Saturday . . .

The Moose Jaw Warriors have fired general manager Chad Lang. The board of directors of the community-owned team, it seems, has decided to go in a different direction. The firing, first reported by the Regina Leader-Post's Greg Harder, was confirmed when president/governor Darin Chow returned a phone message to the Moose Jaw Times-Herald early Saturday morning. . . . Lang had been with the Warriors since May 5, 2003, when he joined them as marketing and sales manager. He had been GM since Dec. 6, 2004. He wsa given a three-year contract extension on May 18, 2007. . . . The Times-Herald’s early story is right here.
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F Daniel Bartek, who was the Everett Silvertips’ sole import this season, will play next season with the Dalhousie University Tigers. Bartek, who is from Czech Republic, played as a 20-year-old last season. He had 40 points in 55 regular-season and playoff games, although his season, especially the latter half, was hurt by injuries. He also played for the Brandon Whet Kings and was a member of the Czech team that finished fifth at the 2008 world junior championship.
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The Brandon Sun reports that D Brandon Lockerby, who played with the Wheat Kings and the Edmonton Oil Kings, has decided to attend the U of Manitoba and play for the Bisons. Lockerby, now 21, played three seasons in the WHL after winning a national midget championship with the midget AAA Whet Kings in 2004. He spent the last two seasons with the Oil Kings, who took him from Brandon in the expansion draft.