THE MacBETH REPORT:
Brothers D Logan (Tri-City, 2001-06) and F Shay (Red Deer, 2000-04) Stephenson have been released from their tryout contracts by Jesenice (Slovenia, Austria Erste Bank Liga).
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JUST NOTES: The U of Alberta Golden Bears have added eight WHL products for the 2011-12 season. According to a U of A news release: “Forwards Levko Koper (Spokane 2006-11), Kruise Reddick (Tri-City 2006-11), Brett Ferguson (Red Deer 2008-11), Jordan Hickmott (Medicine Hat/Prince Albert/Edmonton 2005-11), James Dobrowolski (Prince Albert/Prince George 2007-11) and Travis Toomey (Saskatoon/Seattle 2005-11) will bolster the Golden Bears attack, while defencemen Jordan Rowley (Kamloops/Prince Albert 2005-11), Thomas Carr (Medicine Hat 2008-11), and Barron Smith (London/Peterborough 2008-2011) bulk up the blue-line.” . . . The Golden Bears, the defending Canada West champions, open camp on Sept. 1 under interim head coach Stan Marple. . . . The U of Regina Cougars have added three more former WHLers to their roster. G Lucas Gore (Chilliwack, 2008-11), D Joel Kot (Red Deer, 2007-09) and D Blaine Tendler (Prince Albert, 2006-09). . . . C C.J. Stretch, who holds the Kamloops Blazers’ career games played record (341), has signed on for a second season with the ECHL’s Ontario Reign. Stretch, who is from Irvine, Calif., had 21 points in 46 games last season.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
G Shannon Szabados, who once got some exhibition-season playing time with the Tri-City Americans, was the goaltender when the Canadian national women’s team won the Olympic gold a year ago. However, she didn’t get to partake in the immediate post-game celebration. Later, a Canadian men’s curler slashed her on a hand and drew blood. . . . That story, and it’s an entertaining read, by the Edmonton Journal’s Curtis Stock is right here.
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The Hextall name has carried a lot of weight in hockey circles for a long time, and it’s even larger in the Poplar Point, Man., area. The folks there are planning on honouring the Hextall clan Feb. 1-3, 2013. By that time, the Poplar Point Community Club, which is being restored, should be ready. Part of the celebration will include an appearance by the Detroit Red Wings alumni team.
There’s more, from the Portage Daily Graphic, right here.
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SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY’S GAMES:
In Swift Current, the Brandon Wheat Kings scored the game’s first five goals and went on to beat the Broncos, 6-5. . . . The Broncos cut into the deficit with four straight goals before Brandon F David Toews got his 15th at 13:43 of the third. That stood up as the winner when Swift Current F Trevor Cameron got his fifth with 1.5 seconds left in the third. . . . The Wheat Kings had beaten the visiting Broncos 10-1 on Friday. One night later, the Wheat Kings struck for five goals in the first 11 minutes. . . . The Wheat Kings couldn’t have picked a better time to win a season-high five straight. . . . Brandon F Matt MacKay had a goal, his 24th, and an assist, running his point streak to 14 games and his goal streak to seven games. He has five straight multi-point games. He has 29 points in his last 14 games and has nine goals over the last seven games. . . . Brandon F Mark Stone had a goal, his 32nd, and three assists. He is riding an 11-game point streak, with 27 points over that stretch. He is third in the WHL scoring race, with 86 points. . . . Brandon got two goals from F Shayne Wiebe, who now has 35. . . . Attendance was 2,233. . . . Brandon, 8-2-0 in its last 10, is seventh in the Eastern Conference, one point behind Edmonton. . . . The Broncos, losers of five straight, slid to 10th, six points out of a playoff spot. . . .
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In Moose Jaw, the Prince Albert Raiders built up a 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Warriors. . . . The Warriors had beaten the host Raiders 6-3 on Friday night. . . . F Mark McNeill had a goal, his 25th, and added an assist for the Raiders. . . . D Jordan Rowley’s fourth goal at 2:19 of the second, stood up as the winner. . . . F Quinton Howden got his 38th for the Warriors at 10:40 of the third and F Sebastian Svendsen added his 23rd at 17:53. . . . The Raiders held an 18-6 edge in first-period shots, but the Warriors had a 34-22 edge over the last two periods. . . . Prince Albert G Eric Williams stopped 38 shots, 19 of them in the third period. . . . Moose Jaw’s Thomas Heemskerk made 37 saves. . . . Attendance was 2,736, which means the Crushed Can, which has six regular-season games left plus playoffs, was rocking. . . . The Warriors are fifth in the conference and likely will finish there. . . . The Raiders hold down the conference’s last playoff spot by five points over Lethbridge. . . .
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In Lethbridge, the Hurricanes scored a 6-5 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the night’s wildest game. . . . Edmonton held a 3-1 lead with 13 minutes left in the third period and was ahead 4-2 when F Kristians Pelss scored his second of the game, and 11th of the season, at 10:40. . . . The Hurricanes then scored three straight goals and Edmonton needed a score from F Jordan Hickmott, his 25th, at 15:52, to force OT. . . . Lethbridge F Mitch Maxwell had the only goal of the three-round shootout. . . . Maxwell had two assists in regulation time. . . . Lethbridge F Graham Hood had a goal and two assists. . . . Edmonton got two assists from F Stephane Legault and F Michael St. Croix. . . . Attendance was 3,300. . . . The Hurricanes, who have 13 games left, are five points out of the conference’s last playoff spot. . . . Edmonton is sixth, one point ahead of Brandon. . . .
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In Medicine Hat, G Tyler Bunz stopped 22 shots to lead the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Regina Pats. . . . He has three shutouts this season and five in his career. . . . The victory was the 70th of Bunz’s WHL career which has him fifth on the Tigers’ career list. . . . Regina has been blanked three times. . . . Medicine Hat F Boston Leier scored the game’s first and third goals. They were his first two WHL goals. The 17-year-old from Saskatoon was playing in his 37th game this season. He also played three games last season. . . . Tigers F Linden Vey, who leads the WHL scoring race, had a goal, his 40th, and an assist. He has 98 points. . . . F Emerson Etem scored his 33rd goal for the Tigers. It came shorthanded at 19:12 of the first period. . . . F Reid Petryk and D Alex Theriau each had two assists. . . . The Tigers, already without D Matthew Konan (concussion) and D Scott Ramsay (concussion), lost D Jace Coyle on Friday with an undisclosed injury. . . . Medicine Hat dressed 17 skaters, one under the maximum. . . . Attendance was 4,006. . . . The Tigers, who have clinched a playoff spot, moved into a tie with Kootenay for third in the conference. . . . Medicine Hat is at home to Saskatoon tonight. . . . The Pats are 11th and, with 12 games left, are seven points out of a playoff spot. . . .
