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Anthony Duclair scratched for Rangers, adding to WJC speculation: the coast-to-coast

Anthony Duclair scratched for Rangers, adding to WJC speculation: the coast-to-coast

 

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

World junior

The New York Rangers seem amenable to loaning Anthony Duclair to Team Canada. The 19-year-old left wing is a scratch for their Monday night game. (New York Daily News, Blueline Station)

Hockey Canada vice-president of operations Scott Salmond, on Connor McDavid: "Even with one hand, he might be one of the best players in the world." (Montreal Gazette)

If you  were thinking Canada's roster was light on WHL forwards, you're not alone.

According to people who don't watch junior hockey, the rift between Hockey Canada and Josh Ho-Sang has widened. They must have been hiding it well when he was playing in the Subway Super Series. (Pro Hockey Talk)

WHL

The Regina Pats had to send athletic therapist Greg Mayer to the league scheduling meeting in the summer. How did that work out? Quite well, actually. (Regan's Rant)

Cautionary tale for coaches: Saskatoon Blades forward Alex Forsberg had to leave a game because of a clerical error. His name was left off the lineup sheet. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Seattle rookie defenceman Sahvan Khaira getting his first junior goal came up organically. (CBS Seattle)


Why Prince Albert's Brendan Guhle and Swift Current's Jake DeBrusk are each a Guy You Should Know. (The Pipeline Show)

Montreal Canadiens prospect Tim Bozon is having a time with the Kootenay Ice. (Habs Eyes On The Prize)

Forward Linden Penner has parted ways with the Moose Jaw Warriors. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)

OHL

Carolina Hurricanes prospect Sergey Tolchinsky had a couple goals on the weekend that ought to have broken the Internet. (LOCAL 2 Sault Ste. Marie)

Erie Otters managing partner Sherry Bassin has made his counter-move in response to a lawsuit brought the Edmonton Oilers over a failed deal to buy the Otters. (Erie Times-News)

Kitchener Rangers beat writer Josh Brown calls out the "embarrassing" arena infrastructure, or lack thereof, at TD Place in Ottawa. (Ranger Report)

Add Stephen Pierog and stir, apparently. Sarnia has won five in a row since trading for the overage wing. (Sarnia Observer)

One goal in two games? Get it together, Owen Sound. (Owen Sound Sun Times)

It got lost in the shuffle over the weekend, but Sault Ste. Marie wing Jean Dupuy has earned a contract with the Buffalo Sabres. (Sault Star)

How about Kitchener D-man Doug Blaisdell scoring a goal two days after needing a double root canal? (Waterloo Record)

QMJHL

The Remparts managed to hang in with Rimouski despite lacking two frontline forwards, so there is that. (Le Soleil)

There was some craziness in the Q last week, was there not? (The Pipeline Show)

A fractured pinky finger will keep point-a-game scorer Yakov Trenin out of Gatineau's lineup for several weeks. (Le Droit)

Undisciplined penalties cost Cape Breton a couple points over the weekend. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

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