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NHL teams cancel prospect tournaments; Friday’s coast-to-coast

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

WHL

Who loses when NHL teams cancel their prospects tournaments? Everyone, writes Jess Rubenstein. (The Prospect Park)

Gregg Drinnan, the dean of Western League scribes, is "not expecting to see NHL teams in action at all in 2012-13." (Taking Note)

Saskatoon Blades goalie Andrey Makarov, who's been bypassed in two NHL drafts despite being a world junior tournament 'tender for Russia, has a training camp invite from the Buffalo Sabres. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Edmonton Oil Kings goalie Laurent Brossoit is the Calgary Flames prospect to watch closely, writes Guy Flaming. (Coming Down The Pipe!)

Overage defender Landon Oslanski has landed (you knew that pun was coming) with the Everett Silvertips. (Everett Herald)

OHL

Apparently, Ontario League teams are under instructions not to publicly comment on the Windsor Spitfires sanctions. (Windsor Star)

Saginaw Spirit grad Brad Walch has signed with the Reading Royals. (ECHL)

QMJHL

There it is, talented Russians Mikhail Grigorenko and Nikita Kucherov together at Quebec Remparts training camp. (Le Soleil)

The Saint John Sea Dogs are retooling but in reality there aren't that many open spots in the two-time President's Cup champions' lineup. (Station Nation)

All told, 13 regulars from the Shawinigan Cataractes' championship run have moved on. The only Cup is newcomer netminder Marvin Cupper. (Sportsnet)

Overage defenceman Samuel Carrier has been traded to Blainville-Boisbriand — a sign the Armada are ambitious this season. (La Presse)

Gatineau Olympiques forward Alexandros Soumakis lost 25 pounds this off-season. (Le Droit)

Goalie Jimmy Appleby, 19, has decided to end his junior tenure. (Le Soleil)

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