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In Red Deer, F Brett Ferguson scored in OT to give the Rebels a 4-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers. . . . Ferguson, who is riding a 16-game point streak, got his second goal of the game, and 21st of the season, at 1:40 of extra time. He has 25 points over those 16 games. . . . The Rebels coughed up 2-0 and 3-2 leads to the Blazers, who went 3-for-8 on the PP while keeping the Rebels’ PP scoreless in seven tries. . . . That included a major penalty for checking from behind to Kamloops D Josh Caron at 6:14 of the second period. Red Deer F Josh Cowen didn’t return after taking that hit. . . . Kamloops G Jeff Bosch, who stopped 46 shots in a 4-3 OT victory in Edmonton on Friday night, turned aside 42 shots in this one, includig 16 in the second period. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 shots in earning his 38th victory. . . . Kamloops F Thomas Frazee had two assists. . . . Kamloops D Bronson Maschmeyer forced OT with his seventh goal at 12:32 of the third. . . . Each team has gone to OT in its last three games. . . . The Blazers beat visiting Tr-City 3-2, then won in Edmonton. . . . The Rebels have gone to OT in three straight home games, losing 4-3 to Prince George, then beating Lethbridge 2-1. . . . Attendance was 5,566. . . . Red Deer is second in the Eastern Conference, six points behind Saskatoon, which holds two games in hand. . . . The Blazers are in possession of the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot and they now are four points ahead of Chilliwack, which holds four games in hand. . . .
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In Cranbrook, F Brayden Schenn scored two goals and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades scored a 5-3 victory over the host Kootenay Ice. . . . Saskatoon F Marek Viedensky broke a 3-3 tie with his 27th goal at 17:53 of the third period. . . . Saskatoon F Jake Trask scored his 25th goal into an empty net at 19:18. . . . Schenn has 14 goals this season. . . . The Ice, which was down 3-1 going into the third period, got a shorthanded goal from F Kevin King, his 29th, at 3:55 and F Jesse Ismond’s second of the game, and 15th of the season, at 12;15. . . . Saskatoon was 3-for-7 on the PP; the Ice was 1-for-3. . . . D Hayden Rintoul had two assists for the Ice. . . . Saskatoon is 18-1-0 against the Central Division, including 14 straight victories. . . . The Blades are 3-0 against the Ice. . . . Attendance was 3,083. . . . Saskatoon, which is in Medicine Hat tonight, continues to lead the Eastern Conference. . . . The Ice is tied for third with Medicine Hat. . . .
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In Portland, F Nino Niederreiter scored three times to lead the Winterhawks to a 6-3 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . The Winterhawks clinched a playoff spot. . . . It was Niederreiter’s first hat trick of this season and the second of his career. . . . Niederreiter has 27 goals in 41 games after scoring 36 in 65 last season. . . . Niederreiter, the 18-year-old Swiss sophomore, also had an assist. The four points give him 107 points in 106 career regular-season games. . . . Portland D Taylor Aronson and D William Wrenn each had two assists. Wrenn has 11 points and his plus-21 in 18 games. . . . Portland F Craig Cunningham had a goal, his 22nd, and an assist, while F Ryan Johansen also scored once, giving him 30, and drew an assist. . . . Portland led 2-0 when the Bruins stormed back and tied with on PP goals by F Robin Soudek and F Ryan Howse. . . . The goal was his 42nd and his franchise-record 17th PP goal of the season. . . . Niederreiter and Johansen then scored at 4;01 and 6:47 of the second period. . . . The Bruins allowed a franchise single-game record 61 shots, which allowed G Braden Gamble to set a single-game record with 55 saves. . . . Portland G Mac Carruth stopped 19 shots. . . . Chilliwack F Roman Horak, who was scratched minutes before a 6-2 loss to the host Tri-City Americans on Friday, was back in the Bruins’ lineup. . . . Attendance was 10,145. . . . Portland, which is 8-2-0 in its last 10 leads the U.S. Division by a point over Spokane. The Winterhawks hold a game in hand. . . . Chilliwack is ninth in the conference, four points out of a playoff spot. . . . The Bruins are in Kent, Wash., to face the Seattle Thunderbirds tonight. . . .
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In Prince George, the Everett Silvertips jumped out to a 2-0 lead and never trailed as they beat the Cougars, 4-3. . . . The Silvertips had beaten the host Cougars 4-1 on Friday. . . . Everett F Ryan Harrison got his 20th goal at 18:49 of the second period and it proved the winner. . . . Prince George F Taylor Stefishen got his 20th at 9:27 of the third. . . . Everett G Kent Simpson, making his 14th straight start, stopped 28 shots. . . . Prince George F Charles Inglis, who earlier had scored his 24th goal, failed to score on a penalty shot at 13:50 of the third period with the visitors leading 4-3. . . . Everett F Tyler Maxwell scored his 38th goal, while Prince George F Brett Connolly got his 36th. . . . Attendance was 2,418. . . . The victory lifted the Silvertips into a tie with the Cougars for sixth in the conference. Each has 13 games remaining. . . . The Cougars do have three more victories. . . .
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In Kennewick, Wash., the Spokane Chiefs scored three second-period PP goals as they beat the host Tri-City Americans, 6-2. . . . The game turned after Tri-City D Sam Grist was tossed with a boarding major at 7:14 of the second period. . . . The Chiefs, who clinched a playoff spot with their third straight victory, scored three PP goals to break open what had been a 1-1 game. . . . Spokane F Tyler Johnson and D Brenden Kichton each had two goals and an assist. . . . Johnson has a WHL-high 45 goals. His 978 points leave him second in the scoring race, one point behind Medicine Hat F Lindey Vey. . . . Spokane F Levko Koper had two assists, giving him 70 points in 59 games. He has hit career highs in goals (30), assists (40) and points (70). . . . F Blake Gal added a goal and two assists for the Chiefs, who got two assists from F Mitch Holmberg. . . . Gal has six goals in eight games against the Americans this season. . . . F Adam Hughesman scored his 39th goal for the Americans. . . . The Chiefs were 3-for-4 on the PP; the Americans were 2-for-5. . . . Attendance was 5,829. . . . The Chiefs kept pace with Portland and continue to trail the U.S. Division leaders by one point. . . . The Americans are four points behind the Chiefs but do hold three games in hand. . . . The Chiefs are back in Kennewick on Monday to play a game that was postponed due to poor ice conditions on New Year’s Eve. It will be the ninth of 12 meetings, with each team having won four times. . . .
