Brayden Yager - Headed to Winnipeg The Jets acquired Yager from the Penguins in exchange for Rutger McGroarty on Thursday, Matt Vensal of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Impact Yager was selected 14th overall in the 2023 Draft by the Penguins and proceeded to score 35 goals and adding 59 assists in 57 regular season games with WHL Moose Jaw. He exploded in the playoffs, leading the Warriors to the WHL title with 11 goals and 27 points in 19 appearances. Yager will attend training camp with Winnipeg, but he is likely going to be sent back to the WHL to complete his junior career.
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