Monday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT:
F Jonathan Filewich (Prince George, Lethbridge, 1999-2005) signed a one-year contract with Medvescak Zagreb (Croatia, plays in Austria Erste Bank Liga). He had 11 goals and 21 assists in 45 games for Red Bull Salzburg (Austria Erste Bank Liga) this season. . . .
F Ian McDonald (Tri-City, 2000-06) signed a one-year contract with the Nottingham Panthers (UK Elite). He had 14 goals and 16 assists in 28 games for the University of Alberta this season. . . . And now for a little history: Ian McDonald's dad, Terry, was a young phenom with the Edmonton Oil Kings once upon a time. In fact, he held the WHL record for most consecutive games played (289) for 17 years; he didn't miss a game until his fifth season in the league. He played 68 games as a 15 year-old, something that isn‘t possible under today‘s rules. . . .
D Stefan Warg (Seattle, Prince Albert, 2008-10) signed a one-year contract with Örebro (Sweden Allsvenskan). He had no goals and 20 assists in 64 games split between Seattle (WHL) and Prince Albert (WHL) this season. Warg grew up in Örebro. . . .
G Michael Garnett (Red Deer, Saskatoon, 1999-2002) signed a one-year contract with OHK Dynamo Moscow (Russia KHL). He had a 2.06 GAA and a .917 save percentage for HC MVD Balashikha (Russia KHL). MVD and Dynamo merged last month to form OHK Dynamo.
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A note from Charley Waters of the St. Paul, Minn., Pioneer Press: “NHL fan Justin Morneau, the Twins first baseman, invited a handful of Wild players, and ex-Wild forward Mark Parrish, to take batting practice at Target Field before a game the other day. Parish was the only one to hit a pitch off manager Ron Gardenhire over the fence.” . . . Parrish played for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds (1997-98).
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Ryan Huska of the Kelowna Rockets has been named to the coaching staff of Canada’s national junior team. . . . Dave Cameron of the OHL’s Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors will be the head coach, with Huska, 34, Bob Boughner, 39, of the Memorial Cup-champion Windsor Spitfires and Andrew Tourigny, 36, of the QMJHL’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will be the assistant coaches. . . . Cameron, 51, was an assistant coach under Pat Quinn when Canada won gold in Ottawa in 2009, and he was also on Willie Desjardins’ staff in 2010 when Canada won silver in Saskatoon. . . . The 2011 world junior tournament will be held in Buffalo. . . . Huska has been the Rockets’ head coach through three seasons. He has appeared at seven Memorial Cups, winning three times as a player with the Kamloops Blazers and once as an assistant coach with the Rockets. . . . Huska’s Rockets were beaten 4-1 in the 2009 Memorial Cup final in Rimouski, Que., by Boughner’s Spitfires, who now have won the last two Memorial Cups.
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F Colton Yellow Horn (Lethbridge, Tri-City, 2003-08) will return to the Central league’s Allen Americans in 2010-11. Yellow Horn joined the Americans in the midst of their inaugural season, on Dec. 11. He finished the season with 35 points in 43 games and added 20 points in 20 playoff games. . . . Before joining the Americans, Yellow Horn played for the Salzburg EC (Austria) and the ECHL’s Elmira Jackals and Stockton Thunder. . . . The Americans are coached by Dwight Mullins (Lethbridge, Calgary, Saskatoon, 1982-88).
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College Hockey Inc. (CHI), under the guidance of former NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly, has announced that it will hold an Ice Breaker Tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, starting on Oct. 8. There will be four Division 1 teams represented -- Boston University, Holy Cross, Notre Dame and Wisconsin -- but that isn’t the intriguing part of this announcement. . . . What is really interesting is that, according to a CHI press release, “more than 150 youth hockey teams from around the country will travel to St. Louis to play in a junior tournament over four days. Featuring kids ages 7 to 18, the youth tournament will attract thousands of players and family members, generating significant visitor spending and hotel room nights for the region. Games will be played at seven venues in the St. Louis area.” . . . This, of course, also will give CHI a golden opportunity to preach its gospel, something the WHL does during its annual camp in Anaheim, Calif. . . . CHI also announced that St. Louis will play host to a 2011 tournament, too. . . . Yes, folks, the plot thickens.
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In Cedar Park, Texas, the Hershey Bears scored the game’s last five goals and beat the Texas Stars 6-3 on Monday. The Bears still trail the best-of-seven AHL final, 2-1. The road team has won each of the first two games, with Games 4 and 5 set for Cedar Park on Wednesday and Friday nights.