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In Kelowna, F Evan Bloodoff scored the game’s first two goals and the Rockets went on to a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Giants. . . . Bloodoff, who has 19 goals, scored shorthanded at 3:06 of the first period and added a PP score at 8:09. . . . The Giants got to within 2-1 and 4-3 but weren’t able to equalize. . . . Kelowna was 3-for-7 on the PP; the Giants were 0-for-3. . . . F Geordie Wudrick got his 32nd goal for the Rockets, while Kelowna F Mitchell Callahan closed out the scoring with his 20th. . . . Kelowna G Adam Brown and Vancouver G Mark Segal each stopped 27 shots. . . . Attendance was 6,134. . . . Doyle Potenteau has the game story over at DubNation. . . . This was the fourth straight game in which the Rockets have beaten the Giants. It also lifted Kelowna back atop the B.C. Division. They are tied with 67 points, but the Rockets, who have one game in hand, have two more victories. . . . The Giants don’t play again until Friday, when they entertain Chilliwack. On that night, Vancouver will induct Boston Bruins F Milan Lucic into its Ring of Honour. Yes, Lucic will be in the house. Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald talked with Lucic about it and the story is right here.
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SATURDAY’S CFB COUNT:
Two minors:
Chilliwack F Roman Horak
Spokane D Cogbin Baldwin
One major:
Kamloops D Josh Caron
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The Hextall name has carried a lot of weight in hockey circles for a long time, and it’s even larger in the Poplar Point, Man., area. The folks there are planning on honouring the Hextall clan Feb. 1-3, 2013. By that time, the Poplar Point Community Club, which is being restored, should be ready. Part of the celebration will include an appearance by the Detroit Red Wings alumni team.
There’s more, from the Portage Daily Graphic, right here.
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SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY’S GAMES:
In Swift Current, the Brandon Wheat Kings scored the game’s first five goals and went on to beat the Broncos, 6-5. . . . The Broncos cut into the deficit with four straight goals before Brandon F David Toews got his 15th at 13:43 of the third. That stood up as the winner when Swift Current F Trevor Cameron got his fifth with 1.5 seconds left in the third. . . . The Wheat Kings had beaten the visiting Broncos 10-1 on Friday. One night later, the Wheat Kings struck for five goals in the first 11 minutes. . . . The Wheat Kings couldn’t have picked a better time to win a season-high five straight. . . . Brandon F Matt MacKay had a goal, his 24th, and an assist, running his point streak to 14 games and his goal streak to seven games. He has five straight multi-point games. He has 29 points in his last 14 games and has nine goals over the last seven games. . . . Brandon F Mark Stone had a goal, his 32nd, and three assists. He is riding an 11-game point streak, with 27 points over that stretch. He is third in the WHL scoring race, with 86 points. . . . Brandon got two goals from F Shayne Wiebe, who now has 35. . . . Attendance was 2,233. . . . Brandon, 8-2-0 in its last 10, is seventh in the Eastern Conference, one point behind Edmonton. . . . The Broncos, losers of five straight, slid to 10th, six points out of a playoff spot. . . .
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In Moose Jaw, the Prince Albert Raiders built up a 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Warriors. . . . The Warriors had beaten the host Raiders 6-3 on Friday night. . . . F Mark McNeill had a goal, his 25th, and added an assist for the Raiders. . . . D Jordan Rowley’s fourth goal at 2:19 of the second, stood up as the winner. . . . F Quinton Howden got his 38th for the Warriors at 10:40 of the third and F Sebastian Svendsen added his 23rd at 17:53. . . . The Raiders held an 18-6 edge in first-period shots, but the Warriors had a 34-22 edge over the last two periods. . . . Prince Albert G Eric Williams stopped 38 shots, 19 of them in the third period. . . . Moose Jaw’s Thomas Heemskerk made 37 saves. . . . Attendance was 2,736, which means the Crushed Can, which has six regular-season games left plus playoffs, was rocking. . . . The Warriors are fifth in the conference and likely will finish there. . . . The Raiders hold down the conference’s last playoff spot by five points over Lethbridge. . . .
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In Lethbridge, the Hurricanes scored a 6-5 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the night’s wildest game. . . . Edmonton held a 3-1 lead with 13 minutes left in the third period and was ahead 4-2 when F Kristians Pelss scored his second of the game, and 11th of the season, at 10:40. . . . The Hurricanes then scored three straight goals and Edmonton needed a score from F Jordan Hickmott, his 25th, at 15:52, to force OT. . . . Lethbridge F Mitch Maxwell had the only goal of the three-round shootout. . . . Maxwell had two assists in regulation time. . . . Lethbridge F Graham Hood had a goal and two assists. . . . Edmonton got two assists from F Stephane Legault and F Michael St. Croix. . . . Attendance was 3,300. . . . The Hurricanes, who have 13 games left, are five points out of the conference’s last playoff spot. . . . Edmonton is sixth, one point ahead of Brandon. . . .
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In Medicine Hat, G Tyler Bunz stopped 22 shots to lead the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Regina Pats. . . . He has three shutouts this season and five in his career. . . . The victory was the 70th of Bunz’s WHL career which has him fifth on the Tigers’ career list. . . . Regina has been blanked three times. . . . Medicine Hat F Boston Leier scored the game’s first and third goals. They were his first two WHL goals. The 17-year-old from Saskatoon was playing in his 37th game this season. He also played three games last season. . . . Tigers F Linden Vey, who leads the WHL scoring race, had a goal, his 40th, and an assist. He has 98 points. . . . F Emerson Etem scored his 33rd goal for the Tigers. It came shorthanded at 19:12 of the first period. . . . F Reid Petryk and D Alex Theriau each had two assists. . . . The Tigers, already without D Matthew Konan (concussion) and D Scott Ramsay (concussion), lost D Jace Coyle on Friday with an undisclosed injury. . . . Medicine Hat dressed 17 skaters, one under the maximum. . . . Attendance was 4,006. . . . The Tigers, who have clinched a playoff spot, moved into a tie with Kootenay for third in the conference. . . . Medicine Hat is at home to Saskatoon tonight. . . . The Pats are 11th and, with 12 games left, are seven points out of a playoff spot. . . .
