THE MacBETH REPORT: D Tomas Mojzis (Moose Jaw/Seattle) signed a one-year contract with MoDo Örnsköldsvik (Sweden Elitserien). He had one assist in four games with the Minnesota Wild and seven goals and 15 assists in 46 games with Houston (AHL) last season. . . . D Clayton Barthel (Seattle/Kelowna) signed a one-year contract with Vipiteno (Italy Serie A2). He had 15 goals and 26 assists in 59 games with Landsberg (Germany Oberliga) last season. . . . D Trevor Johnson (Kootenay/Seattle) signed a one-year contract with Kassel (Germany DEL). He had eight goals and 26 assists in 44 games for Asiago (Italy Sewrie A1) last season, along with three goals and five assists in five games for the Italian national team at the World championship.
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Brad Robson is back with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Robson, who resigned June 19, has returned to the WHL team, this time as assistant general manager and director of player personnel. He was director of scouting and player personnel when he resigned after two seasons with the team. Robson had applied for the general manager’s job following the firing of Roy Stasiuk. . . . This is a very sensible hire by Preston, considering the he is new to the organization and Robson knows everyone and everything.
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The Calgary Hitmen have claimed F Cody Gross, 20, off waivers from the Red Deer Rebels. Gross also has played for the Prince Albert Raiders and Regina Pats. He is going into his fourth full WHL season. Last season, he had 20 points and 26 penalty minutes in 63 games. . . . The Hitmen acquired D Ryan Kerr, 20, from the Portland Winterhawks last week. F Jason MacDonald, 20, also is on Calgary’s roster, while it would seem that F Joel Broda and F Bostjan Golicic would be longshots to return. . . . The departure of Gross leaves the Rebels with four 20-year-olds on its roster – F Jordie Deagle, F Cody Esposito, F Nathan Green and D Cullen Morin.
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The Hartford Wolf Pack, the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate, has signed D Trevor Glass, who played out his WHL eligibility last season with the Spokane Chiefs. The Chiefs actually acquired him from the Medicine Hat Tigers during the 2007-08 season, so he was part of Spokane’s 2008 Memorial Cup-winning team. He also was part of the Tigers’ WHL championship club the previous season. With the Tigers, he often played on defence with Michael Sauer, who also is with the Wolf Pack. . . .
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Former Seattle Thunderbirds C Aaron Gagnon, 23, is staying in the Dallas Stars’ organization, having signed a one-year, two-way deal with the NHL’s Dallas Stars. He had 19 points in 61 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins last season. . . . He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the eighth round of the NHL’s 2004 draft and signed with Dallas as a free agent on Feb. 2, 2007. . . .
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F Brent Raedeke, 19, of the Edmonton Oil Kings is getting some positive reviews from the prospects camp of the Detroit Red Wings.