2017–18 OHL season

The 2017–18 OHL season was the 38th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2017 to March 18, 2018. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds accomplished a streak of 23 consecutive wins between October 27, 2017 and January 4, 2018.[1]

2017–18 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
September 2017
Regular season
September 2017 – March 2018
Playoffs
March 2018 – May 2018
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Finals championsHamilton Bulldogs (1)
OHL seasons
2017–18 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2017 – March 2018
QMJHL
September 2017 – March 2018
WHL
September 2017 – March 2018
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsAcadie-Bathurst Titan

The Hamilton Bulldogs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Regina Pats of the WHL at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018.

Regular season

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Final standings

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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

Eastern conference

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RankTeamDIVGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGA
1z-Hamilton BulldogsEast6843184393252207
2y-Barrie ColtsCentral6842214189297229
3x-Kingston FrontenacsEast6836236381243202
4x-Niagara IceDogsCentral6835237380240235
5x-Oshawa GeneralsEast6836293075250243
6x-North Bay BattalionCentral6830287370213237
7x-Mississauga SteelheadsCentral6833321269251250
8x-Ottawa 67'sEast6830297269225260
9Peterborough PetesEast6823393352222283
10Sudbury WolvesCentral6817429043197291

Western conference

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RankTeamDIVGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGA
1z-Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWest6855733116317186
2y-Kitchener RangersMidwest6843213190246218
3x-Sarnia StingWest6846174197299213
4x-Owen Sound AttackMidwest6838223584289247
5x-London KnightsMidwest6839252282233212
6x-Windsor SpitfiresWest6832304270214224
7x-Guelph StormMidwest6830295469228263
8x-Saginaw SpiritWest6829309067196238
9Erie OttersMidwest6823357356220270
10Flint FirebirdsWest6820433245194316

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Aaron LuchukWindsor/Barrie6850651158
Morgan FrostSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds67427011256
Jordan KyrouSarnia Sting56397010922
Nick SuzukiOwen Sound Attack64425810018
Dmitri SokolovSudbury/Barrie6450469618
Sam MileticLondon/Niagara6336569224
Jason RobertsonKingston Frontenacs6841468736
Evan BouchardLondon Knights6725628756
Adam MascherinKitchener Rangers6740468620
Boris KatchoukSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds5842438530

Leading goaltenders

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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

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSLGASOSv%GAA
Matthew VillaltaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds4929044052212530.9082.58
Jeremy HelvigKingston Frontenacs56331831166314820.9162.68
Michael DiPietroWindsor Spitfires56326729213115270.9102.79
Christian ProppBarrie/North Bay3520521910339610.9102.81
Joseph RaaymakersLondon Knights46262329131112430.9102.84

Playoffs

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Conference quarterfinalsConference semifinalsConference finalsFinals
            
1Hamilton4
8Ottawa1
1Hamilton4
4Niagara1
4Niagara4
5Oshawa1
1Hamilton4
Eastern Conference
3Kingston1
2Barrie4
7Mississauga2
2Barrie2
3Kingston4
3Kingston4
6North Bay1
E1Hamilton4
W1Sault Ste. Marie2
1Sault Ste. Marie4
8Saginaw0
1Sault Ste. Marie4
4Owen Sound3
4Owen Sound4
5London0
1Sault Ste. Marie4
Western Conference
2Kitchener3
2Kitchener4
7Guelph2
2Kitchener4
3Sarnia2
3Sarnia4
6Windsor2

Conference quarterfinals

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Eastern conference quarterfinals

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(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (8) Ottawa 67's
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March 22Ottawa 67's3 – 6Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Sam Bitten (1) - pp - 13:16First period17:45 - pp - Matthew Strome (1)
Noel Hoefenmayer (1) - pp - 10:33
Noel Hoefenmayer (2) - 16:06
Second period1:29 - Benjamin Gleason (1)
15:02 - Robert Thomas (1)
16:49 - Brandon Saigeon (1)
No scoringThird period8:16 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (2)
19:33 - en - Robert Thomas (2)
Olivier Tremblay (19 saves / 24 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (20 saves / 23 shots)
March 25Ottawa 67's5 – 4Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period1:03 - Will Bitten (1)
Shaw Boomhower (1) - 9:28Second periodNo scoring
Shaw Boomhower (2) - 3:58
Sasha Chmelevski (1) - 10:44
Travis Barron (1) - 12:22
Sam Bitten (2) - pp - 17:59
Third period4:48 - Justin Lemcke (1)
13:36 - Riley Stillman (1)
16:56 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (3)
Olivier Tremblay (31 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (25 saves / 30 shots)
March 27Hamilton Bulldogs8 – 1Ottawa 67'sTD Place ArenaRecap 
Will Bitten (2) - 14:35First periodNo scoring
Nicholas Caamano (1) - pp - 4:11
Isaac Nurse (1) - 5:20
Brandon Saigeon (4) - pp - 6:28
Ryan Moore (1) - pp - 11:05
Second period5:34 - Mitchell Hoelscher (1)
Brandon Saigeon (5) - 0:10
Riley Stillman (2) - 2:03
Arthur Kaliyev (1) - 6:28
Third periodNo scoring
Kaden Fulcher (23 saves / 24 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Tremblay (22 saves / 29 shots)
Cedrick Andree (8 saves / 9 shots)
March 28Hamilton Bulldogs5 – 2Ottawa 67'sTD Place ArenaRecap 
Robert Thomas (3) - 14:35
Brandon Saigeon (6) - 17:55
First period11:49 - pp - Sam Bitten (3)
Robert Thomas (4) - 6:34
Nicolas Mattinen (1) - 7:02
Second period10:28 - Tye Felhaber (1)
Ryan Moore (2) - 13:25Third periodNo scoring
Kaden Fulcher (27 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Tremblay (7 saves / 11 shots)
Cedrick Andree (20 saves / 21 shots)
March 30Ottawa 67's1 – 4Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period4:48 - Matthew Strome (2)
12:19 - pp - Nicholas Caamano (2)
Tye Felhaber (2) - 10:55Second period12:44 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (7)
No scoringThird period17:54 - en - Isaac Nurse (2)
Olivier Tremblay (24 saves / 27 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (24 saves / 25 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
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March 22Mississauga Steelheads6 – 2Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Trent Fox (1) - pp - 18:05First period7:32 - Aaron Luchuk (1)
Ryan McLeod (1) - sh - 8:26
Owen Tippett (1) - 19:28
Michael McLeod (1) - 19:58
Second period13:13 - pp - Lucas Chiodo (1)
Trent Fox (2) - pp - 6:15
Owen Tippett (2) - 7:24
Third periodNo scoring
Jacob Ingham (32 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (32 saves / 38 shots)
March 26Mississauga Steelheads3 – 5Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Keean Washkurak (1) - 15:55First period2:08 - Lucas Chiodo (2)
Ryan McLeod (2) - 4:06
Owen Tippett (1) - 19:28
Michael McLeod (1) - 19:58
Second periodNo scoring
Adam Varga (1) - 18:22Third period5:45 - Aaron Luchuk (2)
9:43 - pp - Dmitry Sokolov (1)
11:51 - Lucas Chiodo (3)
17:28 - en - sh - Zachary Magwood (1)
Jacob Ingham (22 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (38 saves / 41 shots)
March 27Barrie Colts1 – 2Mississauga SteelheadsHershey CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (2) - 8:47Second period15:51 - Michael McLeod (2)
No scoringThird period3:06 - Owen Tippett (3)
Leo Lazarev (32 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsJacob Ingham (24 saves / 25 shots)
March 29Barrie Colts5 – 4OTMississauga SteelheadsHershey CentreRecap 
Zachary Magwood (2) - 15:33First periodNo scoring
Zachary Magwood (3) - pp - 12:35
Tyler Tucker (1) - 16:55
Second period11:59 - sh - Michael McLeod (3)
18:57 - Cole Carter (1)
Jaden Peca (1) - 15:17Third period6:39 - Michael McLeod (4)
19:04 - pp - Cole Carter (2)
Tyler Tucker (2) - 0:16First overtime periodNo scoring
Leo Lazarev (45 saves / 49 shots)Goalie statsJacob Ingham (24 saves / 29 shots)
March 31Mississauga Steelheads2 – 5Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Mathieu Foget (1) - 13:17Second period2:35 - Justin Murray (1)
18:21 - Lucas Chiodo (4)
Michael McLeod (5) - 10:01Third period14:10 - Tyler Tucker (3)
17:54 - pp - Dmitry Sokolov (3)
19:26 - pp - Jason Willms (1)
Emanuel Vella (30 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (46 saves / 48 shots)
April 1Barrie Colts8 – 2Mississauga SteelheadsHershey CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period15:38 - Michael McLeod (6)
Aaron Luchuk (3) - 11:08
Zachary Magwood (4) - 11:15
Zachary Magwood (5) - 13:55
Second period2:52 - Cole Carter (3)
Andrei Svechnikov (1) - 3:20
Andrei Svechnikov (2) - sh - 10:07
Dmitry Sokolov (4) - pp - 10:59
Dmitry Sokolov (5) - pp - 15:28
Luke Bignell (1) - 15:51
Third periodNo scoring
Leo Lazarev (40 saves / 42 shots)Goalie statsJacob Ingham (32 saves / 40 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 2


