Sunday . . .

The Brandon Sun has released the names of 16 finalists for the annual Krug Crawford Memorial Award which, according to the newspaper, “is presented annually to the western Manitoban who best exemplifies sporting excellence throughout the year.” . . . One of the finalists is F Brayden Schenn, 17, of the Brandon Wheat Kings. Schenn was on the Canadian team that won gold at the under-18 world championship and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament. He also was named the WHL’s rookie of the year in the spring. . . . Another finalist is former WHL F Bryan Kauk, who plays for the MJHL’s Dauphin Kings. . . . The winner will be announced Jan. 2.
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The next time you are near a magazine rack, pick up a copy of the ‘Special Holiday Edition’ of Hello! Canada. . . . It’s the one with Prince William and Kate on the upper left side of the cover. Also featured on the cover are Shania Twain and her new beau; Katie and Suri; Jennifer and John; and, Kiefer and Donald Sutherland. . . . Flip to Page 41. And there, filling the top half of the page, are a photo and story featuring Vancouver Giants majority owner Ron Toigo, along with Michael Bublé and his father, Lewis. . . . Who is the last WHL owner to be featured in a magazine such as this? I mean, Toigo is right there with Paul Anka , Marilyn Monroe and Coco Rocha. . . . If you didn’t understand it before, now you know why Bublé is part of the Giants’ ownership group. . . . It’s all about the brand, baby!
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Bob Gaglardi, the father of Kamloops Blazers’ majority owner Tom Gaglardi, is at No. 34 on Canadian Business’s 10th annual list of the Rich 100 — the world’s most-affluent Canadians. According to the magazine, Bob Gaglardi, the chairman of the board of Vancouver-based Northland Properties Ltd., has a net worth of $1.35 billion, an increase of 17 per cent over a year ago when he was No. 45 on the list. Tom Gaglardi is Northland’s president. . . . The Rich 100 includes financial information through Nov. 3, 2008. The entire list is right here.
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RW Tyler Shattock had five points, including two goals, to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 7-1 victory over the visiting Prince George Cougars on Sunday. It was the first five-point game of Shattock’s career, which is in its third season. . . . Two Kamloops defencemen — Linden Saip and Brandon Underwood — scored their first WHL goals. . . . Kamloops C Dalibor Bortnak had three assists. . . . Prince George was without four of its top six forwards — Dana Tyrell (knee), Brett Connolly (Team Pacific, U-17 World Hockey Challenge), Marek Viedensky (Slovakia, World Junior Championship) and Brian Matte (concussion). Matte was injured Dec. 10 and head coach Wade Klippenstein said he expects him to be out at least another two weeks.
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G James Reid stopped 25 shots to help the Spokane Chiefs to a 4-0 victory over the Thunderbirds in Seattle. The Chiefs were 3-for-5 on the PP. . . . The shutout was Reid’s third of the season, two of which have come against Seattle.
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The Red Deer Rebels went into Cranbrook and beat the Kootenay Ice 3-2 in a shootout. The winner was scored by F Cody Gross. . . . The Ice was without F Dustin Sylvester, who suffered a broken left ankle Saturday in Lethbridge and will be out indefinitely. . . . Red Deer F Landon Ferraro scored his 21st goal of the season. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 shots. . . . According to Jeff Holick, the Ice’s radio voice, Sylvester’s left ankle was broken in two places and he had surgery Sunday in Lethbridge. “In talking with the Ice,” Holick wrote on his blog, “they don't feel Hurricanes' Mitch Versteeg deserved a penalty let alone a major and game misconduct. (Sylverster) landed on his left ankle at a bad angle and it couldn't support his weight when he landed.”
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The Edmonton Oil Kings got first-period goals from Brent Raedeke and Brandon Lockerby and held on to beat the Hurricanes 2-1 in Lethbridge. . . . Edmonton G Torrie Jung stopped 30 shots, losing his shutout bid when D Ben Wright scored at 14:07 of the third period. . . . The Hurricanes lost F Austin Fyten and F Garrett Taylor to undisclosed injuries. With F Carter Bancks (lower body) already out, Lethbridge is down to nine forwards and five defencemen.
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In Swift Current, F Cody Eakin and F Jan Dalecky each scored twice as the Broncos beat the Regina Pats, 7-1. . . . The Pats are without five regulars — D Colten Teubert and F Jordan Eberle are with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship, F Rudolf Cerveny is with the Czech Republic at the WJC, and F Jordan Weal and F Dominick Favreau are with Team Pacific at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge. “We had three (affiliated players) who played (Sunday),” Regina head coach Dale Derkatch told the Regina Leader-Post. “What are they trying to do? They’re trying to survive without making mistakes rather than doing something special. Everyone else has moved up in the pecking order and has to bring more. Sometimes a third-line guy can’t be a second-line guy.” . . . D Spencer McAvoy had three assists and was plus-3 for the Broncos.
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In Calgary, G Martin Jones stopped 24 shots to spark the Hitmen to a 4-0 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . The shutout was the third of the season for Jones and the fourth of his career. . . . Calgary goaltenders have posted four shutouts this season, all by 4-0 counts.
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The Tri-City Americans scored four power-play goals on 11 chances as they beat the Winter Hawks 4-3 before 5,384 fans in Portland. . . . F Taylor Procyshen scored twice for the Americans, who gave up a power-play score and a shorthanded marker. . . . G Ian Curtis stopped 26 shots for Portland. . . . G Brett Martyniuk, a second cousin of Ray Martyniuk, who tended goal for the Flin Flon Bombers (1967-70), made his first start of the season and stopped 28 shots. He has been with the Americans all season but hadn’t played even one minute before coming on in relief of Drew Owsley during Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Chiefs in Spokane. Martyniuk, from Winnipeg, played 9:32 on Saturday and went the distance Sunday. . . . The Americans are at home to the Kamloops Blazers on Monday.