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The 2021–22 OHL season was the 42nd season of operation (41st season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. After the 2020–21 OHL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league played a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 7, 2021, and concluded on April 17, 2022. The post-season began on April 21, 2022 and concluded on June 15, 2022.[1][2]
| 2021–22 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason September 2021 - October 2021 Regular season October 7, 2021 – April 17, 2022 Playoffs April 21, 2022 – June 15, 2022 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV Shaw TV YourTV TSN CBC |
| Finals champions | Hamilton Bulldogs |
The Hamilton Bulldogs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and advanced to the 2022 Memorial Cup final, to face the host team Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.
On July 21, 2021, the CHL announced a new multi-year broadcast rights partnership with TSN, RDS and the CBC beginning in the 2021-22 season. The new partnership includes approximately 30 regular season games each year delivered by TSN, approximately 20 French-language broadcast games on RDS, early season weekend games broadcast by CBC Sports, as well as digital streaming rights featuring a CHL TV broadcast each week during the regular season on TSN, RDS, and the CBC Gem streaming service.[3]
On March 14, 2022, the Hamilton Bulldogs hosted the Hamilton Outdoor Showcase at Tim Hortons Field against their East Division rivals, the Oshawa Generals. The Bulldogs shutout the Generals 3-0 in front of 12,587 fans. This marked the fourth outdoor game in OHL history and was the first time since 2017 that the league hosted an outdoor game.[4]
Final standings
[5]
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
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Hamilton Bulldogs | East | 68 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 47 | 300 | 176 |
| 2 | y-North Bay Battalion | Central | 68 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 40 | 267 | 198 |
| 3 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 37 | 285 | 242 |
| 4 | x-Mississauga Steelheads | Central | 68 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 82 | 36 | 229 | 189 |
| 5 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 32 | 245 | 236 |
| 6 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 24 | 215 | 241 |
| 7 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 24 | 199 | 250 |
| 8 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 28 | 240 | 281 |
| 9 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 223 | 297 |
| 10 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 218 | 316 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 41 | 305 | 248 |
| 2 | y-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 35 | 264 | 232 |
| 3 | x-Flint Firebirds | West | 68 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 41 | 286 | 238 |
| 4 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 37 | 295 | 245 |
| 5 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 33 | 251 | 228 |
| 6 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 76 | 32 | 235 | 245 |
| 7 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 29 | 236 | 271 |
| 8 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 26 | 234 | 279 |
| 9 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 223 | 267 |
| 10 | Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 234 | 305 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[6]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Johnston | Windsor Spitfires | 68 | 46 | 78 | 124 | 26 |
| Rory Kerins | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 67 | 43 | 75 | 118 | 49 |
| Lucas Edmonds | Kingston Frontenacs | 68 | 34 | 79 | 113 | 14 |
| Luke Evangelista | London Knights | 62 | 55 | 56 | 111 | 48 |
| Brandon Coe | North Bay Battalion | 62 | 34 | 67 | 101 | 40 |
| Logan Morrison | Hamilton Bulldogs | 60 | 34 | 66 | 100 | 8 |
| Brennan Othmann | Flint Firebirds | 66 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 65 |
| Shane Wright | Kingston Frontenacs | 63 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 22 |
| Matvey Petrov | North Bay Battalion | 63 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 28 |
| Mitchell Russell | North Bay Battalion | 64 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 26 |
Leading goaltenders
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[7]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Costantini | Hamilton Bulldogs | 45 | 2667 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 6 | 0.917 | 2.32 |
| Roman Basran | Mississauga Steelheads | 45 | 2541 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 110 | 2 | 0.896 | 2.60 |
| Mack Guzda | Owen Sound/Barrie | 41 | 2370 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 0.915 | 2.68 |
| Brett Brochu | London Knights | 43 | 2510 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 2 | 0.911 | 2.75 |
| Joe Vrbetic | North Bay Battalion | 45 | 2631 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 2 | 0.906 | 2.87 |
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Peterborough | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississauga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississauga | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barrie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kingston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oshawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Windsor | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sarnia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kitchener | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | London | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Windsor | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flint | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flint | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Owen Sound | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flint | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Guelph | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (8) Peterborough Petes
| April 21 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Zanetti (1) - pp - 16:36 | Second period | 2:00 - pp - Arber Xhekaj (1) 4:20 - Mason MacTavish (1) 7:03 - Brenden Anderson (1) 18:47 - pp - Logan Morrison (1) | ||||||
| Donovan McCoy (1) - 2:50 | Third period | 8:03 - pp - Logan Morrison (2) | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (0-1) (36 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (1-0) (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| Joe Carroll (1) - 2:57 Tucker Robertson (1) - sh - 9:17 |
First period | 18:12 - Giordano Biondi (1) 19:54 - pp - Logan Morrison (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:37 - Gavin White (1) 16:28 - pp - Logan Morrison (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:21 - Logan Morrison (5) | ||||||
| Michael Simpson (0-2) (50 saves / 55 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (2-0) (18 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 7 – 2 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Mason McTavish (2) - pp - 17:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Avery Hayes (1) - pp - 1:48 Mason McTavish (3) - pp - 11:59 |
Second period | 6:31 - Tucker Robertson (2) | ||||||
| Ryan Winterton (1) - pp - 3:34 Giordano Biondi (2) - 5:45 Logan Morrison (6) - 12:12 Avery Hayes (2) - pp - 12:45 |
Third period | 7:08 - Sam Alfano (1) | ||||||
| Marco Constantini (3-0) (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (0-3) (21 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 7 – 3 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| Mason McTavish (4) - 1:49 George Diaco (1) - pp - 8:43 Nathan Staios (1) - pp - 11:32 Arber Xhekaj (2) - 13:06 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jorian Donovan (1) - 17:18 | Second period | 8:02 - pp - Joe Carroll (2) 10:53 - sh - Emmett Sproule (1) 18:08 - Tucker Robertson (3) | ||||||
| Mason McTavish (5) - pp - 11:51 Lawson Sherk (1) - sh - en - 17:32 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Constantini (4-0) (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael Simpson (0-4) (24 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| Hamilton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (7) Ottawa 67's
| April 21 | Ottawa 67's | 1 – 4 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:05 - pp - Mitchell Russell (1) | ||||||
| Jack Beck (1) - sh - 3:30 | Third period | 5:58 - Mitchell Russell (2) 9:33 - Owen Van Steensel (1) 18:46 - en - sh - Paul Christopoulos (1) | ||||||
| Max Donoso (0-1) (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Joe Vrbetic (1-0) (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Ottawa 67's | 6 – 7 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Chris Barlas (1) - 5:29 Tyler Boucher (1) - 6:11 Brady Stonehouse (1) - 9:51 |
First period | 1:24 - Mitchell Russell (3) 14:59 - Avery Winslow (1) 15:44 - Kyle McDonald (1) | ||||||
| Jack Beck (2) - 4:54 Jack Matier (1) - 12:59 |
Second period | 3:07 - Anthony Romani (1) 14:37 - pp - Kyle Jackson (1) | ||||||
| Luca Pinelli (1) - 5:36 | Third period | 15:56 - Brandon Coe (1) 19:57 - Brandon Coe (2) | ||||||
| Max Donoso (3 saves / 6 shots) Will Cranley (0-1) (21 saves / 25 shots) |
Goalie stats | Joe Vrbetic (23 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | North Bay Battalion | 3 – 2 | OT | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | ||
