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Express acquire Hammond from Grande Prairie of the AJHL

Written by Brian Wiebe on

 

The Coquitlam Express has acquired 2001-born forward Curtis Hammond from the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

Hammond joining the Express is the future considerations from a trade on Feb. 25 that saw 2001-born forward Cooper Connell go from Coquitlam to Grande Prairie.

The Fort St. John BC product is a veteran junior A player who put up a goal and an assist in 11 games with the Storm this past season.

He was traded to the Drumheller Dragons last summer before being acquired by Grande Prairie in September. In 2019-20, Hammond posted four goals and 15 points in 36 games as a rookie in the AJHL with the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

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

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.