Prior to wrapping up their season long road trip in Edmonton, the Regina Pats completed a deal with the Prince Geoge Cougars.
The Pats traded 2006-born defenceman Corbin Vaughan to the Cougars in exchange for 2005-born defenceman Ephram McNutt and a 2025 second-round pick.
McNutt, 19, had 10 points (2G-8A) in 15 games with the Cougars this season. The Ponoka County, Alta. product played parts of three seasons with the Cougars, compiling 134 games (6G-27A-33PTS). The 6-foot, 176 lb. right-shot defenceman was drafted by the Cougars in the fifth-round of the 2020 WHL Prospects Draft.
The Pats now hold nine picks in the first two rounds of the 2025 and 2026 WHL Prospects Draft including four first-round picks and five second-round picks.
The Pats up their road trip in Edmonton against the Oil Kings Sunday afternoon. Bennett Dunlop Ford Regina Pats hockey begins at 4:30 p.m. on 620 CKRM.
