The Warriors announced Thursday they had acquired 20-year-old Riley Krane from the Regina Pats in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2023 WHL Bantam Draft.
Later in the day, the Warriors sent 19-year-old defenceman Cayde Augustine to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for a conditional eighth-round draft pick 2022.
Krane, a Dawson Creek, B.C. product, scored 16 goals and finished with 32 points in 61 games with the Pats last season. That includes two goals and two assists in four games against the Warriors.
The acquisition of the 5-foot-11, 194-pound left winger gives the Warriors three overagers after playing much of last season under the 20-year-old limit. Warriors forward Tate Popple will enter his fourth full season with the team after putting up 11 goals and 14 points in 53 games last season. The Warriors also acquired forward Brad Ginnell in a waiver claim from the Spokane Chiefs on Sept. 4. Ginnell had 13 goals and 23 points in 50 games during the 2019-20 campaign.
The WHL was set to begin their COVID-19 delayed 2020-21 season on Jan. 8, but current provincial restrictions have forced the league to further hold off until an undetermined date.
Augustine joined the Warriors last season in a trade with the Kelowna Rockets on Dec. 2, 2019. He scored two goals and finished with eight points in 32 games with the Warriors. All told, Augustine played 38 games in 2019-20 and had two goals and 10 points.
