Following a stellar, NHL-best regular season, the Winnipeg Jets are battling the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and an unlikely reinforcement has been recalled to their roster.
Brayden Yager tallied 84 points in 54 regular season games for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Moose Jaw Warriors this season in the Western Hockey League.
However, following the Hurricanes’ season ending at the hands of the Medicine Hat Tigers, Yager was called up to his NHL squad.
It’s a bright spot on a campaign filled with big trades, big wins and big losses.
The Hurricanes went all in this season, coming up short in the Eastern Conference Championship against their Highway 3 rivals.
“Extremely proud of every guy in that room for the effort we put in over the year. Very proud to be teammates with them,” said Logan McCutcheon, a fifth-year defenceman for the Hurricanes.
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