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Shields Drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Shields Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Dave Shields

DAVID SHIELDS - (6th Round, 168th Overall)

Another exciting day for the Maksymum Hockey family as Dave Shields was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Shields was born in Rochester, NY on Jan. 27, 1991 and played for the Maksymum Hockey Junior team before being drafted to the Erie Otters where he played for two season. Shields spent the last two seasons with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, the same team where Brad Boyes playes junior hockey. He is a 6-foot-3, 216-pound defenseman. In 61 games last season, Shields had one goal and 16 assists.

Career highlights

Acquired

Selected in the 3rd round (41st overall) by the Erie Otters in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection

NHL Eligible 2009

2008-2009

David played his 100th career game 1/24/09 @ Belleville . . . saw a career-long four-game point streak (1-4-5) end 12/6/08 vs. Sarnia . . . enjoyed his first two point-game (goal and assist) 11/28/08 @ Mississauga.

2007-2008

Scored his first career OHL goal/point 12/15/07 vs. Kingston . . . made his Otters/OHL debut 9/21/07 @ Windsor.

Congratulations Justin Demartino

May 13th was a very exciting day for the Maksymum Hockey family as Justin DeMartino was selected first overall in the USHL entry draft by the Tri-City Storm. DeMartino won the last two USA Hockey Midget National Championships as a member of Little Caeser’s, where he was the team’s leading scorer in 2008-2009. “I’m very happy to have this opportunity,” said DeMartino. DeMartino has verbally committed to Division 1 Ferris State University of the CCHA.

Maksymum Welcomes John Cullen

John Cullen got a call last week that literally changed his life. The 17-year-old goaltender was in Cleveland en route to Chicago to play midget hockey when Niagara IceDogs head coach Mario Cicchillo phoned with an invitation to come to St. Catharines for a tryout before training camp opened. Cullen couldn’t say yes fast enough. He turned his car around, drove four hours north and got on the ice. “I came out and I was pretty tired — I was in the car four hours there and four back — and then we had a tough two-hour skate,” Cullen said

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