2025–26 OHL season
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The 2025–26 OHL season was the 46th season of operation (45th season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 18, 2025, and concluded on March 22, 2026. The post-season began on March 26, 2026, and concluded on May 12, 2026.
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
August 29, 2025 – September 14, 2025
Regular season
September 18, 2025 – March 22, 2026
Playoffs
March 26, 2026 – May 12, 2026
August 29, 2025 – September 14, 2025
Regular season
September 18, 2025 – March 22, 2026
Playoffs
March 26, 2026 – May 12, 2026
Teams20
| 2025–26 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason August 29, 2025 – September 14, 2025 Regular season September 18, 2025 – March 22, 2026 Playoffs March 26, 2026 – May 12, 2026 |
| Teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV YourTV TSN FloHockey |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Kaden McGregor |
| Picked by | Peterborough Petes |
| Regular season | |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Brantford Bulldogs (2) |
| Season MVP | Sam O'Reilly (London/Kitchener) |
| Top scorer | Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Sam O'Reilly (Rangers) |
| Finals champions | Kitchener Rangers (5) |
| Runners-up | Barrie Colts |
| 2025–26 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2025 – May 2026 QMJHL September 2025 – May 2026 WHL September 2025 – May 2026 |
| Teams | 61 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
| Season MVP | Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) (QMJHL) |
| Top scorer | Markus Ruck (Medicine Hat Tigers) (WHL) |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Kitchener Rangers (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Everett Silvertips |
The Kitchener Rangers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 2026 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. The tournament was held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] The Rangers won the Memorial Cup, as they defeated the Everett Silvertips in the final game of the tournament.[2]
Off-season
Interleague schedule
On June 3, the OHL and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League announced four interleague games between the two leagues.[3]
The Ottawa 67's hosted the Gatineau Olympiques on January 16 at TD Place Arena before making the trip to Gatineau, Quebec to face the Olympiques at Centre Slush Puppie on January 17. The 67's won both games, winning the first game 2–1 in Ottawa,[4] followed by a 5–3 win in Gatineau.[5]
The Sudbury Wolves hosted the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at the Sudbury Community Arena on January 18. The two clubs played again in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec a week later at Aréna Glencore on January 25. The Wolves won both games, winning the first game 5–3 in Sudbury,[6] followed by a 4-3 overtime victory in Rouyn-Noranda.[7]
Rivalry week
On June 13, the OHL announced its first ever OHL Rivalry Week, as it highlighted intense matchups in a four-day window from October 16 until October 19. The matchups featured a home-and-home between two familiar opponents.[8]
The matchups included:
- Barrie Colts vs. North Bay Battalion
- Brampton Steelheads vs. Brantford Bulldogs
- Erie Otters vs. Niagara IceDogs
- Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit
- Guelph Storm vs. Owen Sound Attack
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Ottawa 67's
- Kitchener Rangers vs. London Knights
- Oshawa Generals vs. Peterborough Petes
- Sarnia Sting vs. Windsor Spitfires
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves
Broadcasting rights
On August 26, the OHL and FloSports entered into a seven-year media partnership that establishes FloHockey as the global home for live and on-demand streaming coverage of the OHL. All regular season games, playoff rounds and other marquee events are included in the deal.[9]
Pre-season
On July 7, 2025, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2025–26 season. In total, there was 50 preseason games which began on August 29 and concluded on September 14.
This years schedule had a pre-season showcase at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium over Labour Day weekend that included the host team, the Kitchener Rangers, as well as the Brantford Bulldogs, Oshawa Generals and Saginaw Spirit.
Neutral site games include:
- Oshawa Generals vs. Saginaw Spirit at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 29.
- Saginaw Spirit vs. Brantford Bulldogs at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 30.
- Erie Otters vs. Peterborough Petes at the Lindsay Recreation Complex in Lindsay, Ontario on August 30.
- North Bay Battalion vs. Owen Sound Attack at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena in Collingwood, Ontario on August 31.
- Erie Otters vs. Peterborough Petes at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre in Millbrook, Ontario on August 31.
- Brantford Bulldogs vs. Guelph Storm at the North Dumfries Community Complex in Ayr, Ontario on September 1.
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. Sudbury Wolves at McIntyre Arena in Timmins, Ontario on September 3.
- Windsor Spitfires vs. Flint Firebirds at Flint Iceland Arena in Flint, Michigan on September 5.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Ottawa 67's at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in Kemptville, Ontario on September 5.
- North Bay Battalion vs. Sarnia Sting at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre in Midland, Ontario on September 5.
- London Knights vs. Erie Otters at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ontario on September 6.
- Barrie Colts vs. Sarnia Sting at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre in Midland, Ontario on September 6.
- Barrie Colts vs. Owen Sound Attack at The Plex in Port Elgin, Ontario on September 7.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Peterborough Petes at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre in Norwood, Ontario on September 7.
- Windsor Spitfires vs. Saginaw Spirit at Chatham Memorial Arena in Chatham, Ontario on September 7.
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Saginaw Spirit at Midland Civic Arena in Midland, Michigan on September 12.
- Flint Firebirds vs. Erie Otters at William Allman Memorial Arena in Stratford, Ontario on September 12.
- Kitchener Rangers vs. Windsor Spitfires at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre in Lakeshore, Ontario on September 13.
- Flint Firebirds vs. Windsor Spitfires at Vollmer Arena in La Salle, Ontario on September 14.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Sudbury Wolves at Stouffville Arena in Stouffville, Ontario on September 14.
OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2025–26 season, which started on September 18, 2025.[10]
Regular season
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 [11]
Eastern conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Brantford Bulldogs | East | 68 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 46 | 296 | 190 |
| 2 | y-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 39 | 246 | 194 |
| 3 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 44 | 265 | 160 |
| 4 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 38 | 235 | 231 |
| 5 | x-North Bay Battalion | Central | 68 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 33 | 237 | 215 |
| 6 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 31 | 212 | 209 |
| 7 | x-Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 29 | 211 | 253 |
| 8 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 211 | 262 |
| 9 | Brampton Steelheads | Central | 68 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 18 | 164 | 246 |
| 10 | Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 19 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 177 | 273 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 46 | 261 | 179 |
| 2 | y-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 41 | 264 | 173 |
| 3 | x-Flint Firebirds | West | 68 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 41 | 261 | 199 |
| 4 | x-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 36 | 242 | 207 |
| 5 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 84 | 34 | 251 | 204 |
| 6 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 26 | 243 | 279 |
| 7 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 225 | 263 |
| 8 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 228 | 292 |
| 9 | Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 205 | 289 |
| 10 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 16 | 179 | 289 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[12]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Klepov | Saginaw Spirit | 67 | 37 | 60 | 97 | 43 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Flint Firebirds | 65 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 42 |
| Jake O'Brien | Brantford Bulldogs | 53 | 28 | 65 | 93 | 28 |
| Egor Barabanov | Saginaw Spirit | 68 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 79 |
| Jack Pridham | Kitchener Rangers | 65 | 46 | 44 | 90 | 54 |
| Marco Mignosa | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 65 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 33 |
| Kieron Walton | Sudbury / Peterborough | 62 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 26 |
| Cole Beaudoin | Barrie Colts | 54 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 29 |
| Dylan Edwards | Erie / Kitchener | 67 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 39 |
| Christian Humphreys | Kitchener Rangers | 63 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 33 |
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[13]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Fetterolf | Ottawa 67's | 41 | 2,436 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 6 | 0.923 | 2.07 |
| Joey Costanzo | Windsor Spitfires | 50 | 2,829 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 4 | 0.908 | 2.16 |
| Jaeden Nelson | Ottawa 67's | 29 | 1,671 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 0.915 | 2.33 |
| Sebastian Gatto | London Knights | 38 | 2,075 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 0.916 | 2.37 |
| Christian Kirsch | Kitchener Rangers | 41 | 2,382 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 4 | 0.899 | 2.42 |
Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game
On January 14, the top NHL entry draft eligible prospects participated in the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario in a matchup of the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference.[14]
Alessandro Di Iorio of the Sarnia Sting and Adam Novotný of the Peterborough Petes were named captains for their respective conferences.[15]
Nikita Klepov of the Saginaw Spirit scored a goal and added two assists, leading the Western Conference to a 4-3 win in front of 3,697 fans.[16]
Top Prospects East vs. Top Prospects West
| January 14 | Top Prospects West | 4 – 3 | Top Prospects East | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Egor Barabanov (1) - 8:50 | First period | 15:57 - pp - Ryder Cali (1) | ||||||
| Nikita Klepov (1) - 16:23 | Second period | 7:54 - Adam Novotný (1) | ||||||
| Rylan Singh (1) - 2:12 Layne Gallacher (1) - 14:42 |
Third period | 17:25 - pp - Adam Novotný (2) | ||||||
| Zachary Jovanovski (19 saves / 21 shots) Stepan Shurygin (15 saves / 16 shots) |
Goalie stats | Matthew Minchak (12 saves / 13 shots) Ryder Fetterolf (12 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
Playoffs
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | OHL Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brantford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brantford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Bay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Niagara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brantford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kingston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ottawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Peterborough | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Barrie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Guelph | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Windsor | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flint | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flint | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | London | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves
| March 27 | Sudbury Wolves | 2 – 6 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:01 - pp - Cooper Dennis (1) 18:44 - Luca Testa (1) | ||||||
| Daniel Berehowsky (1) - pp - 10:39 | Second period | 3:58 - pp - Caleb Malhotra (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:18 - ps - Adam Benák (1) 16:12 - Caleb Malhotra (2) 17:36 - Luca Testa (2) | ||||||
| Paolo Frasca (0-1) (36 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (1-0) (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Sudbury Wolves | 2 – 4 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Jean-Cristoph Lemieux (1) - pp - 18:54 | First period | 4:46 - pp - Caleb Malhotra (3) 7:30 - Gabriel Frasca (1) | ||||||
| Jan Chovan (1) - pp - 13:37 | Second period | 15:08 - Philip Govedaris (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:41 - en - pp - Marek Vanacker (1) | ||||||
| Paolo Frasca (0-2) (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (2-0) (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Brantford Bulldogs | 6 – 5 | OT | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | ||
| Adam Jiříček (1) - 4:31 Caleb Malhotra (4) - pp - 19:29 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:08 - Blake Clayton (1) 10:31 - Chase Coughlan (1) 13:39 - Chase Coughlan (2) | ||||||
| Adam Jiříček (2) - pp - 7:04 Caleb Malhotra (5) - pp - 15:15 Marek Vanacker (2) - pp - 16:38 |
Third period | 4:41 - Jean-Cristoph Lemieux (2) 19:10 - Jan Chovan (2) | ||||||
| Marek Vanacker (3) - pp - 3:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (3-0) (24 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Paolo Frasca (0-3) (28 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Brantford Bulldogs | 2 – 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:28 - Rowan Henderson (1) | ||||||
| Luca Testa (3) - 12:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Edison Engle (1) - 6:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (4-0) (20 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Bjorn Bronas (0-1) (34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| Brantford wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs
