Vancouver Canucks centre prospect Riley Patterson wasn’t in junior hockey limbo for very long. Article content

The Barrie Colts dealt Patterson to the Niagara IceDogs on Wednesday afternoon for five OHL Draft selections, led by a 2026 second rounder. Barrie had made it public on Monday that Patterson, 19, wanted a move and wasn’t going to be attending their training camp this week as a result. He had played the last two years with Barrie. Article content Article content

“We didn’t want it to drag on. Not for Riley’s sake,” Colts general manager Marty Williamson told the media . “Getting the trade done and getting him into camp was important for us. It took a little while for somebody to step up with the right amount of picks, but I’m glad Niagara did it.”

The 6-foot, 194-pound Pa

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