Some Saturday stuff . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT: F Tyler Beechey (Kootenay/Calgary) signed a one-year contract with Augsburg (Germany DEL). He had 12 goals and 24 assists in 41 games with Iserlohn (Germany DEL) last season. . . . F Josh Green (Medicine Hat/Swift Current/Portland) signed a one-year contract with MoDo Örnsköldsvik (Sweden Elitserien). He had 10 goals and 14 assists in 39 games for Iowa (AHL) last season.
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D Kiefer McNaughton, a fourth-round selection by the Kamloops Blazers in the 2008 bantam draft, has signed to play junior B with the Squamish Wolf Pack of the Pacific International junior league. . . .
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Darren Steinke of the Medicine Hat News has a piece right here on former Tigers head coach Ron Kennedy, who died earlier this week.
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Former Regina Pats LW Boyd Kane, 31, has signed with the AHL’s Hershey Bears, who won the Calder Cup last season. Kane played the last three seasons with the AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. He was the Bears’ captain when they won the 2006 Calder Cup. . . . He also captained the Phantoms when they won the 2006 title. The only other player in AHL history to captain different teams to the Calder Cup in consecutive seasons is Dave Fenyves (Hershey, 1987; Rochester Americans, 1988). . . .
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The Boston Bruins are excited about having selected D Ryan Button of the Prince Albert Raiders in last month’s NHL draft. Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe has that story right here.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Chris Vivlamore takes a look at Thrashers’ top pick Evander Kane of the Vancouver Giants. That story is right here.
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Former Tri-City Americans G Tyler Weiman admits it’s “been an uphill battle,” but he has signed with the Colorado Avalanche and is preparing to give it another shot. That story is right here.
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The St. Louis Blues took a close look at Calgary Hitmen F Brett Sonne at their prospects camp. That story is right here.