Northwest Notes: Aug. 28, 2013
NIC men, women to host
soccer tourney
COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College will host Northwest Nazarene, Northwest College and Chemeketa during the annual Cardinal Classic soccer tournament Friday through Sunday at NIC's Eisenwinter Field.
On Friday, the NIC women will face Northwest Nazarene at 3 p.m., followed by the Cardinal men taking on Chemeketa at 5:30.
Saturday, Northwest Nazarene's women's team will play Northwest College at 10 a.m., followed by the Chemeketa men against Northwest College at 12:30 p.m.
The tournament concludes Sunday when the NIC women face Northwest College at 10 a.m., followed by the NIC and Northwest men's teams at 12:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Information: 769-5952 or 676-7157
Winnipeg signs Kitchton
to three-year deal
The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with former Spokane Chiefs captain Brenden Kichton on a three-year, two-way, entry level contract with an average annual value of $620,000.
Kichton, 21, played in 71 games with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League last season. In that time, the right-handed defenseman recorded 85 points (22 goals, 62 assists) and 30 penalty minutes. At the end of the 2012-13 season, he was named the WHL's Top Defenseman and awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy.
The Spruce Grove, Alberta native played five seasons with the Chiefs for 333 career games, 268 career points (67 goals, 201 assists) and 143 career penalty minutes. Kichton has also suited up for 42 playoff games with Spokane for 19 career playoff points (3 goals, 16 assists) and 12 playoff penalty minutes.
He was originally drafted by the New York Islanders in the fifth round, 127th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft and was then drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round, 190th overall, in the 2013 Draft.
Cal-Berkeley grad
joins Eastern staff
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University men's basketball coach Jim Hayford has announced the addition of Alex Pribble as interim assistant coach.
Pribble, a graduate and former player at Cal, spent the past two seasons as an assistant at San Francisco State, where he was the top assistant for the Gators. Prior to that, he was the boys' basketball coach at Tamalpais High in Mill Valley, Calif., for three years.
San Francisco State was 9-19 in his first season with the school, then improved to 16-12 in the 2012-13 season.
Pribble received his bachelor's degree in 2007 and his master's in 2008 from California-Berkeley. He walked-on during his freshman season and played in 76 games for the Bears during his four-year intercollegiate career.