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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that defenceman Brayden Jaravata has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrayden is a mobile defenceman who plays a tenacious, disruptive game,\u201d said General Manager Jan Egert. \u201cHe is uncomfortable to play against and enjoys elevating the temperature of competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vaughan, Ontario native was selected by Ottawa 36th overall in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection. Jaravata spent the 2025-26 season with The Hill Academy U16 AAA, recording 12 goals and 28 assists for 40 points in 63 games. He also represented The Hill Academy at the OHL Cup, adding three points in four games.<\/p>\n

The defenceman is expected to continue his development with St. Andrew\u2019s College during the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

HEIGHT:<\/strong> 6\u20190 \u00a0|\u00a0WEIGHT:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>183\u00a0lbs \u00a0|\u00a0DOB:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2010-04-24\u00a0|\u00a0HOMETOWN:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Vaughan, ON |\u00a0PREVIOUS TEAM:<\/strong>\u00a0The Hill Academy U16 AAA |\u00a0SHOOTS:<\/strong>\u00a0L[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que le d\u00e9fenseur Brayden Jaravata avait sign\u00e9 un contrat de bourse et de d\u00e9veloppement de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario avec le club.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Brayden est un d\u00e9fenseur mobile qui pratique un jeu tenace et perturbateur \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jan Egert. \u00ab Il est un adversaire redoutable qui aime faire monter la tension sur la glace. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Originaire de Vaughan, en Ontario, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par Ottawa en 36e position lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO\u00a0de 2026. Jaravata a pass\u00e9 la saison 2025-2026 avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe U16 AAA de la Hill Academy, o\u00f9 il a inscrit 12 buts et 28 passes d\u00e9cisives pour un total de 40 points en 63 matchs. Il a \u00e9galement repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 la Hill Academy lors de la Coupe de la LHO, o\u00f9 il a r\u00e9colt\u00e9 trois points en quatre matchs.<\/p>\n

Le d\u00e9fenseur poursuivra son d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0\u00a0St. Andrew\u2019s College au cours de la saison 2026-2027.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that defenceman Brayden Jaravata has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club. \u201cBrayden is a mobile defenceman who plays a tenacious, disruptive game,\u201d said General Manager Jan Egert. \u201cHe is uncomfortable to play against and enjoys elevating the temperature of competition.\u201d The Vaughan, Ontario…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60302,"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":20,"filter":"raw","term_order":"67"},{"term_id":1396,"name":"Brayden Jaravata","slug":"brayden-jaravata","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1396,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"233"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"},{"term_id":1219,"name":"Player Signing","slug":"player-signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"995"},{"term_id":1416,"name":"Team Announcement","slug":"team-announcement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1416,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1225"}],"class_list":["post-60301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-ohl-priority-selection","tag-brayden-jaravata","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-player-signing","tag-team-announcement","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/11092332\/1920x1080_Jaravata.jpg",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\/60301","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=60301"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60304,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60301\/revisions\/60304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60297,"date":"2026-08-11T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60297"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:59:52","slug":"ottawa-67s-sign-2026-second-round-pick-hannu-packalen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-sign-2026-second-round-pick-hannu-packalen","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67\u2019s Sign 2026 Second-Round Pick Hannu Packalen"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that forward Hannu Packalen has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHannu is a clever centreman who is comfortable with the puck and likes to distribute it to create offence,\u201d said General Manager Jan Egert. \u201cWe are looking forward to supporting his development within our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kingston, Ontario native was selected by Ottawa 26th\u00a0overall in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection. Last year, Packalen registered 13 goals and 30 assists for 43 points in 32 games with the Peterborough Petes U16 AAA. He also played for the U18 team, scoring five\u00a0points in six\u00a0games, before scoring five\u00a0points in five games at the Telus Cup.<\/p>\n

HEIGHT:<\/strong>\u00a05\u201911\u00a0 |\u00a0WEIGHT:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>170\u00a0lbs \u00a0|\u00a0DOB:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2010-02-15\u00a0|\u00a0HOMETOWN:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Kingston, ON |\u00a0PREVIOUS TEAM:<\/strong>\u00a0Peterborough Petes U16\u00a0AAA |\u00a0SHOOTS:<\/strong>\u00a0R[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que l\u2019attaquant Hannu Packalen avait sign\u00e9 un contrat de bourse et de d\u00e9veloppement de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario\u00a0avec le club.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Hannu est un centre intelligent, \u00e0 l\u2019aise avec la rondelle, qui aime la distribuer pour cr\u00e9er des occasions offensives \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jan Egert. \u00ab Nous sommes impatients de l\u2019accompagner dans son d\u00e9veloppement au sein de notre organisation. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Originaire de Kingston, en Ontario, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par Ottawa 26e au total\u00a0lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO de\u00a02026. L\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, Packalen a inscrit 13 buts et 30 passes d\u00e9cisives, pour un total de 43 points en 32 matchs avec les Petes de Peterborough (U16 AAA). Il a \u00e9galement jou\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe U18, marquant cinq\u00a0points en six matchs, avant d\u2019en marquer cinq\u00a0autres en cinq\u00a0matchs lors de la Coupe Telus.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that forward Hannu Packalen has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club. \u201cHannu is a clever centreman who is comfortable with the puck and likes to distribute it to create offence,\u201d said General Manager Jan Egert. \u201cWe are looking forward to supporting his…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1442,"name":"Hannu Packalen","slug":"hannu-packalen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1442,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"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":20,"filter":"raw","term_order":"67"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"},{"term_id":1219,"name":"Player Signing","slug":"player-signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"995"},{"term_id":1416,"name":"Team Announcement","slug":"team-announcement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1416,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1225"}],"class_list":["post-60297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-hannu-packalen","tag-2026-ohl-priority-selection","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-player-signing","tag-team-announcement","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/11085928\/1920x1080_Hannu.jpg",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\/60297","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=60297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60300,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60297\/revisions\/60300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60285,"date":"2026-08-06T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60285"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:49:22","slug":"ottawa-67s-announce-schedule-changes-for-march-5-and-march-14-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-announce-schedule-changes-for-march-5-and-march-14-games","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67’s Announce Schedule Changes for March 5 and March 14 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Ottawa 67’s have announced the following game changes for the regular season games on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 14:<\/p>\n

