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WHL's Giants close to naming coach: the coast-to-coast

Neate Sager
Toronto Maple Leafs interim co-head coach Steve Spott, right, explains a drill during a practice at the team's practice facility in Toronto following the firing of head coach Randy Carlyle on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
Toronto Maple Leafs interim co-head coach Steve Spott, right, explains a drill during a practice at the team's practice facility in Toronto following the firing of head coach Randy Carlyle on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)

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WHL

Property developer Brian Martin wants to build a new arena in Nanaimo, B.C.. As Gregg Drinnan put it, if that happens, "Once a shovel goes into the ground on a new arena, the lineup to own the Nanaimo WHL franchise will form on the right." (Nanaimo Daily News, Taking Note)

The Vancouver Giants will hire a coach before the NHL draft, and they'll put that in a certificate you can frame. Former Kitchener Rangers coach Steve Spott is among the possibilities. (Metro Vancouver)

Surrey, B.C., might build a new Western League-size rink. (24 Hours Vancouver)

Why Seattle's Mathew Barzal is a sure-fire top-10 pick in next week's draft. (Broad Street Hockey)

OHL

The London Knights' new director of scouting, Ken Hornick, has a rather colourful work history dating to his time in the horse racing industry. Google it. I'll wait. (London Free Press)

The Memorial Cup-winning Oshawa Generals utlized nine 19-year-olds last season. One of them, top-four defenceman Will Petschenig, has been moved to the Saginaw Spirit in return for undislosed draft picks. (OHL)

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds general manager Kyle Raftis has some 30 applications from coaches angling to replace Sheldon Keefe. (Sault Star)

What if the Toronto Maple Leafs don't have a choice between Mitchell Marner and Dylan Strome at No. 4 overall, since Strome is already off the board? (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)

Speaking of Strome's team, the Erie Otters will be sold at auction on July 10. (Erie Times-News)

What did Oshawa Generals centre Anthony Cirelli do for his draft stock with his two goals in the Memorial Cup final? (NHL.com)

QMJHL

Is it 2011 again? There are going to be a lot of Saint John Sea Dogs' names called at the NHL draft. (NHL.com)

Let's take a closer look at Cape Breton's Evgeny Svechnikov, eh? (Defending Big D)

Seeing as they won three times in the Colisee during the final, it's only fitting the Rimouski Oceanic will be the Quebec Remparts' opposition for the opener at Centre Videotron in September. (Le Soleil)

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