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In Red Deer, F Brett Ferguson scored in OT to give the Rebels a 4-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers. . . . Ferguson, who is riding a 16-game point streak, got his second goal of the game, and 21st of the season, at 1:40 of extra time. He has 25 points over those 16 games. . . . The Rebels coughed up 2-0 and 3-2 leads to the Blazers, who went 3-for-8 on the PP while keeping the Rebels’ PP scoreless in seven tries. . . . That included a major penalty for checking from behind to Kamloops D Josh Caron at 6:14 of the second period. Red Deer F Josh Cowen didn’t return after taking that hit. . . . Kamloops G Jeff Bosch, who stopped 46 shots in a 4-3 OT victory in Edmonton on Friday night, turned aside 42 shots in this one, includig 16 in the second period. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 shots in earning his 38th victory. . . . Kamloops F Thomas Frazee had two assists. . . . Kamloops D Bronson Maschmeyer forced OT with his seventh goal at 12:32 of the third. . . . Each team has gone to OT in its last three games. . . . The Blazers beat visiting Tr-City 3-2, then won in Edmonton. . . . The Rebels have gone to OT in three straight home games, losing 4-3 to Prince George, then beating Lethbridge 2-1. . . . Attendance was 5,566. . . . Red Deer is second in the Eastern Conference, six points behind Saskatoon, which holds two games in hand. . . . The Blazers are in possession of the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot and they now are four points ahead of Chilliwack, which holds four games in hand. . . .
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In Cranbrook, F Brayden Schenn scored two goals and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades scored a 5-3 victory over the host Kootenay Ice. . . . Saskatoon F Marek Viedensky broke a 3-3 tie with his 27th goal at 17:53 of the third period. . . . Saskatoon F Jake Trask scored his 25th goal into an empty net at 19:18. . . . Schenn has 14 goals this season. . . . The Ice, which was down 3-1 going into the third period, got a shorthanded goal from F Kevin King, his 29th, at 3:55 and F Jesse Ismond’s second of the game, and 15th of the season, at 12;15. . . . Saskatoon was 3-for-7 on the PP; the Ice was 1-for-3. . . . D Hayden Rintoul had two assists for the Ice. . . . Saskatoon is 18-1-0 against the Central Division, including 14 straight victories. . . . The Blades are 3-0 against the Ice. . . . Attendance was 3,083. . . . Saskatoon, which is in Medicine Hat tonight, continues to lead the Eastern Conference. . . . The Ice is tied for third with Medicine Hat. . . .
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In Portland, F Nino Niederreiter scored three times to lead the Winterhawks to a 6-3 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . The Winterhawks clinched a playoff spot. . . . It was Niederreiter’s first hat trick of this season and the second of his career. . . . Niederreiter has 27 goals in 41 games after scoring 36 in 65 last season. . . . Niederreiter, the 18-year-old Swiss sophomore, also had an assist. The four points give him 107 points in 106 career regular-season games. . . . Portland D Taylor Aronson and D William Wrenn each had two assists. Wrenn has 11 points and his plus-21 in 18 games. . . . Portland F Craig Cunningham had a goal, his 22nd, and an assist, while F Ryan Johansen also scored once, giving him 30, and drew an assist. . . . Portland led 2-0 when the Bruins stormed back and tied with on PP goals by F Robin Soudek and F Ryan Howse. . . . The goal was his 42nd and his franchise-record 17th PP goal of the season. . . . Niederreiter and Johansen then scored at 4;01 and 6:47 of the second period. . . . The Bruins allowed a franchise single-game record 61 shots, which allowed G Braden Gamble to set a single-game record with 55 saves. . . . Portland G Mac Carruth stopped 19 shots. . . . Chilliwack F Roman Horak, who was scratched minutes before a 6-2 loss to the host Tri-City Americans on Friday, was back in the Bruins’ lineup. . . . Attendance was 10,145. . . . Portland, which is 8-2-0 in its last 10 leads the U.S. Division by a point over Spokane. The Winterhawks hold a game in hand. . . . Chilliwack is ninth in the conference, four points out of a playoff spot. . . . The Bruins are in Kent, Wash., to face the Seattle Thunderbirds tonight. . . .
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In Prince George, the Everett Silvertips jumped out to a 2-0 lead and never trailed as they beat the Cougars, 4-3. . . . The Silvertips had beaten the host Cougars 4-1 on Friday. . . . Everett F Ryan Harrison got his 20th goal at 18:49 of the second period and it proved the winner. . . . Prince George F Taylor Stefishen got his 20th at 9:27 of the third. . . . Everett G Kent Simpson, making his 14th straight start, stopped 28 shots. . . . Prince George F Charles Inglis, who earlier had scored his 24th goal, failed to score on a penalty shot at 13:50 of the third period with the visitors leading 4-3. . . . Everett F Tyler Maxwell scored his 38th goal, while Prince George F Brett Connolly got his 36th. . . . Attendance was 2,418. . . . The victory lifted the Silvertips into a tie with the Cougars for sixth in the conference. Each has 13 games remaining. . . . The Cougars do have three more victories. . . .
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In Kennewick, Wash., the Spokane Chiefs scored three second-period PP goals as they beat the host Tri-City Americans, 6-2. . . . The game turned after Tri-City D Sam Grist was tossed with a boarding major at 7:14 of the second period. . . . The Chiefs, who clinched a playoff spot with their third straight victory, scored three PP goals to break open what had been a 1-1 game. . . . Spokane F Tyler Johnson and D Brenden Kichton each had two goals and an assist. . . . Johnson has a WHL-high 45 goals. His 978 points leave him second in the scoring race, one point behind Medicine Hat F Lindey Vey. . . . Spokane F Levko Koper had two assists, giving him 70 points in 59 games. He has hit career highs in goals (30), assists (40) and points (70). . . . F Blake Gal added a goal and two assists for the Chiefs, who got two assists from F Mitch Holmberg. . . . Gal has six goals in eight games against the Americans this season. . . . F Adam Hughesman scored his 39th goal for the Americans. . . . The Chiefs were 3-for-4 on the PP; the Americans were 2-for-5. . . . Attendance was 5,829. . . . The Chiefs kept pace with Portland and continue to trail the U.S. Division leaders by one point. . . . The Americans are four points behind the Chiefs but do hold three games in hand. . . . The Chiefs are back in Kennewick on Monday to play a game that was postponed due to poor ice conditions on New Year’s Eve. It will be the ninth of 12 meetings, with each team having won four times. . . .
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In Kelowna, F Evan Bloodoff scored the game’s first two goals and the Rockets went on to a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Giants. . . . Bloodoff, who has 19 goals, scored shorthanded at 3:06 of the first period and added a PP score at 8:09. . . . The Giants got to within 2-1 and 4-3 but weren’t able to equalize. . . . Kelowna was 3-for-7 on the PP; the Giants were 0-for-3. . . . F Geordie Wudrick got his 32nd goal for the Rockets, while Kelowna F Mitchell Callahan closed out the scoring with his 20th. . . . Kelowna G Adam Brown and Vancouver G Mark Segal each stopped 27 shots. . . . Attendance was 6,134. . . . Doyle Potenteau has the game story over at DubNation. . . . This was the fourth straight game in which the Rockets have beaten the Giants. It also lifted Kelowna back atop the B.C. Division. They are tied with 67 points, but the Rockets, who have one game in hand, have two more victories. . . . The Giants don’t play again until Friday, when they entertain Chilliwack. On that night, Vancouver will induct Boston Bruins F Milan Lucic into its Ring of Honour. Yes, Lucic will be in the house. Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald talked with Lucic about it and the story is right here.
