North Bay Battalion continue to move veteran players as Jacob Therrien has been dealt
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The North Bay Battalion has traded right winger Jacob Therrien to the Owen Sound Attack for as many as four Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection picks, the club announced Wednesday.
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North Bay received Owen Sound's second-round choice in 2029, the Kitchener Rangers' third-rounder in 2026 and the Kingston Frontenacs' fifth-rounder in 2028. The Battalion also got a conditional selection, Owen Sound's fourth-rounder in 2029.
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Therrien, a Courtice, Ont., resident who turned 19 on Feb. 8, scored 17 goals and added 21 assists for 38 points in 55 games last season, his third OHL campaign after the Battalion selected him in the third round, 44th overall, from the Clarington Toros U16s in 2022.
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In 170 regular-season games, Therrien, who stands five-foot-eight and weighs 170 pounds, has scored 44 goals and earned 45 assists for 89 points while accumulating 204 penalty minutes (PiM).
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In 21 playoff games in 2024 and this year, he had seven goals and five assists for 12 points with 32 PiM.
In the Scenic City, Therrien will be reunited with head coach Scott Wray, a Battalion assistant during the player's first two seasons with North Bay.
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Jacob has given his heart and soul to our program over the last four years and, as tough as it will be to see him leave, we know he is in good hands with coach Wray and the group in Owen Sound,' said Adam Dennis, Battalion director of hockey operations.
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'We thank Jacob and his family for all of their contributions to our team and community and wish him the best in his next chapter.'
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After the trading of Therrien and left winger Reyth Smith in the last six days, the Battalion still has 12 forwards who saw action with the team last season. In addition, players taken in recent Priority Selections, including the 2025 process, will compete for spots, and the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft is to be conducted July 2. For the first time, CHL teams next season will be permitted to dress three Europeans, increased from two.
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