| March 26 | Niagara IceDogs | 1 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sean Doherty (1) - 12:28 | Second period | 2:56 - pp - Cole Beaudoin (1) 7:00 - Parker Von Richter (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:59 - Teague Vader (1) 18:27 - en - Ben Wilmott (1) | ||||||
| Vladislav Yermolenko (0-1) (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (1-0) (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Niagara IceDogs | 4 – 3 | OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 3:05 - Cole Beaudoin (2) | ||||||
| Ethan Czata (1) - pp - 5:42 | Second period | 18:49 - pp - Calvin Crombie (1) | ||||||
| Ryerson Edgar (1) - pp - 1:30 Riley Patterson (1) - 7:46 |
Third period | 14:55 - pp - Brad Gardiner (1) | ||||||
| Hayden Reid (1) - 13:19 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vladislav Yermolenko (1-1) (42 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Arvin Jaswal (0-1) (31 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Barrie Colts | 5 – 2 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Brad Gardiner (2) - 13:50 Emil Hemming (1) - 15:51 |
First period | 14:18 - Noah Read (1) | ||||||
| Kashawn Aitcheson (1) - pp - 17:26 | Second period | 9:37 - Riley Patterson (1) | ||||||
| Joe Salandra (1) - pp - 1:16 Ben Wilmott (2) - en - 17:49 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (2-0) (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Vladislav Yermolenko (1-2) (30 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Barrie Colts | 9 – 6 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Ben Wilmott (3) - 0:43 Nicholas Desiderio (1) - 1:11 Cole Beaudoin (3) - 2:39 Emil Hemming (2) - 5:19 Cole Beaudoin (4) - 11:32 |
First period | 16:58 - Ivan Galiyanov (1) | ||||||
| Brad Gardiner (3) - pp - 2:59 Mason Zebeski (1) - 9:27 Emil Hemming (3) - 10:29 |
Second period | 12:41 - pp - Riley Patterson (3) 13:29 - pp - Riley Patterson (4) | ||||||
| Ben Wilmott (4) - pp - 6:30 | Third period | 1:39 - pp - Blake Barnes (1) 5:20 - Reyth Smith (1) 19:25 - pp - Hayden Reid (2) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (3-0) (21 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Vladislav Yermolenko (3 saves / 6 shots) Charlie Robertson (0-1) (21 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Niagara IceDogs | 0 – 5 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:49 - pp - Brad Gardiner (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:42 - Carter Lowe (1) 9:54 - Ben Wilmott (5) | ||||||
| Third period | 6:57 - William Schneid (1) 7:53 - pp - Emil Hemming (4) | |||||||
| Vladislav Yermolenko (1-3) (38 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (4-0) (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Barrie wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Ottawa 67's vs. (6) Kingston Frontenacs
| March 27 | Kingston Frontenacs | 4 – 7 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| Nolan Snyder (1) - 16:33 | First period | 5:58 - Filip Ekberg (1) 7:36 - Spencer Bowes (1) | ||||||
| Tomas Pobezal (1) - 4:42 Will Bishop (1) - 12:15 Riley Clark (1) - 12:26 |
Second period | 1:29 - Filip Ekberg (2) 7:09 - pp - Nic Sima (1) 19:30 - David Bedkowski (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:08 - pp - Cooper Foster (1) 19:22 - en - sh - Connor Bewick (1) | ||||||
| Gavin Betts (0-1) (24 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryder Fetterolf (1-0) (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| Alex McLean (1) - 7:00 | First period | 15:44 - pp - Thomas Vandenberg (1) 17:31 - Jasper Kuhta (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:35 - Shaan Kingwell (1) 7:41 - pp - Thomas Vandenberg (2) | ||||||
| Aleks Kulemin (1) - pp - 1:26 Alex Misiak (1) - 3:59 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gavin Betts (0-2) (21 saves / 25 shots) Matthew Minchak (17 shots / 17 saves) |
Goalie stats | Ryder Fetterolf (2-0) (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | Slush Puppie Place | Recap | |||
| Spencer Bowes (2) - 15:49 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jasper Kuhta (2) - pp - 13:12 Sam McCue (1) - 14:10 Nic Sima (2) - en - 19:09 |
Third period | 16:26 - pp - Matthew Henderson (1) | ||||||
| Ryder Fetterolf (3-0) (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Minchak (0-1) (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 2 | Kingston Frontenacs | Slush Puppie Place | Recap | |||
| Sam McCue (2) - 0:41 Nic Sima (3) - 2:40 |
First period | 10:19 - Matthew Frost (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:07 - Robin Kuzma (1) | ||||||
| Filip Ekberg (3) - 19:29 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryder Fetterolf (4-0) (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Minchak (1 save / 3 shots) Gavin Betts (0-3) (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Ottawa wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) North Bay Battalion
| March 26 | North Bay Battalion | 1 – 0 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lirim Amidovski (1) - 15:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jack Lisson (1-0) (26 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Easton Rye (0-1) (29 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | North Bay Battalion | 3 – 4 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| Cam Warren (1) - 5:48 Ryder Carey (1) - 17:00 |
First period | 2:24 - Francis Parish (1) 11:39 - Brennan Faulkner (1) 16:26 - Braydon McCallum (1) | ||||||
| Kent Greer (1) - 18:55 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 13:54 - Kieron Walton (1) | ||||||
| Jack Lisson (1-1) (36 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Easton Rye (1-1) (40 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 1 | OT | North Bay Battalion | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| Adam Levac (1) - 0:12 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 18:55 - sh - Sebastian Gervais (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieron Walton (2) - pp - 17:41 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Easton Rye (2-1) (47 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike McIvor (41 saves / 42 shots) Jack Lisson (1-2) (1 save / 2 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Peterborough Petes | 0 – 4 | North Bay Battalion | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:36 - Cam Warren (2) 11:21 - Ryder Cali (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:37 - Parker Vaughan (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:55 - Nick Wellenreiter (1) | ||||||
| Easton Rye (2-2) (35 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Lisson (2-2) (33 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | North Bay Battalion | 3 – 1 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Lirim Amidovski (2) - 14:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Parker Vaughan (2) - 3:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ethan Procyszyn (1) - en - 19:46 | Third period | 15:16 - Braydon McCallum (2) | ||||||
| Jack Lisson (3-2) (44 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Easton Rye (2-3) (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Peterborough Petes | 4 – 5 | 2OT | North Bay Battalion | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| Leon Kolarik (1) - 8:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:25 - pp - Cam Warren (3) 10:05 - pp - Parker Vaughan (3) 12:51 - Ethan Procyszyn (2) | ||||||
| Yanis Lutz (1) - 5:22 Adam Levac (2) - 6:13 Kieron Walton (3) - 15:18 |
Third period | 19:54 - pp - Ethan Procyszyn (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 17:09 - Evgeny Dubrovtsev (1) | ||||||
| Easton Rye (2-4) (39 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Lisson (4-2) (52 saves / 56 shots) | ||||||
| North Bay wins series 4 – 2 | |
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
| March 27 | Saginaw Spirit | 4 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:13 - pp - Sam O'Reilly (1) | ||||||
