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11-06-2008, 08:26 AM
with Gregg Drinnan
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
JUST NOTES: The Vancouver Giants have scheduled Stanley Cup Legends night on Nov. 21 when the Kamloops Blazers visit Pacific Coliseum. They are bringing back the Stanley Cup for the occasion as they salute the Vancouver Millionaires, who won the mug in 1915. On hand to take part in the party will be Stanley Cup champions Dave Schultz, Gerry Cheevers, Johnny Bower, Steve Shutt and Yvan Cournoyer. . . . The Brandon Wheat Kings announced that their Tip A Wheat King Night promotion on Tuesday at a local Montana’s restaurant raised $4,356 for the Westman office of the Kidney Foundation of Manitoba. . . . F Tyler Dittmer, 21, has joined the U of Manitoba Bisons. Dittmer, who had 58 points, including 32 goals, for the Brandon Wheat Kings last season, started this season with the EV Fuessen Leopards in German’s third division. He will join the Bisons for the second half of the Canada West season. . . .
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It turns out that F Mitch Fadden, 20, who was dealt by Lethbridge to the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday, had asked the Hurricanes for a trade a couple of weeks ago. Fadden, D Cam Stevens, 19, and D Brock Sutherland, 17, were sent to the Americans foir D Eric Mestery, 18, and C Drew Hoff, 20. . . . “I talked to them and told them I wanted to be moved,” Fadden told Annie Fowler of the Tri-City Herald. “I needed a fresh start. I wasn’t playing as well I could have. I’m excited to come back to the Western Conference. I was happy it was Tri-City, it’s a team I wanted to go to. For both sides, I think it worked out really well.” . . . The Americans, of course, are hoping to catch lightning in a bottle, having acquired the high-scoring Colton Yellow Horn from the Hurricanes two years ago. “I might have given (Bob) a better one this time,” Lethbridge GM Roy Stasiuk told Fowler. “Mitch is worth the price of admission. I’m just glad they (Americans) aren’t in our conference.”
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WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Portland, the Edmonton Oil Kings posted a 5-2 victory in the Winter Hawks’ first home game under its new regime. . . . Attendance was 1,840. . . . The Oil Kings (9-11-1-1) had lost two in a row and now are 2-2 on their western trip. . . . The Winter Hawks (3-13-0-0) are 1-1 with new ownership and under GM/head coach Mike Johnston. . . . Portland had a 15-11 edge in first-period shots but came out of the period trailing 2-1 after the visitors scored the game’s first two goals. . . . F Brent Raedeke drew two assists for Edmonton, while LW Brett Breitkreuz scored his 10th goal into an empty net.
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In Swift Current, RW Grant Toulmin scored twice to help the Broncos to a 5-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. . . . The Broncos (14-5-0-0) have won five in a row. . . .. The Raiders slipped back to .500, at 11-11-0-0. . . . Prince Albert F Ryan McDonald scored his 10th goal of the season to open the scoring and extend his point streak to nine games. He has 12 points in those nine games. . . . Swift Current C Cody Eakin, returning from a concussion, scored his fifth goal. . . . After McDonald scored, the Broncos answered with four straight. . . . Swift Current G Travis Yonkman stopped 35 shots.
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In Spokane, G James Reid stopped 27 shots to help the Chiefs beat the Red Deer Rebels, 2-0. . . . The Chiefs (11-3-0-3) moved back into a first-place tie with the idle Tri-City Americans atop the U.S. Division. . . . The Rebels (6-10-0-5) opened a western swing with the game. . . . It was Reid’s third WHL start and his first shutout. . . . He is 2-0-0-1 on the season. . . . Red Deer F Carter Smith had a four-game goal-scoring streak snapped. . . . Red Deer, already thin on defence due to injuries, lost D Josh Cowen to a kneeing major and game misconduct just 40 seconds into the game. . . . Koper has 12 goals in 17 games; last season, he scored 12 in 69 games. . . . Spokane got a PP goal from F Levko Koper at 5:06. . . . C Mitch Wahl had Spokane’s other goal, also in the first period. . . . The Chiefs are 8-1 at home, where they have outscored the opposition 37-10. . . . The Chiefs will entertain the Portland Winter Hawks on Friday with t he Americans paying a visit on Saturday night.
