With a Centennial Cup hosting season ahead of them, the Estevan Bruins are going to want to get their hands on as many talented players as possible, and talented players are certainly going to want to come here. Their latest acquisition has both talent and national championship experience. 

The Bruins announced this morning they have acquired forward Joey Moffatt from the Portage Terriers for a player development fee. With the MJHL not playing last year, Moffatt split time between the Minot Minotauros of the NAHL and the BCHL's Cowichan Valley Capitals where he posted six goals and four assists in 25 games. 

"He played in a national championship, he's got that experience," said Bruins head coach and GM Jason Tatarnic. "He played in an ANAVET Cup, he's played four years of junior hockey and he's put up points. We really liked his experience."

The stats on Moffatt in Portage are eye-popping and have been for essentially his entire career. He played 49 games for the Terriers as a 16-year-old and put up 33 points, following that up with seasons of 56 and 68 points, and appearances at the SJHL/MJHL showcase. In his RBC Cup appearance in 2019, he had four points in four games.

"He's a player that can provide offense in his 20-year-old year," Tatarnic said. "He's got a good knack around the net. He likes to shoot the puck, he has an excellent shot. He's definitely a player that can add offense to your team."

The offense is one aspect of his game the Bruins like, the experience is another. Because he's been playing since he was 16, Moffatt instantly becomes the Bruins most tenured player at the Junior A level with 188 regular season games played and 29 playoff or tournament games. 

"It's good to have a guy with experience," Tatarnic said. "It helps out that he's been there and knows what that's like, he understands the process of the tournament and the ups and downs of it. We feel it's pretty important to have a guy like that, and he performed well in the RBC Cup he had four points in four games."

Moffatt is a 2001-born player and is entering his final season of junior hockey.