Negrin called up; Holick interviewing....

A funny thing happened on the way to Molina, Illinois for former Ice d-man John Negrin, he had to make a minor pit-stopp in Minneapolis after being called up by the Calgary Flames to make his NHL debut tonight against the Minnesota Wild. The Flames, in a bit of freefall going 5-8-0 in their last thirteen games that enabled the Vancouver Canucks to make up a ten point deficit in the Northwest/Western Conference standings, lost D Robyn Regehr and Adrian Aucoin to injury against Dallas the other night that will likely force the two to miss tonight's game. Also called up from Quad Cities was D Matt Pelech...

The Everett Silvertips are taking applications for a new head coach today after John Becanic was fired today by the club after six seasons, the last two as head coach after Kevin Constatine left to coach in the AHL. Here's the release:

Silvertips, John Becanic Part Ways
Everett Silvertips Press Release

Everett, WA - Vice President / General Manager Doug Soetaert announced Friday that John Becanic has been dismissed from his position as Head Coach of the Everett Silvertips.

Becanic spent six years with the Silvertips, including four years as Associate Head Coach, prior to his promotion on May 31st, 2007. In his two seasons as Head Coach, he compiled a record of 66-66-7-5.

"I would like to thank John for his commitment and the contributions he has made over the last six years," Soetaert added. "Everyone within the organization wishes him the absolute best in the future."

Finally, HockeyCanada - as they prepare for the U-18 World Championships in Fargo, North Dakota - is conducting interviews for the position of head coach and assistant coach for the U-18 entry into the Ivan Hlinka Memorial U-18 tournament in August. On the interview list is Kootenay Ice head coach Mark Holick who will be interviewed in Toronto this week. Holick was supposed to be an assistant coach to Team West's entry into the inaugural World Junior A Challenge in Trail in the fall of 2007 but obviously had to step aside when he was named the head coach of the Ice that summer.