After swinging bigger moves earlier in season, Lethbridge Hurricanes stand pat at WHL trade deadline
LETHBRIDGE – The Western Hockey League trade deadline came and went on Thursday, Jan. 10, and the Lethbridge Hurricanes didn’t complete any additional moves.
That’s due in part to a pair of significant deals they made early in the season. Lethbridge acquired forwards Jake Leschyshyn and Nick Henry from the Regina Pats for Jadon Joseph, Ty Kolle and a slew of draft picks back in November and grabbed goaltender Liam Hughes from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for forwards Keltie Jeri-Leon, Michael Huron and a 4th round pick on Jan. 1.
Hurricanes General Manager Peter Anholt says they did their deals early, and despite continuing to try and maybe see if something works, nothing really stood out.
“We weren’t able to do anything of any significance today, but we’re going to add Rylan Thiessen from Midget AAA in Brandon. He’s a 17-year-old, so much the same as we did with Nolan Jones last year which helped him get a kick start for this season.