Rebels acquire draft picks from Royals
RED DEER – The Red Deer Rebels have completed a trade today with the Victoria Royals.
The Rebels have acquired three draft picks – a fourth-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft, a second-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft (via Saskatoon), and a fourth-round pick in the 2030 WHL Prospects Draft – in exchange for defenceman Nate Yellowaga.
Yellowaga (’08) recorded 27 points in 67 games with the Rebels in 2025-26 and added four points in five playoff games.
From Calgary, AB, Yellowaga was selected by the Rebels in round nine, 194th overall at the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.