| Kyle McDonald (2) - 0:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Jackson (2) - 4:18 | Third period | 16:55 - Jack Beck (3) 18:22 - Cameron Tolnai (1) | ||||||
| Brandon Coe (3) - 4:55 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Vrbetic (3-0) (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (0-2) (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | North Bay Battalion | 3 – 2 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| Kyle Jackson (3) - 8:35 | First period | 13:07 - pp - Luca Pinelli (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:49 - Vinzenz Rohrer (1) | ||||||
| Avery Winslow (2) - pp - 7:15 Mitchell Russell (4) - 12:19 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Vrbetic (4-0) (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Donoso (0-3) (29 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| North Bay wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) Oshawa Generals
| April 22 | Oshawa Generals | 1 – 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | Leon's Centre | Recap | |||
| Cameron Butler (1) - 7:16 | First period | 16:45 - Paul Ludwinski (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:49 - Jake Murray (1) 6:13 - Lucas Edmonds (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:30 - Francesco Arcuri (1) 10:22 - sh - Paul Ludwinski (2) 19:54 - pp - Jackson Stewart (1) | ||||||
| Patrick Leaver (0-1) (22 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Leevi Meriläinen (1-0) (22 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Oshawa Generals | 4 – 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | Leon's Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:04 - Lucas Edmonds (2) 14:07 - Paul Ludwinski (3) 15:06 - Jordan Frasca (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:28 - Jordan Frasca (2) | ||||||
| Dawson McKinney (1) - 3:47 Ryan Gagnier (1) - pp - 6:56 Jordyn Ertel (1) - 7:19 Brett Harrison (1) - 18:30 |
Third period | 2:35 - Gage Heyes (1) 10:59 - Jake Murray (2) | ||||||
| Patrick Leaver (1 save / 4 shots) Zachary Paputsakis (0-1) (13 saves / 16 shots) |
Goalie stats | Leevi Meriläinen (2-0) (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Tribute Communities Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:40 - pp - Stuart Rolofs (1) | ||||||
| Zayde Wisdom (1) - 13:13 Zayde Wisdom (2) - 17:02 Lucas Peric (1) - 19:50 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:33 - pp - Brett Harrison (2) 10:47 - Calum Ritchie (1) 19:52 - Lleyton Moore (1) | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (2-1) (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick Leaver (1-1) (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Kingston Frontenacs | 6 – 2 | Oshawa Generals | Tribute Communities Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Paul Ludwinski (4) - sh - 1:51 Zayde Wisdom (3) - 9:45 |
Second period | 7:11 - pp - Brett Harrison (3) 15:11 - pp - Ty Tullio (1) | ||||||
| Shane Wright (1) - 3:19 Zayde Wisdom (4) - pp - 5:19 Lucas Edmonds (3) - 7:05 Paul Ludwinski (5) - 7:29 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (3-1) (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick Leaver (1-2) (30 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Oshawa Generals | 3 – 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | Leon's Centre | Recap | |||
| Oskar Olausson (1) - 16:16 | First period | 2:41 - pp - Jordan Frasca (3) | ||||||
| Calum Ritchie (3) - pp - 6:31 Brett Harrison (4) - pp - 12:30 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Leaver (2-2) (44 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Leevi Meriläinen (3-2) (19 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 – 4 | OT | Oshawa Generals | Tribute Communities Centre | Recap | ||
| Martin Chromiak (1) - pp - 19:32 | First period | 18:00 - pp - Lleyton Moore (1) | ||||||
| Braden Haché (1) - 1:13 Francesco Arcuri (2) - 1:47 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alec Belanger (1) - 11:35 | Third period | 13:39 - Calum Ritchie (4) 14:40 - Ryan Gagnier (1) 19:58 - Ty Tullio (2) | ||||||
| Shane Wright (2) - 5:12 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (4-2) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrick Leaver (2-3) (32 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| Kingston wins series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Mississauga Steelheads vs. (5) Barrie Colts
| April 22 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 1 | OT | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 6:58 - James Hardie (1) | ||||||
| Ethan Cardwell (1) - 5:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Evan Vierling (1) - 16:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mack Guzda (1-0) (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Roman Basran (0-1) (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Barrie Colts | 1 – 2 | OT | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:51 - pp - Ty Collins (1) | ||||||
| Cooper Matthews (1) - pp - 8:49 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 12:03 - Owen Beck (1) | ||||||
| Mack Guzda (1-1) (40 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Roman Basran (1-1) (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Mississauga Steelheads | 1 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| James Hardie (2) - pp - 17:53 | First period | 13:10 - Connor Punnett (1) 16:19 - Ethan Cardwell (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:46 - Hunter Haight (1) | ||||||
| Roman Basran (1-2) (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Matteo Lalama (1-0) (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Mississauga Steelheads | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | ||
| James Hardie (3) - 0:39 Ole Bjorgvik-Holm (1) - 18:54 |
First period | 10:45 - pp - Jacob Frasca (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:53 -pp - Tyson Foerster (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| James Hardie (4) - pp - 9:10 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Roman Basran (2-2) (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Matteo Lalama (1-1) (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Barrie Colts | 1 – 4 | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:22 - Jake Uberti (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:47 - pp - Chas Sharpe (1) | ||||||
| Declan McDonnell (1) - 10:01 | Third period | 14:09 - Zakary Lavoie (1) 18:32 - en - James Hardie (5) | ||||||
| Mack Guzda (1-2) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Roman Basran (3-2) (18 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Mississauga Steelheads | 6 – 4 | Barrie Colts | Sadlon Arena | Recap | |||
| Jake Uberti (2) - pp - 6:33 Zakary Lavoie (2) - 10:34 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zakary Lavoie (3) - pp - 5:21 Luca DelBelBelluz (1) - pp - 8:05 Ty Collins (2) - pp - 13:16 |
Second period | 9:57 - Nathan Allensen (1) | ||||||
| James Hardie (6) - en - 18:10 | Third period | 6:36 - pp - Ethan Cardwell (3) 17:16 - Nathan Allensen (2) 17:41 - Ethan Cardwell (4) | ||||||
| Roman Basran (4-2) (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Mack Guzda (1-3) (33 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Mississauga wins series 4 – 2 | |
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (8) Sarnia Sting
| April 21 | Sarnia Sting | 0 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:20 - Alex Christopoulos (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:49 - James Jodoin (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:16 - Andrew Perrott (1) | ||||||
| Benjamin Gaudreau (0-1) (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (1-0) (11 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Sarnia Sting | 1 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:18 - Will Cuylle (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nolan Dann (1) - 4:45 | Third period | 0:43 - Pasquale Zito (1) 11:10 - Daniel D'Amico (1) 19:42 - en - Will Cuylle (2) | ||||||
| Benjamin Gaudreau (0-2) (39 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (2-0) (22 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 5 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ethan Miedema (1) - 7:47 | Second period | 17:01 - pp - Ty Voit 19:45 - pp - Max Namestnikov (1) | ||||||
| Ryan Abraham (1) - 2:08 | Third period | 4:06 - pp - Nolan DeGurse (1) 6:07 - pp - Ethan Ritchie (1) 18:30 - en - Nolan DeGurse (2) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (2-1) (18 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (1-2) (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 1 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:15 - Angus MacDonell (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Maillet (1) - 4:17 Will Cuylle (3) - 9:53 Oliver Peer (1) - 14:51 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Wyatt Johnston (1) - 6:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (3-1) (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (1-3) (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Sarnia Sting | 3 – 2 | OT | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 2:08 - pp - Andrew Perrott (2) | ||||||
| Nolan DeGurse (3) - pp - 13:51 Nolan DeGurse (4) - 14:33 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:31 - sh - Will Cuylle (4) | ||||||
| Ty Voit (2) - 8:21 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Benjamin Gaudreau (2-3) (43 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (3-2) (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 1 | Sarnia Sting | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Recap | |||
