BCHL

Spruce Kings trade Grant to Swan Valley of the MJHL

Written by Brian Wiebe on

 

The Prince George Spruce Kings have traded 2002-born goaltender Kobe Grant to the Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

Grant, from Sicamous, BC, appeared in two games for the Spruce Kings last season, stopping all 42 shots he faced for a pair of shutouts.

He also played one game for Salmon Arm and Vernon as an affiliate player in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively. Grant heads to Swan Valley with a 2-0 record, a 1.24 goals-against-average, a .944 save percentage, and two shutouts in four games in the BCHL.  

His last full season was in 2019-20 with the Thompson Blazers of the BC U18 AAA League. He went 10-10 with a 3.19 goals-against-average in 21 contests with the Blazers.

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.