More Tuesday notes . . .

The Saskatoon Blades have announced the signings of their first three picks in the WHL’s 2008 bantam draft. Defenceman Duncan Siemens, forward Brent Benson and defenceman Dalton Thrower have all signed player contracts. Siemens, from Sherwood Park, Alta., was the third overall pick in the draft, while Benson, from Dwight McMillan country (Weyburn, Sask.), was the sixth overall selection. Dalton, from Squamish, B.C., was taken 30th overall. . . .
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Doris Rubel and her daughter, Kerry, are back with the Kamloops Blazers as the WHL team’s billet co-ordinators.
General manager Craig Bonner made the announcement Tuesday night.
“We are very excited to have them back looking after our billeting,” Bonner said in a release. “They have been a big part of our success over almost 30 years with the Blazers and Junior Oilers . . . so it means a lot to have them back with the organization.”
Doris has been recognized by the Blazers, as a Blazers Legend (builder), and by the WHL, with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Rubels will replace Sherlane and Wally Reutlinger, who had been put in place by former GM/head coach Dean Clark.