Espanola to Laurentian
The best defenseman and first team all-star from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has committed to the Laurentian Voyageurs of Ontario University Athletics for the 2020-2021 season.
1999 birth year defender Mattias Salem is moving up from the Espanola Express of the NOJHL to Laurentian after a spectacular 2019-2020 season.
The 6-foot, 180-pound Salem, who hails from Brampton, Ont., finished fourth on the NOJHL scoring chart from his blue line post in 2019-2020 with 66 points, including 16 goals, in 55 regular-season matches.