(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) North Bay Battalion
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March 23North Bay Battalion5 – 2Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Luke Burghardt (1) - 8:48First period16:22 - pp - Jason Robertson (1)
Luke Burghardt (2) - 0:26
Nick King (1) - pp - 13:32
Second periodNo scoring
Jake Henderson (1) - 15:58
Justin Brazeau (1) - en - 18:13
Third period6:37 - Eemeli Rasanen (1)
Christian Propp (32 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (40 saves / 44 shots)
March 25North Bay Battalion3 – 4Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Kyle Potts (1) - 19:59First period9:32 - pp - Linus Nyman (1)
17:52 - Linus Nyman (2)
Brandon Coe (1) - 19:08Second period9:28 - pp - Brett Neumann (1)
Brad Chenier (1) - pp - 7:07Third period8:47 - Jacob Paquette (1)
Christian Propp (27 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (26 saves / 29 shots)
March 27*Kingston Frontenacs4 – 1North Bay BattalionNorth Bay Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Jason Robertson (2) - pp - 1:53
Gabriel Vilardi (1) - pp - 3:04
Gabriel Vilardi (2) - 19:19
Second periodNo scoring
Jason Robertson (3) - 3:43Third period0:58 - Jake Henderson (2)
Jeremy Helvig (31 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsChristian Propp (27 saves / 31 shots)
March 29Kingston Frontenacs6 – 3North Bay BattalionNorth Bay Memorial GardensRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Ryan Cranford (1) - 0:14
Cliff Pu (1) - 4:03
Cliff Pu (2) - 8:28
Second period5:55 - Kyle Potts (2)
13:34 - Matthew Struthers (1)
Ryan Cranford (2) - 9:24
Gabriel Vilardi (3) - 13:48
Linus Nyman (3) - en - 18:52
Third period10:27 - Luke Burghardt (3)
Jeremy Helvig (28 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsChristian Propp (22 saves / 27 shots)
March 31North Bay Battalion5 – 63OTKingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Rhys Forhan (1) - 15:18
Justin Brazeau (2) - 15:45
Justin Brazeau (3) - sh - 17:50
First period1:44 - pp - Gabriel Vilardi (4)
8:23 - Ted Nichol (1)
Justin Brazeau (4) - 3:45Second periodNo scoring
Justin Brazeau (5) - 16:39Third period9:56 - Sean Day (1)
12:24 - pp - Jason Robertson (4)
19:40 - Sean Day (2)
No scoringThird overtime period14:05 - Gabriel Vilardi (5)
Christian Propp (71 saves / 77 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (46 saves / 51 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 1

*Note: Game 3 has been moved to Sudbury Community Arena, because the North Bay Memorial Gardens hasn't been ready in time after hosting the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.[2]

(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
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March 23Oshawa Generals2 – 4Niagara IceDogsMeridian CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period9:31 - Drew Hunter (1)
Jack Studnicka (1) - sh - 17:18Second period5:26 - Sam Miletic (1)
Matt Brassard (1) - pp - 16:59Third period11:13 - Akil Thomas (1)
12:17 - Ben Jones (1)
Kyle Keyser (32 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsStephen Dhillon (34 saves / 36 shots)
March 25Oshawa Generals1 – 6Niagara IceDogsMeridian CentreRecap 
Allan McShane (1) - pp - 5:03First period18:39 - pp - Liam Ham (1)
No scoringSecond period8:24 - Adrian Carbonara (1)
No scoringThird period3:39 - pp - Sam Miletic (2)
4:10 - Bradey Johnson (1)
12:46 - pp - Akil Thomas (2)
14:25 - pp - Sam Miletic (3)
Kyle Keyser (26 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsStephen Dhillon (34 saves / 35 shots)
March 27Niagara IceDogs2 – 6Oshawa GeneralsTribute Communities CentreRecap 
Akil Thomas (3) - 19:00First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period1:15 - Alex Di Carlo (1)
9:46 - pp - Danil Antropov (1)
16:19 - Kyle MacLean (1)
Danial Singer (1) - 11:09Third period12:16 - Renars Krastenbergs (1)
16:06 - Kyle MacLean (2)
17:03 - en - sh - Alex Di Carlo (2)
Stephen Dhillon (32 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsKyle Keyser (39 saves / 41 shots)
March 29Niagara IceDogs5 – 2Oshawa GeneralsTribute Communities CentreRecap 
Drew Hunter (2) - 7:21First period6:17 - Brendan Harrogate (1)
17:48 - Domenico Commisso (1)
Bradey Johnson (2) - 2:33
Matthew Philip (1) - 11:51
Justin MacPherson (1) - 17:38
Second periodNo scoring
Matthew Philip (2) - en - 18:06Third periodNo scoring
Stephen Dhillon (33 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsKyle Keyser (31 saves / 35 shots)
March 31Oshawa Generals2 – 5Niagara IceDogsMeridian CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Kyle MacLean (3) - 15:11Second period4:12 - William Lochead (1)
8:37 - pp - Kirill Maksimov (1)
16:57 - pp - Oliver Castleman (1)
Kenny Huether (1) - 5:01Third period9:37 - Akil Thomas (4)
11:21 - pp - Kirill Maksimov (2)
Kyle Keyser (22 saves / 27 shots)Goalie statsStephen Dhillon (31 saves / 33 shots)
Niagara wins series 4 – 1


