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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013 <\/b>The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announced today that the Ottawa 67\u2019s and Gatineau Olympiques will once again meet in a home-and-home series during the 2026-27 Canadian Hockey League regular season.<\/p>\n

The Battle of the Ottawa River returns after a successful series last season in January 2026, when the 67\u2019s swept the two-game series and captured the Alexandria Cup. Ottawa earned a 2-1 victory at The Arena at TD Place on January 16 before completing the sweep with a 5-3 win at Centre Slush Puppie the following evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Battle of the Ottawa River has become an event both our players and fans look forward to,\u201d said 67\u2019s President Adrian Sciarra. \u201cFollowing a successful series last season, we\u2019re excited to renew the rivalry and bring this event back to the National Capital Region.”<\/p>\n

The two-game series will begin on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m. at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau before shifting to The Arena at TD Place on Sunday, November 22, at 3 p.m. Each game will count toward the clubs\u2019 respective regular-season records and league standings.<\/p>\n

Season-seat memberships for the 2026-27 season are available here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

\n

OTTAWA \u2013<\/b>\u00a0La Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario (OHL) et la Ligue de hockey junior des Maritimes du Qu\u00e9bec (LHJMQ) ont annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que les 67 d\u2019Ottawa et les Olympiques de Gatineau s\u2019affronteront \u00e0 nouveau dans une s\u00e9rie aller-retour au cours de la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re 2026-2027 de la Ligue canadienne de hockey.<\/p>\n

La \u00ab Bataille de la rivi\u00e8re des Outaouais \u00bb fait son retour apr\u00e8s une s\u00e9rie couronn\u00e9e de succ\u00e8s la saison derni\u00e8re, en janvier 2026, lorsque les 67\u2019s ont remport\u00e9 les deux matchs et d\u00e9croch\u00e9 la Coupe Alexandria. Ottawa s\u2019\u00e9tait impos\u00e9 2-1 \u00e0 l\u2019Arena du TD Place le 16 janvier avant de compl\u00e9ter le balayage par une victoire 5-3 au Centre Slush Puppie le lendemain soir.<\/p>\n

\u00ab La Bataille de la rivi\u00e8re des Outaouais est devenue un \u00e9v\u00e9nement tr\u00e8s attendu tant par nos joueurs que par nos partisans \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Adrian Sciarra, pr\u00e9sident des 67\u2019s. \u00ab Apr\u00e8s une s\u00e9rie fructueuse la saison derni\u00e8re, nous sommes ravis de raviver cette rivalit\u00e9 et de ramener cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement dans la r\u00e9gion de la capitale nationale. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Cette s\u00e9rie de deux matchs d\u00e9butera le vendredi 20 novembre \u00e0 19 h au Centre Slush Puppie de Gatineau, avant de se poursuivre le dimanche 22 novembre \u00e0 15 h \u00e0 l’Arena de la TD Place. Chaque match comptera pour le bilan de la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re et le classement de la ligue de chaque club.<\/p>\n

Les abonnements pour la saison 2026-2027 sont disponibles ici.\u00a0<\/a><\/u>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013 The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announced today that the Ottawa 67\u2019s and Gatineau Olympiques will once again meet in a home-and-home series during the 2026-27 Canadian Hockey League regular season. The Battle of the Ottawa River returns after a successful series last season in January…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1213,"name":"QMJHL","slug":"qmjhl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1213,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"163"},{"term_id":976,"name":"Battle of the Ottawa River","slug":"battle-of-the-ottawa-river","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":976,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"347"},{"term_id":9,"name":"CHL","slug":"chl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":9,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":211,"filter":"raw","term_order":"435"},{"term_id":177,"name":"gatineau","slug":"gatineau","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":177,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"611"},{"term_id":357,"name":"gatineau olympiques","slug":"gatineau-olympiques","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":357,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":21,"filter":"raw","term_order":"612"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":671,"filter":"raw","term_order":"898"},{"term_id":17,"name":"ottawa","slug":"ottawa","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":79,"filter":"raw","term_order":"935"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"}],"class_list":["post-60045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-qmjhl","tag-battle-of-the-ottawa-river","tag-chl","tag-gatineau","tag-gatineau-olympiques","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa","tag-ottawa-67s","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/10124214\/1920x1080_BOTOR.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60041,"date":"2026-06-10T12:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60041"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:09:17","slug":"67s-and-frontenacs-renew-rivalry-during-ohl-rivalry-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/67s-and-frontenacs-renew-rivalry-during-ohl-rivalry-week","title":{"rendered":"67’s and Frontenacs Renew Rivalry During OHL Rivalry Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA –<\/strong>\u00a0The Ontario Hockey League has announced the schedule for its 2026-27 Rivalry Week, with the Ottawa 67\u2019s set for a home-and-home series against their longtime East Division rivals, the Kingston Frontenacs.<\/p>\n

