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Connor McDavid keeps his dry, cool wits about him: the coast-to-coast

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

WHL

Chris Stevenson looks at who might be unavailable for Team Canada come mid-December. Sam Reinhart would be at the top of that list, eh. (NHL.com)

With respect to Kamloops Blazers owner Tom Gagliardi being found guilty of two counts of harmful alteration of fish habitat, the real shocker is Canada actually still has any environmental laws. (Castanet, Vancouver Sun)

Don Hay is no longer coaching in Vancouver but overage Matt Bellerive is back playing with the Giants, where he started in the Dub. (Vancouver Province)

Travis Crickard, 26, is the new goaltending coach/assistant coach of the Kelowna Rockets. Not many people have that job title. (Vernon Morning Star)

Red Deer Rebels standout Haydn Fleury has signed his entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. (Charlotte Observer)

Fleury's blueline mate, Adam Musil, on choosing to represent Canada instead of the Czech Republic internationally: "I was born here in Canada and I just want to represent my country where I was born." The D-man's brother, David Musil, played for the Czechs in two world juniors. (The Canadian Press)

Rod Pedersen examines the Regina Pats' hiring of John Paddock. (The Pipeline Show)

OHL

The big takeaway from Connor McDavid's game Friday was how the top NHL draft prospect stayed level-headed while "it was getting pretty stupid" on the ice in the third period. Well, he was named the league's most sportsmanslike player after incurring only 20 penalty minutes in '13-14. (NHL.com)

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are about a week away from commencing interviews for Kyle Dubas' replacement as general manager. (Sault Star)

London Knights forward Michael McCarron, a Montreal Canadiens first-rounder, was cut during Team USA's evaluation camp. Let's treat this as a sign of the Yanks' depth, and nothing more. (La Presse)

The Windsor Spitfires are working to get Blake Coffey (son of Paul) signed by training camp. (Windsor Star)

Windsor and Plymouth's Aug. 30 exhibition game will be a benefit for John Bieniewicz, the Michigan soccer referee who died after being assaulted during a game in late June. (MLive)

QMJHL

Philadelphia Flyers prospect Samuel Morin had a couple undisciplined penalties during the Czech Republic-Canada exhibition on Friday, which has dredged up memories of his stick-throwing suspension last season: "All I want is to win. I'm a bad loser and I have to learn to control it." (La Presse)

Rimouski's Vincent Dunn is on his third junior team, but at least he's signed a NHL deal with the Ottawa Senators. (The Q News)

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles anticipate that 20-year-old centre Cam Darcy will get signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning and will turn pro. (Cape Breton Post)

Seventeen-year-old centre Filip Chlapik is bound for Charlottetown. (Charlottetown Guardian)

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