EVERETT — The Everett Silvertips added another veteran presence late Tuesday night, acquiring 20-year-old defenseman Josh Caron from Kamloops in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 bantam draft.
Caron fills Everett’s third overage roster slot, which became vacant after the Tips traded Tyler Maxwell to Edmonton. He is the third veteran the rebuilding Tips have acquired in the past three weeks, following the additions of 19-year-old forwards Teal Burns and JT Barnett.
Caron is considered one of the league’s toughest players. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound native of Campbell River, B.C., had six assists and 88 penalty minutes in 20 games with the Blazers this season. He signed a free-agent contract with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild after attending their rookie camp on a tryout in 2010.
The addition of Caron gives Everett 27 players on the roster: 16 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders. That is two more than the limit, but winger Zach McPhee has joined center Manraj Hayer on the long-term injury list, making both exempt from the limit.
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