| Egor Barabanov (1) - 0:59 Dimian Zhilkin (1) - 8:56 Levi Harper (1) - 19:14 |
Second period | 18:14 - pp - Sam O'Reilly (2) | ||||||
| Dimian Zhilkin (2) - 10:12 | Third period | 4:30 - Christian Humphreys (1) 12:37 - pp - Christian Humphreys (2) 13:16 - Cameron Reid (1) 19:55 - en - Matthew Andonovski (1) | ||||||
| Stepan Shurygin (0-1) (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (1-0) (21 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Saginaw Spirit | 0 – 4 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:43 - Sam O'Reilly (3) 3:04 - Gabriel Chiarot (1) 7:09 - Tanner Lam (1) 16:11 - Cameron Reid (2) | ||||||
| Stepan Shurygin (0-2) (23 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (2-0) (14 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 3 | OT | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | ||
| Matthew Andonovski (2) - 1:28 | First period | 14:54 - James Guo (1) | ||||||
| Alexander Bilecki (1) - 8:23 | Second period | 18:25 - Bode Stewart (1) | ||||||
| Gabriel Chiarot (2) - 14:21 | Third period | 3:31 - pp - Nikita Klepov (1) | ||||||
| Luca Romano (1) - 6:39 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (3-0) (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Stepan Shurygin (0-3) (50 saves / 54 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 1 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Sam O'Reilly (4) - 6:39 Dylan Edwards (1) - 13:25 Dylan Edwards (2) - pp - 19:45 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Humphreys (3) - 17:42 | Second period | 18:29 - pp - Dimian Zhilkin (3) | ||||||
| Christian Humphreys (4) - en - 14:33 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (4-0) (13 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Stepan Shurygin (0-4) (37 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (7) Guelph Storm
| March 26 | Guelph Storm | 0 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:59 - Nathan Gaymes (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:08 - Nathan Villeneuve (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:42 - pp - Jakub Fibgir (1) 14:34 - Liam Greentree (1) | ||||||
| Zach Jovanovski (0-1) (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (1-0) (20 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Guelph Storm | 1 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Carter Stevens (1) - 19:00 | First period | 12:27 - sh - A.J. Spellacy (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:51 - pp - Liam Greentree (2) 16:05 - pp - Jack Nesbitt (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:03 - sh - en - Liam Greentree (3) | ||||||
| Zach Jovanovski (0-2) (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (2-0) (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 1 | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
| John McLaughlin (1) - 3:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| John McLaughlin (2) - en - 18:35 | Third period | 19:25 - Rylan Singh (1) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (3-0) (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Jovanovski (0-3) (35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Windsor Spitfires | 11 – 3 | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
| Liam Greentree (4) - 14:09 Jack Nesbitt (2) - 19:25 |
First period | 12:51 - ps - Ethan Miedema (1) 16:58 - Tyler Hopkins (1) | ||||||
| John McLaughlin (3) - 1:00 Ethan Garden (1) - 2:25 Alex Pharand (1) - 2:36 Carson Woodall (1) - pp - 5:34 Cole Davis (1) - sh - 14:06 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ethan Garden (2) - 1:06 Andrew Robinson (1) - 1:18 Cole Davis (2) - 6:15 Max Brocklehurst (1) - 18:52 |
Third period | 18:13 - Tyler Hopkins (2) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (4-0) (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Jovanovski (0-4) (13 saves / 18 shots) Colin Ellsworth (12 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Flint Firebirds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
| March 26 | Owen Sound Attack | 1 – 8 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 8:04 - pp - Jacob Battaglia (1) 13:13 - pp - Nathan Aspinall (1) 15:17 - pp - Jimmy Lombardi (1) 19:24 - Christopher Thibodeau (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:05 - Jacob Battaglia (2) | ||||||
| Masen Wray (1) - pp - 16:36 | Third period | 0:28 - Darian Anderson (1) 13:27 - pp - Dryden Allen (1) 18:36 - Xavier Tessier (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Koprowski (0-1) (32 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Mason Vaccari (1-0) (24 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Owen Sound Attack | 1 – 11 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:04 - sh - Kevin He (1) 10:29 - Kevin He (2) 16:29 - pp - Darian Anderson (2) 18:49 - Christopher Thibodeau (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:57 - Jacob Battaglia (3) 10:11 - pp - Jimmy Lombardi (2) 16:03 - pp - Alex Kostov (1) 19:08 - Nathan Aspinall (2) | ||||||
| Cole Zurawski (1) - 19:56 | Third period | 0:18 - pp - Brady Smith (1) 13:12 - sh - Ryland Cunningham (1) 17:17 - Xavier Tessier (2) | ||||||
| Trenten Bennett (0-1) (11 saves / 17 shots) Matthew Koprowski (16 saves / 21 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mason Vaccari (2-0) (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| March 30 | Flint Firebirds | 10 – 0 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Darian Anderson (3) - 3:49 Ihnat Pazii (1) - 6:16 Nathan Aspinall (3) - 7:09 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmy Lombardi (3) - 4:26 Ryland Cunningham (2) - 6:16 Alex Kostov (2) - 6:51 Darian Anderson (4) - 7:37 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nathan Aspinall (4) - 0:43 Christopher Thibodeau (3) - 5:45 Brady Smith (2) - 10:45 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mason Vaccari (3-0) (32 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Trenten Bennett (0-2) (10 saves / 17 shots) Dylan Durno (10 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Flint Firebirds | 6 – 1 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Nathan Aspinall (5) - pp - 7:49 Jacob Battaglia (4) - pp - 16:29 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmy Lombardi (4) - pp - 11:19 Ihnat Pazii (2) - 12:28 |
Second period | 3:05 - pp - Pierce Mbyui (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Battaglia (5) - pp - 7:42 Nathan Aspinall (6) - 9:32 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mason Vaccari (4-0) (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Koropowski (0-2) (29 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| Flint wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) London Knights vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| March 27 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 – 1 | London Knights | Canada Life Place | Recap | |||
| Jeremy Martin (1) - 15:32 Lukas Fischer (1) - 16:38 |
First period | 0:34 - Jaxon Cover (1) | ||||||
| Marco Mignosa (1) - pp - 15:26 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeremy Martin (2) - pp - 13:18 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carter George (1-0) (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Sebastian Gatto (0-1) (21 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 3 – 2 | OT | London Knights | Canada Life Place | Recap | ||
| Marco Mignosa (2) - pp - 7:59 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chase Reid (1) - 11:44 | Second period | 16:41 - pp - Braiden Clark (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:23 - Linus Funck (1) | ||||||
| Brady Martin (1) - 19:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carter George (2-0) (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Sebastian Gatto (0-2) (40 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | London Knights | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| Jaxon Cover (2) - pp - 13:24 | First period | 19:01 - Callum Croskery (1) | ||||||
