The Seattle Thunderbirds have acquired defenseman Aaron Hyman from the Calgary Hitmen for a third-round selection in the 2018 Bantam Draft.

“We are excited to add Aaron to our team,” said T-Birds general manager Russ Farwell. “We wanted to strengthen our defense for the second half of the season, and this is a great addition to address this.”

The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Hyman has played in 28 games with the Hitmen this season. He has one goal and seven assists with 10 penalty minutes. In 71 career games with the Hitmen Hyman has two goals and nine assists for 11 points.

Back on ice

The T-Birds return from a nine-day holiday break Tuesday in the first game of a home-and-home series with the Spokane Chiefs. The T-Birds host the Chiefs at 7:05 p.m. at the ShoWare Center. The T-Birds travel to Spokane on Wednesday for a game at Veterans Memorial Arena at 7:05 p.m.

Fans may purchase single game tickets online or at the ShoWare Center box office.

Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.