OHL tops NHL rankings
To be sure, it an elite group of high end prospects from the Ontario Hockey League for the 2025 National Hockey League draft. The OHL leads the way with three skaters in the top five of The Sports Network’s latest NHL Draft rankings as compiled by TSN’s director of scouting Craig Button. …[read more]
Spitfires up two on Soo
Local lad Noah Morneau netted three goals and the Spitfires soared to a 7-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds tonight to take a two games to none lead in their opening round Ontario Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Spits click to start series
The Spitfires capped a playoff series opener with three third period goals en route to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Soo Greyhounds in Game 1 of the best of seven set. …[read more]
Greyhounds v. Spitfires
It is playoff time in the Ontario Hockey League. And in this particular Western Conference showdown, don’t be overly swayed by the regular season points differential between the no. 7 seed Soo Greyhounds and the no. 2 seed Windsor Spitfires in their first round playoff series. …[read more]
Spits light up Knights
Jack Nesbitt and Cole Davis netted two goals apiece and the Spitfires skated to an 8-5 victory over the London Knights today before more than 6,200 fans at the WFCU Center in Windsor. …[read more]
Rise of the Spitfires
Rebuilds apparently don’t take very long in Windsor. A mere year removed from a season in which they missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, the Spitfires have more than doubled their point total from ’23-24 to ’24-25. …[read more]
Spits sign ’08 defender
And the picks just keep on coming. Andrew Robinson has become the latest 2008 birth year player from Windsor’s 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft class to sign with the Spitfires. …[read more]
Hounds are desperate
Soo Greyhounds have six games remaining to try to avoid the disaster of missing the Ontario Hockey League playoffs for the second time in three seasons. And the push begins tonight in Windsor. …[read more]
Skating coach supreme
Kathy McLlwain trains multiple National Hockey League and other high performance players during the off season as their personal skating coach. This is in addition to the very reputable McLlwain being the skating coach for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spits soar to 41st win
Import lamplighter Ilya Protas potted a pair of goals, A.J. Spellacy also tallied twice and rookie goalie Carter Froggett stood tall with 24 saves as the Spitfires halted a two game losing skid tonight with a 7-1 cuffing of the Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Cool Hand Luke
Spitfires forward Luke McNamara could well prove to be a valuable depth addition as Windsor heads into the final stretch of the ’24-25 regular season ahead of the looming Ontario Hockey League playoffs.
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100 point Spitfires
The noteworthy assembly of Windsor Spitfires who have reached the 100 point mark in a single season has two new members. Captain Liam Greentree and his import line-mate Ilya Protas have joined an honour roll that has had 100 point seasons for the Spitfires in an Ontario Hockey League history that dates back to the mid 1970s. …[read more]
Windsor via Espanola
Among the notable interior brackets for the second seed Windsor Spitfires of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League is a tested trio of 2006 birth year defenseman. Besides former first rounder Anthony Cristoforo and homegrown Windsor product Carson Woodall, the ’06 group of blue liners includes mammoth defender Conor Walton, formerly of the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Flight of the Spitfires
First place in the West Division of the Ontario Hockey League is all but clinched for the Spitfires. So too is the no. 2 seed for the Western Conference playoffs. …[read more]
Faces of the OHL races
There is a sundry of races for playoff seedings in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference of a uniform, balanced Ontario Hockey League. And there are faces who could be major difference makers down the stretch of the ’24-25 OHL season into the playoffs. …[read more]
Spits hit 80 point mark
A reverse course continues in Windsor. Joey Costanzo made 25 saves for his 29th win of the season and the Spitfires ran their Ontario Hockey League record to 38-12-4 with a 4-1 Family Day victory over the visiting Owen Sound Attack. …[read more]
Spitfires go outdoors
The Spitfires held their annual outdoor practice on Saturday. The Ontario Hockey League team scrimmaged at a morning session at venerable Lanspeary Park on Langlois Ave. Fans were invited to attend the event which included a pre practice autograph session. See below for a few photos from the outdoor practice event. …[read more]
Garden and Greentree
Windsor played host to a Garden party on Thursday and among the guests was a Greentree. Rookie forward Ethan Garden tallied twice as did captain Liam Greentree while homegrown plum Noah Morneau also netted a pair as the Spitfires skated to a resounding 8-2 triumph over the visiting Sarnia Sting. …[read more]
Spits at Lanspeary Park
The Spitfires will be holding their annual outdoor practice this Saturday morning at 11:00 at venerable Lanspeary Park. …[read more]
