Wednesday notes . . .

The Red Deer Rebels have added former captain Bryce Thoma to their coaching staff. Thoma will work under head coach Jesse Wallin and alongside assistant coach Dallas Gaume and goaltending coach Andy Nowicki. Thomas, who spent four seasons playing with the Rebels and was on the team that won the 2001 Memorial Cup, spent last season playing in Great Britain. . . . The Rebels are holding a prospects camp this weekend so Thoma will be pressed into duty right away.
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Garth MacBeth, our man with both eyes on the European scene, reported this week that former WHLer Jordan Krestanovich has signed with Val Pusteria in Italy. . . . It turns out that deal hasn’t yet been done but it's rumoured to be close.