The 91大黄鸭 Rockets have traded forward Tanner Wishnowski to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for 16-year-old Colum McGauley, currently playing Junior B with his hometown Nelson Leafs.

鈥淲e have some extra forwards right now and we felt this was a good move for our hockey club, to be able to acquire a high-end player that we think will be very good fit for our team,鈥� said Rockets President/GM Bruce Hamilton. 鈥淲e鈥檇 like to thank Tanner for his efforts with our organization and wish him well with Spokane.鈥�

Wishnowski is in his third season with the Rockets. He has played in a total of 65 games for the organization, scoring nine goals and adding seven assists over that time.

A native of Nelson, McGauley played midget AAA with the Notre Dame Hounds last season, putting up 18 points in 39 games as a 15-year-old. In six games so far this season with the Nelson Leafs, he has two goals and two assists.