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Generals Jones-ing for another Windsor airlift? the coast-to-coast

Bradley Latour (left) was traded to Windsor on Friday (Terry Wilson, OHL Images)
Bradley Latour (left) was traded to Windsor on Friday (Terry Wilson, OHL Images)

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WHL

Can you imagine if Jake Virtanen has to return to the Calgary Hitmen this coming season after the playoff run he had in the AHL with the Utica Comets? (Hockey's Future)

The league really, really doesn't want to move the Kootenay Ice, but there is a lot of hankering for another team in British Columbia's lower mainland. (Metro Vancouver)

Why there's a sneaking suspicion Seattle Thunderbirds' Mathew Barzal will be a top-10 pick in the draft one week from Friday. (NHL.com)

Portand and Tri-City each have multiple players headed to Team USA's summer evaluation camp. One difference between the U.S. camp and Canada's is the Americans make cuts at camp, but of course, that's the easiest part of any coach's job. (Oregon Live, Tri-City Herald)

OHL

Another day in the Oshawa diaspora: overage left wing Bradley Latour has been moved to the Windsor Spitfires. (OHL)

Well, hiring from Windsor worked so well the last time. Spitfires assistant coach Bob Jones, who spent a season in the top job, has interviewed with Oshawa. (CTV)

Well, hiring from the Central Canada league worked so well the last time. Jason Clarke, whose Carleton Place Canadians were RBC Cup runners-up last month, is one name that has surfaced in the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' search to replace Sheldon Keefe. The 'Hounds say they will interview up to 10 candidates. (Sault Star)

Defenceman Brian Brosnan is headed northwest-ish to Kitchener in a trade with Niagara, which has a surplus on the back end. (570 News Kitchener)

QMJHL

There is a commitment from one level of government for a new arena that would be home for the Moncton Wildcats. (CBC.ca)

Former Halifax Mooseheads star Jonathan Drouin has ample time to reach his pro ceiling, writes Willy Palov. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Sherbrooke Phoenix defenceman Jeremy Roy has the skill set of a contemporary NHL rearguard. (NHL.com)

Carolina Hurricanes draftee Clark Bishop can abide returning to Cape Breton for an overage season, if needed. (St. John's Telegram)

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