London fills Maatta’s spot with German defenceman: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

How is Kootenay Ice's Sam Reinhart adapting to the attention of being a top NHL draft prospect? (The Pipeline Show)

It's only taken six weeks for the Portland Winterhawks to retake their perch atop the U.S. Division. (The Oregonian, Spokane Spokesman-Review)

Goalie Patrik Bartosak might miss the next game for the Red Deer Rebels, who are mired in a funk with eight losses in 11 games. (Red Deer Advocate, Taking Note)

While alumnus Kris Versteeg would like to buy the Lethbridge Hurricanes, the team says it ain't for sale. (Lethbridge Herald)

Man, there were a bunch of trades last week. (The Pipeline Show)

The upside for the sagging Kamloops Blazers, who took a public shellacking from coach Dave Hunchak? Nine of their next 10 games are at home. (Kamloops Daily News)

OHL

The London Knights will fill Olli Määttä's vacated import slot with 18-year-old German defenceman Tim Bender, who played in last season's world junior championship. (Eishockey-24.de, London Free Press)

Meantime, Nikita Zadorov has averaged 18 minutes 24 seconds in his last three games with the Buffalo Sabres, who now have a "long-term" injury to defenceman Mike Weber. (HockeyBuzz)

That 10-game Erie Otters win streak? It's a club record. (Erie Times-News)

Details are sparse, but a Sudbury developer has 170 acres of land that he would like to develop, perhaps with an OHL-suitable arena. (CBC)

Brock Otten ranks the league's top 30 NHL draft prospects. Does a second goalie get on the list besides Plymouth's Alex Nedeljkovic? (OHL Prospects)

Man of the hour in Guelph after it toasted London 7-4 on Sunday? Rookie Adam Craievich, who scored his first two OHL goals. (Guelph Mercury)

Sudbury Wolves overage captain Kevin Raine is not expected to miss much action with the injury that kept him out of action on Sunday. (The Sudbury Star)

Kingston is an 0-2-1-1 funk with just eight goals in those four losses, yet coach Todd Gill took an "it is what is" tack after Saturday's 4-2 loss at Sault Ste. Marie. Greyhounds goalie Matt Murray was on his game in that contest. (Sault Star)

Dallas Stars pick Gemel Smith now has 15 goals in as many games for Owen Sound, although the Attack let a point slip away vs. Windsor. (Owen Sound Sun Times)

The North Bay Battalion didn't plan to offer a free hockey promotion, but four of their five home games have needed overtime. It is quite the anomaly. (North Bay Nugget)

Is this the week Peterborough puts it together? They had little puck luck in a loss at Western Conference-leading Erie on Saturday. (Peterborough Examiner)

QMJHL

The Halifax Mooseheads hope to "come together as a team" during this week's three-game swing to western Quebec, which begins with a Wednesday playoff rematch vs. surging Gatineau. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Remember Oct. 26 if one or two points make a difference in Baie-Comeau's playoff seed months from now. A puck-over-the-glass penalty helped the Drakkar escape with a last-second win over Cape Breton. (Le Soleil)

Shawinigan nabbed its second win over the weekend even while being in an 0-for-25 slump on the power play. (Le Nouvelliste)

West Division struggler Sherbrooke banked a big win before embarking on a four-game Maritime road trip. Overage Jean-François Plante, one of the three CHL players with the same name as a beat writer in his league, already has 10 goals. (Sherbrooke Tribune)

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