Monday . . . early

G Andrew Hayes of the Brandon Wheat Kings is the Boston Pizza WHL player of the week. He went 2-0 with two shutouts and actually has a string of three straight shutouts going. He also has been nominated for the CHL’s goaltender-of-the-week award.
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The Swift Current Broncos have assigned D Andrew Hewett, 19, top the MJHL’s Winnipeg South Blues. He had three points in 36 games with the Broncos last season. . . . The Broncos are carrying 24 players, including seven defencemen and 15 forwards.
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The Saskatoon Blades have acquired F Jeremy Boyer, 19, from the Seattle Thunderbirds for F Stefan Burzan, 15, and a 2010 third-round bantam draft pick. . . . Boyer, who played three seasons with the Thunderbirds, has asked to be traded. He is from Saskatoon. . . . Boyer had 92 points, including 38 goals, in 199 regular-season games with Seattle. Last season, he had 56 points, including 21 goals, in 71 games. . . . Burzan, from Surrey, B.C., was a sixth-round pick in the 2009 bantam draft. He had one assist in two exhibition games with the Blades.
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The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings have returned F Brayden Schenn, 18, to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Schenn, the fifth overall pick in the NHL’s 2009 draft, had two goals in five exhibition games with the Kings. With Brandon, he has 159 points in 136 games. He is expected to be in the Brandon lineup Friday when the Red Deer Rebels visit.