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After feeling quite certain that the Aces :veg: would miss out on one of the Top-5 goalies in the S85 VHLM Draft, Las Vegas GM @Shindigs was ecstatic when Joel Castle @animal74, who signed with the team as a free agent late last season and contributed to the Aces’ second consecutive Founder’s Cup victory, fell to them at pick #13. @Shindigs cited familiarity with the player and Castle’s “winning pedigree” as reasons why the Canadian puck stopper was the easy selection. Castle did end up being the fifth goalie chosen but was the fourth of the “Big 5” after his Junior Showcase teammate Lachlan Summers @kirbithan was a surprise pick by San Diego at 6th overall and Fuukka Rask @Jubis was selected right after Castle at 14th by Ottawa. Halifax snagged another Canadian goalie, Ash Sparks @DarkSpyro, at 15th for an unprecedented seven goaltenders selected in the first 15 picks of the draft.

 

While Castle thought he would go higher, he is excited that he gets to stay with Las Vegas.

 

“I’m so pumped that I get to stay with some guys that I know and try to go for a three-peat with the Aces! @Shindigs has created a fantastic locker room and the other draft picks are great and I’m looking forward to showing what I can do and battle for another championship!”
 

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Was so psyched that you were still on the board at that pick. It was the make or break pick for our entire draft, and I really had 2 goalies I desperately wanted there. So to land one of them in Mr. Castle took such a massive load off my shoulders.

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