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By Regan Bartel

Rockets' forward has twin sibling nearby

Johnson twins, Trae and Myles, make BC home to pursue athletic dreams

Sep 8, 2023 | 10:04 AM

When Trae Johnson was born, he was assigned a best friend at birth.

The Kelowna Rockets forward is a twin to brother Myles.

Johnson is in his second season playing junior hockey in Kelowna, while Myles, the much taller of the two, is attending his first year at the University of Victoria where he is a member of the golf team.

“I think being a twin is a good thing,” Johnson told RocketFAN. “We were competitive growing up. I also have a brother that is two years older, so we are all close to the same age which allows us to play sports together.”

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“Mom [Twila] usually just makes one cake for us”, Johnson says with a smile. “We blow out the same candles together.”

Trae and Myles are fraternal twins, which means they don’t look identical. In fact, Myles is significantly taller at 6’5.

“Myles is taking commerce and business at the U of Vic”, Johnson said proudly after the two graduated from high school in the spring. “It is his first year there, so he is excited. He has gotten into golf competitively over the last couple of years, and he has made huge strides and I am excited to see how he does this year. I am rooting for him.”

The two siblings spent a significant time on the golf course this summer, with Trae also trying to get work in to improve the sport that comes first in his life – hockey.

“When we play [golf], I get my butt kicked”, Johnson chuckling. “I haven’t beaten him for a couple of years now. Because he is so tall, he can hit the ball long. He is a good ball striker, so I have to play the round of my life to beat him”.

With father, Dion, often in tow on the golf course, Trae says he played between 35 and 40 rounds this summer, and while downplaying his game, the Martensville Saskatchewan product isn’t spending the majority of the time on the links looking for stray golf balls in the ruff.

“I played mainly on weekends”, Johnson added. I was skating and working out during the week for hockey, but I still got out to play.

“I am a good scrambler”, when pressed further by RocketFAN to describe his golf game. “I don’t have a lot of time to practice [golf], but I can shoot in the low 80s or in the 70s, so there is nothing special about my game, but I can get the job done out there.”

Johnson was acquired last season at the January trade deadline from the Brandon Wheat Kings in a one-for-one deal for forward Nolan Flamand.

“The game of golf helps the mental side, but it is also nice to get out there and relax”, Johnson added. “It is nice to get away and do something different with your buddies and family.”

Last season, split between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Kelowna Rockets, the second-round WHL Prospect Draft pick played in 67 regular season games, finding the back of the net four times.

“I am expecting to play a bigger role and produce more”, Johnson concluded.

“I think this is going to be a breakout year for me.”