The Brandon Wheat Kings are mourning the death of athletic therapist Rob Stouffer. He died Wednesday after a long battle with liver cancer. Stouffer, who turned 40 on Tuesday, is survived by his wife, Maria, and one son, Logan. Stouffer worked with the Wheat Kings from 2000-01 through 2006-07 before having to take a leave of absence because of his health situation. . . . “Rob enjoyed people and he cared about people so I think he was real well suited for the line of work that he chose,” Wheat Kings owner/GM/head coach Kelly McCrimmon told the Brandon Sun. “I know that he had a lot of impact on the players that he was around during his time in our organization, not only in terms of what their immediate needs might be medically, but I think just in terms of being a friend and a person that they could talk to as well. This past year with Rob not working, it was always a pleasure to have him at the rink.” . . . Funeral arrangements are pending.
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G Daniel Salamandyk, who is likely the No. 2 man on the Kelowna Rockets’ depth chart, was traded last week. His Kootenay International junior league rights went from the Sicamous Eagles to the Kimberley Dynamiters. The Rockets acquired Salamandyk last season from the Kootenay Ice in a deal that had F Clayton Bauer go the other way. The Ice selected Salamandyk with the 140th pick of the 2005 bantam draft. . . . Right now, he is likely behind only veteran Torrie Jung, 19, on the Rockets’ depth chart.
