Monday . . .

There have been two recent additions to the blog list over there on the left.
On Monday night, I added Hornung on Hockey, one of the hockey world’s newest blogs. This one comes from old friend Brad Hornung, a former member of the Regina Pats.
WHL fans may recognize Hornung’s name. Yes, this is the same Brad Hornung who was so badly injured in a game against the Moose Jaw Warriors on March 1, 1987. He was left a quadriplegic but that hasn’t prevented him from staying involved in hockey.
When Mike Smith was the general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, he hired Hornung to do some scouting and miscellaneous hockey that was doable via computer. But when Smith lost his job, a housecleaning took place and Hornung lost his job.
Unfortunately, there hasn’t been another organization at any level of hockey that has seen fit to bring Hornung on board. And that’s a shame because, as you will see if you check out his blog, he knows his stuff.
Hornung remains a regular at Pats’ games and his blog is certain to reflect his views and ideas.
Views From The Booth, meanwhile, was added a week or 10 days ago. If you are interesting in the SJHL and want to know what’s going on there, this is the place to go. Check it out and you’ll find nightly recaps and assorted other SJHL info.
This is the blogdom of Kevin Smith, the play-by-play voice of the Weyburn Red Wings, and his analyst, Brad McNeil. They call the play on AM1190.
Having moved to Kamloops from Regina in the early spring of 2000, I can honestly say that I have missed AM1190 more than anything else. There is nothing better than baseball on the radio and AM1190 was the home of the Blue Jays and all the playoff baseball when I was living on the flatlands. Unfortunately, the big rocks out here prevent a lot of radio reception in these parts, which is one of the reasons I’ve gone to XM Radio. But I always will have a soft spot for AM1190.
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JUST NOTES: D Keith Seabrook of the Calgary Hitmen is the Boston Pizza WHL player of the week. He had eight points, including five assists, as the Hitmen went 3-0-0-0. . . . Dustin Tokarski of the Spokane Chiefs is the WHL’s nominee as ADT CHL goaltender of the week. He went 2-0-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .943 save percentage. . . . Sheldon Ferguson, a veteran of the hockey wars, has been hired by the Swift Current Broncos as their assistant general manager. He replaces Elden Moberg, who is leaving to join a local accounting firm. Ferguson was the Carolina Hurricanes‚ director of player personnel/director of amateur scouting from 1995-2007. Before that, he worked as Hockey Canada’s head scout and also has all kinds of experience scouting, coaching and managing in Western Canada. . . . When the Broncos play host to the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday, they will honour the men who were the leaders in bringing the WHL back to Swift Current in 1986. Lloyd Ailsby, Garry Bollinger, Bryon Campbell, John Froese, Stan Horner, Gord Janke, Frank MacBean, Bill Mann, John Rittinger, Gerry Salter, Wally Walker, Jim Warren and Ben Wiebe will be saluted on Swift Current Broncos/Tim Hortons Founders Night. These are the businessmen who worked to purchase and relocate the Lethbridge Broncos in time for the 1986-87 season. . . .
The Brandon Wheat Kings are in Red Deer where they will play the Rebels on Tuesday and they have been joined by RW Klarc Wilson, 15, of Edmonton. He was the 10th overall selection in the 2008 bantam draft. Wilson has 32 points and 67 penalty minutes in 27 games with the midget AAA Knights of Columbus Pats of the Alberta midget league. . . . D Chad Erb (ribs, abdominal) and RW Aaron Lewadniuk (concussion) traveled with the Wheat Kings and should play at some point on the four-game swing. . . . Meanwhile, Brandon RW Sanfred King was returning Monday to Brandon after a stint in a Prince Albert hospital. He had been in hospital there since suffering a broken leg in a game against the Raiders on Jan. 17. He underwent surgery on Jan. 18 and is done for the season. . . . Red Deer will use F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the first overall pick in the 2008 draft, in his fifth game on Tuesday against Brandon. He had two goals and an assist in a couple of weekend games. WHL regulations allow a team to use a 15-year-old player for a maximum of five games while his regular team’s season is ongoing. . . . Red Deer F Landon Ferraro (groin) is expected back Tuesday after missing three games.