The Battlefords North Stars continued their busy off-season with another trade Saturday afternoon.
The North Stars sent 19-year-old defenceman Latrell Charleson to the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Lloydminster Bobcats for 19-year-old defenceman Brock Weston and future considerations.
In one season with the North Stars, Charleson, from Surrey, B.C., picked up five goals and 22 assists in 50 games. He added two assists during the North Stars' playoff run. With the trade, Charleson will be joining his sixth team in five years.
Maidstone's Weston returns to Saskatchewan after spending two years in Alberta. During the 2012-13 season, he had nine points in 28 games with the Calgary Midget Flames of the Alberta Midget AAA league. In 2013-14, Weston picked up a goal and 12 assists in 44 games with the Bobcats.
"We are excited to have Brock and his family join the North Stars' program," stated general manager and head coach Kevin Hasselberg in a press release. "He will add to the depth of our defence position and more importantly his enthusiasm, dedication and passion will enhance our leadership core."
The trade will be a homecoming of sorts for Weston. He spent the 2011-12 regular season in the SMAAAHL with the AAA Stars. In that season, he registered three goals and 11 assists in 40 games played.
