Red Deer Rebels Owner/President/General Manager Brent Sutter this morning announced that the club has completed a trade with the Portland Winterhawks.

The Rebels have acquired 2004-born defenceman Nicholas Andrusiak from the Winterhawks in exchange for a seventh-round selection at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.

Signed by Portland as a list player in September 2021, Andrusiak has appeared in two games with the Winterhawks during the 2022-23 WHL Regular Season. The left-shooting blue liner from Tisdale, Saskatchewan has three points in 20 games this season with the Melville Millionaires of the SJHL.

 Nicholas Andrusiak

Defence

Shoots: L

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 188

Birthdate: 2004-06-15

Hometown: Tisdale, SK

Draft: Signed (POR) 2021