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The Owen Sound Attack have traded a defenceman ahead of his overage season in the Ontario Hockey League.
The Attack announced Tuesday morning James Petrovski, 19, is heading to the Peterborough Petes in exchange for four draft picks.
The draft picks the Attack are receiving from the Petes are Owen Sound’s own third-round selection in 2026, as well as Petes’ secound-, third- and fifth-round choices in 2027, 2029 and 2028 respectively.
“Today’s deal with the Petes provided us a good return for an (overage) player,” says Attack General Manager Dale DeGray in a team statement. “We were able to recoup draft picks we expended last week, while providing James with a new opportunity, which was something he was interested in us exploring. The Attack would like to thank James for his three years of commitment to the organization.”
A 6-foot-3, 190-pound blueliner, Petrovski spent parts of three seasons with the Attack. He came to Owen Sound during the 2022-23 OHL season in a trade with the Flint Firebirds, after being a second round selection in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection.
Petrovski was Owen Sound’s top-scoring defenceman during the 2024-25 campaign, putting up 41 points (4-37–40) in 68 games.
DeGray acknowledged in an interview Petrovski was moved because he was looking for a change of scenery.
“We just tried to facilitate. The whole idea is to just try and keep everybody happy,” DeGray says. “And I think we got an adequate return for James moving forward.”
The departure of Petrovski leaves the Attack with only two players on their roster who will be overagers (age 20) in the OHL next season, Lenny Greenberg and Declan Waddick. DeGray says the team will be looking to fill out its complement of overage players, to the maximum number of three.
“We’ll take our time. I’ve reached out to some teams to see where different guys are at,” the Attack GM says. “And if we can make it work, we’ll make it work.”
