Kurt Gurkan has been traded to the Drayton Valley Thunder. The Connecticut native Gurkan is the 5th (could of been 6th) Bulldog to be traded to the Drayton Valley Thunder so far this off season. Gurkan played in 37 games for the Bulldogs scoring 9 goals and 8 assists. Gurkan a Yale University commit was acquired part way into the season from the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL.
The Bulldogs also signed 2005 forward Ryan Shaw from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Elite prospects still has him listed with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL. Shaw has been a former team mate of Bulldog Matt Hansom. Just like Hanscom he is an RPI commit also.