Cataractes coach quits: Wednesday’s coast-to-coast

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WHL

Save for their bus hitting a 600-pound elk, the Edmonton Oil Kings' trek to Cranbrook, B.C., has gone well. The defending champs took a series lead with a 7-1 win on Tuesday. (Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Journal)

Today's should-read: Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, who played hockey, is critical of how his first sporting love deals with brain injuries. (Globe & Mail)

Quick, get the blue-haired lawyer from The Simpsons: the Central Plains Capitals midget boys and girls teams in Portage la Prairie, Man., use the same logo as the Washington Capitals! There's no way of knowing if that woman in the No. 19 jersey is a fan of Nicklas Backstrom or Autumn Garnham, a defender for the female Caps. (Taking Note)

Are the Saskatoon Blades really going to get swept for the fifth time in Lorne Molleken's coaching tenure? (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Shawn Mullin has some empathy for the officials in the wake of the Swift Current Broncos getting hosed in Tuesday's Game 4 loss to Calgary. (Broncos Blog)

What do the Kelowna Rockets have to do to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds? (Regan's Rant)

Why Oil Kings right wing Curtis Lazar is a big-time prospect. (NHL.com)

OHL

Kitchener Rangers coach-GM Steve Spott said his team was "mentally soft" while losing a two-goal third-period lead in their Game 3 loss to the Guelph Storm. (Guelph Mercury, Waterloo Record)

Brampton Battalion coach Stan Butler gets his money's worth when he gets ejected, eh? Meantime, Sudbury Wolves coach Trent Cull was more like Trent Yawney after his team took a 2-1 series lead by winning a snoozer. (Brampton Guardian, CTV Northern Ontario, Sudbury Star)

Meantime, news seats are being installed in North Bay. (North Bay Nugget)

How Belleville Bulls goalie Malcolm Subban is a factor in the Jarome Iginla trade talks. (Puck Daddy, Inside Toronto)

Troll attempt averted: the Oshawa Generals made a grab for the game puck after their Game 3 loss to Niagara. IceDogs coach-GM Marty Williamson: "They can have all the pucks they want." (St. Catharines Standard)

Chicago Blackhawks late-round pick Alex Broadhurst had a hat trick in the London Knights' Game 3 win vs. Saginaw. (London Free Press)

Why the Saginaw Spirit's Jimmy Lodge is a Guy You Should Know. (The Hockey Writers)

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds rookie centre Jared McCann reportedly has a concussion and whiplash, meaning hie's out for the rest of the Soo-Owen Sound Attack series. His former minor hockey teammate, Spencer Watson, is also out for Game 4 of the Barrie-Kingston series. (Owen Sound Sun Times, Sault Star)

Don't make the "two miracles in one day" joke: the Mississauga Steelheads have tied the series with Belleville and had an announced crowd of 5,263 on Tuesday. It's all hard work, people. (Mississauga News, Belleville Intelligencer)

QMJHL

Whoa: Shawinigan Cataractes coach Denis Chalifoux has resigned for family reasons following the team's 17th-place finish, reports Steve Turcotte. (Le Nouvelliste)

Some teams have their hardhat for hardest-working player of the game. The OHL's Kitchener Rangers have someone wear a spoon around his neck. The Halifax Mooseheads have a fur coat. What, no European carry-all? (Metro Halifax)

Note to self: stay out of battles of wits with Benoît Groulx. The coach's Gatineau Olympiques have the Rimouski Océanic in a 2-1 series deficit. (Le Droit)

What is third-seeded Blainville-Boisbriand going to get out its three-game trip to Acadie-Bathurst? It will be three games after the Titan's Game 3 OT win. (La Presse)

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