More from Monday

Coaches Don Hay of the Vancouver Giants and John Becanic of the Everett Silvertips each has been fined $500 after four fights took place in a 14-second span late in Vancouver’s 5-2 victory Saturday in Everett. WHL disciplinarian Richard Doerksen, the league’s vice-president hockey, was at the game. "The coaches have to have better control of their teams," Hay told the Vancouver Province’s Steve Ewen on Monday. "I have to do a better job of not letting those things happen." . . .

Also from opening weekend, RW Luke Wiens of the Kootenay Ice drew a two-game suspension from a game with the visiting Edmonton Ice on Saturday and Portland Winter Hawks D Ty Ariss got a one-game sentence for a checking from behind major and game misconduct he incurred against visiting Vancouver on Friday. . . .

The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned Russian LW Kirill Starkov, 20, to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. Starkov played for the Red Deer Rebels last season. . . .

LW Dana Tyrell arrived back in Prince George on Monday afternoon from the camp of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is expected to practise with the Cougars on Tuesday. . . . Tyrell joins brother Corey, a 17-year-old rookie forward, on the Cougars’ roster. . . .

Chris Dilks at westerncollegehockey.blogspot.com is reporting that the family of C Luke Moffatt, taken No. 2 overall by the Kelowna Rockets in the 2007 bantam draft, is saying he is 100 per cent committed to going the NCAA route and attending the U of Michigan. Moffatt and his Detroit Compuware teammates spent part of Saturday at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich., watching the Michigan Wolverines defeat Penn State. . . . It will be interesting to see what happens over the next two winters as it involves the Moffatts, the Wolverines and the Rockets. . . .

MONDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
The host Calgary Hitmen ran their record to 3-0 with a 5-1 victory over the Kootenay Ice, who fell to 0-3 while giving up two shorthanded goals and two on the power play. C Brett Sonne and C T.J. Galiarda had two goals and an assist each to lead the Hitmen. . . . C Ryan White was back in Calgary’s lineup, having arrived from the Montreal Canadiens’ camp earlier in the day. He had one assist and was plus-1. . . . C Ben Maxwell was back with the Ice as he, too, had been reassigned earlier in the day by Montreal. However, he was pointless and minus-2. . . .

Yes, Hilary Duff has turned into a hockey fan. She was at the exhibition game between the Rangers and Islanders, and saw her boy, Mike Comrie, score the OT winner for the Isles. She also witnessed a brawl that included both goaltenders. . . . If Comrie gets into a brawl, does he throw a brick? Just wondering. . . .