| Josh Currie (1) - 12:00 Wyatt Johnston (2) - 19:21 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Will Cuylle (5) - en - 19:51 | Third period | 18:26 - pp - Nolan Dann (2) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (4-2) (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Benjamin Gaudreau (2-4) (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 2 | |
(2) London Knights vs. (7) Kitchener Rangers
| April 21 | Kitchener Rangers | 3 – 2 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| Mitchell Martin (1) - 7:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Francesco Pinelli (1) - pp - 10:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Francesco Pinelli (2) - 1:36 | Third period | 2:48 - Antonio Stranges (1) 11:14 - Antonio Stranges (2) | ||||||
| Pavel Cajan (1-0) (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (0-1) (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:10 - Cody Morgan (1) 17:47 - Antonio Stranges (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:21 - Gerard Keane (1) | ||||||
| Adrian Misaljevic (1) - 12:04 Mike Petizan (1) - 14:32 |
Third period | 5:44 - Oliver Bonk (1) 17:27 - pp - Gerard Keane (2) | ||||||
| Pavel Cajan (1-1) (39 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (1-1) (14 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | London Knights | 4 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Tye McSorley (1) - pp - 1:13 Luke Evangelista (1) - pp - 2:43 Kirill Steklov (1) - 7:12 |
First period | 6:16 - pp - Mike Petizan (2) 12:56 - Joseph Serpa (1) | ||||||
| Tye McSorley (2) - 5:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:55 - Mike Petizan (3) | ||||||
| Brett Brochu (2-1) (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Pavel Cajan (3 saves / 6 shots) Jackson Parsons (0-1) (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | London Knights | 2 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:56 - Antonio Pugliese (1) | ||||||
| Max McCue (1) - 12:55 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cody Morgan (2) - pp - 18:05 | Third period | 5:10 - Francesco Pinelli (3) 8:26 - Mitchell Martin (2) | ||||||
| Brett Brochu (2-2) (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Jackson Parsons (1-1) (52 saves / 54 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Kitchener Rangers | 3 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| Joseph Serpa (2) - 8:10 | First period | 1:33 - Max McCue (2) 5:48 - Max McCue (3) 13:43 - Antonio Stranges (4) | ||||||
| Mike Petizan (4) - 9:39 Mitchell Martin (3) - pp - 13:56 |
Second period | 10:32 - Sean McGurn (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:32 - en - Max McCue (5) | ||||||
| Jackson Parsons (1-2) (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (3-2) (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | London Knights | 2 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:23 - Carson Rehkopf (1) 3:12 - Trent Swick (1) 11:53 - pp - Carson Rehkopf (2) 15:40 - Reid Valade (1) | ||||||
| Denver Barkey (1) - 2:45 Luke Evangelista (2) - 8:53 |
Third period | 13:13 - Adrian Misaljevic (2) | ||||||
| Brett Brochu (3-3) (21 saves / 25 shots) Owen Flores (3 saves / 4 shots) |
Goalie stats | Pavel Cajan (2-1) (38 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| May 4 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 3 | OT | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | ||
| Mitchell Martin (4) - 11:21 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Reid Valade (2) - pp - 9:02 | Second period | 5:28 - Camaryn Baber (1) 8:13 - pp - Gerard Keane (3) | ||||||
| Joseph Serpa (3) - 4:47 | Third period | 2:59 - Antonio Stranges (5) | ||||||
| Mike Petizan (5) - 11:35 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pavel Cajan (3-1) (48 saves / 51 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Brochu (3-4) (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Flint Firebirds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
| April 22 | Owen Sound Attack | 6 – 3 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| William Portokalis (1) - 2:21 | First period | 7:40 - pp - Brennan Othmann (1) | ||||||
| Colby Barlow (1) - pp - 4:34 | Second period | 8:15 - Amadeus Lombardi (1) | ||||||
| Servac Petrovsky (1) - 0:58 Nicholas Porco (1) - 16:45 Gavin Bryant (1) - sh - en - 18:24 Igor Chibrikov (1) - sh - en - 18:57 |
Third period | 0:38 - Coulson Pitre (1) | ||||||
| Nick Chenard (1-0) (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (0-1) (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Owen Sound Attack | 3 – 6 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Julian Fantino (1) - 1:47 | First period | 0:41 - Zacharie Giroux (1) 1:37 - Sahil Panwar (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Servac Petrovsky (2) - 15:30 Julian Fantino (2) - 17:07 |
Third period | 10:50 - Tag Bertuzzi (1) 11:19 - Brennan Othmann (2) 11:50 - Ethan Keppen (1) 13:06 - pp - Luca D'Amato (1) | ||||||
| Nick Chenard (1-1) (37 saves / 42 shots) Corbin Votary (1 save / 2 shots) |
Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (1-1) (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Flint Firebirds | 1 – 2 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Braeden Kressler (1) - 6:14 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:59 - pp - Cedrick Guindon (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:18 - Julian Fantino (3) | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (1-2) (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Chenard (2-1) (38 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Flint Firebirds | 3 – 2 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Amadeus Lombardi (2) - 18:17 | First period | 10:36 - Madden Steen (1) 15:14 - Julian Fantino (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zacharie Giroux (2) - 2:44 Ethan Keppen (2) - 7:48 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (2-2) (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Chenard (2-2) (41 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| May 1 | Owen Sound Attack | 1 – 5 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 0:16 - Coulson Pitre (2) | ||||||
| Colby Barlow (2) - sh - 3:20 | Second period | 1:08 - Brennan Othmann (3) 3:57 - Ethan Keppen (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:12 - Amadeus Lombardi (3) 6:11 - pp - Amadeau Lombardi (4) | ||||||
| Nick Chenard (2-3) (23 saves / 28 shots) Corbin Votary (4 saves / 4 shots) |
Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (3-2) (36 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Flint Firebirds | 0 – 4 | Owen Sound Attack | Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:25 - Stepan Machacek (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:27 - Colby Barlow (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:03 - Ethan Burroughs (1) 17:16 - en - Ethan Burroughs (2) | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (3-3) (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Chenard (3-3) (46 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| May 4 | Owen Sound Attack | 2 – 4 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Colby Barlow (4) - 5:05 | First period | 8:09 - sh - Sahil Panwar (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:58 - Ethan Keppen (4) | ||||||
| Colby Barlow (5) - 13:44 | Third period | 1:55 - Brennan Othmann (4) 19:02 - en - Braeden Kressler (2) | ||||||
| Nick Chenard (3-4) (31 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (4-3) (34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| Flint wins series 4 – 3 | |
(4) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Guelph Storm
| April 21 | Guelph Storm | 0 – 3 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:15 - Tye Kartye (1) 13:19 - Tye Kartye (2) 13:58 - Ryan O'Rourke (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Owen Bennett (0-1) (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Tucker Tynan (1-0) (23 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Guelph Storm | 1 – 4 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Jake Karabela (1) - pp - 15:08 | First period | 9:45 - pp - Jack Thompson (1) 10:29 - Justin Cloutier (1) 14:36 - Tyler Savard (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:41 - Marco Mignosa (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Oster (0-1) (38 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Tucker Tynan (2-0) (30 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 3 – 6 | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | |||
| Tye Kartye (3) - pp - 10:06 | First period | 1:46 - Ben McFarlane (1) 2:27 - Jake Karabela (2) 16:31 - Danny Zhilkin (1) | ||||||
| Cole MacKay (1) - 6:18 | Second period | 12:04 - pp - Valentin Zhugin (1) | ||||||
| Bryce McConnell-Barker (1) - 0:54 | Third period | 18:24 - en - Ben McFarlane (2) 19:54 - en - Brayden Guy (1) | ||||||
| Tucker Tynan (2-1) (32 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Oster (1-1) (36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 5 – 4 | OT | Guelph Storm | Sleeman Centre | Recap | ||
| Marco Mignosa (2) - 6:36 Cole MacKay (2) - 6:52 Robert Calisti (1) - 13:33 Jack Thompson (2) - pp - 17:43 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:22 - Charlie Paquette (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:46 - Matt Poitras (1) 4:45 - pp - Ben McFarlane (3) 19:05 - Michael Buchinger (1) | ||||||
