The Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League made a couple of off-season moves Wednesday.
The club acquired 1999-born defenceman Brayden Gorda from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2019 WHL bantam draft.
The Edmonton native tallied a goal and four points, and 49 penalty minutes, in 30 games for his hometown Oil Kings. During the 2016-17 season, the 19-year-old had four goals and 16 points to finish third in team scoring amongst defencemen.
The 6-2, 193-pounder has played in 151 career regular season WHL games, all with Edmonton, and has recorded six goals and 26 assists to go along with 177 minutes in penalties.
Meanwhile, the Royals traded the rights to over-age forward Noah Gregor to the Prince Albert Raiders for conditional compensation that was not specified. Gregor is signed to a three-season NHL entry-level contract by the San Jose Sharks and is eligible to play pro next season in the AHL.
