In this photo: Goaltender Cole Cheveldave (left) makes a stop as forward Mike Winther looks on. Cheveldave, seen here playing for the Kamloops Blazers, was traded to the Prince Albert Raiders in July 2013. Winther, pictured playing for the Raiders, was traded to Kamloops from Calgary on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Allen Douglas/KTW
The Kamloops Blazers have acquired 20-year-old forward Mike Winther from the Calgary Hitmen.
Blazers’ General manager Craig Bonner sent a fourth-round pick in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to Calgary in exchange for the six-foot, 191-pound left-hand shot from Trochu, Alta.
“Mike had a tough season last year, with injuries limiting him to only 31 games,” Bonner said in a press release.
“We believe that Mike is a very good player that will help us immediately. He is motivated to continue playing and to earn himself a pro opportunity.”
In 31 games last season split between Prince Albert and Calgary, Winther racked up seven goals and 26 points.
Winther recorded 32 goals and 56 points with Prince Albert as a 17-year-old and was selected in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, but never signed.
There are now three overage players on Kamloops’ roster — Winther, goaltender Bolton Pouliot and defenceman Brady Gaudet.
WHL clubs must have no more than three overage players on the roster as of Oct. 15.
Blazers’ forward Chase Souto, 20, is at home in California on injured reserve, meaning he is not occupying a roster spot.
His return seems unlikely, but the Blazers have not ruled it out.
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