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

WHL

Montreal Canadiens prospect Brendan Gallagher could tie and break the Vancouver Giants' career goals record on Friday night. (Vancouver Sun)

Big home-and-home this week between Kelowna and Kamloops. (Kamloops Daily News, Kelowna Capital News)

The Spokane Chiefs are one tired team. (Spokane Spokesman-Review)

Updating the Western Conference playoff race. Do the Victoria Royals know they are in one? (Everett Herald)

With goalie Corbin Boes back, the Brandon Wheat Kings are hopeful of doing some streaking. The winning kind. It's a little cold for the other kind. (Luber's Lounge)

OHL

They were opponents in the world junior, now Scott Harrington and Jarred Tinordi are defence partners again in London. (London Free Press, Windsor Star)

Who is the league's best NHL draft prospect not wearing No. 10 for Sarnia? (In The O)

New York Islanders first-rounder Ryan Strome had four points in his return to the Niagara IceDogs from facial injuries: "I feel fresh and strong as ever." (St. Catharines Standard)

What is parking going to be like around the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium once another 1,000 fans are trying to get there for Rangers games? (570 News)

A few more nights such as Thursday's two-goal effort and Owen Sound's Artur Gavrus could shoot right back up the NHL draft rankings. (Owen Sound Sun Times)

Reid McNeill, who logs the most minutes on the Barrie Colts blueline, will miss the next couple weeks with a wrist injury. (Barrie Examiner)

At some point, the Sault Ste. Greyhounds are their actions and not their potential. (Sault Star)

Former first-round pick Kevin Bailie is finally living up to his potential for the Oshawa Generals. (durhamregion.com)

The Belleville Bulls can get back into a playoff spot by beating Kingston tonight. (Belleville Intelligencer)

A big win for the Peterborough Petes on a night they held a fundraiser for cancer research? That's sweet. (Peterborough Examiner)

QMJHL

Before Nathan MacKinnon's visit with the Halifax Mooseheads on Wednesday, the Baie-Comeau Drakkar took out a newspaper ad that "encouraged fans to come cheer on the Drakkar against a player who made the choice to not come to Baie-Comeau." Meantime, the Mooseheads head into a three-game road trip minus key defenceman Sawyer Hannay. (Metro Halifax)

Quebec Remparts forward Michael McNamee does not have a concussion, but he will not play this weekend. (Le Soleil)

Don't you love it when a team scores six goals and the game story leads off talking about a fight? (Le Droit)

Something could be afoot with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan franchise and owner Léo-Guy Morrissette, writes Mikaël Lalancette. (TVA Sports)

The P.E.I. Rocket's improvement will be put to a litmus test tonight vs. the Titan. (Charlottetown Guardian)

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