Fleck to Missouri…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Got a call from the legendary John Brooks last night to let me know that the heart and soul of the Blazers, defenseman Tyler Fleck, has signed with the Missouri Mavericks.
It’s not breaking news concerning the AHL, but Fleck definitely deserves a post. This makes sense on many levels. 1. It’s a pretty good location in regards to Oklahoma City. 2. It happened like Fleck wanted it to. He told me last week he wanted to be done with this in the next couple of weeks, and he is. 3. He’s the only one from last year’s team that has a real history with team president Brad Lund. And it made sense Lund would want to snatch Fleck up.
Anyway, here is the release from the CHL yesterday as Missouri also signed defenseman Shaun Arvai and forward Travis Kauffeldt:
Fleck, 30 (1/20/79), is entering his 11th professional season and first outside of the Oklahoma City Blazers organization. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound defenseman has played in 545 professional games and tallied 172 points (34-138=172) while amassing 1,209 penalty minutes all with the Blazers. Fleck is a two-time CHL All-Star (2004, 2009) and was co-captain of the 2009 CHL All-Star team. The Carlyle, Saskatchewan native was a member of the 2000-01 Blazers championship squad. Fleck was named Best Defensive Defenseman in the CHL’s 2008-09 Best of the Best Poll, he was also voted Best Leader and finished third in the voting for Best Bodychecker. Off the ice, Fleck created a website for a former teammate of his, Les Borsheim. The website – TeamBorsheim.com – is dedicated to his teammate who was involved in a motorcycle accident in June of 2007 that left him nearly paralyzed and in critical condition.
“Tyler Fleck is recognized throughout the CHL as a leader, someone who is always willing to sacrifice for his team both on and off the ice,” said Mavericks’ coach Scott Hillman. “He brings a big physical presence to our blue line and is a great shot blocker. Tyler was one of the most sought after free-agent defensemen in the league and we are very fortunate to have him with us here in Independence.”
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Now back to vacation.
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