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SATURDAY’S CFB COUNT:
Two minors:
Chilliwack F Roman Horak
Spokane D Cogbin Baldwin
One major:
Kamloops D Josh Caron
Saturday, February 5, 2011
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRIDAY’S GAMES:
In Prince Albert, the Raiders built up a 4-1 lead and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. . . . D Jordan Rowley had a goal and two assists for the Raiders, while D James Bettauer had one of each. . . . The Maxwell boys, Mitch and Russell, each had a goal and an assist for Lethbridge. . . . Raiders G Eric Williams stopped 33 shots. . . . Attendance was 2,433. . . . The Raiders were 2-for-5 on the PP. . . . Lethbridge again was without injured F Austin Fyten. . . . The victory lifted the Raiders into a tie with the Swift Current Broncos for eighth place in the 12-team Eastern Conference. . . . The Hurricanes, who have lost five in a row, are 10th, but just two points out of eighth. . . . The Raiders visit the 11th-place Regina Pats tonight, while the Hurricanes meet the conference-leading Blades in Saskatoon. . . .
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In Swift Current, F Linden Vey had two goals and an assist to help the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Broncos. . . . Swift Current has lost eight in a row. . . . Vey, who has 36 goals, leads the WHL with 86 points, three more than Spokane Chiefs F Tyler Johnson. . . . F Tyler Pitlick added two goals for the Tigers. He has 22 goals. . . . The Tigers were 3-for-5 on the PP. . . . Attendance was 2,207. . . . Medicine Hat G Tyler Bunz stopped 27 shots. He gave up the game’s first goal when F Taylor Vause got his 15th on the PP at 1:43 of the first period. . . . The Tigers are fourth in the conference, a point behind the Kootenay Ice and three ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . The Broncos are at home to Brandon tonight, while the Tigers are at home to Moose Jaw. . . .
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In Brandon, the Wheat Kings went 4-for-6 on the PP and beat the Regina Pats 7-4. . . . Brandon F Mark Stone, F Michael Ferland and F Matt MacKay each had a goal and two assists. . . . Brandon F Shayne Wiebe scored his 30th of the season. . . . Regina F Jordan Weal got his 27th goal and added an assist. . . . Attendance was 3,898. . . . Brandon D Jordan Fransoo took a checking-from-behind major and game misconduct at 17:33 of the third period. . . . The victory has the Wheat Kings in seventh place in the conference, four points behind the Edmonton Oil Kings and a point ahead of Prince Albert and Swift Current. . . . The Wheat Kings are in Swift Current tonight. . . . Regina is at home to Prince Albert tonight. . . .
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In Calgary, F Andrej Stastny scored in the shootout to give the Vancouver Giants a 4-3 victory over the Hitmen. . . . Vancouver forced OT by erasing a 3-1 deficit. F Michael Burns scored at 17:10 of the second period and F Brendan Gallagher, with his 36th, tied it at 16:33 of the third. . . . Gallagher scored twice in regulation. . . . Vancouver F Spencer Bennett and F Brendan Rowinski each had two assists. . . . Vancouver D Darren Bestland took an elbowing major and game misconduct at 7:59 of the third period. . . . F James Henry (knee) returned to the Vancouver lineup for the first time since being injured on Dec. 27. . . . Attendance was 10,463. . . . Vancouver now holds a three-point lead over the Kelowna Rockets atop the B.C. Division. . . . The Giants visit the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook tonight, and the crowd just may top 3,000. . . .
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In Red Deer, F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins struck for three goals and added three assists, leading the Rebels to an 8-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . Nugent-Hopkins has 19 goals and a WHL-leading 60 assists. He is third in the points race, seven behind Medicine Hat F Linden Vey. . . . Red Deer F Andrej Kudrna had a goal and five assists, while F Byron Froese had three assists. . . . Red Deer F John Persson scored twice, giving him 26 goals. . . . The Rebels were 5-for-13 on the PP; the Warriors were 0-for--6. . . . Red Deer scored its first four goals on the PP. . . . The Warriors took 92 of the 140 penalty minutes doled out by referees Ryan Thompson and Colin Watt. Included in the penalty totals were 20 roughing minors. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots. He lost the attempt for his 11th shutout of the season when F Brett Lyon scored his fourth goal at 17:30 of the third period. . . . Attendance was 5,086. . . . The Rebels moved within three points of conference-leading Saskatoon, but the Blades hold three games in hand. . . .
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In Kamloops, F Jordan DePape broke a 1-1 tie at 8:10 of the third period to give the Blazers a 2-1 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . DePape scored nine seconds after Chilliwack D Brandon Manning was hit with a boarding major for a check on Kamloops D Austin Madaisky. . . . Kamloops D Brandon Underwood (knee) left in the first and didn’t return. . . . The teams meet again tonight in Chilliwack. It will be the third game between these teams in a week. Kamloops won the first two games. . . . Chilliwack G Lucas Gore stopped 33 shots in a tremendous performance. . . . Attendance was 4,287. . . . The Blazers were 2-for-10 on the PP; the Bruins were 0-for-6. . . . The Blazers are eighth in the 10-team Western Conference, two points ahead of Seattle. The Bruins slipped into the basement, a point behind Seattle and three in arrears of Kamloops. Chillliwack holds two games in hand on Seattle and four on Kamloops, but has lost its last seven games. . . .
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In Prince George, the Cougars opened up a 4-0 lead and went on to a 4-2 victory over the Kelowna Rockets. . . . Kelowna had a seven-game winning streak snapped. . . . F Troy Bourke had a goal, his 13th, and an assist for the Cougars, who got 25 saves from G Ty Rimmer. . . . D Martin Marincin got his 13th goal for the Cougars. . . . Attendance was 1,916. . . . The Rockets were without F Mitchell Callahan (head), who was injured in Wednesday’s 6-4 victory over visiting Chilliwack. . . . The teams meet in Prince George again tonight. . . . The Cougars are sixth, a point ahead of Everett. . . . The Rockets slipped two points back of the B.C. Division-leading Vancouver Giants. . . .
