St. Pierre leaves as Sandstrom joins

Early season movement in Sheffield

Sheffield Steelers have this evening confirmed that Martin St. Pierre has left the club, and a new Swedish forward has joined - Lucas Sandström.

"We brought Martin in on a short-term deal with both sides having options to continue the contract at this time. After discussing it, both sides mutually agreed it would be better to go in different directions," said Head Coach Aaron Fox. "We have decided to replace him with a gritty, high-energy two way forward in Lucas Sandström who will be joining the team immediately. He has a nice scoring touch and should bring some much needed two-way play and energy to our group."

Sandström joining the Steelers marks his first venture outside of his homeland, where he's clocked up 506 games in the country's second tier.