Shinakaruk aims to finish strongly, OHL Cup opens: coast-to-coast rush

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WHL

Time for draft prospect Hunter Shinkaruk to put his Medicine Hat Tigers on his back. (Calgary Herald)

Nick Patterson sorts out how the suspensions from Saturday's Everett-Seattle brawl affect the race for the final Western Conference playoff spots. If you love goalie fights, don't read the last paragraph: "What makes a goalie fight different from any other fight? I guess it has to do with the goalies skating the length of the ice to get to one another. But the goalie fights I've seen haven't been anything special. If anything, they're wearing so much padding it's kind of like watching the wrapped-up kid from A Christmas Story trying to throw punches. But I guess I'm in the minority on this one. (Everett Herald)

Is Tuesday's Saskatoon-Edmonton tilt a preview of what the Dub will send to the Memorial Cup? (Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Meantime, Oil Kings centre Henrik Samuelsson has signed his entry-level deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. (USA Today)

All the University Cup coverage you could shake your fist at. Shake harder, boy! Former Calgary Hitmen star Jimmy Bubnick and his Saskatchewan Huskies are playing the no-respect card heavily. (Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Waterloo Record)

Graduating Regina Pats forward Lane Scheidl is hopeful his 39-goal (so far) overage season will lead to a pro shot. (Regina Leader-Post)

OHL

Don't worry, Winnipeg Jets fans, Mark Scheifele is coming along well with the Barrie Colts. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Today's should-read: Ken Campbell on his book Selling The Dream, which you should get out to Chapters or Indigo and buy pronto. (Sudbury Star)

Don Campbell delineates what went wrong this season for the Ottawa 67's, who are going to have first pick of players. (Ottawa Citizen)

Brandon Sudeyko has all the answers to OHL Cup questions you didn't even know you were supposed to ask. He's good that way. (In The O)

Really, London suffering its worst loss against Windsor in 10 years should not be a worrying thing. (London Free Press)

The Peterborough Petes could forge a three-way tie for the final two Eastern Conference playoff berths by beating Mississauga in 60 tonight. (Peterborough Examiner, Kingston Whig-Standard)

Former Windsor Spitfires Ben Shutron and Adrian Robertson are D partners for the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds, who are off to the University Cup. (Windsor Star)

At least DoorGate in Owen Sound has been resolved. (Waterloo Record)

QMJHL

Jonathan Drouin was back to his bad self in his return to the Halifax Mooseheads lineup from a leg injury. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

Goalie Jacob Chouinard and the playoff-bound Sherbrooke Phoenix have the Quebec Remparts' attention. (Le Soleil)

There's your Memorial Cup honeymoon: the Shawinigan Cataractes still cracked 100,000 in total attendance with a 17th-place team. (Le Nouvelliste)

What Saint John Sea Dogs fans will remember most about the Charlie Coyle era is the laughter. (Station Nation)

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