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Maple Ridge Burrards add depth at 2012 WLA draft

GM Daren Fridge made good on his promise to add size and grit at this year’s Western Lacrosse Association draft.
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Maple Ridge Burrards head coach and general manager Daren Fridge made good on his promise to add size and grit at this year’s Western Lacrosse Association draft.

The Burrards picked six-foot-six defender David Joyce in the first round (fourth overall), and enforcer Daniel Amesbury in the second round (11th overall).

Fridge said Joyce’s  reach and athleticism will provide the Burrards with much-needed depth at defence.

Amesbury, meanwhile, will give the team some much-needed sandpaper.

“We don’t want our top players getting mistreated,” said Fridge.

Amesbury served a similar role when he played for the Ridge Meadows Flames junior B hockey club.

“We were happy with the night,” said Fridge. “Our priority was toughness, and we addressed that.”

The Burrards also took Brandon Bertoia (fourth round, 25th overall), goalie Blake Duncan (fifth round, 32nd overall), Colton Porter (sixth round, 39th overall), Blake Mattinson (seventh round, 46th overall), Tom Seeman (eighth round, 53rd overall), Scott Constable (ninth round, 60th overall), Jonathon Rakic (10th round, 67th overall), and Devon Wilson (11th round, 74th overall).