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.
Spitfires are road tested
Five of their first seven games of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League regular season have been away from home. And as the Spitfires return to their own rink for a Thanksgiving Day matinee match against the Oshawa Generals, Windsor is in a good position with an overall record of 5-1-1.
Run and gun Spitfires
And the Spits just keep on coming. Windsor Spitfires spotted the Brampton Steelheads an early 2-0 lead and soared back for a 7-5 Ontario Hockey League road victory on Friday.
Windbiel on task in Jr. B
The Spitfires top goalie prospect from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft is off to a nice start with Windsor’s Jr. B affiliate team in nearby LaSalle. …[read more]
9 of 10 points for Spits
They are spitting fire. The Spitfires continued their sparkling start to the season on Saturday with a 5-1 road verdict over the Brantford Bulldogs.
Spitfires soar over Soo
Joey Costanzo made 27 stops and several skaters had two point sessions as the surging Spitfires swiped the visiting Soo Greyhounds 5-0 on Thursday. The win boosted Windsor’s record to 3-0-1 while the Soo has dropped three straight games to start the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season.
Spits show symmetry
With five of a possible six points through their first three outings of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season the Spitfires are fuelled up for a flight that might take them from the basement to the top floor of the Western Conference.
Windbiel to the Vipers
The Spitfires have assigned 2008 birth year goalie Jake Windbiel to the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
’08 skaters spark Spits
A 12-2 shellacking by the Spitfires of the visiting Kitchener Rangers on Saturday showcased four of Windsor’s 2008 birth year freshmen from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft who all figured in on the score sheet.
Here come the Spitfires
The Spitfires take a two game road record of 1-0-1 into their Ontario Hockey League regular season home opener tonight. Opening face-off is slated for 7:05 p.m. at the WFCU Center as Windsor plays host to the Kitchener Rangers.
Spits silence the Spirit
No Liam Greentree. No A.J. Spellacy. No Ilya Protas. Minus three 18 year old forwards who are still away at National Hockey League main camps, the Spitfires nonetheless scored a 5-4 overtime victory over the Saginaw Spirit in the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League regular season opener on Wednesday.
Billy the Kid turns 50
Spitfires legend Billy Bowler is celebrating his 50th birthday today. Now the general manager of the Spitfires, Bowler went from being a 13th round draft pick to the leading scorer in Windsor’s Ontario Hockey League history.
Spitfires finish up at 5-0
The Spitfires capped a perfect Ontario Hockey League pre season on Saturday with a 5-3 decision over the visiting Niagara Ice Dogs.
Froggett is in fine form
Third time just may be a charm. Goalie Carter Froggett has stood tall for the Spitfires in his third pre season since being Windsor’s sixth round pick at the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
One more tuneup for Spits
The Spitfires will wind up their Ontario Hockey League exhibition slate on Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. match against the visiting Niagara Ice Dogs at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore.
Winegard wires the winner
A pair of unheralded performers propelled the Spitfires to another exhibition game air lift on Tuesday. Defenseman Tanner Winegard scored the winning goal in what was a 10 round shootout. And rookie goalie Carter Froggett stopped eight of ten shots in the shootout as the Spitfires scored a 7-6 road victory over the Sarnia Sting.
Bell sounds for the Spitfires
A decades long radio marathon will continue for the Spitfires when the first puck drops on the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season. …[read more]
Why we like the Spitfires
Buckle up. General manager and chief pilot Billy Bowler has the Spitfires fuelled up and ready for a takeoff that could very well take them on a high flight to the top of the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference this coming season. …[read more]
Spits await roster shuffle
Two games into a five match exhibition slate the Spitfires still have a slew of skaters to settle on ahead of their Ontario Hockey League regular season opener in a couple of weeks. …[read more]
Sweet start for Spitfires
Exhibition games matter. They may not count in the regular season standings. But they define beginnings and they can set a pace. Whatever the case, the Spitfires came out on top of their Ontario Hockey League exhibition schedule debut. …[read more]
Spitfires pre-season roster
We have the names and numbers of the players who are currently with the Spitfires. Windsor begins its Ontario Hockey League exhibition schedule at home on Friday night at 7:05 at the WFCU Centre. It will be the first of five pre-season matches for new head coach Greg Walters and the Spitfires. …[read more]
Spitfires set for exhibition
Subsequent to the reassignment of 21 players following their recent intra-squad match the Spitfires will play the first of five Ontario Hockey League exhibition games this Friday. …[read more]
Spits have 4 goalies inked
The Spitfires have seemingly solidified their crease situation for the present and the future with four goalies — all born in different years — now signed to Ontario Hockey League packages. …[read more]
Two 15th round Spitfires
The Spitfires are proving that the 15th and final round of a given Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft can pay dividends. The latest 15th rounder to sign with Windsor is 6 foot 1, 180 pound forward Nathan Gaymes. …[read more]
Spits are high on nutrition
Kyla Seguin has joined the Windsor Spitfires in a newly created position as nutritionist for the Ontario Hockey League team. …[read more]
Worst to first for Spitfires?
Back in the ’89-90 season, the Soo Greyhounds missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs with a record of 18-42-6. A year later, in ’90-91, they rebounded with a 42-21-3 record en route to winning the OHL championship. Windsor Spitfires missed the OHL playoffs in ’23-24 with a record of 18-42-8. Can the Spitfires of ’24-25 perform a turnaround similar to the Greyhounds of ’90-91? …[read more]
Camp calls for Spitfires
Three days of training camp followed by an Ontario Hockey League exhibition slate awaits the Windsor Spitfires. Seven goalies, 15 defensemen and 29 forwards are expected at the three day main camp, which is scheduled for Thursday August 29, Friday August 30 and Saturday August 31 at the WFCU Centre. …[read more]
Spits draft class of ’24
As always, time will tell. But with six players with 2008 birth dates already signed, the Spitfires haul from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft just might end up providing at least as good of a return as Windsor’s yield from 2022. …[read more]
Spits draft class of ’22
It has turned out to be a pretty good return for the Spitfires to date. That is, five players from Windsor’s priority selections draft class of 2022 have already established themselves as bona fide Ontario Hockey League performers. …[read more]
State of the Spitfire ‘D’
As it stands now with the start of training camp about two weeks away the Spitfires have six defensemen with at least a full season of Ontario Hockey League experience on their roster. …[read more]