NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion has signed goaltender Jack Lisson to an education and development agreement.
Lisson, who turned 18 on March 31, was a 15th-round pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection from the Oakville Rangers U16 AAA program.
“Jack is someone we felt was ready to play in our league a few years ago,” said Adam Dennis, president and director of hockey operations. “We’ve continued to monitor his progress and feel he’ll solidify the goaltending and help support the great work Mike has done thus far.
Lisson, who measures six-foot-two and 190 pounds, played 10 games this season with the West Kelowna Warriors of the British Columbia Hockey League, posting a 2.98 goals-against average, a .907 save percentage, one shutout and a record of 2-3-3. He’s the second former BCHL performer to join the Battalion, after Nick Wellenreiter, who played early this season for the Coquitlam Express.
The national governing body has approved Lisson’s return to sanctioned play, and the Battalion has secured his rights from the junior A Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League for a development fee. He played 43 games with Wellington over two seasons before joining West Kelowna on Oct. 23.
Charlie Larocque, who played in a 5-2 loss Tuesday to the Kitchener Rangers, will practice with the Troops and play a number of games with the junior B Carleton Place Jr. Canadians of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
“What this also does is give us a chance to hone in on a few things with Charlie in practice and allow him to continue getting starts on a conditioning basis with his former team in Carleton Place. Goaltending has been a strength of this organization for some time, and with these three young men we expect that trend will continue.”
