Broncos claim Kustra off waivers from Victoria
ROSTER MOVE: The Swift Current Broncos have claimed 1999 born defenceman Jake Kustra off waivers. Kustra has four seasons of @TheWHL experience between Victoria and Saskatoon.
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The Swift Current Broncos have claimed overage defenseman Jake Kustra off waivers from the Victoria Royals. Kustra has played 189 games in the WHL with the Royals and Saskatoon Blades, scoring six goals and adding 26 assists with 260 penalty minutes. The move brings the Royals down to six overage players including Scott Walford and import player Igor Martynov while the Broncos are now at the WHL limit of three overage players with Kustra and forwards Ian Briscoe and Ethan O’Rourke.
Oil Kings place Russell on Waivers
Your #OilKings have waived forward Zach Russell. We would like to thank Zach for all his contributions this past season! pic.twitter.com/5SK886Qw7l
— Edmonton Oil Kings (@EdmOilKings) June 19, 2019
The Edmonton Oil Kings have placed forward Zach Russell on waivers to help clear up the team’s overage situation.
Russell has spent his junior career in between the AJHL and WHL and has played with the Oil Kings and Brandon Wheat Kings. In 70 games, he has scored four goals with eight assists and 99 penalty minutes. The Oil Kings now have five overage players signed to their roster for next season, including captain Trey Fix-Wolansky who is likely to move into the pros with the Columbus Blue Jackets Organization.
Twelve WHL players named to Hockey Canada Summer Development Camp
Twelve WHL players have been invited to @HockeyCanada's National Junior Team Sport Chek summer development camp!
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) June 19, 2019
Hockey Canada has released its roster of 43 players selected to attend their summer development camp in Plymouth, Michigan in late July. The roster includes seven forwards and five defensemen from the WHL. Among those players, four have already been selected in the NHL Draft, seven are eligible to be selected at this weekend’s draft and one player is eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft in Montreal. A total of 10 teams will have at least one player at the camp and the Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen and Lethbridge Hurricanes will each have two players at the camp. The full WHL contingent includes:
- Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Calen Addison
- Vancouver Giants defenseman Bowen Byram
- Brandon Wheat Kings defenseman Braden Schneider
- Spokane Chiefs defenseman Ty Smith
- Calgary Hitmen defenseman Jett Woo
- Brandon Wheat Kings forward Luka Burzan
- Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Dylan Cozens
- Saskatoon Blades forward Kirby Dach
- Calgary Hitmen forward Carson Focht
- Prince Albert Raiders forward Cole Fonstad
- Kelowna Rockets forward Nolan Foote
- Winnipeg ICE forward Peyton Krebs
Raiders’ Brownlee named Director of Player Personnel
The Raiders are proud to officially introduce Curt Brownlee as the new Director of Player Personnel.
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— Prince Albert Raiders (@PARaidersHockey) June 19, 2019
The Prince Albert Raiders have promoted Curt Brownlee to the role of Director of Player Personnel. Brownlee joined the Raiders as a scout in the 2011-12 season, working under previous Director of Player Personnel Ron Gunville. Gunville sadly passed away from cancer last December. Gunville had been with the organization since the 2009-10 as a scout before moving into the Director of Player Personnel role in 2016-17.
WHL alumni Trotz wins Jack Adams Award
Jack Adams Award winner Barry Trotz, who joined the @NYIslanders after leading Washington to the Stanley Cup the previous season, helped his new team post a 23-point improvement over 2017-18.
Full Results: https://t.co/vBg1v8aNaM … #NHLAwards #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/a0Ft9r86sI
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 20, 2019
New York Islanders Head Coach Barry Trotz (153 GP, 14 G, 49 A with the Regina Pats) won the Jack Adams Award at the 2019 NHL Awards. Trotz joined the Islanders after winning the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018, coaching his new team to a 23-point improvement over last season despite losing the franchise’s best player, John Tavares to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
