Pats’ Klimchuk on shelf, London opens overage slot with Sefton shipping out: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

Our own Sunaya Sapurji talks all things CHL. (The Pipeline Show)

Today's should-read is about Kamloops Blazers prospect Jermaine Loewen, from Jamaica by way of Arborg, Manitoba. (Kamloops This Week, CBC)

Some tough decisions are ahead for the new Saskatoon Blades ownership. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Joel Hamilton, coming off a 39-point year in Red Deer, has designs on being the Vancouver Giants' first-line centre. (Vancouver Province)

Regina Pats left wing Morgan Klimchuk is out 2-4 weeks with a strained abdominal muscle. The way to prevent those is to not get off the couch. (Regina Leader-Post)

The Pats are creating a 'Sea of Green' section where Saskatchewan Roughriders season-ticket holders can buy discounted season tickets, which should tell you all about the sports hierarchy in the Queen City. (Metro)

San Jose Sharks first-rounder Mirco Mueller should end up back with the Everett Silvertips, says beat writer Nick Patterson. So how are they planning to handle having three imports, especially since European newcomers cannot be traded and Mueller is irreplaceable? (The Pipeline Show)

Edmonton Oil Kings rookie Lane Bauer talks about what went into casting his lot with major junior. (The Pipeline Show)

Seventeen-year-old Swift Current defenceman Dakota Odgers expects to return from his shoulder injury around early December, reports Kelly Friesen. Yes, same guy. (Yorkton This Week)

OHL

More indication the next time Calgary Flames first-rounder Sean Monahan will be in Ottawa is for a game against the Senators. (Calgary Herald)

Shipping defenceman Justin Sefton to Saginaw means the London Knights could open the season with only one overage. Then again, with 19 players headed to NHL camps, do they really need a full complement of 20-year-olds? (London Free Press)

Kitchener Rangers rookie Mason Kohn's backstory goes well beyond the fact he's made the team after being a 10th-round pick in the spring. (Waterloo Record)

Jordan DeKort's adjustment to being a No. 1 goalie will have a lot of sway over how the improved Windsor Spitfires start the year, writes Lucas Punkari. (Sort Of A Protest Blog)

Spitfires wing Chris Marchese is having shoulder surgery and will likely miss the first half of the season. (Windsor Star)

The Washington Capitals have signed first-rounder Andre Burakovsky, but it's still expected that he will play for the Erie Otters. (Erie Times-News)

Seeing his team tally just eight goals in three games at the Junior Club World Cup convinced Sudbury Wolves GM Blaine Smith to make a deal for Montreal Canadiens pick Connor Crisp, a potential 30- to 35-goal scorer. Meantime, the Wolves are just going to have to make room for 17-year-old defenceman Stefan Leblanc. (Sudbury Star)

Peterborough Petes trainer Brian Miller had the trip of a lifetime as part of Canada's team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. (Peterborough Examiner)

Given the Belleville Bulls' track record of developing defencemen, should one expect big things from first-rounder Justin Lemcke? (OHL Writers)

Brock Otten tabulated all of the OHL's 41 free-agent invitees to NHL rookie camps. (OHL Prospects)

QMJHL

Tyler Brown, a former Soo Greyhounds selection, has caught on with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. (Sault Star)

The Canadian Foreign Service strike means the Shawinigan Cataractes are still waiting to welcome newcomer Ilya Zinoviev. (Le Nouvelliste)

Draft prospect Jonathan Deschamps will be captain of the Sherbrooke Phoenix, a rare honour for a 17-year-old defenceman. (La Tribune)

Similarly, the Gatineau Olympiques have bestowed an alternate's A on sophomore D-man Alexandre Carrier, who hasn't even blown out 17 candles on his birthday cake yet. (Le Droit)

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