missed the playoffs. Across 51 games, the 20-year-old scored 16 times while adding 23 assists for 39 points. He increased his point total by nine points compared to the prior season. Purdom also had 75 penalty minutes and brings a physical presence to the club as well.
"He plays a heavy game, we actually had him listed after the draft when he was 15," said Doug Hedley. "He has turned into a real good player. He has been on our radar before. He is definitely a guy that can add some offence to our lineup, we're excited to welcome Joel to Dauphin."
In another trade, Dauphin sent Dawson Karol to the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). For those wondering who Karol is, he never played a game with Dauphin. He played this past season with the Flin Flon Bombers and was a part of the deal that saw Dauphin send Anthony Bax to the Bombers.
Karol decided he wanted to stay in Saskatchewan.
"His dad works in Kindersley, so he wanted to stay there, so we worked towards finding a match," ended Hedley.
Dauphin will continue to focus now on training camp with the team's home opener just 12 weeks away. You can check out the team's full schedule here and 730CKDM will be releasing a broadcast schedule in the coming weeks.
