Remparts may lose another coach to Avs, Benoit Groulx stays put: Friday’s coast-to-coast

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

WHL

Medicine Hat Tigers captain Hunter Shinkaruk is hearing 'the size question' frequently during the NHL combine. (NHL.com)

What's next for the Portland Winterhawks after finishing as the Memorial Cup runner-up? (The Oregonian)

Is it possible coach Travis Green could follow the Portland-to-Everett pipeline? (Everett Herald)

New Kamloops Blazers head coach Dave Hunchak acknowledges he's spoken to former Dub head coach Curtis Hunt about being his right-hand man. (Kamloops Daily News)

Since he is now a head coach, the Regina Pats' Malcolm Cameron will not preside over Team West at next season's world under-17 tournament. (Regina Leader-Post)

The Saskatoon Blades started their rebuilding by moving potential overage defenceman Dalton Thrower to Vancouver for a conditional bantam draft pick, although he could play for the Montreal Canadiens' AHL team next season. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Excuse the old news, but Glen Hanlon is moving on from the Giants' coaching staff to pursue a job in Europe. (Vancouver Sun)

Prince George Cougars grad Colin Jacobs has signed on with the Buffalo Sabres organization. (Buffalo News)

OHL

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defeneman Darnell Nurse, a likely NHL first-rounder, is sitting out the fitness testing at the NHL combine due to recovery from finger surgery. (Postmedia)

Talk about well-deserved: graduating Soo Greyhounds captain Colin Miller, who had a case to be either the league's top defenceman or overage, has received the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy for leadership. (Sault Star)

Graduating London Knights captain Scott Harrington has made his pro debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. No word if he'll any time to catch a ball game in Scranton, where the local team are the Yankees of the International League. (citizensvoice.com)

Why Mississauga Steelheads 'tender Spencer Martin is a Guy You Should Know. (The Hockey Writers)

Who doesn't love a long-shot story? Nineteen-year-old goalie Dalen Kuchmey is taking a crack at making the Windsor Spitfires. (Windsor Star)

QMJHL

Carl Tardif reports that Quebec Remparts assistant coach Martin Lapierre has a formal offer to join Patrick Roy with the Colorado Avalanche. (Le Soleil)

Gatineau Olympiques coach-GM Benoit Groulx will stay in junior after turning down an offer to join the Avs, reports J.F. Plante. (Le Droit)

The resolution to the Ryan Tesink controversy is best described as "bizarre." (Sportsnet, Station Nation)

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