Riley Bruce of the North Bay Battalion. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images(Riley Bruce of the North Bay Battalion. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images)  Now Former North Bay Battalion defenceman Miles Liberati was traded to the Kitchener Rangers this week and Liberati’s former defence partner Riley Bruce will replace him as one of the teams alternate captains.

Battalion head coach Stan Butler says he’s confident in Bruce’s abilities, on and off the ice and knows the Calgary Flames prospect will excel in his new role.

Butler says Bruce has worked hard on his game, comes to the rink everyday to become a better player and is a good student in the classroom.

The 18 year old joins fellow blueliner Kyle Wood and forward Mathew Santos as alternates to the captain, centre Mike Amadio.