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Already several trades and player releases down, Blake Wendt and his club again dropped a hammer on Sunday when they dealt centre Mike Fisher and winger TJ Oshie to their Boundary Waters neighbour, the Winnipeg Ferrets in exchange for centres Jarret Stoll [pictured] and Shawn Horcoff.
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Rumours had been swirling around that Oshie's conduct after the Timberwolves season ended and during the season being late more than once for team meetings was putting him out of favour with his coaches and management. Oshie was ticketed in the morning hours after the Timberwolves season ended for being drunk in public in downtown Thunder Bay.
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"We were quite aware of the off ice activities of TJ Oshie," remarked Wendt. "He's a young man with alot of money and he's within his right to do whatever he feels is right. His conduct after our loss was not that of a professional and a role model to so many. He's a heck of a hockey player that we feel would be better served elsewhere."
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Wendt was a little more heartbroken to see Mike Fisher dealt.
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"Mike is a heart and soul guy that is everything you want in a hockey player and a humanitarian. With all due respect to everything I love about him, we needed an upgrade at our third line centre. We feel that Stoll is better in the face-off circle and is a step above Fish. In Shawn Horcoff, we're getting a true leader and excellent source of maturation for our young players here and coming up the pipeline. He's a good two-way vet that we feel 100% comfortable in centering our fourth line. Top to bottom, I really like our corp group down the middle for next season."
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As the CCHL Entry Draft nears, look for Thunder Bay to continue to make moves to acquire higher picks. As currently they hold only five. The first of which isn't until the 4th round [67th overall].
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