April 9, 2019...HFX Wanderers Sign Former Vaughan Azzurri Striker Tomasz Skublak (from League 1 Ontario website)

  
HFX Wanderers Sign Former Vaughan Azzurri Striker Tomasz Skublak
04/09/2019, 3:45pm EDT
By CanPL Staff (contributor)

HFX Wanderers announced the signing of striker Tomasz Skublak on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Canadian joins the Wanderers after a standout season in the NCAA for 
the University of South Florida. Skublak, a Hamilton, Ont., led the South Florida Bulls 
with eight goals, including four game-winners.

“I’m definitely excited, this is what I’ve always wanted through my youth, to play 
at the pro level,” Skublak said. “Now I want to improve myself and the team.”

As with a number of other signings, Wanderers head coach Stephen Hart was alerted 
to Skublak through a couple of long-time contacts in the game.

“He’s a centre-forward who is different to the ones we have. I would call him an 
‘in the box’-type of predator and very good in the air,” Hart said.

While he prides himself on his hold up play, Skublak is also comfortable dropping deep 
to get on the ball and create, Hart noted.

Prior to his two seasons in Florida, the forward played for the University of Guelph 
and was also a part of League1 Ontario’s Vaughan Azzurri.

“He does have the quality in terms of goal scoring. When he was in the NCAA, he was 
identified for an MLS combine but had an injury at the time,” Hart said.

Skublak, who is already with the Wanderers preseason camp in the Dominican Republic, 
is the 22nd player to sign with the team.

“I think that completes things, we have four options in striking positions, and options 
out wide, so I think we are well balanced,” said Hart.

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