2022–23 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Preseason September 2, 2022 - September 25, 2022 Regular season September 29, 2022 – March 26, 2023 Playoffs March 30, 2023 – May 21, 2023 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV Shaw TV YourTV TSN CBC |
Finals champions | Peterborough Petes |
2022–23 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL September 2022 – May 2023 QMJHL September 2022 – May 2023 WHL September 2022 – May 2023 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | RDS TSN CBC Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The 2022–23 OHL season was the 43rd season of operation (42nd season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 29, 2022 and concluded on March 26, 2023. The post-season began on March 30, 2023 and concluded on May 21, 2023.[1]
The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2023 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. Games were played at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.[2]
Preseason
On July 12, 2022, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2022–23 season. In total, there will be 51 preseason games beginning on September 2 and concluding on September 25. All OHL teams will play between three and six preseason games.
On September 10, the Ottawa 67's played the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Quebec in the only interleague preseason game. The Olympiques defeated the 67's by a score of 6-1 in front of 2,688 fans.
Neutral site games will be played in Ancaster, Ayr, Clarington, Clinton, Cobourg, Cornwall, Kanata, Midland, Millbrook, Norwood, Pembroke, Port Colborne, Virgil, and Whitby.
OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2022-23 season, which began on September 29, 2022.[3]
Regular season
Relocation
On February 7, 2023, the Hamilton Bulldogs announced that the club would be moving to Brantford, Ontario for three seasons due to renovations and the long-term closure of First Ontario Centre beginning in the 2023–24 season. The team also announced that the team would be known as the Brantford Bulldogs and play at the Brantford Civic Centre.[4]
Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against;
PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Standings as of March 26, 2023[5]
Eastern conference
Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 47 | 286 | 171 |
2 | y-North Bay Battalion | Central | 68 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 46 | 285 | 183 |
3 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 41 | 284 | 239 |
4 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 33 | 247 | 207 |
5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 31 | 272 | 260 |
6 | x-Hamilton Bulldogs | East | 68 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 30 | 226 | 251 |
7 | x-Mississauga Steelheads | Central | 68 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 28 | 226 | 258 |
8 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 26 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 235 | 290 |
9 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 27 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 199 | 260 |
10 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 12 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 199 | 357 |
Western conference
Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 44 | 320 | 265 |
2 | y-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 45 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 38 | 269 | 214 |
3 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 39 | 298 | 224 |
4 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 36 | 244 | 244 |
5 | x-Flint Firebirds | West | 68 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 33 | 291 | 278 |
6 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 29 | 253 | 280 |
7 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 32 | 248 | 258 |
8 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 257 | 240 |
9 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 17 | 223 | 310 |
10 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 207 | 287 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[6]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Matthew Maggio | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 54 | 57 | 111 | 32 |
Ty Voit | Sarnia Sting | 67 | 24 | 81 | 105 | 22 |
Amadeus Lombardi | Flint Firebirds | 67 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 18 |
Sasha Pastujov | Guelph/Sarnia | 60 | 41 | 57 | 98 | 39 |
Evan Vierling | Barrie Colts | 60 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 12 |
Matt Poitras | Guelph Storm | 63 | 16 | 79 | 95 | 40 |
Logan Morrison | Hamilton/Ottawa | 56 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 12 |
Matvey Petrov | North Bay Battalion | 65 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 32 |
David Goyette | Sudbury Wolves | 63 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 43 |
Francesco Arcuri | Kingston/Kitchener | 71 | 48 | 43 | 91 | 28 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[7]
Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Dom Divincentiis | North Bay Battalion | 48 | 2810 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 5 | 0.919 | 2.33 |
Max Donoso | Ottawa 67's | 47 | 2541 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 2 | 0.898 | 2.72 |
Michael Simpson | Peterborough Petes | 51 | 2989 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 5 | 0.914 | 2.73 |
Brett Brochu | London Knights | 47 | 2725 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2 | 0.902 | 2.82 |
Joey Costanzo | Windsor Spitfires | 40 | 2158 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 1 | 0.901 | 3.03 |
Attendance
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
2022-23 Peterborough Petes[8] | ||||||
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Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Oshawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Ottawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | North Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mississauga | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Barrie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Peterborough | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | London | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Windsor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Kitchener | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sarnia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Sarnia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Guelph | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Sarnia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Flint | 3 |
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (8) Oshawa Generals
Note: Ottawa played home games at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Quebec due to the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship being held at TD Place Arena.
March 30 | Oshawa Generals | 0 – 7 | Ottawa 67's | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 12:01 - Luca Pinelli (1) 16:19 - pp - Luca Pinelli (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 13:28 - Frankie Marrelli (1) 17:39 - pp - Brady Stonehouse (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 3:34 - Jack Matier (1) 14:56 - pp - Frankie Marrelli (2) 17:50 - pp - Jack Matier (2) | ||||||
Jacob Oster (0-1) (49 saves / 56 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin MacKenzie (1-0) (16 saves / 16 shots) |
April 2 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 3 | Ottawa 67's | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Beckett Sennecke (1) - 14:04 | Second period | 4:56 - Logan Morrison (1) 7:27 - Will Gerrior (1) | ||||||
Calum Ritchie (1) - pp - 10:44 | Third period | 5:06 - Logan Morrison (2) | ||||||
Jacob Oster (0-2) (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin MacKenzie (2-0) (29 saves / 31 shots) |
April 4 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 5 | OT | Oshawa Generals | Tribute Communities Centre | Recap | ||
Cooper Foster (1) - 15:59 Jack Beck (1) - 19:24 |
First period | 1:19 - Cameron Butler (2) | ||||||
Will Gerrior (2) - pp - 9:26 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack Beck (2) - 19:54 | Third period | 9:54 - Cameron Butler (3) 15:12 - Matthew Buckley (1) 17:44 - pp - Ryan Gagnier (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 0:23 - Ryan Gagnier (2) | ||||||
Collin MacKenzie (2-1) (23 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Oster (1-2) (31 saves / 35 shots) |
