Northwest Notes: Jan. 1, 2014

Madison selected WAC Player of Week for third time in senior season

DENVER - Idaho senior forward Stephen Madison collected his third Western Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week honor of the season after pouring in a career-high 35 points to go with 10 rebounds and two assists against Montana last Saturday.

Madison made 11-of-15 field goals, including 1-of-2 3-pointers to shoot 73.3 percent from the field and also got to the free throw line 18 times, converting 12 to best his previous career high by six points.

Madison leads Idaho with 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and shoots a team-best 47.7 percent from the field. His scoring and rebounding averages each rank second in the WAC, while his field goal percentage ranks 10th.

The honor is the fourth by an Idaho player this season, as junior Connor Hill of Post Falls earned it on Dec. 16 in addition to Madison's three.

Spokane acquires Elynuik from Kootenay for Tyler King

SPOKANE - The Spokane Chiefs announced that they have acquired forward Hudson Elynuik from the Kootenay Ice in exchange for defenseman Tyler King.

Elynuik, a 16-year-old left winger from Calgary, was Kootenay's third round (60th overall) bantam draft selection in 2012. In his rookie season, Elynuik played in 31 games, scoring a goal and an assist.

Last year, as a 15-year-old, he played in four regular season games as well as five playoff games.

King, a first round (17th overall) 2010 bantam selection for the Chiefs, played in 132 games for Spokane, scoring eight goals and 27 points.

Elynuik is expected to be available for the Chiefs this weekend, beginning on Friday.