Western conference quarterfinals

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(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
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March 23Saginaw Spirit2 – 5Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period2:53 - Jack Kopacka (1)
Cole Coskey (1) - 6:14Second period15:57 - Taylor Raddysh (1)
19:07 - Taylor Raddysh (2)
Danny Katic (1) - 16:50Third period7:14 - Mac Hollowell (1)
12:20 - pp - Keeghan Howdeshell (1)
Evan Cormier (34 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (19 saves / 21 shots)
March 25Saginaw Spirit0 – 8Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period4:41 - Morgan Frost (1)
6:30 - pp - Morgan Frost (2)
7:28 - pp - Jack Kopacka (2)
19:35 - pp - Boris Katchouk (1)
No scoringSecond period10:52 - Jack Kopacka (3)
No scoringThird period0:13 - pp - Conor Timmins (1)
10:49 - Keeghan Howdeshell (2)
11:45 - Barrett Hayton (1)
Evan Cormier (36 saves / 44 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (21 saves / 21 shots)
March 26Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds7 – 3Saginaw SpiritDow Event CenterRecap 
Taylor Raddysh (3) - pp - 10:25First period8:28 - pp - Max Grondin (1)
Boris Katchouk (2) - 9:41Second period14:56 - Mason Kohn (1)
Boris Katchouk (3) - 6:29
Hayden Verbeek (1) - 6:42
Rasmus Sandin (1) - pp - 13:10
Jack Kopacka (4) - 15:01
Taylor Raddysh (4) - pp - 17:40
Third period17:04 - Nicholas Porco (1)
Matthew Villalta (23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsEvan Cormier (29 saves / 36 shots)
March 28Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds5 – 3Saginaw SpiritDow Event CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst period0:40 - Cole Coskey (2)
Boris Katchouk (4) - 5:24
Tim Gettinger (1) - 7:06
Boris Katchouk (5) - pp - 17:41
Second periodNo scoring
Conor Timmins (2) - pp - 0:55
Boris Katchouk (6) - en - 18:49
Third period2:25 - DJ Busdeker (1)
16:19 - DJ Busdeker (2)
Matthew Villalta (15 saves / 18 shots)Goalie statsEvan Cormier (23 saves / 27 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (7) Guelph Storm
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March 23Guelph Storm2 – 7Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst period8:57 - Jack York (1)
11:38 - Adam Mascherin (1)
13:11 - Greg Meireles (1)
14:22 - pp - Joseph Garreffa (1)
18:19 Riley Damiani (1)
Nate Schnarr (1) - 18:02Second period18:39 - Kole Sherwood (1)
Isaac Ratcliffe (1) - pp - 6:10Third period9:46 - Michael Vukojevic (1)
Anthony Popovich (24 saves / 30 shots)
Nico Daws (12 saves / 13 shots)
Goalie statsMario Culina (36 saves / 38 shots)
March 25Guelph Storm1 – 2Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
Cam Hillis (1) - 1:49First period10:07 - pp - Givani Smith (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period12:34 - Kole Sherwood (2)
Anthony Popovich (30 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (41 saves / 42 shots)
March 27Kitchener Rangers5 – 7Guelph StormSleeman CentreRecap 
Logan Stanley (1) - 3:08
Kole Sherwood (3) - 13:01
Givani Smith (2) - 16:50
First period5:20 - pp - Garrett McFadden (1)
10:26 - Barret Kirwin (1)
Riley Damiani (2) - 10:09Second period9:29 - Liam Hawel (1)
19:11 - pp - Nate Schnarr (2)
Kole Sherwood (4) - 1:58Third period17:51 - pp - Alexey Toropchenko (1)
18:15 - Zach Poirier (1)
19:09 - en - Cedric Ralph (1)
Mario Culina (20 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsAnthony Popovich (30 saves / 35 shots)
March 28Kitchener Rangers4 – 6Guelph StormSleeman CentreRecap 
Joseph Garreffa (2) - pp - 11:17
Givani Smith (3) - 13:25
First period6:03 - Isaac Ratcliffe (2)
No scoringSecond period1:35 - Liam Hawel (2)
5:10 - Isaac Ratcliffe (3)
11:20 Keegan Stevenson (1)
14:11 - Garrett McFadden (2)
Kole Sherwood (5) - 5:46
Joseph Garreffa (3) - 8:01
Third period18:58 - en - Liam Hawel (3)
Mario Culina (9 saves / 13 shots)
Luke Richardson (5 saves / 6 shots)
Goalie statsAnthony Popovich (39 saves / 43 shots)
March 30Guelph Storm2 – 10Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst period6:01 - Kole Sherwood (6)
7:29 - Connor Bunnaman (1)
17:33 - Adam Mascherin (2)
Zach Poirier (2) - 13:18Second period9:45 - pp - Kole Sherwood (7)
18:36 - Connor Bunnaman (2)
19:58 - Jonathan Yantsis (1)
Isaac Ratcliffe (4) - pp - 7:22Third period13:46 - Joseph Garreffa (4)
15:42 - pp - Adam Mascherin (4)
18:52 - Jonathan Yantsis (2)
Anthony Popovich (32 saves / 39 shots)
Nico Daws (7 saves / 10 shots)
Goalie statsMario Culina (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 1Kitchener Rangers5 – 2Guelph StormSleeman CentreRecap 
Logan Brown (1) - 6:48First period7:34 - pp - Ryan Merkley (1)
Givani Smith (4) - 0:14
Logan Brown (2) - 8:53
Riley Damiani (3) - 9:31
Second period19:35 - Isaac Ratcliffe (5)
Joseph Garreffa (5) - 17:30Third periodNo scoring
Mario Culina (29 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsAnthony Popovich (27 saves / 32 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 2


