Edmonton Oil Kings announced Thursday night that the club has traded a fifth-round draft pick in 2025 Victoria Royals in exchange for goalkeeper Logan Cunningham.
The 17-year-old goalkeeper from Sherwood Park, Alta., played in nine Western Hockey League Games with the Royals this season but had not yet been credited with a win. He also played two matches for the Royals last season.
“Logan is a goaltender we are familiar with,” Oil Kings general manager Kirt Hill said in a post on the team’s website. “The opportunity to add another young goaltender to our group was something we had to strongly consider in order to continue building the goaltending depth of our organization.”
Hill said Cunningham would join the Edmonton club on Friday.
Cunningham previously played minor hockey with the Northern Alberta Xtreme U18 Prep team. The goaltender was drafted by the Royals in 2020 with that club’s 150th overall pick in the seventh round of the WHL Prospects Draft.
The Oil Kings have made several mid-season trades this year to improve the club’s roster and build for the future. The team lost several players to the NHL from the previous season’s group that captured the WHL championship.
The WHL trade deadline is January 10.
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The Oil Kings (4-30-1-0) are currently in last place in the WHL’s Eastern Conference standings.
The team’s next game will see the Players face the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night at Rogers Place.