Spitfires of S.S. Marie
They are both border cities, one from the southwestern and the other from the northeastern region of Ontario. And to be sure, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie have a timeless association. The number of people from Sault Ste. Marie who left home over the decades and centuries to attend post secondary school at either the University of Windsor or St. Clair College is literally in the thousands. And as far as the Ontario Hockey League goes, the register of players from the Sault who have suited up for Windsor since the Spitfires first became members of the OHL in 1975 is a rather extensive and monumental one. …[read more]
Spitfires double it up
The Spitfires have clearly ascended in putting a forgettable ’23-24 season on the tarp. A pair of weekend victories on home ice have improved Windsor’s record on the ’24-25 season to 36-12-3, which is third best in the entire Ontario Hockey League to date. …[read more]
Spitfire cargo depth
As the offensive and defensive skilfulness and select star players of the Spitfires stands out there is also the depth in the Windsor lineup that makes it a team to be reckoned with in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spitfires stun Knights
Spot the powerhouse London Knights a 3-0 lead and chances are the no. 1 team in the Ontario Hockey League is going to come away with the win. Just don’t tell that to the Windsor Spitfires. …[read more]
Rest easy, Brent Jarrett
Brent Jarrett, who rose from the frigid outdoor and chilly indoor rinks of Sault Ste. Marie to become an unlikely superstar with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and the minor pro Kalamazoo K-Wings, has passed away at the age of 65. …[read more]
Spits smack Steelheads
Rookie goalie Carter Froggett made 23 saves and Ilya Protas potted a pair of pucks as the Spitfires skated past the Brampton Steelheads 5-2 today before more than 5,200 fans at the WFCU Centre. …[read more]
Mathurin nets OT winner
The Spitfires outshot the Sarnia Sting by a resounding 39-19 margin but needed an overtime goal by overage defenseman Tnias Mathurin to pull out a 4-3 road win tonight. …[read more]
Spellacy signs NHL deal
Say hey to A.J.! Spitfires forward A.J. Spellacy has inked a three year entry level contract with the Chicago Black Hawks. The 2006 birth year skater was snagged by Chicago in the third round of the 2024 National Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Spitfires by the numbers
The Spitfires are two thirds into the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League regular season and have rebounded in fine fashion from a ’23-24 campaign in which they won just 18 of 68 games and missed the Western Conference playoffs by more than 20 points. …[read more]
Spitfires cuff the Wolves
And the winning continues. The Spitfires won for the ninth time in their last 10 outings on Thursday with a decisive 6-2 drubbing of the visiting Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
Setting up the Spitfires
They have size. They have skill. They have depth. To be sure, the Spitfires are set up for this season and next as genuine Ontario Hockey League contenders. …[read more]
Spitfires via the Battalion
The Spitfires have added a seasoned defenseman to their corps of Ontario Hockey League tested blue liners. Hulking, 6 foot 5, 2005 birth year defender Wyatt Kennedy is headed to Windsor from the North Bay Battalion in exchange for 2007 birth year rookie defenseman Adrian Manzo as well as stockpiled second, third and fourth round draft picks. …[read more]
Spitfires add forward size
Seasoned skater Luke McNamara is bringing his 6 foot 3 frame to the Spitfires via Ontario Hockey League trade with the Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Coach Walters is a winner
Greg Walters knows how to win. Now in his fifth full season as a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League, the 54-year old Walters is headed towards a fifth straight season with a winning record, this time with the Windsor Spitfires. …[read more]
Spits just keep on coming
Eight straight victories have the streaking Windsor Spitfires flying high along the jet smooth skyways of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Six straight for Spitfires
The Windsor engine is humming. The Spitfires have now won six straight games to boost their record to 27-7-3, which is second best among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spitfires motor into 2025
They have been referred to by many — and rightfully so — as the surprise team of the Ontario Hockey League through the 2024 segment of this season. And while the Spitfires record of 26-7-3 was the second best in the OHL as the calendar year turned to 2025, I for one am not astounded by the winning ways of Windsor. …[read more]
Greentree assists Spitfires
Captain Liam Greentree continues to sear the score sheet for the Spitfires. The skilled skater scored once and assisted on three others today to help Windsor to a 6-4 New Year’s Eve afternoon victory over the Flint Firebirds. Greentree, who many feel should be playing for Team Canada at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships, is one of the top point getters in the Ontario Hockey League as a 2006 birth year forward.
