WHL Kelowna Rockets

Rockets make moves on WHL trade deadline day

January 10, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League would like to announce several roster moves made at the WHL trade deadline on Sunday.

The Rockets have acquired 20-year-old defenceman Dallas Jackson from the Prince George Cougars for 20-year-old Tyler Halliday and a third round WHL bantam draft pick in 2011. Jackson currently leads Prince George in scoring with 29 points in 29 games. He was one of just two players with a plus rating on the Cougars this season. A native of Edson, Alberta, the 6-foot-2, 187 pound Jackson is in his third WHL season and has played with Regina, Red Deer and Prince George.

"We had to find an older defenceman to stabilize our group," said Bruce Hamilton, the Rockets general manager and president. "We needed somebody to play with Tyson Barrie and Collin Bowman. Jackson will help the power play immediately. He has to be a positive influence on the back end."

To make room for Jackson the Rockets traded defenceman Kyle Verdino to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for a 5th round draft pick in the 2011 WHL bantam draft.

"With Jackson coming in it was a numbers game and I think Kyle is ready for a fresh start," said Hamilton. "He's a solid young man that I really hope does well in Swift Current."

The Rockets made two other moves on the WHL trade deadline:

-The Rockets acquired 17-year-old centre Sean Aschim from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for a 6th round WHL bantam draft pick. A 5-foot-11 172 pound centre, Aschim has scored four points in 26 games as a rookie with the Raiders but is a top prospect. A native of Saskatoon, Aschim had 16 goals, 36 assists and 52 points n 42 games in the Saskatchewan Major Midget League last season.

-The Rockets also acquired the rights to Colton Sissons, a 16-year-old list forward, along with a third round WHL bantam draft pick in 2011, from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for Curt Gogol. Sissons has 17 points in 43 games so far this season with the BCHL's Westside Warriors. Last year with the BC Major Midget League's Vancouver Northwest Giants, the 5-foot-11 right winger had 54 points in 39 games.

"We still feel this division is wide open and with our injured veterans coming back to the our lineup soon, we're excited about the additions we've made," said Hamilton.

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