Colin Joe and Milan Kytnar have been traded to the Saskatoon Blades for the Blades 5th round pick in todays CHL European draft and a 5th round pick in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft.
The Rockets used that European pick today by selecting 18 year-old Stepan Novotny from the Czech Republic. Novotny will attend training camp this fall after playing with the Indiana Ice of the USHL last season.
Colin Joe played 248 games with the Rockets, breaking in with the team as a 16 year-old during the 2004-2005 season.
I spoke to C-Joe about getting a call from Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton this morning.
"I don't usually hear from him during the summer so, I knew something was up", Joe told me from his home in Edmonton." The trade was a little bit shocking, but as a twenty year-old you expect these things, but it was still a bit of a stinger", Joe added.
It's interesting to note that the Rockets have traded all three-16 year-olds from that 2004 team. Joe and Craig Cuthbert were sent to Saskatoon while Kirt Hill was dealt to the Regina Pats.
The Rockets now have just one overage player on their roster - defenseman Tysen Dowzak.
The Rockets used that European pick today by selecting 18 year-old Stepan Novotny from the Czech Republic. Novotny will attend training camp this fall after playing with the Indiana Ice of the USHL last season.
Colin Joe played 248 games with the Rockets, breaking in with the team as a 16 year-old during the 2004-2005 season.
I spoke to C-Joe about getting a call from Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton this morning.
"I don't usually hear from him during the summer so, I knew something was up", Joe told me from his home in Edmonton." The trade was a little bit shocking, but as a twenty year-old you expect these things, but it was still a bit of a stinger", Joe added.
It's interesting to note that the Rockets have traded all three-16 year-olds from that 2004 team. Joe and Craig Cuthbert were sent to Saskatoon while Kirt Hill was dealt to the Regina Pats.
The Rockets now have just one overage player on their roster - defenseman Tysen Dowzak.
With the Rockets second selection in the 2008 European draft the hockey club selected 16 year-old Czech Lukas Matejka.
The Rockets picked up Matejka after getting the pick from Spokane for a seventh round pick in the 2009 Bantam Draft.
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