Former NHL prospect Lutes joins Gems

TROTWOOD — Left winger Brett Lutes, who had 16 goals and 34 assists with the Colorado Eagles of the CHL last season, signed with the Dayton Gems on Tuesday.

A seventh-round draft pick of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues in 2000, Lutes spent three seasons with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL and, during the 2006-07 season, became the 10th player in Bakersfield history to record 30-plus goals and multiple hat-tricks in one season.