| Jordan D'Intino (1) - 12:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tucker Tynan (14 saves / 14 shots) Samuel Ivanov (1-0) (18 saves / 22 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jacob Oster (17 saves / 21 shots) Owen Bennett (0-2) (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Guelph Storm | 0 – 6 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 8:56 - Tye Kartye (4) 13:11 - Tye Kartye (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:40 - pp - Cole MacKay (3) 19:22 - Kalvyn Watson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:04 - pp - Jack Thompson (3) 8:48 - Kalvyn Watson (2) | ||||||
| Jacob Oster (1-2) (28 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Ivanov (2-0) (23 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (4) Mississauga Steelheads
| May 5 | Mississauga Steelheads | 2 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:35 - Mason McTavish (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:54- Logan Morrison (7) 19:32 - Ryan Humphrey (1) | ||||||
| Zakary Lavoie (4) - 6:45 Aidan Prueter (1) - 19:15 |
Third period | 9:39 - Mason McTavish (7) | ||||||
| Roman Basran (4-3) (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (5-0) (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Mississauga Steelheads | 2 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| Aidan Prueter (2) - pp - 8:29 | First period | 3:52 - Ryan Humphrey (2) 17:15 - pp - Mason McTavish (8) | ||||||
| Luke Misa (1) - 3:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:56 - pp - Nathan Staios (2) 19:24 - en - Logan Morrison (8) | ||||||
| Joe Ranger (0-1) (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (6-0) (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 0 | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| George Diaco (2) - pp - 5:54 Ryan Winterton (2) - pp - 13:53 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Logan Morrison (9) - en - 17:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (7-0) (35 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Joe Ranger (0-2) (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 2 | OT | Mississauga Steelheads | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Recap | ||
| Ryan Humphrey (3) - 1:42 | First period | 0:59 - Zander Veccia (1) 15:29 - pp - Aidan Prueter (3) | ||||||
| Mason McTavish (9) - sh - 1:03 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Arber Xhekaj (3) - 1:49 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (8-0) (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Joe Ranger (0-3) (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Hamilton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) North Bay Battalion vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
| May 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | 4 – 6 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:53 - Brandon Coe (4) 14:28 - Kyle McDonald (3) | ||||||
| Francesco Arcuri (3) - 15:45 | Second period | 0:22 - pp - Mitchell Russell (5) | ||||||
| Paul Ludwinski (6) - 4:37 Lucas Edmonds (4) - 6:14 Martin Chromiak (2) - 18:49 |
Third period | 2:05 - sh - Owen Van Steensel (2) 18:15 - en - Mitchell Russell (6) 19:45 - en - Mitchell Russell (7) | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (4-3) (34 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Joe Vrbetic (5-0) (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 – 4 | OT | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| Jake Murray (3) - 3:06 Matthew Soto (1) - 7:45 Martin Chromiak (3) - 8:02 |
First period | 13:06 - Mitchell Russell (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:17 - Brandon Coe (5) 6:42 - Anthony Romani (2) | ||||||
| Matthew Soto (2) - 0:38 | Third period | 5:35 - pp - Matvey Petrov (1) | ||||||
| Francesco Arcuri (4) - 16:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (5-3) (47 saves / 51 shots) | Goalie stats | Joe Vrbetic (7 saves / 10 shots) Dom DiVincentiis (0-1) (23 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | North Bay Battalion | 6 – 3 | Kingston Frontenacs | Leon's Centre | Recap | |||
| Kyle Jackson (4) - 18:54 | First period | 5:10 - Martin Chromiak (4) 12:08 - Paul Ludwinski (7) | ||||||
| Kyle Jackson (5) - pp - 0:24 Kyle Jackson (6) - 15:07 Owen Outwater (1) - 15:51 |
Second period | 11:36 - Francesco Arcuri (5) | ||||||
| Kyle Jackson (7) - pp - 4:08 Mitchell Russell (9) - en - 19:35 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dom DiVincentiis (1-1) (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Leevi Meriläinen (5-4) (25 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| May 12 | North Bay Battalion | 4 – 3 | Kingston Frontenacs | Leon's Centre | Recap | |||
| Kyle McDonald (4) - 15:17 Mitchell Russell (10) - pp - 17:24 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Paul Christopoulos (2) - 7:39 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitchell Russell (11) - pp - 5:53 | Third period | 9:58 - Lucas Edmonds (5) 19:19 - Martin Chromiak (4) 19:54 - pp - Francesco Arcuri (6) | ||||||
| Dom DiVincentiis (2-1) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Leevi Meriläinen (5-5) (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| May 14 | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 – 6 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:20 - Kyle McDonald (5) 16:53 - Kyle McDonald (6) 18:54 - Paul Christopoulos (3) | ||||||
| Jordan Frasca (4) - 6:30 | Second period | 0:55 - pp - Kyle Jackson (8) 6:17 - pp - Kyle Jackson (9) | ||||||
| Lucas Edmonds (6) - 0:58 Shane Wright (3) - pp - 6:02 Martin Chromiak (6) - 18:53 Martin Chromiak (7) - 19:39 |
Third period | 9:14 - Michael Podolioukh (1) | ||||||
| Leevi Meriläinen (8 saves / 12 shots) Aidan Spooner (0-1) (6 saves / 8 shots) |
Goalie stats | Joe Vrbetic (6-0) (30 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| North Bay wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western conference semifinals
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (7) Kitchener Rangers
| May 7 | Kitchener Rangers | 5 – 6 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Joseph Serpa (4) - 15:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joseph Serpa (5) - 15:12 | Second period | 7:50 - Wyatt Johnston (3) 10:23 - Alex Christopoulos (2) 11:53 - Louka Henault (1) | ||||||
| Mitchell Martin (5) - pp - 2:35 Mitchell Martin (6) - 10:18 Mike Petizan (6) - 19:17 |
Third period | 5:43 - Alex Christopoulos (3) 8:34 - Will Cuylle (6) 11:03 - Andrew Perrott (3) | ||||||
| Pavel Cajan (3-2) (33 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (5-2) (27 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 2 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Trent Swick (2) - 6:46 Reid Valade (3) - sh - 18:26 |
First period | 19:55 - Andrew Perrott (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:51 - Wyatt Johnston (4) | ||||||
| Jack Harper (1) - 10:31 Joseph Serpa (6) - en - 19:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jackson Parsons (2-2) (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (5-3) (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | Windsor Spitfires | 6 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Wyatt Johnston (5) - sh - 10:27 Daniel D'Amico (2) - pp - 16:13 |
First period | 1:28 - pp - Mike Petizan (7) | ||||||
| Will Cuylle (6) - 2:06 Louka Henault (2) - 5:40 Wyatt Johnston (6) - 9:40 Matthew Maggio (1) - pp - 12:24 |
Second period | 14:58 - pp - Simon Motew (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (6-3) (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jackson Parsons (2-3) (20 saves / 24 shots) Pavel Cajan (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| May 12 | Windsor Spitfires | 6 – 3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:49 - Mitchell Martin (7) 18:52 - Carson Rehkopf (3) | ||||||
| Michael Renwick (1) - pp - 1:15 Josh Currie (2) - 6:29 Alex Christopoulos (5) - 12:17 Wyatt Johnston (7) - 14:57 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Christopoulos (6) - 13:03 Wyatt Johnston (8) - en - 18:01 |
Third period | 7:44 - Carson Rehkopf (4) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (7-3) (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Pavel Cajan (3-3) (38 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| May 14 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Matthew Sop (1) - 5:13 Ty Hollett (1) - 16:41 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:41 - Louka Henault (3) 19:14 - Michael Renwick (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:50 - pp - Andrew Perrott (5) | ||||||
| Pavel Cajan (3-4) (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (8-3) (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Flint Firebirds vs. (4) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| May 6 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 3 – 5 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:58 - pp - Ethan Keppen (5) 19:34 - pp - Brennan Othmann (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kalvyn Watson (3) - 5:04 Jack Thompson (4) - 6:24 Jack Thompson (5) - 15:46 |
Third period | 7:16 - Riley Piercey (1) 13:50 - Coulson Pitre (3) 19:40 - en - Coulson Pitre (4) | ||||||
| Samuel Ivanov (2-1) (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (5-3) (55 saves / 58 shots) | ||||||
| May 8 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 3 – 5 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Tye Kartye (6) - pp - 1:13 | First period | 10:43 - Gavin Hayes (1) 19:18 - Brennan Othmann (6) | ||||||
| Cole MacKay (4) - pp - 7:53 Tyler Savard (2) - 8:58 |
Second period | 2:41 - Coulson Pitre (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:22 - Brennan Othmann (7) 14:28 - Tag Bertuzzi (2) | ||||||
