Sunday's serving . . .

A restaurant whose ownership group included a number of former WHL players has closed its doors in downtown Kamloops. Players Chophouse and Lounge closed due to declining business. “It was more beneficial to close the doors than keep it open,” former NHL goaltender Steve Passmore told the Kamloops Daily News. “It is a loss (for Kamloops). As far as Kamloops, everyone says they want nice things, but no one supports it.” Passmore, now co-coach of the junior B Kamloops Storm and the goaltending coach with the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers, was the majority owner. The ownership group also included former Blazers players Nolan Baumgartner, Scott Ferguson, Jason Strudwick and Darryl Sydor. . . . Baumgartner now is with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, Ferguson is an assistant coach with the Blazers, Strudwick is with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, and Sydor is with the Pittsburgh Penguins. . . . The group is involved with Points West, a hospitality business, in other B.C. restaurants. . . . The building that housed the restaurant was bought for $820,000 in 2005; it now is listed at $1.6 million.
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A huge thank you to Marty and his father, who live in Kamloops and Kimberley, respectively. The Kimberley Dynamiters cap looks great and fits even better. . . . Go Dynamiters!
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The Chilliwack Bruins will be without F Ryan Howse for at least a week. He suffered a concussion on Friday during a 4-1 loss to the Cougars in Prince George. He didn’t play in Saturday’s game, won by the Cougars, 4-3 in a shootout. . . . Howse was injured whenhe was hit hard by Prince George D Colin Scherger. . . . The Bruins returned home without Howse, who is from Prince George and spent more than two hours being checked over in hospital. For now, he is staying at home in Prince George, where his mom, Roxanne, can look after him. He will rejoin the Bruins when he has shown some improvement. “I’m feeling pretty sick, so I’ll stay back until I feel a lot better,” Howse told sports editor Jim Swanson of the Prince Georgee Citizen. “I’m going to stay, relax and rest. I’m not supposed to be watching any TV or doing too much thinking.” Pause. “That won’t be tough for me.” . . . Obviously, the hard hit didn’t take away his sense of humour.
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SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Lethbridge, F Colton Sceviour scored three goals as the Hurricanes beat the Swift Current Broncos, 5-2. . . . The Hurricanes (5-2-0-0) handed the Broncos (6-1-0-0) their first loss of the season. . . . Lethbridge is 4-0 at home. . . . F Dwight King added a goal and two assists for the winners. . . . Swift Current had a 41-19 edge in shots on goal, but struggled to solve Lethbridge G Juha Metsola. . . . Sceviour has eight points in his last two games.
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In Cranbrook, the Kelowna Rockets ended a three-game swing into the Central Division with a 6-3 victory over the Kootenay Ice. . . . The Rockets (4-4-0-0) had lost their first two games in Alberta. . . . The Ice (2-4-0-3) has lost four in a row. . . . C Cody Almond scored twice for Kelowna, which scored the game’s first four goals. . . . Kelowna G Kris Lazaruk, who was traded by the Ice to the Rockets two weeks earlier, made 27 saves.
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In Regina, freshman C Jordan Weal scored in the shootout to give the Pats a 2-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels. . . . The Pats (3-2-0-2) have won three in a row after opening the season with four straight losses. . . . Red Deer (3-3-0-3) has lost four straight. . . . Red Deer was playing its fourth game in five nights. . . . Weal was the only one of six shooters to score in the circus. . . . Regina G Damien Ketlo made his WHL debut with a 28-save effort. . . . The Rebels were without F Steve Oursov, who broke a hand during a Saturday night bout with Brian Sommers of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Oursov will be out for up to six weeks.
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In Saskatoon, F Walker Wintoneak’s two goals led the Blades to a 5-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers. . . . The Blades (3-4-0-0) have won two in a row, while the Tigers slipped to 3-2-2-1. . . . Medicine Hat yanked starter Ryan Holfeld after Saskatoon’s fourth goal late in the second period. The Blades, who struggled to score to start the season, now have chased the opposition’s in two straight games. They did it to Tri-City’s Chet Pickard on Saturday.
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Former Swift Current D Ian White has been playing a little forward with the Toronto Maple Leafs of late.
What follows is from the Canwest News Service:
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ian White found himself learning a new position on the weekend - forward, where he figured he hadn't skated since he was eight years old.
"They needed a guy to play forward and he (Leafs head coach Ron Wilson) volunteered me," White said.
"I do as I'm told. Apparently tomorrow, I'm strapping on the pads."