Sutter for permanent bench boss, Collberg iffy for Sweden: the coast-to-coast

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World junior

Wait, what? Here you thought Anthony Mantha was some cyborg scoring machine. (National Post)

A humble suggestion from Rob Vanstone for Hockey Canada: convince Brent Sutter to coach the national junior team every season. (Regina Leader-Post)

Sweden had an only-okay opener vs. Switzerland. More pertinently, Montreal Canadiens second-rounder Sebastian Collberg is iffy for Saturday's showdown vs. Finland due to a touch of the flu. (Aftonbladet)

It's not that Canada doesn't develop goalies, it's just there's no central guiding principle, on account of the country's age-old, too-much-geography, not-enough-history conundrum. Or as goalie coach Gilles Bouvier put it: "There's not a whole lot of cohesion or goalie coaches with the same philosophy." (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)

Team Canada goalie Jake Paterson admitted, in public, to watching the Reese Witherspoon movie Sweet Home Alabama. To be that young and carefree again. (Toronto Star)

There, Adam French said it: the paint-by-numbers Day 1 of the tournament was pretty dry: "I found myself yet again contemplating the necessity of having the revolving door of mediocrity that infuses the bottom-tier of the IIHF competitions." (HockeyBuzz)

Canadian fans: you can dress them up and take them pretty much anywhere. (HockeyBuzz)

OHL

More than 20,000 tickets have been sold for the Windsor Spitfires-Saginaw Spirit outdoor game at Detroit's Comerica Park, which will set a league attendance record. (Saginaw News)

A definite should-read: Carolina Hurricanes signing Carter Sandlak's dream season will include playing in an outdoor game vs. his hometown OHL team. (Detroit News)

Where does Ottawa 67's rookie sensation Travis Konecny ranks among the nation's capital's top 10 sports personalities? Not as high as the coach of Carleton University's winless football team. Granted, this was published before Konecny was appointed captain of Team Ontario for the world under-17 challenge. (CBC Ottawa)

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds GM Kyle Dubas isn't going to be a seller with his team in first place. The reality that this is even a question affirms that the OHL is out of whack. Meantime, make a note to keep tabs on newly signed 16-year-old Zachary Senyshyn, whose father Paul was TSN analyst Jock Climie's quarterback in Canadian university football a generation ago. (Sault Star)

Call Ripley's: there are still some semi-notable graduating OHLers who haven't been traded yet. (Ultimate Hockey Network)

Hey, did you expect Sarnia to be in a playoff position halfway through the season? (Sarnia Obsever)

WHL

When it comes to a Dub team in Nanaimo, B.C., let's say the tires are still being kicked. (Nanaimo Daily News)

Signings! Portland's Oliver Bjorkstrand and Tri-City 'tender Eric Comrie respectively inked entry-level pacts with Columbus and Winnipeg. (Columbus Dispatch, Global Winnipeg)

Nineteen-year-old wing Trace Elson's stint with the Vancouver Giants lasted about five weeks, as he's returned to the Junior A Whitecourt (Alta.) Wolverines. (Vancouver Province)

If you like rivalry games and getting caught in the rain, Everett and Seattle still have to play nine times in the second half. The Silvertips are still waiting on overage Manraj Hayer to return from injury. (Everett Herald)

Remember when Portland listed Taden Rattie, younger brother of former Winterhawks 50-goal scorer Ty Rattie? The 'Hawks might have something there. (Airdrie City View)

QMJHL

Reports indicate 19-year-old defender Derrick Ottereyes is headed to Gatineau from Charlottetown. (The Q News)

The Quebec Remparts, who have three players away at the world junior, are hopeful of having forward Brandon Shea (brain injury) back for the first game of the second half. (Le Soleil)

The trade period is going to play hell with the power rankings. (Parlons Junior)

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