Saturday, December 27, 2008
McCue turns pro
D Matt McCue, 20, of the Medicine Hat Tigers has signed a free-agent contract with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and will report to the AHL’s Iowa Chops. McCue didn’t play Saturday against the visiting Swift Current Broncos. . . . McCue, whom the Tigers acquired from the Brandon Wheat Kings earlier this season, also played for the Spokane Chiefs and Chilliwack Bruins. This season, in 34 games, the 6-foot-5, 218-pound McCue had 17 points and 101 penalty minutes.