Tigers Trade Svejkovsky for Picks
December 27, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have announced today that they have traded overage forward Lukas Svejkovsky to the Seattle Thunderbirds for a trio of draft picks, including the Thunderbirds 1st round pick in 2022, as well as two conditional picks, a 2nd round pick in 2023 and a 3rd round pick in 2025.
Svejkovsky was originally acquired in a trade from the Vancouver Giants in December of 2019. In 163 career Western Hockey League Games Svejkovsky has recorded 116 points including 52 goals and 64 assists.
Tigers General Manager and Head Coach Willie Desjardins says "We'd like to thank Lukas and his family for his time here in Medicine Hat. He is a skilled, dynamic player that played hard every night. We wish him all the best moving forward with Seattle and beyond."
The Tigers return from the Christmas break on Tuesday, December 28th when they travel to Calgary to take on the Hitmen. Puck drop is at 7pm, catch all the action on CHAT 94.5FM.
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