Oil Kings move another player from team that won WHL title as rebuild continues
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Defenceman Logan Dowhaniuk is the latest Oil King who helped Edmonton capture last season's WHL championship to be traded.
An offseason of change has carried into the 2022-23 Western Hockey League campaign for the Edmonton Oil Kings as the club announced Wednesday it has made yet another roster move geared towards the future.
Defenceman Logan Dowhaniuk is the latest Oil King to be traded after helping Edmonton capture last season’s WHL championship. The 20-year-old has been sent to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for 18-year-old forward Nathan Pilling and a third-round draft pick in 2025.
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Dowhaniuk has a goal and nine assists in 24 games so far this season. Pilling has accumulated seven goals and three assists in 23 games with the Warriors.
“We are excited to add Nathan to our group of young forwards,” Oil Kings general manager Kirt Hill said in a post on the team’s website. “He is a big forward who moves well and can play in all situations.
“He has great touch around the net and plays a solid 200-foot game with strong hockey sense.”
Pilling’s grandfather Gregg Pilling played with the Oil Kings organization from 1962 to 1964.
Hill acknowledged the role Dowhaniuk played in last season’s success for the Oil Kings and thanked him for his time with Edmonton.