Silverbacks Aquire Former Vipers Defenceman Urban From AJHL:

The AJHL Fort McMurray Oil Barons have traded former
Vernon Vipers defenceman Zach Urban to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.  Urban was recently sent to Fort McMurray back on June 11th in a trade with the Victoria Grizzlies.  Urban finished his first season with the Grizzlies last year after Penticton shipped him to Victoria on May, 31st 2012. In 54 games with Victoria last season Urban collected (3-20-23). Urban played one game as an "AP" with the Vipers during the 2010-11 season before playing one season in Penticton during the 2011-12 season.

Zach Urban's Player Profile:

http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&teamID=339734&playerID=721283
   
This is posted on the Silverbacks website:

'Backs Acquire RBC Cup Champion Blueliner

Friday, August 9, 2013 - Submitted by Salmon Arm SilverBacks

The Salmon Arm SilverBacks have completed a trade with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

The SilverBacks have acquired defenseman Zach Urban (93) from the Oil Barons in exchange for forward Colten Meaver (93).

The six-foot three Urban is a veteran of 118 BCHL regular-season games with Powell River, Vernon, Penticton and Victoria, winning a BCHL Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup and RBC Cup with his hometown Penticton Vees during the 2011-12 season. Last season, as captain of the Victoria Grizzlies, Urban scored 23 points (3-20) and had 83 penalty minutes in 54 games played. He added 2 goals and 4 points in 10 playoff games, including a series-winning overtime goal against the Powell River Kings.

“Anytime you can add a player who has won an RBC it’s a good thing,” said SilverBacks head coach/general manager Troy Mick. “You can’t recruit those types of players as it is earned by playing until early May and now our backend just got a lot tougher to play against.”

“Zach is going to be a great addition to our hockey club. He can play in all situations and obviously by being a captain in this league brings that veteran leadership to the dressing room. He has been where we want to go and he knows the sacrifices it will take to get there,” Mick added.

Meaver, a 20 year-old native of Edmonton, was acquired by the SilverBacks earlier this summer from the AJHL’s Whitecourt Wolverines.

Urban will report to SilverBacks training camp beginning Sunday, August 18th in Salmon Arm.

For more information, please contact the SilverBacks Hockey Operations office at 250-832-3856 Ext 106.