April 6 | Ottawa 67's | 9 – 0 | Oshawa Generals | Tribute Communities Centre | Recap | |||
Luca Pinelli (3) - 5:06 Vinzenz Rohrer (1) - pp - 8:51 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Will Gerrior (3) - 2:31 Logan Morrison (3) - 8:03 Luca Pinelli (4) - 9:16 Will Gerrior (4) - 9:53 Logan Morrison (4) - 12:03 Jack Beck (3) - 18:02 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Logan Morrison (5) - 17:20 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Max Donoso (1-0) (29 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Oster (1-3) (20 saves / 26 shots) Carter Bickle (6 saves / 9 shots) |
April 8 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap | |||
Calum Ritchie (2) - pp - 6:01 | First period | 10:00 - pp - Logan Morrison (6) | ||||||
Ryan Gagnier (3) - 12:04 | Second period | 6:09 - Logan Morrison (7) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 14:11 - Luca Pinelli (5) 19:53 - en - Brady Stonehouse (2) | ||||||
Jacob Oster (1-4) (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (2-0) (33 saves / 35 shots) |
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
March 31 | Mississauga Steelheads | 1 – 5 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 7:30 - Ty Nelson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:20 - Dalyn Wakely (1) 8:03 - Anthony Romani (1) 11:25 - Anthony Romani (2) 18:36 - Josh Bloom (1) | ||||||
James Hardie (1) - pp - 14:19 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryerson Leenders (0-1) (23 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (1-0) (36 saves / 37 shots) |
April 2 | Mississauga Steelheads | 4 – 3 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
James Hardie (2) - pp - 15:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Angus MacDonnell (1) - 3:42 | Second period | 2:07 - Nikita Tarasevich (1) 4:14 - Kyle McDonald (1) 5:57 - Pasquale Zito (1) | ||||||
James Hardie (3) - 3:50 Charlie Callaghan (1) - pp - 9:50 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryerson Leenders (1-1) (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (1-1) (40 saves / 44 shots) |
April 4 | North Bay Battalion | 5 – 2 | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | |||
Dalyn Wakely (2) - 14:04 | First period | 17:31 - pp - Kasper Larsen (1) | ||||||
Kyle McDonald (2) - pp - 3:04 Liam Arnsby (1) - 16:16 |
Second period | 18:41 - Zander Veccia (1) | ||||||
Ethan Procyszyn (1) - 12:54 Kyle McDonald (3) - en - 16:57 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (2-1) (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (1-2) (21 saves / 25 shots) |
April 5 | North Bay Battalion | 1 – 4 | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Anthony Romani (3) - pp - 15:10 | Second period | 13:57 - sh - Angus MacDonell (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 4:36 - Angus MacDonell (3) 17:06 - James Hardie (4) 19:51 - en - Zander Veccia (2) | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (2-2) (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (2-2) (22 saves / 23 shots) |
April 7 | Mississauga Steelheads | 0 – 6 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:28 - pp - Kyle Jackson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 6:06 - Kyle McDonald (4) 13:40 - Justin Ertel (1) 17:16 - Kyle Jackson (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:02 - Josh Bloom (2) 13:29 - pp - Ty Nelson (2) | ||||||
Ryerson Leenders (2-3) (23 saves / 27 shots) Alessio Beglieri (9 saves / 11 shots) |
Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (3-2) (37 saves / 37 shots) |
April 9 | North Bay Battalion | 5 – 4 | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | |||
Kyle McDonald (5) - 9:10 Kyle Jackson (3) - 11:45 Dalyn Wakely (3) - 13:36 Kyle McDonald (6) - pp - 17:07 |
First period | 15:05 - sh - Kai Schwindt (1) | ||||||
Kyle McDonald (7) - 11:49 | Second period | 18:40 - Porter Martone (1) 19:35 - James Hardie (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:13 - Porter Martone (2) | ||||||
Dom Divencentiis (4-2) (36 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (2-4) (24 saves / 29 shots) |
North Bay wins series 4 – 2 | |
(3) Barrie Colts vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
March 30 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 10 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
Noah Nelson (1) - 8:13 | First period | 6:40 - sh - Declan McDonnell (1) 12:13 - Beau Jelsma (1) 18:42 - Tai York (1) | ||||||
Lucas Moore (1) - pp - 5:34 | Second period | 1:09 - pp - Brandt Clarke (1) 4:54 - sh - Beau Jelsma (2) 7:22 - Tai York (2) 15:11 - Jacob Frasca (1) 18:57 - pp - Tyler Savard (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:45 - pp - Declan McDonnell (2) 14:29 - pp - Brandt Clarke (2) | ||||||
Tristan Malboeuf (0-1) (13 saves / 17 shots) Matteo Drobac (21 saves / 27 shots) |
Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (1-0) (22 saves / 24 shots) |
April 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 6 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:21 - pp - Callum Chisholm (1) 12:20 - pp - Declan McDonnell (3) | ||||||
Noah Van Vliet (1) - 19:00 | Second period | 10:21 - Brandt Clarke (3) 11:06 - Ethan Cardwell (1) | ||||||
Nick Lardis (1) - 8:28 Adrian Rebelo (1) - sh - 14:53 |
Third period | 2:35 - Braden Haché (1) 7:40 - Ethan Cardwell (2) | ||||||
Tristan Malboeuf (0-2) (30 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (2-0) (26 saves / 29 shots) |
April 2 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 6 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
Callum Chisholm (2) - 14:11 Jacob Frasca (2) - 15:19 |
First period | 6:56 - Artem Grushnikov (1) 16:17 - Adrian Rebelo (2) | ||||||
Callum Chisholm (3) - 13:22 | Second period | 10:57 - Lawson Sherk (1) 11:15 - Cole Brown (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:32 - en - Artem Grushnikov (2) 19:53 - en - Artem Grushnikov (3) | ||||||
Anson Thornton (2-1) (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Matteo Drobac (1-0) (27 saves / 30 shots) |
April 4 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
Declan McDonnell (4) - 6:22 | First period | 5:13 - pp - Cole Brown (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 1:58 - pp - Jorian Donovan (1) 8:10 - Adrian Rebelo (3) | ||||||
Ethan Cardwell (3) - pp - 0:58 Braden Haché (2) - pp - 10:12 |
Third period | 3:10 - pp - Nick Lardis (2) 15:55 - pp - Nick Lardis (3) | ||||||
Ben West (0-1) (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Matteo Drobac (2-0) (28 saves / 31 shots) |
April 6 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 1 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
Nick Lardis (4) - pp - 5:07 | First period | 7:52 - pp - Jacob Frasca (3) 9:21 - pp - Evan Vierling (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:32 - en - Brandt Clarke (4) 19:29 - en - Anson Thornton (1) | ||||||
Matteo Drobac (2-1) (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (3-1) (23 saves / 24 shots) |
April 10 | Barrie Colts | 5 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 3:13 - Sahil Panwar (1) 6:39 - pp - Lucas Moore (2) | ||||||
Brandt Clarke (5) - pp - 13:40 Beau Akey (1) - 17:13 Ethan Cardwell (4) - 18:34 |
Second period | 4:33 - Florian Xhekaj (1) | ||||||
Ethan Cardwell (5) - 13:42 Ethan Cardwell (6) - 19:50 |
Third period | 16:47 - Nick Lardis (5) | ||||||
Anson Thornton (4-1) (16 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Matteo Drobac (2-2) (32 saves / 37 shots) |
Barrie wins series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) Sudbury Wolves
March 30 | Sudbury Wolves | 2 – 4 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Quentin Musty (1) - 11:24 | First period | 19:56 - sh - Jonathan Melee (1) | ||||||
Matthew Mania (1) - 4:55 | Second period | 16:53 - en - Jonathan Melee (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:32 - pp - Avery Hayes (1) 17:47 - en - Avery Hayes (2) | ||||||
Kevyn Brassard (0-1) (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (1-0) (26 saves / 28 shots) |
March 31 | Sudbury Wolves | 1 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Evan Konyen (1) - pp - 9:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 6:03 - pp - Tucker Robertson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 0:14 - Brennan Othmann (1) | ||||||
Kevyn Brassard (0-2) (51 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (2-0) (40 saves / 41 shots) |
April 4 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 3 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
