Marvellous McDavid, plus Nanaimo relocation rumblings: Tuesday’s coast-to-coast

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

WHL

Commissioner Ron Robison was in Nanaimo, B.C., Monday to speak about relocating a team to the city, to provide a travel partner for the Victoria Royals: "We want to know at some point in the near future." (Nanaimo Daily News, Victoria Times-Colonist)

The Calgary Hitmen get to have their logo at centre ice of the Saddledome ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final. Does that make up for what the Hitmen have lost with rookie Jake Virtanen (six goals in the playoffs) being suspended? Cutting back on penalties would also help Calgary's cause against Edmonton. (Calgary Herald)

Rookie rearguard Dysin Mayo will draw into Edmonton's lineup for the next game or two, since Cody Corbett is out for at least two games after being on the end of that knee-on-knee collision with Virtanen. (Edmonton Journal)

The Kamloops Blazers' ability to get back into the Western final vs. Portland will come down to generating "second and third chances" vs. the Winterhawks' Mac Carruth, says coach Guy Charron. (Kamloops Daily News)

OHL

Sixteen-year-old Connor McDavid had a hat trick in Canada's 6-0 win over Sweden at the IIHF under-18s in Sochi, Russia. But his pass-to-himself ingenuity for an assist on a Morgan Klimchuk goal was sweeter. (TSN)

Councillors in Chatham, Ont., have given the green-light to developing an OHL-suitable arena in the southwestern Ontario city. (Chatham Daily News, Chatham-Kent Sports Network)

Projected top-10 NHL pick Darnell Nurse is giving Hockey 101 tutorials to his uncle, former NFL quarterback turned radio host Donovan McNabb. (Flyer Files)

Sudbury Wolves graduate Frank Corrado's NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks on Monday was a family event. Plus Corrado was nice to the reporters. (Vancouver Sun)

The London Knights heading to Plymouth tied 1-1 in the Western final is reminiscent of the 2005 Memorial Cup team's playoff run, writes Ryan Pyette. (London Free Press)

Saginaw Spirit first-round Mitchell Stephens has signed on for next season. (Bay City Times)

You want to write more words about the comeback kid Ben Fanelli being named OHL humanitarian of the year, but you just know they're going to be insufficient. (570 News)

Peter Ruicci on why observers in Sault Ste. Marie have embraced draft prospect Sergey Tolchinsky: "We love the fact that at five-foot-eight, 160 pounds, the slick winger appears too small to have a chance to succeed in the NHL. Until you see him play."
(Sault Star)

Will the Belleville Bulls' Jordan Subban have deja vu on draft day, after watching two older siblings go through it? (Sportsnet)

QMJHL

Sunaya Sapurji with a must-read on Nathan MacKinnon, including a money quote from Martin Frk on Nate the Skate and their linemate Jonathan Drouin: "God made them to play hockey." (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

How will MacKinnon, Drouin, Frk and the Mooseheads adapt to the cozy confines of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies' small ice surface? (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Colorado Avalanche draft pick Dillon Donnelly, now with the Quebec Remparts, has pled not guilty on a charge of assault causing bodily harm. (Le Nouvelliste)

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