Chief gets suspended
Spokane Chiefs forward T.C. Cratsenberg, who received a match penalty against Tri-City in Saturday's home opener, has been suspended for one game by the Western Hockey League.
Cratsenberg receives the suspension because of the match penalty, which was the result of pulling an opponents helmet off during a fight. The 17-year old forward got into a fight Tyler Schmidt in the third period. Both received 5-minute fighting majors but the Americans got a 5-minute power play out of the exchange.
It should also be noted that 16-year old rookie forward Mike Aviani was reassigned by the Chiefs. His No. 21 was given to newcomer Kyle Beach. For a few more notes, involving trades by U.S. Division teams and ex-Chiefs, read the extended entry.
From Gregg Drinnan's blog: D Perry Johnson (Regina, Spokane, 1993-1998) signed a one-year contract with Mörrum (Sweden Division 1). He had three goals and eight assists in 43 games for Rødovre (Denmark AL-Bank Liga) last season. . . . D Doug Lynch (Red Deer, Spokane, 1998-2003) signed a one-year contract with Salzburg (Austria Erste Bank Liga). He had 13 goals and 16 assists in 52 games for Vienna Capitals (Austria Erste Bank Liga) last season.
US Division trades: The Regina Pats acquired F Killian Hutt, 18, from the Portland Winterhawks for a fourth-round pick in the 2010 bantam draft and an undisclosed conditional pick in the 2011 bantam draft. Kutt had 35 points in 57 games for the Winterhawks last season. ... Saskatoon acquired F Jeremy Boyer, 19, from the Seattle Thunderbirds for F Stefan Burzan, 15, and a 2010 third-round bantam pick. Boyer, who played three seasons with the Thunderbirds, has asked to be traded. He is from Saskatoon. Boyer had 92 points, including 38 goals, in 199 regular-season games with Seattle. Last season, he had 56 points, including 21 goals, in 71 games. ... The Tri-City Americans picked up D Cody Castro, 17, from the Lethbridge Hurricanes for a 2010 sixth-round bantam draft pick. Castro, from Peoria, Ariz., is scoreless and minus-1 in three games this season. Last season, he had three points and 65 pernalty minutes in 49 games with the Hurricanes. He was an 11th-round pick by Lethbridge in the 2007 draft.
Finally, columnist John Blanchette stumbled onto this tidbit.