Friday, March 5 \u2013 Brampton at Ottawa, 7:00 PM (was Saturday, March 6 at 3:00 PM)<\/p>\n

Sunday, March 14 \u2013 Barrie at Ottawa, 1:00 PM (was at 3:00 PM)<\/p>\n

New downloadable assets are available here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> Les 67 d’Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 les modifications suivantes concernant les matchs de saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re pr\u00e9vus le samedi 6 mars et le samedi 14 mars ainsi que le dimanche 14 mars\u00a0:<\/p>\n

Vendredi 5 mars \u2013 Brampton \u00e0 Ottawa, 19h00 (au lieu du samedi 6 mars \u00e0 15h00)<\/p>\n

Dimanche 14 mars \u2013 Barrie \u00e0 Ottawa, 13h00 (au lieu de 15h00)<\/p>\n

De nouvelles ressources t\u00e9l\u00e9chargeables sont disponibles ici<\/a>.[\/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’s have announced the following game changes for the regular season games on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 14: Friday, March 5 \u2013 Brampton at Ottawa, 7:00 PM (was Saturday, March 6 at 3:00 PM) Sunday, March 14 \u2013 Barrie at Ottawa, 1:00 PM (was at 3:00 PM) New downloadable…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1413,"name":"2026-27 Schedule","slug":"2026-27-schedule","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1413,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"72"},{"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":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"73"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"},{"term_id":13,"name":"schedule","slug":"schedule","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1122"}],"class_list":["post-60285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-27-schedule","tag-2026-27-season","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-schedule","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/06103620\/1920x1080Schedule.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\/60285","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=60285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60286,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60285\/revisions\/60286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60280,"date":"2026-08-05T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60280"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:49:29","slug":"ottawa-67s-announce-hockey-operations-personnel-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-announce-hockey-operations-personnel-updates","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67’s Announce Hockey Operations Personnel Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Ottawa 67’s announced a series of updates to the club’s Hockey Operations structure and staff ahead of the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League season.<\/p>\n

Joining the organization are\u00a0Hannah Davidson<\/strong>\u00a0as Hockey Operations Assistant and\u00a0Jordan Vachon<\/strong>\u00a0as Goaltending Scout. The club has also added\u00a0Elijah Minden<\/strong>\u00a0in an Analyst role, following his consulting contributions in analytics and scouting since 2023. Ottawa also welcomes back\u00a0Andrew Mercer<\/strong>\u00a0as Goaltending Coach and\u00a0Charlie McTavish<\/strong>\u00a0as Head of Goaltending Evaluation and Development. Several staff members have taken on expanded roles within the organization.<\/p>\n

