Bulldogs go on the Attack
Brantford Bulldogs have acquired a young defenseman and a haul of draft picks from the Owen Sound Attack with the Ontario Hockey League trade window now open. …[read more]
Colin Kennedy bloodlines
He is projected to be an early first round pick at the upcoming June 12-13 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. And Sault Ste. Marie product Colin Kennedy, who moved away from home to spend the past two seasons with the Detroit Little Caesars AAA program, has deep hockey bloodlines through his dad and both of his grand fathers. …[read more]
Big, mean HoneyBaked ‘D’
How highly regarded are Detroit HoneyBaked defensemen Max Lappan, Ivan Belikov and Jake LaMontagne ahead of the June 12-13 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft? …[read more]
Big Bulldog Abe Barnett
Brantford Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman has added to his off season signing spree by inking yet another young American born plum prospect to the roster of the Ontario Hockey League team. …[read more]
Soo firm links to Windsor
Cain Hockey Management, an established Sault Ste. Marie based player agency, has expanded to Windsor with the addition of goalie coach Chris Viselli. Cain Hockey Management principal director and player agent Kevin Cain told Hockey News Windsor that Viselli will be in charge of recruiting and working with the firm’s goalie clients. …[read more]
Brantford flips the script
Call it a dogged pursuit. Brantford Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman has instigated an aggressive approach to the next Ontario Hockey League season. Hyman and the Bulldogs have now signed four younger — and American born — National Collegiate Athletic Association commits to play in the OHL come the ’26-27 season. …[read more]
GOHL tweaks its set up
The addition of the Woodstock Navy Vets as an expansion team has led to a conference realignment for the Greater Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
LaSalle Vipers top rookie
His hockey ascent continues. Homegrown defenseman Luke St. John, a 2025 Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Windsor Spitfires, has been named rookie of the year by the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Hockey League for the ’25-26 season. …[read more]
New Bulldog in Brantford
Jason Musa, an American born, 2007 birth year forward has opted to sign with the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Viselli a busy goalie coach
There is a young goalie coach who has a lot going on in the Windsor and surrounding area. As part of being busy year round — including the summer months — as a private goalie instructor, Chris Viselli will be heavily involved with three different hockey programs come the ’26-27 season. …[read more]
World Jr. Showcase in Windsor
Hockey Canada — in partnership with the City of Windsor and the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League — has confirmed the schedule and ticket information for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase, to be held July 26 to Aug.1 at the WFCU Centre. …[read more]
Flint has building blocks
They took a shot and made a good run of it. While it is naturally disappointing when a championship goal is not achieved, the Flint Firebirds attained plenty over the course of the ’25-26 Ontario Hockey League season. And now, with so many key players having graduated, the Firebirds are in a retool stage ahead of the ’26-27 season. …[read more]
Brantford goes first class
They are the epitome of an organization with class that starts at the top with owner Zach Hyman and his general manager brother Spencer Hyman over to head coach Jay McKee — and carries on throughout. Winners on the ice and off of it, the Brantford Bulldogs are one of a number of Ontario Hockey League franchises who go first class all the way. …[read more]
OHL humanitarian Woodall
Spitfires defenseman Carson Woodall has been named this year’s winner of the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy. The annual award goes to the Ontario Hockey League’s Humanitarian of the Year. …[read more]
Flint GM a big winner
The cast of prominent, high end general managers in the Ontario Hockey League who have been in their position for a good number of years includes — alphabetically — Billy Bowler of the Windsor Spitfires, Dave Drinkill of the Saginaw Spirit, Mark Hunter of the London Knights, Kyle Raftis of the Soo Greyhounds and Marty Williamson of the Barrie Colts. Which makes the selection of Dave McParlan of the Flint Firebirds as the winner of the OHL general manager of the year award for the ’25-26 season all that more impressive and meaningful. …[read more]
Brantford goes up 1-0
Caleb Malhotra and Jake O’Brien potted a pair of pucks apiece and Ryerson Leenders made 34 saves to boost the Brantford Bulldogs to a spine-tingling 4-3 win over the visiting Barrie Colts tonight in Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference finals. …[read more]
OHL: Rangers v. Spitfires
It will be the no. 1 seed Kitchener Rangers and the no. 2 seed Windsor Spitfires facing off in a best of seven series to determine the Western Conference playoff champion of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Evola out as Niagara GM
Windsor native Frank Evola and the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League have mutually parted ways after just one season together. The 53 year old Evola was hired as Niagara’s general manager — and signed to a three year contact — ahead of the ’25-26 season. …[read more]
On the OHL playoff beat
Brantford Bulldogs, Kitchener Rangers and Windsor Spitfires are all up three games to none in their respective second round Ontario Hockey League playoff sets. …[read more]
