Friday . . .

The Swift Current Broncos traded F Matt Ius, 18, to the Chilliwack Bruins for F Liam Darragh, 18.
Darragh, from Quesnel, B.C., has six points and 60 penalty minutes in 39 games with the Bruins and will give Broncos GM/head coach Dean Chynoweth a bit more size and grit in his lineup.
Ius began the season with Everett but was dealt to Swift Current after expressing unhappiness with his role with the Silvertips. He didn’t return to the Broncos after Christmas and has been at home – he’s from Pitt Meadows, B.C. -- awaiting a trade. All told, he has four points in 21 games this season.
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Unofficially, WHL teams have swapped 24 players and 10 bantam draft picks since returning from the Christmas break. . . . In the QMJHL, teams have moved 56 players, 62 draft picks and three import draft picks.
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JUST NOTES: D Tyler Hansen, a 6-foot-3, 185-pounder from the midget AAA team in Lethbridge, has signed with the Blazers, who selected him in the third round of the 2008 bantam draft. He has 13 points and eight penalty minutes in 23 games with Lethbridge. . . . F Tyler Penny, 19, has left the Red Deer Rebels and will play for the SJHL’s Weyburn Red Wings under head coach Dwight McMillan. Penny totaled 11 points in 103 games with the Rebels.
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If you're looking for a strange story, surf around and find copy on veteran NHL assistant coach Wayne Fleming and the end of his coaching stint in Russia. It seems he lost his job between periods of a game this week. One take on what went on is right here.
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WHL trades since Dec. 26:
Dec. 30: Kootenay trades G Thomas Heemskerk, 18, to Everett for a 2010 third-round bantam draft pick.
Jan. 5: Saskatoon trades F Brody Sutter, 17, to Lethbridge for a 2009 fifth-round bantam draft pick.
Jan. 6: Prince Albert trades F Robbie Ciolfi, 17, to Prince George for RW Ryan Kowalski, 17.
Jan. 6: Prince Albert trades F Matt Robertson, 20, to Regina for F Michael MacAngus, 20, and a 2009 fourth-round bantam draft pick.
Jan. 6: Everett trades LW Kyle Beach, 18, and D Mike Alexander, 19, to Lethbridge for D Alex Theriau, 16, LW Daniel Iwanski, 18, and a 2009 first-round bantam draft pick.
Jan. 7: Spokane trades C Seth Compton, 20, and a 2010 third-round bantam draft pick to Kamloops for RW Brady Calla, 20.
Jan. 8: Moose Jaw trades LW Ryley Grantham, 20, and a 2011 fifth-round bantam draft pick to Kelowna for F Dylan Hood, 18.
Jan. 8: Kamloops trades D Nick Ross, 19, and F Alex Rodgers, 19, to Vancouver for D Curtis Kulchar, 18, and three bantam draft picks – third- and fourth-rounders in 2009 and a second-rounder in 2010.
Jan. 8: Kootenay trades LW Kris Foucault, 18, to Calgary for RW Ryan Fox, 18.
Jan. 8: Moose Jaw trades C Joel Broda, 19, and LW Tomas Karpov, 19, to Calgary for C Brendan Rowinski, 18, and second- and seventh-round 2009 bantam draft picks.
Jan. 9: Swift Current trades F Matt Ius, 18, to Chilliwack for F Liam Darragh, 18.