Mike Baird of the North Bay Battalion. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images

Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images

 

A trade involving the North Bay Battalion and the Windsor Spitfires.

The Troops have picked up a fourth-round pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection in exchange for left winger Mike Baird.

Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach Stan Butler believes it’s a trade that’s good for both teams.

He says Baird gets to play for a team that’s hosting the Memorial Cup next year while the Battalion get to draft a player who can play for them for three or four years.

The six-foot-two, 171-pound Baird scored 10 goals and earned 15 assists for 25 points in 132 games while accumulating 196 penalty minutes.