Blind River signs Soo crew
A trio of graduates from the AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds program have signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League ahead of the ’25-26 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
All three are forwards. They are Wyatt Jarratt, who has a 2009 birth date, Danny MacDonald, who was born in 2008, and Caleb Walker, who has a 2007 birth date.
The 6 foot 1, 175 pound Jarratt played for the Under 16 level Jr. Greyhounds in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in ’24-25 and totalled 19 goals, 24 assists, 43 points in 39 games, regular season and playoffs included.
As for MacDonald and Walker, they both stated in the Great North for the Under 18 level Jr. Greyhounds in ’24-25.
The 5 foot 10, 155 pound MacDonald produced 13 goals, 21 assists, 34 points in 33 games for the U18 Jr. Greyhounds. He then played in three games in the NOJHL for Blind River as an affiliate and had a goal and an assist.
As for the 6 foot 1, 170 pound Walker, he clicked for 25 goals, 21 assists, 46 points in 37 games, regular season and playoffs included, for the U18 Jr. Greyhounds in ’24-25. He also was impressive in 12 NOJHL games with Blind River as an AP — five in the regular season and seven in the playoffs — and had three goals, four assists, seven points.
Blind River head coach and general manager Kyle Brick commented to Hockey News North about the signings of Jarratt, MacDonald and Walker.
“We are excited with the signing of Wyatt, we believe he will be able to step in and have an impact for us immediately. Wyatt is a player who I have been familiar with for a long time … we like his size, compete level and his ability to score in the dirty areas. He will be a great piece to the puzzle as we head into next season,” Brick said of Jarratt.
“Danny is a guy who we believe can score at any level as his offensive awareness is off the charts. He also showed us he is able to produce in a big game by scoring in the playoffs for us. We are excited to see Danny contribute at the Junior level,” Brick said of MacDonald.
“Caleb was a no brainer for us … he was a stand out in the playoffs, playing on our top line. Walks stepped right into our room and did not miss a beat … he is a big personality that fit right in. He checks a lot of boxes on the ice as well and proved last year he can not only play at this level but can contribute on a regular basis,” Brick said of Walker.
feature photo of Wyatt Jarratt by Bob Davies
Another set of smart signing’s by the guys at Blind River. Watched Caleb for many years now and with his constant upside and devotion to the game, I see a very solid year from him this year.
Wyatt Jarratt and Danny MacDonald will also be impact players as I watched them all season long and was impressed like Bricker was.
Best of health and success for all 3 and the Beavers 🦫