First trade of deadline day is in....
Brandon has sent 17 year old defenceman Ayrton Nikkel and a conditional 2015 6th round bantam pick (no word on what the conditions are) to the Everett Silvertips in exchange for 18 year old defenceman Nick Walters and the rights to 16 year old midget forward Taylor Sanheim.
Nikkel and Walters are a couple pretty good defencemen with backgrounds as high bantam picks. Walters was Everett's first round pick in 2009, while Nikkel was Saskatoon's 2nd round pick in 2010 and was part of the big Brayden Schenn trade which saw his rights move to Brandon.
Sanheim could be a key to the deal for the Wheat Kings; he is currently 5th overall in scoring in the Manitoba AAA midget league with 45 points in 32 games. He is not committed to the WHL yet but his twin brother, defenceman Travis Sanheim, has signed with the Calgary Hitmen so you might think that Taylor will also be interested in the WHL route in Brandon.
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