BCHL, SJHL

Kings trade Tuba to Melfort of the SJHL

Written by Brian Wiebe on

 

The Powell River Kings have traded 2002-born defenseman Hayden Tuba to the Melfort Mustangs of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

Tuba hails from Richmond, BC, and was traded to Powell River by Surrey on June 6. He had two assists in 13 games as a rookie with the Eagles in the 2020-21 BCHL pod season.

He had eight points in 27 games with the Greater Vancouver Canadians U18 AAA in 2019-20 and also made his BCHL debut that season, getting into three games with the Coquitlam Express as an affiliate player.

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.