The Century 21 Lakers are adding another brother act to the team trading a second and third round draft pick to Kitchener for defensive specialist Mike Kirk, older brother of goalie Evan Kirk.
That gives the Lakers three sets of brothers: Scott and Brad Self, Shawn and Scott Evans, but more importantly another steady defender for the Lakers. The Kirks will be dressed tonight in what may be the first time the two Kirk brothers have played on the same team.
Mike Kirk was the assistant captain for Lakers’ coach Mike Hasen’s Rochester National Lacrosse team this season.
Kirk, a 6-2, 226 right shot most recently played five years for Brampton. The 32 year old brings another key ingredient to the team GM Paul Day is putting together.
It is also the home debut of Oshwegan’s Wenster Green a quiet, no nonsense 20-year-old Lakers’ transition player, a defensive specialist, who won the national junior championship, the Minto Cup playing for Six Nations last season. The Vancouver Stealth of the NLL signed him last season.
High scoring NLL star Adam Jones is back with the Lakers and makes his home debut tonight after leading Colorado in points this season in the NLL and seventh in league scoring.
There are still plenty of tickets for tonight’s game in which Cory Vitarelli needs only three points for his 200th point.
