The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers have announced the signing of the Taphorn brothers, Kaeden and Keenan.
The Taphorns are 19-year-olds from Yorkton who have spent the past three seasons in the WHL with both Kootenay and Moose Jaw. The tandem played their AAA Midget hockey in the city with the Maulers in 2015-16.
“Definitely they’re a nice addition,” said Terrier had coach Mat Hehr Friday. “... They’ll give us some much-needed secondary scoring.”
Kaeden Taphorn played 56 games in the WHL in 2018-19 with four goals and eight assists.
Keenan Taphorn amassed 15 regular season WHL goals lasy season, and 11 assists.
Both players have appeared in only eight games this season with Moose Jaw.
Hehr said initially the Taphorns will be lined up with Alec Zawatsky “to see how that works.”
The addition of the Taphorns is not likely to be the last new faces on the Terriers this season.
“They will probably be a few more trades in the next week or so,” said Hehr, noting the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Dec. 1, trade deadline is fast approaching. “... We want to get a bit older and a bit better.”
As it stands the Terriers could add up to three 20-year-olds as they have only four on the roster at present, Zawatsky, Chantz Petruic, Jordan Guiney and Kurri Woodford.
