Storm make trade with Rangers

GUELPH – Guelph Storm General Manager George Burnett has announced today that the club has traded veteran forward Danny Zhilkin to the Kitchener Rangers for forward Jesse Fishman and draft picks. The details of the trade are as follows:

Guelph Acquires:

• F Jesse Fishman
• 2023 2^ndround pick (Barrie)
• 2025 2^ndround pick (Hamilton)
• 2024 3^rd round pick (Oshawa)
• 2025 3^rd round pick (Kitchener)
• 2026 3^rd round pick (Kitchener)
• 2023 4^th round pick (Hamilton)

Kitchener Acquires

• F Danny Zhilkin
• 2025 8^th round pick (Guelph)

Fishman, a 5’9, 165-pound right-shot centre from Thornhill, Ontario was a fourth round pick (79^th overall) by the Rangers in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. The 2003-born forward has played in 77 career regular-season games through parts of two seasons with Kitchener, tallying 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists). Fishman missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season due to injury. While the OHL was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fishman played for the Karpat Akatemia U20 team in Finland where he recorded 7 points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 5 games. Before playing in the OHL, Fishman suited up for the Mississauga Rebels U16 and Don Mills Flyers U15 programs.

Zhilkin, a four year veteran for the Storm, recently signed an entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The Storm would like to thank Danny for his hard work and dedication during the past four seasons and would like to wish he and his family the best as he finishes his OHL career and moves on to the Jets organization.

You can watch Jesse Fishman and the rest of your Guelph Storm face off against the London Knights tonight at Budweiser Gardens in London. Puck drop is 7:00pm.