Late Friday . . .

Former WHL D Stewart Malgunas, who worked as an assistant coach with the Prince George Cougars under head coaches Ed Dempsey, Lane Lambert and Mike Vandekamp, has left the BCHL’s Prince George Spruce Kings. Malgunas resigned as the Spruce Kings’ associate coach Friday, the same day that club president Darcy Buryn told the Prince George Citizen that Dempsey, the junior A team’s head coach, would be back to complete his two-year contract. That comes after an investigation by the club’s board of directors into Dempsey’s coaching style. Jason Peters of the Citizen has the entire story – including the fact that Malgunas aspired to be the club’s head coach – right here.

D Chad Erb, 20, of the Brandon Wheat Kings was involved in a trade this week. His MJHL rights went from the Neepawa Natives to the OCN Blizzard. The Natives got D Marcel Fontaine, 20, for Erb and D Devon Speiss, 17. Erb is one of five 20-year-olds on the Wheat Kings' roster at the moment.