Sunday . . .

What! . . . You thought that Taking Note would be taking a Christmas break!! . . . You thought that because the WHL shuts down, Taking Note would pull the covers over its head and forget about you, too!!! . . . You thought that Taking Note was like some of those other blogs, who censor videos to protect you from them, who want nothing more than to win a Memorial Cup ring, who bail on you at this time of the year, using some pagan holiday as an excuse!!!! . . . Not on your life!!!!! . . . Taking Note’s correspondents are continuing to search the world for information of value to you, and we are right here to pass along that information to you . . .
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THE MacBETH REPORT: F Dylan Stanley (Tri-City, 2000-05) signed a contract for the rest of this season with Rosenheim (Germany Oberliga). He started the season with the Florida Everblades (ECHL) and had one goal and three assists in eight games. Last season, Stanley had 45 goals and 73 assists in 61 games for Rosenheim.
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Somehow I missed The Attack of the Killer Hat from Saturday night’s game in Cranbrook as the Kootenay Ice beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes, 8-2. Ice F Dustin Sylvester, the team captain, had a hat trick in that one, which resulted in, as per tradition, the tossing of caps onto the ice. Or, in at least one case, close to the ice. . . . Jeff Bromley of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman put it this way:
“One of those caps that came down from the Rec Plex skyboxes apparently had a sharp visor as one elderly gentleman suffered a cut on his face from the errant throw. He was attended to by arena staff but didn't miss a shift and remained in his seat to watch the rest of the game.”
Hey, the gent is a hockey fan. He’s tough. A cap cut wasn’t going to keep him away from the action. Well done, sir, and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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F Luke Walker of the Portland Winterhawks and F Tyler Johnson of the Spokane Chiefs are two of 14 forwards still with the U.S. national junior team after six players were dropped from the selection camp roster Sunday.
Walker was a scratch Sunday as the U.S. national junior team beat the U of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4-2 in an exhibition game in Grand Forks, N.D.
The U.S. team is holding its selection camp in Grand Forks, at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The U.S. roster still includes eight defencemen and two goaltenders.
The U.S. had 30 players in camp, now is down to 24 and will select 22 to its final roster. The U.S. team will head for Regina on Monday morning. The U.S. won’t name its final roster until Wednesday, following a Tuesday night exhibition game with the Czech Republic.
Walker is in the U.S. camp despite having had surgery to repair facial injuries after he was struck by a puck during a game Dec. 8.