Super Series shifts to OHL: the coast-to-coast

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

WHL

The exodus continues in Lethbridge: 18-year-old Swedish forward Axel Blomqvist is bound for Victoria in return for two bantam draft picks. (WHL)

Not to pile on the Hurricanes, but the symbolism of 18-year-old forward Taylor Cooper being injured in his first game for the club is pretty obvious. Here's hoping Cooper is okay. (Lethbridge Herald)

Adding veteran forward Scott Cooke balances out Moose Jaw's Smurf-ish forward corps. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)

To everything, turn, turn, turn: the Royals snapped Kelowna's win streak. (Victoria Times-Colonist)

Sixteen-year-old Portland rookie defenceman Keoni Texeira might soon be known for more than having a cool name. (Portland Tribune)

OHL

London Knights defenceman Nikita Zadorov, due to visa issues and his stint with the Buffalo Sabres, did not receive his 2012 championship ring under yesterday. Knights assistant GM Rob Simpson: “It was just staring at me by my phone every day. He was pretty excited to get it." (London Free Press)

That's right: Team OHL lost a Super Series game in 2012. (CHL.ca)

Philadelphia Flyers first-rounder Scott Laughton says he has a lot left to learn over the balance of this season with the Oshawa Generals and Team Canada. (Mississauga.com)

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' tailspin has been verified after a home loss to division rival Saginaw. Some regression was inevitable. (Sault Star)

North Bay Battalion first-rounder Brett McKenzie, who's been brought along slowly through the first third, is eager to find his mojo with Team Ontario. (North Bay Nugget)

QMJHL

One has to love agent Jay Grossman's quote that teenager-in-limbo Mikhael Grigorenko has played for six coaches in the past year. Will Quebec's Philippe Boucher be the seventh? (Le Soleil)

The Quebec Remparts have an addition to their lineup. That is right, Olivier Archambault is back in the lineup. (Le Soleil, QMJHL)

Injuries are piling up for the Gatineau Olympiques, so their pursuit of the Telus West division lead could temporarily abate. (Le Droit)

That's a watershed moment for Daniel Audette, starring in a Super Series game as the youngest player on Team QMJHL. (Sherbrooke Tribune)—

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