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Gordon, 20, is a veteran of 99 career regular season Junior A games, finishing his career in West Kelowna with the Warriors. During his time in West-K, Gordon played in 13 games while adding one assist and 22 penalty minutes, including an elevated role in playing time in the latter part of the season and throughout the playoffs.
The Canmore, Alberta native spent the bulk of his Junior A tenure with the Canmore Eagles of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), playing in 69 games.
The 6-foot-1, 174-pound rearguard also saw some time with the Trail Smoke Eaters at the beginning of the 2016-17 season, playing in 17 games.
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UNLV is a program on the rise in the NCAA ranks, currently playing club hockey in the ACHA but seeking to play Division I hockey in the not-so-distant future.