“I’m excited to welcome Hannah, Elijah and Jordan to our organization,” said Ottawa 67’s General Manager Jan Egert. “I’m equally excited to see the continued growth of our returning staff and the energy they’ll bring into the season. The OHL landscape has shifted over the past few years, and it’s important that our Hockey Operations department continues to adapt alongside it. Together, this collaborative group will provide our players with the resources, guidance and support they need throughout their development journey.”[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Hannah Davidson – Hockey Operations Assistant” tab_id=”1785940402978-6652af30-0e1e”][vc_column_text css=””]Davidson joins the 67’s after serving as General Manager of the Medicine Hat Minor Hockey Association from 2023 to 2026, during which she led an organization of more than 1,200 members and worked closely with more than 100 volunteer coaches. In her role, she played an instrumental part in advancing player development and strengthening stakeholder engagement throughout the association. Before transitioning into hockey administration, the Kincardine, Ont., native played four seasons at Minnesota State University, recording 54 points in 131 NCAA games and serving as assistant captain in her final season.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jordan Vachon – Goaltending Scout” tab_id=”1785940402985-9e864873-285e”][vc_column_text css=””]Vachon joins the 67’s as Goaltending Scout after more than 15 years in goaltender development. The Russell, Ont. native is currently Lead Goaltending Coach with Summit Goaltending and Amped Sports Lab, working alongside 67’s Goaltending Coach Andrew Mercer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Elijah Minden – Analyst” tab_id=”1785940486734-d8962801-c6ff”][vc_column_text css=””]Minden joined the 67’s analytics staff in 2023, working closely with coaching and management. In 2024, he expanded into scouting while continuing his work in analytics.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The club also announced further staff responsibility changes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Joel Washkurak” tab_id=”1785940539881-7d00dba1-b0fb”][vc_column_text css=””]Joel Washkurak\u00a0will lead the OHL Priority Selection scouting department in his new role as Head of Player Evaluation. He will continue to rely on contributions from Tristan Whitley, Ryan Ferizovic, Joe Cartigiano, and Jordan Vachon.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jay Lacroix” tab_id=”1785940539889-bd7b5cf4-2e63″][vc_column_text css=””]Jay Lacroix\u00a0remains with the club in a scouting role, now reporting directly to General Manager Jan Egert.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jamie Henderson” tab_id=”1785940668388-463573bf-20d2″][vc_column_text css=””]Jamie Henderson\u00a0transitions to Head of Player Development, overseeing the growth and support of Ottawa 67\u2019s prospects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]A complete list of the Ottawa 67’s Hockey Operations staff is available on the club’s\u00a0website<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie de changements au sein de la structure et du personnel des op\u00e9rations de hockey du club, en vue de la saison 2026-2027 de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario.<\/p>\n

Hannah Davidson <\/strong>rejoint l\u2019organisation en tant qu\u2019assistante aux op\u00e9rations hockey, tandis que Jordan Vachon <\/strong>occupe le poste de recruteur sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en gardiens de but. Le club a \u00e9galement recrut\u00e9 Elijah Minden<\/strong> au poste d\u2019analyste, apr\u00e8s qu\u2019il a apport\u00e9 sa contribution en tant que consultant en analyse de donn\u00e9es et en recrutement depuis 2023. Ottawa accueille \u00e9galement le retour d\u2019Andrew Mercer <\/strong>au poste d\u2019entra\u00eeneur des gardiens et de Charlie McTavish<\/strong> en tant que responsable de l\u2019\u00e9valuation et du d\u00e9veloppement des gardiens. Plusieurs membres du personnel se sont vu confier des responsabilit\u00e9s \u00e9largies au sein de l\u2019organisation.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Je suis ravi d\u2019accueillir Hannah, Elijah et Jordan au sein de notre organisation \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Jan Egert, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des 67 d\u2019Ottawa. \u00ab Je me r\u00e9jouis tout autant de constater l\u2019\u00e9volution continue de nos collaborateurs de longue date et l\u2019\u00e9nergie qu\u2019ils apporteront \u00e0 cette saison. Le paysage de l\u2019OHL a \u00e9volu\u00e9 au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, et il est important que notre d\u00e9partement des op\u00e9rations hockey continue de s\u2019adapter \u00e0 ces changements. Ensemble, cette \u00e9quipe soud\u00e9e fournira \u00e0 nos joueurs les ressources, les conseils et le soutien dont ils ont besoin tout au long de leur parcours de d\u00e9veloppement. \u00bb[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Hannah Davidson – Assistante aux op\u00e9rations d’hockey” tab_id=”1785940786110-64ce4789-4342″][vc_column_text css=””]Davidson rejoint les 67’s apr\u00e8s avoir occup\u00e9 le poste de directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Association de hockey mineur de Medicine Hat de 2023 \u00e0 2026, p\u00e9riode durant laquelle elle a dirig\u00e9 une organisation comptant plus de 1 200 membres et travaill\u00e9 en \u00e9troite collaboration avec plus de 100 entra\u00eeneurs b\u00e9n\u00e9voles. \u00c0 ce poste, elle a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans la promotion du d\u00e9veloppement des joueuses et le renforcement de l\u2019engagement des parties prenantes au sein de l\u2019association. Avant de se tourner vers l\u2019administration du hockey, cette native de Kincardine, en Ontario, a jou\u00e9 quatre saisons \u00e0 la Minnesota State University, o\u00f9 elle a inscrit 54 points en 131 matchs de la NCAA et occup\u00e9 le poste de capitaine adjointe lors de sa derni\u00e8re saison.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jordan Vachon – Recruteur sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en gardiens de but” tab_id=”1785940786129-3c8d5a78-50c6″][vc_column_text css=””]Vachon rejoint les 67’s en tant que recruteur sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en gardiens de but apr\u00e8s plus de 15 ans consacr\u00e9s au d\u00e9veloppement de ces gardiens. Originaire de Russell, en Ontario, il occupe actuellement le poste d\u2019entra\u00eeneur principal des gardiens chez Summit Goaltending et Amped Sports Lab, o\u00f9 il travaille aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s d\u2019Andrew Mercer, l\u2019entra\u00eeneur des gardiens des 67\u2019s.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Elijah Minden – Analyste” tab_id=”1785940786148-c97e3ce6-2999″][vc_column_text css=””]Minden a rejoint l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019analyse des 67\u2019s en 2023\u00a0et travaille en \u00e9troite collaboration avec le staff technique et la direction. En 2024, il a \u00e9largi ses fonctions au recrutement tout en poursuivant son travail dans le domaine de l\u2019analyse.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Le club a \u00e9galement annonc\u00e9 d\u2019autres changements dans la r\u00e9partition des responsabilit\u00e9s au sein du staff.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Joel Washkurak” tab_id=”1785940775179-393cf7ab-c4c9″][vc_column_text css=””]Joel Washkurak dirigera le service de recrutement de la s\u00e9lection prioritaire de l\u2019OHL dans le cadre de ses nouvelles fonctions de responsable de l\u2019\u00e9valuation des joueurs. Il continuera \u00e0 s\u2019appuyer sur la collaboration de Tristan Whitley, Ryan Ferizovic, Joe Cartigiano et Jordan Vachon.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jay Lacroix” tab_id=”1785940775196-8e70fe8f-84a3″][vc_column_text css=””]Jay Lacroix reste au sein du club en tant que recruteur et rend d\u00e9sormais compte directement au directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jan Egert.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jamie Henderson” tab_id=”1785940775209-46a77f81-8e10″][vc_column_text css=””]Jamie Henderson occupe d\u00e9sormais le poste de responsable du d\u00e9veloppement des joueurs et supervise la progression et l\u2019accompagnement des espoirs des 67 d\u2019Ottawa.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]La liste compl\u00e8te du personnel charg\u00e9 des op\u00e9rations de hockey des 67 d\u2019Ottawa est disponible sur le site web<\/a><\/u>\u00a0du club.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> This season’s promotional schedule takes a new approach to game-day entertainment, focusing on five signature experiences designed to transform TD Place throughout the season. Whether it’s celebrating one of Ottawa’s favourite holiday traditions, dancing the night away at the rink or making Family Day memories together, each promotional game is built to offer fans something unique beyond the action on the ice.<\/p>\n

