By Matt Stefano
With past T-Bird graduates Nick Sicoly (Guelph Storm), Boris Katchouk (Soo Greyhounds), Mario Culina (Windsor Spitfires), Medric Mercier (Oshawa Generals), Darian Pion (Sudbury Wolves) and Drake Pilon (Sudbury Wolves) all playing in the Ontario Hockey League, it now appears that another former T-Bird is about to join them in that league.
It was announced today that former Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Owen Headrick has committed to the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters.
Headrick, who spent his past two seasons with the WCHA’s Lake Superior State Lakers hockey club, scored 7 times and set up 20 others through 63 career games along with collecting 28 penalty minutes.
The Garden River, Ontario product, who was selected by the Erie Otters in the 14th round (261st overall) during the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection, came over to the T-Birds in the 2013-2014 season, where he put up 31 points through 56 regular season games and was named both the team’s and league’s Rookie of the Year.
After committing to the Lake State Lakers following his rookie season, Headrick returned to the T-Birds for his second season in 2014-2015, where he put up 13 points through 13 regular season games.
In 2014-2015, Headrick also helped the Soo Thunderbirds win their third Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy in franchise history and was named the NOJHL’s playoff MVP after leading all defencemen in postseason points (20).
Headrick, who became the T-Birds all time leader for most career playoff goals (14) and points (33) amongst defencemen, also helped the Soo capture its second Dudley Hewitt Cup title in franchise history in 2015, and was named the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.
The Soo Thunderbirds hockey club would like to wish Owen all the best as he shifts his career to Erie!
