Sunday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT: F Andrej Podkonicky (Portland, 1996-98) had his contract option picked up by Liberec (Czech Republic Extraliga) for next season. He had 13 goals and 19 assists in 43 games for Liberec this season. . . .
D Chris Heid (Spokane, 1998-2003) signed a one-year contract extension with Augsburger Panther (Germany DEL). He has one goal and 10 assists in 48 games for the Panther this season. . . .
F Justin Mapletoft (Red Deer 1996-2001) signed a one-year contract extension with Straubing Tigers (Germany DEL). He currently is the Tigers’ leading scorer, with 11 goals and 25 assists in 48 games. . . .
Lillehammer (Norway Get-Ligaen) announced that F Tim Konsorada (Brandon, 1999-2005) won’t return to the club next season. He had 18 goals and 18 assists in 48 games this season. Lillehammer was eliminated in the Get-Ligaen quarterfinals in six games by Stavanger last Sunday. . . .
Bofors (Sweden Allsvenskan) announced that they won’t re-sign F Viktor Sjödin (Portland, 2006-2008). He had three goals and six assists in 49 games for Bofors this season.
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F Scott Track of the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats has been suspended for 15 games for a headshot on F Aidan Kelly of the Saint John Seadogs on March 14. "The bar has been set, and we will continue to be very stern regarding hits to the head. The safety and well-being of our players is the main focus of the league's efforts," QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau said in a statement. "We remain in contact with the Sea Dogs in order to get updates on Aidan's health and progress."
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F Jordan Eberle, who joined the Springfield Falcons once the Regina Pats’ season ended, is off to quite a start in the AHL. He played three road games over the weekend and came out of it with six points, including three goals. . . . Eberle had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 OT loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, added a goal and two helpers in a 4-3 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday, and then had a goal Sunday in a 2-1 OT loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
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FIRST ROUND
Conference Quarterfinals
(Best-of-7)
(all times local)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Calgary (1) vs. Moose Jaw (8)
(Moose Jaw leads series 2-0)
Monday: Calgary at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
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Brandon (2) vs. Swift Current (7)
(Swift Current home games to be played in Regina)
(Brandon leads series 2-0)
Tuesday: Brandon vs. Swift Current, at Regina, 7 p.m.
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Saskatoon (3) vs. Red Deer (6)
(Saskatoon leads series 2-0)
Sunday: Red Deer 3 at Saskatoon 4
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Kootenay (4) vs. Medicine Hat (5)
(Kootenay leads series 2-0)
Tuesday: Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
Tri-City (1) vs. Chilliwack (8)
(Tri-City leads series 2-0)
Tuesday: Tri-City at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.
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Vancouver (2) vs. Kamloops (7)
(Vancouver leads series 2-0)
Tuesday: Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
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Everett (3) vs. Kelowna (6)
(Everett leads series 2-0)
Tuesday: Everett at Kelowna, 7 p.m.
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Spokane (4) vs. Portland (5)
(Spokane leads series 2-0)
Sunday: Spokane 4 at Portland 2
Wednesday: Portland at Spokane, 7 p.m.
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SUNDAY’S PLAYOFF GAMES:
In Saskatoon, G Steven Stanford put up his second straight shutout as the Blades beat the Red Deer Rebels, 4-0. . . . Saskatoon won the opener 3-0 on Saturday. . . . Stanford, who has two shutouts in 120 regular-season games, stopped 33 shots, nine more than he faced on Saturday. . . . F Curtis Hamilton (1:53), D Jyri Niemi (2:55) and F Walker Wintoneak (4:36) scored before the game was five minutes old. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper was hooked after Wintoneak’s goal, having stopped one of four shots. . . . Kraymer Barnstable came on to turn aside 17 of 18 shots. . . . Attendance was 3,555 — down 888 from Game 1. . . . Red Deer was 0-for-8 on the PP; Saskatoon was 0-for-3. . . . The Blades added F Jeremy Boyer to their lineup, replacing F Brent Benson (shoulder), who was injured Saturday. . . . The story of this game, however, occurred in the last minute of the third period when Red Deer F Josh Cowen received a charging major and game misconduct after he ran into Stanford. . . . Lorne Molleken, the Blades’ GM/head coach, put four heavyweights out for the next faceoff and, yes, the fists flew. Molleken was among those to receive game misconducts. . . . “It was a chickenshit move; that’s all it was,” Molleken said of Cowen’s move. . . . Cory Wolfe of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix has the story right here, and it’s a good one. . . . Gotta think there may be some cha-ching!, and a suspension or two before the series resumes Wednesday in Red Deer.
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In Portland, F Kenton Miller scored twice to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 4-2 victory over the Winterhawks. . . . The Chiefs had won the opener, 5-4, on Saturday night. . . . D Troy Rutkowski have Portland a 1-0 lead at 4:04 of the first period and the home side took that lead into the second period. . . . Miller (2:34) and F Mitch Wahl (10:19) scored second-period goals for Spokane, will Miller adding another at 6:11 of the third. . . . F Blake Gal upped Spokane’s lead to 4-1 with an empty-netter, before D Brett Ponich scored for Portland at 19:39. . . . Each team was 0-for-3 on the PP. . . . Spokane G James Reid stopped 39 shots. Portland’s Mac Carruth stopped 36. . . . Spokane F Kyle Beach and Portland D Luca Sbisa duked it out at the end of the first period. “It was one of the top fights I have seen this season,” one watcher told me, adding that he gave the decision to Sbisa. . . . Attendance in the Rose Garden was 5,143. . . . The series will resume in Spokane on Wednesday.