Calgary Hitmen acquire Seattle defenceman Sawyer Mynio and Red Deer forward Carson Birnie [Video]

The Hitmen are going for it.

Calgary’s WHL franchise announced a pair of trades Saturday designed to help it win now.

The first deal the Hitmen announced was that they’ve acquired defenceman Sawyer Mynio from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for defenceman Linden Burrett, forward Sawyer  Mayes, a first-round and fourth-round draft pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and a first-round and fourth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.

Mynio, in his fourth WHL season, was serving as co-captain of the Thunderbirds. He registered five goals and 14 assists in 18 games so far in the 2024-25 season. He’s a 2023 third-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks who has over 40 games of post-season experience, including the 2023 WHL Championship and an appearance in the Memorial Cup.

Mynio will join the Hitmen when he returns from the IHF World Juniors in Ottawa, where he was part of Team Canada.

“We have acquired one …