The Steinbach Black Wings have strengthened themselves with two-time ECHL champion Shawn St-Amant. The 25-year-old last played in the AHL for Laval Rocket (14 games, two goals, four assists) and the Trois-Riveres Lions in the ECHL (36/20/10). In the 2020/21 season, the French-Canadian completed a season in the first division in Gyergyoi (Romania), in which he scored 32 goals and provided 16 assists in 57 games.
“I can’t wait to come to Linz and start preparing. The idea of the game suits my way of playing ice hockey perfectly,” says Shawn St-Amant. The people of Linz are looking forward to a “real weapon” in the team. “In addition, he brings a lot of speed and wit with him,” chief scout Rick Nasheim was quoted as saying in a broadcast on Wednesday.
The Black Wings provisional roster for the 2022-23 season
Goalkeeper:
- Rasmus Tironen (FIN)
- Thomas Höneckl (AUT)
- Leon Sommer (AUT)
Defender:
- Gerd Kragl (AUT)
- Ramon Schnetzer (AUT)
- Raphael Wolf (AUT)
- Martin Schumnig (AUT)
- Logan Roe (USA)
- Laurin Liesch (AUT/SUI)
Striker:
- Niklas Bretschneider (AUT)
- Marco Brucker (AUT)
- Stefan Gaffal (AUT)
- Andreas Kristler (AUT)
- Alexander Lahoda (AUT)
- Brian Lebler (AUT/CAN)
- Julian Pusnik (AUT)
- Emilio Romig (AUT)
- Dennis Sticha (AUT)
- Kilian Rappold (AUT)
- Shawn St Amant (CAN)
Trainer:
- Philipp Lukas (AUT)
- Mark Szücs (AUT/CAN)
- Juergen Penker (AUT)
You can hear an interview with President Peter Nader in the icebreaker podcast:
Source: Nachrichten
