Gauthier nicked in Leafs rookie tournament; OHL East no longer least: the coast-to-coast

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WHL

Calgary's Greg Chase: from seventh-rounder to signed Edmonton Oilers draft pick. (Edmonton Journal, The Pipeline Show)

The Victoria Royals are "not sneaking up on anybody anymore," says GM Cam Hope. (Victoria Times-Colonist)

New Edmonton coach Steve Hamilton is bent on making sure the defending champs don't give up their title meekly. (The Pipeline Show)

Applying the NCAA's 'student-athlete' nomenclature to major junior players falls a bit flat. But junior hockey is a complex business. (Jefferson Public Radio)

Kudos to Andrew Schopp for getting "morose" into a game story. That sums up most preseason games. (Prince Albert Daily Herald)

OHL

The Niagara IceDogs have been moderately successful while playing in cramped quarters for seven seasons; Steve Clark explains how moving to the larger Meridian Centre could changes things for the Central Division franchise. (The Pipeline Show)

Do the Vancouver Canucks really want to make Bo Horvat a shutdown centre at such an early age? (Metro Vancouver)

North Bay centre Nick Paul's ceiling probably isn't Jason Spezza-high, but it's pretty high nonetheless. (Ottawa Sun)

Defending league champion Guelph managed a 4-1 preseason even though it has eight players attending NHL camps. There's the mark of a solid organization. (Guelph Mercury)

Is living and dying by rookies code for something in Sudbury? (Northern Life)

So no more (L)East jokes, then? Oshawa skipper D.J. Smith: "I think the East is probably the strongest in the two years I've been here."

QMJHL

Charlottetown's Daniel Sprong feels the past summer was pivotal for his progress as a prospect. (Sports And Moore)

The Moncton Wildcats' diminutive dervish, Vladimir Tkachev, is apparently sticking around for the Edmonton Oilers main training camp. (Edmonton Journal)

Kurt Etchegary is no longer captain in Quebec, but was one of the more accountable Remparts after they were torched 9-3 by Rimouski on Sunday. (Le Soleil)

The upper-body injury that Rimouski's Frederik Gauthier suffered while with the Toronto Maple Leafs is not believed to be "too serious." (Toronto Star)

Gauthier's teammate, Philadelphia Flyers first-rounder Samuel Morin, is working on the whole "controlled emotion" deal. (Pro Hockey Talk)

Shawinigan's prized rookie Samuel Girard had a strong first weekend, apart from getting his visor broken in a collision. (Le Nouvelliste)—

Kevin Forbes credits the Francois Brassard trade for making Cape Breton the favourite in the Maritimes Division. The Screaming Eagles started 2-0 even while running at less than full capacity. (The Pipeline Show)

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.