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For the Stoufiville Spirit. the official start to the 2014-15 Ontario Junior Hockey We W3 WW “ That's when the club â€" four goalkeep- ers. i4 defenoemen and i7 forwards â€"â€" will report for testing under the direction of hockey fitness guru and Spirit strength and conditioning coach Randy Smith at his Gomiiey-based BodySmith lntemationai - Sport and Fitness Tiaining facility at 2 p.m. From there. the Spirit will commence on-ice sessions at the Stoufl‘viiie Arena Mon- day starting at 4 pm. and continue Tuesday before their first pie-season tilt against the Pickering Panthers at the Ajax Community Centre at 8:30 p.m.4 _ Spirit director of player personnel Frank Robinson hopes to set the tone early. start- ing with Sunday's off-Ice testing. “At the start of training camp. we need to do two things â€"â€" make certain our guys' fitness is good and we need to make sure the best 23 players will be ready for the regular season where we start with three games in three days." he said. Before training camp commences though. the Spirit wene active in pnepating their roster by making a couple of transac- tions last weekend. One of those saw the Spirit acquire Alex Gilmour from the Aurora Tigers for future considerations. A six-foot. four-inch. 207-pound. lB-yearold forward. Gilmour amassed seven goals and nine assists in 52 games in his debut with the CHI. runner-up Tigers last season. What intrigued the Spirit to acquire Gilmour were his physical attributes and potential based on what Robinson saw of him prior to his arrival in Aurora. “Alex Gilmour is a big power forward who is attractive to us for his size. We liked him in mi t and he did well for Aurora with limit ice time. due to their older team.” said Robinson. Another trade the Spirit made saw for- wards Mike Morgan and Graham Pickard SPQRTS SPIRIT DEALS FOR SIZE, SCORING Add Pickering’s top scorer, towering Aurora Tiger on eve of training camp fig ‘ IO; 1 ficult. But you have to look out for what is best for team," Robinson said‘ On a separate note. the Spirit could also lose their leading scorer last season. Michael (Iarcone. who is going to [)rum- mondville in the Quebec Major Junior Hockcv League. BY MICHAEL HAYAKAWA mhayakawaé’yrmgxom g) to the Pickering Panthers in exchange r their top scorer. Brodie Timon. and future considerations. A six-foot. l75-lb.. 20-year-old veteran forward from Courtice. Timon compiled 22 s and 31 assists in 53 tilts with Pic ering last year. Brodie Tutton was traded to the Stouffville Spirit by the Pickering Panthers this week. The goal-starved Spirit hope to return to the playoffs this season. Tutton led Pickering in scoring lost season. Training camp opens this weekend. He aléo spént the 2012- 13 season with the Panthers after making his OIHL debut with the Kingston Voyageurs in 2011-12. Robinson believes “man will contin- ue to improve on his offensive numbers. “We wanted to add scoring and we Stouffville Sun-Tribune believe Brodie can help us in that area." he said. While with the Spirit. Morgan was their thirdâ€"leading scorer last season with 15 goals and 14 assists in 48 regular sea- son contests. Pickard. whom the Spirit picked up part way through last season. had seven goals and 11 assists in 25 games. In making the two transactions. Rob- inson acknowledged they were difficult decisions. "When you move players than you grow attached to. it always makes it dif- GARY KEYS I O’HL IMAGES On a separate note. the Spirit could also lose their leading scorer last season. Michael Carcone. who is going to [)rum~ mondville in the Quebec Major lunior Hockey League. During his time last season with the Spirit. Carcone had 12 goals and 25 assists in 49 games. While wishing Carcone the best and feeling it was a good decision he made. Robinson felt his best performances are still to come. “It is great move for Mike who had a very good year with Spirit last year and is a late bloomcr." he said of the 18-year~old Whitby native. As a pan of training camp. the Spirit like other Ollll. clubs. will lose players who were drafted by Ontario Hockey beague teams. to their respective teams that could either result in them returning or possibly signing with them. Among those attending Oi 1L camps during the week of Aug. 25 from the Spir- it's existing roster include: Adam Burnett and Nick Thomakos to the Peterborough Petes. Brady Baker (London Knights). (Iolton Samsom (Owen Sound Attack). lustin Wain (Ottawa 67's). Nathan Hudgin (Kitchener Rangers) and (Ihad Burrows (Erie Otters). While those players will be away. Rob- inson said they will bring in some young players and add to our main camp roster that week to fill what vacancies exist. The Spirit are scheduled to make their pre-season home debut Aug. 23 against the Pickering Panthers at the Stouffville Arena at 7:30 pm. The regular season begins Sept. 8 in Mississauga. The home opener is Sept. 13 against Aurora. ‘ The Spirit hosts its golf tournament at The Maples of Ballantrae tpday. For more on the Spirit. log on to: www. stouffvillespirit .com “When you move players that you grow attached to, it always makes it diflicult. But you haw to look out for what is hestfor team." CARCONE AT QWHL CAMP