Goaltender Caleb Shuker is back with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners after the club acquired him in a trade with the Iroquois Falls Storm. PHOTO/Allyson Demers jpg, KW, apsmc
The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners have acquired goaltender Caleb Shuker from the Iroquois Falls Storm for a player development fee (PDF).
Brad Sherratt – Kirkland Lake Northern News
Gold Miners fans will be familiar with Shuker. During 2023/2024 the Stoney Creek native signed as an affiliate with the club. He saw action in four games with the Miners, compiling a 3.24 goals against average and a save percentage of .908. He had a record of 0-1-0.
For most of that season he played with the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North U18 AAA League. He saw action in 22 regular season and playoff games with the Cubs.
Most recently Shuker played for the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he was 0-5-0 with an .848 goals against average.
The Gold Miners now have three netminders on the roster; Matis Bureau Morel, Kael Moberg and Shuker.
Speaking to the goalie situation and what will happen moving forward, G.M. Mike Mackley told the Northern News “we haven’t made a final decision yet on what we plan to do in goal.
“We have three high end goaltenders and want to continue to evaluate our options in the short term. Ultimately, we plan to get down to two, but the goaltenders play will be the determining factor in how we move forward”.
