The Champlain Athletic Club has announced that they have traded forward Vladimír Sobotka to Edmonton Mountain Men, along with the Las Vegas Bulls' fourth round pick in the upcoming WHL draft. In exchange, the team receives defender Christian Folin.
Folin, 24, comes from the municipality of Kungsbacka, Sweden, on the nation's west coast. After playing for the Frölunda junior program, he moved to North Ameria, first in the USHL with Fargo Force and later in the NAHL with the Austin Bruins. He then played two solid years at UMass-Lowell - winning two conference tournaments with the team - before being taken with the 70th pick (Round 3) of last year's WHL Entry Draft.
Sobotka, 27, posted 31 points in the WHL last season, but recently signed a 3 year deal with Avangard Omsk Region of the Kontinental Hockey League.
The fourth round pick was acquired midseason for Alexey Marchenko.
"We're glad with our return with Christian, he's a young defender on his way up. At worst, he'll be a solid depth defender; at best, he could potentially fit in our middle pairings," said GM Locria Fox.
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