WHL 2024-25 trade recap

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Here is a recap of every Western Hockey League trade since Dec. 1.

JAN. 9

• The Edmonton Oil Kings send 17-year-old goalie Hudson Perry to the Brandon Wheat Kings for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2027.

• The Brandon Wheat Kings send 19-year-old goalie Alex Garrett of Saskatoon to the Wenatchee Wild for a fifth-round pick in 2028.

• In a three-way deal, the Moose Jaw Warriors acquire overage defenceman Eric Johnston of Regina, a sixth-round pick in 2026 and a fourth-round pick in 2027, the Red Deer Rebels acquire 17-year-old forward Ty Coupland of North Vancouver, B.C., overage defenceman Keaton Dowhaniuk of Sherwood Park, Alta., and a fourth-round pick in 2025, and the Swift Current Broncos acquire overage defenceman Hunter Mayo of Saskatoon and 18-year-old forward Trae Wilke of Saskatoon.

• The Seattle Thunderbirds send 18-year-old forward Nishaan Parmar of Surrey, B.C., to the Red Deer Rebels for a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a fifth-round pick in 2026.

• The Moose Jaw Warriors sent overage forward Brayden Schuurman of Abbotsford, B.C., to the Seattle Thunderbirds for 16-year-old defenceman Cooper Ernewein of Saskatoon, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a third-round pick in 2028.

• The Prince Albert Raiders send 17-year-old defenceman Ryan Gower of McCreary to the Edmonton Oil Kings for an eighth-round pick in 2028.

• The Regina Pats send 19-year-old Zackary Shantz of Sucker Creek, Alta., to the Everett Silvertips for 16-year-old forward Shea Rollason of Winnipeg and a second-round pick in 2027.

• The Vancouver Giants sent 19-year-old goaltender Sean Cootes to the Spokane Chiefs for an eighth-round pick in 2028.

• The Red Deer Rebels send 18-year-old forward Cole Peardon of Outlook, Sask., to the Prince George Cougars for a fifth-round pick in 2026.

JAN. 8

• The Saskatoon Blades sent 19-year-old forward Ben Riche of Bethune, Sask., to the Prince George Cougars for 18-year-old forward Hunter Laing of Kelowna, the rights to 15-year-old defenceman Luke Dumas of Beaverlodge, Alta., a first-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2028.

• The Kelowna Rockets sent 19-year-old forward Andrew Cristall of Burnaby, B.C., to the Spokane Chiefs for 17-year-old forward Hayden Paupanekis of Winnipeg, a first-round pick in 2025, a third-round pick in 2025, a first-round pick in 2027, a second-round pick in 2026 and a sixth-round pick.

• The Red Deer Rebels sent 17-year-old goaltender Taylor Tabashniuk to his hometown Regina Pats for a seventh-round pick in 2026.

• The Regina Pats sent 17-year-old-born goaltender Cruz Chase of Airdrie, Alta., to the Medicine Hat Tigers for an eighth-round pick in 2028.

• The Kelowna Rockets sent 18-year-old Landon Cowper of Whitehorse, Yukon to the Everett Silvertips for a seventh-round pick in 2026.

JAN. 7

• The Brandon Wheat Kings sent 18-year-old defenceman Charlie Elick of Calgary and a third-round pick in 2026 to the Tri-City Americans for 18-year-old forward Jordan Gavin of Surrey B.C., and 18-year-old defenceman Merrek Arpin of Calgary.

• The Everett Silvertips sent overage forward Beau Courtney of Parker, Colo., to the Kamloops Blazers for a seventh-round pick in 2026.

• The Wenatchee Wild sent 17-year-old forward Ashton Brown of Sherwood Park, Alta., to the Regina Pats for a sixth-round pick in 2027.

• The Regina Pats sent 19-year-old forward Tony Wilson of Swift Current, Sask., to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for a fourth-round pick in 2026 (it originally belonged to Victoria) and a sixth-round pick in 2027.

• The Wenatchee Wild sent overage forward Maxim Muranov of Moscow to the Vancouver Giants for overage forward Tyson Zimmer of Russell.

• The Kelowna Rockets sent 19-year-old Czech defenceman Marek Rocak to the Swift Current Broncos for 18-year-old forward Dawson Gerwing of Meadow Lake, Sask., and a fourth-round pick in 2025.

• The Regina Pats send 19-year-old defenceman Aleksey Chichkin of Vancouver to the Prince George Cougars for a fourth-round pick in 2027.

• The Moose Jaw Warriors sent overage forward Rilen Kovacevic to the Prince Albert Raiders for overage Polish forward Krzysztof Macias, 17-year-old forward Luke Moroz of Grand Coulee, Sask., and a fourth-round pick in 2027.

• The Moose Jaw Warriors sent 19-year-old goalie Brady Smith of Cloverdale, B.C., to the Vancouver Giants for 18-year-old Matthew Hutchison, a fourth-round pick in 2025 and a seventh-round pick in 2028.

JAN. 6

• The Kelowna Rockets sent 19-year-old defenceman Caden Price of Saskatoon to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for 17-year-old defenceman Will Sharpe of Delta, B.C., 17-year-old goaltender Harrison Boettiger of Wheat Ridge, Colo., a first-round pick in 2026, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025, a fourth-round pick in 2026, a fifth-round pick in 2027 and a sixth-round pick in 2025.

