Bruins Finish Recruiting

The Estevan Bruins latest rookie signing could be their biggest one as they locked up Jesse Bernard.

Bernard was the leading scorer in the Manitoba AAA Midget League had 39 goals and 72 points on the season. He was a member of the Southwest Cougars team that was coached by Bruins scout, Troy Leslie.

Bruins Head Coach Keith Cassidy is excited about Bernard and the rest of the 2011 rookie class to be apart of the Bruins team next season. He added Bernard like all of the rest of the rookies are facing a tough adjustment of jumping from Midget hockey to Junior and there roles will for the team will be determined by how quickly they can make the jump.

Bernard had a lot of options besides the Bruins, and that's why he took his time making a decision. Cassidy respected Bernard taking his time and fully understood the situation Bernard was facing. Bernard had offers from Manitoba, Alberta and elsewhere.

Cassidy added that now recruiting phase of the offseason is mostly over for the Bruins, they will turn their attention to adding a couple of veterans to the team. They do have some trade bait as defencmen Brett Rock and Matt Szpak have asked for trades back to their home province of Alberta.