The Tri-City Americans got some great news Sunday when the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals cut LW Colton Yellow Horn, 20. He had 40 goals in 59 games with the Americans last season. . . . His return will leave the Americans with four 20-year-olds, the others being D T.J. Fast, LW Erik Felde and C Shaun Vey, all of whom are off to pretty good starts. . . .
The AHL’s Norfolk Admirals also released D Dane Crowley, 20, so he is likely to return to the Everett Silvertips. That would leave Everett with five 20-year-olds, the others being RW Brandon Campos, C Dan Gendur, G David Reekie and LW Brennan Sonne. . . . It still is possible that LW Ondrej Fiala, 20, will be assigned to the Silvertips by the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, too. . . .
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
In Regina, the Pats completed a weekend sweep of Prince Albert, beating the Raiders, 5-1. The Pats had won 4-2 in Prince Albert on Friday night. . . . The Pats were 3-for-7 on the PP in the second victory. . . . Regina D Nick Ross scored the game’s final goal, his second in two games. . . . The Pats will be without Latvian RW Kaspars Saulietis, 20, for as long as three months after he suffered a separated shoulder on his first shift in Friday’s game. . . . Without Saulietis, the Pats are down to one import — rookie Rufold Cerveny, who was a healthy scratch for the first two games — and one 20-year-old, that being LW Troy Ofukany. . . . Might Regina GM Brent Parker be on the phone to Tri-City GM Bob Tory in the morning? . . .
In Chilliwack, the Tri-City Americans ran their record to 3-0 with their third victory in as many nights, this one 4-3 over the Bruins. . . . Chilliwack was looking to tie a franchise record — uhh, the franchise is in its second season — with its third straight victory. . . . The Bruins took a 3-2 lead into the third period only to have C Joel Broda set up LW Adam Hughesman for the tying goal at 11:06 and score the game-winner at 16:57. . . . Chilliwack RW Partik Bhungal was in the lineup for the first time after serving a two-game suspension that was left over from last season. . . . The Bruins will be without RW Matt Meropoulis for as long as six weeks after he broke a hand in a fight with Portland D Scott Gabriel on Saturday. Gabriel ended up taking — knit one, purl two — eight stitches.