• The Saskatoon Blades sent 19-year-old defenceman Tanner Molendyk of Kamloops and 19-year-old forward Misha Volotovskii of Calgary to the Medicine Hat Tigers for 17-year-old forward Hayden Harsanyi of Calgary and 17-year-old defenceman Jack Kachkowski of St. Albert, Alta., plus first- and second-round picks in 2025, third- and fourth-round picks in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2028.

• The Seattle Thunderbirds sent 17-year-old Kazden Mathies of Martensville, Sask., to the Saskatoon Blades for a fifth-round pick in 2025.

JAN. 5

• The Seattle Thunderbirds sent 18-year-old defenceman Linden Burrett of Surrey, B.C. to the Prince Albert Raiders for a sixth-round pick in 2025.

JAN. 4

• The Red Deer Rebels sent 19-year-old forward Carson Birnie of Arcola, Sask., to the Calgary Hitmen for 16-year-old forward prospect Ethan Dundas of Regina, 17-year-old forward prospect Parker MacDougall of Victoria, a fifth-round pick in 2025 and a third-round pick in 2026.

• The Seattle Thunderbirds sent 19-year-old defenceman Sawyer Mynio to the Calgary Hitmen for 17-year-old forward Sawyer Mayes of Salmon Arm, B.C., 18-year-old defenceman Linden Burrett of Surrey, B.C., plus first-round picks in 2025 and 2026 and fourth-round picks in 2025 and 2026.

JAN. 3

• The Regina Pats sent overage forward Tye Spencer of Saskatoon to the Wenatchee Wild for a seventh-round pick in 2025.

JAN. 2

• The Saskatoon Blades sent 20-year-old forward Brandon Lisowsky of Port Coquitlam, B.C., and a fifth-round pick in 2028 to the Victoria Royals for 20-year-old forward Tanner Scott of Sherwood Park, Alta., and second-round picks in 2025 and 2026.

• The Wenatchee Wild sent 20-year-old goalie Dan Hauser of Chestermere, Alta., to the Calgary Hitmen for 20-year-old defenceman Max Muranov of Moscow, a pair of American prospects, 17-year-old forward Mason Moe of Eden Prairie, Minn., and 15-year-old goalie Mark Djomo of Dallas, plus a third-round pick in 2026 and a second-round pick in 2027.

• The Regina Pats sent 17-year-old defensive prospect Dylan Lebret of Mead, Wash., to the Tri-City Americans for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and a ninth-round pick in 2027.

JAN. 1

• The Wenatchee Wild sent 19-year-old Japanese forward Kenta Isogai and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2027 to the Victoria Royals for 17-year-old forward Morgan Hackman of Vernon, B.C., 17-year-old defenceman Nick Koering of Eden Prairie, Minn., a second-round selection in 2025, a third-round pick in 2027 and a fifth-round pick in 2028.

DEC. 31

• The Red Deer Rebels sent 19-year-old defenceman Matteo Fabrizi of St. Albert, Alta., to the Prince Albert Raiders for 18-year-old defenceman Doogan Pederson of Langley, B.C., 15-year-old forward prospect Miller Robson of Saskatoon and a third-round pick in 2025.

DEC. 28

• The Kamloops Blazers sent 19-year-old defenceman Niko Tsakumis of Vancouver to the Edmonton Oil Kings for 17-year-old defenceman Jager Gugyelka of Coaldale, Alta., and a fourth-round pick in 2026.

DEC. 27

• The Everett Silvertips sent 19-year-old goalie Alex Garrett of Saskatoon to the Brandon Wheat Kings for a fifth-round pick in 2026

• The Seattle Thunderbirds sent overage forward Jordan Gustafson of Ardrossan, Alta., to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for overage forward Hayden Pakkala of Okotoks, Alta., plus third-round picks in 2026 and 2028 and a fifth-round pick in 2025.

• The Saskatoon Blades sent 19-year-old forward Lukas Hansen of Winnipeg to the Calgary Hitmen for 15-year-old forward prospect Adam Halat of Chestermere, Alta.

DEC. 13

The Medicine Hat Tigers sent 17-year-old defenceman Matt Paranych of Edmonton to the Regina Pats for a third-round pick in 2025 and a fourth-round pick in 2028.

DEC. 12

• The Wenatchee Wild sent 19-year-old goalie Zach Zahara of Rocky View, Alta., back to the Medicine Hat Tigers for a fourth-round pick in 2027. (Earlier, Wenatchee acquired him on Oct. 16 from Medicine Hat for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and an eighth-round pick in 2025.)

DEC. 10

• The Prince Albert Raiders sent 18-year-old forward Cole Peardon of Outlook, Sask., to the Red Deer Rebels for 18-year-old forward Evan Smith of Kamloops, B.C.

DEC. 8

• The Regina Pats sent disgruntled 18-year-old defenceman Corbin Vaughan to the Prince George Cougars on Sunday for 19-year-old defenceman Ephram McNutt of Red Deer and a second-round pick in 2025. Vaughan’s twin brother Jaxsin was traded to the Everett Silvertips on Nov. 16.

DEC. 2

• The Moose Jaw Warriors sent 19-year-old forward Brayden Yager of Saskatoon and 19-year-old goaltender Jackson Unger of Calgary to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for18-year-old forward Landen Ward of Lloydminster, Alta., 19-year-old netminder Brady Smith of Cloverdale, B.C., 15-year-old prospect Colt Carter of Drayton Valley, Alta., first-round picks in 2025 and 2028, a second-round pick in 2028, a third-round pick in 2025, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2026.

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