| Evan Van Gorp (1) - ps - 5:22 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:01 - Jordan Charron (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 2:13 - Carson Andrew (1) | ||||||
| Sebastian Gatto (0-3) (42 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter George (3-0) (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | London Knights | 4 – 1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:55 - Quinn McKenzie (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Vandeven (1) - 6:51 Ryan Brown (1) - pp - 13:41 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Brown (2) - 14:58 Ryan Brown (3) - en - 16:57 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alexei Medvedev (1-0) (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter George (3-1) (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 – 0 | London Knights | Canada Life Place | Recap | |||
| Marco Mignosa (3) - 2:14 Chase Reid (2) - 7:52 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Mignosa (4) - 16:44 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brady Martin (2) - pp - 13:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carter George (4-1) (25 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Alexei Medvedev (1-1) (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (5) North Bay Battalion
| April 8 | North Bay Battalion | 1 – 8 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:25 - pp - Caleb Malhotra (6) 9:08 - Jett Luchanko (1) 12:51 - Cooper Dennis (2) 16:51 - Caleb Malhotra (7) 18:37 - Jake O'Brien (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:35 - Adam Jiříček (3) 14:00 - Luca Testa (4) | ||||||
| Brandt Harper (1) - 5:28 | Third period | 1:46 - Jake O'Brien (2) | ||||||
| Jack Lisson (4-3) (14 saves / 19 shots) Mike McIvor (19 saves / 22 shots) |
Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (5-0) (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | North Bay Battalion | 1 – 4 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:54 - Caleb Malhotra (8) | ||||||
| Adrian Manzo (1) - 16:51 | Second period | 1:16 - Marek Vanacker (4) 9:45 - Marek Vanacker (5) 12:43 - Adam Jiříček (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jack Lisson (4-4) (25 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (6-0) (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Brantford Bulldogs | 3 – 2 | 2OT | North Bay Battalion | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 0:34 - Cam Warren (4) | ||||||
| Charlie Paquette (1) - pp - 2:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Benák (2) - 18:18 | Third period | 9:26 - Ethan Procyszyn (4) | ||||||
| Ben Danford (1) - 14:33 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (7-0) (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike McIvor (0-1) (55 saves / 58 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Brantford Bulldogs | 5 – 3 | North Bay Battalion | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Gabriel Frasca (2) - 7:11 Adam Jiříček (5) - 7:31 Parker Holmes (1) - 13:44 |
First period | 17:08 - Ryder Carey (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:17 - Shamar Moses (1) 9:39 - sh - Parker Vaughan (5) | ||||||
| Jake O'Brien (3) - 8:14 Marek Vanacker (6) - en - 19:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Egorov (1-0) (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Mike McIvor (0-2) (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Brantford wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Ottawa 67's
| April 9 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 0:33 - Mason Zebeski (2) 5:13 - pp - Kashawn Aitcheson (2) | ||||||
| Nic Whitehead (1) - pp - 12:15 | Second period | 14:43 - Ben Wilmott (6) | ||||||
| Thomas Vandenberg (3) - 12:24 | Third period | 1:15 - pp - Emil Hemming (5) | ||||||
| Ryder Fetterolf (4-1) (30 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (5-0) (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 5 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| Spencer Bowes (3) - 8:34 | First period | 7:29 - Cole Beaudoin (5) | ||||||
| Cooper Foster (2) - 4:40 | Second period | 6:16 - Calvin Crombie (2) 16:15 - pp - Carter Lowe (2) | ||||||
| Frankie Marrelli (1) - 14:41 | Third period | 1:39 - Emil Hemming (6) 7:07 - Ben Wilmott (7) | ||||||
| Ryder Fetterolf (4-2) (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (6-0) (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 5 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| Calvin Crombie (3) - 12:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:11 - pp - Frankie Marrelli (2) 16:05 - Thomas Vandenberg (4) 19:38 - pp - Cooper Foster (3) | ||||||
| Ben Wilmott (8) - 6:43 | Third period | 4:17 - Spencer Bowes (4) 19:08 - en - sh - Nic Sima (4) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (6-1) (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryder Fetterolf (5-2) (36 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| Carter Lowe (3) - pp - 14:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emil Hemming (7) - 12:23 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Salandra (2) - pp - 7:37 | Third period | 16:50 - pp - Nic Sima (5) 18:02 - pp - Frankie Marrelli (3) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (7-1) (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryder Fetterolf (5-3) (40 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | Ottawa 67's | 1 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:25 - Cole Beaudoin (6) | ||||||
| Nic Whitehead (2) - 17:47 | Second period | 13:36 - Cole Beaudoin (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:59 - pp - Kashawn Aitcheson (3) 17:54 - en - Emil Hemming (8) | ||||||
| Ryder Fetterolf (5-4) (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (8-1) (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Barrie wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western conference semifinals
(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| April 10 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:15 - Haeden Ellis (1) 8:05 - Haeden Ellis (2) | ||||||
| Quinn McKenzie (2) - 6:25 | Third period | 19:59 - en - Sam O'Reilly (5) | ||||||
| Carter George (4-2) (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (5-0) (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 5 – 8 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:31 - Sam O'Reilly (6) | ||||||
| Marco Mignosa (5) - 5:56 Marco Mignosa (6) - 12:46 Jeremy Martin (3) - 14:25 |
Second period | 4:39 - Avry Anstis (1) 10:28 - pp - Christian Humphreys (5) | ||||||
| Quinn McKenzie (3) - pp - 0:53 Jeremy Martin (4) - 5:13 |
Third period | 3:20 - pp - Dylan Edwards (3) 8:16 - Tanner Lam (2) 13:40 - Dylan Edwards (4) 18:17 - en - Sam O'Reilly (7) 19:26 - en - Sam O'Reilly (8) | ||||||
| Carter George (4-3) (30 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (6-0) (25 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 3 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Haeden Ellis (3) - 11:42 | First period | 14:02 - Quinn McKenzie (4) | ||||||
| Dylan Edwards (5) - 17:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dylan Edwards (6) - pp - 5:39 Dylan Edwards (7) - 14:43 |
Third period | 1:41 - Brady Martin (3) 13:50 - pp - Chase Reid (3) | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (7-0) (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter George (4-4) (20 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 4 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Cameron Arquette (1) - 4:50 Matthew Hlacar (1) - 11:28 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:56 - Jordan Charron (2) 8:13 - Jordan Charron (3) 9:58 - Travis Hayes (1) 18:38 - en - Marco Mignosa (7) | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (7-1) (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Carter George (5-4) (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Quinn McKenzie (5) - 0:54 | First period | 4:55 - Cameron Arquette (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:41 - Jared Woolley (1) 13:38 - pp - Dylan Edwards (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:05 - en - Sam O'Reilly (9) 19:39 - en - Sam O'Reilly (10) | ||||||
