More from Wednesday . . .

Dale Derkatch, fired May 5 as head coach of the Regina Pats, has signed on with the Prince Albert Raiders as their director of player personnel. The Raiders are in the process of redoing their organizational structure and Derkatch replaces Dave O’Brien, whose contract as head scout wasn’t renewed. Before coaching the Pats for one season, Derkatch was the director of hockey development at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask. He also spent a lot of time (1998-2004) scouting for the NHL’s Washington Capitals. . . .
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F Dan Watt, who played for the Saskatoon Blades and Tri-City Americans (2004-07) has said he will play this season for the Nipissing Lakers who are preparing for their first season as a Canadian university team. The Lakers play out of North Bay, Ont. . . .
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Congrats to Tim Tisdale, who scored the OT goal in the 1989 Memorial Cup final, on being honoured by the Saskatchewan Hockey Association as its coach of the year. Tisdale, who scored that goal for his hometown Swift Current Broncos, is past-president of the Swift Current Minor Hockey Association and also serves as a referee. And he is the colour analyst on a lot of the radio broadcasts of Broncos’ games.