Local Ice Hockey Goalie gets drafted
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the
results of its 2012 Entry Draft on May 31st and Brian August, 15, of Wellington, FL was selected in the eighth round by the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League (NAHL).
Brian has been playing Goalie since he was 7 years old in Florida with the South Florida Golden Wolves and Junior Panthers. He spent last season playing Junior B for New York Apple Core in New York, where he was 8-2 with two shutouts.
The NAHL is the longest standing Tier 1 Junior A Hockey League and acts as a feeder program for Junior Hockey players to be seen by many Division I Colleges and Universities. A total of 172 players were selected in this year’s draft, Brian was one of only 11 goalies taken and was the youngest player taken in the draft. Brian said “I feel honored to have been selected, and look forward to training hard this summer prior to training camp.”