Ius leaves

RW Matt Ius, 18, has left the Everett Silvertips. Ius, in his second season with the Silvertips, was the 30th pick in the 2005 bantam draft. He told Nick Patterson of the Everett Herald that he was unhappy with his role. "I just felt I wanted to be more of a go-to guy," Ius told Patterson. "Everett has such good young talent that I think the team is headed in the right direction, and the right decision for me was to move forward on my own. I wish the Silvertips nothing but the best." . . . Ius said he will go home to Pitt Meadows, B.C., and talk things over with his folks. . . . In the meantime, he has been placed on Everett’s suspended list while GM Doug Soetaert explores trade possibilities.