Spitfires go up 2-0 on Flint
It was a seesaw match of shift and momentum. And in the end, with overtime looming, it took a goal by Conor Walton — a low scoring defenseman who has tallied a mere 11 times in 217 career Ontario Hockey League games — with a minute left in the third period to propel the Windsor Spitfires to a frantic 6-5 win over the Flint Firebirds in Game 2 of their Western Conference semi-final playoff series. …[read more]
Lakeshore ousts Mount B
Four rounds and 22 games later, the Lakeshore Canadiens will carry on in the exhausting Provincial Jr. Hockey League playoffs while the Mount Brydges Bulldogs will call it a season. …[read more]
Spitfires flip Firebirds
The Spitfires cooled off the high octane Flint Firebirds and a pair of late third period goals from Jack Nesbitt propelled Windsor to a 4-2 win over the visitors in the opening game of the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference semi-final series. …[read more]
Lakeshore up on Mount B
Mount Brydges Bulldogs will try to get into the win column tonight when they play host to the Lakeshore Canadiens in Game 3 of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League’s Western Conference playoffs finals. …[read more]
It is Spitfires v. Firebirds
Only two points separated the Windsor Spitfires and Flint Firebirds during the ’25-26 Ontario Hockey League regular season. And now the no. 2 seed Spitfires and the no. 3 seed Firebirds will face off in a best of seven Western Conference semi-final. …[read more]
Flint Firebirds in flight
It has been a season of ascension for the Flint Firebirds. After being ousted in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs in each of the past three seasons, Flint is in as a semi-final participant in the Western Conference. …[read more]
Game 7 ‘V’ for Mount B
The scored was tied 2-2 in the final minute of the third period. The restless hands of time were ticking. And then, on just their 17th shot of the game, the Mount Brydges Bulldogs avoided overtime and won a division playoff title all in one. …[read more]
EL Vikings tryout camp
Attention those who may be looking to play junior hockey up north next season: Elliot Lake Vikings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have an upcoming tryout camp planned. …[read more]
Up 3-0 in OHL playoffs
Six teams — Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires, Flint Firebirds, Soo Greyhounds, Brantford Bulldogs and Ottawa 67’s — all have three games to none leads in the opening round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. …[read more]
Flint flashes firepower
8-1. 11-1. 10-0. Flint Firebirds are not only up three games to none on the Owen Sound Attack in their opening round Ontario Hockey League playoff series but they have outscored their opponents by an overwhelming 29-2 margin. …[read more]
Bulldogs nip the Wolves
Sudbury Wolves gave it a good go in Game 2 of their first round Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the favoured Brantford Bulldogs. But an empty net goal by Brantford’s Marek Vanacker sealed a 4-2 win for the Bulldogs over the visiting Wolves. …[read more]
Spits & Firebirds up 2-0
They both hold home ice advantage in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. And the no. 2 seed Windsor Spitfires and the no. 3 seed Flint Firebirds both have two games to none leads in their respective Western Conference sets via home ice dominance. …[read more]
Brantford blasts Sudbury
Brantford Bulldogs have drawn first blood in their opening round Ontario Hockey League playoff series wth the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
OHL playoffs underway
Windsor Spitfires and Flint Firebirds both began the 2026 Ontario Hockey League playoffs with home ice victories on Thursday. …[read more]
3rd period sinks LaSalle
LaSalle Vipers were less than a full period from forcing a seventh and deciding game in their opening round Greater Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the heavily favoured Elmira Sugar Kings. …[read more]
Flint in position to Attack
They are fired up from an Ontario Hockey League regular season in which they fashioned a franchise record for most wins with 44. And now the no. 3 seed Flint Firebirds are fuelled for playoff warfare in a first round Western Conference matchup against the no. 6 seed Owen Sound Attack. …[read more]
OHL playoff matchups
Now we know who will play who in the first round of the upcoming Ontario Hockey League playoffs, which are slated to begin this week. Following is our collection of quick hits as to what to possibly expect from the matchups. …[read more]
LaSalle Vipers get even
It is now down to a best of three series between the upstart LaSalle Vipers and the Elmira Sugars Kings in the first round of the Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference playoffs. …[read more]
ONE NIGHT IN WINDSOR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following passage is an excerpt from a chapter in the first book that I wrote, Tales Of An Old Hockey Writer. (Mature audiences only.) …[read more]
LaSalle whitewashes Elmira
Jake Windbiel made 32 saves and the LaSalle Vipers got into the win column in their opening round playoff series with the Elmira Sugar Kings before a partisan crowd of close to 800 fans tonight at the Vollmer Center. …[read more]
Mount B v. North Middlesex
Mount Brydges Bulldogs will meet their Highway 81 rival North Middlesex Stars in a best of seven series for the Provincial Jr. Hockey League’s West Yeck Division playoff title. …[read more]
Epic comeback in Mount B
