The Soo Greyhounds and Flint Firebirds agreed Friday to swap two forwards and former first-rounders in need of a change of scenery after slow starts this season. The Greyhounds acquired 18-year-old Jeremy Martin in exchange for 17-year-old Brady T. Smith just before departing for their game in Sudbury. Article content

“This is a situation where we’re able to provide a fresh start for two players,” said general manager Kyle Raftis in a news release. Article content Article content

Martin, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound winger from Ajax, Ont., is entering his third OHL season after being selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2023 OHL Priority Selection. So far this season, he has three goals and one assist in seven games, highlighted by a natural hat trick against the Saginaw Spirit o

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