(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
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March 23Windsor Spitfires6 – 2Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
William Sirman (1) - 4:35
Cole Purboo (1) - 7:50
Igor Larionov (1) - pp - 17:02
Second period10:29 - Drake Rymsha (1)
Zach Shankar (1) - 3:34
Cole Purboo (2) - en - 19:07
Jake Smith (1) - 19:29
Third period15:36 - Anthony Salinitri (1)
Michael DiPietro (43 saves / 45 shots)Goalie statsJustin Fazio (24 saves / 29 shots)
March 24Windsor Spitfires1 – 4Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
Cole Purboo (3) - 16:24First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period14:56 - Sean Josling (1)
17:09 - Hugo Leufvenius (1)
No scoringThird period18:11 - en - Jordan Kyrou (1)
18:31 - en - Hugo Leufvenius (2)
Michael DiPietro (48 saves / 50 shots)Goalie statsJustin Fazio (21 saves / 22 shots)
March 27Sarnia Sting5 – 3Windsor SpitfiresWFCU CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Drake Rymsha (2) - 0:53
Theo Calvas (1) - sh - 9:34
Second period1:26 - Daniel D'Amico (1)
1:50 - Cole Purboo (4)
12:24 - Connor Corcoran (1)
Hugh Leufvenius (3) - 16:00
Jordan Ernst (1) - 17:27
Sean Josling (2) - en - 19:40
Third periodNo scoring
Justin Fazio (14 saves / 17 shots)Goalie statsMichael DiPietro (33 saves / 37 shots)
March 29Sarnia Sting1 – 3Windsor SpitfiresWFCU CentreRecap 
Ryan McGregor (1) - 14:22First period3:00 - Luke Boka (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period3:59 - sh - Chris Playfair (1)
13:23 - Curtis Douglas (1)
Justin Fazio (19 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsMichael DiPietro (46 saves / 47 shots)
March 30Windsor Spitfires2 – 4Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
Tyler Angle (1) - 4:07First period13:13 - Cam Dineen (1)
No scoringSecond period4:46 - sh - Sean Josling (3)
Jake Smith (2) - 4:48Third period4:29 - Michael Pezzetta (1)
19:18 - en - Hugo Leufvenius (4)
Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 31 shots)
Brock Baier (11 saves / 11 shots)
Goalie statsJustin Fazio (23 saves / 25 shots)
April 1Sarnia Sting5 – 2Windsor SpitfiresWFCU CentreRecap 
Ryan McGregor (2) - 4:03
Franco Sproviero (1) - 5:48
First periodNo scoring
Jonathan Ang (1) - 7:41Second period11:39 - William Sirman (2)
Jordan Ernst (2) - 10:19
Hugo Leufvenius (5) - en - 19:31
Third period5:16 - Zach Shankar (2)
Justin Fazio (18 saves / 20 shots)Goalie statsMichael DiPietro (28 saves / 32 shots)
Sarnia wins series 4 – 2


(4) Owen Sound Attack vs. (5) London Knights
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March 22London Knights4 – 5Owen Sound AttackHarry Lumley Bayshore Community CentreRecap 
Richard Whittaker (1) - 2:24
Alex Formenton (1) - pp - 8:55
First period4:01 - pp - Alan Lyszczarczyk (1)
7:31 - pp- Kevin Hancock (1)
17:21 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (2)
Jacob Golden (1) - 4:18
Alex Formenton (2) - pp - 7:30
Second period2:55 - Nick Suzuki (1)
No scoringThird period2:54 - Maksim Sushko (1)
Joseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Lafreniere (22 saves / 26 shots)
March 24London Knights3 – 4OTOwen Sound AttackHarry Lumley Bayshore Community CentreRecap 
Alex Formenton (3) - pp - 5:30
Alex Formenton (4) - 8:55
First period6:47 - Aidan Dudas (1)
10:34 - pp - Brett McKenzie (1)
Alex Formenton (5) - sh - 1:03Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period19:11 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (3)
No scoringFirst overtime period4:43 - pp - Brett McKenzie (2)
Joseph Raaymakers (43 saves / 47 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Lafreniere (18 saves / 21 shots)
March 26Owen Sound Attack4 – 3OTLondon KnightsBudweiser GardensRecap 
Brett McKenzie (3) - 3:54First periodNo scoring
Brett McKenzie (4) - 5:08
Sean Durzi (1) - 8:36
Second period2:30 - Sergey Popov (1)
10:30 - pp - Tyler Rollo (1)
No scoringThird period15:01 - pp - Evan Bouchard (1)
Alan Lyszczarczyk (4) - 0:33First overtime periodNo scoring
Olivier Lafreniere (23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsJoseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 42 shots)
March 29Owen Sound Attack2 – 1London KnightsBudweiser GardensRecap 
Kevin Hancock (2) - sh - 12:52First periodNo scoring
Kevin Hancock (3) - pp - 15:19Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period10:20 - Liam Foudy (1)
Olivier Lafreniere (21 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsJoseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 40 shots)
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 0


Conference semifinals

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Eastern conference semifinals

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(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
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April 5Niagara IceDogs4 – 5OTHamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period17:19 - Isaac Nurse (3)
Ben Jones (2) - pp - 16:58Second period7:50 - Nicholas Caamano (3)
9:02 - pp - Robert Thomas (4)
14:05 - Ryan Moore (3)
Danial Singer (2) - 0:54
Andrew Bruder (1) - 7:11
Ben Jones (3) - pp - 12:46
Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period6:32 - Isaac Nurse (4)
Stephen Dhillon (42 saves / 47 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (30 saves / 34 shots)
April 7Niagara IceDogs2 – 3OTHamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Sam Miletic (4) - pp - 7:25First period1:15 - pp - Matthew Strome (3)
No scoringSecond period14:09 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (8)
Matthew Philip (3) - pp - 5:16Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period6:25 - pp - Ryan Moore (4)
Stephen Dhillon (47 saves / 50 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (21 saves / 23 shots)
April 9Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 4OTNiagara IceDogsMeridian CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period6:20 - Ben Jones (4)
7:18 - pp - Akil Thomas (5)
Isaac Nurse (5) - sh - 10:35Second period11:36 - pp - Elijah Roberts (1)
Ryan Moore (5) - 16:34
MacKenzie Entwistle (1) - pp - 19:15
Third periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period11:27 - Kirill Maksimov (3)
Kaden Fulcher (29 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsStephen Dhillon (47 saves / 50 shots)
April 11Hamilton Bulldogs4 – 2Niagara IceDogsMeridian CentreRecap 
Marian Studenic (1) - 9:07First period9:59 - Kirill Maksimov (4)
No scoringSecond period1:55 - Justin MacPherson (2)
Isaac Nurse (6) - 1:57
Marian Studenic (2) - 2:54
Robert Thomas (5) - en - sh - 19:59
Third periodNo scoring
Kaden Fulcher (24 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsStephen Dhillon (23 saves / 26 shots)
April 12Niagara IceDogs2 – 4Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period12:59 - Robert Thomas (6)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Johnny Corneil (1) - 11:41
Ben Jones (5) - 17:44
Third period10:20 - Matthew Strome (4)
11:24 - Nicholas Caamano (4)
19:37 - en - MacKenzie Entwistle (2)
Stephen Dhillon (30 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (30 saves / 32 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
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April 4Kingston Frontenacs5 – 6OTBarrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Linus Nyman (4) - pp - 7:55
Justin Pringle (1) - 17:42
First period11:37 - Jaden Peca (2)
18:35 - Dmitry Sokolov (6)
Matt Hotchkiss (1) - 3:37Second period11:44 - Aaron Luchuk (4)
18:14 - Ryan Suzuki (1)
Jakob Brahaney (1) - pp - 4:51
Jason Robertson (5) - 9:15
Third period6:59 - pp - Jason Willms (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period1:58 - Jason Willms (3)
Jeremy Helvig (39 saves / 45 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (23 saves / 28 shots)
April 6Kingston Frontenacs1 – 4Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period3:33 - pp - Justin Murray (2)
Jason Robertson (6) - 6:58Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period4:47 - Zachary Magwood (6)
18:39 - Andrei Svechnikov (3)
18:59 - en - Andrei Svechnikov (4)
Jeremy Helvig (31 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (40 saves / 41 shots)
April 8Barrie Colts2 – 4Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Andrei Svechnikov (5) - pp - 18:38First period8:32 - pp - Jakob Brahaney (2)
9:34 - pp - Linus Nyman (5)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (7) - pp - 6:27Third period11:47 - Gabriel Vilardi (6)
19:08 - pp - en - Gabriel Vilardi (7)
Leo Lazarev (25 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 10Barrie Colts2 – 4Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Lucas Chiodo (5) - pp - 16:34First periodNo scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (8) - 12:24Second period5:28 - Gabriel Vilardi (8) - 5:28
14:22 - Gabriel Vilardi (9)
17:57 - sh - Linus Nyman (6)
No scoringThird period19:46 - en - Cliff Pu (3)
Leo Lazarev (32 saves / 35 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 12Kingston Frontenacs7 – 1Barrie ColtsBarrie Molson CentreRecap 
Max Jones (1) - 1:15
Gabriel Vilardi (10) - 5:13
Brett Neumann (2) - 14:07
Jason Robertson (7) - 17:18
Gabriel Vilardi (11) - 19:21
First period11:24 - Jason Willms (4)
Sean Day (3) - 1:54
Matt Hotchkiss (2) - 17:34
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jeremy Helvig (32 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsLeo Lazarev (11 saves / 16 shots)
Kai Edmonds (20 saves / 22 shots)
April 13Barrie Colts1 – 2Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period12:41 - Brett Neumann (3)
Aaron Luchuk (5) - 2:51Second period18:52 - Ted Nichol (2)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Leo Lazarev (23 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (29 saves / 30 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 2