The rivalry will take centre stage on Friday, October 23, when the 67\u2019s travel to Kingston for a 7:05 p.m. matchup at Slush Puppie Place, before returning home to host the Frontenacs on Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m. at The Arena at TD Place.<\/p>\n

Rivalry Week showcases some of the OHL\u2019s most intense matchups, highlighting historic divisional and regional rivalries across the league. In total, fans will be treated to 20 rivalry games throughout the week.<\/p>\n

The rivalry between Ottawa and Kingston reached new heights last season. The 67\u2019s posted a 5-1-0-1 record against the Frontenacs during the regular season before the two clubs met in the opening round of the 2026 OHL Playoffs. Ottawa completed a four-game sweep of Kingston, outscoring the Frontenacs 18-10 and advancing to the second round.<\/p>\n

Fans can secure their seats for all the action by purchasing 67\u2019s season-seat memberships for the 2026-27 season. Click\u00a0here<\/a><\/u>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0La Ligue de hockey de l’Ontario a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 le calendrier de sa \u00ab Semaine des rivalit\u00e9s \u00bb 2026-2027, au cours de laquelle les 67 d’Ottawa disputeront une s\u00e9rie aller-retour contre leurs rivaux de longue date de la division Est, les Frontenacs de Kingston.<\/p>\n

Cette rivalit\u00e9 prendra toute son ampleur le vendredi 23 octobre, lorsque les 67\u2019s se rendront \u00e0 Kingston pour un match \u00e0 19 h 05 au Slush Puppie Place, avant de revenir \u00e0 domicile pour accueillir les Frontenacs le dimanche 25 octobre \u00e0 15 h \u00e0 l\u2019Arena at TD Place.<\/p>\n

La Semaine de la rivalit\u00e9 met en vedette certains des affrontements les plus intenses de l\u2019OHL, soulignant les rivalit\u00e9s historiques entre divisions et r\u00e9gions \u00e0 travers la ligue. Au total, les fans auront droit \u00e0 20 matchs de rivalit\u00e9 tout au long de la semaine.<\/p>\n

La rivalit\u00e9 entre Ottawa et Kingston a atteint de nouveaux sommets la saison derni\u00e8re. Les 67\u2019s ont affich\u00e9 un bilan de 5-1-0-1 contre les Frontenacs en saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re avant que les deux clubs ne s\u2019affrontent au premier tour des s\u00e9ries \u00e9liminatoires 2026 de l\u2019OHL. Ottawa a balay\u00e9 Kingston en quatre matchs, dominant les Frontenacs 18-10 au total des buts et se qualifiant pour le deuxi\u00e8me tour.<\/p>\n

Les fans peuvent s\u2019assurer d\u2019avoir une place pour ne rien manquer de l\u2019action en achetant des abonnements de saison des 67\u2019s pour la saison 2026-2027. Cliquez\u00a0ici<\/a><\/u>\u00a0pour plus d’informations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA –\u00a0The Ontario Hockey League has announced the schedule for its 2026-27 Rivalry Week, with the Ottawa 67\u2019s set for a home-and-home series against their longtime East Division rivals, the Kingston Frontenacs. The rivalry will take centre stage on Friday, October 23, when the 67\u2019s travel to Kingston for a 7:05 p.m. matchup at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1392,"name":"Rivalry Week","slug":"rivalry-week","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1392,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":1393,"name":"OHL Rivalry Week","slug":"ohl-rivalry-week","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1393,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2"},{"term_id":1383,"name":"2026-27 Season","slug":"2026-27-season","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1383,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":328,"name":"kingston frontenacs","slug":"kingston-frontenacs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":328,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":68,"filter":"raw","term_order":"755"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"}],"class_list":["post-60041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-rivalry-week","tag-ohl-rivalry-week","tag-2026-27-season","tag-kingston-frontenacs","tag-ottawa-67s","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/10090755\/1920x1080_Rivlary.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60043,"date":"2026-06-10T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60043"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:40:43","slug":"ottawa-67s-complete-picks-exchange-with-brampton-steelheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-complete-picks-exchange-with-brampton-steelheads","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67\u2019s Complete Picks Exchange with Brampton Steelheads"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/b>\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s have exchanged a third-round pick in the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection for a pair of future draft picks from the Brampton Steelheads.<\/p>\n

The full trade breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

TRADE DETAILS<\/b>
\nTo Ottawa:
\n5th-round pick in the 2027\u00a0OHL Priority Selection (KIT)
\n3rd-round pick in the 2029\u00a0OHL Priority Selection (WSR)<\/p>\n

To Brampton:
\n3rd-round pick in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection (KGN)<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA\u00a0\u00a0\u2013<\/b>\u00a0Les 67 d’Ottawa ont \u00e9chang\u00e9 un choix de troisi\u00e8me ronde du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la Ligue de hockey de l’Ontario (LHO) de 2026 contre deux choix de rep\u00eachage avec les Steelheads de Brampton.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9tails de la transaction sont les suivants:<\/p>\n

