ANTIGONISH, NS – StFX men's hockey head coach Brad Peddle is pleased to announce that East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) forward Brandon Hynes has joined the X-Men program.

"We are really looking forward to adding Brandon to the X-Men hockey program," comments Coach Peddle. "He is an offensive player that has produced consistently throughout his major junior career and most recently in the ECHL. He will add some more offense to our line-up as we gear up for a very intense AUS battle in the second half of the season."

The five foot, nine inch, 175 pound right winger played this past fall/winter with the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL where he produced seven goals and seven assists in 20 games played.

Prior to that he competed for five seasons in the QMJHL, four with Victoriaville and half a season each with Val D'Or and Acadie-Bathurst where he was a captain. A native of Norris Point, Nfld, Hynes racked up 355 career points in 354 QMJHL games, scoring 185 goals and 170 assists. He was a member of Team Atlantic that competed at the 2009 Under-17 World Hockey Championship, and he also attended the Tampa Bay Lightning development camp in 2010.

Upon speaking of his decision to attend StFX, Hynes replied, "I am very excited up to play for such a well-established hockey program in front of a supportive group of fans /students in a town where the X-Men are well known. I look forward to pursuing my studies while continuing to develop my game with a welcoming and cohesive group of teammates and coaches. I couldn't ask for a better set-up."

Hynes will be eligible to compete for the X-Men immediately and will join them later this month when they host the Guelph Gryphons in an exhibition game on December 29th. AUS regular season play resumes on January 3rd and 4th when the X-Men host Moncton and UNB.

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