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Sarnia Sting favourite joins Alvinston Killer Bees

August 18, 2023

SPROVIERO WILL WEAR BLACK AND GOLD AGAIN

The Alvinston Killer Bees of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League has made a big splash with the signing of former Sting fan favourite Franco Sproviero.

The 25 year-old is coming off an MVP season with the Western University Mustangs. He also played a handful of games last year with Kalamazoo of the ECHL.

The Lambton Jr. Sting grad had 149 regular season and playoff points with the Sting over parts of five seasons in the OHL.

Before jumping to the Sting, he played two season with the Lambton Shores Predators before the Forest-based club relocated to Komoka.

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