Rockets Acquire Knight From Oil Kings
Published on October 12, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release
Goaltender Colby Knight with the Edmonton Oil Kings
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Andy Devin/Edmonton Oil Kings)
The Kelowna Rockets have acquired goaltender Colby Knight from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for the Rockets fourth-round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.
Knight, 18, appeared in 4 games for Edmonton during the shortened 2020-21 season, with a 3-1-0 record, a 2.25 GAA and a .885 SV%.
The 6'3", 190-pound netminder was originally a fifth-round draft pick of the Oil Kings, 92nd overall, in the 2018 WHL Prospects Draft.
He spent the 2019-20 season with the Red Deer Chiefs U18AAA of the AMHL, where he posted a 11-4-1 record, 2.33 GAA and .914 SV%.
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