Ilija Gajic and younger brother Alex are headed back to Burnaby following a three-player trade in the Western Lacrosse Association.
The two former Burnaby Laker junior stars were dealt by the New Westminster Salmonbellies to the senior A Lakers for righthander Colton Clark and draft picks last Wednesday.
In the deal, Burnaby also gave up its 12th overall pick in the second round in 2014 in return for New West’s third-round pick.
Ilija, a 28-year-old lefthander has been a consistent pointgetter for the ‘Bellies since he was first drafted by New Westminster in 2007.
In seven seasons with the Salmonbellies, Ilija has more than 200 goals in the regular season and playoffs and almost 400 points.
Alex, a 6-3 righthander, has 60 goals in 47 league and playoff games but missed most of the 2011 season with an eye injury.
Clark, a Nanaimo product, finished 10th in WLA scoring in his rookie season in Burnaby.
Clark has scored 49 goals in as many games in his first three seasons in the WLA.
“I’m happy with (the trade) and glad they didn’t give up too much for us,” said Alex.
“I had a great time in New Westminster, but they felt they had to make some changes. I’m happy to go back to Burnaby. They have a young team and every single player can do their job.”
