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McDavid a saviour, Regina reeling: the coast-to-coast

Neate Sager

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

WHL

Tim Bozon is up and moving, so this is automatically a good day. (raiderhockey.com)

The injury-bedraggled Minnesota Wild are exploring whether it is possible to bring Mathew Dumba back from Portland on an emergency recall. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

Vancouver Canucks pick Anton Cederholm is going a bang-up job of being the sobering yin to Derrick Pouliot's occasionally raging yang on Portland's blueline. (Vancouver Province)

Will Radel Fazleev, who missed half the season with a chronic wrist ailment, score a big goal for Calgary against the Kootenay Ice? Can Sam Reinhart elevate a depleted Ice crew? (Calgary Sun)

Vancouver Giants owner Ron Toigo is pretty overt about his intentions to host the 2016 Memorial Cup: "We have to convince [the rest of the WHL] that as the host team we’ll be competitive enough to be considered a threat to win it." Vancouver hosted in 2007; who ever heard of a team hosting the Memorial Cup twice in 10 years? (Vancouver Sun)

The Regina Pats are getting a shellacking for being down 0-2 to Brandon. All three Saskatchewan teams in the playoffs are trailing 2-0. (The Blair Necessities, Slap Shots, Taking Note, Regina Leader-Post)

One problem with Eric Cormie's repertoire for Tri-City: the Winnipeg Jets-drafted goalie can't score goals, too. (Regan's Rant, Tri-City Herald)

Why Prince George Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds is a Guy You Should Know. (The Hockey Writers)

Kamloops' Matt Bellerive is just the first in a line of an impressive hockey family. (Vancouver Province)

OHL

Connor McDavid might be the reason the Erie Otters are staying put, writes Patrick King. (Sportsnet)

Via Mike Davies, the two sides of the coin after Kingston had eight more power plays than Peterborough and won in overtime. Petes centre Hunter Garlent: "We have to keep playing the same way. There is nothing we can do different. We play a physical game and we have to continue to do that." Frontenacs coach Todd Gill: "We're allowing them to take the dumb penalties they are taking." (Peterborough Examiner, Kingston Whig-Standard)

Today's should-read: Jeff Seidel on Terry Trafford's last days. (Detroit Free Press)

Admit it, you'd want London GM Mark Hunter having your back. (London Free Press)

Will the legendary 'Bayshore Bounce' bedevil Sault Ste. Marie tonight in Owen Sound? (Sault Star)

Underdog Niagara, for one game at least, was able to deal with a low-goal environment against North Bay. (North Bay Nugget, St. Catharines Standard)

Tony Saxon gives his picks for OHL end-of-season awards. (Guelph Mercury)

Now does Oshawa tighten up its defence and put away Mississauga quickly? (durhamregion.com)

After McDavid and Ottawa's Travis Konecny, who have been the league's best 16-year-old rookies? (OHL Prospects)

Former Guelph Storm coach-GM Jason Brooks is back in the game, at the Junior B level.

QMJHL

Has the novelty of the QMJHL in Blainville-Boisbriand worn off, or has attendance just levelled off? (La Presse)

Halifax is missing overage forward Brent Andrews, but it's halfway to sweeping aside Charlottetown. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

If Halifax can sell nearly 17,000 tickets to a 2 vs. 15 playoff series, then that's why these mismatches exist. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Quebec is headed up to Rouyn-Noranda, scene of its demise in 2013. (Le Soleil)

How will Gatineau handle prosperity after blowing out Cape Breton in their series' first two games? (Le Droit)

Baie-Comeau will be glad when it no longer has to shoot at Shawinigan's Marvin Cüpper, who made 61 saves in a game over the weekend. (Le Nouvelliste)—

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.