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Daily Dose of the Dub: Pats and Wheat Kings swap 19-year-old forwards, Thurston receives four-game suspension + weekly report and more

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Pats acquire Daley from Wheat Kings for Pierce 

The Regina Pats have acquired 19-year-old forward Caiden Daley from the Brandon Wheat Kings for 19-year-old forward Duncan Pierce. Both players have matching stat totals this season with two assists in 10 games so far. Of the two, Daley has more WHL experience with 18 goals and 38 assists in 212 WHL games compared to Pierce’s eight goals and 16 assists in 94 WHL games.

Thurston handed four-game suspension 

Kamloops Blazers defenseman Trevor Thurston has been handed a four-game suspension for this play on Victoria Royals defenseman Noah Lamb. He will be eligible to return when Kamloops plays hosts to the Kelowna Rockets on November 11th.

Gricius, Wilson named to CHL Team of the Week

Portland Winterhawks forward Jake Gricius and Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Koltrane Wilson were named to the CHL Team of the Week for the week of October 21-27. Gricius posted three goals and four assists in two games while Wilson scored a goal and added four assists across three games.

Milestone

  • Defenseman Elias Carmichael registered his first WHL point in a 4-3 loss for his Kelowna Rockets against the Victoria Royals.

Myskiw traded to Knights 

In an odd turn of events, the London Knights have acquired 1999-born Dylan Myskiw (85 GP with the Victoria Royals, Brandon Wheat Kings, and Edmonton Oil Kings) and a conditional 2024 OHL Draft Pick for goaltender Jordan Kooy. After being released by the Oil Kings earlier this season, Myskiw was reported to be training with the Knights but was claimed off overage waivers by the Sarnia Sting before the Knights were able to add him to their roster.

Mahura ties Ducks record 

Josh Mahura (186 GP, 41 G, 90 A with the Red Deer Rebels and Regina Pats) tied an Anaheim Ducks franchise record for most points and assists in a single game by a rookie defenseman with three in a 7-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Bawa to be inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame 

Robin Bawa (307 GP, 118 G, 170 A with the Kamloops Junior Oilers/Blazers) will be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a pioneer. Bawa was the first South Asian to play in the NHL when he suited up for the Washington Capitals in the 1999-2000 season.

Rattie gets a new deal in KHL

Ty Rattie (269 GP, 151 G, 197 A with the Portland Winterhawks) has signed with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Rattie had played 16 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl tallying three goals and six assists before being released.

Three Stars of the Night:

  • First Star: Kelowna Rockets forward Ethan Ernst had a goal and an assist against Victoria
  • Second Star: Victoria Royals defenseman Will Warm had a goal on three shots
  • Third Star:  Victoria Royals forward Gary Haden had a goal on four shots

Honourable Mention:

Kaid Oliver had the other regulation goal for Victoria while Sean Comrie and Pavel Novak scored for the Rockets.

Weekly Report

Brandon Wheat Kings 

  • Jiri Patera has been upgraded from 2-3 weeks to being just day-to-day so expect his return here shortly.

Calgary Hitmen

  • Riley Fiddler-Schultz and Tye Carriere are both now day-to-day. Fiddler-Schultz had been week-to-week while Carriere was last listed as out indefinitely.
  • Adam Kydd has returned from suspension.

Edmonton Oil Kings

  • Jacson Alexander has returned from injury

Everett Silvertips 

  • Jacob Wright has been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day with his upper-body injury
  • Cole Fonstad has shown up on the injury report with an upper-body injury. He’s day-to-day.
  • Conrad Mitchell has returned from injury

Kelowna Rockets

  • Michael Farren is day-to-day with an upper-body injury

Lethbridge Hurricanes

  • Briley Wood has been recalled from the Yellowhead Chiefs of the MMHL.
  • Alex Thacker has returned from injury.

Moose Jaw Warriors 

  • Matthew Benson, Adam Evanoff, and Tate Popple have all returned from injury.

Red Deer Rebels

  • Jordan Borsyiuk (lower-body) and Chase Leslie (upper-body) are both day-to-day

Saskatoon Blades

  • Ethan Chadwick has been called up from the Saskatoon Contacts of the SMHL
  • Cyle McNabb and Koen MacInnes have both been upgraded to day-to-day with upper-body injuries.

Seattle Thunderbirds

  • Reid Schaefer has been recalled from the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL
  • Matthew Rempe has been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Spokane Chiefs 

  • Lukas Parik is now day-to-day with his lower-body injury
  • Luke Toporowski has returned from injury.

Swift Current Broncos

  • Justin Svenson has joined the team from the Winkler Flyers after being traded from the Winnipeg ICE
  • Brandon Machado has been removed from the roster

Tri-City Americans

  • Blake Stevenson is now day-to-day from month-to-month with an upper-body injury.
  • Parker Bell is day-to-day with an illness.
  • Nikita Krivokrasov is week-to-week with a lower-body injury
  • Talyn Boyko has returned from injury

Victoria Royals

  • Noah Lamb is week-to-week with a lower-body injury
  • Jacob Herauf, Alex Bolshakov, Phillip Schultz and Kaid Oliver have all returned from injury