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]
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]
Paul Gagne was a good one
He was playing juvenile hockey in his small, remote northeastern Ontario home town of Iroquois Falls when the head coach and general manager of the Windsor Spitfires happened to take note of his skills. And Wayne Maxner thought so much of Paul Gagne that the Spitfires coach and GM took the 5 foot 10, 180 pound forward with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1978 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Weekend wanderings
Tecumseh Eagles of the Under 15 rep level Bluewater Hockey League and Mount Brydges Bulldogs of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League both had a perfect weekend. Meanwhile, the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League wrapped up a three game road swing with a pair of narrow losses. …[read more]
Shtefan a top OHL prospect
Windsor product Roman Shtefan has been identified as one of the Top 80 prospects in the province well ahead of the June, 2026 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. A 5 foot 8, 155 pound forward with a 2010 birth date, Shtefan is the leading scorer for the Windsor Under Jr. 16 Spitfires of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario. …[read more]
New kid helps St. Mary’s
Third place St. Mary’s Lincolns skated into Chatham Memorial Arena on Sunday and left with a 5-4 win over the Maroons, who are in top spot in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
First star … Ty Dubreuil
Spitfires draft pick Ty Dubreuil had a game winning outing for the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on Saturday night. …[read more]
Firebirds are in overdrive
Who are these guys? Not appearing on many if any forecast lists as a high end contender ahead of the current ’25-26 Ontario Hockey League season — we projected them to finish fifth among the 10 teams of the Western Conference — the Flint Firebirds are nonetheless accelerating in the fast lane. …[read more]
Weekend wanderings
A selection of recent game activity relative to various teams in the Ontario Hockey League, Greater Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Provincial Jr. Hockey League: …[read more]
Spits, Firebirds, Bulldogs
Driving in the fast lane with nine successive victories, the Flint Firebirds have moved to within two points of the pace setting Windsor Spitfires in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. Meanwhile, the Brantford Bulldogs of the Eastern Conference — with the best record among the 20 teams of the OHL — have added yet another impact player. …[read more]
Pickersgill in Leamington
Windsor area product Landon Pickersgill is earning his place with the Leamington Flyers of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Indeed, Leamington head coach and general manager Dale Mitchell has extensive words of praise for the 6 foot 1, 190 pound rookie defenseman who has an October 30, 2008 birth date. …[read more]
Wednesday wanderings
Here and there around the rinks of Windsor and Essex County with a slight detour over to the Strathroy-Caradoc community of Mount Brydges. …[read more]
Kostov is fired up in Flint
Alex Kostov is clicking at the most productive rate of his Ontario Hockey League career. The fourth year forward, who has a 2006 birth date, recently scored no less than seven goals in two games to power the Flint Firebirds to successive wins over the North Bay Battalion and Guelph Storm. …[read more]
St. John signs in LaSalle
From affiliate player to a full time spot on the roster. Homegrown defenseman Luke St. John, a 2025 Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Windsor Spitfires, has officially signed with the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Of Bulldogs and Spitfires
They are the best of the Ontario Hockey League as of now. Brantford Bulldogs and Windsor Spitfires are 1-2 in the overall standings of the 20-team OHL. …[read more]
Blockbuster in Brantford
Brantford Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman has popped the cork on the splashiest trade of the ’25-26 Ontario Hockey League season to date. The fresh faced GM showed he has the balls of a Bulldog by dealing three players and nine draft picks — including three seconds and three thirds — to the Oshawa Generals for ace defensemen Ben Danford and Zackary Sandhu. …[read more]
St. John putting up points
Homegrown defenseman Luke St. John, a 2025 Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Windsor Spitfires, has gone on the offensive for both the Under 18 Jr. Spitfires of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario and the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Hockey League thus far into the ’25-26 regular season. …[read more]
Cool kid Mason Courville
Two days shy of his 16th birth day — and as the youngest goalie in the Ontario Hockey League — Mason Courville had a pair of firsts. …[read more]
Spitfires … Vipers … et al
Here and there in Windsor and Essex County with various teams in the Ontario Hockey League, Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario, Bluewater Hockey League and the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
Brantford adds draft picks
As they stand atop the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League the Brantford Bulldogs have stock piled more future draft capital by trading defenseman Patrick Babin to the Guelph Storm.
Seventeen for Canada U17
Seventeen players from the Ontario Hockey League are among the 44 from across the Canadian Hockey League who will represent two Team Canada squads at the upcoming 2025 Under 17 World Challenge. The event will take place in Truro, Nova Scotia from November 2-8.
Vaccari is a mint for Flint
A fresh start in Flint is providing a net gain for overage goalie Mason Vaccari. Acquired by the Firebirds from the Kington Frontenacs for a few excess draft picks in an off season Ontario Hockey League trade, Vaccari has found new life in Flint.
Welsh…Geleynse…Vaccari
Windsor Spitfires have promoted from within to hire their new video coach. The Spitfires have also added a new equipment manager. Meanwhile, a veteran goalie has his first Ontario Hockey League shutout in three years.
Early season impressions
Three or so weeks into the ’25-26 Ontario Hockey League regular season have led to a writer’s collection of noteworthy scribbles.
Eyes on Caleb Malhotra
Caleb Malhotra has the National Hockey League scouts standing up and taking notice even though he is just beginning his Ontario Hockey League playing career with the Brantford Bulldogs.
Oh ya, Flint is all fired up
At times, a win can be just a win. But when the win comes against a team’s arch rival — and on the road in their barn, in front of more than 4.900 fans — then the win has extra meaning. Take the Flint Firebirds, for example.
So, here we go in the ‘O’
For those who have any sort of play or say or way or pay or hey relative to the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League, the OHL is seemingly set up for a ’25-26 season of hope and nope.
Western world of the OHL
A year ago, the top four teams — leading to home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs — among the 10 members of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League were the London Knights, Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires and Saginaw Spirit. London, Kitchener and Windsor are all expected to retain their upper floor status in ’25-26 — and it says here that the Soo Greyhounds will move up to edge out Saginaw et al as the fourth seed.
Brantford’s red hot rookie
If the exhibition slate is any indication then Brantford Bulldogs forward Jeremy Freeman might be in line to have an impact as an Ontario Hockey League rookie in ’25-26.