Henrik Samuelsson has to be use to packing and unpacking his bags by now. The 18-year-old has played with three different teams located in three different counties over the past two years.

Last year he played for the United States national team development program. He then weighed his options in the offseason and decided it would be best for him to move back to Sweden to play for Modo of the Swedish Elite League, a team coached by his father and former NHL defenceman Ulf Samuelsson.

"I weighed my options and looked at the pros and cons of both leagues in the summer," says Samuelsson. "By going back to Sweden I was able to be around my family and that was big in the decision. Modo is also in a very good league. I thought it would be more of a challenge for me and help me grow as a player."

Samuelsson's time with Modo didn't go as smooth as expected. He wasn't getting the ice time he wanted and ended up playing with Modo's junior team more than their men's team. This was ultimately the

Stanislav Galiev - CPAfter a short week wherein the red hot Saint John Sea Dogs, winners of 11-straight, took both their games out-scoring their opponents by a 14-2 clip, they have re-gained the top spot in this week's Dynamic Dozen. Saint John leapt over the Shawinigan Cataractes as the two big players in the Québec league battle it out in both Buzzing the Net rankings and the QMJHL standings: Shawinigan are up by a point on the defending champions but Saint John have a game in hand and the benefit of two extra wins.

While Ratings Percentage Index, the number we use to calculate the ranking of the Dynamic Dozen, doesn't factor in goal differential, it certainly showed this week that the Sea Dogs are the superior Quebec club. They slightly best Shawinigan in both RPI and points percentage, but the real difference here is in the team's goal differential: Saint John have scored 89 more goals than their opponents this season, while Shawinigan have "only" scored 80 more. Also this week, while Shawinigan managed to go 2-1 and hold onto the highest strength of schedule rank in the CHL, both their wins were of the one-goal variety.

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WHL

The Edmonton Oil Kings rallied from a 3-0 deficit to pick up two points in a 5-4 shootout win over the Medicine Hat Tigers. In a strange addendum, it sounds like Edmonton's Dylan Wruck injured his shoulder while waiving his arms in celebration. Seriously. (The Edmonton Journal)

After an 8-3 loss to the Swift Current Broncos, the Saskatoon Blades are hoping to solve their problems before the playoffs start.

Injuries have given rookie Greg Chase opportunities with the Calgary Hitmen and he's making the most of them.  He's getting coveted power-play time alongside veterans Cody Sylvester and Jimmy Bubnick and he hasn't looked out of place. (Calgary Herald)

"The last couple of games we haven't come out ready to play and it's cost us," said forward Brent Benson. "I don't know what it is, if it's our pre-game warm-up or what, but we're not ready to go right now and it's killing us." (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

It's getting down to brass tacks for the Regina Pats who can't help but think about the two points that got away last week when they lost to the lowly Lethbridge Hurricanes.

"We have to look back on that Lethbridge game and learn from it; why (did it happen)?" said head coach Pat Conacher, whose team is now 16-14-2-1 on the road. "The goal when we started from the very first league game was, 'Guys, if we're going to the playoffs, we have to be .500 or over on the road.' That thinking can't stop." (Regina Leader-Post)

Maclean's magazine wonders if hockey is becoming America's game, with all the players from non-traditional markets like SoCal's own Emerson Etem. (Maclean's)

OHL

Ty BilckeWindsor Spitfires forward Ty Bilcke is on the verge of hitting 200 PIMs, which would put him in some very exclusive company alongside the likes Spits assistant coach DJ Smith. But there's more to his game than just punching people in the face:

"He's a guy that early on I thought was just a knuckle dragger, ogre type," said Chris Edwards, who covers Ontario for the NHL Central Scouting bureau. "He works hard and competes and I think he can play a bit.

"In this day, you have to be able to play. I think he's tough enough. When he's out there, he makes things happen. He's competitive and sticks up for his teammates." (The Windsor Star)

Brad RossThe Western Hockey League has been cracking down on hits to the head. Officials have been strict with penalties and the league has handed out 64 games worth of checking-to-the-head suspensions this season, including two 10-game suspensions.

