Northwest Notes: Oct. 9, 2014

| October 9, 2014 9:00 PM

Shock assigned

receiver, fullback

SPOKANE - The Spokane Shock have been assigned wide receiver Braylon Bell and fullback Stanlee Bradley to the 2015 roster.

Bell (6-foot-6 205 pounds, from Abilene Christian) joins the Shock for his third year of the Arena Football League after spending last season with the Orlando Predators and Portland Thunder. Bell had 19 receptions for 202 yards and four touchdowns last year.

Bradley, 6-2, 330 from Cumberland, will make his rookie appearance in the AFL. Last season, Bradley was a member of the Professional Indoor Football League Nashville Venom, where he played on both the offensive and defensive line and earned second team All-PIF honors.

Red Deer tabbed to host

2016 WHL Memorial Cup

CALGARY, Alberta - The Western Hockey League announced that the Red Deer Rebels have been selected to host the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup, to be held May 19-29, 2016 at the ENMAX Centrium.

Two Western Hockey League clubs, the Red Deer Rebels and Vancouver Giants, submitted applications to host the Cup. The decision was a majority vote of the WHL Board of Governors in Calgary.

This marks the first time Red Deer has hosted the Memorial Cup and become the first Alberta-based Club to host the event since 1974.