Avery Hayes (3) - ps - 7:27 | First period | 2:44 - David Goyette (1) 16:49 - Kocha Delic (1) | ||||||
J.R. Avon (1) - sh - 9:30 Connor Lockhart (1) - pp - 11:53 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Owen Beck (1) - 6:02 Avery Hayes (4) - en - 18:03 |
Third period | 19:36 - Marc Boudreau (1) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (3-0) (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevyn Brassard (0-3) (28 saves / 32 shots) |
April 5 | Peterborough Petes | 4 – 2 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
Owen Beck (2) - pp - 4:45 | First period | 5:48 - sh - Landon McCallum (1) | ||||||
Tom Purdeller (1) - pp - 5:59 J.R Avon (2) - 12:03 Tucker Robertson (2) - 13:50 |
Second period | 8:21 - pp - Landon McCallum (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Simpson (4-0) (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevyn Brassard (0-4) (14 saves / 18 shots) Nate Krawchuk (15 saves / 15 shots) |
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Kitchener Rangers
March 30 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
Reid Valade (1) - 0:40 Adrian Misaljevic (1) - 9:02 |
First period | 14:22 - Brett Harrison (1) | ||||||
Francesco Pinelli (1) - sh - 8:11 Trent Swick (1) - 11:29 |
Second period | 10:12 - Shane Wright (1) | ||||||
Reid Valade (2) - en - 18:56 | Third period | 19:37 - Anthony Cristoforo (1) | ||||||
Marco Costantini (1-0) (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (0-1) (34 saves / 38 shots) |
April 1 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 0 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
Francesco Pinelli (2) - sh - 8:42 Ty Hollett (1) - 12:33 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Matthew Sop (1) - sh - 0:55 Matthew Sop (2) - pp - 17:43 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Marco Costantini (2-0) (31 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (0-2) (15 saves / 19 shots) Mathias Onuska (7 saves / 7 shots) |
April 4 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 19:06 - Carson Rehkopf (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Alex Christopoulos (1) - 3:42 Rodwin Dionicio (1) - 10:17 Matthew Maggio (1) - pp - 17:44 |
Third period | 8:07 - Adrian Misaljevic (2) 12:40 - Mitchell Martin (1) 13:19 - pp - Francesco Arcuri (1) 19:37 - en - Simon Motew (1) 19:47 - en - Reid Valade (3) | ||||||
Mathias Onuska (0-1) (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (3-0) (40 saves / 43 shots) |
April 6 | Windsor Spitfires | 1 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jacob Maillet (1) - 0:55 | Second period | 6:21 - pp - Carson Rehkopf (2) 13:56 - Danny Zhilkin (1) 19:31 - Filip Mešár (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 6:53 - Mitchell Martin (2) 19:01 - en - Reid Valade (4) | ||||||
Mathias Onuska (0-2) (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (4-0) (30 saves / 31 shots) |
Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) London Knights vs. (7) Owen Sound Attack
March 31 | Owen Sound Attack | 0 – 7 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 5:15 - Jacob Julien (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:34 - Max McCue (1) 9:08 - ps - Max McCue (2) 14:21 - Sean McGurn (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 6:51 - Sean McGurn (2) 9:46 -pp - Max McCue (3) 17:27 - Ryan Humphrey (1) | ||||||
Corbin Votary (0-1) (35 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (1-0) (25 saves / 25 shots) |
April 2 | Owen Sound Attack | 4 – 5 | OT | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | ||
Colby Barlow (1) - pp - 11:11 | First period | 16:44 - Brody Crane (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:05 - pp - Easton Cowan (1) 11:42 - pp - Ryan Winterton (1) | ||||||
Sam Sedley (1) - 4:34 Colby Barlow (2) - pp - 18:35 Cedrick Guindon (1) - 19:07 |
Third period | 9:27 - Ethan MacKinnon (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 15:47 - George Diaco (1) | ||||||
Corbin Votary (0-2) (48 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (2-0) (24 saves / 28 shots) |
April 4 | London Knights | 3 – 2 | OT | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | ||
Denver Barkey (1) - 18:23 | First period | 15:37 - pp - Cedrick Guindon (2) | ||||||
Denver Barkey (2) - pp - 0:57 | Second period | 16:14 - pp - Servac Petrovsky (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Humphrey (2) - 13:18 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Brett Brochu (3-0) (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Corbin Votary (0-3) (32 saves / 35 shots) |
April 6 | London Knights | 5 – 0 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
Ryan Winterton (2) - pp - 13:21 Connor Federkow (1) - 19:45 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Logan Mailloux (1) - 1:58 Ryan Winterton (3) - pp - 3:34 Logan Mailloux (2) - pp - 11:36 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brett Brochu (4-0) (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Corbin Votary (0-4) (9 saves / 11 shots) Nick Chenard (22 saves / 25 shots) |
London wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (6) Guelph Storm
March 31 | Guelph Storm | 0 – 5 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 5:37 - Nolan Dillingham (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 6:31 - Nolan Burke (1) 8:08 - Marcus Limpar-Lantz (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 0:57 - pp - Luca Del Bel Belluz (1) 18:27 - pp - Sandis Vilmanis (1) | ||||||
Patrick Leaver (0-1) (32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (1-0) (22 saves / 22 shots) |
April 2 | Guelph Storm | 4 – 5 | OT | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | ||
Max Namestnikov (1) - 11:45 Ben McFarlane (1) - 15:08 |
First period | 4:34 - pp - Luca Del Bel Belluz (2) 14:26 - Luca Del Bel Bulluz (3) | ||||||
Cooper Walker (1) - pp - 16:20 | Second period | 12:15 - Zach Filak (1) | ||||||
Jake Karabela (1) - 2:17 | Third period | 18:02 - Marko Sikic (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 10:30 - Nolan Burke (2) | ||||||
Brayden Gillespie (0-1) (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (2-0) (31 saves / 35 shots) |
April 4 | Sarnia Sting | 8 – 4 | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
Sandis Vilmanis (2) - 14:41 | First period | 2:43 - Isaac Enright (1) 8:44 - Ben McFarlane (2) | ||||||
Sasha Pastujov (1) - 1:27 Mitch Young (1) - 2:19 Nolan Burke (3) - 9:04 Easton Wainwright (1) - 9:11 Sandis Vilmanis (3) - 11:21 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brenden Anderson (1) - 12:44 Christian Kyrou (1) - en - 16:18 |
Third period | 0:59 - sh - Jake Karabela (2) 5:01 - Matt Poitras (1) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (3-0) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Brayden Gillespie (0-2) (13 saves / 18 shots) Patrick Leaver (11 saves / 13 shots) |
April 6 | Sarnia Sting | 4 – 5 | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
Easton Wainwright (2) - 8:10 | First period | 1:44 - Valentin Zhugin (1) 7:31 - Max Namestnikov (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:39 - Valentin Zhugin (2) 17:56 - Charlie Paquette (1) | ||||||
Brenden Anderson (2) - 3:43 Cooper Way (1) - 6:11 Tyson Doucette (1) |
Third period | 18:57 - en - Cooper Walker (2) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (10 saves / 14 shots) Nicholas Surzycia (0-1) (3 saves / 3 shots) |
Goalie stats | Patrick Leaver (1-1) (24 saves / 28 shots) |
April 7 | Guelph Storm | 3 – 1 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jake Karabela (3) - 4:29 Max Namestnikov (3) - 18:14 |
Second period | 9:51 - Zach Filak (1) | ||||||
Jake Murray (1) - en - 19:00 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Patrick Leaver (2-1) (32 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (3-1) (14 saves / 16 shots) |
April 9 | Sarnia Sting | 4 – 3 | OT | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 15:51 - Matt Poitras (2) | ||||||
Sasha Pastujov (2) - 7:36 Ty Voit (1) - 14:56 |
Second period | 9:30 - pp - Max Namestnikov (4) | ||||||
Sasha Pastujov (3) - 7:19 | Third period | 4:48 - Charlie Paquette (2) | ||||||
Nolan Burke (4) - 4:06 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (4-1) (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick Leaver (2-2) (28 saves / 32 shots) |
Sarnia wins series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Saginaw Spirit vs. (5) Flint Firebirds
