Mooseheads Move Two Defensemen

The Halifax Mooseheads made two moves on the opening day of the winter trade period.

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On Sunday, the Herd announced that they have traded two of their defensemen, both of whom are 1999-born players. Halifax first moved Walter Flower to the Rimouski Oceanic for two draft picks before trading Patrick Kyte to the Chicoutimi Saguneens, for a 2020 first round draft pick.

Flower, a Lunenburg, NS native, was originally drafted by the Mooseheads back in 2015 and joined the team in his first year of eligibility. He finishes his time with his hometown team playing 235 regular season games, which is 16th most in franchise history, over 4 and a half seasons. The 20-year-old piked up 66 points during his time with the club as well as 200 penalty minutes.

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Kyte, from Pembroke, ON, was signed by Halifax as a free agent in 2017 and leaves the team with 156 career games. He scored 69 regular season points and had 131 penalty minutes in 2-plus seasons with the Mooseheads.

The two trades have added some valuable early round draft picks this June after GM Cam Russell moved the teams' original selections in previous trades.

Good luck to Walter and Patty with their new clubs. Moose Country will miss both of you.