D\u00c9TAILS DE L’\u00c9CHANGE<\/b>
\n\u00c0 Ottawa :
\nChoix de 5e ronde lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la\u00a0LHO\u00a0de 2027 (KIT)
\nChoix de 3e ronde lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO\u00a0de 2029 (WSR)<\/p>\n

\u00c0 Brampton :
\nChoix de 3e ronde lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO de 2026 (KGN)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s have exchanged a third-round pick in the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection for a pair of future draft picks from the Brampton Steelheads. The full trade breakdown is as follows: TRADE DETAILS To Ottawa: 5th-round pick in the 2027\u00a0OHL Priority Selection (KIT) 3rd-round pick in the 2029\u00a0OHL Priority Selection…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1384,"name":"2026 OHL Priority Selection","slug":"2026-ohl-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1384,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"10"},{"term_id":1289,"name":"Brampton Steelheads","slug":"brampton-steelheads","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1289,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"89"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"},{"term_id":147,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":147,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":30,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1254"}],"class_list":["post-60043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-ohl-priority-selection","tag-brampton-steelheads","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-trade","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/10094020\/1920x1080_Red_Trade-1.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60032,"date":"2026-06-09T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60032"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:42:35","slug":"67s-announce-2026-27-home-opener-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/67s-announce-2026-27-home-opener-date","title":{"rendered":"67\u2019s Announce 2026-27 Home Opener Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA –<\/strong>\u00a0The Ontario Hockey League has announced the date of the Ottawa 67\u2019s 2026-27 home opener, with the Barber Poles set to host the Sarnia Sting on Sunday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. at The Arena at TD Place.<\/p>\n

The 67\u2019s enjoyed a successful campaign against the Sting last season, posting a perfect 2-0 record in the season series. Ottawa earned a 9-3 home win on November 14 before closing out the series with a 5-0 shutout win on March 1 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena.<\/p>\n

The Barber Poles will once again be led by head coach Dave Cameron behind the bench. The Charlottetown, PEI native\u00a0signed a two-year contract extension on May 19 and was named to the 2025-26 OHL First All-Star Team after winning OHL Coach of the Year honours for the second time in his career.<\/p>\n

Fans can become season-seat members and secure their seats for the 2026-27 season, with packages starting at just $20 per game. Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0La Ligue de hockey de l’Ontario a annonc\u00e9 la date du premier match \u00e0 domicile des 67 d’Ottawa pour la saison 2026-2027 : les Barber Poles accueilleront les Sting de Sarnia le dimanche 27 septembre \u00e0 15 h \u00e0 l’Arena at TD Place.<\/p>\n

Les 67\u2019s ont connu une saison fructueuse contre le Sting la saison derni\u00e8re, affichant un bilan parfait de 2-0 dans la s\u00e9rie de la saison. Ottawa s\u2019est impos\u00e9 9-3 \u00e0 domicile le 14 novembre avant de conclure la s\u00e9rie par une victoire par blanchissage de 5-0 le 1er mars \u00e0 la Progressive Auto Sales Arena.<\/p>\n

Les Barber Poles seront de nouveau dirig\u00e9s par l’entra\u00eeneur-chef Dave Cameron. Originaire de Charlottetown, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard, il a renouvel\u00e9 son contrat de deux ans le 19 mai et a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 dans la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles de l\u2019OHL pour la saison 2025-2026, apr\u00e8s avoir remport\u00e9 pour la deuxi\u00e8me fois le titre d\u2019entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de l\u2019OHL.<\/p>\n

Les partisans peuvent devenir propri\u00e9taires de si\u00e8ges de saison et r\u00e9server leurs places pour la saison 2026-2027, avec des forfaits \u00e0 partir de 20 $ par match. Cliquez ici<\/a> pour plus d’informations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA –\u00a0The Ontario Hockey League has announced the date of the Ottawa 67\u2019s 2026-27 home opener, with the Barber Poles set to host the Sarnia Sting on Sunday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. at The Arena at TD Place. The 67\u2019s enjoyed a successful campaign against the Sting last season, posting a perfect 2-0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1383,"name":"2026-27 Season","slug":"2026-27-season","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1383,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":1253,"name":"SAR@OTT","slug":"sarott","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1253,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"122"},{"term_id":1236,"name":"Home Game","slug":"home-game","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1236,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"138"},{"term_id":153,"name":"home opener","slug":"home-opener","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":153,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":19,"filter":"raw","term_order":"681"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"},{"term_id":297,"name":"Sarnia Sting","slug":"sarnia-sting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":297,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":29,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1095"}],"class_list":["post-60032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-27-season","tag-sarott","tag-home-game","tag-home-opener","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-sarnia-sting","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/09104207\/1920x1080_HomeOpener.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60030,"date":"2026-06-09T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60030"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:28:44","slug":"ottawa-67s-complete-pick-exchange-with-saginaw-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-complete-pick-exchange-with-saginaw-spirit","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67\u2019s Complete Pick Exchange with Saginaw Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/b>\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s have acquired a 2028 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection pick from the Saginaw Spirit in exchange for a pick in the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.<\/p>\n