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In Regina, LW Daniel Bartel scored three times as the Everett Silvertips scored the game’s last four goals, three of them in the third period, and beat the Pats 4-1. . . . The Silvertips (9-7-1-0) are 2-6 on the road. This was the first game in an East Division swing. . . . The Pats (11-6-1-3) had won two in a row and five of six. . . . Regina C Jordan Weal had his seven-game point streak end. He had 12 points over those seven games. . . . Bartek, who has 11 goals, tied the game at 10:51 of the second period with a shorthanded goal and added another shorthanded goal at 14:48 of the third. He got his third into an empty net. . . . Everett G Shayne Barrie, who is from Regina, stopped 23 shots. . . . Barrie had more than 50 supporters in the stands. . . . One of junior hockey’s premier feuds grew some as Regina’s Colton Teubert and Everett’s Kyle Beach exchanged greetings. “That’s a circus show,” Teubert told the Regina Leader-Post’s Greg Harder after incurring a double minor and misconduct when he tried to scrap with Beach. “I don’t want to be taking my anger out in the paper but if you say ‘yes’ that you’re going to fight somebody, fight them, don’t turtle. Show some character and stand up for what you said.” As Harder wrote: “Barrie’s homecoming was nearly overshadowed by a sideshow involving Silvertips super-pest Kyle Beach, who masterfully got under the Pats’ skin — especially that of defenceman Colten Teubert. . . . Teubert, who’s well known to dislike Beach from their stint together with the Canadian under-18 team, received a double minor and a 10-minute misconduct.” . . . For more on this one, check out Harder’s blog. There is a link over there on the left.
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In Moose Jaw, the Medicine Hat Tigers scored the game’s first four goals and went on to thrash the Warriors, 8-2. . . . The Tigers (8-6-2-2) had lost three in a row and were only 1-5-2-1 on the road before this one. . . . The Warriors (5-11-0-1) have lost six straight. . . . RW Linden Vey led the Tigers with three goals, giving him seven on the season, one fewer than he scored last season. . . . LW Zdenek Okal had three assists and was plus-4 for the Tigers. . . . C Tyler Ennis had two goals and a helper for the Tigers, who also got three assists from D Mark Isherwood. . . . Every Moose Jaw skater was at least minus-1.
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In Kamloops, LW Shayne Wiebe had two goals and two assists as the Blazers bounced the Prince George Cougars, 6-1. . . . Kamloops (10-9-0-2) has won two in a row and six of seven. . . . Wiebe has 14 points in his last six games. . . . Kamloops G Justin Leclerc stopped 44 shots, including 19 in the second period. . . . The Cougars are 8-10-0-1. . . . Prince George F Parker Stanfield ran his point streak to six games with an assist. He has eight points over that stretch.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
JUST NOTES: The Vancouver Giants have scheduled Stanley Cup Legends night on Nov. 21 when the Kamloops Blazers visit Pacific Coliseum. They are bringing back the Stanley Cup for the occasion as they salute the Vancouver Millionaires, who won the mug in 1915. On hand to take part in the party will be Stanley Cup champions Dave Schultz, Gerry Cheevers, Johnny Bower, Steve Shutt and Yvan Cournoyer. . . . The Brandon Wheat Kings announced that their Tip A Wheat King Night promotion on Tuesday at a local Montana’s restaurant raised $4,356 for the Westman office of the Kidney Foundation of Manitoba. . . . F Tyler Dittmer, 21, has joined the U of Manitoba Bisons. Dittmer, who had 58 points, including 32 goals, for the Brandon Wheat Kings last season, started this season with the EV Fuessen Leopards in German’s third division. He will join the Bisons for the second half of the Canada West season. . . .
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It turns out that F Mitch Fadden, 20, who was dealt by Lethbridge to the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday, had asked the Hurricanes for a trade a couple of weeks ago. Fadden, D Cam Stevens, 19, and D Brock Sutherland, 17, were sent to the Americans foir D Eric Mestery, 18, and C Drew Hoff, 20. . . . “I talked to them and told them I wanted to be moved,” Fadden told Annie Fowler of the Tri-City Herald. “I needed a fresh start. I wasn’t playing as well I could have. I’m excited to come back to the Western Conference. I was happy it was Tri-City, it’s a team I wanted to go to. For both sides, I think it worked out really well.” . . . The Americans, of course, are hoping to catch lightning in a bottle, having acquired the high-scoring Colton Yellow Horn from the Hurricanes two years ago. “I might have given (Bob) a better one this time,” Lethbridge GM Roy Stasiuk told Fowler. “Mitch is worth the price of admission. I’m just glad they (Americans) aren’t in our conference.”
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WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
In Portland, the Edmonton Oil Kings posted a 5-2 victory in the Winter Hawks’ first home game under its new regime. . . . Attendance was 1,840. . . . The Oil Kings (9-11-1-1) had lost two in a row and now are 2-2 on their western trip. . . . The Winter Hawks (3-13-0-0) are 1-1 with new ownership and under GM/head coach Mike Johnston. . . . Portland had a 15-11 edge in first-period shots but came out of the period trailing 2-1 after the visitors scored the game’s first two goals. . . . F Brent Raedeke drew two assists for Edmonton, while LW Brett Breitkreuz scored his 10th goal into an empty net.
