Thursday . . . early

The scrap between College Hockey, Inc., and the CHL continues. Paul Kelly, the head honcho over at CHI, has fired a volley via the pages of the Montreal Gazette. That story is right here.
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The New York Islanders have dumped Ryan Jankowski, who was there assistant general manager and head scout. There’s more right here.
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Katie Strang of Newsday reports that the Islanders also have dumped the legendary Bryan Trottier, who had been their executive director of player development. According to Strong: “The Islanders are working on finding him a different role within the organization.”