The Warriors announced Saturday that they had acquired 20-year-old defenceman Carson Sass from the Grenfell Spitfires of the Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League in exchange for, well, nothing, in one of the more unique Tribe deals as of late.
Of course, that's not how it all really went down.
Sass – a 6-foot-1, 187-pound Melville product with 234 games of WHL experience under his belt – had spent most of the season with the Kelowna Rockets and even had an assist in their 5-4 overtime win in Moose Jaw on Dec. 14. He was released by the Rockets a short time later and had actually played a single game for Grenfell in the QVHL prior to being picked up by the Warriors.
The Spitfires themselves didn't miss the opportunity to have some fun, saying on Twitter they had sent Sass down to the Warriors to 'work on his game'.
Sass spent the previous three seasons in Red Deer before joining Kelowna, where he had two assists in 31 games.
To make room on their roster, the Warriors waived 20-year-old forward Kobe Mohr prior to his reporting to Drumheller of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Mohr had played eight games for the Dragons earlier this season, racking up six goals and 11 points in that span. He was acquired by the Warriors in the Jadon Joseph trade on Nov. 24 and had played nine games for Moose Jaw, scoring twice and putting up three points.
The Warriors also announced they had released Czech import David Homola. The 18-year-old rearguard had been acquired from Tri-City off waivers on Oct. 7 and had two assists in 17 games with the Tribe.
Moose Jaw is back in action on Tuesday, Dec. 31 when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings.