Spitfires are set in the net
Windsor Spitfires have seemingly solidified the goalie position for the foreseeable future with four puck stoppers in four separate age categories under Ontario Hockey League contract and a fifth under team control. …[read more]
Windbiel wins OHL debut
He answered the call and stood tall, albeit with somewhat of a third period fall. Rookie goalie Jake Windbiel made his Ontario Hockey League debut for the Windsor Spitfires today and came away a winner up north in Sault Ste. Marie.
Spitfires shut out Soo
Joey Costanzo made 20 saves for his third whitewash of the season and the Windsor Spitfires returned from the Ontario Hockey League holiday break tonight with a decisive 4-0 road victory over the Soo Greyhounds.
Spitfires up north at Soo
The Spitfires have hit the road following the holiday hiatus and will be in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend for a pair of games against their Ontario Hockey League West Division rival Greyhounds. …[read more]
Spitfires rule OHL West
Windsor Spitfires are sitting comfortably in the cockpit atop the West Division standings of the Ontario Hockey League. As for the other four teams of the Wild West, only four points separate the Saginaw Spirit, Flint Firebirds, Soo Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting.
Spitfires at mid season
General manager Billy Bowler likes much of what he has seen of his Windsor Spitfires at the half way point of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season. Not one to get carried away with superlatives, Bowler did relay to Hockey News Windsor that it has been “a really good start” for the Spitfires through 33 matches of the 68-game regular season slate.
Spits weather the Storm
Playing without four injured regulars not to mention forward A.J. Spellacy at the Team USA camp was not enough to slow down the airborne Windsor Spitfires in their last game before the Christmas holiday break.
Ex Spitfire joins Chamber
Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has confirmed the hiring of 39-year old Ryan Donally as its new president and chief executive officer. Donally played in more than 300 games in the Ontario Hockey League as a rugged left winger, 214 of which were with his hometown Windsor Spitfires.
Nesbitt nets the winner
Jack Nesbitt’s 13th goal of the season proved to be a lucky charm for the Spitfires on Saturday. Nesbitt notched the game winner with less than three minutes to play in the third period to propel the Spitfires to a well deserved 3-2 verdict over the visiting London Knights in a battle between two of the top teams in the Ontario Hockey League.
Spitfires by the numbers
The going is definitely good for the Windsor Spitfires. Especially in the total points department as the turnaround from last season to this one continues.
Spits of grit of ’76-77
Fans of the Spitfires did not have to wait long for Windsor’s first playoff spot as fledgling members of the Ontario Hockey League. While, for example, it took the Soo Greyhounds four years after their ’72-73 OHL debut to make it to the playoffs, the Spitfires did it in just their second season.
20 wins for Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires capped a three point, home ice weekend today with 7-4 come from behind victory over the Saginaw Spirit. The win came after the Spitfires snagged a point from a 3-2 shootout loss to the Kitchener Rangers on Saturday.
Jake the Viper snake
Spitfires plum goalie prospect Jake Windbiel is standing tall and answering the call through his first 15 games with Windsor’s junior B affiliate team in nearby LaSalle.
Max on track in LaSalle
Signed Spitfires forward prospect Max Brocklehurst has shrugged off a sluggish start and is lighting it up with the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. He now has seven goals, nine assists, 16 points in 15 games for Windsor’s affiliate team in nearby LaSalle.
OHL turnabout in Windsor
The Spitfires of ’24-25 have officially passed their win total of ’23-24. And it took them just 27 games to do so. Windsor’s recent 6-3 victory over the Owen Sound Attack lifted the Spitfires record this season to 19-6-2.
18 wins for the Spitfires
What a difference one season can make. The Spitfires skated past the visiting Saginaw Spirit on Wednesday for their 18th win of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season.
NCAA deal for Morneau
Spitfires overage forward Noah Morneau will take advantage of the recent ruling that makes Ontario Hockey League players eligible for Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarships effective the ’25-26 season. …[read more]
Spitfires resume flight
Three successive victories last week — all in the space of three days and against teams with winning records — have the Spitfires back on track and within two points of first place within the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.
