乌鸦传媒 Rockets announced Friday they have
acquired a 2025 seventh-round selection and a 2027 fourth-round selection in the WHL Prospects Draft from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for defenceman Ethan Mittelsteadt.聽
鈥淚t was just a numbers thing,鈥 said Rockets president and GM Bruce Hamilton. 鈥淗e (Mittelsteadt) falls into the 19-year-old age bracket where we have three 19-year-old defencemen and there was an opportunity for us to acquire some draft picks that will likely help us in the future.鈥
鈥淚t was important to find a good spot for him and we鈥檙e happy to be able to get him to a spot in
Vancouver where he鈥檒l enjoy being there.鈥
Mittelsteadt played parts of three seasons with the Rockets, suiting up in 112 regular season games along with 15 playoff games. So far this season the 19-year-old defenceman has two goals and seven points in 16 games. His best season came in 2023-24 where he recorded three goals, 31 points and 69 penalty minutes in 67 games. Over his WHL career Mittelsteadt has played in 152 games, scoring 11 goals and 47 points.聽
Mittelsteadt was originally drafted by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the fifth round of the 2020 WHL
Prospects Draft was acquired by the Rockets in a trade that sent Colton Dach the other way at the 2023 WHL trade deadline.