Goalie Spot Roster Updates; Goalie Kyle Laslo Commits

Goalie Brach Tiller who played U-18 last season continues to be in the running for a goalie position with the U-18 Cleveland Barons AAA team, and has indicated his desire to try and play up next season at either the U-18 AAA or Junior Level.

For the time being Brach's roster spot has been re-opened as he goes through the process of trying out for and selecting a team.

It is the feeling of the coaches and team management that while we have several goalies in our Spring Training Camp who are capable of playing at the U-16 AAA level, outside of Brach, none of the other goalies at this moment in time have established themselves as being the type of "Go-To-Goalie" that would enable our team to challenge for the MWEHL, Michigan State, and National Championships.

For this reason, it became necessary for us to broaden our search for a "Go-To-Goalie" to also include players residing and playing outside of the State of Michigan and Northern Ohio.

During this search process we identified a standout goaltender from Irvine, California, Kyle Laslo who is the #1 goalie for the LA Hockey Club. We recently offered Kyle the opportunity to move to Detroit and play for our team. I am very pleased to announce that Kyle has just accepted our offer for a roster spot and will be playing for our team for the 2007-08 fall season.

The second goalie position for our team remains open at this time.

In the next couple days we will have further conversations with Brach about his intentions, and also speak with the goalies in our Spring Training Camp who remain on the bubble for making our team.

We are hoping to make a final decision on the second goalie spot as soon as possible.