Parker Vaughan traded to Saginaw Spirit
The St. Thomas native joins Union's Drew Bate
SAGINAW, Mich. - Parker Vaughan is heading to Saginaw, Michigan.
The 18-year old from St. Thomas has been acquired by the Saginaw Spirit from the North Bay Battalion for forward Dmitry Davin. The teams also swapped conditional picks in 2030.
"Parker Vaughan is a player we’ve spent a lot of time watching and discussing," said Spirit GM Dave Drinkill. "He is a proven playoff performer who plays a hard, heavy game, and is an exceptionally high-character individual. Parker has great size and tons of skill that we know can be used in all sorts of different situations. We’re excited to add him to our group."
Vaughan currently leads the Battalion in scoring with six goals and 15 assists in 17 games and just had a career-best four-point game (2G, 2A) against the Guelph Storm on November 7.
In his last seven games, Vaughan has five goals and eight asssist, four best in the OHL over the past three weeks.
In his OHL career, Vaughan has 29 goals 42 assists iin 149 regular season games. He led North Bay in playoff scoring last spring, with five goals and two assists in 10 games.
Vaughan joins Drew Bate, from Union.