The London Knights have made two extra trades forward of this yr’s Ontario Hockey League commerce deadline.
London has re-acquired the rights to ahead William Moore and 4 draft picks in trade for 19-year outdated Ben Wilmott. The Knights have additionally traded defenceman Julian Brown to Owen Sound for Komoka-born ahead Jacob Vandeven and two third-round draft picks.
Vandeven performed his minor hockey with the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs and has been enjoying this season with the Komoka Kings of the GOHL with one other London prospect in Owen Miniotas.
The offers come two days after the Knights made a cope with Kitchener to accumulate Jacob Xu, Kane Barch and 11 draft picks from the Kitchener Rangers in sxchange for Sam O’Reilly and Jared Woolley.
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Knights Basic Supervisor Mark Hunter admitted after that commerce that these strikes are all the time very troublesome.
“It’s part of the enterprise that I don’t get pleasure from doing,” mentioned Hunter. “However (it’s obligatory) if you end up making an attempt to win championships and it’s a call we made.”
The Wilmott deal brings London a second, third, fourth and fifth spherical choice and offers the Knights a second choose on this yr’s OHL Precedence Choice.
It additionally brings the rights to William Moore again to London.
Moore is at the moment at Boston Faculty enjoying within the NCAA.
He was drafted by the Knights within the first spherical in 2023 however didn’t report.
At the moment, the NCAA had not made modifications to the rule that now permits gamers to take care of their NCAA eligibility after enjoying main junior.
London traded Moore’s rights to Barrie in 2024 however he didn’t report back to the Colts.
Brown and Wilmott are each of their first seasons within the OHL. Each are 19 years of age.
Wilmott is dedicated to Ohio State College.
The Knights will host the Brantford Bulldogs at Canada Life Place on Friday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.
London shall be residence to the Erie Otters on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m.
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