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Canucks sign Subban; Oceanic and Remparts might go distance: the coast-to-coast

Jordan Subban of the Belleville Bulls. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images
Jordan Subban of the Belleville Bulls. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images

Combing all corners of the country and the blogosphere for your junior hockey headlines ...

WHL

The Medicine Hat Tigers don't have a lease finalized for the Alberta city's new Regional Events Centre. (CHAT-TV, Medicine Hat News)

Talk about a dream come true for Kelowna's Jackson Whistle: winning the league championship with his hometown club. (Kelowna Daily Courier)

Kelowna's Dillon Dubé is euphoric after winning a championship as a rookie: "We came out hard and didn't stop." (Cochrane Times)

Might we just skip ahead to Brandon winning the 2016 Ed Chynoweth Cup? (Winnipeg Free Press)

The Prince George Cougars' prospective new logo has leaked out into the media. (Prince George Citizen)

Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Dustin Perillat is spending his spring running track and field, including the 800 metres, since he's a glutton for punishment. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)

OHL

At long last, Belleville Bulls standout Jordan Subban has signed with the Vancouver Canucks. (24 Hours Vancouver, Sportsnet)

Cole Cassels has done a not half-bad job of making Connor McDavid earn his points during the final. (durhamregion.com, Vancouver Province)

Do not forget about Nikita Korostelev when it comes to draftable dandies from the Sarnia Sting. (In Lou We Trust)

The newest Kitchener Rangers defenceman, Elijah Roberts, has the ability to freewheel. The 16-year-old also wants to wear No. 98, the same digits as London's Victor Mete. (Waterloo Record)

QMJHL

Willy Palov pores over the decision not to grant exceptional status to 15-year-old forward Joseph Veleno. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Is someone going to win a home game in the Quebec-Rimouski series? It's essential if both teams want some extra rest before the Memorial Cup begins next Friday. (Le Soleil)

Perhaps they should make a pact that the winner of Game 5 on Friday gets a red carpet to the championship in Game 6. (Parlons Junior)

Rimouski expects forward Anthony DeLuca to play Friday after he missed Game 4 due to illness. (L'Avantage)

The Remparts are also fighting a flu strain, writes Mario Morissette. (Le Journal de Quebec)

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Sports Canada. Contact him at neatesager@yahoo.ca and follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.