Windsor Spitfres' Brandon DevlinTrash talking can never be eradicated from hockey, but it's possible one incident in the OHL might have caused the league to be more serious about what players say in the so-called heat of the moment.

Guelph Storm defender Andrey Pedan was called out publicly last month by London's Andreas Athanasiou, for alleged racial comments made during a game. The case was basically tossed for a lack of evidence with OHL vice-president Ted Baker explaining the game officials "did not hear anything of a derogatory nature. Therefore, we're not in a position to substantiate whether it did or did not happen."

It is interesting that almost immediately afterward, the league is dealing with a similar situation that its referees did write up. Unfortunately for young defenceman Brandon Devlin (Windsor Star: "If I could go back in time, I would. I was trying to stick up for my teammate, I wasn't trying to offend anyone") and his Windsor Spitfires, whatever he said during an on-ice altercation last Friday in Guelph did result in an ejection from the game and was reported by the referee, Ryan Carroll.

That means Devlin could be suspended under the league's diversity policy, which covers comments made about gender, race, colour, sexual orientation or nationality. From Jim Parker:

[Ontario Hockey League vice-president Ted] Baker said he has Carroll's report on the incident and it does not refer to which player the comment was addressed.

Baker did say the comment was not racially motivated.

"I can confirm it was not a racial comment," Baker said.

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WHL

No word yet on when Brendan Gallagher will rejoin the Vancouver Giants lineup after being injured Friday. Fortunately for the Giants, star defenceman David Musil does not have a broken wrist. (Vancouver Province)

Kelowna Rockets overage goalie Adam Brown is getting a push for the starter's job from the younger Jordon Cooke. (Dub Nation)

Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick Dominik Uher is enjoying a post-world junior bump with the Spokane Chiefs. (Spokane Spokesman-Review)

Well, it's good to see the enthusiasm: draft prospect Henrik Samuelsson took a charging major that might have swung the momentum against his Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday. (Calgary Herald)

The Moose Jaw Warriors were deadly in their first home game in nearly three weeks. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)

Overage winger Jesse Paradis has been a pleasant surprise for the surging Saskatoon Blades. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Ouch. Four losses in

Brandon Hynes of the Victoriaville TigresNo. 1 star: Brandon Hynes, Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

The Newfoundlander was not satisfied with just extending his point streak to 11 games. Hynes had a mortarboard trick in the Tigres' 8-1 drilling of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, scoring four goals for the first time as a junior and also throwing in an assist for a career-best five points. The 19-year-old, a former No. 3 overall pick who's looking for a pro deal somewhere next season, got the hatty within the game's first 18 minutes, with Edmonton Oilers prospect Jérémie Blain assisting on two of the tallies. The Norris Point, N.L., native, scored his final goal of the afternoon late in the third period. This didn't come in isolation. Hynes has had at least one point in 18 of the Tigres' past 19 games.

No. 2 star: Jimmy Bubnick, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

The overage centre helped the Hitmen score their second win of the weekend over a division leader, scoring two second-period goals in their 4-3 triumph over the rival Edmonton Oil Kings. Bubnick erased an early Edmonton lead by jamming in a rebound to tie the game in the second period and tallied again six minutes later, putting Calgary well on its way to its seventh consecutive win. The high-scoring Oil Kings did come back to tie the game before Hitmen captain Cody Sylvester, who's also been a big part of the Calgary win streak, scored the game-winner late in the third period.

alex_moodieAs a 16-year-old who was fourth on the Saskatoon Blades' goaltending depth chart at the start of the season, Alex Moodie never would have guessed he would get this much action in the Western Hockey League this year.

"I didn't expect to get this many games with the Blades this year," says Moodie. "The opportunity has just been great though. It's great knowing that they have this much confidence in me at the age of 16."

Moodie was originally called up by the Blades when Andrey Makarov left Saskatoon to represent Russia at the world juniors. The Winnipeg, MB., native was expected to backup Adam Todd, but after Todd struggled between the pipes, Moodie was given the opportunity to prove himself. Then with Makarov suffering a concussion on his second game back from the world juniors, Moodie's time as interim No. 1 puck-stopper has been extended.