The surplus of penalties and suspensions shouldn't have caught anyone off guard since WHL Commissioner Ron Robinson stated there would be zero tolerance for hits to the head at the start of the season.

"We try to mirror the NHL rules to a large extent but at the same time we're putting more emphasis on a narrow field of vision which the players have a responsibility to protect themselves," says Robinson to Greg Harder of the Leader-Post. "But any blind-side or any hits which the player would be in a vulnerable area are definitely a zero tolerance for us and we've increased our suspensions significantly to any players that would be (delivering) hits of that nature."

All that being said, it was shocking to see officials miss Tri-City Americans winger

Former head of College Hockey Inc., Paul KellyPaul Kelly resigned his position as Executive Director of College Hockey Inc., on Monday afternoon in a shocking turn of events for NCAA hockey.

"The (Hockey Commissioners Association) would like to thank Paul for his service to CHI and wish him the best in his future endeavors," said Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell in a press release.

Kelly, the former head of the NHL Players' Association, had been at the forefront of a movement to help NCAA hockey battle the Canadian Hockey League in their recruitment of players. He was hired in 2009 to lead College Hockey Inc., which was designed to help promote college hockey and educate prospective players and their parents about playing in the NCAA.

The move, however, might have come as a surprise to everyone outside of the HCA. According to sources of veteran NCAA scribe Todd D. Milewski over at U.S. College Hockey Online, Kelly was allegedly given an ultimatum by the hockey commissioners:

Paul Kelly was

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If you don't believe the 72-game WHL season is too long, consider the Red Deer Rebels -- missing seven regulars to injury -- somehow beat the Vancouver Giants were were equally weary and missing Anthony Ast and Marek Tvrdon to suspensions.

"Obviously, it didn't look like we had much energy, but I don't know why they looked like they had more than us when we were both on the same schedule," said Giants defenceman Neil Manning. "We weren't very happy with how we played." (The Vancouver Province)

Calgary's Jimmy Bubnick

Calgary Hitmen forward Jimmy Bubnick believes head coach Mike Williamson's ejection last weekend was a "good move" to wakeup the team. When asked if the players chipped in to pay for their coach's $750 fine for throwing water bottles: "No, we didn't." (Kamloops Daily News)

Could not find a single story with a quote from Spokane Chiefs goalie Mac Engel on earning his first shutout of the season. He made 18 saves in a 3-0 win over the Thunderbirds. (The Canadian Press)

In case you missed it this weekend, some really great stuff from BTN's newest WHL blogger Cam Charron, who looks at how Emerson Etem's 50-in-50 stacks up historically. (Buzzing The Net)

OHL

It's that time of the year when, like the aforementioned Mike Williamson, head coaches start yelling, throwing and slamming things. Ottawa 67's head coach and GM Chris Byrne apparently took his frustrations out on a helpless door. But the outburst worked, as the 67's hammered the Erie Otters 6-1. (The Ottawa Citizen)

During their latest swing through the East Division, the Erie Otters were outscored 15-4. Ouch. (The Erie Times-News)

François-BrassardNo. 1 star: Francois Brassard, Quebec Ramparts (QMJHL)

The Ramparts only outshot the P.E.I Rocket by one shot, but Ramparts goaltender Francois Brassard turned away all 27 of his shots, while the Rocket's let six goals slip past them.

Brassard's shutout didn't come easy. The Rocket made a third period surge to try and break his perfect game, firing 16 shots on him. The Ramparts also took three minor penalties in the third period, but Brassard bailed out his team every time.

With that win the Ramparts are now only six points behind the Shawinigan Cataractes for first place in the league. Both the Ramparts and Cataractes have ten games remaining and won't cross paths in any of their matchups.

No. 2 star: Michael Sgarbossa, Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

Sgarbossa's four-point performance was the only reason the Wolves/Battalion game was close, but it wasn't enough for a Wolves win. They ended up losing to Brampton 4-3 in overtime after Mitchell Porowski scored on a penalty shot.

Sgarbossa scored