Justin Ertel

No. 9 … JUSTIN ERTEL ... 6’2”, 187 lbs. ... Born: May 27, 2003, in Kitchener, Ont. … Home Town: Kitchener, Ont. … 2023-24 … overage left winger Ertel had 25 goals and 44 assists for 69 points, all career highs, in 64 games … signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on March 9 … played for Dallas in 2023 Traverse City Prospects Tournament … 2022-23 … 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points in 46 games … returned to the lineup March 16 in 5-3 win vs. Peterborough after missing 22 games with a hand injury suffered Jan. 19 in 4-3 OT loss vs. Hamilton … attended Stars’ rookie and main camps … 2021-22 … one goal, eight assists for nine points in 23 games with Cornell University Big Red … Dallas’s second of two 3rd-round picks, 79th overall, in the 2021 NHL Draft from Summerside Western Capitals of Maritime Junior Hockey League … 2020-21 … nine goals, 19 assists for 28 points in 18 games with Summerside … 2019-20 … 40 goals, 53 assists for 93 points in 56 games with St. Andrew’s College Saints … Battalion’s second of two 3rd-round choices, 54th overall, in 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the Toronto Red Wings minor midgets … father Tyler joined the Soo Greyhounds this season as an assistant coach … mother Jennifer is a student success consultant based in Cambridge … Justin has two brothers, Jacob and Jordyn  …