The Kelowna Rockets have traded forward to the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 WHL bantam draft.
Soustal, who was entering his fourth season with the Rockets, was picked 60th overall by Kelowna in the 2014 CHL Import Draft.
With Carsen Twarynski returning to the team this week from the American Hockey League, the Rockets had one more 20-year-old on the roster than WHL rules permit. The club was also one player above the import limit and that made Soustal the odd man out.
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In 175 regular season games the Unicov, Czech Republic native tallied 47 goals and 66 assists for 113 points while boasting a +51 career +/- rating.
He also added 163 career PIMS. The 6香蕉视频直播�3 200lb skilled forward also collected 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points in 54 post season games. Soustal also helped the Rockets win the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2014-15.