March 30 | Flint Firebirds | 1 – 7 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Riley Piercey (1) - 1:01 | First period | 3:30 - pp - Mitchell Smith 9:32 - pp - Joey Willis (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:59 - Zayne Parekh (1) 5:58 - Zayne Parekh (2) 9:29 - sh - Hunter Haight (1) 12:56 - Michael Misa (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:29 - Joey Willis (2) | ||||||
Nathan Day (0-1) (6 saves / 10 shots) Will Cranley (7 saves / 10 shots) |
Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (1-0) (34 saves / 35 shots) |
March 31 | Flint Firebirds | 1 – 4 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Nolan Dann (1) - 8:24 | First period | 12:15 - Matyas Sapovaliv (1) 18:52 - pp - Matyas Sapovaliv (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:41 - Hunter Haight (2) 19:37 - en - Matyas Sapovaliv (3) | ||||||
Nathan Day (0-2) (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (2-0) (16 saves / 17 shots) |
April 3 | Saginaw Spirit | 4 – 5 | OT | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | ||
Zayne Parekh (3) - 16:43 | First period | 15:07 - Zacharie Giroux (1) | ||||||
Michael Misa (2) - 10:44 | Second period | 18:11 - pp - Tristan Bertucci (1) | ||||||
Matyas Sapovaliv (4) - 15:41 Matyas Sapovaliv (5) - 19:02 |
Third period | 8:09 - Marko Stojkov (1) 14:52 - Amadeus Lombardi (1) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 12:41 - pp - Nolan Dann (2) | ||||||
Tristan Lennox (2-1) (38 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathan Day (1-2) (33 saves / 37 shots) |
April 5 | Saginaw Spirit | 2 – 1 | OT | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Roberto Mancini (1) - 13:42 | Second period | 6:53 - Amadeus Lombardi (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mitchell Smith (2) - 5:57 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Tristan Lennox (3-1) (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathan Day (1-3) (34 saves / 36 shots) |
April 7 | Flint Firebirds | 5 – 2 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Amadeus Lombardi (3) - 14:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Zacharie Giroux (2) - pp - 1:13 | Second period | 16:17 - pp - Mitchell Smith (3) | ||||||
Dmitry Kuzmin (1) - 3:46 Ethan Hay (1) - 8:42 Tyler Deline (1) - en - 17:17 |
Third period | 3:46 - Dean Loukus (1) | ||||||
Nathan Day (2-3) (38 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (3-2) (19 saves / 23 shots) |
April 8 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 – 4 | OT | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Joey Willis (3) - 3:50 Zayne Parekh (4) - 13:43 Hunter Haight (3) - 16:59 |
Second period | 5:27 - Nolan Dann (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 10:19 - Nolan Dann (4) 14:10 - Zacharie Giroux (3) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 4:53 - Coulson Pitre (1) | ||||||
Tristan Lennox (3-3) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathan Day (3-3) (32 saves / 35 shots) |
April 10 | Flint Firebirds | 3 – 6 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Amadeus Lombardi (4) - 3:17 | First period | 10:51 - Joey Willis (4) 12:23 - Michael Misa (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 11:25 - Matyas Sapovaliv (6) | ||||||
Coulson Pitre (2) - 4:45 Amadeus Lombardi (5) - 6:43 |
Third period | 16:12 - Matyas Sapovaliv (7) 18:46 - en - Mitchell Smith (4) 19:21 - en - Dean Loukus (2) | ||||||
Nathan Day (3-4) (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (4-3) (20 saves / 23 shots) |
Saginaw wins series 4 – 3 | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Ottawa 67's vs. (4) Peterborough Petes
April 14 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
Tucker Robertson (3) - 19:33 | First period | 6:01 - Jack Beck (4) | ||||||
J.R. Avon (3) - 20:00 | Second period | 6:00 - Henry Mews (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:28 - Jack Beck (5) 19:34 - en - Logan Morrison (8) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (4-1) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (3-0) (22 saves / 24 shots) |
April 16 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 1 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
Brennan Othmann (2) - 7:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Gavin White (1) - 0:30 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:33 - Jack Matier (3) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (5-1) (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (3-1) (27 saves / 29 shots) |
April 18 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 3 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Cameron Tolnai (1) - 18:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cooper Foster (2) - 10:34 | Second period | 10:24 - Avery Hayes (5) 10:58 - Jax Dubois (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:45 - Brennan Othmann (3) | ||||||
Max Donoso (3-2) (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (6-1) (26 saves / 28 shots) |
April 20 | Ottawa 67's | 1 – 3 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Luca Pinelli (6) - pp - 19:00 | Second period | 1:14 - Brennan Othmann (4) 7:34 - Chase Stillman (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 19:32 - en - Owen Beck (3) | ||||||
Max Donoso (3-3) (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (7-1) (19 saves / 20 shots) |
April 22 | Peterborough Petes | 4 – 5 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
Tucker Robertson (4) - 6:36 Connor Lockhart (2) - 9:42 |
First period | 18:37 - Logan Morrison (9) | ||||||
Jonathan Melee (3) - 9:46 Brian Zanetti (1) - 13:35 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 3:33 - Frankie Marrelli (3) 6:03 - Brad Gardiner (1) 9:45 - Logan Morrison (10) 17:52 - Frankie Marrelli (4) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (7-2) (27 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (4-3) (20 saves / 24 shots) |
April 24 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 5 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Gavin Ewles (1) - 17:17 | First period | 10:11 - Connor Lockhart (3) 12:17 - Avery Hayes (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:31 - Connor Lockhart (4) 5:02 - Jonathan Melee (4) | ||||||
Derek Smyth (1) - 12:59 Vinzenz Rohrer (2) - 16:09 Luca Pinelli (7) |
Third period | 1:05 - Connor Lockhart (5) | ||||||
Max Donoso (19 saves / 23 shots) Collin MacKenzie (2-2) (18 saves / 19 shots) |
Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (8-2) (35 saves / 39 shots) |
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (3) Barrie Colts
April 14 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 2 | OT | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 14:02 - pp - Ty Nelson (3) | ||||||
Zach Wigle (1) - 11:47 | Second period | 4:40 - Owen Van Steensel (1) | ||||||
Brandt Clarke (6) - 2:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Josh Kavanagh (1) - 1:49 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Anson Thornton (5-1) (39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (4-3) (27 saves / 30 shots) |
April 16 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 5 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
Beau Jelsma (2) - pp - 0:43 | First period | 1:29 - Kyle McDonald (8) 8:07 - Kyle McDonald (9) 16:38 - Kyle Jackson (4) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:39 - Liam Arnsby (2) | ||||||
Jacob Frasca (4) - pp - 9:25 | Third period | 19:19 - en - Pasquale Zito (2) | ||||||
Anson Thornton (5-2) (23 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (5-3) (32 saves / 34 shots) |
April 18 | North Bay Battalion | 1 – 2 | OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Ty Nelson (4) - 5:09 | Second period | 11:53 - Tai York (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 3:03 - Jacob Frasca (5) | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (5-4) (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (6-2) (17 saves / 18 shots) |
April 20 | North Bay Battalion | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
Liam Arnsby (3) - 18:39 | First period | 2:45 - pp - Beau Akey (2) 10:18 - Cooper Matthews (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 8:54 - Tyler Savard (2) | ||||||
Kyle McDonald (10) - pp - 7:07 Matvey Petrov (1) - 9:50 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Anthony Romani (4) - 2:43 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (6-4) (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (6-3) (52 saves / 56 shots) |
April 22 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 7 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
Tai York (4) - 8:41 | First period | 12:34 - pp - Matvey Petrov (2) | ||||||