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In Portland, the Winterhawks scored one goal on a penalty shot and added two empty-netters in beating the Edmonton Oil Kings, 5-2. . . . Portland F Nino Niederreiter scored twice, giving him 24. His second goal, at 15:44 of the first period, came via a penalty shot and gave the Winterhawks a 3-0 lead. . . . F Dylan Wruck got his 31st goal for the Oil Kings. . . . Edmonton G Jon Groenheyde stopped 34 shots, four more than Portland’s Mac Carruth. . . . Attendance was 5,023. . . . Edmonton, which plays at Everett tonight, remains sixth in the Eastern Conference, four points ahead of Brandon. . . . The Winterhawks lead the Western Conference and are four points up on the Tri-City Americans. . . . The Americans are in Portland tonight. . . .
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In Everett, the Seattle Thunderbirds snapped a nine-game losing skid by scoring the game’s last three goals to beat the Silvertips, 3-2, in overtime. . . . Everett had won four in a row. . . . F Tyler Maxwell gave Everett a 2-0 lead with his 36th goal, on the PP, at 8:31 of the second. . . . F Burke Gallimore scored his 19th, just 44 seconds into the third period to get Seattle within one. . . . Seattle F Marcel Noebels forced OT at 11:31 of the third and won it with his 20th of the season at 1:42 of extra time. . . . Noebels also had an assist as he finished plus-3. . . . Seattle G Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots. . . . Seattle had veteran D Ryan Button and D Travis Bobbee back in the lineup. Both had been out with shoulder injuries. . . . The victory lifted Seattle out of the conference basement, one point ahead of Chilliwack. . . . The Thunderbirds are at home to Spokane tonight, while Edmonton is in Everett. The Silvertips are seventh in the converence, a point behind Prince George. . . .
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In Kennewick, Wash., F Brendan Shinnimin scored twice to help the Tri-City Americans to a 5-2 victory over the Spokane Chiefs. . . . Shinnimin, who is riding a 21-game point streak, has 24 goals. He scored twice in the second period to give the Americans a 4-1 lead. . . . F Adam Hughesman added his 35th goal and also had an assist for the Americans, who got two assists from C Carter Ashton. . . . The game was 1-1 early in the second period when D Paul Sohor, with his third, and Shinnimin scored 20 seconds apart to give the home side a 3-1 edge. . . . Tri-City G Drew Owsley stopped 28 shots. . . . Spokane remains without injured G James Reid. . . . In his absence, G Mac Engel stopped 26 shots. . . . The Americans are 4-1-1 against the Chiefs this season. . . . Attendance wsa 5,807. . . . The victory allowed the Americans to move past the Chiefs and into second in the U.S. Division. The Americans, who have won four in a row and eight of 10, are four points behind Portland and hold four games in hand. . . . As luck would have it, Tri-City visits Portland tonight. . . . The Chiefs, having lost two in a row, will visit the Thunderbirds.
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FRIDAY’S CHECKING-FROM-BEHIND COUNT:
Three minors:
Prince Albert D Antoine Corbin
Edmonton F Klarc Wilson
Seattle D Travis Bobbee
One major:
Brandon D Jordan Fransoo
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In Prince Albert, the Raiders built up a 4-1 lead and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. . . . D Jordan Rowley had a goal and two assists for the Raiders, while D James Bettauer had one of each. . . . The Maxwell boys, Mitch and Russell, each had a goal and an assist for Lethbridge. . . . Raiders G Eric Williams stopped 33 shots. . . . Attendance was 2,433. . . . The Raiders were 2-for-5 on the PP. . . . Lethbridge again was without injured F Austin Fyten. . . . The victory lifted the Raiders into a tie with the Swift Current Broncos for eighth place in the 12-team Eastern Conference. . . . The Hurricanes, who have lost five in a row, are 10th, but just two points out of eighth. . . . The Raiders visit the 11th-place Regina Pats tonight, while the Hurricanes meet the conference-leading Blades in Saskatoon. . . .———
In Swift Current, F Linden Vey had two goals and an assist to help the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Broncos. . . . Swift Current has lost eight in a row. . . . Vey, who has 36 goals, leads the WHL with 86 points, three more than Spokane Chiefs F Tyler Johnson. . . . F Tyler Pitlick added two goals for the Tigers. He has 22 goals. . . . The Tigers were 3-for-5 on the PP. . . . Attendance was 2,207. . . . Medicine Hat G Tyler Bunz stopped 27 shots. He gave up the game’s first goal when F Taylor Vause got his 15th on the PP at 1:43 of the first period. . . . The Tigers are fourth in the conference, a point behind the Kootenay Ice and three ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . The Broncos are at home to Brandon tonight, while the Tigers are at home to Moose Jaw. . . .———
In Brandon, the Wheat Kings went 4-for-6 on the PP and beat the Regina Pats 7-4. . . . Brandon F Mark Stone, F Michael Ferland and F Matt MacKay each had a goal and two assists. . . . Brandon F Shayne Wiebe scored his 30th of the season. . . . Regina F Jordan Weal got his 27th goal and added an assist. . . . Attendance was 3,898. . . . Brandon D Jordan Fransoo took a checking-from-behind major and game misconduct at 17:33 of the third period. . . . The victory has the Wheat Kings in seventh place in the conference, four points behind the Edmonton Oil Kings and a point ahead of Prince Albert and Swift Current. . . . The Wheat Kings are in Swift Current tonight. . . . Regina is at home to Prince Albert tonight. . . .———
In Calgary, F Andrej Stastny scored in the shootout to give the Vancouver Giants a 4-3 victory over the Hitmen. . . . Vancouver forced OT by erasing a 3-1 deficit. F Michael Burns scored at 17:10 of the second period and F Brendan Gallagher, with his 36th, tied it at 16:33 of the third. . . . Gallagher scored twice in regulation. . . . Vancouver F Spencer Bennett and F Brendan Rowinski each had two assists. . . . Vancouver D Darren Bestland took an elbowing major and game misconduct at 7:59 of the third period. . . . F James Henry (knee) returned to the Vancouver lineup for the first time since being injured on Dec. 27. . . . Attendance was 10,463. . . . Vancouver now holds a three-point lead over the Kelowna Rockets atop the B.C. Division. . . . The Giants visit the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook tonight, and the crowd just may top 3,000. . . . ———