The full trade breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

TRADE DETAILS<\/b>
\nTo Ottawa:
\n7th-round pick in the 2028 OHL Priority Selection (KIT)<\/p>\n

To Saginaw:
\n8th-round pick in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection (LDN)<\/p>\n

\n

OTTAWA \u00a0\u2013<\/b>\u00a0Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont obtenu un choix de 7e ronde au rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario de 2028 des Spirit de Saginaw en \u00e9change d\u2019un choix au rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario de 2026.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9tails de la transaction sont les suivants:<\/p>\n

D\u00c9TAILS DE L’\u00c9CHANGE<\/b>
\n\u00c0 Ottawa :
\nChoix de 7e ronde au rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO\u00a0de 2028 (KIT)<\/p>\n

\u00c0 Saginaw :
\nChoix de 8e ronde au rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO de 2026 (LDN)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s have acquired a 2028 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection pick from the Saginaw Spirit in exchange for a pick in the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The full trade breakdown is as follows: TRADE DETAILS To Ottawa: 7th-round pick in the 2028 OHL Priority Selection (KIT) To Saginaw: 8th-round…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":257,"name":"ohl priority selection","slug":"ohl-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":257,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"911"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"},{"term_id":129,"name":"saginaw spirit","slug":"saginaw-spirit","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":129,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":28,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1086"},{"term_id":147,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":147,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":30,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1254"}],"class_list":["post-60030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-priority-selection","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-saginaw-spirit","tag-trade","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/09102830\/1920x1080_Red_Trade.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60026,"date":"2026-06-08T20:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60026"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:18:57","slug":"67s-select-two-players-in-the-2026-u18-priority-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/67s-select-two-players-in-the-2026-u18-priority-selection","title":{"rendered":"67’s Select\u00a0Two Players in the 2026 U18 Priority Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OTTAWA –<\/strong> The Ottawa 67’s selected two players during the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection.<\/p>\n

The full list is as follows:<\/p>\n

Round 1, Pick 18:<\/p>\n

Centre Eli Humphrey<\/p>\n

A native of Cambridge, Ontario, Humphrey spent the last season with the Waterloo Wolves U18 AAA, suiting up in 82 games, recording 52 goals and 50 assists for 102 points. In the 2024-25 campaign, he played for the Cambridge Redhawks U16 AAA, where he recorded four goals and 14 assists for 18 points in 28 games.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

HEIGHT:<\/strong> 5.10 | WEIGHT:<\/strong> 145 lbs | BIRTHDAY:<\/strong> 2009-04-14<\/p>\n

HOMETOWN:<\/strong> Cambridge, ON | PREVIOUS TEAM: <\/strong>Waterloo Wolves U18 AAA<\/p>\n

\n

OTTAWA \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Les 67 d’Ottawa ont s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 deux joueurs lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire des moins de 18 ans de la Ligue de hockey de l’Ontario de 2026.<\/p>\n

Voici la liste compl\u00e8te :<\/p>\n

1er tour, 18e au total :
\nCentre Eli Humphrey<\/p>\n

Originaire de Cambridge, en Ontario, Humphrey a pass\u00e9 la saison derni\u00e8re avec les Wolves de Waterloo U18 AAA, disputant 82 matchs et enregistrant 52 buts et 50 passes pour un total de 102 points. Au cours de la saison 2024-2025, il a jou\u00e9 pour les Redhawks de Cambridge U16 AAA, o\u00f9 il a inscrit 4 buts et 14 passes pour un total de 18 points en 28 matchs.<\/p>\n

TAILLE : <\/b>1,78 m |\u00a0POIDS : <\/b>145 lb\u00a0| DATE DE NAISSANCE : <\/b>14-04-2009
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Round 2, Pick 38:<\/p>\n

Left-wing Andy Huang<\/p>\n

Huang, 16, spent the 2025-26 campaign with St. Andrew’s College, where he recorded three goals and 21 assists for 24 points in 51 games. Originally from King City, ON, he played for the Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA in the 2024-25 season, tallying 19 goals and 29 assists for 48 points in 68 games.<\/p>\n

HEIGHT:<\/strong> 5.09 | WEIGHT:<\/strong> 184 lbs | BIRTHDAY:<\/strong> 2009-10-08<\/p>\n

HOMETOWN:<\/strong> King City, ON | PREVIOUS TEAM: <\/strong>St. Andrew’s College Varsity<\/p>\n

