The Sarnia Sting added to their goaltending depth Thursday by acquiring Charlie Larocque from the North Bay Battalion.

The Sting gave up a sixth-round pick in the 2029 Ontario Hockey League draft for the 18-year-old from Kanata, Ont.

“Charlie is an athletic goalie with good size and potential,” Sting general manager Dylan Seca said in a statement. “He’s been to an NHL camp and is someone we believe can take the next step in his development.”

Sting goalie Patrick Quinlan, 18, is day to day after leaving last Sunday’s game with an injury, Seca said. He was hurt in a collision with Flint Firebirds forward Alex Kostov.

If Quinlan can’t play this weekend, then Larocque is available to join netminder Evan Maillet, 19, in the Sting’s lineup.

The six-foot-three, 181-pound Larocque was a sixth

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