Western conference semifinals

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(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Owen Sound Attack
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April 5Owen Sound Attack4 – 1Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Nick Suzuki (2) - pp - 11:28
Alan Lyszczarczyk (5) - 11:58
Sean Durzi (2) - 19:58
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period6:54 - pp - Boris Katchouk (7)
Ethan Szypula (1) - en - 18:21Third periodNo scoring
Olivier Lafreniere (28 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (34 saves / 37 shots)
April 6Owen Sound Attack4 – 5OTSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period13:47 - Hayden Verbeek (2)
18:42 - Hayden Verbeek (3)
Brett McKenzie (5) - 4:44
Maksim Sushko (2) - 13:45
Second period19:58 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (5)
Brady Lyle (1) - pp - 9:20
Nick Suzuki (3) - pp - 18:35
Third period11:11 - Morgan Frost (3)
No scoringFirst overtime period1:15 - Tim Gettinger (2)
Olivier Lafreniere (34 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (28 saves / 32 shots)
April 9Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2 – 6Owen Sound AttackHarry Lumley Bayshore Community CentreRecap 
Morgan Frost (4) - pp - 10:47First period4:03 - pp - Kevin Hancock (4)
Keeghan Howdeshell (3) - 0:38Second period0:24 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (6)
7:11 - Aidan Dudas (2)
10:22 - Cade Robinson (1)
No scoringThird period6:35 - Kevin Hancock (5)
15:05 - Ethan Szypula (2)
Matthew Villalta (21 saves / 27 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Lafreniere (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 11Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds5 – 2Owen Sound AttackHarry Lumley Bayshore Community CentreRecap 
Boris Katchouk (8) - 14:37First periodNo scoring
Taylor Raddysh (6) - 1:00
Keeghan Howdeshell (4) - 7:57
Second period3:54 - pp - Kevin Hancock (6)
Keeghan Howdeshell (5) - 12:02
Conor Timmins (3) - en - 18:38
Third period9:35 - Ethan Szypula (3)
Matthew Villalta (37 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsOlivier Lafreniere (36 saves / 40 shots)
April 13Owen Sound Attack1 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Alan Lyszczarczyk (7) - pp - 5:25First period6:23 - Taylor Raddysh (7)
16:32 - pp - Barrett Hayton (2)
No scoringSecond period4:27 - Barrett Hayton (3)
No scoringThird period19:12 - en - Morgan Frost (5)
Olivier Lafreniere (12 saves / 15 shots)
Mack Guzda (15 saves / 15 shots)
Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (28 saves / 29 shots)
April 15Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds1 – 7Owen Sound AttackHarry Lumley Bayshore Community CentreRecap 
Barrett Hayton (4) - 14:41First period15:29 - Trenton Bourque(1)
No scoringSecond period1:34 - Jonah Gadjovich (1)
8:10 - pp - Kevin Hancock (7)
17:13 - Ethan Szypula (4)
18:00 - Brett McKenzie (6)
No scoringThird period7:48 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (8)
17:00 - Aidan Dudas (3)
Matthew Villalta (21 saves / 25 shots)
Tyler Johnson (18 saves / 21 shots)
Goalie statsMack Guzda (24 saves / 25 shots)
April 17Owen Sound Attack7 – 9Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Brett McKenzie (7) - 11:27First period12:47 - Noah Carroll (1)
13:17 - Ryan Roth (1)
13:48 - Hayden Verbeek (4)
19:43 - sh - Boris Katchouk (9)
Sean Durzi (3) - 15:11Second period9:47 - Boris Katchouk (10)
13:56 - Noah Carroll (2)
Brett McKenzie (8) - 4:14
Jacob Friend (1) - 14:44
Jonah Gadjovich (2) - 17:13
Sean Durzi (4) - 17:34
Kevin Hancock (9) - pp - 19:00
Third period0:16 - pp - Barrett Hayton (5)
13:46 - pp - Boris Katchouk (11)
18:03 - en - Taylor Raddysh (8)
Mack Guzda (22 saves / 29 shots)
Olivier Lafreniere (3 saves / 4 shots)
Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (29 saves / 36 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
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April 6Sarnia Sting2 – 4Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Ryan McGregor (3) - 6:16Second period6:50 - Joseph Garreffa (6)
Theo Calvas (2) - 14:01Third period3:08 - pp - Connor Bunnaman (3)
3:29 - pp - Logan Stanley (2)
5:51 - Kole Sherwood (8)
Justin Fazio (36 saves / 40 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (29 saves / 31 shots)
April 8Sarnia Sting3 – 2OTKitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Franco Sproviero (2) - 9:27Second period4:54 - Riley Damiani (4)
Drake Rymsha (3) - 9:25Third period11:26 - pp - Kole Sherwood (9)
Sean Josling (4) - 10:10First overtime periodNo scoring
Justin Fazio (36 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (32 saves / 35 shots)
April 10Kitchener Rangers1 – 4Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period8:51 - Franco Sproviero (3)
19:56 - Sean Josling (5)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Joseph Garreffa (7) - pp - 8:19Third period7:45 - Jonathan Ang (2)
19:22 - pp - en - Franco Sproviero (4)
Mario Culina (23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsJustin Fazio (26 saves / 27 shots)
April 12Kitchener Rangers5 – 3Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
Kole Sherwood (10) - 5:14
Austin McEneny (1) - 7:54
First period2:07 - Connor Schlichting (1)
Jonathan Yantsis (3) - 14:34Second period9:56 - Brayden Guy (1)
14:42 - Jordan Kyrou (2)
Givani Smith (5) - 8:03
Connor Bunnaman (4) - 10:00
Third periodNo scoring
Mario Culina (33 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsJustin Fazio (27 saves / 32 shots)
April 13Sarnia Sting2 – 3OTKitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period5:24 - Jack York (2)
Sean Josling (6) - 1:35
Hugo Leufvenius (6) - 10:37
Third period14:52 - Nick McHugh (1)
No scoringFirst overtime period7:56 - Rickard Hugg (1)
Justin Fazio (31 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (47 saves / 49 shots)
April 15Kitchener Rangers6 – 2Sarnia StingProgressive Auto Sales ArenaRecap 
Adam Mascherin (5) - 16:19
Greg Meireles (2) - 19:43
First period15:43 - Anthony Salinitri (2)
Adam Mascherin (6) - 18:29Second periodNo scoring
Givani Smith (6) - 2:03
Logan Brown (3) - 3:26
Givani Smith (7) - 15:17
Third period5:27 - pp - Jordan Kyrou (3)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsJustin Fazio (23 saves / 29 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 2


