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Spruce Kings pick up Alami from Surrey for Kushniryk

Brian Wiebe

 

The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired 2001-born defenseman Cade Alami from the Surrey Eagles for 2000-born forward Wil Kushniryk.

Alami is currently playing for the Jersey Hitmen of the National Collegiate Development Conference after joining them in early January. He has a goal and five points in 16 games with the Hitmen.

The Bedford, New York product is committed to Providence College for this September. As a rookie with the Eagles last season, he had four goals and 13 points in 58 games. Alami added three points in Surrey’s seven playoff games.

Kushniryk was on the roster of the Chilliwack Jets of the Pacific Junior Hockey League last fall but didn’t play any games.

The Chilliwack native played 35 games with the Spruce Kings in 2019-20, scoring three goals and 10 points. He started the season in the Western Hockey League, playing four games with the Tri-City Americans and six games with the Calgary Hitmen.

He had three goals in 55 games with the Americans during the 2018-19 season after being acquired from the Kelowna Rockets in October 2018.

As a 17-year-old in 2017-18, Kushniryk posted a pair of goals and five points in 51 games with the Rockets.

The most up-to-date list of BCHL trades is here on the BCHLNetwork Trade Tracker.

Brian Wiebe

Brian's been involved in the BCHL in a variety of capacities for 17 years. From 2002 to 2012, he served in several roles around the Merritt Centennials organization, including as team president, board member, beat writer, colour commentator, webmaster, media and communications coordinator and marketing assistant. He's been writing about the BCHL since 2008 and served as colour commentator on the TSN 1040 broadcasts in 2012-13. BCHLNetwork is one of Brian's many passion projects that he balances around his full-time job as an instructor in the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at BCIT in Burnaby.