Remparts’ Turcotte out for season, IceDogs stun Knights: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

Rensselaer-committed goalie Alec Dillon's WHL rights are now with Edmonton following the Stephen Shmoorkoff trade with Swift Current. Says Dillon: "This is another door that opens up. But I’m a [Victoria] Grizzly, obviously, and I’m focusing on this year." (Victoria Times-Colonist)

Is Edmonton Oilers pick Greg Chase in the Team Canada camp discussion after his two goals for Team WHL on Thursday? Nice hands by Hunter Shinkaruk on the Vancouver Canucks first-rounder's third-period tally. (Calgary Herald)

How was Seattle's 16-year-old sensation Mathew Barzal influenced by playing in the same minor hockey association as current Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins? (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Can Spokane continue its mastery of the four teams it is looking up at in the standings on Friday vs. road-tripping Portland? (The Columbian, Portland Tribune, Spokane Spokeman-Review)

San Jose Sharks first-rounder Mirco Mueller, who's helped Everett reach first overall, has "unlimited" upside. (Blades of Teal)

Is Swift Current's Landon Bow the best goalie who's not his team's No. 1? (Southwest Booster)

The Regina Pats are fresh off an eight-game road trip with a full lineup. That's not like them. (Regina Leader-Post)

Starting goalie Curtis Honey has resumed full practice with the Brandon Wheat Kings, but doesn't have clearance to play. (Luber's Lounge)

OHL

What was up with London losing to rebuilding Niagara? The Knights already have more non-conference losses (3) than they did all of last season. Draft prospect Brendan Perlini, along the way, bagged a nice goal for the IceDogs, who now have Toronto Maple Leafs-drafted centre Carter Verhaeghe working the point on some power plays. (London Free Press, St. Catharines Standard)

Erie's 6-4 win over Guelph was more decisive than the final margin suggests, writes Tony Saxon. Brendan Gaunce has only needed two days to learn his new linemates Dane Fox and Connor Brown are called "Foxy" and "Brownie." Told you he was a quick study. (Guelph Mercury, Erie Times-News)

New Jersey Devils pick Ben Thomson looked like a "perfect fit" in his North Bay Battalion home debut, although the Troops lost to Ottawa despite a 41-15 shots edge. (North Bay Nugget)

Edmonton Oilers first-rounder Darnell Nurse has a theory on the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' regression of late:"We're giving teams a little too much room on the rush." (Sault Star)

Draft prospect Nick Ritchie gave Peterborough some early bounce on its way to its first divisional win all season, over Belleville. (Peterborough Examiner)

Robert Polesello, the 19-year-old forward who left the U of Vermont to join Kingston, hopes he can furnish leadership along with some skill. (Frontenac Gazette)

QMJHL

The Quebec Remparts' Yannick Turcotte is done for the season with torn knee ligaments. If only that was the lone significant injury for the Remparts. (Le Soleil)

Young Cape Breton defenceman Jason Bell is up for the challenge of facing mighty Halifax. (Cape Breton Post)

Overage goalie Maxime Lagacé has been traded from Cape Breton to Shawinigan for a pittance — which likely means the Cataractes are shopping 19-year-old starting goalie Marvin Cüpper. Also, do you think Shawinigan could find the same-sized C to sew to their new co-captains' jerseys? Think again. (Le Nouvelliste)

Sherbrooke's Jean-François Plante, one could fairly say, has come out of nowhere to be one of the Q's first marksmen to reach 20 goals. (Le Nouvelliste)

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