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Regina Pats’ sale imminent, Battalion shoot for sweep: the coast-to-coast

Combing all corners of the country and the blogosphere for your junior hockey headlines ...

WHL

Edmonton will need a "short memory" about its Game 3 loss, where it outshot the Medicine Hat Tigers 44-21. (Edmonton Sun, Medicine Hat News)

The Parker era in Regina could soon be over, pending approval of the Pats' sale. (CJME, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Don't overlook that Portland's Corbin Boes had to make game-saving stops in the Winterhawks' comeback vs. Kelowna, although he wasn't dealing in volume like Jordon Cooke. (KATU, Kelowna Capital News, The Oregonian)

Swift Current Broncos grad Graham Black has signed on with the New Jersey Devils organization. (Regina Leader-Post)

Are the Seattle Thunderbirds prepared to allocate all three overage spots to forwards next season? (ESPN 710)

What was up with Calgary canning Mike Williamson? (The Pipeline Show)

OHL

North Bay's Ben Thomson was a Kitchener rookie when it had a 3-0 lead over Windsor in 2010 and didn't seal the deal. And Oshawa coach D.J. Smith was on the Spitfires staff. Hello, Game 4 storyline! (North Bay Nugget)

Erie has saved some face, now can it save its season? (Erie Times-News)

One wonders how the Storm received Otters coach Kris Knoblauch's, "Sometimes when you're up 3-0, you take shortcuts" comments. It's truthful, though. (Guelph Mercury)

One week ago on BTN, regarding London's Anthony Stolarz being cleared for the Memorial Cup: "The OHL had vastly different suspension protocols in 1992 and 2000, so it's arguable that things have changed." Today in a newspaper: [The OHL] should not feel bound to keep in lockstep with disciplinary decisions made in an era when it was much less rigorous in policing its players and trying to curb violent play."

Uh, you're welcome? (Guelph Mercury)

Why Oshawa Generals giant Hunter Smith is a guy you should know. (The Pipeline Show)

QMJHL

Halifax lost two regulars to injuries during its Game 4 comeback in Val-d'Or: how will that effect its chances of tying the series on Wednesday? (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Either Baie-Comeau lacked "killer instinct" whilst allowing Blainville-Boisbriand back into the series, or teams tend to regress after 10 consecutive wins. (Le Soleil, L'Echo)

Rouyn-Noranda will be prowling the import market, since Jason Fuchs has signed a pro deal in his native Switzerland. (Parlons Junior)

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