Bannister signs with Smiths Falls

Canadian Sport School Hockey League student athlete Nikolas Bannister will play for the Central Canada Hockey League’s (CCHL) Smiths Falls Bears next season.

Bannister, 18, has attended Okanagan Hockey Ontario the past two seasons, most recently recording 22 points (5-17-22) in 19 games during the 2019-20 season.

The Pickering, Ont. product posted three points (1-2-3) in three games at the 2020 World Sport School Challenge, while also adding three points (1-2-3) in eight CSSHL Eastern Showcase games during the 2018-19 season.