Wednesday News

Call it post-Nunn Affair karma, but Don Hay and the Vancouver Giants are hacked off the WHL is not only not suspending Everett Silvertips defenceman Dane Crowley for going headhunting on winger Michal Repik and giving him a nasty concussion and possibly a broken ear drum, but they also withdrew the interference major and the game misconduct he did receive in game... Speaking of Nunn, the BCHL has wasted no time pointing out to the world what bad (early) decisions can mean for a player... Scott Brown reviews the WHL's raid on BCHL talent this season... London's Dale Hunter is not chasing any NHL opportunities, at least not at this moment... First it was captain Scott Tregunna shipped off to Kitchener, now Owen Sound sends Wayne Simmonds to the Soo Greyhounds... Jamie Arniel's departure to Sarnia a short term solution for Guelph... Windsor Spitfires associate coach Bob Jones is settling in... Bliss Littler gets a two year extension with the Tri-City Storm... Oil Kings have history with Chiefs squad... Shayne Taylor leaves Otters. It must be painful to not get ice time on a team with a 5-20-3 record... Winter Hawks scout Matt Bardsley named the team's director of player personnel... Another advantage to hockey in the Sunbelt... we don't get 4-6 games a year postponed due to weather like they do in the MJHL. They lost a game in the Q last night as well. What about tornadoes, you ask? Heck, back in May 1999 the Oklahoma City Blazers played on after the F5 tornado struck about 12 miles away... Sudbury veterans not getting it done; Games with Barrie and Windsor prove youth is no excuse... Rouyn-Noranda Huskies forward Maxime Macenauer suspended one game by QMJHL... Chilliwack Bruins reassign defenceman Kevin Boutilier to Brooks Bandits... All's well for Prince George Cougars winger Dana Tyrell's knee... Colisée de Rimouski to get a $2,203,333 upgrade... New book gives great look at the world of hockey scouting... New Clippers delighted to join 'most hated' team... Tis the season - AJHL teams trimming and tweaking their rosters...