The holiday season begins on\u00a0December 6\u00a0as the\u00a0Teddy Bear Toss presented by The Brick\u00a0returns to TD Place. This year, the Barber Pole Express invites fans of all ages aboard for a journey to the North Pole, where holiday traditions come to life through festive entertainment, warm hot chocolate and pyjamas encouraged for passengers young and old. Whether fans bring a teddy bear from home or purchase a Brickley Bear at the game, the afternoon builds towards one of the city\u2019s most cherished hockey traditions, as thousands of teddy bears fill the ice in support of the community. The Flint Firebirds return after last year’s unforgettable Teddy Bear Toss, when Nic Whitehead’s goal sparked the annual toss before the Barber Poles earned a shootout victory.<\/p>\n

The new calendar year begins with a completely different atmosphere at TD Place. For one night only, Friday Night Disco transforms the arena as the Saginaw Spirit visit Ottawa on January 15. Music, lights and hockey come together for an unforgettable retro-inspired celebration where fans are encouraged to dress in their favourite retro attire, sing along to disco classics and take part in a silent disco experience unlike any other on the 67’s calendar.<\/p>\n

Family Day takes centre stage on February 15 with the debut of To The Capital\u2026And Beyond. Designed with families in mind, the afternoon invites fans of all ages to explore interactive experiences, themed entertainment and activities throughout TD Place before cheering on the Barber Poles. It’s a celebration built around spending quality time together while creating lasting memories at the rink.<\/p>\n

Later that month, fans won’t just watch the action; they’ll become part of it. The first-ever Outshoot. Outscore. Outlast. game on February 27 brings interactive arena-wide challenges, themed entertainment and unexpected surprises that encourage fans to compete alongside one another while following the action on the ice. It’s an experience designed to keep the excitement going from the moment fans enter the building until the final buzzer.<\/p>\n

The promotional schedule concludes during March Break with the return of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Live Irish entertainment, festive traditions, themed food and beverages, and exclusive prizing will transform TD Place into a spirited St. Paddy’s celebration, giving fans one final signature experience before the regular season enters its final stretch.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re returning for a favourite tradition like the Teddy Bear Toss or discovering one of this season’s brand-new experiences, the 2026-27 promotional schedule offers something for every fan. Flex Packs are on sale now, allowing fans to choose the games and experiences they don’t want to miss while saving compared to purchasing individual game tickets. Build your own season, create new traditions and experience everything the Ottawa 67’s have planned for 2026-27 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong> Le programme promotionnel de cette saison propose une nouvelle approche des animations les jours de match, en mettant l\u2019accent sur cinq exp\u00e9riences phares con\u00e7ues pour transformer le TD Place tout au long de la saison. Qu\u2019il s\u2019agisse de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer l\u2019une des traditions de fin d\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es des Ottawiens, de danser toute la nuit sur la patinoire ou de cr\u00e9er ensemble des souvenirs inoubliables \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la Journ\u00e9e de la famille, chaque match promotionnel est con\u00e7u pour offrir aux supporters quelque chose d\u2019unique, au-del\u00e0 de l\u2019action sur la glace.<\/p>\n

