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Danny Dupont takes over Titan: Wednesday’s coast-to-coast

Neate Sager

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WHL

Not only could Morgan Rielly effectively replace Ryan Murray on Team Canada, but he also knows what it is like to suffer a major injury. As the Toronto Maple Leafs first-rounder put it: "Any tips I could give him would start with keeping positive, working hard and having a goal in mind." (Vancouver Province)

Colorado Avalanche first-rounder Duncan Siemens returned from being with his ailing dad, Errol Siemens, to log 30-plus minutes in Saskatoon's win over Lethbridge. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

The Seattle Thunderbirds' 18-year-old Latvian forward, Roberts Lipsbergs, had a hat trick Tuesday and now has 11 points in his past six games. Note to self: pay more attention to Seattle scoring summaries. (Seattle Times)

The Brandon Wheat Kings, now 11th in the Eastern Conference, have come down with an acute case of frustration. (Luber's Lounge, Brandon Sun)

An "inability to close" cost the Victoria Royals a precious point in a come-from-ahead shootout loss to Morgan Rielly and Moose Jaw. Coffee is for closers, Victoria. (Voice of the Victoria Royals)

The Everett Silvertips will need to add a defenceman to their roster to replace Murray, especially since Landon Oslanski has been moved to forward. (Everett Herald)

OHL

Draft-year defenceman Nikita Zadorov was beastin' in London's second consecutive win at the renovated Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. (London Free Press)

Kitchener coach-GM Steve Spott's team is 1-3 vs. London, which he says plays a lot like the squad he and Team Canada will face on Dec. 31 in Ufa, Russia: "They're like the Russians. They sit and sit and when you make a mental mistake they pounce on it." (Waterloo Record)

The last-place Peterborough Petes earned a moral victory over Oshawa, but not the actual one. That's at least promising for them. (Peterborough Examiner)

Belleville Bulls verage defenceman Stephen Silas is close to the rare feat of playing 300 regular-season games for one team. He's only missed one game due to injury in five seasons. (Belleville Intelligencer)

The Erie Otters' Johnny McGuire could learn today if he'll be suspended for a check that concussed Kitchener's Darby Llewellyn. (Erie Times-News)

The Soo Greyhounds and Sudbury Wolves are each 2-6-2 in their past 10 games heading into Wednesday's Northern Ontario grudge match. Something should give. (Sault Star)

QMJHL

Danny Dupont, previously an assistant in Rimouski, is the new coach of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Dupont was a runner-up for the Shawinigan Cataractes job this summer. (Stephane Leroux)

Should we expect Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones to be on opposite teams for the CHL Top Prospects Game? Rosters are to be announced at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday (TVA Sports)

Sticking with draft stuff, please get to know Halifax goalie Zach Fucale. (The Hockey News)

Not ready to fold on this season, Gatineau coach-GM Benoît Groulx has picked up overage defender Étienne Boutet. (Le Droit)

Saint John's Michael Mastrangelo has received a three-game suspension for "physical abuse of an official" during a post-game melee with Baie-Comeau on Sunday. (Station Nation)

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