The Owen Sound Attack is announcing that Assistant General Manager and Head Scout Ian MacLellan has accepted a scouting position with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.

Ian MacLellan spent eleven seasons with the Attack, serving under current General Manager Dale DeGray and former General Manager, now L.A. Kings Vice President of Hockey Operations and Director of Player Personnel, Mike Futa.

"We are thrilled for Ian and his family on this new opportunity.", stated Dale DeGray. "But it's bittersweet for us to see Ian go as he had a large hand in building what we have become. He will certainly be missed."

MacLellan served as the Assistant General Manager/Head Scout of the Attack when Dale DeGray (2011) and Mike Futa (2005) won the OHL Executive of the Year Awards and had a large part in helping to build the 2011 J. Ross Robertson Cup Winning squad.

"I will always cherish the time I spent in Owen Sound and the people I worked with during my time there.", said MacLellan. "It has been a lifelong dream of mine to work in the National Hockey League and I am looking forward to the new challenges and learning opportunities this will present."

"We wish Ian and his family nothing but the best in this endeavour and look forward to seeing him back around the Bayshore in his travels.", concluded DeGray.

Dale DeGray and his scouting staff will oversee Attack Rookie Camp and Training Camp. Owen Sound Attack Rookie Camp will open at the Bayshore on Monday, August 25th. A full schedule will be released soon.

Source: Owen Sound Attack