Jacob Frasca (6) - pp - 0:37 | Second period | 6:49 - Luc Brzustowski (1) 7:54 - Pasquale Zito (3) 8:15 - Avery Winslow (1) | ||||||
Brandt Clarke (7) - 4:55 | Third period | 11:24 - Pasquale Zito (4) 12:11 - Dalyn Wakely (4) 13:12 - pp - Kyle McDonald (11) | ||||||
Anson Thornton (6-4) (23 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (7-4) (20 saves / 23 shots) |
April 24 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
Dalyn Wakely (5) - pp - 7:09 | First period | 18:14 - Declan MacDonell (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:59 - pp - Tyler Savard (3) | ||||||
Pasquale Zito (5) - pp - 1:47 | Third period | 17:56 - Tyler Savard (4) 19:14 - Beau Jelsma (4) | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (7-5) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Anson Thornton (7-4) (32 saves/ 34 shots) |
April 25 | Barrie Colts | 1 – 3 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
Beau Jelsma (5) - 15:50 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 4:26 - pp - Kyle Jackson (5) 6:25 - pp - Kyle McDonald (12) 19:13 - en - Owen Van Steensel (2) | ||||||
Anson Thornton (7-5) (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (8-5) (28 saves / 29 shots) |
North Bay wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western conference semifinals
(2) London Knights vs. (8) Kitchener Rangers
April 13 | Kitchener Rangers | 1 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 19:15 - pp - Denver Barkey (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 3:05 - pp - Sean McGurn (4) 6:38 - Ryan Humphrey (3) | ||||||
Francesco Arcuri (2) - pp - 15:16 | Third period | 7:51 - Ryan Humphrey (4) 17:19 - pp - George Diaco (2) | ||||||
Marco Costantini (4-1) (27 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (5-0) (22 saves / 23 shots) |
April 14 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 8 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:49 - Logan Mailloux (3) 3:57 - pp - Sam Dickinson (1) 10:07 - pp - Ryan Winterton (4) | ||||||
Reid Valade (5) - pp - 18:58 | Second period | 0:37 - Easton Cowan (2) 9:43 - Connor Federkow (2) 13:45 - Brody Crane (2) | ||||||
Mitchell Martin (3) - 1:29 Francesco Arcuri (3) - 15:45 Francesco Arcuri (4) - pp - 17:50 |
Third period | 11:17 - Sean McGurn (5) 19:45 - Ruslan Gazizov (1) | ||||||
Marco Costantini (4-2) (14 saves / 19 shots) Marcus Vandenberg (22 saves / 25 shots) |
Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (6-0) (25 saves / 29 shots) |
April 16 | London Knights | 1 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 19:52 - sh - Francesco Pinelli (3) | ||||||
Ryan Humphrey (5) - 12:06 | Second period | 5:44 - pp - Roman Schmidt (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 4:10 - Francesco Pinelli (4) 4:39 - Francesco Arcuri (5) 13:06 - Mitchell Martin (4) 19:17 - Ty Hollett (2) | ||||||
Brett Brochu (6-1) (20 saves / 24 shots) Zach Bowen (11 saves / 13 shots) |
Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (5-2) (30 saves / 31 shots) |
April 18 | London Knights | 5 – 0 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
Denver Barkey (4) - pp - 13:28 George Diaco (3) - 19:41 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Sean McGurn (6) - pp - 6:24 Ryan Humphrey (6) - 19:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Connor Federkow (3) - 9:22 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brett Brochu (7-1) (25 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (5-3) (26 saves / 31 shots) |
April 20 | Kitchener Rangers | 0 – 4 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:19 - Max McCue (3) 6:07 - Denver Barkey (5) 15:07 - sh - Denver Barkey (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:30 - en - Logan Mailloux (4) | ||||||
Marco Costantini (5-4) (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (8-1) (16 saves / 16 shots) |
London wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (4) Saginaw Spirit
April 14 | Saginaw Spirit | 0 – 3 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 17:21 - Easton Wainwright (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:28 - Zach Filak (3) 17:02 - en - Sasha Pastujov (4) | ||||||
Tristan Lennox (4-4) (21 saves /23 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (5-1) (26 saves / 26 shots) |
April 16 | Saginaw Spirit | 1 – 2 | OT | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 8:14 - pp - Ty Voit (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Matyas Sapovaliv (8) - 19:20 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 8:37 - pp - Luca Del Bel Belluz (4) | ||||||
Tristan Lennox (4-5) (45 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (6-1) (33 saves / 34 shots) |
April 18 | Sarnia Sting | 5 – 3 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Nolan Burke (5) - 4:20 | First period | 9:23 - Sebastien Gervais (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Luca Del Bel Belluz (5) - 7:11 Sandis Vilmanis (4) - 13:09 Ethan Ritchie (1) - en - 17:00 Nolan Dillingham (2) - en - 18:32 |
Third period | 11:08 - pp - Zayne Parekh (5) 18:10 - Zayne Parekh (6) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (7-1) (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (4-6) (19 saves / 22 shots) |
April 20 | Sarnia Sting | 4 – 0 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
Luca Del Bel Belluz (6) - pp - 6:30 Easton Wainwright (4) - 18:58 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
Marcus Limpar-Lantz (2) - sh - 4:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Easton Wainwright (5) - 8:57 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (8-1) (25 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Tristan Lennox (4-7) (24 saves / 28 shots) |
Sarnia wins series 4 – 0 | |
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (4) Peterborough Petes
April 28 | Peterborough Petes | 3 – 2 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
Jonathan Melee (5) - 1:28 Owen Beck (4) - 5:13 Connor Lockhart (6) - 18:16 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 17:16 - Anthony Romani (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:11 - Pasquale Zito (6) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (9-2) (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (8-6) (20 saves / 23 shots) |
April 30 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 3 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brennan Othmann (5) - 15:22 | Second period | 8:18 - Kyle Jackson (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:08 - Liam Arnsby (4) 19:15 - en - Owen Van Steensel (3) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (9-3) (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (9-6) (26 saves / 27 shots) |
May 2 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 3 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 14:03 - pp - Brennan Othmann (6) | ||||||
Pasquale Zito (7) - sh - 14:43 Matvey Petrov (3) - 18:58 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 6:55 - Avery Hayes (7) 17:55 - Samuel Mayer (1) | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (9-7) (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (10-3) (32 saves / 34 shots) |
May 3 | North Bay Battalion | 5 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Owen Van Steensel (4) - 1:23 Kyle Jackson (7) - 7:37 |
First period | 10:33 - Tommy Purdeller (2) | ||||||
Ty Nelson (5) - 7:44 Owen Van Steensel (5) - sh - 19:00 |
Second period | 14:29 - J.R. Avon (4) | ||||||
Liam Arnsby (5) - en - 19:14 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (10-7) (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (10-4) (21 saves / 25 shots) |
May 5 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 6 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
Owen Beck (5) - pp - 12:51 | First period | 1:29 - Josh Bloom (3) 6:17 - Owen Van Steensel (6) 9:18 - Liam Arnsby (6) | ||||||
Tucker Robertson (5) - 14:16 | Second period | 2:57 - Kyle McDonald (13) 6:15 - pp - Kyle McDonald (14) 10:12 - pp - Ty Nelson (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Simpson (10-5) (29 saves / 35 shots) Liam Sztuska (17 saves / 17 shots) |
Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (11-7) (22 saves / 24 shots) |
May 7 | North Bay Battalion | 3 – 4 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 6:08 - J.R. Avon (5) 7:11 - Chase Stillman (2) | ||||||
Josh Bloom (4) - sh - 12:16 Anthony Romani (6) - 19:13 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Matvey Petrov (4) - 9:18 | Third period | 10:46 - Samuel Mayer (2) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 2:40 - Avery Hayes (8) | ||||||