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In Swift Current, RW Grant Toulmin scored twice to help the Broncos to a 5-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. . . . The Broncos (14-5-0-0) have won five in a row. . . .. The Raiders slipped back to .500, at 11-11-0-0. . . . Prince Albert F Ryan McDonald scored his 10th goal of the season to open the scoring and extend his point streak to nine games. He has 12 points in those nine games. . . . Swift Current C Cody Eakin, returning from a concussion, scored his fifth goal. . . . After McDonald scored, the Broncos answered with four straight. . . . Swift Current G Travis Yonkman stopped 35 shots.
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In Spokane, G James Reid stopped 27 shots to help the Chiefs beat the Red Deer Rebels, 2-0. . . . The Chiefs (11-3-0-3) moved back into a first-place tie with the idle Tri-City Americans atop the U.S. Division. . . . The Rebels (6-10-0-5) opened a western swing with the game. . . . It was Reid’s third WHL start and his first shutout. . . . He is 2-0-0-1 on the season. . . . Red Deer F Carter Smith had a four-game goal-scoring streak snapped. . . . Red Deer, already thin on defence due to injuries, lost D Josh Cowen to a kneeing major and game misconduct just 40 seconds into the game. . . . Koper has 12 goals in 17 games; last season, he scored 12 in 69 games. . . . Spokane got a PP goal from F Levko Koper at 5:06. . . . C Mitch Wahl had Spokane’s other goal, also in the first period. . . . The Chiefs are 8-1 at home, where they have outscored the opposition 37-10. . . . The Chiefs will entertain the Portland Winter Hawks on Friday with t he Americans paying a visit on Saturday night.
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In Regina, LW Daniel Bartel scored three times as the Everett Silvertips scored the game’s last four goals, three of them in the third period, and beat the Pats 4-1. . . . The Silvertips (9-7-1-0) are 2-6 on the road. This was the first game in an East Division swing. . . . The Pats (11-6-1-3) had won two in a row and five of six. . . . Regina C Jordan Weal had his seven-game point streak end. He had 12 points over those seven games. . . . Bartek, who has 11 goals, tied the game at 10:51 of the second period with a shorthanded goal and added another shorthanded goal at 14:48 of the third. He got his third into an empty net. . . . Everett G Shayne Barrie, who is from Regina, stopped 23 shots. . . . Barrie had more than 50 supporters in the stands. . . . One of junior hockey’s premier feuds grew some as Regina’s Colton Teubert and Everett’s Kyle Beach exchanged greetings. “That’s a circus show,” Teubert told the Regina Leader-Post’s Greg Harder after incurring a double minor and misconduct when he tried to scrap with Beach. “I don’t want to be taking my anger out in the paper but if you say ‘yes’ that you’re going to fight somebody, fight them, don’t turtle. Show some character and stand up for what you said.” As Harder wrote: “Barrie’s homecoming was nearly overshadowed by a sideshow involving Silvertips super-pest Kyle Beach, who masterfully got under the Pats’ skin — especially that of defenceman Colten Teubert. . . . Teubert, who’s well known to dislike Beach from their stint together with the Canadian under-18 team, received a double minor and a 10-minute misconduct.” . . . For more on this one, check out Harder’s blog. There is a link over there on the left.
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In Moose Jaw, the Medicine Hat Tigers scored the game’s first four goals and went on to thrash the Warriors, 8-2. . . . The Tigers (8-6-2-2) had lost three in a row and were only 1-5-2-1 on the road before this one. . . . The Warriors (5-11-0-1) have lost six straight. . . . RW Linden Vey led the Tigers with three goals, giving him seven on the season, one fewer than he scored last season. . . . LW Zdenek Okal had three assists and was plus-4 for the Tigers. . . . C Tyler Ennis had two goals and a helper for the Tigers, who also got three assists from D Mark Isherwood. . . . Every Moose Jaw skater was at least minus-1.
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In Kamloops, LW Shayne Wiebe had two goals and two assists as the Blazers bounced the Prince George Cougars, 6-1. . . . Kamloops (10-9-0-2) has won two in a row and six of seven. . . . Wiebe has 14 points in his last six games. . . . Kamloops G Justin Leclerc stopped 44 shots, including 19 in the second period. . . . The Cougars are 8-10-0-1. . . . Prince George F Parker Stanfield ran his point streak to six games with an assist. He has eight points over that stretch.
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