[ed. The following is a guest piece from @sdh0809, an Oil Kings diehard who has seen a ton of Brett Pollock over the years. I asked her if she'd give us a greater perspective on him, and that's exactly what she's done below. Happy reading!]
There are a number of different ways for teams to acquire talent. They can draft players, trade for them, or negotiate with players without a contract. One of the most dramatic ways of obtaining new talent is trade deadline day deals.
The Flames acquired Brett Pollock in a deadline deal that saw them move Kris Russell to the Stars and the Stars send back Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock, and a conditional 2016 second round pick.