WOLVES ACQUIRE OSHIE

THUNDER BAY, ON- With his hockey club currently on the road and readying for tonights contest against the Havana Moon. General Manager Blake Wendt has shaken up the roster from his office back in Thunder Bay.
>>>The Timberwolves have sent winger, Mason Raymond and their second round pick in this next draft to the expansion Budapest Honved, for rookie, T.J. Oshie.
>>>In 13 games for Honved, Oshie has registered no goals and four assists with 16 PIM and a -4. Not anything to write home about, but Wendt likes the future and has been pursuing the Warroad, Minnesota-native for a long time.
>>>"We're a club and I'm a manager that obviously covets players from this neck of the woods," said Wendt. Oshie has been someone on our radar since his days at Warroad and taking his team to the State Tourney (Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament) and winning it all. His development through his three years at North Dakota kept him high on our list of players to, if ever available, go after. We were hoping that with the contraction over the summer that Budapest would pass over him and our chances of landing him through a draft would be possible. But they are pretty savvy over there and didn't overlook him."
>>>During his three years in Grand Forks, Oshie averaged a point a game or better every year. Something that the Timberwolves are confident will translate to the pro game.
>>>"The offense is there with this kid," said Wendt. "He's very shifty and elusive, and his passing is what sets him apart. Go one-on-one with him and you're toast. Our defensemen are going to hate him in practice. But what we like most about his game is that with all that offense, he is very responsible in his own end. Forechecks and is always in pursuit of the puck. Something we demand of all of our players. Something that overtime we hope is the identity of our hockey club."
>>>Oshie is slated to be dressed in tonight's game in Cuba. It's not yet known which line and with whom, but what is known is that he'll be wearing #29.