The Battlefords North Stars announced Thursday they have acquired 20-year-old Tanner Posch from the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
This acquisition completes the trade that saw the North Stars send former captain Ryne Keller to Winkler last season.
Posch, a native of Leduc, Alta., spent the past two seasons in the MJHL scoring three goals and three assists in 53 games.
He was a 13th round pick of the Vancouver Giants in the 2010 WHL bantam draft and played in the 2012 Telus Cup with the Leduc midget AAA Oil Kings.
He was held pointless in six playoff games this season.
Keller, who spent nearly four full seasons with the North Stars, scored three goals and added an assist in 18 regular season games with Winkler after being acquired Jan. 10.
He then chipped in three assists in the playoffs before the Flyers were eliminated by the Virden Oil Capitals.
The 2015-16 season will be Posch’s last year in junior, as he was born in 1995.