Dom DiVincentiis (11-8) (40 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (11-5) (26 saves / 29 shots) |
May 8 | Peterborough Petes | 3 – 2 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 10:56 - Josh Bloom (5) | ||||||
Owen Beck (6) - 1:24 Brennan Othmann (7) - 6:55 |
Second period | 12:49 - Liam Arnsby (7) | ||||||
J.R. Avon (6) - 5:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Simpson (12-5) (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (11-9) (24 saves / 27 shots) |
Peterborough wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western conference finals
(2) London Knights vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
April 28 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 4 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
Luca Del Bel Belluz (7) - pp - 19:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:25 - Sean McGurn (7) 9:45 - pp - Sam Dickinson (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 4:15 - Easton Cowan (3) 19:14 - en - Ryan Winterton (5) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (8-2) (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (9-1) (32 saves / 33 shots) |
April 30 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 3 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ethan Ritchie (2) - 12:34 | Third period | 2:21 - Easton Cowan (4) 16:28 - pp - Logan Mailloux (5) 19:28 - en - Ryan Winterton (6) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (8-3) (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (18 saves / 18 shots) Zach Bowen (1-0) (8 saves / 9 shots) |
May 2 | London Knights | 3 – 5 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:27 - Luca Del Bel Belluz (8) 14:05 - pp - Nolan Burke (6) | ||||||
George Diaco (4) - pp - 9:15 | Second period | 4:45 - Sasha Pastujov (5) | ||||||
Brody Crane (3) - 7:05 Ryan Winterton (7) - 16:07 |
Third period | 5:39 - Marcus Limpar-Lantz (3) 12:34 - Ethan Ritchie (3) | ||||||
Zach Bowen (1-1) (25 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (9-3) (25 saves / 28 shots) |
May 3 | London Knights | 3 – 6 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
George Diaco (5) - 15:48 Ryan Winterton (8) - pp - 17:40 |
First period | 3:19 - Brenden Anderson (3) 10:05 - pp - Ty Voit (3) | ||||||
Denver Barkey (7) - 10:57 | Second period | 12:37 - pp - Nolan Burke (7) 14:39 - Marcus Limpar-Lantz (4) 18:29 - Easton Wainwright (6) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 14:55 - en - Nolan Burke (8) | ||||||
Zach Bowen (1-2) (22 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (10-3) (23 saves / 26 shots) |
May 5 | Sarnia Sting | 2 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 6:06 - Ruslan Gazizov (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Nolan Dillingham (3) - 0:40 Sasha Pastujov (6) - pp - 18:55 |
Third period | 0:53 - Denver Barkey (8) 1:32 - Ryan Winterton (9) 17:30 - en - Easton Cowan (5) 19:16 - en - Ryan Winterton (10) | ||||||
Benjamin Gaudreau (10-4) (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Bowen (2-2) (30 saves / 32 shots) |
May 7 | London Knights | 5 – 1 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
Denver Barkey (9) - 19:59 | First period | 12:08 - Marcus Limpar-Lantz (5) | ||||||
Easton Cowan (6) - 2:30 Logan Mailloux (6) - pp - 15:04 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Humphrey (7) - 15:39 Ryan Winterton (11) - en - 18:24 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Zach Bowen (3-2) (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (10-5) (20 saves/ 24 shots) Nicholas Surzycia (0 saves / 0 shots) |
London wins series 4 – 2 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
(W2) London Knights vs. (E4) Peterborough Petes
May 11 | Peterborough Petes | 0 – 3 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:55 - Easton Cowan (7) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:31 - Jacob Julien (2) 17:56 - en - Ryan Winterton (12) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (12-6) (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Bowen (4-2) (24 saves / 24 shots) |
May 13 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 3 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
Tucker Robertson (6) - 7:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Avery Hayes (9) - pp - 10:46 | Second period | 6:38 - Sam Dickinson (3) 12:38 - Sean McGurn (8) 14:51 - pp - Logan Mailloux (7) | ||||||
Donovan McCoy (1) - 8:14 Tucker Robertson (7) - 10:12 Avery Hayes (10) - |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Michael Simpson (13-6) (51 saves / 54 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Bowen (4-3) (22 saves / 27 shots) |
May 15 | London Knights | 5 – 6 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
Sean McGurn (9) - 0:31 Ryan Winterton (13) - pp - 5:12 |
First period | 18:46 - Owen Beck (7) | ||||||
Sean McGurn (10) - 3:26 Brody Crane (4) - 12:59 Jackson Edward (1) - 14:21 |
Second period | 8:45 - Chase Stillman (3) 11:22 - Brennan Othmann (8) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 1:13 - Chase Stillman (4) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 2:32 - Tucker Robertson (8) | ||||||
Zach Bowen (4-4) (19 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (14-6) (34 saves / 39 shots) |
May 17 | London Knights | 3 – 5 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
Easton Cowan (8) - 1:19 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 1:19 - J.R. Avon (8) 9:50 - Owen Beck (8) 11:01 - J.R. Avon (9) | ||||||
Sam Dickinson (4) - pp - 13:59 Denver Barkey (10) - pp - 16:51 |
Third period | 17:24 - en - Avery Hayes (11) | ||||||
Zach Bowen (4-5) (27 saves / 31 shots) Owen Willmore (2 saves / 2 shots) |
Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (15-6) (50 saves / 53 shots) |
May 19 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 4 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
Connor Lockhart (7) - pp - 6:08 | First period | 18:32 - Easton Cowan (9) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:31 - Ryan Humphrey (8) 16:55 - Denver Barkey (11) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:47 - en - Logan Mailloux (8) | ||||||
Michael Simpson (15-7) (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Owen Willmore (1-0) (32 saves / 33 shots) |
May 21 | London Knights | 1 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:33 - Avery Hayes (12) | ||||||
Max McCue (4) - 7:59 | Third period | 11:10 - Tucker Robertson (9) | ||||||
Owen Willmore (1-1) (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (16-7) (36 saves / 37 shots) |
Peterborough wins series 4 – 2 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[9]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Winterton | London Knights | 21 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 10 |
Sean McGurn | London Knights | 21 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 18 |
Brennan Othmann | Peterborough Petes | 23 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 18 |
Ty Nelson | North Bay Battalion | 20 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 15 |
Denver Barkey | London Knights | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 18 |
Logan Mailloux | London Knights | 21 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 |
Brandt Clarke | Barrie Colts | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 13 |
Tucker Robertson | Peterborough Petes | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 |
Matvey Petrov | North Bay Battalion | 20 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 |
Kyle McDonald | North Bay Battalion | 20 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 22 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[10]
Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brett Brochu | London Knights | 11 | 650 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0.943 | 1.48 |
Dom Divincentiis | North Bay Battalion | 20 | 1220 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 0.926 | 2.41 |
Benjamin Gaudreau | Sarnia Sting | 16 | 953 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 0.902 | 2.52 |
Max Donoso | Ottawa 67's | 8 | 441 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0.919 | 2.59 |
Tristan Lennox | Saginaw Spirit | 11 | 681 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0.908 | 2.64 |
Awards
Playoffs trophies | ||
---|---|---|
Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
J. Ross Robertson Cup | OHL Finals champion | Peterborough Petes |
Bobby Orr Trophy | Eastern Conference playoff champion | Peterborough Petes |
Wayne Gretzky Trophy | Western Conference playoff champion | London Knights |
