It's the home stretch of the off-season for most hockey leagues in North America and as such, it's fitting that a trade was announced moments ago involving both a Minnesota Wild Prospect and a St Louis Blues Prospect in a one for one trade.
Ritchie, 18, played in 47 games for the Prince Albert Raider last year collecting 44 points including 19 goals and 25 assists.
In junior hockey it is far more common for prospects to get traded for each other, but a one for one trade isn't all that common, especially right before the season is scheduled to start, but they do happen.
Maybe this will be a fresh start for both players and a change of scenery would be welcomed with open arms. We'll have to wait for the season to start in order to find out though.