A goal by Dominic DiFrancesco at the 4:56 mark of overtime put the finish on a frantic Monday night comeback for the Mount Brydges Bulldogs and a furious four games to two playoff series verdict over the Exeter Hawks. …[read more]
Elmira up two on LaSalle
An inability to score has the no. 7 seed LaSalle Vipers down two games to none to the no. 2 seed Elmira Sugar Kings in their opening round playoff series. …[read more]
Essex ousts Amherstburg
Essex 73’s are headed to the third round of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League playoffs. Three straight wins by Essex gave the 73’s a four games to one series triumph over the upstart Amherstburg Admirals. …[read more]
LaSalle Vipers face Elmira
LaSalle Vipers will be in tough against the Elmira Sugar Kings in the first round of the upcoming Greater Ontario Hockey League Western Conference playoffs. …[read more]
Chatting it up for Chatham
Reigning Greater Ontario Hockey League champion Chatham Maroons will plan their 2026 playoff path as the no. 1 seed in the Western Conference and a first round showdown with the eighth place St. Thomas Stars. …[read more]
Down on the farm in LaSalle
A plentiful presence of plum prospects via the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League are in position to be prominent performers for the nearby LaSalle Vipers in their opening round, Greater Ontario Hockey League playoff series against the powerhouse Elmira Sugar Kings. …[read more]
Mount Brydges v. Exeter
It won’t be a typical no.1 seed v. no. 5 seed matchup when the Exeter Hawks meet the Mount Brydges Bulldogs in the second round of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League’s West Yeck Division playoffs. …[read more]
Admirals lower the Flags
Amherstburg Admirals have sent the favoured Mooretown Flags packing for the season. The Admirals capped a first round, best of seven playoff upset in the West Stobbs Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League on Tuesday with a 5-4 home ice overtime victory over the Flags. …[read more]
Area PJHL teams advance
Essex 73’s and Lakeshore Canadiens have both moved on to the second round of the playoffs in the West Stobbs Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League. Meanwhile, the Amherstburg Admirals can also do so tonight with a win over the Mooretown Flags. …[read more]
Mount B lights up Petrolia
A whopping 32 goals in five games — 29 of them coming in their four wins — was the overwhelming statistic as the Mount Brydges Bulldogs sidelined the Petrolia Flyers in the opening round of the playoffs within the West Yeck Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Working OT in Mount B
Mount Brydges Bulldogs have opened up a two games to none lead on the Petrolia Flyers in the first round playoff series between the two rivals from the West Yeck Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League. The latest win for Mount B was a 6-5 overtime verdict before a partisan gathering of more than 250 fans at Tri Town Ice Arena. …[read more]
Bulldogs draw first blood
Mount Brydges Bulldogs are in position to use home ice to take a commanding lead on the Petrolia Flyers in their opening round Provincial Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Mount Brydges v. Petrolia
It is playoff season in the Provincial Jr. Hockey League. And in one particular closely matched series from the Yeck Division it will be the Mount Brydges Bulldogs up against the Petrolia Flyers. …[read more]
Spits in a three team tussle
This is setting up as a race for first place that could go right down to the wire. With about five weeks to go on the regular season slate, there is a three-way tie for top spot in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League between the Spitfires, the Kitchener Rangers and the Flint Firebirds. …[read more]
Spits in Western world war
There is no question that among the eight teams that will make the playoffs in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, five of them are not just good — they are very good. Which means that looking ahead, at least one of the Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires, Flint Firebirds, Soo Greyhounds or London Knights will definitely be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. …[read more]
Mount B in a Yeck of a race
Mount Brydges Bulldogs are part of a five team fight for top positioning in the high octane West Yeck Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Spitfires in a three team tie
There is three way log jam atop the standings of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League featuring the Windsor Spitfires, Kitchener Rangers and Flint Firebirds. …[read more]
Winning weekend wrap up
Windsor Spitfires are back atop the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League … Windsor Jr. Spitfires of the Under 16 Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario rallied for a third period comeback conquest of the Elgin Middlesex Canucks … Over to the Provincial Jr. Hockey League, Mount Brydges Bulldogs took three of four points from the Thamesford Trojans to retain second place in the West Yeck Division. …[read more]
Brantford Bulldogs in first
How close is the race for first place in the Ontario Hockey League? Only six points separate the top six teams among the 20 members of the OHL. …[read more]
Wild Western Conference
It is like playoff time, seven weeks early. Every outing means that much more in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League where the Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires, Flint Firebirds and Soo Greyhounds are locked in a lusty lap for the top four levels.
