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Rivermen pick up defenseman Josh Wessels from Powell River

Brian Wiebe

 

The Langley Rivermen have acquired 2003-born defenseman Josh Wessels from the Powell River Kings for future considerations.

Wessels, who’s from Richmond, BC, had five assists in 18 games with the Kings in the 2020-21 BCHL season in the Coquitlam pod.

In 2019-20 with Burnaby Winter Club U18 Prep in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League, he posted eight goals and 25 points in 34 games while being coached by former Langley and Vernon forward Mike Santorelli.

Wessels was drafted by the Kamloops Blazers in the eighth round, 159th overall, in the 2018 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

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.