Victoria unveils a full Nelson, high hopes in Rimouski: Labour Day weekend coast-to-coast

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WHL

It's like the Edmonton Oil Kings are starting a new cycle after consecutive Eastern Conference championships: they made six signings Friday, which included making it official with forward Lane Bauer. (OurHometown.ca)

Buffalo Sabres pick Logan Nelson laid some heavy checks during the Victoria Royals preseason opener; expect that trend to continue. (Voice of the Victoria Royals)

Goalie Adam Beukeboom got experience as a No. 1 in Junior A last season, which he hopes will help in the Regina Pats' wide-open goaltending competition. (Regina Leader-Post)

Sixteen-year-old goalie Michael Bullion is among the Portland Winterhawks' latest signings. He's from Alaska and played minor midget hockey in Toronto, which isn't even unusual anymore. (Island Sports News)

OHL

Fifth overall pick Lawson Crouse scored in his first Kingston Frontenacs scrimmage, but will Fronts second-rounder Kris Myllari stay in camp or return to Junior A? (Kingston Whig-Standard)

Nineteen-year-old wing Brett Welcyhka will try not to think of how many goals he could tally as a top-sixer on a team not as stacked as the London Knights. (Let the 2005 vs. 2014 comparisons begin.) Meantime, say hello to new defenceman Aiden Jamieson. (London Free Press)

Will Carolina Hurricanes draftee Brent Pedersen play alongside his brother Scott in Kitchener this season? (Metroland)

Victor Fernandes reports right wing Thomas Lattavo left the Erie Otters camp after declining to be the team's enforcer; Otters managing partner Sherry Bassin denies it. (Erie Times-News)

The Sudbury Wolves came home empty-handed from the Junior Club World Cup, which really doesn't mean anything. Congrats to the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints for keeping North America on the podium.

Will former first-rounder Scott Teskey find his form as a Kitchener Ranger? (Waterloo Record)

Rookie David Miller is holding his own in the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds' crowded centre-ice competition. (Sault Star)

The Windsor Spitfires have unearthed undrafted gems before and hope history repeats itself with 17-year-old forward Ryan Foss. (OurHometown.ca)

Don't be shocked if Kevin Labanc is one of the Barrie Colts' designated shootout takers. (Barrie Examiner)

The Niagara IceDogs blueline just got even younger; 18-year-old Broderick Kelly is leaving the team to attend Brock University. (Thorold Edition)

With renovations under way at Memorial Gardens, the North Bay Battalion are literally putting on their hard hats when they go to the rink. (Bay Today)

QMJHL

They have talent, but did the Rimouski Océanic accumulate any heavy baggage after being bounced early in the playoffs last spring? (Parlons Junior)

The Halifax Mooseheads' new Diplomat Line — Swiss Timo Meier, Dane Nikolaj Ehlers and American Danny Moynihan — found some chemistry on Friday. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald)

What straws can be grasped from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles' exhibition loss to Halifax? Maxim Lazarev had a helper in his first game for the Eagles, plus those grey jerseys rate a hearty Upper Canadian thumbs-up. (Cape Breton Post)

The second-year Sherbrooke Phoenix made the playoffs as expansion babies, but remember they were allowed to use five overages. Coach Judes Vallée has his sights set on climbing the Q ladder with a younger lineup — not in spite of it. (Parlons Junior)

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