Last week the junior A Nanaimo Timbermen conceded that 2012 isnB次元官网网址檛 their year, something the Victoria Shamrocks arenB次元官网网址檛 ready to do.

With the Timbermen last and the Shamrocks sixth, holding the final playoff spot in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League, the two sides met in the middle, resulting in a five-player trade.

The Jr. Rocks acquired second-year player Ethan Garland and two graduating players, Paul Brebber and Glenn Foley. Going the other way is Nick Sanderson, Freddie Bathurst-Hunt and future considerations.

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Garland could end up being the key piece of the trade because he has one year remaining. Foley is expected to help out offensively but has missed the season because of a concussion, from which heB次元官网网址檚 nearly ready to return.

Garland, a Saanich product, had requested a trade from the start of the season and refused  to suit up for the Timbermen this year after playing his rookie year there last year.

Instead, heB次元官网网址檚 playing for the IslandB次元官网网址檚 junior B league Saanich Tigers, and is in the midst of an MVP season, leading the league in scoring with 60 points in 11 games.

The consensus is Garland will bounce between both teams the rest of the way. He only needs to play three games as a call- up to the Shamrocks to be eligible for the Jr. A playoffs. But if the Shamrocks and Tigers have conflicting games, heB次元官网网址檒l have to choose one or another.

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Tigers coach Chris Jackson said he wonB次元官网网址檛 hold Garland back. But Wood says it should work.

The trade reunites Garland with the core of the Shamrocks which won the 2010 provincial intermediate-A championship.

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Garland played his first game as a Shamrock on Saturday (June 16), a 17-16 barn-burner win over the Langley Thunder.

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The Shamrocks host the Coquitlam Adanacs, 5 p.m. on Saturday at Bear Mountain Arena.

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