The Penticton Vees have agreed to terms with Calgary Flames prospect Cade Little, the team announced Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Little, 19, was selected by the Flames in the seventh round of the 2022 NHL Draft and most recently suited up for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the United States Hockey League (USHL).
The forward is expected to make his Vees debut on Saturday, Nov. 25, when the team travels to play the Vernon Vipers at Kal Tire Place.
鈥淐ade is a proven point producer in the BCHL and USHL,鈥� said Fred Harbinson, the Vees鈥� head coach, general manager and president. 鈥淐ade is a player that we are very familiar with and a player that has the size and skill to make an immediate impact on our program.鈥�
Prior to arriving in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to play in the USHL, Little spent two seasons from 2021 to 2023 with his hometown team Wenatchee Wild, formerly of the BCHL.
Little amassed 68 points in 51 games with Wenatchee in
The East Wenatchee, Wash. product will wear No. 10 with Penticton and join a team atop the Interior Division standings.
