Wednesday . . . early

THE COACHING GAME: Former Regina Pats D Jamie Heward is the leading candidate to become a part-time assistant with the Pats, not a full-time assistant as was mentioned here earlier. . . . The MJHL's Neepawa Natives have signed Bryant Perrier as GM and head coach, replacing former WHLer Curtis Bateman, who resigned last month. Perrier is a veteran of the junior hockey wars and has had stints with Penticton and Merritt of the BCHL and the junior B Kamloops Storm. He spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach and then GM/head coach with the BCHL’s Port Alberni Bulldogs.
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JUST NOTES: The Edmonton Oil Kings have signed D Griffin Reinhart, the third overall selection in the 2009 WHL bantam draft. He is the son of former NHLer Paul Reinhart and the younger brother of Kootenay Ice F Max Reinhart. A native of West Vancouver, Griffin played this season for the midget A1 Hollyburn Huskies, totaling 38 points in 22 games. He is likely to play major midget in the Vancouver area next season.