The Sudbury Wolves have added another forward to their roster for the 2010-2011 season. Peterborough Petes' player Mike Lomas, 20, is entering his fifth year in the OHL after being drafted in the second round of the 2006 OHL Entry Draft by the Brampton Battalion.

In a trade for Lomas, the Wolves delivered a fifth-round pick and an 11th-round selection to the Petes.

In 250 OHL games, the Burlington native has scored 60 goals, 90 assists for 150 points. During the 2008-09 season, Lomas scored 25 goals, 31 assists for 56 points for the Owen Sound Attack and finished second in team scoring. Last season, Lomas tallied 13 goals, 28 assists for 41 points in 55 games in an injury-plagued season with the Petes.

The 6-0, 200 lb winger said he is looking forward to joining his new teammates at the Wolves training camp this week. “It is great to know that I am starting the year with my new team and I’m excited to be joining the Wolves,” Lomas said. “The Wolves have made it clear that they are counting on me to be a leader for this team and help out the young players. I welcome the challenge. I’m really looking forward to a fresh start in Sudbury and getting myself back on track with a big season.”

“Lomas provides us with some much-need OHL experience and offence,” Wolves’ general manager Blaine Smith said, in a press release. “He has a great shot and he is a proven goal scorer. He is a gritty player and doesn’t mind getting his nose dirty. It’s rare that an overage player of Mike’s quality becomes available prior to training camp so we are pleased to acquire him at this stage of the season.”

The Wolves will now have four overage players in camp including Lomas, Alain Valiquette, Kyle Tarini and Kain Allicock. “We have created some good competition at all positions on our roster and overage positions are no exception,” Smith said. “We have some excellent overage players that bring a unique skill set to the Wolves in their final year of OHL hockey.
 
“It will certainly take some time for our young forwards to make the adjustment to the OHL, and adding players like Lomas will certainly buy some time for our young forwards to develop at a normal pace,” Smith added. “Back in June, we set-out to find players that can score and fill some holes on our top lines and I feel that we have done that in the last week with the arrival of our new import players, Robert Visca and Mike Lomas.”