La saison des f\u00eates d\u00e9bute le 6 d\u00e9cembre avec le retour du \u00ab Teddy Bear Toss \u00bb, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par The Brick, au TD Place. Cette ann\u00e9e, le \u00ab Barber Pole Express \u00bb invite les fans de tous \u00e2ges \u00e0 monter \u00e0 bord pour un voyage vers le p\u00f4le Nord, o\u00f9 les traditions de No\u00ebl prennent vie gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des animations festives et \u00e0 du chocolat chaud r\u00e9confortant, et o\u00f9 les pyjamas sont de mise pour les passagers, petits et grands. Que les fans apportent un ours en peluche de chez eux ou ach\u00e8tent un \u00ab Brickley Bear \u00bb lors du match, l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi culmine avec l\u2019une des traditions de hockey les plus ch\u00e8res \u00e0 la ville, alors que des milliers d\u2019ours en peluche envahissent la glace en signe de soutien \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9. Les Flint Firebirds font leur retour apr\u00e8s le \u00ab Teddy Bear Toss \u00bb inoubliable de l\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, lors duquel le but de Nic Whitehead avait d\u00e9clench\u00e9 le lancer annuel avant que les Barber Poles ne remportent la victoire aux tirs au but.<\/p>\n

La nouvelle ann\u00e9e commence dans une ambiance totalement diff\u00e9rente au TD Place. Le temps d\u2019une soir\u00e9e exceptionnelle, le \u00ab Friday Night Disco \u00bb transformera la patinoire \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la visite des Saginaw Spirit \u00e0 Ottawa, le 15 janvier. Musique, lumi\u00e8res et hockey s\u2019uniront pour une f\u00eate inoubliable d\u2019inspiration r\u00e9tro, o\u00f9 les supporters sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 rev\u00eatir leurs tenues r\u00e9tro pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es, \u00e0 chanter en ch\u0153ur les grands classiques du disco et \u00e0 vivre une exp\u00e9rience de \u00ab disco silencieuse \u00bb unique en son genre dans le calendrier des 67\u2019s.<\/p>\n

La Journ\u00e9e de la famille occupe le devant de la sc\u00e8ne le 15 f\u00e9vrier avec le lancement de \u00ab To The Capital\u2026And Beyond \u00bb. Con\u00e7ue sp\u00e9cialement pour les familles, cette apr\u00e8s-midi invite les fans de tous \u00e2ges \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir des exp\u00e9riences interactives, des animations th\u00e9matiques et des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 travers tout le TD Place avant d\u2019encourager les Barber Poles. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une c\u00e9l\u00e9bration ax\u00e9e sur le partage de moments privil\u00e9gi\u00e9s tout en cr\u00e9ant des souvenirs inoubliables \u00e0 la patinoire.<\/p>\n

Plus tard dans le mois, les fans ne se contenteront pas d\u2019observer l\u2019action : ils en feront partie int\u00e9grante. Le tout premier match \u00ab Outshoot. Outscore. Outlast. \u00bb, le 27 f\u00e9vrier, proposera des d\u00e9fis interactifs \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle de la patinoire, des animations th\u00e9matiques et des surprises inattendues qui encourageront les fans \u00e0 rivaliser les uns avec les autres tout en suivant l\u2019action sur la glace. C\u2019est une exp\u00e9rience con\u00e7ue pour maintenir l\u2019enthousiasme d\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e des fans dans l\u2019enceinte jusqu\u2019au coup de sifflet final.<\/p>\n

Le programme promotionnel s\u2019ach\u00e8ve pendant les vacances de mars avec le retour de la Saint-Patrick, le 17 mars. Des spectacles irlandais en direct, des traditions festives, des mets et des boissons \u00e0 th\u00e8me, ainsi que des lots exclusifs transformeront le TD Place en une c\u00e9l\u00e9bration endiabl\u00e9e de la Saint-Patrick, offrant aux fans une exp\u00e9rience inoubliable avant que la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re n\u2019entame sa derni\u00e8re ligne droite.<\/p>\n

Que vous reveniez pour une tradition pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e comme le \u00ab Teddy Bear Toss \u00bb ou que vous d\u00e9couvriez l\u2019une des toutes nouvelles exp\u00e9riences de cette saison, le programme promotionnel 2026-2027 a de quoi satisfaire tous les fans. Les \u00ab Flex Packs \u00bb sont d\u00e9sormais en vente, permettant aux fans de choisir les matchs et les exp\u00e9riences qu\u2019ils ne veulent pas manquer tout en r\u00e9alisant des \u00e9conomies par rapport \u00e0 l\u2019achat de billets \u00e0 l\u2019unit\u00e9. Composez votre propre saison, cr\u00e9ez de nouvelles traditions et d\u00e9couvrez ici<\/a> tout ce que les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont pr\u00e9vu pour la saison 2026-2027.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] OTTAWA \u2013 This season’s promotional schedule takes a new approach to game-day entertainment, focusing on five signature experiences designed to transform TD Place throughout the season. 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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You may not know the name, but if you\u2019ve been around TD Place long enough, you\u2019ll recognize the face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul ‘Preach’ Huggins has been a constant at the arena over the past two decades, wearing his trademark flat cap and high-spirited demeanor, from morning practices to game days, when he sticks around until after the final buzzer.<\/span><\/p>\n

