Petan not practising for Portland: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

Winnipeg Jets prospect Nic Petan has yet to practise for Portland since being cross-checked in the head last Thursday. (The Oregonian)

Epic gets used way too loosely, but for a Portland-Kelowna matchup, it's permissible. (Castanet)

Amazing story if Medicine Hat comes back to beat Kootenay after losing Hunter Shinkaruk halfway through the season. (Medicine Hat News)

Brandon's young group made huge strides over the season, and its core could still have two more seasons together. (Brandon Sun)

Showing he could handle centre at the junior level helped Regina's Chandler Stephenson earn a contract with the Washington Capitals. (Russian Machine Never Breaks)

OHL

Sudbury coach Paul Fixter isn't acknowledging that the team's midseason moves altered the dressing room chemistry: "I think it's a cop out. Mathew Campagna's production went down because we added a good player? Makes no sense." (Sudbury Star)

It was a very quiet Sunday in London on what could have been Game 6 against Guelph. (Metro London, London Free Press)

Which forward will Toronto Maple Leafs fans imbue with completely unrealistic expectations and not pay $25 to watch in the OHL? Niagara's Brendan Perlini? Peterborough's Nick Ritchie? (Toronto Star)

The spectre of being an 0-3 Memorial Cup host team very much hangs over the London Knights' heads, writes Ryan Pyette. Even the Saskatoon Blades won one game in the tournament. (London Free Press)

Only two of the North Bay Battalion have third-round experience, but as coach Stan Butler says: "Every team writes its own story." (Barrie Examiner, North Bay Nugget)

QMJHL

All Zach Fucale has done through nine Halifax Mooseheads playoff games is throw up a 1.73 average and .927 save percentage. There is your potential Team Canada starter next season. Oh, and overage centre Darcy Ashley is back in Halifax's lineup for Game 1 of the semifinal. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Montreal Canadiens pick Martin Reway is joining Slovakia for the world championship. (La Presse)

Rimouski's nerve was a bit jangled by the atmosphere in Blainville-Boisbriand, but Serge Beausoleil's team is set up to advance to the semifinal with a win on Monday. Or Tuesday. (Le Soleil)

Gatineau's post-mortem could be reduced to one word — discipline, namely a lack thereof, writes J.F. Plante. (Le Droit)

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