Otters buy time for sale, Hitmen's Rankin has six-point night: the coast-to-coast

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

World junior

Ryan Pyette expounds on the "golden age" that USA Hockey might have on the horizon. (London Free Press)

Bob McKenzie looks at the Yanks' roster. (TSN)

Brad Coccimiglio looks at why some notable name-brand prospects are not on Canada's preliminary roster. (Soo Today)

New York Rangers goalie prospect Brandon Halverson has a tough challenge to play his way on to Team USA. (Sault Star)

WHL

Remember, it's just raining money in junior hockey puck precincts such as Prince Albert, Prince George, and Lethbridge. (National Post)

The Calgary Hitmen's Connor Rankin had reservations for six (points) in Red Deer on Tuesday. (Calgary Herald)

Today's should-read: Daniel Nugent-Bowman on how forward Matt Revel looks out for his younger brother. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

There is a buzz around the Regina Pats, writes Rob Vanstone. Did the Roughriders lose early in the playoffs or something? (Regina Leader-Post)

Would you get a WHL team licence plate? (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

OHL

Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts include a note on David Levin, a Israeli hockey player in the Toronto area who could be included in the next OHL priority selection draft. (Sportsnet)

Long story short, Sherry Bassin might be able to sell the Erie Otters on more favourable terms. (Erie Times-News)

Missed this last week, but five Peterborough Petes, including Buffalo Sabres second-rounder Eric Cornel and Anaheim Ducks top pick Nick Ritchie, sat out a game as apparent punishment for egging a car. (Sportsnet)

Former first-rounder Brook Hiddink has elected to pack it in after an eight-game stint with the Sudbury Wolves. (Sudbury Star)

Overage wing Luke Cairns is now with Guelph after a trade with Saginaw. (Guelph Mercury)

QMJHL

The cost of Quebec Remparts season tickets is probably going to shoot up once they move to Quebecor Arena. (Le Soleil)

Uh, isn't Nikolaj Ehlers virtually the sum total of the Halifax Mooseheads offence? (Sportsnet)

Power rankings time! (Parlons Junior)

Yanick Jean will make his Chicoutimi coaching debut on Thursday vs. Baie-Comeau. It should be a nice, sedate atmosphere (really). (Le Quotidien)

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