Spitfires, Flint split a set
Home ice did not favour the Windsor Spitfires or Flint Firebirds as the Ontario Hockey League foes scored road victories over one another on the weekend. …[read more]
Spitfires, Flint in a seesaw
They have flip flopped between first and second place in the West Division of the Ontario Hockey League for much of this season. And the Windsor Spitfires and Flint Firebirds will go head to head twice this weekend. …[read more]
Winning weekend wrap up
Tecumseh Eagles returned home as under 15 rep level champs of the Oakville Winter Classic Hockey Tournament … Mount Brydges Bulldogs have taken over first place in the West Yeck Division of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League … Windsor Lancers have moved to within two points of top spot in the West Division of Ontario University Athletics. …[read more]
Max Brocklehurst to LaSalle
He is well down on the Ontario Hockey League depth chart of the Windsor Spitfires behind a dozen forwards older than him. Thus, the Spitfires have assigned youngster Max Brocklehurst to the nearby LaSalle Vipers, who are Windsor’s Greater Ontario Hockey League affiliate team. …[read more]
Potent Brantford power play
Their offensive arsenal is lethal. Little wonder that the Brantford Bulldogs have the most potent power play among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League. Clicking at 33.9 percent, Brantford is more than seven percentage points ahead of the Windsor Spitfires, who are second overall in the OHL with the man advantage and a 26.8 success rate. …[read more]
Spits hit a bit of a tailspin
The week did not end as well as it started for the Windsor Spitfires. After erasing the Erie Otters 9-1, the Spitfires salvaged a point from a 3-2 overtime road loss to the Saginaw Spirit before returning home to be cuffed 7-3 by the Brantford Bulldogs. …[read more]
Fab four OHL contenders
Now that the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline has passed — it was a frenzied, frantic process — the 2026 segment of the regular season schedule is in resumption with rosters set for the stretch run. And from among a host of contenders for this year’s OHL championship there are four teams that stand out more than the others, at least to us. …[read more]
U16 Spitfires are into 2026
High level head coach Matthew Zuccato of the Under 16 AAA Windsor Jr. Spitfires is planning ahead to the looming leg of the ’25-26 season with outlook and expectancy. …[read more]
Spitfires inch past Flint
Windsor is back in customary territory atop the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Spitfires scored two more wins this weekend, giving them five successive victories and a share of first place with the Flint Firebirds while holding a game in hand. …[read more]
Highly ranked OHL GMs
There are reasons why — year in and year out — teams in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League combine for much better win-loss records than those clubs that make up the Eastern Conference. …[read more]
He is on his way to Flint
Flint Firebirds have made a major addition to their Ontario Hockey League Western Conference title hopes by acquiring high scoring captain Kevin He from the Niagara IceDogs. …[read more]
Mount Brydges in the mix
Riding the crest of a four game winning streak the Mount Brydges Bulldogs will begin play in the 2026 portion of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League regular season calendar in victory mode. …[read more]
Firebird is fit for a King
Jimmy Lombardi has his Christmas present from the Los Angeles Kings. The Flint Firebirds forward, who is among the top 10 scorers in the Ontario Hockey League, has been signed to a National Hockey League entry level contract by Los Angeles. …[read more]
Western ways of the OHL
Saddle up. It is setting up to be a wild ride in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2026 portion of this season’s schedule. No less than five teams are vying for any one of the top four spots — which means home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. …[read more]