Daily Dose of the Dub: Hurricanes, Royals complete WHL’s first off-season trade + More award news

 

Hurricanes acquire Prowse from Royals

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have acquired overage defenseman Mitchell Prowse, an eighth-round pick in 2022, and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2021 from the Victoria Royals for Nick Dorrington, a seventh-round pick in 2020 and a fourth-round pick in 2021.

This move leaves the Hurricanes with four overagers for next season, in Prowse, Dino Kambeitz, Oliver Okuliar and Calen Addison. Addison is signed by Minnesota so likely won’t be back, meaning the Hurricanes won’t have to make any additional moves to get down to three overagers for the 2020-21 season.

Over in Victoria, the team has nine overagers in Brandon CutlerKaid OliverPhillip SchultzCarson MillerSean GulkaMatthew SmithJacob HeraufTy Ettinger and Adam Evanoff which means they will have plenty of work left to do to get down to three overager limit this season.

WHL names Eastern and Western Conference Goaltender of the Year

The WHL named Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Jiri Patera this year’s Eastern Conference Goaltender of the Year. In 41 games this season, the Vegas Golden Knights prospect posted a 24-12-2-2 record with a 2.55 GAA and 0.921 save percentage.

In the Western Conference, Everett Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf has been named the Goaltender of the Year. In 46 games the Calgary Flames prospect had a 34-10-2 with a 1.88 GAA and .935 save percentage.

Raiders hand out two more awards

The Prince Albert Raiders named Spencer Moe this year’s most improved player. Moe had his best career year in 2019-20 with 19 goals and 32 assists in 64 games this season.

The other award given out on Friday by the Raiders was the Best Defensive Forward. This year’s award has been given to two players in Reece Vitelli and Brayden Watts.

Hopwo named Tigers top defensive forward

Medicine Hat Tigers forward Corson Hopwo has been named the team’s 2019-20 Defensive Forward of the Year.

Hurricanes name Joan Kobal Award Winner

The Lethbridge Hurricanes handed out the Joan Kobal Award on Friday to Ty Prefontaine for his perseverance, dedication and sportsmanship, on and off the ice.

Jets, Byfuglien agree on mutual contract termination 

Dustin Byfuglien (189 GP, 48 G, 94 A with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Prince George Cougars from 2001-05) agreed to a mutual contract termination with the Winnipeg Jets after sitting out the 2019-20 season. Byfuglien had been with the Jets since the team moved to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season.