THUNDER BAY – The Lakehead Thunderwolves have added some last-minute scoring help up front.
With the pre-season set to begin on Friday, the OUA hockey team on Monday announced it had landed Czech forward Tomas Soustal, who twice played in the World Junior Hockey Championship for his native country, in 2016 and 2017.
The 21-year-old Soustal is a four-year veteran of the Western Hockey League and is coming off a 62-point campaign with the Edmonton Oil Kings.
Prior to that the 6-foot-2 Sterbert, Czech Republic native spent three seasons with the Kelowna Rockets, scoring 46 and 47 points in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
“It’s been a lengthy process,” said Soustal, who spent the past six months overseas weighing his hockey options.
“I had offers from a lot of different schools, but it’s great to be here. I have two brothers living in the Boston area, so I’m happy to be relatively close to them. And I’m excited to start a new chapter in my life as a student athlete at Lakehead. The team looks good, the campus is really nice and I like the business program here.”
First-year Thunderwolves coach Andrew Wilkins, in a release issued by the team, said the move improves the team’s chances.
“Tomas is an offensive forward that brings size, skill and high-level game experience to our team.”
The Wolves host Lethbridge in non-conference play Friday and Saturday night at Fort William Gardens.