While he provides morale boosts through his spirited demeanour and great storytelling, Huggins also provides the team with a unique service as the team\u2019s chaplain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 67\u2019s are one of a handful of OHL teams to officially provide spiritual guidance, including the Niagara IceDogs, Owen Sound Attack, Oshawa Generals, Peterborough Petes, Sarnia Sting, Sudbury Wolves, and Windsor Spitfires.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the team\u2019s chaplain, he leads weekly bible study sessions after Thursday practices in the video room.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll look at a concept, an idea, some aspect that we can have a conversation about and provide a framework, vision and perspective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019ll also meet individually with players for prayer time, connections and situations, or just advice.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Preach\u2019s faith had always been present in his life, it was with the Carleton Ravens where faith and sport had truly married.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was playing football (at Carleton), and that\u2019s where the proverbial penny dropped,\u201d he said. \u201cThese two really go hand-in-hand and play well together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was there that he first got involved with Athletes in Action, a non-profit. \u201cThey kinda illuminated the faith and sport aspect and combination,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Huggins joined the organization in the 2005-06 season off a recommendation from Brian Patafie, the team\u2019s equipment manager and head athletic therapist at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI met with (Brian Kilrea), had that first meeting with him, and so the rest, as they say, is history,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was that season where Huggins got his infamous nickname \u2018Preach\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPatafie came and saw me preach one Sunday, so he started introducing me to different people like \u2018Hey, have you met the preacher?\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cTherefore, the guys just went from Preacher to Preach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some players on the team that do not know my real name and just refer to me as Preach,\u201d he laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a former athlete, Huggins knows the role that superstitions play in athletics, especially as the stakes get higher and players want to control all the controllables.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was joking with a few people about this last week, with what clothes they put on in what order,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is that athletes want to feel comfortable,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes, there are things they look for to provide comfort that aren\u2019t necessarily meant to provide them comfort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo for us in our chapel times, we try to look at a nebulous idea to a more concrete reality,\u201d he said. \u201cTrying to give them a bit more grounding, not to feed superstitions, but to have them go into every game thinking: \u201cI feel good because of the different things I\u2019ve incorporated into my life.\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With hockey growing past its roots and into newer communities, it\u2019s allowed for players of different backgrounds and faiths to grace the ice from youth hockey and all the way up the ranks to the 67\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Preach\u2019s backgrounds and teachings stem from his Christian roots, he\u2019s still present to provide that guidance even to players grounded by different faiths or moral backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFaith has many components to it, and manifests itself in many different ways,\u201d he said. \u201cDefinitely, I present things from a Christian perspective, but also I absolutely respect anyone who has a different faith or perspective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI firmly believe all truth is God\u2019s truth, whether you recognize it as God as I recognize it as God, or something else, it\u2019s still true,\u201d he said. \u201cIn each and every conversation, you find the common ground, and that\u2019s the one reality we can do with more of in our society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside the 67\u2019s, Huggins has continued his services with the Ottawa Redblacks since their inaugural season in 2013, where he also hosts weekly bible meetings as well as pre-game chapel and post-game prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Compared to the RedBlacks, where it\u2019s much more serious, dealing with advice on wives and children, he appreciates the levity of working with the young Barber Poles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn all honesty, I laugh a lot more down here,\u201d he joked. \u201cJust because there\u2019s a lot more things to laugh at and with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, there\u2019s a lot of similarities between dealing with the two groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAthletes are athletes,\u201d he said. \u201cThe things that they struggle with, and the situations and realities that they face are very similar and consistent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I take great comfort in is the conversations I have outside of my official times,\u201d he said. \u201cI tell people I live for the lightbulb moments; Someone will stand in the hallway for 20 minutes to a half-hour and all of a sudden some aspect comes up they never would have shared before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the off-season, Huggins tries to keep the connection alive, keeping his line open for players who need help or advice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think back to the COVID years, we ran a Bible Study throughout the entire off-season on Zoom, because guys wanted to be engaged and stay connected,\u201d he said. \u201cThis past off-season I\u2019ve engaged with five or six different players via email and text.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That willingness to maintain those connections also extends to alumni, with Preach keeping a line throughout the year with former 67\u2019s greats like Logan Couture, Jake Middleton and Petr Mrazek, and has even done players’ weddings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Going into his 21st season around the team, Huggins is excited to reunite with the players he\u2019s kept in touch with and to pick up where he left off with those he hasn\u2019t seen in a while.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI walk into every year full of anticipation and expectations but with open hands, because I don\u2019t necessarily know who the players are that are gonna come in, where players are going to be at, or whether they will want to continue to engage,\u201d he said. \u201cI am super blessed by the guys who come and want to look into the Bible and what it says and what it might have for them,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially for the 67\u2019s, they are young and are looking for the things and aspects that they\u2019ll utilize to shape, not just their current trajectory, but the one they want to be on for the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You may not know the name, but if you\u2019ve been around TD Place long enough, you\u2019ll recognize the face.\u00a0 Paul ‘Preach’ Huggins has been a constant at the arena over the past two decades, wearing his trademark flat cap and high-spirited demeanor, from morning practices to game days, when he sticks around until after…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":625,"featured_media":60193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1433,"name":"Beyond The Bench","slug":"beyond-the-bench","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1433,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"10"},{"term_id":1432,"name":"Paul Huggins","slug":"paul-huggins","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1432,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"11"},{"term_id":438,"name":"feature","slug":"feature","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":438,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":38,"filter":"raw","term_order":"450"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"}],"class_list":["post-60190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-beyond-the-bench","tag-paul-huggins","tag-feature","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/27150106\/20251118-TA-0090-scaled.jpg",2560,1440,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\/60190","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=60190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60191,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60190\/revisions\/60191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60182,"date":"2026-07-22T13:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60182"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:12:28","slug":"brock-chitaroni-selected-to-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/brock-chitaroni-selected-to-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","title":{"rendered":"Brock Chitaroni Selected to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>Hockey Canada announced today that Ottawa 67\u2019s forward Brock Chitaroni has been selected to attend Canada\u2019s National Men\u2019s Summer Under-18 Team training camp ahead of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.<\/p>\n

