The Burnaby Lakers sent goalie Dan Lewis back to Coquitlam in a one-for-one Western Lacrosse Association deal on Sunday.
The Lakers dealt Lewis to the senior Adanacs in exchange for transition defender and former Burnaby junior Brad Richardson.
Lewis played four seasons with the senior Lakers but was relegated to a backup role after Burnaby picked up current starter Tyler Richards from New Westminster last year.
Richardson, drafted in 2007 by Coquitlam, played five seasons with the Adanacs and garnered five goals, seven assists and 117 penalty minutes in the regular season. He has four goals and nine assists lifetime during the playoffs.
Player of the month
Senior University of Denver defenceman Joey LaLeggia was named National Collegiate Hockey Conference player of the month last week.
The Burnaby Winter Club product garnered three goals and seven assists and was a plus-three in 10 games for the Pioneers in January.
Two of LaLeggia’s three markers were game winners, and his 35 shots on goal was most for any D-man in the month of January in conference play. The 2012 draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers leads all conference blueliners with nine goals and 22 points.
Earlier this season, LaLeggia recorded his 100th career point for the 10th-ranked Pioneers and currently ranks sixth all-time in defenceman points in Denver program history with 43 goals and 71 assists.
LaLeggia is also a nominee for the coveted Hobey Baker Award.
On to Round of 16
EDC FC Burnaby A moved to the second round of Imperial Cup men’s soccer with a 2-1 victory over Norvan A at Confederation turf last Saturday.
The Vancouver Metro Soccer League club erupted for two late goals in the final 20 minutes of play to gain a spot in the Round of 16 this weekend.
Trailing 1-0 to the second-place Division I club, Burnaby Central Secondary grad Parker Ellis came off the bench for EDC late in the second half, scoring the game-tying goal and then setting up Habib Mohammed for the winner.
Later, defender Gus Ramirez made a sliding tackle to thwart a Norvan near-breakaway chance to tie.
EDC will take on Rino’s Vancouver A on Sunday at Point Grey turf at 4 p.m.
