Prince Albert's Jayden Kraus is the newest member of the Everett Silvertips after the club acquired him from the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday. Here, Kraus makes a glove save during a game against his hometown Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Image Credit: Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders)

By Logan Lehmann

On the move

P.A.’s Kraus traded to Everett after one year in Brandon

Jul 29, 2026 | 3:01 PM

Jayden Kraus is headed back out west following a Wednesday trade in the Western Hockey League (WHL).

The Prince Albert-born goaltender was shipped off to the Everett Silvertips on Wednesday after guarding the crease for the Brandon Wheat Kings this past season. Oddly enough, July 29 marks exactly one year since he was traded to Brandon from the Victoria Royals.

During his one year with the Wheaties, the 19-year-old finished with a 14-11-1 record (W-L-OTL) with a .895 save percentage (SV%) and a 3.65 goals-against average (GAA). Previously, during his two full seasons the Royals, Kraus posted a 33-21-9 record with a .908 SV% and a 2.86 GAA.

The 6’2”, 210-pound netminder is no stranger to his new home as during Brandon’s most recent trip to Everett, on Jan. 23, he recorded a career-high 50 saves on 54 shots at Angel of the Winds Arena.

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Kraus fills a void in Everett’s goaltending department as both netminders from last year in Anders Miller and Raiden LeGall are committed to NCAA programs for this coming season. He also fills a third overager spot on the Silvertips’ active roster, joining forward Jaxsin Vaughan and defenseman Mattias Uyeda. The Silvertips are coming off their first WHL championship, which they claimed with a 4-1 series win over the Prince Albert Raiders.

Prior to his time in the WHL, Kraus spent time between the pipes for his hometown Prince Albert Mintos in U18 AAA. There, he spent two seasons from 2021-2023 and managed a 26-19-0 record to go along with a .918 SV% and a 2.64 GAA.

Kraus was drafted by Victoria at 46th overall in the 2021 WHL Draft and attended Colorado Avalanche development camp last summer.

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by Logan Lehmann

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