Chitaroni, 17, was selected third overall by the Ottawa 67\u2019s in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. In his rookie OHL season, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, native appeared in 60 regular-season games, recording 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points, and added eight playoff appearances. Internationally, Chitaroni represented Team Canada White at the 2025 U17 World Challenge, appearing in five games, tallying three goals and three assists for six points.\u00a0Prior to joining the 67\u2019s, he starred with the Barrie Colts U16 AAA program, where he tallied 29 goals and 30 assists in 31 games.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s National Men\u2019s Summer Under-18 Team training camp will run from July 27 to Aug. 1 at NAIT Arena and Rogers Place in Edmonton. The camp will feature daily practices and exhibition games against Sweden on July 30 and Czechia on Aug. 1, before the final roster is selected for the tournament.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup begins on Aug. 3, with Canada opening the tournament against Switzerland at 5:00 p.m. MT. Canada will also face Slovakia on Aug. 4 and Sweden on Aug. 5 in preliminary-round action before the tournament concludes with the medal games on Aug. 8.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA –<\/strong> Hockey Canada a annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que l\u2019attaquant des 67 d\u2019Ottawa, Brock Chitaroni, avait \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 pour participer au stage de pr\u00e9paration de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale masculine canadienne des moins de 18 ans en vue de la Coupe Hlinka-Gretzky 2026.<\/p>\n

Chitaroni, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 17 ans, a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 troisi\u00e8me au total par les 67\u2019s d\u2019Ottawa lors du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de la LHO de 2025. Pour sa premi\u00e8re saison, le natif de Sault-Sainte-Marie, en Ontario, a disput\u00e9 60 matchs de saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, inscrivant 10 buts et 14 passes d\u00e9cisives pour un total de 24 points, et a ajout\u00e9 huit matchs de s\u00e9ries \u00e9liminatoires \u00e0 son palmar\u00e8s. Sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale, Chitaroni a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 l’\u00e9quipe Canada White lors du World Challenge U17 de 2025, disputant cinq matchs au cours desquels il a inscrit trois buts et d\u00e9livr\u00e9 trois passes d\u00e9cisives, pour un total de six points.\u00a0Avant de rejoindre les 67\u2019s, il s\u2019est illustr\u00e9 au sein du programme AAA des moins de 16 ans des Colts de Barrie, o\u00f9 il a inscrit 29 buts et 30 passes d\u00e9cisives en 31 matchs.<\/p>\n

Le stage de pr\u00e9paration de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale masculine canadienne des moins de 18 ans d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 se d\u00e9roulera du 27 juillet au 1er ao\u00fbt \u00e0 la NAIT Arena et \u00e0 Rogers Place, \u00e0 Edmonton. Au programme : des entra\u00eenements quotidiens et des matchs amicaux contre la Su\u00e8de le 30 juillet et contre la R\u00e9publique tch\u00e8que le 1er ao\u00fbt, avant la s\u00e9lection de l\u2019effectif d\u00e9finitif pour le tournoi.<\/p>\n

