A four-game losing streak had dropped the Dauphin Kings to fourth place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division.

After they were swept in a home-and-home with the Neepawa Titans the previous weekend, the Kings dropped a pair of games to the Winkler Flyers, this past weekend.

The Flyers scored a 3-1 victory, Friday in Winkler, before completing the home-and-home sweep with a 5-2 win, Saturday in Dauphin.

Prior to the weekend, the Kings were busy on the trade front as the Dec. 1 deadline limiting teams to 25 player cards came and went.

The transactions began with the Kings acquiring forward Logan Walker, 19, from the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for future considerations.

Defenceman Thomas Stewart was then shipped to the Winnipeg Freeze for a 2023 third round draft pick, while forward Riley Borody was traded to the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Junior Hockey League for futures.

The deals didn’t stop there as forward Jovan Malay was sent to the SJHL’s Nipawin Hawks for futures and Blake Boudreau and futures were sent to the Portage Terriers for forward Jamie Valentino, 20.

The final deal saw defenceman Jonathon Wong sent to the Merritt Centennials of the British Columbia Hockey League for futures.

Kings head coach and general manager Doug Hedley said the new-look Kings will be okay once everyone is back from injuries and suspensions.

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