A year after he was drafted by the Giants, 2004-born defenceman Damian Palmieri has signed with the 91原创-based team.

General Manager Barclay Parneta announced Tuesday, May 5th that the Delta resident has inked a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

Originally selected by the Giants in Round 4 (87th overall) in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft, the 6鈥�0鈥�, 177-pound left-shot defenceman joins the Giants after wrapping up his midget season with the Delta Hockey Academy鈥檚 16U Program. A season prior as a Bantam, Palmieri scored seven goals and added 15 assists for 22 points in 29 games while adding 52 penalty minutes.

鈥淗e is a physical, two-way defenceman that does not shy down from battles,鈥� said Parneta. 鈥淗is development has trended well over the past year and he has a similar foundation to the types of players that we have been having success with in recent seasons.鈥�

鈥淎 year ago I was so happy to have been drafted by my hometown WHL team, and to sign with them today is an incredible feeling,鈥� Palmieri said.

鈥淚鈥檓 excited for training camp and the opportunity to compete for a roster spot next season.鈥�

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Earlier in the month, the team signed 2020 draft selections Mazden Leslie, Ty Halaburda and Ethan Semeniuk.

Leslie, a 2005-born, 6鈥�0鈥�, 160-pound right-shot defenceman from Lloydminster, AB, was selected tenth overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2020 Bantam Draft.

Halaburda, a forward from Victoria, was drafted 32nd overall. Semeniuk, a forward from Fort St. John, was originally selected by the Giants in Round three (56th overall) in the 2020 draft.

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