\n

2e tour, 38e au total :
\nAilier gauche Andy Huang<\/p>\n

Huang, 16 ans, a pass\u00e9 la saison 2025-2026 au St. Andrew’s College, o\u00f9 il a inscrit trois buts et 21 passes pour un total de 24 points en 51 matchs. Originaire de King City, en Ontario, il a jou\u00e9 pour les Flyers de Don Mills U16 AAA lors de la saison 2024-2025, totalisant 19 buts et 29 passes pour\u00a048 points en 68 matchs.<\/p>\n

TAILLE\u00a0: <\/b>1,77 m | POIDS : <\/b>145 lb\u00a0| DATE DE NAISSANCE : <\/b>08-10-2009
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] OTTAWA – The Ottawa 67’s selected two players during the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. The full list is as follows: Round 1, Pick 18: Centre Eli Humphrey A native of Cambridge, Ontario, Humphrey spent the last season with the Waterloo Wolves U18 AAA, suiting up in 82 games, recording 52…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1389,"name":"Pick List","slug":"pick-list","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1389,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":1390,"name":"Eli Humphrey","slug":"eli-humphrey","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1390,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"},{"term_id":1391,"name":"Andy Huang","slug":"andy-huang","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1391,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"5"},{"term_id":1385,"name":"2026 U18 Priority Selection","slug":"2026-u18-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1385,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"6"},{"term_id":1387,"name":"U18","slug":"u18","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1387,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"8"},{"term_id":522,"name":"team-news","slug":"team-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":522,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1206"},{"term_id":1005,"name":"U18 Draft","slug":"u18-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1005,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1296"}],"class_list":["post-60026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-pick-list","tag-eli-humphrey","tag-andy-huang","tag-2026-u18-priority-selection","tag-u18","tag-team-news","tag-u18-draft","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/08201434\/PickList_White_1920x1080_U18.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60016,"date":"2026-06-08T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60016"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:35:23","slug":"gm-egert-talks-2025-26-season-what-it-means-to-be-a-67s-player-ahead-of-ohl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/gm-egert-talks-2025-26-season-what-it-means-to-be-a-67s-player-ahead-of-ohl-draft","title":{"rendered":"GM Egert Talks 2025-26 Season, What It Means To Be A 67’s Player Ahead of OHL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

On the back of his first season as general manager of the Ottawa 67\u2019s, Jan Egert sat down to talk about the 2025-26 season, the upcoming OHL draft, and the team\u2019s ever-evolving process.<\/p>\n

While the Barber Poles may have come up short with a second-round elimination, their 100-point regular season is a massive jump from the OHL\u2019s pre-season rankings, which had the team outside the playoffs for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften I hear the 67\u2019s exceeded expectations. My question is whose expectations?\u201d said team general manager Jan Egert, who was finishing his first season since being promoted to the role. \u201cThe\u00a02025-26 team invested a lot of work into the success\u00a0they\u00a0had in our 100-point season, and it\u2019s not fair to them to say they exceeded expectations. They earned their reward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Egert noted that the same standard will carry into next season as the organization looks to build on its success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited about the players we have drafted over the past years that are developing\u00a0in Jr. A, Jr. B, U18, and prep school, and they will be provided the opportunity to make the 67\u2019s next year,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u00a0take pride in building from within, because when you get drafted and make a commitment to a team, it should mean something in both ways –\u00a0it\u2019s not just one signature on a piece of paper: it\u2019s a player, their parent, and the hockey club.\u201d<\/p>\n

