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Remparts take opener, Veleno eyes early entry: the coast-to-coast

Zach Fucale is looking to win his second QMJHL championship. (Ghyslain Bergeron / CP)
Zach Fucale is looking to win his second QMJHL championship. (Ghyslain Bergeron / CP)

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

WHL

Via Regan Bartel, Edmonton Oilers top pick Leon Draisaitl made sure to tell officials not to credit him for a redirected goal during Kelowna's clincher against Portland. Whataguy. (Regan's Rant)

Small world: Brandon forward Tyler Coulter had a Wheat Kings player living in his home  the last time a WHL final was played in western Manitoba, 10 years ago. (Luber's Lounge)

Which starting goalie does one put more faith in, Kelowna's Jackson Whistle or Brandon's Jordan Papirny? They're each namesakes of icons from other sports. (Brandon Sun, Kelowna Daily Courier)

Here is hoping every team's draft day is better than that movie, Draft Day. (Prince George Citizen, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Victoria Times-Colonist)

Commissioner Ron Robison would really, really, really, really like the Lethbridge Hurricanes board to sell the team. (Global News)

Who is captain material in and around the vicinity of Kent, Wash.? (ESPN 710)

OHL

The Erie Otters are close to a sellout for games 3 and 4 of the final, which are still nearly a week away. (Erie Times-News)

Curtis Joseph, on the childhood Connor McDavid: "Any team that tried to cover him... couldn't. He just exceeded expectations anyway." (Sportsnet)

Oh, you were expecting McDavid's billet family to spill some dirt? There is none, not even some old paint cans in the garage. (ErieTVNews)

Montreal Canadiens first-rounder Michael McCarron, on what it would take to go from the Oshawa Generals to making a big-league debut next season: "I’m going to have to have a lot of discipline." (Oshawa Express)

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds president Dr. Lou Lukenda has to be happy with the season, even if it ended two weeks earlier than expected. (Sault Star)

Kingston's Lucas Peressini was selected goalie of the year. Did anyone call that? (Kingston Whig-Standard)

Saginaw has agreed on terms with second-round selection Kirill Maksimov. (Saginaw News)

QMJHL

Fifteen-year-old Joseph Veleno has formally requested exceptional status to play in the Quebec League a year ahead of his 2000-birthdate peers. The Q has never had an 'ESP' since the Hockey Canada policy was created a decade ago, just after Sidney Crosby spent his minor midget year at a U.S. prep school. (La Presse)

It's already a series between Quebec and Rimouski, since someone has lost on home ice. (Le Soleil)

After successive final four seasons, the Val-d'Or Foreurs have re-signed coach Mario Durocher for the next three seasons. (Parlons Junior)

The Chicoutimi Saguenéens' graduating defenceman, Sébastien Gauthier, is continuing on with the Moncton Aigles Bleu. Anyone who Anglicizes the U de M's moniker to Blue Eagles will be fined. (Le Quotidien)

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Sports Canada. Contact him at neatesager@yahoo.ca and follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.