F Milan Kytnár (Kelowna, Saskatoon, Vancouver, 2007-10) signed a one-year contract extension with Zvolen (Slovakia, Extraliga). This season, he had 20 goals and 17 assists in 51 games. He was second on his team in goals. . . .
G Brett Jaeger (Medicine Hat, Vancouver, Saskatoon, 2000-04) signed a one-year contract with the Bayreuth Tigers (Germany, Oberliga). This season, in 14 games with Löwen Frankfurt (Germany, DEL2), he was 4-9-0, 3.67, .895. . . . Bayreuth was relegated from DEL2 to Oberliga at the end of this season, but Riessersee announced last week that they won’t participate in DEL2 next season. As a result, Bayreuth may remain in DEL2. A decision will be announced soon.
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The Swift Current Broncos will hold a news conference this morning (Friday) at which they will announce “the details of personnel changes.” The Broncos issued a media advisory Thursday afternoon saying that the news conference is to begin at 11 a.m. . . . It is expected that, among other things, Trent McLeary, the chairman of the Broncos’ board of directors, will announce the departure of Manny Viveiros, their director of hockey operations and head coach. Viveiros just finished his second season with the Broncos as he guided them to the WHL championship. . . . Viveiros, 52, is front St. Albert, Alta., and there has been ample speculation that he will be joining the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach. . . . The Oilers, meanwhile, are expected to also add Glen Gulutzan and Trent Yawney to head coach Todd McLellan’s staff, as well. Gulutzan had been the head coach of the Calgary Flames; Yawney was an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks.
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Enio Sacilotto, a former WHL assistant coach, is the new director of hockey operations at the West Van Academy, the home of the Warriors. He spent this season working with the Warriors’ bantam program. . . . Sacilotto spent one season (2010-11) as an assistant coach with the WHL’s Chilliwack Bruins (remember them?) and five with the Victoria Royals (2011-16). . . . Sacilotto also will be the head coach of the Elite 15 Warriors, while former Medicine Hat Tigers D Steve Marr returns as the midget prep team’s head coach. . . . The academy also announced that Jon Calvano is the new head coach of the bantam prep team.
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The BCIHL is down to five teams following news that the Eastern Washington U Eagles have withdrawn. That leaves the league with Selkirk College Saints, who play out of Castlegar; Trinity Western U Spartans (Langley); Simon Fraser U (Burnaby); U of Victoria Vikes; and Vancouver Island U Mariners (Nanaimo). . . . According to a BCIHL news release: “EWU’s withdrawal results from a decision to absorb the returning members of the BCIHL team into the school’s ACHA Division 2 junior-varsity team and compete against more regional opponents.” . . . The news release also included: “The BCIHL is also exploring expansion opportunities in a number of locations and will continue to work with BC Hockey as well as other universities, colleges and local support groups to gauge interest and facilitate new applications.”
The BCIHL is down to five teams following news that the Eastern Washington U Eagles have withdrawn. That leaves the league with Selkirk College Saints, who play out of Castlegar; Trinity Western U Spartans (Langley); Simon Fraser U (Burnaby); U of Victoria Vikes; and Vancouver Island U Mariners (Nanaimo). . . . According to a BCIHL news release: “EWU’s withdrawal results from a decision to absorb the returning members of the BCIHL team into the school’s ACHA Division 2 junior-varsity team and compete against more regional opponents.” . . . The news release also included: “The BCIHL is also exploring expansion opportunities in a number of locations and will continue to work with BC Hockey as well as other universities, colleges and local support groups to gauge interest and facilitate new applications.”
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Veteran goaltending coach Jeff Battah is heading back to Europe for a second season in Austria. Battah, 37, who spent this season with the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, has signed on as assistant coach/goaltending coach with HC Innsbruck for 2018-19. He has worked in the WHL with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Prince George Cougars.
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D Graham Sward, who will turn 15 on Sept. 12, has signed with the Spokane Chiefs. From Abbotsford, B.C., Sward was a first-round selection in the WHL’s 2018 bantam draft. He played this season with the bantam prep team at the Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford, putting up two goals and 16 assists in 26 games.
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The Memorial Cup schedule (all times local):
Game 1, Friday – Regina 3, Hamilton 2 (5,678)
Game 2, Saturday – Acadie-Bathurst 4, Swift Current 3 (OT) (6,237)
Game 3, Sunday – Acadie-Bathurst 8, Regina 6 (5,832)
Game 4, Monday – Hamilton 2, Swift Current 1 (5,820)
Game 5, Tuesday – Hamilton 3, Acadie-Bathurst 2 (6,072)
Game 6, Wednesday – Regina 6, Swift Current 5 (6,484)
Thursday — Day off.
Friday’s Semifinal – Regina vs. Hamilton, 8 p.m.
Saturday — No Game Scheduled.
Sunday’s Final — Acadie-Bathurst vs. Regina/Hamilton winner, 5 p.m.
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