Dominik Volek bound for Red Deer: Thursday’s coast-to-coast

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World junior

No need for Hockey Canada to press the panic button over a three-year gold-medal drought, eh? (Toronto Sun)

We are really comparing save percentages for Canada's four goalies through two glorified scrimmages? Malcolm Subban has been outplayed, though. (Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald, NHL.com)

Team Canada goaltending hopeful Laurent Brossoit has francophone heritage but does not speak French. I think I read about this during the MasterCard Memorial Cup. (Calgary Sun)

Four Quebecers on Team Canada? Sounds promising. (La Presse)

Dave King, who coached Canada's first world junior gold medallist in 1982, reflects on how the event has grown within this country. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

New York Rangers first-rounder J.T. Miller talks about playing in his second world junior for Team USA. (Blueshirts United)

WHL

Montreal Canadiens prospect Tim Bozon has added some size to complement the skill he regular shows off with the Kamloops Blazers. (Montreal Gazette)

Eighteen-year-old forward Dominik Volek is apparently headed for the Red Deer Rebels for the second half of the season. Volek played in Sweden this season rather than join Regina, which is struggling mightily. (Red Deer Advocate, Regina Leader-Post)

Are the Saskatoon Blades fully turned around? They posted their fourth decisive win in a row on Wednesday. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)

The Prince Albert Raiders head into the final weekend before Christmas with four regulars unavailable. C'est la vie. (Prince Albert Daily Herald)

OHL

Better now than never: hometown defenceman Trevor Murphy is off to a fine start in his first month with the Windsor Spitfires. (Windsor Star)

This post about Erie Otters 15-year-old phenom Connor McDavid signing an endorsement deal with Reebok seems a little familiar. (Prep Rally)

The final installment of a five-part series on top OHL draft prospect Travis Konecny is up. There needs to be a public service campaign to get teenagers to stop pronating their feet! (London Free Press)

Missed this a while back, but Brandon Sudeyko caught up with 14-year-old Sean Day, the Detroit Compuware defenceman who could be the league's next early-entry exceptional player. He sure sounds mature for his age. (In The O)

Reading about the high cost of minor hockey makes me glad I'm not parent material. (St. Catharines Standard)

Did Owen Sound coach Greg Ireland get a five-game suspension for failing to heed a league edict to be more diplomatic with officials? (Bayshore Broadcasting)

Barrie's Brendan Lemieux has been suspended eight games for a check from behind last Saturday on fellow 16-year-old Roland McKeown. (Barrie Examiner)

Stan Butler, on a developmental year in Brampton for the North Bay-bound Battalion: "As far as our younger players can take us is as far as we will probably go."`(Bayshore Broadcasting)

Darien Ekblad, elder sibling of Barrie Colts star Aaron Ekblad, will dress for his first OHL game with the Saginaw Spirit on Friday. (Windsor Star)

Defenceman Connor Boland is a reason the Peterborough Petes are climbing out of the muck, so to speak. (Peterborough Examiner)

Being undrafted out of minor hockey has not proven to be the worst thing for Saginaw defenceman Dalton Young. (Saginaw News)

QMJHL

Nice Wednesday for the Rimouski Océanic: six goal scorers in their 20th win of the season and Francis Beauvillier will soon be back from Canada's training camp. (Le Soleil)

As a veteran, Quebec Remparts forward Jason Houde has been through a trade period or two. (Le Soleil)

Saint John Sea Dogs defenceman Jurij Repe suffered a broken hand while playing for Slovenia in the IIHF Division 1 junior tournament. Repe also had a concussion last month. (Station Nation)

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