In Red Deer, F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins struck for three goals and added three assists, leading the Rebels to an 8-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. . . . Nugent-Hopkins has 19 goals and a WHL-leading 60 assists. He is third in the points race, seven behind Medicine Hat F Linden Vey. . . . Red Deer F Andrej Kudrna had a goal and five assists, while F Byron Froese had three assists. . . . Red Deer F John Persson scored twice, giving him 26 goals. . . . The Rebels were 5-for-13 on the PP; the Warriors were 0-for--6. . . . Red Deer scored its first four goals on the PP. . . . The Warriors took 92 of the 140 penalty minutes doled out by referees Ryan Thompson and Colin Watt. Included in the penalty totals were 20 roughing minors. . . . Red Deer G Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots. He lost the attempt for his 11th shutout of the season when F Brett Lyon scored his fourth goal at 17:30 of the third period. . . . Attendance was 5,086. . . . The Rebels moved within three points of conference-leading Saskatoon, but the Blades hold three games in hand. . . .———
In Kamloops, F Jordan DePape broke a 1-1 tie at 8:10 of the third period to give the Blazers a 2-1 victory over the Chilliwack Bruins. . . . DePape scored nine seconds after Chilliwack D Brandon Manning was hit with a boarding major for a check on Kamloops D Austin Madaisky. . . . Kamloops D Brandon Underwood (knee) left in the first and didn’t return. . . . The teams meet again tonight in Chilliwack. It will be the third game between these teams in a week. Kamloops won the first two games. . . . Chilliwack G Lucas Gore stopped 33 shots in a tremendous performance. . . . Attendance was 4,287. . . . The Blazers were 2-for-10 on the PP; the Bruins were 0-for-6. . . . The Blazers are eighth in the 10-team Western Conference, two points ahead of Seattle. The Bruins slipped into the basement, a point behind Seattle and three in arrears of Kamloops. Chillliwack holds two games in hand on Seattle and four on Kamloops, but has lost its last seven games. . . .———
In Prince George, the Cougars opened up a 4-0 lead and went on to a 4-2 victory over the Kelowna Rockets. . . . Kelowna had a seven-game winning streak snapped. . . . F Troy Bourke had a goal, his 13th, and an assist for the Cougars, who got 25 saves from G Ty Rimmer. . . . D Martin Marincin got his 13th goal for the Cougars. . . . Attendance was 1,916. . . . The Rockets were without F Mitchell Callahan (head), who was injured in Wednesday’s 6-4 victory over visiting Chilliwack. . . . The teams meet in Prince George again tonight. . . . The Cougars are sixth, a point ahead of Everett. . . . The Rockets slipped two points back of the B.C. Division-leading Vancouver Giants. . . .———
In Portland, the Winterhawks scored one goal on a penalty shot and added two empty-netters in beating the Edmonton Oil Kings, 5-2. . . . Portland F Nino Niederreiter scored twice, giving him 24. His second goal, at 15:44 of the first period, came via a penalty shot and gave the Winterhawks a 3-0 lead. . . . F Dylan Wruck got his 31st goal for the Oil Kings. . . . Edmonton G Jon Groenheyde stopped 34 shots, four more than Portland’s Mac Carruth. . . . Attendance was 5,023. . . . Edmonton, which plays at Everett tonight, remains sixth in the Eastern Conference, four points ahead of Brandon. . . . The Winterhawks lead the Western Conference and are four points up on the Tri-City Americans. . . . The Americans are in Portland tonight. . . . ———
In Everett, the Seattle Thunderbirds snapped a nine-game losing skid by scoring the game’s last three goals to beat the Silvertips, 3-2, in overtime. . . . Everett had won four in a row. . . . F Tyler Maxwell gave Everett a 2-0 lead with his 36th goal, on the PP, at 8:31 of the second. . . . F Burke Gallimore scored his 19th, just 44 seconds into the third period to get Seattle within one. . . . Seattle F Marcel Noebels forced OT at 11:31 of the third and won it with his 20th of the season at 1:42 of extra time. . . . Noebels also had an assist as he finished plus-3. . . . Seattle G Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots. . . . Seattle had veteran D Ryan Button and D Travis Bobbee back in the lineup. Both had been out with shoulder injuries. . . . The victory lifted Seattle out of the conference basement, one point ahead of Chilliwack. . . . The Thunderbirds are at home to Spokane tonight, while Edmonton is in Everett. The Silvertips are seventh in the converence, a point behind Prince George. . . .———
In Kennewick, Wash., F Brendan Shinnimin scored twice to help the Tri-City Americans to a 5-2 victory over the Spokane Chiefs. . . . Shinnimin, who is riding a 21-game point streak, has 24 goals. He scored twice in the second period to give the Americans a 4-1 lead. . . . F Adam Hughesman added his 35th goal and also had an assist for the Americans, who got two assists from C Carter Ashton. . . . The game was 1-1 early in the second period when D Paul Sohor, with his third, and Shinnimin scored 20 seconds apart to give the home side a 3-1 edge. . . . Tri-City G Drew Owsley stopped 28 shots. . . . Spokane remains without injured G James Reid. . . . In his absence, G Mac Engel stopped 26 shots. . . . The Americans are 4-1-1 against the Chiefs this season. . . . Attendance wsa 5,807. . . . The victory allowed the Americans to move past the Chiefs and into second in the U.S. Division. The Americans, who have won four in a row and eight of 10, are four points behind Portland and hold four games in hand. . . . As luck would have it, Tri-City visits Portland tonight. . . . The Chiefs, having lost two in a row, will visit the Thunderbirds.———
FRIDAY’S CHECKING-FROM-BEHIND COUNT:
Three minors:
Prince Albert D Antoine Corbin
Edmonton F Klarc Wilson
Seattle D Travis Bobbee
One major:
Brandon D Jordan Fransoo
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday . . .
THE MacBETH REPORT:
F Ivan Dornic (Portland, 2003-05) signed a one-year contract with Königsborn (Germany Oberliga). He had 12 goals and 12 assists in 45 games for MHC Martin (Slovakia Extraliga) last season. . . .
F Martin Cibak (Medicine Hat, 1998-2000) was traded by Spartak Moscow (Russia KHL) to Severstal Cherepovets (Russia KHL). He is pointless in four games with Spartak this season. Last season, Cibak had 17 goals and 15 assists in 50 games for Spartak.
F Marek Svatos (Kootenay, 2000-02) signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk (Russia KHL). He had seven goals and four assists in 54 games with Colorado Avalanche (NHL) last season.
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It was Sept. 16 when F Marc Mackenzie intercepted a would-be burglar in his billet home in Prince Albert and became physically involved with him. Today, Mackenzie, who turns 17 on Nov. 5, is at home in Kelowna from where he told John MacNeil of the Prince Albert Daily Herald: “I just couldn’t handle it there anymore. It’s not the right place for me. . . . They won’t give me my release . .. . so hockey is probably over for me. I’m not going to play junior A to become an 18-year-old in the Dub next year, when I’ll just be put on the fourth line. It’s not worth it. They don’t want to give my rights up, so they can keep them. I’m not playing.”
Chris Turnbull, Mackenzie’s agent, told MacNeil: “There were promises made to Marc that I guess there was never any intention of keeping. His dad just got upset and said, ‘That’s it. If you’re not going to keep your word, we’re out of here.’ So, basically, that’s where it sits.”
