The North Bay Battalion have traded overage forward Jamie Lewis to the Windsor Spitfires today for a 2017 4th round pick, 2016 7th round pick, and a 2019 12 round pick.
Lewis, 20, is a 5'10, 204-pound native of Richmond Hill, Ontario that spent three years with the Battalion organization.
In 195 career games, the right-shooting centreman posted 25 goals and 47 assists along with 106 penalty minutes and a +14 rating.
Of course he is most famous for scoring the series winning goal in game 4 of the Eastern Conference final this past spring.
Lewis is in the process of serviing an 8-game suspension by the Canadian Hockey League for an Anti-Doping violation.
Lewis, gave a urine sample during a random test in May, which officials from the CHL and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport revealed the presence of methylhexaneamine, a prohibited stimulant.
Windsor GM Warren Rychel says Lewis will add much-needed experience and grit to the club's forward group.
"With news of Brady Vail signing his AHL deal, we really needed some stability down the middle of the ice," Rychel said on the Spitfires team website.
"Jamie is a hard-nosed, two-way player that can contribute in all aspects of the game. He was outstanding in North Bay's 2014 OHL Playoffs run. He's exactly the type of older, experienced player we need, and he's been very well-coached throughout his junior career."
Reached in North Bay by www.windsorspitfires.com, Lewis says he's excited about the deal.
"I had a feeling that I was going to be traded," Lewis stated on www.windsorspitfires.com
"I didn't know I was going to Windsor. But when I was told, I had the biggest smile on my face."
Expected to arrive in Windsor on Wednesday, Lewis is eligible to return to the ice October 23rd, when the Spitfires host the Plymouth Whalers at the WFCU Centre.