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award | Playoffs MVP | Michael Simpson, Peterborough Petes |
Regular season — Team trophies | ||
Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Team with best record | Ottawa 67's |
Leyden Trophy | East division champion | Ottawa 67's |
Emms Trophy | Central division champion | North Bay Battalion |
Bumbacco Trophy | West division champion | Windsor Spitfires |
Holody Trophy | Midwest division champion | London Knights |
Regular season — Executive awards | ||
Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
Matt Leyden Trophy | Coach of the year | Dave Cameron, Ottawa 67's |
Jim Gregory Award | General manager of the year | Mark Hunter, London Knights |
OHL Executive of the Year | Executive of the Year | – |
Regular season — Player awards | ||
Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
Red Tilson Trophy | Most outstanding player | Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires |
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | Top scorer | Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires |
Dave Pinkney Trophy | Lowest team goals against | Max Donoso & Collin MacKenzie, Ottawa 67's |
Max Kaminsky Trophy | Most outstanding defenceman | Pavel Mintyukov, Saginaw Spirit & Ottawa 67's |
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy | Top scoring right winger | Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires |
Emms Family Award | Rookie of the year | Michael Misa, Saginaw Spirit |
William Hanley Trophy | Most sportsmanlike player | Evan Vierling, Barrie Colts |
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy | Best rookie GAA | Zach Bowen, London Knights |
Bobby Smith Trophy | Scholastic player of the year | Colby Barlow, Owen Sound Attack |
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy | Overage player of the year | Matthew Maggio, Windsor Spitfires |
Jim Rutherford Trophy | Goaltender of the year | Dom DiVincentiis, North Bay Battalion |
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the year | Dalyn Wakely, North Bay Battalion |
Roger Neilson Memorial Award | Top academic college/university player | Ryder McIntyre, Oshawa Generals |
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award | Top academic high school player | George Alboim, Erie Otters & Ethan Hay, Flint Firebirds |
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy | Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment | – |
Prospect player awards | ||
Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
Jack Ferguson Award | First overall pick in priority selection | Matthew Schaefer, Erie Otters |
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy | OHL Cup MVP | Jake O'Brien, Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[11]
First team
- Logan Morrison, Centre, Hamilton Bulldogs/Ottawa 67's
- Colby Barlow, Left Wing, Owen Sound Attack
- Matthew Maggio, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Pavel Mintyukov, Defence, Saginaw Spirit/Ottawa 67's
- Brandt Clarke, Defence, Barrie Colts
- Domenic DiVicentiis, Goaltender, North Bay Battalion
- Dave Cameron, Coach, Ottawa 67's
Second team
- Amadeus Lombardi, Centre, Flint Firebirds
- Sasha Pastujov, Left Wing, Guelph Storm/Sarnia Sting
- Ty Voit, Right Wing, Sarnia Sting
- Ethan Del Mastro, Defence, Mississauga Steelheads/Sarnia Sting
- Logan Mailloux, Defence, London Knights
- Brett Brochu, Goaltender, London Knights
- Dale Hunter, Coach, London Knights
Third team
- Owen Beck, Centre, Mississauga Steelheads/Peterborough Petes
- Brennan Othmann, Left Wing, Flint Firebirds/Peterborough Petes
- Avery Hayes, Right Wing, Hamilton Bulldogs/Peterborough Petes
- Ty Nelson, Defence, North Bay Battalion
- Christian Kyrou, Defence, Erie Otters/Sarnia Sting
- Michael Simpson, Goaltender, Peterborough Petes
- Ryan Oulahen, Coach, North Bay Battalion
First All-Rookie team
- Joey Willis, Centre, Saginaw Spirit
- Michael Misa, Left Wing, Saginaw Spirit
- Liam Greentree, Right Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Zayne Parekh, Defence, Saginaw Spirit
- Sam Dickinson, Defence, London Knights
- Zach Bowen, Goaltender, London Knights
Second All-Rookie team
- Gabriel Frasca, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs
- Easton Cowan, Left Wing, London Knights
- Beckett Sennecke, Right Wing, Ottawa 67's
- Oliver Bonk, Defence, London Knights
- Anthony Cristoforo, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- Mason Vaccari, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
2023 OHL Priority Selection
On March 29, 2023, the league announced the results of the Ontario Hockey League Priory Selection Lottery. Each of the four non-playoff participated in the lottery, as the 20th place Niagara IceDogs had a 40% chance of winning, the 19th place Erie Otters had a 30% chance of winning, the 18th place Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds had a 20% chance of winning, and the 17th place Kingston Frontenacs had a 10% chance of winning. The Erie Otters won the lottery and selected first overall.[12] On April 20, the Otters announced that Matthew Schaefer from the Huron Hurricanes of the SCTA would be the first selection in the draft.[13] The entirety of the OHL Priority Selection Draft will take place over two days, as rounds 1-3 take place on April 21, while rounds 4-15 will be on April 22.
These are the results for the first round of the draft:[14]
# | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matthew Schaefer (RD) | Canada | Erie Otters | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Huron Hurricanes (OMHA-SCTA) |
2 | Ryan Roobroeck (C) | Canada | Niagara IceDogs | London, Ontario | London Jr. Knights (MHAO-ALI) |
3 | Brady Martin (C) | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Elmira, Ontario | Waterloo Wolves (MHAO-ALI) |
4 | Tyler Hopkins (C) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs | Campbellville, Ontario | Huron Hurricanes (OMHA-SCTA) |
5 | Ethan Czata (C) | Canada | Niagara IceDogs | Brampton, Ontario | Mississauga Rebels (GTHL) |
6 | Owen Griffin (C) | Canada | Oshawa Generals | Markham, Ontario | York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-ETA) |
7 | Jack Ivankovic (G) | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads | Mississauga, Ontario | Mississauga Senators (GTHL) |
8 | Jake O'Brien (C) | Canada | Brantford Bulldogs | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL) |
9 | Caden Taylor (C) | Canada | Sudbury Wolves | Kleinburg, Ontario | Mississauga Senators (GTHL) |
10 | Cameron Reid (LD) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Aylmer, Ontario | Bishop Kearney Selects 15's (Youth-USA) |
11 | Luca Romano (C) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL) |
12 | Nico Addy (RW) | Canada | Owen Sound Attack | Casselman, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL) |
13 | Carson Cameron (RD) | Canada | Peterborough Petes | Bobcaygeon, Ontario | Central Ontario Wolves (OMHA-ETA) |
14 | Quinn Beauchesne (RD) | Canada | Guelph Storm | Ottawa, Ontario | Nepean Raiders (HEO-Midget) |
15 | Jeremy Martin (LW) | Canada | Flint Firebirds | Ajax, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) |
16 | Aiden Young (LW) | Canada | Saginaw Spirit | London, Ontario | London Jr. Knights (MHAO-ALI) |
17 | Ryan Brown (LW) | Canada | Sarnia Sting | Newmarket, Ontario | York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-ETA) |
18 | William Moore (C) | Canada / USA | London Knights | Mississauga, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) |
19 | Shamar Moses (RW) | Canada | Barrie Colts | Scarborough, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) |
20 | Jack Nesbitt (C) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires | Sarnia, Ontario | Lambton Jr. Sting (MHAO-ALI) |
21 | Carter Kostuch (LW) | Canada | North Bay Battalion | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Vaughan Kings (GTHL) |
22 | Henry Brzustewicz (RD) | United States | Ottawa 67's | Washington Township, Michigan | North Jersey Avalanche (Youth-USA) |
2023 CHL Import Draft
On July 5, 2023, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2023 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Erie Otters held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL. The Spirit selected Martin Misiak from Slovakia with the OHL's first selection in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2022 CHL Import Draft.[15]