| Samuel Ivanov (2-2) (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (6-3) (53 saves / 56 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | Flint Firebirds | 2 – 3 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:57 Jordan D'Intino (2) 10:10 - Rory Kerins (1) 12:26 - Tyler Savard (3) | ||||||
| Gavin Hayes (2) - pp - 16:39 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gavin Hayes (3) - 12:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (6-4) (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Tucker Tynan (3-1) (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 12 | Flint Firebirds | 3 – 2 | OT | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | GFL Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| Braeden Kressler (3) - 16:17 Sahil Panwar (3) - 18:59 |
First period | 5:11 - Jack Thompson (6) 8:30 - pp - Tye Kartye (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brennan Othmann (8) - 8:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (7-4) (39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Tucker Tynan (3-2) (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| May 14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 – 7 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:14 - Tyler Deline (1) 11:21 - pp - Gavin Hayes (4) 13:46 - pp - Zacharie Giroux (3) 15:24 - pp - Zacharie Giroux (4) | ||||||
| Cole MacKay (5) - 19:35 | Third period | 2:19 - Coulson Pitre (6) 11:05 - Simon Slavicek (1) 18:04 - pp - Zacharie Giroux (5) | ||||||
| Tucker Tynan (3-3) (48 saves / 55 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (8-4) (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Flint wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference finals
(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (2) North Bay Battalion
| May 20 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| Brandon Coe (6) - pp - 17:50 | First period | 1:15 - Ryan Humphrey (4) 19:12 - pp - Ryan Winterton (3) | ||||||
| Dalyn Wakely (1) - 15:51 | Second period | 6:54 - Logan Morrison (10) 10:03 - Avery Hayes (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:13 - Arber Xhekaj (4) | ||||||
| Joe Vrbetic (6-1) (25 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (9-0) (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 22 | North Bay Battalion | 0 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:27 - pp - Logan Morrison (11) 19:47 - Mason McTavish (10) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:59 - sh - Avery Hayes (4) 6:48 - pp - Avery Hayes (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:16 - pp - Ryan Winterton (4) | ||||||
| Dom DiVincentiis (2-2) (36 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (10-0) (28 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 25 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 – 4 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Avery Hayes (6) - sh - 8:14 Avery Hayes (7) - 13:48 |
First period | 2:42 - Matvey Petrov (2) | ||||||
| Mark Duarte (1) - 0:34 Logan Morrison (12) - 11:25 |
Second period | 4:08 - Anthony Romani (3) 8:05 - Nic Sima (1) | ||||||
| Ryan Winterton (5) - 2:34 Logan Morrison (13) - en - 19:28 |
Third period | 14:24 - pp - Brandon Coe (7) | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (11-0) (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (2-3) (23 saves/ 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 27 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 – 0 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Jan Myšák (1) - 2:53 Arber Xhekaj (5) - pp - 7:40 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jan Myšák (2) - 1:41 Avery Hayes (8) - 11:40 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jan Myšák (3) - 17:17 George Diaco (3) - 19:35 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (12-0) (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Dom DiVincentiis (2-4) (26 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| Hamilton wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western Conference finals
(1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Flint Firebirds
| May 21 | Flint Firebirds | 4 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Amadeus Lombardi (5) - 12:48 | First period | 18:52 - pp - Ryan Abraham (2) | ||||||
| Tag Bertuzzi (3) - 3:50 James Mayotte (1) - 9:08 Tag Bertuzzi (4) - 15:41 |
Second period | 0:25 - pp - Wyatt Johnston (9) 19:11 - Ryan Abraham (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (9-4) (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (8-4) (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 23 | Flint Firebirds | 2 – 7 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:25 - sh - Will Cuylle (7) | ||||||
| Amadeus Lombardi (6) - 19:18 | Second period | 4:07 - pp - Matthew Maggio (2) 17:18 - Matthew Maggio (3) 19:48 - Will Cuylle (8) | ||||||
| Riley Piercey (2) - 18:23 | Third period | 8:49 - Jacob Maillet (2) 13:20 - Oliver Peer (2) 17:54 - Matthew Maggio (4) | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (9-5) (33 saves / 38 shots) Nathaniel Day (5 saves / 7 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (9-4) (37 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| May 25 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 6 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Daniel D'Amico (3) - 6:30 Oliver Peer (3) - 9:06 Michael Renwick (3) - 15:45 |
First period | 17:51 - sh - Ethan Hay (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:27 - Braeden Kressler (4) 13:21 - pp - Ethan Keppen (6) 17:20 - Braeden Kressler (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:19 - en Sahil Panwar (4) 19:55 - en - Tyler Deline (7) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (9-5) (39 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (10-5) (37 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| May 27 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 2 | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | |||
| Wyatt Johnston (10) - 0:21 Will Cuylle (9) - 13:13 Daniel D'Amico (4) - 19:50 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:31 - pp - Gavin Hayes (5) 8:43 - pp - Braeden Kressler (6) | ||||||
| Matthew Maggio (5) - en - 19:44 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (10-5) (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (10-6) (34 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| May 29 | Flint Firebirds | 4 – 3 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Brennan Othmann (9) - sh - 18:37 Zacharie Giroux (6) - 19:57 |
First period | 11:14 - Wyatt Johnston (11) 16:23 - Alex Christopoulos (7) | ||||||
| Amadeus Lombardi (7) - 3:04 Tag Bertuzzi (5) - 7:43 |
Second period | 16:19 - pp - Will Cuylle (10) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (11-6) (42 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (5 saves / 8 shots) Xavier Medina (0-1) (10 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| May 31 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 2 | OT | Flint Firebirds | Dort Financial Center | Recap | ||
| Daniel D'Amico (5) - 3:56 | First period | 3:44 - pp - Ethan Keppen (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:06 - pp - Riley Piercey (3) | ||||||
| Daniel D'Amico (6) - 9:22 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Perrott (6) - 18:42 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Xavier Medina (1-1) (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Cavallin (11-7) (54 saves / 57 shots) | ||||||
| June 1 | Flint Firebirds | 0 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:46 - Daniel D'Amico (7) 13:30 - Daniel D'Amico (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:10 - Alex Christopoulos (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:06 - en - Daniel D'Amico (9) | ||||||
| Luke Cavallin (11-8) (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Xavier Medina (2-1) (38 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 3 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals
Game 7 set a league record-breaking attendance of 11,779 at the FirstOntario Centre.[9]
(E1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (W1) Windsor Spitfires
| June 3 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 3 | OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Will Cuylle (11) - 12:39 | Second period | 11:50 - pp - Avery Hayes (9) 18:26 - Colton Kammerer (1) | ||||||
| Will Cuylle (12) - pp - 12:30 Oliver Peer (4) - 17:13 |
Third period | 10:11 - Mark Duarte (2) | ||||||
| Michael Renwick (4) - pp - 9:30 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Xavier Medina (3-1) (43 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (12-1) (31 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| June 5 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 5 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| Louka Henault (4) - pp - 4:54 | First period | 12:31 - pp - Mason McTavish (11) 14:21 - Avery Hayes (10) 15:51 - Lawson Sherk (2) | ||||||
| Matthew Maggio (6) - pp - 16:26 | Second period | 9:59 - pp - Avery Hayes (11) 19:41 - Arber Xhekaj (6) | ||||||
| Andrew Perrott (7) - 15:05 Matthew Maggio (7) - 15:41 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Xavier Medina (3-2) (22 saves / 26 shots) Mathias Onuska (1 save / 2 shots) |
Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (13-1) (21 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| June 6 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 6 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Logan Morrison (14) - 10:31 Ryan Winterton (6) - 19:33 |
First period | 16:58 - Alex Christopoulos (9) 19:07 - Wyatt Johnston (12) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:24 - Wyatt Johnston (13) 13:46 - Jacob Maillet (3) | ||||||
