Mark Reeds, OHL championship coach, mourned: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

Lack of discipline cost Medicine Hat dearly against Calgary, which took a road win to go up 2-1 in the Central final. (Medicine Hat News)

Calgary goalie Mack Shields, one day after letting in an overtime goal from centre ice, proved that he's unbreakable mentally. (Calgary Sun)

Does Victoria have a resurgence in against Kelowna in the B.C. final? (Kelowna Daily Courier, Victoria Times-Colonist)

As if Regina's not up against it enough versus Brandon, defenceman Sergey Zborovskiy has been suspended indefinitely after receiving an interference major/game misconduct last weekend. (Regina Leader-Post, Luber's Lounge)

Spokane Chiefs grad Liam Stewart has caught on with the Quad City Mallards. (Quad City Times)

OHL

There are heavy hearts across the league following the death of Ottawa Senators assistant coach Mark Reeds, who coached the Owen Sound Attack to the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2011. Reeds, 55, is survive by his spouse Mary and children Kelsey and Kyle. (Puck Daddy, Orléans Star)

Ryan McLeod's camp sent out "mixed messages" about which OHL team(s) he would report to before Saturday's priority selection draft. That factored into Windsor drafting Gabe Vilardi No. 2 overall, before McLeod went to Flint at No. 3. (Kingston Whig-Standard)

Goalie Jake Paterson is back in Michigan with the Detroit Red Wings' AHL affiliate. (Winging It In Motown)

Word is out that St. Louis-area forward Matthew Tkachuk will sign with the London Knights. (Bucky's 5th Quarter)

Why the Toronto Maple Leafs should be elated if they draft Dylan Strome. (Tip of the Tower)

North Bay has the ball in the court with a 1-1 series tie against Barrie and the next two games on home ice. (Bay Today)

Peterborough priority selection pick Perth Swick is not only a 6-foot-5 defenceman, but he's also an accomplished rower. (Peterborough Examiner)

Erie Otters wing Nick Betz admits to suffering memory loss after sustaining a brain injury during the first playoff round. (Erie Times-News)

While the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are rolling through the playoffs, the city's minor hockey system is suffering, writes Randy Russon. (Sault This Week)

QMJHL

How did New York Islanders signing Ross Johnston prep for his overage season? By working on his parents' farm on Prince Edward Island. There probably won't be cows to herd in Bridgeport Sound. (Parlons Junior)

Is there a quick key that instantly produces the story about the Moncton Coliseum problems? The Wildcats are not entirely sure where they would host Game 5 against Halifax, which is scheduled for Friday. (CBC Moncton)

Maxime Fortier's breakout has lead to an outbreak of Halifax Mooseheads playoff fever, writes Kristen Lipscombe. (Metro Halifax)

With potentially three games in a row in Charlottetown, the Quebec Remparts aren't going to post the 'Mission Accomplished' banner, even with a 2-0 lead. (Le Soleil)

The ghosts inside 'Old Bob' might be Gatineau's seventh player over the next three games against favoured Rimouski, writes J.-F. Plante. (Le Droit)

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