Canucks trade Benn, acquire Bowey in two separate trade deadline deals
The Vancouver Canucks have made two more moves on trade deadline day.
Jordie Benn has been traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
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The Canucks have also acquired 25-year-old defenceman Madison Bowey and a 2021 fifth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round pick.
OFFICIAL: #Canucks acquire Madison Bowey (@m_bows4) and a 2021 fifth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks.https://t.co/OsD3I4fgev
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Benn is a pending unrestricted free agent, as he’s in the last year of a contract carrying a $2 million cap hit. The Victoria native has nine points (1-8-9) in 31 games this season, playing 14:40 per game.
Bowey is signed through next season, on a contract carrying a $725,000 cap hit. A 6-foot-2, 202-pound right-shot defenceman, Bowey has appeared in just two NHL games this season. He has 40 points (5-35-40) in 156 NHL games with the Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Capitals during his career.
In acquiring Bowey, a defenceman who was available on waivers earlier this season, the Canucks give themselves more flexibility for the upcoming Seattle expansion draft, as they need to expose a defenceman with NHL experience.
After predicting a quiet trade deadline for his team, Jim Benning was relatively busy today, completing three separate deals. Benning also traded Adam Gaudette to the Blackhawks earlier in the day.
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