London Knights look to recapture spirit of ’05: Thursday’s coast-to-coast

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WHL

Who has the deepest blueline at the MasterCard Memorial Cup? (Coming Down The Pipe!)

Laurent Brossoit had Calgary Flames fans cheering for an Edmonton Oilers-owned junior team during the WHL final. His next attempt at peace-making will be something easier, like the Quebec student strike. (Calgary Herald)

Many of the Oil Kings learned a lot and won very little two seasons ago. But that 2009-10 season also helped them land Curtis Lazar. (Edmonton Sun)

Edmonton Oil Kings coach Derek Laxdal will keep you guessing with his line juggling. Laxdal also played in a Memorial Cup himself. (Edmonton Sun)

Good news for Team Canada? St. Louis Blues prospect Ty Rattie expects to return to junior for his age-19 season: "I'm not going to play in the NHL at 170 (pounds). If I don't put on weight this summer, I think I will be back here next year." (Portland Tribune)

Oil Kings rookie defenceman Ashton Sautner never imagined he'd cap his yearling season by playing in the MasterCard Memorial Cup. (Regina Leader-Post)

OHL

The buzz around the London Knights being in the Memorial Cup isn't the same as it was in 2005, writes Ryan Pyette. (London Free Press)

Is this the deepest tournament since 2005, the spring of Corey Perry, Shea Weber and Sidney Crosby? (QMI Agency)

But the Knights players have heard all the stories about that championship team. (London Free Press)

London defenceman Tyler Ferry would have been a winner either way this season. His former Junior A team won a league title. (YorkRegion.com)

Kitchener Rangers defenceman Evan McEneny, who lost nearly his whole season to a knee injury, will be skating at his team's prospects camp. (Waterloo Record)

The Mississauga team is holding a name-the-team contest. The new owners' suggestions are the Lakers, Helmsmen and Steelheads. (Mississauga News)

QMJHL

Saint John coach Gerard Gallant believes his team got sufficient "push back" during the final two rounds of the playoffs (Summerside Journal-Pioneer)

Who's the best player in the tournament field? Charlie Coyle or Jonathan Huberdeau? (Sportsnet)

Shawinigan scribe Steve Turcotte says the underdog Cataractes' morale is strong, but he's not so sure about the public mood toward the team. (Le Nouvelliste)

Montreal Canadiens prospect Morgan Ellis notes "every game is Game 7" for the Cataractes. (Charlottetown Guardian)

Ready to tailgate in Shawinigan? (Edmonton Journal)

Turcotte believes 17-year-old goalie Alex Dubeau will start the tournament opener for Shawinigan on Friday vs. Edmonton. (Temps d'Arret)

(Note to readers: no Buzzing The Net Chatravaganza today since two of our writers are en route to Shawinigan. The next livechat will be Friday at 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT/4 p.m. PT when the Oil Kings and Cataractes face off.)

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