Conference finals

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Eastern conference finals

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(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
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April 18Kingston Frontenacs2 – 6Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period9:39 - Nicholas Caamano (5)
17:24 - Benjamin Gleason (2)
Max Jones (2) - 16:52
Jason Robertson (8) - pp - 17:26
Second period0:52 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (9)
1:03 - Brandon Saigeon (10)
2:58 - pp - MacKenzie Entwistle (3)
10:39 - Ryan Moore (6)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jeremy Helvig (16 saves / 22 shots)
Brendan Bonello (14 saves / 14 shots)
Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (26 saves / 28 shots)
April 20Kingston Frontenacs1 – 7Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period2:35 - Nicholas Caamano (6)
10:45 - Brandon Saigeon (11)
13:07 - sh - Will Bitten (3)
14:40 - Robert Thomas (7)
14:51 - Ryan Moore (7)
Ryan Cranford (3) - 17:36Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period6:01 - pp - MacKenzie Entwistle (6)
10:44 - pp - Riley Stillman (3)
Jeremy Helvig (30 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (19 saves / 20 shots)
April 22Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 1Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
Benjamin Gleason (3) - 1:16First period18:21 - Ryan Cranford (4)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Isaac Nurse (7) - 5:50
Brandon Saigeon (12) - en - 19:34
Third periodNo scoring
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 24Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 5Kingston FrontenacsRogers K-Rock CentreRecap 
MacKenzie Entwistle (5) - 5:54
Arthur Kaliyev (2) - 10:17
First period3:32 - Cliff Pu (4)
14:17 - Max Jones (3)
No scoringSecond period15:03 - Sam Field (1)
No scoringThird period9:49 - pp - Jason Robertson (9)
11:34 - pp - Sean Day (4)
Kaden Fulcher (24 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsJeremy Helvig (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 26Kingston Frontenacs1 – 2Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Jason Robertson (10) - 9:50First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period8:22 - Justin Lemcke (2)
No scoringThird period12:56 - Connor Walters (1)
Jeremy Helvig (36 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (17 saves / 18 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


Western conference finals

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(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
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April 20Kitchener Rangers2 – 3Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Connor Bunnaman (5) - pp - 10:29First period16:50 - pp - Jack Kopacka (5)
Givani Smith (8) - pp - 8:03Second period12:09 - Conor Timmins (4)
No scoringThird period19:59 - sh - Conor Timmins (5)
Mario Culina (29 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (18 saves / 20 shots)
April 21Kitchener Rangers2 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Adam Mascherin (7) - 1:44First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period11:18 - Morgan Frost (6)
Logan Stanley (3) - 19:33Third period7:50 - Boris Katchouk (12)
18:48 - en - sh - Boris Katchouk (13)
19:52 - en - Taylor Raddysh (9)
Mario Culina (28 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (34 saves / 36 shots)
April 23Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds0 – 3Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period0:41 - Riley Damiani (5)
No scoringThird period1:49 - Kole Sherwood (11)
18:09 - en - Nick McHugh (2)
Matthew Villalta (37 saves / 39 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (24 saves / 24 shots)
April 25Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds4 – 7Kitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
No scoringFirst period4:19 - pp - Logan Brown (4)
4:57 - Greg Meireles (3)
11:28 - Adam Mascherin (8)
16:51 - Givani Smith (9)
Taylor Raddysh (10) - pp - 19:53Second period13:30 - Kole Sherwood (12)
18:14 - pp - Givani Smith (10)
Tim Gettinger (3) - 2:03
Keeghan Howdeshell (6) - 8:07
Keeghan Howdeshell (7) - sh - 18:12
Third period5:14 - Rickard Hugg (2)
Matthew Villalta (11 saves / 15 shots)
Tyler Johnson (15 saves / 18 shots)
Goalie statsMario Culina (30 saves / 34 shots)
April 27Kitchener Rangers3 – 7Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
Nick McHugh (3) - 3:54First period2:09 - Jacob LeGuerrier (1)
5:06 - Jack Kopacka (6)
14:58 - Keeghan Howdeshell (8)
Logan Brown (5) - 1:16Second period17:10 - pp - Tim Gettinger (4)
18:25 - Jack Kopacka (7)
Kole Sherwood (13) - pp - 8:07Third period4:26 - Jacob LeGuerrier (2)
19:05 - en - Jack Kopacka (8)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 43 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (17 saves / 20 shots)
April 29Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 4OTKitchener RangersKitchener Memorial AuditoriumRecap 
Mac Hollowell (2) - 8:21First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period15:28 - Givani Smith (11)
Taylor Raddysh (11) - 15:21
Taylor Raddysh (12) - pp - 18:35
Third period2:27 - Joseph Garreffa (8)
14:24 - pp - Adam Mascherin (9)
No scoringFirst overtime period13:12 - Kole Sherwood (14)
Matthew Villalta (34 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsMario Culina (45 saves / 48 shots)
April 30Kitchener Rangers3 – 42OTSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
No scoringFirst period15:27 - Boris Katchouk (14)
Jonathan Yantsis (4) - 2:47
Rickard Hugg (3) - pp - 11:40
Second period9:01 - Boris Katchouk (15)
Logan Stanley (4) - 19:08Third period11:41 - pp - Morgan Frost (7)
No scoringSecond overtime period4:00 - Jack Kopacka (9)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 41 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (33 saves / 36 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(W1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (E1) Hamilton Bulldogs

