The Collingwood Colts announced and signed six players this weekend including one Collingwood defenseman.
Eric Lalonde, 17, signed his contract on Saturday (June 1) as a right defenseman. Lalonde is a Jean Vanier Catholic High School Student and was 74th overall in the 2017 draft.
Further rounding out the defensive positions are:
Goalie: Matteo Lalama, 17, of St. Catherines Ontario as Goalie. Lalama played Niagara Midget AAA hockey and was fourth overall in the under 18 draft for 2019.
Right Defense: Ayden Dooley, 16, of Orillia. Dooley played for the Orillia Terriers Junior C team and was 183rd overall in the 2018 draft.
Right Defense: Cameron Vassos, 16, of Caledon, ON. Vassos played for the Vaughan Kings Midget AAA team and was 237th overall in the 2018 draft.
Left Defense: Owen Ledwell, 18, of Ottawa, ON. Ledwell played for the Kingston Voyageurs Junior A team.
Also signing on Saturday was Luc Reeve, 17, who is a left wing/ centre out of Kingston. He played for the Kingston Voyageurs Junior A team and was 143rd overall in the 2018 draft.
The Collingwood Colts officially introduced their coaching staff and management in April.
Greg Johnston is the head coach of the team with Nick Rica as associate coach. Dermot Anderson is the general manager of the club.
Owner and president David Steele was at the signing on Saturday, June 1, which took place at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena.
Anderson has experience in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Rica is a long-standing coach with the North Central Predators (AAA).
Johnston was formerly with the Boston Bruins and recently the coach for the Barrie AAA team.
The Collingwood Colts will play their home games at the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena. No schedule has been released yet.
