Otters, Wheat Kings need wins in Game 3s: the coast-to-coast
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WHL
One of today's should-reads: Ken Wiebe on Brandon defenceman Ivan Provorov's odyssey after leaving Russia at 14 years old. (Winnipeg Sun)
Only in Canada: Brandon and Kelowna were on the same flight on the trip west for games 3 and 4. (Kelowna Daily Courier)
Down 2-0 and heading on the road? Indeed, the Wheat Kings are in tough. But it's not a must-win situation until the other team has three victories! Sorry to be a grammar purist. (Brandon Sun)
So where will Auston Matthews wind up playing next season? He's looking at "all options." (National Post, NHL.com, Pro Hockey Talk, Sportsnet.ca)
There aren't many playmakers as good as Kelowna's Nick Merkley. (Stanley Cup of Chowder)
OHL
The Erie Otters must find some way through Oshawa's defence in a fairly critical game on Monday night. (Erie Times-News, ErieTVNews)
The buy-in on StubHub for Game 3 ranges up to the $236 US. (Erie Times-News)
Please: Connor McDavid has never looked average. (The Hockey Writers)
Is Vancouver Canucks draft pick Kyle Pettit, who's been out with a wrist injury for several weeks, going to make an appearance for Erie this week? (Erie Times-News)
The Hamilton Bulldogs will have a new complement of assistant coaches, as former Belleville assistants Jake Grimes, Jason Supryka and Sebastian Farrese are not being retained. (Belleville Intelligencer)
Kingston hockey oracle Mark Potter took in one of the games in Oshawa and tried to imagine the scene in his city, which hasn't seen an OHL second-round game since the month before the last Seinfeld aired: "We’ve got everything we need to host the tournament, except for a team, which is the most important aspect of the bid." (K-Town Hockey)
QMJHL
It's not guaranted the centennial Memorial Cup in 2018 will be in Ontario. And there's more hinting about ditching the host-team berth. (Le Soleil)
Joseph Veleno will have to wait a year to join the league, reports Gabriel Beland. Hockey Canada denied the report. (La Presse)
Since they're both already in the Memorial Cup, Quebec and Rimouski might as well play for a while. (Parlons Junior)
Hey, that was the Rimouski team that was on display most of the season. (Le Soleil)
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