Saginaw deals Underwood to Belleville

The Saginaw Spirit have completed a deal with the Belleville Bulls of the Eastern Conference, sending overage defenseman Joe Underwood to the Bulls in return for an eighth round pick in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection.

The Canton native was drafted by the Guelph Storm in 2006. In his career, Underwood posted seven goals and 45 assists for 52 points in 271 games.

This season, he tallied one goal and seven assists for eight points with a plus-9 in 22 games.

With the trade, the Spirit get down to the three overage limit with goalie Mavric Parks, recently acquired defenseman Dalton Prout and forward Matt Sisca.

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