The Olds Grizzlys have a large hole to fill on their blueline.
The departure of Lucas Grundy to the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is big loss for the team.
Grundy was in his third season with the Grizzlys when he accepted an invitation to join the Oceanic.
The six-foot-two, 197-pound Calgary native, 19, had eight goals, 37 points and 703 penalty minutes in 122 career games with the Grizzlys.
“Lucas has been a vital part of the Grizzlys organization for the past three years.
The entire Grizzlys organization wishes nothing but the best for Lucas and his family in his pursuit of hockey,” Olds head coach Brett Hopfe said in a press release.
The Grizzlys return to action this weekend with 8 p.m. home games Friday and Saturday versus the Brooks Bandits and Drayton Valley Thunder.