Quick hit tonight:
Bryan Helmer, as we all know, captain of Team Canada. Today was released the rest of his teammates, and Alex Giroux was among them.

Coaching Team Canada, Bob Woods and Mark French.

Tarik El Bashir reports that the Bears could have all of their team back as soon as this weekend when Federov and Fleischmann could conceivably make their returns. Of course, with Alzner making a case to stay in DC, there may also be some interpretive salary-cap conscious trade dealings going on at the same time. Updates as I catch ‘em.

Updates on AHL Planet USA tomorrow as they happen.