Two BC Hockey League Interior Division rivals have made a deal one day ahead of the league含羞草研究社檚 trade deadline.

The Vernon Vipers have acquired 17-year-old defenceman Zhenya Miles from the West Kelowna Warriors in exchange for future considerations in a deal announced Friday, Feb. 9.

Miles, from Winnipeg, has registered a goal and three assists in 23 games for the Warriors this season. He had two assists in six games with the Warriors in the 2022-23 season.

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Vipers GM and head coach Jason McKee said he has high hopes for Miles to become a stabilizing force on the Vipers blueline.

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Miles is six-foot-two, weighs in at 186 pounds and shoots left.

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It含羞草研究社檚 the second trade the Vipers made Friday after they dealt the playing rights to forward Ethan Sundar to the Spruce Grove Saints 含羞草研究社� one of the five Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) teams that officially migrated to the BCHL earlier this month 含羞草研究社� in exchange for future considerations.

Sundar, 20, hasn含羞草研究社檛 played with the Vipers since last season when he had three goals and five assists in 14 games. He was was signed by the Fort McMurray Oil Barons at the start of this season and has put up 14 points in 30 games.

The BCHL trade deadline is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.

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