| Carter George (5-5) (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (8-1) (15 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Flint Firebirds
| April 10 | Flint Firebirds | 2 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Darian Anderson (5) - pp - 16:52 | First period | 2:59 - pp - Ethan Garden (2) 6:19 - Max Brocklehurst (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brady Smith (3) - 12:39 | Third period | 15:03 - pp - Jack Nesbitt (3) 19:13 - en - Jack Nesbitt (4) | ||||||
| Mason Vaccari (4-1) (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (5-0) (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Flint Firebirds | 5 – 6 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Kevin He (3) - 11:51 Christopher Thibodeau (4) - 17:08 |
First period | 4:09 - Caden Harvey (1) 9:34 - Liam Greentree (5) 13:47 - Cole Davis (3) | ||||||
| Darian Anderson (6) - pp - 3:02 Nathan Aspinall (7) - 15:36 Nathan Aspinall (8) - 18:58 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:48 - Caden Harvey (2) 12:57 - Jack Nesbitt (5) 19:00 - Connor Walton (1) | ||||||
| Mason Vaccari (4-2) (25 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (6-0) (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 1 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Anthony Cristoforo (1) - 3:32 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| AJ Spellacy (2) - 4:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:56 - Alex Kostov (3) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (7-0) (18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Mason Vaccari (4-3) (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Windsor Spitfires | 5 – 3 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:22 - James Paul (1) | ||||||
| Anthony Cristoforo (2) - pp - 2:03 Cole Davis (4) - 17:28 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carson Woodall (2) - 3:59 Jakub Fibigr (2) - 12:25 Jack Nesbitt (6) - en - 19:27 |
Third period | 10:06 - Nathan Aspinall (9) 14:38 - pp - Nathan Aspinall (10) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (8-0) (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Mason Vaccari (4-4) (32 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 0 | |
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (2) Barrie Colts
| April 22 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 4 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carter Lowe (4) - 3:32 | Second period | 1:35 - pp - Jake O'Brien (4) 3:59 - Caleb Malhotra (9) | ||||||
| Cole Beaudoin (8) - pp - 12:59 Kashawn Aitcheson (4) - 15:18 |
Third period | 1:15 - pp - Caleb Malhotra (10) 18:25 - Jake O'Brien (5) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (8-2) (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (8-0) (34 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Barrie Colts | 5 – 3 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Ben Wilmott (9) - pp - 14:46 | First period | 11:17 - pp - Marek Vanacker (7) | ||||||
| Brad Gardiner (5) - 5:22 Kashawn Aitcheson (5) - pp - 18:30 |
Second period | 18:53 - Adam Jiříček (6) | ||||||
| Cole Beaudoin (9) - 3:52 Cole Beaudoin (10) - sh - 6:06 |
Third period | 17:17 - Adam Jiříček (7) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (9-2) (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (8-1) (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Brantford Bulldogs | 2 – 0 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jett Luchanko (2) - 12:00 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gariel Frasca (3) - en - 19:28 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (9-1) (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (9-3) (37 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Brantford Bulldogs | 6 – 1 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| Cooper Dennis (3) - 4:41 Adam Benák (3) - pp - 10:25 Charlie Paquette (2) - 11:17 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cooper Dennis (4) - 15:17 Charlie Paquette (3) - 19:39 |
Second period | 5:43 - pp - Emil Hemming (9) | ||||||
| Caleb Malhotra (11) - pp - 7:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (10-1) (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (9-4) (20 saves / 25 shots) Arvin Jaswal (14 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Barrie Colts | 4 – 3 | OT | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 8:02 - Caleb Malhotra (12) | ||||||
| Emil Hemming (10) - pp - 5:44 | Second period | 11:41 - pp - Marek Vanacker (8) | ||||||
| William Schneid (2) - 8:42 Jaiden Newton (1) - 10:43 |
Third period | 11:19 - Caleb Malhotra (13) | ||||||
| Brad Gardiner (6) - 13:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (10-4) (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (10-2) (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Brantford Bulldogs | 3 – 4 | OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
| Cooper Dennis (5) - 6:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryder Boulton (1) - 4:21 Jake O'Brien (6) - 13:10 |
Second period | 2:41 - Jaiden Newton (2) 18:19 - Carter Lowe (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:54 - Jaiden Newton (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 9:38 - Mason Zebeski (3) | ||||||
| Ryerson Leenders (10-3) (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (11-4) (54 saves / 57 shots) | ||||||
| May 4 | Barrie Colts | 5 – 0 | Brantford Bulldogs | TD Civic Centre | Recap | |||
| Kashawn Aitcheson (6) - 18:39 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emil Hemming (11) - pp - 0:38 Carter Lowe (6) - 5:18 Parker von Richter (2) - en - 15:10 Emil Hemming (12) - en - 16:42 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (12-4) (40 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Ryerson Leenders (10-4) (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Barrie wins series 4 – 3 | |
Western conference finals
(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Windsor Spitfires
| April 24 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 4 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | ||
| Anthony Cristoforo (3) - 0:47 Nathan Villeneuve (2) - 17:13 |
First period | 4:07 - Alexander Bilecki (2) 7:18 - Dylan Edwards (9) | ||||||
| Jack Nesbitt (7) - 15:58 | Second period | 19:49 - pp - Jack Pridham (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 18:08 - pp - Sam O'Reilly (11) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (8-1) (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (9-1) (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Windsor Spitfires | 1 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Liam Greentree (6) - 6:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:03 - pp - Sam O'Reilly (12) 9:00 - sh - Jack Pridham (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (8-2) (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (10-1) (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Christian Humphreys (6) - 16:08 | First period | 1:55 - pp - Jakub Fibigr (3) 14:07 - Alex Pharand (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cameron Arquette (3) - 15:01 | Third period | 0:24 - Andrew Robinson (2) 19:31 - en - Ethan Garden (4) | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (10-2) (13 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (9-2) (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Kitchener Rangers | 6 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Dylan Edwards (10) - pp - 12:34 Sam O'Reilly (13) - pp - 13:47 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cameron Arquette (4) - 3:48 Carson Campbell (1) - 8:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luca Romano (2) - sh - 12:59 17:04 - en - sh - Gabriel Chiarot (3) |
