Some late Thursday notes . . .

Willie Desjardins of the Medicine Hat Tigers, goes for his 300th victory as a WHL head coach Friday against the visiting Calgary Hitmen. Desjardins has spent his WHL career — with the exception of 39 games — as the Tigers’ head coach. Those other games were with the Saskatoon Blades at the end of 1997-98. . . . With G Damien Ketlo day-to-day with a groin injury, the Regina Pats have recalled Derek Tendler from the SJHL’s Estevan Bruins just in case a backup is needed. If Ketlo can’t answer the bell, freshman Dawson Guhle will start Friday against the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . The Vancouver Giants hope to hear something Friday about F James Wright’s immediate future. Wright played for the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition game against the Edmonton Oilers in Winnipeg. A fourth-round pick in the 2008 NHL draft, Wright has yet to sign an NHL contract. . . . Vancouver D Dillon Scholten, 19, is to have wrist surgery Oct. 6 and won’t play until sometime in November. The surgery will be a follow-up to a procedure he underwent during the offseason. . . . The Kelowna Rockets have deleted F Brady Poulsen, 17, who was pointless in their first two games. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2007 bantam draft. . . . The Portland Winter Hawks have deleted F Adam Basford, 20, meaning they will go with F Chris Francis, G Kurtis Mucha and F Stefan Schneider as their three 20-year-olds.