| Mason McTavish (12) - pp - 10:57 | Third period | 3:21 - Alex Chrisopoulos (10) 19:36 - en - sh - Will Cuylle (13) | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (13-2) (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (11-5) (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| June 10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 2 | OT | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | ||
| Logan Morrison (15) - 2:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:29 - Josh Currie (3) 12:41 - Will Cuylle (14) | ||||||
| Nathan Staios (3) - 18:03 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gavin White (2) - 7:35 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (14-2) (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (11-6) (41 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| June 12 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| Wyatt Johnston (14) - 8:42 | First period | 14:12 - pp - Ryan Winterton (7) | ||||||
| Ryan Abraham (4) - 3:13 | Second period | 12:58 - pp - Mason McTavish (13) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:59 - Mason McTavish (14) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (11-7) (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (15-2) (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| June 13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 5 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Logan Morrison (16) - 15:54 | First period | 7:27 - sh - Daniel D'Amico (10) | ||||||
| Logan Morrison (17) - 10:46 | Second period | 18:44 - Daniel D'Amico (11) 19:31 - Michael Renwick (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:46 - pp - Will Cuylle (15) 16:58 - Pasquale Zito (2) | ||||||
| Marco Costantini (15-3) (21 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Onuska (12-7) (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| June 15 | Windsor Spitfires | 1 – 6 | Hamilton Bulldogs | FirstOntario Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:04 - Mason McTavish (15) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:57 - Avery Hayes (12) | ||||||
| Alex Christopoulos (11) - 13:38 | Third period | 6:18 - Avery Hayes (13) 13:01 - Jan Myšák (4) 15:26 - en - Mason McTavish (16) 17:11 - en - Avery Hayes (14) | ||||||
| Mathias Onuska (12-8) | Goalie stats | Marco Costantini (16-3) | ||||||
| Hamilton wins series 4 – 3 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
| 2021-22 Hamilton Bulldogs[10] | ||||||
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Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[11]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Johnston | Windsor Spitfires | 25 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 12 |
| Logan Morrison | Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 2 |
| Avery Hayes | Hamilton Bulldogs | 16 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 19 |
| Will Cuylle | Windsor Spitfires | 25 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 30 |
| Mason McTavish | Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 26 |
| Brennan Othmann | Flint Firebirds | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 18 |
| Mitchell Russell | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| Daniel D'Amico | Windsor Spitfires | 25 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 25 |
| Brandon Coe | North Bay Battalion | 12 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| Ryan Winterton | Hamilton Bulldogs | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
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[12]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Medina | Windsor Spitfires | 5 | 296 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.935 | 2.03 |
| Roman Basran | Mississauga Steelheads | 7 | 475 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.915 | 2.15 |
| Marco Costantini | Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 1153 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 0.913 | 2.29 |
| Mack Guzda | Barrie Colts | 4 | 263 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.929 | 2.51 |
| Tucker Tynan | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 7 | 397 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0.925 | 2.57 |
| Playoffs trophies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup | OHL Finals champion | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Bobby Orr Trophy | Eastern Conference playoff champion | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Wayne Gretzky Trophy | Western Conference playoff champion | Windsor Spitfires |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award | Playoffs MVP | Logan Morrison, Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Regular season — Team trophies | ||
| Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Team with best record | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Leyden Trophy | East division champion | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Emms Trophy | Central division champion | North Bay Battalion |
| Bumbacco Trophy | West division champion | Windsor Spitfires |
| Holody Trophy | Midwest division champion | London Knights |
| Regular season — Executive awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
| Matt Leyden Trophy | Coach of the year | James Richmond, Mississauga Steelheads |
| Jim Gregory Award | General manager of the year | Steve Staios, Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Bill Long Award | Lifetime achievement | – |
| OHL Executive of the Year | Executive of the Year | – |
| Regular season — Player awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
| Red Tilson Trophy | Most outstanding player | Wyatt Johnston, Windsor Spitfires |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | Top scorer | Wyatt Johnston, Windsor Spitfires |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | Lowest team goals against | Marco Costantini & Matteo Drobac, Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | Most outstanding defenceman | Nathan Staios, Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy | Top scoring right winger | Lucas Edmonds, Kingston Frontenacs |
| Emms Family Award | Rookie of the year | Cam Allen, Guelph Storm |
| William Hanley Trophy | Most sportsmanlike player | Wyatt Johnston, Windsor Spitfires |
| F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy | Best rookie GAA | Dom DiVincentiis, North Bay Battalion |
| Bobby Smith Trophy | Scholastic player of the year | Owen Beck, Mississauga Steelheads |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy | Overage player of the year | Brandon Coe, North Bay Battalion |
| Jim Rutherford Trophy | Goaltender of the year | Brett Brochu, London Knights |
| Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the year | Mark Woolley, Owen Sound Attack |
| Roger Neilson Memorial Award | Top academic college/university player | Adam Varga, Ottawa 67's |
| Ivan Tennant Memorial Award | Top academic high school player | Cal Uens, Owen Sound Attack |
| Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy | Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment | Mark Woolley, Owen Sound Attack |
| Prospect player awards | ||
| Trophy name | Recognition | Recipient |
| Jack Ferguson Award | First overall pick in priority selection | Michael Misa, Saginaw Spirit |
| Tim Adams Memorial Trophy | OHL Cup MVP | Michael Misa, Mississauga Senators |
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[13]
First team
- Wyatt Johnston, Centre, Windsor Spitfires
- Brennan Othmann, Left Wing, Flint Firebirds
- Brandon Coe, Right Wing, North Bay Battalion
- Nathan Staios, Defence, Hamilton Bulldogs
- Ryan O'Rourke, Defence, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Brett Brochu, Goaltender, London Knights
- James Richmond, Coach, Mississauga Steelheads
Second team
- Mason McTavish, Centre, Peterborough Petes/Hamilton Bulldogs
- Will Cuylle, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires
- Luke Evangelista, Right Wing, London Knights
- Jack Thompson, Defence, Sudbury Wolves/Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Brandt Clarke, Defence, Barrie Colts
- Luke Cavallin, Goaltender, Flint Firebirds
- Ted Dent, Coach, Flint Firebirds
Third team
- Shane Wright, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs
- Tye Kartye, Left Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Lucas Edmonds, Right Wing, Kingston Frontenacs
- Arber Xhekaj, Defence, Kitchener Rangers/Hamilton Bulldogs
- Pavel Mintyukov, Defence, Saginaw Spirit
- Marco Costantini, Goaltender, Hamilton Bulldogs
- Jay McKee, Coach, Hamilton Bulldogs
First All-Rookie team
- Calum Ritchie, Centre, Oshawa Generals
- Colby Barlow, Left Wing, Owen Sound Attack
- Coulson Pitre, Right Wing, Flint Firebirds
- Cam Allen, Defence, Guelph Storm
- Michael Buchinger, Defence, Guelph Storm
- Nolan Lalonde, Goaltender, Erie Otters
Second All-Rookie team
- Owen Beck, Centre, Mississauga Steelheads
- Quentin Musty, Left Wing, Sudbury Wolves
- Vinzenz Rohrer, Right Wing, Ottawa 67's
- Ty Nelson, Defence, North Bay Battalion
- Beau Akey, Defence, Barrie Colts
- Dom DiVincentiis, Goaltender, North Bay Battalion
On April 20, 2022, the league announced the results of their first-ever Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection Draft Lottery. The Saginaw Spirit won the lottery [14] and selected Michael Misa from the Mississauga Senators of the GTHL. The entirety of the OHL Priority Selection Draft will take place over two days, as rounds 1-3 take place on April 29, while rounds 4-15 will be on April 30.
