Sunday . . .

A sore back prevented Regina G Jeff Bosch from making it four starts in a row on Saturday. . . . Regina C Mitch Czibere (knee) left Saturday’s loss to the visiting Prince Albert Raiders in the second period and didn’t return. As well, the Pats lost RW Brett Leffler (concussion) in the first period. . . . Czibere and Leffler aren’t likely to play Wednesday when the Moose Jaw Warriors visit Regina. . . . The Carolina Hurricanes have returned LW Drayson Bowman to the Spokane Chiefs. Look for him in the Chiefs’ lineup when they meet the Blazers in Kamloops on Tuesday. . . . The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets have released scrapper Jon (Nasty) Mirasty. . . . The NHL’s Florida Panthers have assigned RW Brady Calla and D Keaton Ellerby to the AHL’s Rochester Americans. Both players are 20 years of age. Early last season, Kamloops dealt Ellerby to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for Ellerby. . . . D Alex Plante, a first-round selection by the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL’s 2007 draft, had asked the Calgary Hitmen to trade him. Now, however, it seems that he has changed his mind and will play for the Hitmen. He was in their lineup Saturday night. Head coach Dave Lowry told both Calgary newspapers that the page has been turned. However, Plante hasn’t yet been allowed to speak to the media and tell his side of things.
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SUNDAY: F Brent Raedeke’s PP goal at 9:07 of the third period broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Edmonton Oil Kings a 2-1 victory over the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook. . . . Edmonton C Brenden Dowd, 20, picked up an assist to give him a WHL-leading nine points. . . . Edmonton G Cam Lanigan made 25 saves in his first WHL start. . . . The Ice had D John Negrin in its lineup after he was returned by the NHL’s Calgary Flames. . . .In Chilliwack, D Jon Blum, who returned from the NHL’s Nashville Predators earlier in the day, had a goal and an assist to lead the Vancouver Giants to a 4-1 victory over the Bruins. Blum was playing in a pair of skates right off a store shelf after the Predators staff apparently forgot to pack his with his gear. . . . Vancouver LW Todd Kennedy injured a hand in a second-period bout with Chilliwack’s Liam Darragh and didn’t return. . . . The Giants have won four straight, including three in a row over the weekend. . . . With Blum back, the Giants plan to reassign D Mitch Spooner, their first-round pick in the 2007 bantam draft.