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in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey
League, Morgan put up 18 goals and
18 assists.
“Ben brings a load of speed
and quickness to our lineup,” Aitken
shared. “We’ll be looking for him to
add to our offense.”
At the top of the list for the
returning Sabres this year starts with
All-Conference selection Tyler Klein.
The Fargo, N.D. native erupted last
season, scoring 15 goals and six assists
to pace the team with 21 points. Klein
was extremely dangerous on special
teams as well, scoring four powerplay
goals and two shorthanded goals.
Senior goaltender Josh Baker
“We’re expecting Tyler to take off
where he left off last year,” Aitken said. “He excelled in a lot of situations and his confidence
is huge.”
Senior Matt Berger will captain this year’s squad. The Hartland, Wis. native will be
looked to lead his team by example and be the voice on the ice for Aitken. With the
potential with this year’s squad, Berger will be asked to shoulder a heavy load.
Junior Brian Berger will return after compiling a successful sophomore campaign.
The younger brother of Matt, Brian scored eight goals and added 11 assists last season.
“We want Brian to have an All-Conference season this year. He’s a dynamic player
that can shoot the puck really well,” Aitken shared.
Before the end of the calendar
year, Marian will have played
three of the top four preseason
selections in the NCHA.
“Every weekend is going
to be competitive this season.
Knowing this, we want to breed
competition within our lineup,”
Aitken said.
There were some new faces
in the locker room when the
team held their first practice last
Tuesday. Derek Perl, a native of
Toronto, has utilized the most of
his time with the Sabres so far
and has shown promise on the
offensive side of the game.
Sophomore forward Ben Morgan
“Derek has great vision and
poise with the puck,” Aitken said.
“His ability will allow us to use him in all situations and give us more scoring production on
the back end.”
Freshman Brodie Jamieson has thrown his hat into the ring as a player who can expect