Brett Penner to Flin Flon

Well, Brett Penner's time in Quesnel didn't last long. That is, if he even made it out there.

The former Klipper's rights were traded to Flin Flon today for futures. Penner, 18, left the Klippers in October and was just traded to Quesnel last Thursday for Sean Cahill.

There were quite a few other deals in the SJHL today, and the Melfort Mustangs were very busy. In their biggest deal, Melfort brought in bruising defenceman Scott Brkich from rival Nipawin for 17-year-old forwards Dustin Skilliter and Tyson Dallman.

They acquired forwards Jordan Bauer ('91) from Canmore, Devin Balness ('92) from Brooks, and Spencer Mault ('92) from Grande Prairie. They also traded 20-year-old forward Cole Gibson to Estevan for 15-year-old defenceman Mason Logan, and dealt forward Justin Bardarson ('90) to Powell River for futures.

Meanwhile, Flin Flon traded defenceman Patrick Sitko ('90) to Oakville for futures. One would think there could be something coming back next year in this case. The Bombers also got defenceman James McNulty from Okotoks in a deal that completes the recent trade of Matt Maleschuk.

Notre Dame sent 20-year-old forward Austin Lauder back to his hometown in a deal with the Winnipeg South Blues.

Battlefords swapped forwards, sending Daniel Franks ('91) to Thunder Bay for Mitch Galbraith ('90).

Finally, Estevan brought in blueliner Matt Szpak ('91) from Fort Mac.

No word on any Klipper movement at this time.

Of course, if you haven't heard, the Klippers won a big four-point game in Estevan 4-2 tonight. Goals came from Adamyk (2), Duzan and King. Klippers are now one point behind the Bruins with two extra games played. Second through fifth in the Sherwood is incredibly tight.