The Vancouver Canucks acquired defenceman Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick (2023) from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday in exchange for a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick (both 2023).
The conditional first-rounder was acquired by the Canucks when they traded former captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders in January.
Hronek led all Red Wings blue-liners with 38 points (nine goals and 29 assists) through 60 games this season and also averaged 21:32 minutes of ice time.
He left Tuesday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators after sustaining an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return.
The 25-year-old from Hradec Kralove, Czechia, is in the second season of a three-year contract with a $4.4 million AAV.
Drafted in the second round, 53rd overall, by Detroit in 2016, Hronek has 30 goals and 156 points over the past five seasons with the Red Wings.