This week, a handful of players will have the opportunity to join the 67\u2019s family through the entry and U18 drafts, with the OHL Draft being held in person for the first time since 2000.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019ll be an exciting event – an opportunity for the league to showcase all 20 teams, its brand, and the standards the OHL operates at,\u201d he said. \u201cI am excited to represent the 67\u2019s in that format and draft the future of our hockey club.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will also be an outstanding opportunity for the young players who will be selected in Kingston,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of work.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the NCAA’s allowing CHL players into Division-I college hockey has allowed for a deeper player pool, Egert fundamentally doesn\u2019t believe it has changed much about the draft process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still watching the same players, in the same arenas, playing the same game,\u201d he said. \u201cThe\u00a0main\u00a0<\/strong>difference is that previously, when you\u2019d meet with those players or talk to their representatives, they might say the player had the ambition to play college hockey, and that could alter your draft strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a scouting standpoint, we\u2019re still in the business of connecting with players we feel are the best fit for the Ottawa 67\u2019s and educating them about our program, our hockey club, and how we do things,\u201d he said. \u201cGood players, good people, are always going to have options; I like to believe that the 67\u2019s are a very good option for player development, success on ice, off-ice, and in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the NHL draft, there\u2019s a big focus on whether teams should draft for the best player available or for positional need. Egert doesn\u2019t think that same logic lines up in junior hockey, at least within the 67\u2019s organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of change that happens to teenagers at that time away from the rink, so I don\u2019t believe that you should put your organization in a position where you have to draft for that one position,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe it\u2019s more important to focus on who is the best fit for the Ottawa 67\u2019s, and I think that goes a lot deeper than just positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just as important to identify players with the right mentality, passion, and loyalty to their craft, and a willingness to develop loyalty to our club,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen the on-ice and off-ice DNA come together, that gives us the best opportunity to mutually thrive and work hand-in-hand on that player\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Jan\u2019s first year at the helm, it was, by most accounts, a success, but Egert is already looking ahead to how to improve on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cChallenge is a good thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI always challenge myself that what we did in 2025-26 isn\u2019t good enough for 2026-27.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t mean that we had 100 points; next year we\u2019ll aim for 101. It\u2019s more about how we went about the process,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to develop with the ways that sports science is evolving, and to\u00a0continue to\u00a0communicate more effectively between our players and staff,\u00a0so we can meet everyone’s needs to the best of the Club’s ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Still, he\u2019s found moments during the season to sit back, take in, and feed off the passion and excitement surrounding the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe easiest thing for me this season has been the opportunity to represent the Ottawa 67\u2019s,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I walk into TD Place and see the people, staff, coaches, players, and the energy around our club, that\u2019s been the easiest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun to spend time with people pursuing a common goal of reaching the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] On the back of his first season as general manager of the Ottawa 67\u2019s, Jan Egert sat down to talk about the 2025-26 season, the upcoming OHL draft, and the team\u2019s ever-evolving process. While the Barber Poles may have come up short with a second-round elimination, their 100-point regular season is a massive…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":625,"featured_media":60022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1384,"name":"2026 OHL Priority Selection","slug":"2026-ohl-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1384,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"10"},{"term_id":1383,"name":"2026-27 Season","slug":"2026-27-season","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1383,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":1215,"name":"2025-26 Season","slug":"2025-26-season","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1215,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"161"},{"term_id":788,"name":"Jan Egert","slug":"jan-egert","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":788,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"716"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":671,"filter":"raw","term_order":"898"},{"term_id":398,"name":"ohl draft","slug":"ohl-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":398,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","term_order":"905"}],"class_list":["post-60016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-ohl-priority-selection","tag-2026-27-season","tag-2025-26-season","tag-jan-egert","tag-ohl","tag-ohl-draft","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/20260321-TA-0177.jpg",8256,5504,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60024,"date":"2026-06-08T12:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60024"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:19:42","slug":"2026-ohl-under-18-priority-selection-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/2026-ohl-under-18-priority-selection-everything-you-need-to-know","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, the Ottawa 67\u2019s will have the opportunity to add the next chapter to the Barber Poles’ future at the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection, beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

The OHL Under-18 Priority Selection was introduced in 2017 with the support of Hockey Canada’s Ontario branches, including the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF), Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO), and Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO). The draft was created to support the growth of U18 AAA hockey and provide additional opportunities for players who develop later in their hockey careers. This year, no fewer than 40 players born in 2008 and 2009 will be chosen from across the province.<\/p>\n

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Selection Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Under-18 Priority Selection consists of two rounds, with each OHL team required to make two selections. Teams that choose a goaltender in either of the first two rounds are eligible to make an additional selection in a third round.<\/p>\n

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Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

The OHL Under-18 Priority Selection allows teams to select U18 players who were not previously chosen in the OHL Priority Selection and meet league eligibility requirements. Eligible players include U18 AAA players who are not currently on an OHL Member Team Protected List and were registered with an Ontario-based U18 AAA program within the OHF, HEO, or HNO during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n

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Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 U18 Priority Selection Results.<\/a><\/p>\n

2026 U18 Priority Selection Tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2026 U18 Priority Selection: Picks Recap [coming soon]<\/p>\n

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Follow the Ottawa 67\u2019s in real time<\/em> through the 2026 U18 OHL Priority Selection via our social media channels.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Today, the Ottawa 67\u2019s will have the opportunity to add the next chapter to the Barber Poles’ future at the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection, beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. The OHL Under-18 Priority Selection was introduced in 2017 with the support of Hockey Canada’s Ontario branches, including the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF),…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1385,"name":"2026 U18 Priority Selection","slug":"2026-u18-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1385,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"6"},{"term_id":1386,"name":"Under-18 Priority Selection","slug":"under-18-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1386,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"7"},{"term_id":1387,"name":"U18","slug":"u18","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1387,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"8"},{"term_id":1388,"name":"Next Chapter","slug":"next-chapter","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1388,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"9"},{"term_id":398,"name":"ohl draft","slug":"ohl-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":398,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","term_order":"905"}],"class_list":["post-60024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-u18-priority-selection","tag-under-18-priority-selection","tag-u18","tag-next-chapter","tag-ohl-draft","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/08121931\/1920x1080_DraftOrder_White.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60011,"date":"2026-06-02T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60011"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:41:07","slug":"fetterolf-and-cameron-named-to-ohl-first-all-star-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/fetterolf-and-cameron-named-to-ohl-first-all-star-teams","title":{"rendered":"Fetterolf and Cameron Named to OHL First All-Star Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA –<\/strong> The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced that Ottawa 67\u2019s goaltender Ryder Fetterolf has been named to the 2025-26 OHL First All-Star Team and OHL First All-Rookie Team, while head coach Dave Cameron has been named to the OHL First All-Star Team (Coach).<\/p>\n