Mackenzie played in Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Blades in Saskatoon, but was scratched from Saturday’s rematch, which the Raiders lost, 6-5.
“We think, rightfully so, that Marc is a pretty special hockey player,” Turnbull told MacNeil. “He’s got a lot of talent.
“Bruno made promises of where he would play and how many games he would have to sit, which is none.
“He only had four or five shifts the first night and then got sat (Saturday) night. His dad wasn’t very happy.”
Bruno Campese, the Raiders’ GM/head coach, didn’t return a phone message left by MacNeil on Sunday.
MacNeil’s complete story should be right here on the Daily Herald’s website on Monday.
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The best lead of the weekend was this, from a Tri-City Americans’ news release following Saturday’s 6-3 victory over the visiting Spokane Chiefs:
“There was a lot of red in the Toyota Center on Saturday night. First it was the pre-game pyrotechnics . . . then, it was the Americans' new third jerseys . . . then it was the goal light.”
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The Prince Albert Raiders were without veteran D Jordan Rowley, 20, when they dropped a 6-5 decision to the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Saturday night. . . . John MacNeil of the Prince Albert Daily News reports that Rowley has an “apparent injury.” On Friday, during the Raiders’ 3-2 loss in Saskatoon, Rowley scrapped with Saskatoon F Curt Gogol.
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On their way back from the NHL are: D Jace Coyle, to Medicine Hat, from Dallas; F Scott Glennie, to Brandon, from Dallas; F Brad Ross, to Portland, from Toronto; D Brett Ponich, to Portland, from St. Louis; D Cory Fienhage, to Kamloops, from Buffalo; D Brandon Manning, to Chilliwack, from N.Y. Rangers; F Kevin Sundher, to Chilliwack, from Buffalo; D Stefan Elliott, to Saskatoon, from Colorado.
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SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
BRANDON 3 AT REGINA 1: The Wheat Kings swept a season-opening doubleheader from the Pats. Brandon won 5-4 at home on Friday. . . . F Mark Stone and F Brenden Walker each had a goal and an assist for Brandon on Sunday. . . . Attendance was 4,219.
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SEATTLE 1 AT TRI-CITY 4: F Jordan Messier scored twice to lead the Americans, while F Kruise Reddick added a goal and two helpers. . . . G Alex Pechurskiy made 15 saves for Tri-City (2-0-0-0). . . . G Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots for Seattle (1-2-0-0). . . . The Americans now have beaten Seattle 13 straight times in the Toyota Center. . . . Tri-City has opened the season 2-0-0-0 for the fourth straight season. . . . Attendance was 4,373.
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F Ivan Dornic (Portland, 2003-05) signed a one-year contract with Königsborn (Germany Oberliga). He had 12 goals and 12 assists in 45 games for MHC Martin (Slovakia Extraliga) last season. . . .
F Martin Cibak (Medicine Hat, 1998-2000) was traded by Spartak Moscow (Russia KHL) to Severstal Cherepovets (Russia KHL). He is pointless in four games with Spartak this season. Last season, Cibak had 17 goals and 15 assists in 50 games for Spartak.
F Marek Svatos (Kootenay, 2000-02) signed a one-year contract with Avangard Omsk (Russia KHL). He had seven goals and four assists in 54 games with Colorado Avalanche (NHL) last season.
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It was Sept. 16 when F Marc Mackenzie intercepted a would-be burglar in his billet home in Prince Albert and became physically involved with him. Today, Mackenzie, who turns 17 on Nov. 5, is at home in Kelowna from where he told John MacNeil of the Prince Albert Daily Herald: “I just couldn’t handle it there anymore. It’s not the right place for me. . . . They won’t give me my release . .. . so hockey is probably over for me. I’m not going to play junior A to become an 18-year-old in the Dub next year, when I’ll just be put on the fourth line. It’s not worth it. They don’t want to give my rights up, so they can keep them. I’m not playing.”
Chris Turnbull, Mackenzie’s agent, told MacNeil: “There were promises made to Marc that I guess there was never any intention of keeping. His dad just got upset and said, ‘That’s it. If you’re not going to keep your word, we’re out of here.’ So, basically, that’s where it sits.”
Mackenzie played in Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Blades in Saskatoon, but was scratched from Saturday’s rematch, which the Raiders lost, 6-5.
“We think, rightfully so, that Marc is a pretty special hockey player,” Turnbull told MacNeil. “He’s got a lot of talent.
“Bruno made promises of where he would play and how many games he would have to sit, which is none.
“He only had four or five shifts the first night and then got sat (Saturday) night. His dad wasn’t very happy.”
Bruno Campese, the Raiders’ GM/head coach, didn’t return a phone message left by MacNeil on Sunday.
MacNeil’s complete story should be right here on the Daily Herald’s website on Monday.
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The best lead of the weekend was this, from a Tri-City Americans’ news release following Saturday’s 6-3 victory over the visiting Spokane Chiefs:
“There was a lot of red in the Toyota Center on Saturday night. First it was the pre-game pyrotechnics . . . then, it was the Americans' new third jerseys . . . then it was the goal light.”
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The Prince Albert Raiders were without veteran D Jordan Rowley, 20, when they dropped a 6-5 decision to the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Saturday night. . . . John MacNeil of the Prince Albert Daily News reports that Rowley has an “apparent injury.” On Friday, during the Raiders’ 3-2 loss in Saskatoon, Rowley scrapped with Saskatoon F Curt Gogol.
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On their way back from the NHL are: D Jace Coyle, to Medicine Hat, from Dallas; F Scott Glennie, to Brandon, from Dallas; F Brad Ross, to Portland, from Toronto; D Brett Ponich, to Portland, from St. Louis; D Cory Fienhage, to Kamloops, from Buffalo; D Brandon Manning, to Chilliwack, from N.Y. Rangers; F Kevin Sundher, to Chilliwack, from Buffalo; D Stefan Elliott, to Saskatoon, from Colorado.
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SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
BRANDON 3 AT REGINA 1: The Wheat Kings swept a season-opening doubleheader from the Pats. Brandon won 5-4 at home on Friday. . . . F Mark Stone and F Brenden Walker each had a goal and an assist for Brandon on Sunday. . . . Attendance was 4,219.
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SEATTLE 1 AT TRI-CITY 4: F Jordan Messier scored twice to lead the Americans, while F Kruise Reddick added a goal and two helpers. . . . G Alex Pechurskiy made 15 saves for Tri-City (2-0-0-0). . . . G Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots for Seattle (1-2-0-0). . . . The Americans now have beaten Seattle 13 straight times in the Toyota Center. . . . Tri-City has opened the season 2-0-0-0 for the fourth straight season. . . . Attendance was 4,373.
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