Vancouver Giants land veteran defenceman in swap with Brandon Wheat Kings

The Vancouver Giants have gone the trade route with the Brandon Wheat Kings once again.

Vancouver announced Friday that they had acquired 20-year-old defenceman Logen Hammett from Brandon in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 WHL Draft.

Vancouver’s team most valuable player last season was centre Ty Thorpe, an overager who came to the Giants from the Wheat Kings in an August 2021 swap. Thorpe also took over the team captaincy after Zack Ostapchuk was traded to Winnipeg at the January trade deadline this past season.

Hammett is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound left-handed shot with two full seasons of WHL experience. He’s been a steady,

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