The Prince George Spruce Kings have added 20-year-old forward Preston Brodziak to the fold.
He'll join the Kings for his final junior season after the Kings acquired his rights from the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a deal that sent 19-year-old goalie Keenan Rancier and future considerations to the Bruins.
The six-foot, 185-pound Brodziak played last season in the BCHL with the Cowichan Valley Capitals. In 58 regular season games he collected 11 goals and 15 assists for 28 points and had 28 penalty minutes. He also played 12 playoff games for the Caps, finishing with three goals and four assists.
Brodziak played as an 18-year-old in 2017-18 for the Nanaimo Clippers and in 51 games he scored 11 goals and had 13 assists for 24 points. The native of Estevan also has a goal and two assists in six playoff games that season.
“We’re excited to add Preston to our team," said Kings general manager Mike Hawes, in a team release. "There are certain types of players and certain types of people we like to bring into the program. Preston is a great young man and a very good player, so he checks a lot of the boxes for us. He will be a big part of this season’s team.”
Rancier served as the backup to Kings starter Logan Neaton and in six games compiled a 1.67 goals-against average and .930 save-percentage. He also played two full periods of a game at the National Junior Hockey Championship in Brooks, Alta.