Moodie has shined for the Blades thus far. He has posted six wins in nine games with a .906 save percentage and a 3.00 goals against average,

Look no farther than this for a definition of what people mean by a lack of respect in hockey. For the second time this season, the Quebec Remparts saw one of their 2013 NHL draft prospects felled by a knee-on-knee hit when Anthony Duclair was taken down by Val-d'Or's Alex Filiatrault on Saturday night.

The dangerous Duclair had sped into the neutral zone and was trying to skate past the retreating, slower-moving Filiatrault. You can see what happened; Filiatrault ended up with a match penalty. Fortunately for Duclair and the Remparts, his injury is not too serious. Kathleen Lavoie reports Duclair, whose 39 points in 39 games in third among all 16-year-olds in the QMJHL, is expected to miss 7-10 days with a knee bruise.

Of course, the injury being minor is a stroke of good fortune for both players. It might also mean QMJHL disciplinarian Raymond Bolduc's decision on a suspension will come down to determining whether Filiatrault intended to use his knee to halt Duclair's progress.

Sudbury Wolves' Andrey KuchinNo. 1 star: Andrey Kuchin, Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

Wolves coach Trent Cull recently reunited his big line of San Jose Sharks prospect Michael Sgarbossa with Kuchin and Toronto Maple Leafs-drafted left wing Josh Leivo. It paid off huge Saturday, as Kuchin had two goals and one assist to help Sudbury win 5-3 at Belleville and scoot up to fourth in their conference with an impressive .603 point percentage.

It was Kuchin's second three-point effort in the three games since the big line has been put back together. The 20-year-old Russian got the all-important 2-0 goal off a sweet feed from Leivo in the first period, then tallied again in the second period to chase Bulls goalie John Chartrand. Kuchin reciprocated by feeding Leivo for an insurance goal in the final frame.

The Sgarbossa-Leivo-Kuchin line was devastating during the playoffs a year ago. Sudbury didn't have home-ice advantage for their first-round series vs. Ottawa, but at the rate they're going, they might be able to start the second season on home ice.

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Montreal Canadiens prospect and Vancouver Giants captain Brendan Gallagher sustained an upper-body injury last night. Thankfully nothing else bad has happened to the Canadiens organization this week. The Giants, meantime, are missing No. 1 defenceman David Musil with a wrist injury. (Vancouver Sun)

How Europeans Nino Niederreiter, Marcel Noebels and Sven Bärtschi could all conceivably play for the Portland Winterhawks at the same time. (Taking Note)

Looking for a reason why the Kamloops Blazers lead their division? It's rookie goalie Cole Cheveldave. (Kamloops Daily News)

Last-place Everett coming from three goals down to beat Spokane ... did that really happen? (Everett Herald)

Best lede of the day: "A Weal rolled right over the Victoria Royals on Friday and it was the 48-inch monster truck variety." Forty-eight inches? Come on, Jordan Weal is short, but not that short. (Victoria

Kingston Frontenacs' Igor BobkovNo. 1 star: Igor Bobkov, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

Bobkov left his old team and its fans furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation. How does a 19th-place team beat the league leader which just loaded up for a playoff run in its own barn? Bobkov, the Anaheim Ducks prospect who struggled as the London Knights backup last season, returned to John Labatt Centre and stopped 49-of-50 shots to help the Fronts upend London 4-1.

As Bobkov put it to Ryan Pyette:

"I was joking that they traded me away so I was going to come in here and beat them. Five posts (they hit). The hockey gods were with me. It was luck, but hard work too." (London Free Press)

Of all the nights for London to give starting goalie Michael Houser a night off after 30 consecutive starts and put in third-string goalie Jake Patterson. How big is it for Kingston to win in London? It was the franchise's first win in the John Labatt Centre. The Knights missed some open nets and pinged a few goalposts, but there's no taking away from Bobkov's brilliance. He robbed countryman Vladislav Namestnikov of at least two sure goals and bedevilled the rest of the Knights, including Max Domi, who famously declined to report to Kingston before this season. The performance was a microcosm of how solid Bobkov has been this season; he has a 3.37 average and .907 save percentage and has been in goal for all 12 Frontenacs wins.