Mystery solved

Now we know the identity of the third franchise interested in playing host to the 2010 Memorial Cup. . . . Nick Patterson of the Everett Herald reports that the Silvertips will be bidding on the championship tournament. . . . The Brandon Wheat Kings said last week that they also will be bidding on the event. . . . The Kelowna Rockets expressed some interest but governor/general manager Bruce Hamilton sounded an awful lot like he was more interested in protecting the integrity of the bidding process than he was in bringing the tournament back to the Little Apple where it was such a big hit in May of 2004.
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THE COACHING GAME: The QMJHL’s Gatineau Olympiques have promoted assistant coach Mario Richer to head coach. He replaces Benoit Groulx, who has signed with the AHL’s Rochester Americans as head coach. . . . The AHL’s Providence Bruins did the same thing, promoting assistant coach Rob Murray. He takes over from Scott Gordon, now head coach of the NHL’s New York Islanders. . . . The Spokane Chiefs have yet to hire an assistant coach, while Hockey Canada hasn’t replaced Groulx as head coach of the national junior team. . . . Perhaps Pat Quinn could fill both spots, couldn’t he?