TRAVERSE CITY -- David Chaney didn't stick around in Traverse City too long.
Just after making the North Stars roster, the former Mahoning Valley defenseman received a scholarship offer from Western Michigan University, and will join the team this fall, joining former North Stars Patrick Nagorsen and Travis Paeth.
The Stars replaced Chaney almost immediately, swinging a deal for defenseman Curtis Heinz with Wichita Falls for a conditional draft pick in 2010.
Heinz, a Grand Rapids native, spent the past two seasons with Wichita Falls, registering five goals and 12 assists over 79 regular-season games with the Wildcats.
Palumbo also inked veteran goaltender Drew Strandberg, a Thunder Bay, Ont., product who spent the past two years with the Thunder Bay Bearcats of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Strandberg went 20-6-6 last season with a 2.60 goals-against average and .918 save percentage, after winning SIJHL Goalie of the Year honors the previous season.
The North Stars will take to the ice for the first time on Sept. 3 at Centre ICE against Alpena in an exhibition. Tickets are $5, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Dallas Drake GTHA New Skater Fund.
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