Kingston Frontenacs GameDay January 4, 2019

Kingston fans probably weren’t familiar with
Dawson Baker when he was traded here from
the Sudbury Wolves, but Baker was certainly
familiar with the area. It didn’t take long for our fans
to become a fan of the Cobourg, ON native. His hard
working, hard hitting gameplay always earns him
fans very quickly.
Baker played minor hockey for the Quinte Red
Devils during the 2015-16 season. He put up 37
the Kingston Frontenacs acquired Dawson Baker
from the Wolves in exchange for a fifth round
pick and a conditional sixth round pick. Baker
immediately made an impression as a hard working
player that can contribute on the scoresheet and
make the opposition nervous with his physical
game. He also made it clear that when a teammate
needed support, he would be the first one there.
He currently has four goals and four assists in 32
points in 33 games while also being a physical force
on the ice. He racked up 72 PIM over the course
of that season. His solid season set him up to be
selected in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection.
The Sudbury Wolves were the team that called
his name on draft day. They selected him with the
64th overall pick of the 2016 draft. He played 10
games in his first season with Sudbury, but spent
most of the year with the Trenton Golden Hawks
playing against the Frontenacs affiliate, the Kingston
Voyageurs. Baker and the Golden Hawks had a
very impressive run that season making it as far as
Canada’s National Championship, the RBC Cup.
Baker joined the Sudbury Wolves full time for the
following season. In 61 games he recorded 6 goals
and 7 assists for 13 points. His physical play earned
him 54 penalty minutes. The Wolves struggled and
finished in last place in the OHL. Baker was likely
expecting to put in a hard working offseason and
return to Sudbury the following year, but that isn’t
the way it worked out.
During training camp for the 2018-19 season,
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games this season.
With a player like Ryan Cranford moving on at
the end of the season, Dawson Baker will likely take
his spot as a spark plug for the Frontenacs moving
forward. At 18 years old, he is eligible to play in the
OHL for another two seasons following this one. KF
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