Thursday notes

THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

In Prince George, the Cougars got the only goals of the shootout as they dumped the Vancouver Giants, 4-3. . . . The game was rescheduled from Friday due to schedule concerns. The Cougars have to play the Rebels in Red Deer on Saturday, while the Giants are at home to the Everett Silvertips. . . . Prince George (11-18-0-0) now has won two in a row after halting a nine-game losing streak. . . . The Giants (18-7-1-3) have lost four of five. . . . Vancouver RW Michal Repik had a three-game goal streak ended. . . . The Giants led 2-0 early in the second period but then gave up three straight goals. . . . D Jon Blum scored for Vancouver at 10:49 of the third period on a power play to force overtime. . . . F Alex Poulter and D Ty Wishart both scored for the Cougars in the circus, while neither F Casey Pierro-Zabotel nor F Mike Piluso was able to score for the Giants. . . . D Jesse Dudas (thigh) was back in Prince George’s lineup and had a goal and an assist. . . . Former Vancouver G Tommy Tartaglione stopped 25 shots and two more in the circus for the victory. . . .

The CHL Mosaik MasterCard Top 10, as selected by a panel of NHL scouts (showing rank, team, last week, weeks in rankings):
1. Kitchener Rangers (21-3-0-1) 1 8
2. Spokane Chiefs (19-3-1-2)) 3 5
3. Halifax Mooseheads (20-4-0-4) 2 8
4. Tri-City Americans (19-6-0-0) 4 10
5. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (18-6-1-1) 5 10
6. Windsor Spitfires (17-5-1-3) 7 9
7. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (19-8-2-1) 6 5
8. Vancouver Giants (18-7-1-2) 8 7
9. Gatineau Olympiques (19-9-2-2) - 1
10. Calgary Hitmen (19-8-0-2)

The Chilliwack Bruins have traded D Cam Stevens to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for a seventh-round bantam draft pick in an unspecified year. Stevens is coming off a leg injury suffered during the offseason and has yet to play this season. A Brandon native, Stevens, 18, had two assists and 30 penalty minutes in 47 games with the Bruins last season. . . .

LW Troy Ofukany has been suspended for a second time this season by the Regina Pats. Ofukany will miss home games against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday and the Kootenay Ice on Saturday. According to the Regina Leader-Post: Pats GM Brent Parker said the disciplinary action stems from an off-ice incident that involved breaking minor “team rules.” . . . “He knew what they were so he’ll miss a couple games,” explained Parker. “It’s nothing serious but there are things that creep in. The guys know. They understand what’s acceptable and what’s not. They set the rules themselves early in the year, what the punishment is and how it fits the crime. There’s no grudge or no carryover affect (for Ofukany). He’ll sit his two games and we’ll look forward to getting him back on Tuesday (against the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings).” . . . Ofukany, 20, was acquired last season as part of six-player deal with the Kelowna Rockets. He missed a Nov. 14 game in Medicine Hat for disciplinary reasons. . . . Ofukany, who missed the first 11 games of the season with a knee injjry, has 15 points in 17 games. . . .

F Bryce Reddick, the son of former WHL G Pokey Reddick, has signed a letter of intent to play at Michigan Tech, starting in 2008-09. Bryce, 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, has 33 points in 26 games with the BCHL’s Cowichan Valley Capitals. . . . Also committing to Michigan Tech was F Evan Witt of Spokane, who will head there for 2009-10. Witt , who was taken 78th overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2004 bantam draft, has nine points in 29 games with the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers.

THURSDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
In Prince George, the Cougars got the only goals of the shootout as they dumped the Vancouver Giants, 4-3. . . . The game was rescheduled from Friday due to schedule concerns. The Cougars have to play the Rebels in Red Deer on Saturday, while the Giants are at home to the Everett Silvertips. . . . Prince George (11-18-0-0) now has won two in a row after halting a nine-game losing streak. . . . The Giants (18-7-1-3) have lost four of five. . . . Vancouver RW Michal Repik had a three-game goal streak ended. . . . The Giants led 2-0 early in the second period but then gave up three straight goals. . . . D Jon Blum scored for Vancouver at 10:49 of the third period on a power play to force overtime. . . . F Alex Poulter and D Ty Wishart both scored for the Cougars in the circus, while neither F Casey Pierro-Zabotel nor F Mike Piluso was able to score for the Giants. . . . D Jesse Dudas (thigh) was back in Prince George’s lineup and had a goal and an assist. . . . Former Vancouver G Tommy Tartaglione stopped 25 shots and two more in the circus for the victory. . . .

The CHL Mosaik MasterCard Top 10, as selected by a panel of NHL scouts (showing rank, team, last week, weeks in rankings):
1. Kitchener Rangers (21-3-0-1) 1 8
2. Spokane Chiefs (19-3-1-2)) 3 5
3. Halifax Mooseheads (20-4-0-4) 2 8
4. Tri-City Americans (19-6-0-0) 4 10
5. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (18-6-1-1) 5 10
6. Windsor Spitfires (17-5-1-3) 7 9
7. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (19-8-2-1) 6 5
8. Vancouver Giants (18-7-1-2) 8 7
9. Gatineau Olympiques (19-9-2-2) - 1
10. Calgary Hitmen (19-8-0-2)

The Chilliwack Bruins have traded D Cam Stevens to the Lethbridge Hurricanes for a seventh-round bantam draft pick in an unspecified year. Stevens is coming off a leg injury suffered during the offseason and has yet to play this season. A Brandon native, Stevens, 18, had two assists and 30 penalty minutes in 47 games with the Bruins last season. . . .

LW Troy Ofukany has been suspended for a second time this season by the Regina Pats. Ofukany will miss home games against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday and the Kootenay Ice on Saturday. According to the Regina Leader-Post, Pats GM Brent Parker said the disciplinary action stems from an off-ice incident that involved breaking minor “team rules.” . . . “He knew what they were so he’ll miss a couple games,” explained Parker. “It’s nothing serious but there are things that creep in. The guys know. They understand what’s acceptable and what’s not. They set the rules themselves early in the year, what the punishment is and how it fits the crime. There’s no grudge or no carryover affect (for Ofukany). He’ll sit his two games and we’ll look forward to getting him back on Tuesday (against the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings).” . . . Ofukany, 20, was acquired last season as part of six-player deal with the Kelowna Rockets. He missed a Nov. 14 game in Medicine Hat for disciplinary reasons. . . . Ofukany, who missed the first 11 games of the season with a knee injjry, has 15 points in 17 games. . . .

F Bryce Reddick, the son of former WHL G Pokey Reddick, has signed a letter of intent to play at Michigan Tech, starting in 2008-09. Bryce, 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds, has 33 points in 26 games with the BCHL’s Cowichan Valley Capitals. . . . Also committing to Michigan Tech was F Evan Witt of Spokane, who will head there for 2009-10. Witt , who was taken 78th overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2004 bantam draft, has nine points in 29 games with the BCHL’s Vernon Vipers.