# | Player | Nationality | OHL team | Hometown | Last team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martin Misiak (C) | Slovakia | Erie Otters | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | Youngstown Phantoms |
4 | Urban Podrekar (LD) | Slovenia | Niagara IceDogs | Bled, Slovenia | HK Olimpija Ljubljana |
7 | Arttu Karki (LD) | Finland | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Viiala, Finland | Tappara Tampere |
10 | Emil Pieniniemi (LD) | Finland | Kingston Frontenacs | Kuopio, Finland | Karpat Oulu U20 |
13 | Rasmus Kumpulainen (C) | Finland | Oshawa Generals | Lahti, Finland | Pelicans Lahti U20 |
16 | Jakub Fibigr (LD) | Czech Republic | Mississauga Steelheads | Uničov, Czech Republic | Vitkovice Ostrave Jr. |
19 | Adam Jiříček (RD) | Czech Republic | Brantford Bulldogs | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Plzen Jr. |
22 | Jakub Vondras (G) | Czech Republic | Sudbury Wolves | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Skoda Plzen HC |
25 | Tomas Pobezal (C) | Slovakia | Kitchener Rangers | Púchov, Slovakia | Nitra U18 |
28 | Martin Matejicek (LD) | Czech Republic | Owen Sound Attack | Jihlava, Czech Republic | Dukla Jihlava Jr. |
31 | Rio Kaiser (LD) | Germany | Peterborough Petes | Berlin, Germany | EC Red Bull Salzburg U20 EBYSL |
34 | Vilmer Alriksson (LW) | Sweden | Guelph Storm | Enebyberg, Sweden | Djurgardens IF Jr. |
37 | Markas Samenas (LW) | Sweden | Flint Firebirds | Vilnius, Lithuania | Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
40 | Valentin Zhugin (LW) | Russia | Saginaw Spirit | Magnitogorsk, Russia | Guelph Storm |
43 | Roman Kukumberg (LW) | Slovakia | Sarnia Sting | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava |
46 | Daniil Ustinkov (LD) | Switzerland | London Knights | Zürich, Switzerland | GCK Lions Jr. |
49 | Michael Nygard (C) | Norway | Barrie Colts | Oslo, Norway | Mora IK Jr. |
52 | Josef Eichler (RD) | Czech Republic | Windsor Spitfires | Benešov, Czech Republic | Plzen Jr. |
55 | Ihnat Pazii (C) | Ukraine | North Bay Battalion | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Windy City Storm 16U |
57 | Tuomas Uronen (RW) | Finland | Ottawa 67's | Kerava, Finland | HIFK Helsinki U20 |
2023 NHL Entry Draft
On June 28–29, 2023, the National Hockey League conducted the 2023 NHL Entry Draft at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Colby Barlow of the Owen Sound Attack was the highest player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the 18th overall pick by the Winnipeg Jets. A total of 35 players were drafted from the OHL.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[16]
2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship was held at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick which began on December 26, 2022 ended on January 5, 2023.[17]
Eighteen current and former OHL players were on eight rosters in this tournament, including six on Canada, three on Switzerland, two on Czechia, Slovakia and the United States, and one on Austria, Germany and Latvia.[18]
Austria
Team Austria had one OHL player on their roster, as Vinzenz Rohrer of the Ottawa 67's was named to the team.
In five games, Rohrer finished in third in team scoring, as he recorded a goal and two assists for three points.
Austria finished the preliminary round of the tournament in last place in Group A with a 0-0-0-4 record. In the best-of-three relegation round, Austria lost to Latvia in two games to finish in tenth place in the tournament.
Canada
The Canadian team had six current and former OHL players on their original roster. The players on the Canadian team who currently played in the OHL are: Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga Steelheads; Ben Gaudreau, Sarnia Sting; Jack Matier, Ottawa 67's and Brennan Othmann, Peterborough Petes. Two former OHL players were also on the team: former Barrie Colts player Brandt Clarke, who played on the Los Angeles Kings and former Kingston Frontenacs player Shane Wright of the Seattle Kraken.Wright and Clarke both where sent down to the OHL after the tournament. Wright was named captain of the team. Later in the tournament, Canada added Owen Beck from the Mississauga Steelheads as an injury replacement.
In seven games, Clarke led the Canadian defense with two goals and eight points. Wright scored four goals and seven points in seven games. Othmann scored two goals and six points in seven games, while Del Mastro earned three assists in seven games. Beck earned an assist in three games and Matier had an assist in seven games. Gaudreau earned a record of 1-1-0 in two games with a 3.38 GAA and a 0.828 save percentage.
Canada finished second in Group A during the preliminary round with a record of 3-0-0-1, earning nine points. In the quarter-finals, Canada defeated Slovakia 4-3 in overtime. In the semi-finals, the Canadians defeated the United States 6-2, advancing to the championship game. In the Gold Medal game, Canada defeated Czechia 3-2 in overtime to win the tournament.
Czechia
Team Czechia had two OHL players on their roster. The players named to the team were Tomas Hamara of the Kitchener Rangers and Matyas Sapovaliv of the Saginaw Spirit.
Sapovaliv earned seven assists in seven games to finish tied for fifth in team scoring. Hamara earned an assist in seven games.
Czechia finished in first place in Group A during the preliminary round, earning a record of 3-0-1-0 for ten points. In the quarter-finals, Czechia defeated Switzerland 9-1 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-final game, Czechia defeated Sweden 2-1 to earn a berth in the Gold Medal game. In the final game of the tournament, Czechia lost to Canada 3-2 in overtime to win the silver medal.
Germany
Team Germany had one OHL player on their roster. Ryan Del Monte of the London Knights was the lone OHL player that made the team.
Del Monte was held to no points in two games during the tournament.
Germany finished in fourth place in Group A during the preliminary round with a 1-0-0-3 record, earning three points. In the quarter-finals, Germany lost to the United States 11-1 to be eliminated from the tournament. Germany finished in eighth place in the tournament.
Latvia
Latvia had one OHL player on their roster. Sandis Vilmanis of the Sarnia Sting was named to the team.
Vilmanis scored a goal and added an assist for two points in six games.
Latvia finished the preliminary round of the tournament in last place in Group B with a record of 0-0-1-3, earning one point. In the best-of-three relegation series against Austria, Latvia swept the series in two games. Latvia finished the tournament in ninth place.
Slovakia
Team Slovakia had two OHL players on their roster, as Filip Mesar of the Kitchener Rangers and Servac Petrovsky of the Owen Sound Attack were named to the team.
Mesar finished tied for the team lead in points, as he recorded two goals and four assists for six points in five games. Petrovsky scored two goals and three points in five games to finish tied for fifth in team scoring.
Slovakia finished the preliminary round of the tournament with a 2-0-1-1 record, finishing in third place with seven points. In the quarter-finals, Slovakia lost to Canada 4-3 in overtime. Slovakia finished the tournament in sixth place.
Switzerland
Team Switzerland named three OHL players to their team. Alessio Beglieri of the Mississauga Steelheads, Rodwin Dionicio of the Niagara IceDogs and Brian Zanetti of the Peterborough Petes represented their country at the tournament.
In five games, Dionico scored a goal, while Zanetti earned an assist in five games. Beglieri earned a record of 0-2-0 with a 6.07 GAA and a 0.831 save percentage in two games.
Switzerland had a record of 0-3-0-1 in four games during the preliminary round, earning six points and fourth place in Group B. In the quarter-finals, Switzerland lost to Czechia 9-1. Switzerland finished the tournament in seventh place.
United States
The United States had two players of the OHL on their roster. The players were Tyler Boucher of the Ottawa 67's and Andrew Oke of the Saginaw Spirit.
Boucher finished the tournament with three goals and four points in six games. Oke earned a record of 1-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a 0.875 save percentage in one game.
The United States finished in first place in Group B with a 3-0-0-1 record, earning nine points, during the preliminary round. In the quarter-finals, the United States defeated Germany 9-1 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-final game, the United States lost to Canada 6-2 to advance to the Bronze Medal game. The United States captured the bronze medal with a 8-7 overtime win over Sweden.
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