Broncos acquire first-round import selection from Wild

Swift Current, Sask. – The Swift Current Broncos have acquired a first-round pick in the 2026 CHL Import Draft from the Wenatchee Wild in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2030 WHL Prospects Draft. The pick acquired by Swift Current originally belonged to the Tri-City Americans.

“Acquiring this Wenatchee first round pick will give us some flexibility to acquire additional assets as we continue to improve our team while still giving us a quality chance of getting the guys we want in the import draft,” said Travis Crickard, General Manager and Head Coach of the Broncos.

The 2026 CHL Import Draft is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, at 9 a.m. MT.

The Wild anticipate all three import players the 2025-26 roster will return to Wenatchee for 2026-27 – this includes goaltender Tobias Tvrznik, and defencemen Darian Rolsing and Michal Capos. Both Tvrznik (eighth) and Rolsing (138th) are ranked by NHL Central Scouting for the 2026 NHL Draft.

The 6-foot-5 Rolsing, who originates from Germany, dressed in 62 games, recording nine points (1G-8A), while the 6-foot-4 Tvrznik – a product of Slovakia – went 16-18-2-2 with a 3.10 goals-against average, .910 save percentage, and one shutout. The 6-foot-5 Capos, who hails from Slovakia, saw action in 27 games and tallied eight points (1G-7A).

For the Broncos, they finished the 2025-26 campaign with two import players – 2008-born Russian forward Stepan Kuryachenkov is eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, ranked 221st among North American skaters, while Czech defenceman Marek Rocak has now aged out following four seasons in the WHL.

Kuryachenkov logged 28 points (12G-16A) in 47 games after being a first-round pick (59th overall) of the Broncos in the 2025 CHL Import Draft.