Third period | 1:45 - Nathan Villeneuve (3) 5:23 - Anthony Cristoforo (4) 18:33 - Caden Harvey (3) | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (11-2) (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Joey Costanzo (9-3) (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 5 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | ||
| Anthony Cristoforo (5) - 10:08 Cole Davis (5) - 10:22 Wyatt Kennedy (1) - 12:10 |
First period | 15:11 - Luke Ellinas (1) | ||||||
| AJ Spellacy (3) - 17:31 | Second period | 7:54 - pp - Christian Humphreys (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:51 - Sam O'Reilly (14) 7:58 - Carson Campbell (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 17:33 - Dylan Edwards (11) | ||||||
| Joey Costanzo (9-4) (43 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (12-2) (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
(W1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (E2) Barrie Colts
| May 6 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:45 - Andrew MacNiel (1) | ||||||
| Ben Wilmott (10) - 3:21 Ben Wilmott (11) - 15:44 |
Second period | 11:33 - Dylan Edwards (12) | ||||||
| Third period | 4:19 - Andrew MacNiel (2) 7:50 - Cameron Arquette (5) 18:41 - en - Sam O'Reilly (15) | |||||||
| Ben Hrebik (12-5) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (13-2) (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 4 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | ||
| Brad Gardiner (7) - 18:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emil Hemming (13) - 11:19 | Second period | 10:10 - Gabriel Chiarot (4) | ||||||
| Kashawn Aitcheson (7) - pp - 19:57 | Third period | 0:28 - sh - Carson Campbell (3) 17:34 - pp - Christian Humphreys (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 18:03 - Matthew Andonovski (3) | ||||||
| Ben Hrebik (12-6) (55 saves / 59 shots) | Goalie stats | Christian Kirsch (14-2) (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
| Sam O'Reilly (16) - 18:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carson Campbell (4) - 11:01 Dylan Edwards (13) - 18:48 |
Third period | 10:15 - Emil Hemming (14) 11:37 - William Schneid (3) 19:47 - Kashawn Aitcheson (8) | ||||||
| Dylan Edwards (14) - 5:24 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (15-2) (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (12-7) (46 saves / 50 shots) | ||||||
| May 12 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 2 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| Luca Romano (3) - 13:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gabriel Chiarot (5) - sh - 15:59 | Second period | 16:13 - pp - Emil Hemming (15) | ||||||
| Christian Humphreys (9) - 10:12 Sam O'Reilly (17) - en - 19:44 |
Third period | 8:08 - Eamon Edgar (1) | ||||||
| Christian Kirsch (16-2) (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Ben Hrebik (12-8) (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
| 2025-26 Kitchener Rangers[17] | ||||||
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Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[18]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Cole Beaudoin | Barrie Colts | 15 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 17 |
| Sam O'Reilly | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 12 |
| Emil Hemming | Barrie Colts | 21 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 6 |
| Kashawn Aitcheson | Barrie Colts | 19 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 25 |
| Caleb Malhotra | Brantford Bulldogs | 15 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 4 |
| Dylan Edwards | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8 |
| Jake O'Brien | Brantford Bulldogs | 15 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4 |
| Ben Wilmott | Barrie Colts | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| Christian Humphreys | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
| Adam Jiříček | Brantford Bulldogs | 15 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[19]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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| Easton Rye | Peterborough Petes | 6 | 427 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.930 | 2.25 |
| Mason Vaccari | Flint Firebirds | 8 | 476 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0.921 | 2.27 |
| Christian Kirsch | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 1,163 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.900 | 2.32 |
| Carter George | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 10 | 635 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0.910 | 2.36 |
| Ryerson Leenders | Brantford Bulldogs | 14 | 895 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0.906 | 2.41 |
Awards
| Playoffs trophies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trophy name | Recipient | Ref |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup OHL Finals champion | Kitchener Rangers | [20] |
| Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champion | Barrie Colts | [21] |
| Wayne Gretzky Trophy Western Conference playoff champion | Kitchener Rangers | [22] |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Playoffs MVP | Sam O'Reilly (Kitchener Rangers) | [23] |
| Regular season — Team trophies | ||
| Trophy name | Recipient | Ref |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy Team with best record | Brantford Bulldogs | [24] |
| Leyden Trophy East division champion | Brantford Bulldogs | [25] |
| Emms Trophy Central division champion | Barrie Colts | [26] |
| Bumbacco Trophy West division champion | Windsor Spitfires | [27] |
| Holody Trophy Midwest division champion | Kitchener Rangers | [28] |
| Regular season — Executive awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recipient | Ref |
| Matt Leyden Trophy Coach of the year | Dave Cameron (Ottawa 67's) | [29] |
| Jim Gregory Award General manager of the year | Dave McParlan (Flint Firebirds) | [30] |
| OHL Executive of the Year Executive of the Year | – | |
| Regular season — Player awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recipient | Ref |
| Red Tilson Trophy Most outstanding player | Sam O'Reilly (London/Kitchener) | [31] |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Top scorer | Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) | [32] |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy Lowest team goals against | Ryder Fetterolf & Jaeden Nelson (Ottawa 67's) | [33] |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy Most outstanding defenceman | Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts) | [34] |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Top scoring right winger | Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) | [35] |
| Emms Family Award Rookie of the year | Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) | [36] |
| William Hanley Trophy Most sportsmanlike player | Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts) | [37] |
| F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy Best rookie GAA | Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67's) | [38] |
| Bobby Smith Trophy Scholastic player of the year | Levi Harper (Saginaw Spirit) | [39] |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Overage player of the year | Jack Pridham (Kitchener Rangers) | [40] |
| Jim Rutherford Trophy Goaltender of the year | Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67's) | [41] |
| Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the year | Carson Woodall (Windsor Spitfires) | [42] |
| Roger Neilson Memorial Award Top academic college/university player | Brad Gardiner (Barrie Colts) | [43] |
| Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Top academic high school player | Mark Pape (Guelph Storm) | [44] |
| Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment | Brady Martin (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) | [45] |
| Prospect player awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recipient | Ref |
| Jack Ferguson Award First overall pick in priority selection | Kane Cloutier Oshawa Generals | [46] |