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May 3Hamilton Bulldogs4 – 3OTSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
MacKenzie Entwistle (6) - 17:27First periodNo scoring
Robert Thomas (9) - 0:14
Brandon Saigeon (13) - 3:43
Second period8:24 - Barrett Hayton (6)
10:24 - Boris Katchouk (16)
No scoringThird period5:53 - Taylor Raddysh (13)
MacKenzie Entwistle (7) - 1:57First overtime periodNo scoring
Kaden Fulcher (28 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (26 saves / 30 shots)
May 5Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
MacKenzie Entwistle (8) - pp - 19:35First period4:19 - pp - Barrett Hayton (7)
No scoringSecond period8:29 - pp - Morgan Frost (8)
11:18 - Jack Kopacka (10)
Brandon Saigeon (14) - pp - 12:46Third period19:46 - en - sh - Morgan Frost (9)
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (36 saves / 38 shots)
May 7Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds5 – 6Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Joe Carroll (1) - 1:55
Tim Gettinger (5) - 19:01
First period4:21 - Nicholas Caamano (7)
10:08 - pp - Arthur Kaliyev (3)
13:35 - Will Bitten (4)
Tim Gettinger (6) - pp - 8:29Second period0:18 - Brandon Saigeon (15)
15:57 - Brendan Saigeon (16)
Jack Kopacka (11) - pp - 9:45
Morgan Frost (10) - pp - 18:28
Third period17:02 - Marian Studenic (3)
Matthew Villalta (27 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (28 saves / 33 shots)
May 9Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds3 – 2OTHamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Boris Katchouk (17) - 0:34First period17:37 - sh - Nicholas Caamano (8)
Jack Kopacka (12) - 2:12Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period8:52 - Riley Stillman (4)
Noah Carroll (3) - 9:13First overtime periodNo scoring
Matthew Villalta (45 saves / 47 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (28 saves / 31 shots)
May 11Hamilton Bulldogs6 – 4Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEssar CentreRecap 
MacKenzie Entwistle (9) - 1:39First periodNo scoring
Robert Thomas (10)
Ryan Moore (8)
Robert Thomas (11)
Second period0:57 - Keeghan Howdeshell (9)
Brandon Saigeon (17) - 7:06
Nicholas Caamano (9) - en - 18:35
Third period9:08 - Tim Gettinger (7)
10:53 - pp - Boris Katchouk (18)
14:32 - Jack Kopacka (13)
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 34 shots)Goalie statsMatthew Villalta (28 saves / 33 shots)
May 13Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds4 – 5Hamilton BulldogsFirstOntario CentreRecap 
Cole MacKay (1) - 11:57First periodNo scoring
Boris Katchouk (19) - 3:10
Barrett Hayton (8) - pp - 18:53
Second period8:55 - Brandon Saigeon (18)
17:37 - MacKenzie Entwistle (10)
Jordan Sambrook (1) - 19:15Third period8:28 - Riley Stillman (5)
11:30 - Robert Thomas (12)
18:02 - en - Nicholas Caamano (10)
Matthew Villalta (32 saves / 36 shots)Goalie statsKaden Fulcher (40 saves / 44 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

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2017-18 Hamilton Bulldogs[3]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Boris KatchoukSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds241918378
Taylor RaddyshSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2413213414
Robert ThomasHamilton Bulldogs2112203214
Morgan FrostSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds2410192926
Logan BrownKitchener Rangers19522276
Kole SherwoodKitchener Rangers1914122630
Ryan MooreHamilton Bulldogs218182630
Brandon SaigeonHamilton Bulldogs211872510
Adam MascherinKitchener Rangers199152416
Gabriel VilardiKingston Frontenacs1611112214

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Kaden FulcherHamilton Bulldogs2112901655800.9052.70
Mario CulinaKitchener Rangers1911611165410.9172.79
Stephen DhillonNiagara IceDogs10621552900.9242.80
Michael DiPietroWindsor Spitfires6342241600.9342.81
Justin FazioSarnia Sting12729663700.8903.04

Awards

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Playoffs trophies
Trophy nameRecognitionRecipient
J. Ross Robertson CupOHL Finals championHamilton Bulldogs
Bobby Orr TrophyEastern Conference championHamilton Bulldogs
Wayne Gretzky TrophyWestern Conference championSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Wayne Gretzky 99 AwardPlayoffs MVPRobert Thomas, Hamilton Bulldogs
Regular season — Team trophies
Trophy nameRecognitionRecipient
Hamilton Spectator TrophyTeam with best recordSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leyden TrophyEast division championHamilton Bulldogs
Emms TrophyCentral division championBarrie Colts
Bumbacco TrophyWest division championSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Holody TrophyMidwest division championKitchener Rangers
Regular season — Executive awards
Trophy nameRecognitionRecipient
Matt Leyden TrophyCoach of the yearDrew Bannister, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bill Long AwardLifetime achievement
OHL Executive of the YearExecutive of the Year
Regular season — Player awards
Trophy nameRecognitionRecipient
Red Tilson TrophyMost outstanding playerJordan Kyrou, Sarnia Sting
Eddie Powers Memorial TrophyTop scorerAaron Luchuk, Windsor/Barrie
Dave Pinkney TrophyLowest team goals againstM. Villalta & T. Johnson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Max Kaminsky TrophyMost outstanding defencemanNicolas Hague, Mississauga Steelheads
Jim Mahon Memorial TrophyTop scoring right wingerJordan Kyrou, Sarnia Sting
Emms Family AwardRookie of the yearAndrei Svechnikov, Barrie Colts
William Hanley TrophyMost sportsmanlike playerNick Suzuki, Owen Sound Attack
F. W. "Dinty" Moore TrophyBest rookie GAAJordan Kooy, London Knights
Bobby Smith TrophyScholastic player of the yearBarrett Hayton, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leo Lalonde Memorial TrophyOverage player of the yearAaron Luchuk, Windsor/Barrie
OHL Goaltender of the YearGoaltender of the yearMichael DiPietro, Windsor Spitfires
Dan Snyder Memorial TrophyHumanitarian of the yearGarrett McFadden, Guelph Storm
Roger Neilson Memorial AwardTop academic college/university playerStephen Gibson, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial AwardTop academic high school playerMack Guzda, Owen Sound Attack
Mickey Renaud Captain's TrophyTeam captain that best exemplifies character and commitmentJustin Lemcke, Hamilton Bulldogs
Prospect player awards
Trophy nameRecognitionRecipient
Jack Ferguson AwardFirst overall pick in priority selectionQuinton Byfield, Sudbury Wolves
Tim Adams Memorial TrophyOHL Cup MVPDylan Robinson, Toronto Jr. Canadiens

All-Star teams

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The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[4]

First team

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2018 OHL Priority Selection

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On April 7, 2018, the OHL conducted the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Quinton Byfield from the York-Simcoe Express of the OMHA. Byfield was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[5]

#PlayerNationalityOHL teamHometownMinor team
1Quinton Byfield (C) CanadaSudbury WolvesNewmarket, OntarioYork-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL)
2Evan Vierling (C) CanadaFlint FirebirdsAurora, OntarioYork-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL)
3William Cuylle (LW) CanadaPeterborough PetesToronto, OntarioToronto Marlboros (GTHL)
4Jamie Drysdale (D) CanadaErie OttersToronto, OntarioToronto Marlboros (GTHL)
5Cole Perfetti (C) CanadaSaginaw SpiritWhitby, OntarioVaughan Kings (GTHL)
6Cameron Tolnai (C) CanadaOttawa 67'sOakville, OntarioOakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
7Daniil Chayka (D) RussiaGuelph StormMoscow, RussiaToronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
8James Hardie (LW) CanadaMississauga SteelheadsInnisfil, OntarioBarrie Jr. Colts (OMHA-EHL)
9Pacey Schlueting (D) CanadaNorth Bay BattalionNorth Bay, OntarioNorth Bay Trappers (NOHA)
10Jean-Luc Foudy (C) CanadaWindsor SpitfiresToronto, OntarioToronto Titans (GTHL)
11Tyler Tullio (C) / Canada/USAOshawa GeneralsLakeshore, OntarioVaughan Kings (GTHL)
12Lleyton Moore (D) CanadaNiagara IceDogsWoodbridge, OntarioToronto Marlboros (GTHL)
13Jake Murray (D) CanadaKingston FrontenacsOakville, OntarioOakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
14Luke Evangelista (RW) CanadaLondon KnightsOakville, OntarioOakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
15Nolan Seed (D) CanadaOwen Sound AttackNewboro, OntarioSmiths Falls Bears (HEO Midget)
16Riley Piercey (RW) CanadaBarrie ColtsMississauga, OntarioToronto Marlboros (GTHL)
17Reid Valade (RW) CanadaKitchener RangersCaledon, OntarioToronto Marlboros (GTHL)
18Logan Morrison (C) CanadaHamilton BulldogsGuelph, OntarioGuelph Gryphons (OMHA-SCTA)
19Jacob Perreault (C) / Canada/USASarnia StingHinsdale, IllinoisChicago Mission 16u (HPHL)
20Ryan O'Rourke (D) CanadaSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsPickering, OntarioVaughan Kings (GTHL)

