Leading up to the Prospects draft, the Portland Winterhawks made a small deal with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Aiden Litke was traded to the Oil Kings for a third-round bantam pick, 59th overall. Litke had played 161 games, 31-36, for 67 points. He played just 50 games this past year but registered 36 points. His removal narrows the Hawks to four from five, and they need to be at three 20-year-olds in October. Jack O’Brien, James Stefan, Gabe Klassen, and Ryan McCleary remain. Chaz Lucius, although 20, is not expected to return to the Hawks as he can now play in the AHL due to age. McCleary
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