Fetterolf<\/strong>, 18, joined the Ottawa 67’s as a free agent ahead of the 2025-26 season and quickly made an immediate impact in his rookie year. In 41 games, the Sewickley, Pennsylvania native posted a 29-9-2-1 record, a 2.07 goals-against average, and a .923 save percentage.<\/p>\n

He set a new OHL record for most shutouts by a rookie goaltender in a single season and became just the second goaltender in franchise history to be named OHL Goaltender of the Year, following Craig Hillier (1995-96). Fetterolf also shares the 2025-26 Dave Pinkney Trophy with Jaeden Nelson, awarded to the goaltending tandem with the lowest goals-against average, and received the F.W. \u201cDinty\u201d Moore Trophy as the rookie goaltender with the lowest goals-against average.<\/p>\n

Cameron<\/strong>, 67, guided the 67\u2019s to a 100-point regular season and a third-place finish league-wide, with the club finishing with 47 wins and a league-leading low of 160 goals against. He also achieved a significant milestone by coaching his 1,000th OHL game, becoming only the eighth coach in league history to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n

Since joining Ottawa ahead of the 2021-22 season, he led the club to a franchise-record 51 wins in 2022-23, earning both OHL Coach of the Year and CHL Coach of the Year honours. On April 15, 2026, Cameron was named OHL Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. It also marks his second selection to the OHL First All-Star Team as a coach, having previously earned the honour following the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0La Ligue de hockey de l’Ontario (LHO) a annonc\u00e9 que le gardien des 67 d’Ottawa, Ryder Fetterolf, a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe d’\u00e9toiles et la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe des recrues de la saison 2025-2026, et que l’entra\u00eeneur-chef Dave Cameron a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 dans la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe d’\u00e9toiles (entra\u00eeneur).<\/p>\n

Fetterolf<\/strong>, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 18 ans, a rejoint les 67 d’Ottawa en tant qu’agent libre avant la saison 2025-2026 et a rapidement fait forte impression d\u00e8s sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e. En 41 matchs, le natif de Sewickley, en Pennsylvanie, a affich\u00e9 un bilan de 29 victoires, 9 d\u00e9faites, 2 matchs en prolongation et 1 match en prolongation, une moyenne de buts encaiss\u00e9s de 2,07 et un pourcentage d’arr\u00eats de 0,923.<\/p>\n

Il a \u00e9tabli un nouveau record de la LHO pour le plus grand nombre de blanchissages r\u00e9alis\u00e9s par un gardien de but recrue en une seule saison et est devenu le deuxi\u00e8me gardien de but de l’histoire de la franchise \u00e0 \u00eatre nomm\u00e9 Gardien de but de l’ann\u00e9e de la LHO, apr\u00e8s Craig Hillier (1995-1996). Fetterolf partage \u00e9galement le troph\u00e9e Dave Pinkney 2025-2026 avec Jaeden Nelson, d\u00e9cern\u00e9 au duo de gardiens affichant la moyenne de buts encaiss\u00e9s la plus basse, et a re\u00e7u le troph\u00e9e F.W. \u00ab Dinty \u00bb Moore en tant que gardien recrue affichant la moyenne de buts encaiss\u00e9s la plus basse.<\/p>\n

Cameron<\/strong>, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 67 ans, a men\u00e9 les 67\u2019s \u00e0 une saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re de 100 points et \u00e0 une troisi\u00e8me place au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la ligue, le club terminant avec 47 victoires et 160 buts encaiss\u00e9s, le meilleur total de la ligue. Il a \u00e9galement franchi une \u00e9tape importante en dirigeant son 1 000e match dans l\u2019OHL, devenant ainsi le huiti\u00e8me entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019histoire de la ligue \u00e0 atteindre ce cap.<\/p>\n

