C3 Spiders ready for 2012–13 season
Oct. 26, 2012
The C3 Spiders — with almost the exact same squad as last season — are ready to return to the ice for the 2012–13 season.
October is typically the time of year for the Spiders to say their inevitable goodbyes, as significant changes to the roster have been a recurring reality for the C3/D1/D2 Spiders franchise. However, for the first time in its nine-year existence, the roster is almost identical to last year’s.
The lone departure is just temporary:
- Rick Fritz will be sitting out the season on the PUP (Physically Unable To Perform) list, and we wish him a speedy return.
Joining the C3 Spiders this year:
- Brad Sutton, who skated with the Spiders this summer as the Underdogs, will join the Spiders full-time, via Freed. Brad previously played for the C3 Puck Hounds, who moved up to C1 this season.
- Dave Henke, joins the Spiders in a trade (facilitated by Jay Hilden, for draft picks to be named later) from the C2 — now C1 — Spiders. Dave joined the then C2 team last year as a sub, and will be a sub on the C3 squad this year.
Welcome to the Spiders!
In addition, some bench shuffling has resulted in a some sub/full-time designation changes:
- Cory Vandenberghe and Chris Pettengill will be subs this year. Cory will also play full time on the C1 Spiders.
- George Farner and David Lavigne, who were subs last season (with Lavigne joining mid-season in a trade — for draft picks or consideration to be named later — with the D1 Ice Sages), will become full-time Spiders this season.
For the A’s and C’s this year, Cory, who was Alternate Captain last year, will unstich his A, and hand it to three-year veteran Mike Schroeder, who joins AC Eric Grotbeck and C Jeremy Litton to round out the team captaincy.
In all, the 18 veteran Spiders and two “rookies” will hit the ice in their eighth AHA Winter season, ninth including Beginner school, and the latest bid to return to the AHA post-season for the fifth consecutive year.
Check out the full 2012–13 C3 Spiders roster.
