2015 Memorial Cup decision comes down today: the coast-to-coast

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

WHL

How often are the respective captains in a playoff series first-round picks of the same NHL team? Edmonton's Griffin Reinhart and Brandon's Ryan Pulock could one day be teammates with the New York Islanders, if that's what the team will still be called. (Edmonton Journal)

Okay, after Curtis Lazar, who's the player to watch in the Eastern half of the playoff docket? (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Will the Kelowna-Seattle winner have anything left by the time it moves on to the Western final, possibly against Portland? Meantime, Rockets star Madison Bowey has signed on with the Washington Capitals. (Kelowna Daily Courier, Seattle Times)

First Portland conquered B.C.'s Lower Mainland, now it's targeting Vancouver Island. (The Oregonian)

League scoring champ Mitch Holmberg has inked an AHL pact with the Oklahoma City Barons, the Oilers' farm club. (Edmonton Journal)

The Calgary Hitmen are okay with having sacrificed a high pick for what only be a half-season's work from New York Rangers pick Adam Tambellini, who was rather prolific. (Calgary Sun)

OHL

London overage defenceman Zach Bell (broken fibula) could return in time for the Memorial Cup. Meantime, veteran Brett Welychka has changed into his defenceman costume. (London Free Press)

Old-school hockey folks decried Peterborough's Josh Maguire receiving a five-game ban for what the OHL calls a "bullying action," but Kingston GM Doug Gilmour isn't in that crowd after it affected one of his players: "You are supposed to protect your best players (but) that is not by going out and bullying people (and) having somebody else, in the old days, ‘take care of it.’ They are supposed to get rid of that stuff." (Kingston Whig-Standard)

Sheldon Keefe's summation after his Soo Greyhounds dropped Game 1 at home to Erie: "They're built to win a championship and it just shows how much we have to grow." (Sault Star)

Guelph and London are primed for a classic confrontation, notwithstanding the injuries, suspensions and the fact a better playoff system would have put this off another round or two. (Guelph Mercury, London Free Press)

Don't let anyone tell you Peterborough-Oshawa is a mismatch. Maybe on paper, but not on ice. The Petes will not have key defensive forward Matt McCartney for the series; he sustained an upper-body injury after being pounded into the boards during Game 7 in Kingston on Tuesday. (durhamregion.com, Peterborough Examiner)

With Kingston out, Sam Bennett, Roland McKeown and Spencer Watson are candidates for Canada's under-18 team. Bennett, though, might need to rest a groin ailment. (Kingston Whig-Standard)

QMJHL

A no-doubter if there ever was: Anthony Mantha is your Q player of the year. (La Presse)

Will the 2-3-2 series format trip up top seed Baie-Comeau against Rouyn-Noranda in Round 2? (Le Soleil)

The league could award a Memorial Cup host bid to Quebec City any team, but it is "[Thursday] or never" for Chicoutimi. (Le Soleil)

While Adam Erne's season in Quebec was a trial, earning his rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning made it all worth it. (Le Soleil)

Steve Turcotte also believes Drummondville will shock Val-d'Or. (Le Nouvelliste)

Sherbrooke's Jérémy Roy will be a much more familiar name as the Phoenix franchise moves into its third season. (Le Tribune) —

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.