New d-man in Everett

Various sources are reporting that D Tyler Kieffer, 18, is leaving the USHL’s Lincoln Stars to join the Everett Silvertips. In the process, Kieffer also gives up a scholarship to St. Cloud State. He was to have gone there for the 2009-10 season. Kieffer, who is from Stillwater, Minn., is 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds. He had one assist and 18 penalty minutes in 19 games with the Stars. . . . Former Everett G David Reekie, 20, now is with the Stars. . . . This move leaves Everett with seven defencemen, one of whom is 20, three of whom are 19 and two of whom are 18. It all leaves one to wonder if another move is imminent as the Jan. 10 trade deadline nears.