These are the results for the first round of the draft:[15]
On July 1, 2022, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2022 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Saginaw Spirit held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL. The Spirit selected Martin Misiak from Slovakia with the OHL's first selection in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2022 CHL Import Draft.[16]
| # | Player | Nationality | OHL team | Hometown | Last team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Martin Misiak (C) |  Slovakia |
Saginaw Spirit | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | Nove Zamky |
| 5 | Ondrej Molnar (LW) | Slovakia |
Erie Otters | Nitra, Slovakia | Nitra HK |
| 8 | Jakub Chromiak (RD) | Slovakia |
Sudbury Wolves | Ilava, Slovakia | Trencin Dukla HK |
| 11 | No selection made | Niagara IceDogs | |||
| 14 | Sandis Vilmanis (LW) |  Latvia |
Sarnia Sting | Riga, Latvia | Lulea HC Jr. |
| 17 | Tommy Purdeller (LW) |  Italy |
Peterborough Petes | Brunico, Italy | EC Red Bull Akademie U19 |
| 20 | Marco Kasper (C) |  Austria |
Ottawa 67's | Innsbruck, Austria | Rogle BK Jr. |
| 23 | Kimo Gruber (C) |  Switzerland |
Oshawa Generals | Bülach, Switzerland | Kloten Jr. |
| 26 | Tomas Hamara (LD) |  Czech Republic |
Kitchener Rangers | Prague, Czech Republic | Tappara Tampere U20 |
| 29 | Eduard Sale (LW) | Czech Republic |
Barrie Colts | Brno, Czech Republic | Brno Kometa Jr. |
| 32 | Luc Schweingruber (LD) | Switzerland |
Owen Sound Attack | Bern, Switzerland | Bern Jr. |
| 35 | Niko Minkkinen (RD) |  Finland |
Guelph Storm | Jyväskylä, Finland | JYP Jyväskylä U20 |
| 38 | Alessio Beglieri (G) | Switzerland |
Mississauga Steelheads | Biel, Switzerland | Biel-Bienne Jr. |
| 41 | Kasper Halttunen (RW) | Finland |
London Knights | Helsinki, Finland | Jokerit Helsinki U20 |
| 44 | Noel Nordh (RW) |  Sweden |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Söderhamn, Sweden | Brynas IF J18E |
| 47 | Ivan Zhigalov (G) |  Belarus |
Kingston Frontenacs | Minsk, Belarus | Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| 50 | Nikita Zozulia (LW) |  Ukraine |
Flint Firebirds | Kyiv, Ukraine | Anaheim Jr. Ice Dogs 16U |
| 53 | No selection made | North Bay Battalion | |||
| 56 | Tomas Hebek (LD) | Czech Republic |
Windsor Spitfires | Pardubice, Czech Republic | Dynamo Pardubice Jr. |
| 58 | Alex Sotek (LW) | Slovakia |
Hamilton Bulldogs | Poprad, Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava |
On July 7–8, 2022, the National Hockey League conducted the 2022 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs was the highest player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the fourth overall pick by the Seattle Kraken. A total of 35 players were drafted from the OHL.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[17]
The Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is an annual event in which forty of the top NHL Entry Draft eligible prospects in the Canadian Hockey League play against each other in an all-star game format. The 2021-22 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario. Eighteen players from the OHL participated in the event.[18]
Team Red
Team Red was coached by Jamie McLennan, who is a co-host of the radio show OverDrive and a former NHL goaltender. His assistant coaches were his OverDrive co-host Bryan Hayes, Kitchener Rangers head coach Mike McKenzie and Derek Roy, who was the Rangers captain when they won the 2003 Memorial Cup, before moving on to the NHL.[19]
Ten players from the OHL were named to the Team Red roster. The players included were Luca Del Bel Belluz, Mississauga Steelheads; Michael Buchinger, Guelph Storm; Jorian Donovan, Hamilton Bulldogs; Isaiah George, London Knights; David Goyette, Sudbury Wolves; Hunter Haight, Barrie Colts; Ty Nelson, North Bay Battalion; Matt Poitras, Guelph Storm; Shane Wright, Kingston Frontenacs; and Danny Zhilkin, Guelph Storm. Wright was named captain of the team.[20]
During the game, Wright scored the opening goal of the game 3:43 into the first period, as Zhilkin earned an assist. This would be the only goal of the game for Team Red, as they lost the game 3-1. Wright was named Team Red player of the game.
Team White
Team White was coached by former Guelph Storm and NHL player Jeff O'Neill, who is a co-host of the radio show OverDrive. His assistant coaches were Guelph Storm head coach George Burnett, former Ottawa 67's head coach Brian Kilrea, Leafs Lunch radio show host Michael Distefano, and former Ottawa 67's assistant coach Bert O'Brien.[21]
Eight players from the OHL were named to the roster. The players included were Owen Beck, Mississauga Steelheads; Ruslan Gazizov, London Knights; Jake Karabela, Guelph Storm; Paul Ludwinski, Kingston Frontenacs; Bryce McConnell-Barker, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds; Pavel Mintyukov, Saginaw Spirit; Vinzenz Rohrer, Ottawa 67's; and Matyas Sapovaliv, Saginaw Spirit.[22]
Karabela scored a goal and earned an assist for the White Team in a 3-1 victory.
Game Summary
Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs opened the scoring for Team Red at 3:43 into the first period, as Danny Zhilkin of the Guelph Storm and Matthew Seminoff of the Kamloops Blazers earned assists for an early 1-0 lead. Team White tied the game midway through the period as Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors scored at 13:44. Jake Karabela of the Guelph Storm earned the lone assist on the goal. Team White outshot Team Red 12-4 in the period.
In the second period, Team White took a 2-1 lead, as Jake Karabela of the Guelph Storm scored, as Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors earned the assist, giving both players two points in the game, 5:20 into the period. Just over three minutes later, at 8:23, Nathan Gaucher of the Quebec Remparts scored to give Team White a 3-1 lead, as Antonin Verreault of the Gatineau Olympiques and Denton Mateychuk of the Moose Jaw Warriors earned assists. Midway through the period, both teams made a goaltender substitution. Ivan Zhigalov of the Sherbrooke Phoenix made 13 saves on 16 shots for Team Red, while Tyler Brennan of the Prince George Cougars faced only four shots, stopping three of them for Team White. Following the goaltending changes, there were no more goals in the period. Team White continued to dominate, as they outshot Team Red 12-5 in the period and 24-9 overall in the game through two periods.
Neither team would score in the third, as Team White held on to a 3-1 victory. In the period, Team White outshot Team Red 15-11, as they finished the game with a 39-20 advantage. Team Red goaltender Reid Dyck of the Swift Current Broncos stopped all 23 shots he faced in the game, while Team White goalie Mason Beaupit of the Spokane Chiefs stopped all 16 shots he saw after coming into the game.
Shane Wright was named Team Red Player of the Game, as he scored the lone goal for the team. Jagger Firkus was named the Team White Player of the Game, as he scored the first goal of the game for his team, while adding an assist on the game winning goal. Attendance for the game at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium was 5,969.
| March 23 | Team White | 3 – 1 | Team Red | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Jagger Firkus (1) - 13:44 | First period | 3:43 - Shane Wright (1) | ||||||
| Jake Karabela (1) - 5:20 Nathan Gaucher (1) - 8:23 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Brennan (3 saves / 4 shots) Mason Beaupit (16 saves / 16 shots) |
Goalie stats | (13 saves / 16 shots) Ivan Zhigalov (23 saves / 23 shots) Reid Dyck | ||||||
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship was originally held at Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta and at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta starting on December 26, 2021. The tournament was scheduled to end on January 5, 2022. On December 29, 2021, the IIHF Council cancelled the remainder of the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and spread of the Omicron variant.[23]
In February 2022, it was announced that the tournament would be replayed from scratch at a later date, with all statistics and results from the first playing being thrown out. The tournament was rescheduled to run from August 9-22, 2022 with all games played at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Twenty-four current and former OHL players were on nine rosters in this tournament, including nine on Canada, three on Czechia, three on Switzerland, two on Finland, Germany and the United States, and one on Latvia, Slovakia and Sweden.[24]
Canada
The Canadian team had seven current and former OHL players on their roster. The players on the Canadian team who currently played in the OHL were: Brett Brochu, London Knights; Will Cuylle, Windsor Spitfires; Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga Steelheads; Tyson Foerster, Barrie Colts; Mason McTavish, Hamilton Bulldogs; Ryan O'Rourke, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds; Brennan Othmann, Flint Firebirds; and Jack Thompson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Former Kitchener Rangers player Donovan Sebrango, who played with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League in 2021-22, was also named to the team.