2018 NHL Entry Draft

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On June 22-23, 2018, the National Hockey League conducted the 2018 NHL Entry Draft held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In total, 35 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the second overall pick by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [6]

Round#PlayerNationalityNHL teamHometownOHL team
12Andrei Svechnikov (RW) RussiaCarolina HurricanesBarnaul, RussiaBarrie Colts
15Barrett Hayton (C) CanadaArizona CoyotesPeterborough, OntarioSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
110Evan Bouchard (D) CanadaEdmonton OilersOakville, OntarioLondon Knights
113Ty Dellandrea (C) CanadaDallas StarsPort Perry, OntarioFlint Firebirds
118Liam Foudy (C) CanadaColumbus Blue JacketsScarborough, OntarioLondon Knights
121Ryan Merkley (D) CanadaSan Jose SharksMississauga, OntarioGuelph Storm
129Rasmus Sandin (D) SwedenToronto Maple LeafsUppsala, SwedenSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
234Serron Noel (RW) CanadaFlorida PanthersOttawa, OntarioOshawa Generals
240Ryan McLeod (C) CanadaEdmonton OilersMississauga, OntarioMississauga Steelheads
247Kody Clark (RW) CanadaWashington CapitalsToronto, OntarioOttawa 67's
251Akil Thomas (C) CanadaLos Angeles KingsScarborough, OntarioNiagara IceDogs
252Sean Durzi (D) CanadaToronto Maple LeafsMississauga, OntarioOwen Sound Attack
255Kevin Bahl (D) CanadaArizona CoyotesMississauga, OntarioOttawa 67's
366Cam Hillis (C) CanadaMontreal CanadiensEnniskillen, OntarioGuelph Storm
367Alec Regula (D) United StatesDetroit Red WingsWest Bloomfield, MichiganLondon Knights
376Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (C) RussiaToronto Maple LeafsMoscow, RussiaPeterborough Petes
388Joey Keane (D) United StatesNew York RangersHomer Glen, IllinoisBarrie Colts
497Allan McShane (LW) CanadaMontreal CanadiensCollingwood, OntarioOshawa Generals
4100Adam Mascherin (LW) CanadaDallas StarsMaple, OntarioKitchener Rangers
4101Nico Gross (D) SwitzerlandNew York RangersPontresina, SwitzerlandOshawa Generals
4106Curtis Douglas (C) CanadaDallas StarsOakville, OntarioWindsor Spitfires
4113Aidan Dudas (C) CanadaLos Angeles KingsParry Sound, OntarioOwen Sound Attack
4118Mac Hollowell (D) CanadaToronto Maple LeafsNiagara Falls, OntarioSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5134Blade Jenkins (LW) United StatesNew York IslandersJackson, MichiganSaginaw Spirit
5137Riley Damiani (C) CanadaDallas StarsMississauga, OntarioKitchener Rangers
5140Brandon Saigeon (C) CanadaColorado AvalancheGrimsby, OntarioHamilton Bulldogs
5145Dennis Busby (D) CanadaArizona CoyotesBarrie, OntarioFlint Firebirds
5150Declan Chisholm (D) CanadaWinnipeg JetsBowmanville, OntarioPeterborough Petes
5153Giovanni Vallati (D) CanadaWinnipeg JetsOttawa, OntarioKitchener Rangers
5154Connor Corcoran (D) CanadaVegas Golden KnightsBeeton, OntarioWindsor Spitfires
5155Damien Giroux (C) CanadaMinnesota WildHanmer, OntarioSaginaw Spirit
6172Mitchell Hoelscher (C) CanadaNew Jersey DevilsElora, OntarioOttawa 67's
6175Jacob Ingham (G) CanadaLos Angeles KingsBarrie, OntarioMississauga Steelheads
7200Tyler Tucker (D) CanadaSt. Louis BluesLonglac, OntarioBarrie Colts
7208Jordan Kooy (G) CanadaVegas Golden KnightsBradford, OntarioLondon Knights

2018 CHL Import Draft

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On June 28, 2018, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2018 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Finland with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2018 CHL Import Draft.[7]

#PlayerNationalityOHL teamHometownLast team
3Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G) FinlandSudbury WolvesEspoo, FinlandLeki
6Jan Jeník (RW) Czech RepublicFlint FirebirdsBrno, Czech RepublicBenátky nad Jizerou HC
9Liam Kirk (LW) United KingdomPeterborough PetesNottingham, United KingdomSheffield Steelers
12Petr Čajka (C) Czech RepublicErie OttersKadaň, Czech RepublicZug EV Jr.
15Ivan Prosvetov (G) RussiaSaginaw SpiritMoscow, RussiaYoungstown Phantoms
18Marco Rossi (C) AustriaOttawa 67'sFeldkirch, AustriaZurich GCK Lions Jr.
21No selection madeGuelph Storm
24Filip Reisnecker (LW) Czech RepublicMississauga SteelheadsPrague, Czech RepublicRegensburg Jr.
27Yegor Postnov (LW) RussiaNorth Bay BattalionMoscow, RussiaStupino Capitan
30Kari Piiroinen (G) FinlandWindsor SpitfiresHelsinki, FinlandHIFK Helsinki B
33Nando Eggenberger (LW) SwitzerlandKingston FrontenacsChur, SwitzerlandDavos HC
36Kyen Sopa (LW) SwitzerlandNiagara IceDogsFlawil, SwitzerlandBern Future SC Jr.
39Ian Derungs (LW) SwitzerlandKingston FrontenacsFrauenfeld, SwitzerlandKloten EHC Sports AG Jr.
42Matvei Guskov (C) RussiaLondon KnightsNizhnekamsk, RussiaMoscow CSKA U17
45Manuel Alberg (RW) GermanyOwen Sound AttackKoln, GermanyKolner EC Jr.
48Maksim Zhukov (G) RussiaBarrie ColtsKaliningrad, RussiaGreen Bay Gamblers
51Axel Andersson (D) SwedenKitchener RangersSödertälje, SwedenDjurgardens IF Jr.
54Philip Broberg (D) SwedenHamilton BulldogsÖrebro, SwedenAIK IF Jr.
56No selection madeSarnia Sting
58Roman Půček (LW) Czech RepublicSault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsVsetín, Czech RepublicVsetín Jr. B

References

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  1. ^ "Steelheads halt Hounds streak at twenty-three". Ontario Hockey League. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sudbury Wolves put rivalry aside, lend hand to North Bay Battalion ahead of OHL postseason". CBC News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ "2017-18 OHL All-Star Teams Announced – Ontario Hockey League".
  5. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  6. ^ "35 OHL Players Selected in 2018 NHL Draft – Ontario Hockey League".
  7. ^ "CHL".
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