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Max Domi looks for family’s missing ring: Wednesday’s coast-to-coast

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

WHL

Sportsnet's Sam Cosentino and Patrick King, plus some interloper, preview the MasterCard Memorial Cup. (Sportsnet)

All the coaches' commentary you can shake a composite stick at: Edmonton's Derek Laxdal, London assistant coach/assistant GM Misha Donskov, Shawinigan's Éric Veilleux and Saint John's Gerard Gallant. (The Pipeline Show)

Is Edmonton's Laurent Brossoit the top goaltender coming into the tournament? The folks in London might disagree. (Edmonton Journal)

Oil Kings wing Stephane Legault, whose father is a Quebecer, gave himself a crash course in French before departing for Shawinigan. (Edmonton Journal)

The Memorial Cup means the Oil Kings have to shift from "a marathon to a short-term event," in Laxdal's words. Like a sprint, eh? (Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Journal)

Saskatoon Blades owner Jack Brodsky, whose team hosts next spring's championship, will be watching the events in Shawinigan closely. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Guy Flaming looks at the draft-eligible players in the tournament. (Coming Down The Pipe!)

Is Kootenay Ice coach Kris Knoblauch a candidate to be head coach at his alma mater, the University of Alberta? He would seem eminently qualified. (Edmonton Journal)

Justin Bourne, a member of the Y! hockey family, remembers his days when he was on the fence between major junior and the NCAA. (Backhand Shelf)

OHL

London Knights rookie centre Max Domi is following in his former NHLer father's footsteps, since Tie Domi played in the 1989 Memorial Cup with the Peterborough Petes. (London Free Press)

Knights coach Mark Hunter says blue-chip defenceman Olli Määttä might make a decent first-round pick for the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Sportsnet)

What if Saint John defenceman Nathan Beaulieu had played his minor hockey in Ontario instead of New Brunswick? Would he have ended up with London? (London Free Press)

Dale Hunter's return gives the London Knights "another set of eyes watching the games." (The Canadian Press)

Barrie Colts defenceman Reid McNeill, who mentored phenom Aaron Ekblad this season, has signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. (CBS Pittsburgh)

First pick Michael Dal Colle graded out well in his first outings on the ice with the Oshawa Generals. (durhamregion.com)

The Sudbury Wolves, whose two incumbent goalies are both 20, have signed 18-year-old Taylor Dupuis out of Junior B. (Northern Life)

QMJHL

The Montreal Canadiens have the most prospects playing in the Memorial Cup. Who's second? (TVA Sports)

In case you haven't heard, the Saint John Sea Dogs are the faves. (Too Many Men On The Site)

Phoenix Coyotes prospect Brandon Gormley appears to be in fine form during Shawinigan's final prep for the tournament — and why not? He and the Cataractes are near the end of a month-long vacation. (Sportsnet, Charlottetown Guardian)

Please don't confuse Upper Canadians by pointing out three Saint John players — forwards Stephen MacAulay and Devon Oliver-Dares and defender Ian Saab — are from Nova Scotia. The Saint John/St. John's thing is confusing enough. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Shawinigan goalie Alex Dubeau is sporting a new mask for the tournament with a tank painted on the side. (Le Nouvelliste)

A run to the final did not put the Rimouski Océanic into the black financially. (Le Soleil)

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