Kyle Beach is coming, plus other notes

Published 3:29 pm Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tomorrow Kyle Beach returns to Everett as a member of the Spokane Chiefs. This is not Beach’s first return to Everett since the former Silvertips star was traded to Lethbridge last January, but it is his first time coming to Comcast Arena as a member of a division rival, which certainly makes things more interesting.

Beach is, of course, known both for his goal-scoring ability and his antics. There were no antics when Beach returned with Lethbridge, but with Spokane playing five time in Everett this season there’s a better chance for Tips fans to see Kyle Beach from the opposing viewpoint. That being said, Beach has been pretty well behaved so far this season, and he’s playing fantastic with 19 goals in 21 games. I chatted with him this morning and he joked about throwing an elbow or two toward his old buddies Zack Dailey and Shane Harper. Harper grinned when told about this and said Beach caught him pretty good off the opening faceoff when the teams played in Spokane earlier this month.

So fun times are sure to ensue.

In other notes:

– Center Byron Froese will not be in Everett’s lineup Wednesday as he’ll be playing for Team WHL in the Canada-Russia Super Series. Spokane will also be missing players as left wing Levko Koper and defenseman Jared Cowen will be playing in that game, too.

– Everett right wing Cameron Abney will be back in the lineup for the Tips. Abney was held out of last weekend’s games for disciplinary purposes. Coach Craig Hartsburg said it was because Abney was late, and it wasn’t Abney’s first offense as he was disciplined for being late on the first day of training camp, too.

– The Tips could also welcome back defenseman Ryan Murray. Murray has been out since suffering a broken thumb at Kelowna on Oct. 17. But he practiced at full speed with no restrictions Tuesday and should be ready to go.