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Calgary – Ethan Montoya of Las Vegas and the AAA Ontario Avalanche 18u go into a decisive game tonight against the Calgary Buffaloes in the featured game at the 2014 AAA Mac’s Tournament at the Max Bell Centre. Game audio will be streamed for free on the AAA Mac’s Tournament website.

In two opening games here, Ethan had two assists in a 5-4 loss to the Regina Pat Canadians, then had two more assists in a 6-3 win over the Okanagan Rockets.

Las Vegas – Kirk Brooks says he plans to keep the Las Vegas Ice Center open “for a very long time.”

And now, he says, he sleeps much better at night.

That’s because he spent $300k recently on two electric Zambonis, meaning there is no danger of carbon monoxide leaks which have plagued older ice arenas across the nation.

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At the Alumni game this week, players said Gage Quinney was a hoot in the locker room, improvising gear which explains why he wore bright yellow hockey pants during the game at the Ice Center earlier this week. Gage, who skates for the WHL Kelowna Rockets, came into the arena with rink pal Kenny Lusak. Gage’s younger brother Langdon – who is skating for the AAA Arizona Bobcats 16u this season – has been tendered by the NAHL Corpus Christi IceRays. Hockey dad Ken Quinney is a top coach, one of the very best here in town, with the Las Vegas Jr Wranglers youth teams.

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Jimmy Samuels and Vito Carlo of Las Vegas like to the tell the story of the first “monster hit” they ever saw while at a game years ago in the Ice Center.

“We were at the rinkboards and it was Beau Ricketts, playing in a bantam level game. He checked a player so hard we were stunned watching it happen,” said Jimmy.

That is the very same Beau Ricketts who is captain of the WSHL Las Vegas Storm.

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Hockey dad Bobby Burns of Las Vegas says Jason Zucker was “around 14 years old” when he last played in Las Vegas on an AAA Nevada Stars 16u travel team which was coached by Wally Lacroix.
Wally was one of the officials on the ice for the Alumni game earlier this week.

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Oh, you. “@johnnykats: The column: @Billy_J_LVW, the Doctor of Promotions, exits after 11 years with @WranglersLV

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Billy Johnson, president of ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers, has left the team for a new venture. The Wranglers are hiring a consultant to help locate an arena here in Las Vegas before a January 21 deadline per the ECHL.