Wheat Kings Sign 3rd Overall Pick, Charlie Elick

December 13, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release

Brandon, MB - The Brandon Wheat Kings have officially signed 3rd overall pick, Charlie Elick to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

Elick, the first of three 1st round selections in last Thursday's WHL Prospects draft comes to the Wheat Kings organization via the Edge Hockey Academy. In 11 games this season, the 6'2" defenseman is averaging a point per game with three goals and nine assists.

"Charlie is the total package," said Wheat Kings Director of Player Personnel Chris Moulton. "He's a big man with skill and character. He has great hockey sense and does so many little things well. I've known him and his family for a long time and I've always been a fan of his game. When you can inherit a player and a family like this, it's a no brainer."

The newest Wheat King comes from solid hockey bloodlines. His father Mickey was an eighth-round pick of the New York Rangers in 1992 and had a sixteen-year professional career with stops in the AHL, ECHL and various leagues in Europe.

Elick and his Edge Academy teammates now turn their attention to the Macs AAA Tournament in Calgary, one of the biggest U18 tournaments in the country. The tournament opens on December 27th.

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