–The Chicago Wolves, the AHL farm club of the St Louis Blues,have signed 20-year-old forward Zach Pochiro of Las Vegas to a Professional Tryout Contract (PTO). Pochiro had 66 points, including 27 goals, plus a team leading 123 penalty minutes in 63 games with the Prince George Cougars. At the conclusion of the Cougars season, Pochiro joined Kalamazoo (ECHL) and notched two assists in nine games with the Wings. He was a fourth-round pick by the Blues in the 2013 NHL Draft.
–The Coquitlam Express won the BCHL Fred Page Cup after a 4-3 victory over the Vernon Vipers to sweep the final 4-0. Coquitlam eliminated Prince George, Langley, Victoria and Vernon to take the title after going just 27-26-2-3 in the regular season. The Express advance to the Western Canada Cup April 25 to May 4 in Dauphin, Manitoba.
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