Froggett holds the fort
Rookie goalie Carter Froggett fashioned his finest outing in a Spitfires uniform on Friday. The big backstop made 15 saves in the first period and 29 of 30 overall as Windsor rang up a 3-1 road victory over the Kitchener Rangers to improve their record to 16-5-2 on the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season.
15 wins for Spitfires
The ’23-24 Ontario Hockey League season is becoming a distant past for the Spitfires. Windsor, which missed the OHL playoffs in ’23-24 with a record of 18-42-8, boosted its ’24-25 mark to 15-5-2 on Thursday with a 2-1 home ice win over the Barrie Colts.
Remember Brent Jarrett?
He would become the epitome of an unlikely standout at the Ontario Hockey League level with the Soo Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires — and then in the minor pro ranks with the iconic Kalamazoo K-Wings. Not only did Brent Jarrett become a scoring legend in Windsor but he will soon have the no. 11 jersey that he wore for Kalamazoo retired.
Spits in a mild tailspin
They have an impressive record of 14-5-2 and are just three points out of first place in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. But the Spitfires have been in a bit of a tailspin of late wth a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 outings.
Spits take it to Troops
It is the way any team would want to begin a three game road trip up north — with a win. The Spitfires soared to a 5-0 lead and then held off a three goal push by the North Bay Battalion to leave town with a 5-3 verdict.
Spitfires are up north
Three games in four days will put the road record of the Spitfires to a test as Windsor has stops in North Bay tonight, Sudbury on Friday and Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday afternoon.
Win, win for Windbiel
Spitfires goalie prospect Jake Windbiel is showing significant progress through his first 10 games with Windsor’s junior B affiliate team in nearby LaSalle.
Spitfires snap skid
A season high two game losing streak is over for the Spitfires. Windsor rallied from a 1-0 deficit today with a goal in the second period and three more in the third to upend the visiting Peterborough Petes 4-1 in a matinee match at the WFCU Center.
Spitfire spark plugs
A record of 12-3-1 has the Windsor Spitfires in high flight as they near the one quarter mark of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season.
A dozen wins for Spits
And the beat goes on. The Spitfires completed a weekend sweep of Flint on Sunday with a 4-1 verdict over the visiting Firebirds.
Spitfires take it to Flint
The Spitfires are back in the win column. Two nights after losing for just the second time this season the Spitfires skated into Flint and left town with a tidy 3-0 victory over the Firebirds.
Spits nipped by Hounds
Marco Mignosa scored in the first minute of play and tallied again just past the 8:00 mark and the visiting Soo Greyhounds never trailed in upending the Spitfires 3-1 in a mid week Ontario Hockey League match.
Greyhounds v. Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires can expect to see an upgraded version of the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday when the Western Conference foes face off in a 7:05 p.m. start at the WFCU Center.
Spits soaring at 10-1-1
The top team in the Ontario Hockey League added to its win total on Saturday. Windsor Spitfires edged the visiting Niagara IceDogs 2-1 before more than 5,000 fans at the WFCU Center.
Spitfires win another
The Spitfires of ’24-25 are halfway towards their win total of the ’23-24 season. After missing the playoffs and placing 19th among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League in ’23-24 with a record of 18-42-8, Windsor boosted its league best mark to 9-1-1 a month into the ’24-25 season with a 7-5 win over the Owen Sound Attack.
Spits have crease depth
The Spitfires are seemingly set in the net for the present and future with no less than four goalies under Ontario Hockey League contract and a fifth under team control.
Greentree scoring spree
The Spitfires not only have the best record among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League but the leading scorer as well in star forward Liam Greentree.
Protas propels Spitfires
Rookie forward Ilya Protas has now scored at least one goal in all six Ontario Hockey League games that he has played for the Spitfires. The sizeable skater tallied twice and assisted on another as Windsor scored a decisive 4-1 road decision over the Guelph Storm tonight.
Spitfires soaring at 6-1-1
A season ago the Spitfires finished 19th among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League with a record of 18-42-8. But thus far in the early going of the ’24-25 season the Spitfires have reversed course and have a first place record of 6-1-1 through eight games.