A great day for golf

The Chatham Maroons are now officially affiliated with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit.

The two teams completed the formal affiliation process June 12, according to Spirit general manager Dave Drinkill.

“The Maroons are a firstclass organization with great ownership and remarkable people within

This past season, the Spirit had two Maroons, David Brown and Brett Fullerton in uniform for a handful of games.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with a firstclass organization in the Saginaw Spirit,” said Maroon head coach and GM Richard Santos. “This affiliation offers our organization insight on what it will take to develop our players for the next level, as well as further their careers as a whole.”

The Maroons have won 10 conference titles since 1990, in addition to a 1999 Sutherland Cup Championship.

“We had certain criteria that needed to be met in our search for an affiliate, and Chatham exceeded our expectations,” said Drinkill.