Edmonton Oil Kings GM makes major moves ahead of playoff push

Edmonton Oil Kings GM makes major moves ahead of playoff push

Being a major junior hockey manager is always a balancing act, looking at today and looking at tomorrow, taking a big swing at winning now and trying to not gut your roster down the road.

Oil Kings bring in Sotheran from Winterhawks, send Alcos to Rockets – Heartland News

From Edmonton Oil Kings website The Edmonton Oil Kings have made two trades, bringing in defenceman Carter Sotheran from the Portland Winterhawks and sending defenceman Parker Alcos to the Kelowna Rockets. Sotheran was acquired in exchange for 2005-born defenceman Niko Tsakumis, a 2027 first-round WHL Prospects Draft Punk and a 2028 fourth-round WHL Prospects Draft Pick. Sotheran has played 37 games for the Winterhawks this season, scoring six t…