McTavish, who was named captain of the team, led the tournament in scoring, as he registered eight goals and 17 points in nine games. Foerster scored three goals and six points in seven games, while Othmann had two goals and six points in six games. Cuylle recorded two goals and four points in seven games and Thompson scored a goal and four points in seven games. Sebrango earned two assists in seven games, O'Rourke had one assist in seven games, and Del Mastro was held off the scoresheet in six games. In goal, Brochu did not see any game action.
Canada finished the round robin portion of the tournament with a perfect 4-0-0-0 record, earning twelve points and first place in Group A. In the quarter-finals, Canada defeated Switzerland 6-3, followed by a 5-2 win over Czechia in the semi-finals. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated Finland in overtime by a score of 3-2 to win the tournament.
Czechia
Team Czechia had three OHL players on their roster. The players named to the team were: Pavel Cajan, Kitchener Rangers; Jan Myšák, Hamilton Bulldogs; and Matyas Sapovaliv, Saginaw Spirit.
Myšák was named captain of the team and led Czechia in scoring with four goals and eight points in seven games. Sapovaliv scored two goals and seven games. Cajan appeared in one game, going 0-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .889 save percentage.
Czechia finished the round robin in fourth place in group A, as the team earned a record of 1-0-1-2, earning four points. In the playoff round, Czechia upset the United States in the quarter-finals, winning 4-2. In the semi-final, the team lost to Canada by a 5-2 score. In the bronze medal game, Czechia lost to Sweden by a score of 3-1 to finish in fourth place in the tournament.
Finland
Team Finland had one current OHL player and one former player on their team. Leevi Merilainen of the Kingston Frontenacs was the lone current OHL player. Former Windsor Spitfires player Ruben Rafkin, who moved on to HC TPS of SM-liiga for the 2021-22 season, also made the team.
In seven games, Rafkin earned an assist for Finland. Merilainen posted a 3-1-0 record with a 2.70 GAA and a .893 save percentage in four goals.
Finland finished in second place in Group A during the round robin, earning a record of 2-1-0-1 for eight points. In the quarter-finals, Finland defeated Germany 5-2, followed by a 1-0 shutout win over Sweden in the semi-finals, earning a berth into the gold medal game. In the final game of the tournament, Finland lost to Canada 3-2 in overtime, winning the silver medal and finishing in second place.
Germany
Team Germany had one current OHL player and one former player on their roster. Ryan Del Monte of the Barrie Colts was the lone current player that made the team, while former Owen Sound Attack player Josh Samanski, who played the 2021-22 season with the Straubing Tigers of the DEL was named to represent his country.
Samanski finished tied for third in team scoring, as he recorded a goal and three points in four games. Del Monte recorded no points in three games.
Germany finished in third place in the Group B standings, earning a record of 2-0-0-2 for six points. In the quarter-finals, Germany lost to Finland 5-2 and was eliminated from the tournament, finishing in sixth place.
Latvia
Latvia had a future OHL player on their roster. Sandis Vilmanis, who was drafted by the Sarnia Sting with the 14th overall selection at the 2022 CHL Import Draft, was named to the team.
In five games, Vilmanis earned an assist.
Latvia finished the round robin in third place in Group A with a 1-0-1-2 record, earning six points. In the quarter-finals, Latvia lost a close game to Sweden by 2-1 score and were eliminated from the tournament. The country finished in seventh place in the tournament.
Slovakia
Team Slovakia had one OHL player on their roster, as Servac Petrovsky of the Owen Sound Attack was named to the team.
Petrovsky finished in second place on the team with two goals, and tied for third place with three points, in four games played.
Slovakia finished the tournament in fifth place in Group A with a record of 0-1-0-3, earning two points. The team did not qualify for the playoff round and finished the tournament in ninth place.
Sweden
Team Sweden had one OHL player on their roster. Oskar Olausson of the Oshawa Generals was the lone OHL player named to the team.
In seven games, Olausson recorded a goal and five points, finishing tied for third in team scoring.
Sweden finished the round robin portion of the tournament with a 3-0-0-1 record, earning nine points and second place in Group B. In the quarter-finals, Sweden defeated Latvia 2-1, earning a berth into the semi-finals. In their semi-final match against Finland, Sweden was shutout 1-0, sending them to the bronze medal game. Sweden earned the bronze medal and third place in the tournament with a 3-1 win over Czechia in their final game.
Switzerland
Team Switzerland named two current OHL players and one former player to their team. Rodwin Dionicio, Niagara IceDogs and Brian Zanetti, Peterborough Petes were the current players named to represent their country. Former IceDogs player Giancarlo Chanton, who finished the 2021-22 season with SC Langenthal of the Swiss League, was also named to the team.
Zanetti recorded two assists in four games, while Dionicio had no points in five games. Chanton also finished the tournament off the scoresheet with no points in five games.
Switzerland finished the round robin with a 1-0-0-3 record, earning three points, and fourth place in Group B. In their quarter-final match, Switzerland lost to Canada 6-3 and was eliminated from the tournament. Switzerland finished in eighth place.
United States
The United States had two players of the OHL on their roster. The players were Andrew Oke of the Saginaw Spirit and Sasha Pastujov of the Guelph Storm.
In five games, Pastujov scored a goal and earned four points. Oke appeared in one game, going 1-0-0 with a 0.00 GAA and a 1.000 save percentage in 40 minutes of play.
The United States finished in first place in Group B with a 4-0-0-0 record, earning 12 points. In the quarter-finals, the USA was upset by Czechia, losing 4-2, to eliminate the team from the tournament. The United States finished in fifth place.
The 2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1A Championship was held in Hørsholm, Denmark from December 12 until December 18, 2021. Four current and former OHL players were on three teams in this tournament.
Belarus
Team Belarus had one current and one former OHL player on their roster. The players were Dmitry Kuzmin of the Flint Firebirds and former Kingston Frontenacs player Vitali Pinchuk, who plays for Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.[25]
Pinchuk finished second on team scoring with two goals and nine points in five games, while Kuzmin scored a goal and five points in five games.
During the tournament, Belarus finished in first place with a 5-0-0 record, earning 15 points. The team was promoted to the top division, and will compete at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.[26]
Denmark
Team Denmark had one OHL player on their roster as Kasper Larsen of the Mississauga Steelheads was named to the team.[27]
Larsen appeared in five games in the tournament, scoring two goals and adding two assists for four points.
During the tournament, Denmark finished with a 1-4-0 record, earning three points and finishing in fifth place.
Norway
Team Norway had one OHL player on their roster as Ole Bjorgvik-Holm of the Mississauga Steelheads was named to the team.[28]
Bjorgvik-Holm was named as the captain of the team. He earned two goals and six points in five games.
During the tournament, Norway finished in third place with a 3-2-0 record, earning nine points.
The 2022 IIHF U-20 Division 1B Championship was held in Tallinn, Estonia from December 12 until December 18, 2021. One OHL player participated in the tournament.
Ukraine
Team Ukraine had one OHL player on their roster, as Artur Cholach of the Barrie Colts was named to the team.[29]
In five games, Cholach earned eight assists, finishing fourth in team scoring.
During the tournament, Ukraine finished in fourth place with eight points.
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