| Tim Adams Memorial Trophy OHL Cup MVP | Austin Hall (Detroit HoneyBaked) | [47] |
All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star and All-Rookie Teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.[48]
First team
- Sam O'Reilly, Centre, London/Kitchener
- Nathan Aspinall, Left Wing, Flint Firebirds
- Nikita Klepov, Right Wing, Saginaw Spirit
- Kashawn Aitcheson, Defence, Barrie Colts
- Chase Reid, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Ryder Fetterolf, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's
- Dave Cameron, Coach, Ottawa 67's
Second team
- Cole Beaudoin, Centre, Barrie Colts
- Liam Greentree, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Marco Mignosa, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Adam Jiříček, Defence, Brantford Bulldogs
- Cameron Reid, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
- Ben Hrebik, Goaltender, Barrie Colts
- Jussi Ahokas, Coach, Kitchener Rangers
Third team
- Jake O'Brien, Centre, Brantford Bulldogs
- Dylan Edwards, Left Wing, Erie/Kitchener
- Jack Pridham, Right Wing, Kitchener Rangers
- Carson Woodall, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- Ben Danford, Defence, Oshawa/Brantford
- Carter George, Goaltender, Owen Sound/Sault Ste. Marie
- Jay McKee, Coach, Brantford Bulldogs
First All-Rookie team
- Caleb Malhotra, Centre, Brantford Bulldogs
- Jaxon Cover, Left Wing, London Knights
- Nikita Klepov, Right Wing, Saginaw Spirit
- Levi Harper, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Cole Emerton, Defence, Ottawa 67's
- Ryder Fetterolf, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's
Second All-Rookie team
- Ryerson Edgar, Centre, Sarnia Sting
- Noah Laus, Left Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Joe Salandra, Right Wing, Saginaw Spirit
- Matthew Perreault, Defence, Peterborough Petes
- Andrew Robinson, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- Gavin Betts, Goaltender, Kingston Frontenacs
2026 OHL Priority Selection
On November 13, 2025, the league announced the 2026 OHL Priority Selection would return to an in-person draft event for the first time since 2000 and that it would be hosted by the Kingston Frontenacs at Slush Puppie Place in Kingston, Ontario.[49]
On April 1, 2026, 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 Oshawa Generals had a 40% chance of winning, the 19th place Erie Otters had a 30% chance of winning, the 18th place Brampton Steelheads had a 20% chance of winning, and the 17th place Sarnia Sting had a 10% chance of winning. The Oshawa Generals won the lottery and selected Kane Cloutier from the Vaughan Kings with the first overall selection.[50]
The entirety of the OHL Priority Selection Draft will take place over two days, as the first round took place on June 12, while rounds 2-15 took place on June 13.[51]
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane Cloutier (C) |  Canada |
Oshawa Generals | Oakville, Ontario | Vaughan Kings |
| 2 | Colin Kennedy (C) | Canada |
Erie Otters | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Detroit Little Ceasars |
| 3 | Tanner Adams (C) | Canada |
Brampton Steelheads | Porcupine, Ontario | Hill Academy |
| 4 | Adrian Sgro (LD) | Canada |
Sarnia Sting | Tecumseh, Ontario | Vaughan Kings |
| 5 | Kash Kwajah (C) | Canada |
Sudbury Wolves | Etobicoke, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
| 6 | Drew Bate (C) | Canada |
Saginaw Spirit | Union, Ontario | London Jr. Knights |
| 7 | Declan McNally (LD) | Canada |
Guelph Storm | La Salle, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers |
| 8 | Max Fransen (RD) | Canada |
Owen Sound Attack | Toronto, Ontario | Upper Canada College Blues |
| 9 | Max Lappan (RD) |  United States |
Niagara IceDogs | Livonia, Michigan | Detroit HoneyBaked |
| 10 | Logan Prud'homme (C) | Canada |
Kingston Frontenacs | Nepean, Ontario | Upper Canada College Blues |
| 11 | Owen Loftus (G) | Canada |
North Bay Battalion | Toronto, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers |
| 12 | Jaden Licastro (LD) | Canada |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Vaughan, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros |
| 13 | Landon Roulston (C) | Canada |
Peterborough Petes | Oakville, Ontario | Vaughan Kings |
| 14 | Ryan Beaulieu (LD) | Canada |
London Knights | London, Ontario | London Jr. Knights |
| 15 | Chase Schulberger (RD) | United States |
Flint Firebirds | Quakertown, Pennsylvania | Woodbridge Wolfpack |
| 16 | Lauchlan Whelan (C) | Canada |
Windsor Spitfires | Cobourg, Ontario | Quinte Red Devils |
| 17 | Lucas Matheson (LD) | Canada |
Barrie Colts | Barrie, Ontario | Barrie Jr. Colts |
| 18 | Andrew Laurin (RW) | Canada |
Ottawa 67's | Belleville, Ontario | Quinte Red Devils |
| 19 | Braden Reilly (RW) | Canada |
Kitchener Rangers | Milton, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros |
| 20 | Aiden Kelly (C) | United States |
Brantford Bulldogs | Oakland Township, Michigan | Detroit Little Ceasars |
2026 CHL Import Draft
On June 30, 2026, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2026 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Oshawa Generals held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL. The Generals selected Matyas Michalek from Czech Republic 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 2026 CHL Import Draft.[52]
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL team | Hometown | Last team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matyas Michalek (LD) |  Czech Republic |
Oshawa Generals | Prague, Czech Republic | Sparta Praha Jr. B |
| 4 | Timothy Kazda (RW) |  Slovakia |
Guelph Storm | Ilava, Slovakia | Chicago Steel |
| 7 | Oskari Ahmajarvi (G) |  Finland |
Brampton Steelheads | Nurmijärvi, Finland | Kiekko-Espoo U20 |
| 10 | Ivan Tkach-Tkachenko (G) |  Russia |
Sarnia Sting | Chernolesovsky, Russia | Ufa Tolpar |
| 13 | Adam Nemec (LW) | Czech Republic |
Brantford Bulldogs | Vsetín, Czech Republic | Liberec Bili Tygri Jr. |
| 16 | Gordei Khotkov (LD) | Russia |
Saginaw Spirit | Yaroslavl, Russia | CSKA Moscow 06 |
| 19 | Paul Schuster (C) |  Austria |
Erie Otters | Wien, Austria | Red Bull Akademie Juniors |
| 22 | Roderick Cernak (RD) | Slovakia |
Owen Sound Attack | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava Jr. |
| 25 | Stepan Stejskal (LW) | Czech Republic |
Niagara IceDogs | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Davos HC Jr. |
| 28 | Martins Klaucans (C) |  Latvia |
Flint Firebirds | Riga, Latvia | Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| 31 | Dmitri Savin (LW) | Russia |
Saginaw Spirit | Novosibirsk, Russia | CSKA U18 Moscow |
| 34 | David Vermirovsky (G) | Czech Republic |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Pardubice, Czech Republic | Dynamo Pardubice Jr. |
| 37 | Patrik Polacek (LW) | Czech Republic |
Peterborough Petes | Praha, Czech Republic | Sparta Praha Jr. B |
| 40 | Luca Santala (RW) | Finland |
London Knights | Espoo, Finland | Kiekko-Espoo U20 |
| 43 | Tomas Selic (RW) | Czech Republic |
Flint Firebirds | Bratislava, Czech Republic | Brno Kometa Jr. B |
| 46 | Bogdan Yakushevsky (RW) | Russia |
Windsor Spitfires | Chita, Russia | CSKA U18 Moscow |
| 49 | Matvei Nikonovich (G) |  Belarus |
Barrie Colts | Minsk, Belarus | Togliatti Ladia |
| 52 | Vilho Vanhatalo (RW) | Finland |
Ottawa 67's | Tampere, Finland | Tappara Tampere U20 |
| 55 | Roman Andreyev (RW) | Russia |
Kitchener Rangers | Moscow, Russia | Dynamo Moscow U18 |
| 57 | Max Calce (C) |  Germany |
Brantford Bulldogs | Mannheim, Germany | Adler Mannheim |
2026 NHL entry draft
On June 26–27, 2026, the National Hockey League conducted the 2026 NHL entry draft at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Caleb Malhotra of the Brantford Bulldogs was the highest player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the 3rd overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks. A total of 47 OHL players were selected in the draft.[53]
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[54]