Depuis son arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Ottawa avant la saison 2021-2022, il a men\u00e9 le club \u00e0 un record de franchise de 51 victoires en 2022-2023, remportant \u00e0 la fois les titres d\u2019entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de l\u2019OHL et d\u2019entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de la LCH. Le 15 avril 2026, Cameron a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 entra\u00eeneur de l’ann\u00e9e de l’OHL pour la deuxi\u00e8me fois de sa carri\u00e8re. Cela marque \u00e9galement sa deuxi\u00e8me s\u00e9lection dans la premi\u00e8re \u00e9quipe des \u00e9toiles de l’OHL en tant qu’entra\u00eeneur, apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9j\u00e0 re\u00e7u cet honneur \u00e0 l’issue de la saison 2022-2023.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced that Ottawa 67\u2019s goaltender Ryder Fetterolf has been named to the 2025-26 OHL First All-Star Team and OHL First All-Rookie Team, while head coach Dave Cameron has been named to the OHL First All-Star Team (Coach). Fetterolf, 18, joined the Ottawa 67’s as a free agent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1381,"name":"OHL First All-Star","slug":"ohl-first-all-star","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1381,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"12"},{"term_id":1382,"name":"OHL Rookie All-Star","slug":"ohl-rookie-all-star","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1382,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"13"},{"term_id":1338,"name":"Dave Cameron","slug":"dave-cameron","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1338,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"54"},{"term_id":1206,"name":"Ryder Fetterolf","slug":"ryder-fetterolf","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1206,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"169"},{"term_id":1016,"name":"Offseason","slug":"offseason","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1016,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"897"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":671,"filter":"raw","term_order":"898"},{"term_id":831,"name":"Ontario Hockey League","slug":"ontario-hockey-league","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":831,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"925"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1265,"filter":"raw","term_order":"936"}],"class_list":["post-60011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-first-all-star","tag-ohl-rookie-all-star","tag-dave-cameron","tag-ryder-fetterolf","tag-offseason","tag-ohl","tag-ontario-hockey-league","tag-ottawa-67s","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/06\/02153107\/1920x1080_AllStar.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":59998,"date":"2026-05-21T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=59998"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:04:29","slug":"how-the-2025-26-67s-set-the-standard-of-future-barber-poles-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/how-the-2025-26-67s-set-the-standard-of-future-barber-poles-to-come","title":{"rendered":"How the 2025-26 67\u2019s set the standard of future Barber Poles to come"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the game of hockey, it\u2019s easy to write off anything but a championship-winning season as a failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYour ultimate goal is to win the whole thing,\u201d said coach Dave Cameron, who recently inked a two-year extension with the team. \u201cSo when you don\u2019t do that, in theory, you haven\u2019t reached what you set out to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But in many ways, the 2025-26 campaign was a success-filled season for the Ottawa 67\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally pegged as outsiders, the team made the playoffs, hit the 100-point benchmark, and coach Dave Cameron reached the illustrious 1000-game milestone as an OHL head coach.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t like how the year before ended,\u201d said Cameron of the 2024-25 season, which saw Ottawa miss the playoffs. \u201cSo we knew that we were in for some changes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAny time you have 10 new players, you are not quite sure what level you are going to reach,\u201d said Cameron.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had told me at the start that we were going to reach 100-points, I might not have agreed with you,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, I recognized early on that this team was special.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Special has been a word used to describe this team by numerous people up and down the lineup, the coaching staff, and the organization for months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s get-togethers for home-cooked meals and community events off the ice, to camaraderie, both in practice and during games, on the ice, this team bought in themselves but also each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat separated this group is that this group wanted to be challenged,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cWhen you challenge a group, you get two outcomes: those who think it\u2019s too hard and those who say to bring it; this group said bring it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He was impressed at the buy-in of not only those who started their season in Ottawa, but also those who joined later in the season, including overagers Sam McCue and Nic Sima.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always an adjustment for players coming into a new organization, especially this one, because it is hard,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cWith our program, we come in early in the morning, do a lot of stuff off ice with regards to fitness and community, so to be successful, it\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSam McCue came in and was a real character for us,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cHe fit in very well and was playing his best hockey for us in the playoffs.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNic Sima came in as advertised: high energy, physical player who can play with your top players and add some timely scoring,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was a big part of our leadership group, with his enthusiasm every day being really important for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Cooper Foster remained a trusted leader as the team\u2019s longest-serving veteran on the team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCooper Foster came into this organization as a kid from Sault Ste. Marie and left as a man,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s a quiet leader, but as his game evolved and he became one of our best players, he got more comfortable and accepted that challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With such key players and people moving on from the club, the challenge then becomes, how can the Ottawa 67\u2019s harness that energy and buy-in to next year\u2019s group?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, there\u2019s no reason to believe that the guys coming back are going to continue to have it, and you have to recognize that anybody you bring in, if they don\u2019t have it, has to be able to show that they can have it,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cAnd if they don\u2019t, we\u2019re not taking you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s our standard now,\u201d said Cameron. \u201cIf you aren\u2019t here for the right reasons, we don\u2019t want you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameron hopes that the returns will take that next step and guide the new group forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe eliminate every excuse for players,\u201d he said. \u201cThis organization offers everything that an NHL club would offer: mental health, leadership, medical, and fitness.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe lay the plan out for you, you do the work,\u201d he said. \u201cAll we ask is for you to have an open mindset, and when you have that mindset, you realize that hard work and fun can be in the same sentence.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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