La Coupe Hlinka-Gretzky 2026 d\u00e9butera le 3 ao\u00fbt ; le Canada ouvrira le tournoi face \u00e0 la Suisse \u00e0 17 h (heure des Rocheuses). Le Canada affrontera \u00e9galement la Slovaquie le 4 ao\u00fbt et la Su\u00e8de le 5 ao\u00fbt lors de la phase pr\u00e9liminaire, avant que le tournoi ne s\u2019ach\u00e8ve par les matchs pour les m\u00e9dailles le 8 ao\u00fbt.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0–\u00a0Hockey Canada announced today that Ottawa 67\u2019s forward Brock Chitaroni has been selected to attend Canada\u2019s National Men\u2019s Summer Under-18 Team training camp ahead of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Chitaroni, 17, was selected third overall by the Ottawa 67\u2019s in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. In his rookie OHL season, the Sault Ste.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1431,"name":"National Men's Summer Under-18 Team Camp","slug":"national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1431,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"12"},{"term_id":1202,"name":"Brock Chitaroni","slug":"brock-chitaroni","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1202,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"243"},{"term_id":920,"name":"Hlinka Gretzky Cup","slug":"hlinka-gretzky-cup","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":920,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"570"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"}],"class_list":["post-60182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","tag-brock-chitaroni","tag-hlinka-gretzky-cup","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/22121536\/wide.jpg",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\/60182","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=60182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60184,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60182\/revisions\/60184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60170,"date":"2026-07-16T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60170"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:26:22","slug":"goaltender-noah-la-gambina-commits-to-the-ottawa-67s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/goaltender-noah-la-gambina-commits-to-the-ottawa-67s","title":{"rendered":"Goaltender Noah La Gambina Commits to the Ottawa 67\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that goaltender Noah La Gambina has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.<\/p>\n

“Noah is an athletic and highly competitive goaltender,” said Ottawa 67\u2019s General Manager Jan Egert. “He was a key member of the Don Mills Flyers’ 2024\u201325 GTHL Championship team before continuing his journey at St. Andrew’s College. Through both organizations, Noah has continued to grow under the tutelage of each program. We’re excited he has chosen to take the next step in his development path with the 67’s.”<\/p>\n

The Richmond Hill, Ontario native was selected by Ottawa in the fifth round (98th overall) of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. La Gambina made his first OHL appearance during the 2025-26 season, dressing as Jaeden Nelson’s backup against the Oshawa Generals. At St. Andrew’s College U18 AAA last season, the 16-year-old appeared in 24 games, posting a 17-7-0 record, a 2.44 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts.<\/p>\n

HEIGHT:<\/strong>\u00a05\u201911\u00a0 | WEIGHT: <\/strong>192\u00a0lbs \u00a0| DOB: <\/strong>2009-07-18\u00a0| HOMETOWN: <\/strong>Richmond Hill, ON | PREVIOUS TEAM:<\/strong> St. Andrew’s College\u00a0| CATCHES:<\/strong> L<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA –<\/strong> Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que le gardien Noah La Gambina avait sign\u00e9 avec le club un contrat de bourse d\u2019\u00e9tudes et de d\u00e9veloppement de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Noah est un gardien athl\u00e9tique et tr\u00e8s comp\u00e9titif \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Jan Egert, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des 67 d\u2019Ottawa. \u00ab Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 un membre cl\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00e9quipe des Flyers de Don Mills, qui a remport\u00e9 le championnat de la GTHL en 2024-2025, avant de poursuivre son parcours au St. Andrew\u2019s College. Au sein de ces deux organisations, Noah n\u2019a cess\u00e9 de progresser sous la houlette de chacun des programmes. Nous sommes ravis qu\u2019il ait choisi de franchir une nouvelle \u00e9tape de son parcours de d\u00e9veloppement avec les 67\u2019s. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Originaire de Richmond Hill, en Ontario, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par Ottawa au cinqui\u00e8me tour (98e au total) du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de l\u2019OHL de 2025. La Gambina a fait ses d\u00e9buts dans l\u2019OHL au cours de la saison 2025-2026, en tant que rempla\u00e7ant de Jaeden Nelson face aux Generals d\u2019Oshawa. Au sein de l\u2019\u00e9quipe U18 AAA du St. Andrew\u2019s College la saison derni\u00e8re, le jeune gardien de 16 ans a disput\u00e9 24 matchs, affichant un bilan de 17 victoires et sept d\u00e9faites, une moyenne de 2,44 buts allou\u00e9s, un pourcentage d\u2019arr\u00eats de 0,908 et deux blanchissages.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA\u00a0–\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that goaltender Noah La Gambina has signed an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club. “Noah is an athletic and highly competitive goaltender,” said Ottawa 67\u2019s General Manager Jan Egert. “He was a key member of the Don Mills Flyers’ 2024\u201325 GTHL Championship team before continuing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1430,"name":"Noah La Gambina","slug":"noah-la-gambina","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1430,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"822"},{"term_id":7,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":684,"filter":"raw","term_order":"845"},{"term_id":8,"name":"Ottawa 67`s","slug":"ottawa-67s","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1279,"filter":"raw","term_order":"918"},{"term_id":1219,"name":"Player Signing","slug":"player-signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"995"},{"term_id":927,"name":"Signing","slug":"signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":927,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1163"},{"term_id":522,"name":"team-news","slug":"team-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":522,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1237"}],"class_list":["post-60170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-noah-la-gambina","tag-ohl","tag-ottawa-67s","tag-player-signing","tag-signing","tag-team-news","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/16092523\/1920x1080_LaGambina.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\/60170","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=60170"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60173,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60170\/revisions\/60173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60166,"date":"2026-07-15T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60166"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:55:05","slug":"ottawa-67s-extend-assistant-coaches-norm-milley-and-paul-stoykewych","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/ottawa-67s-extend-assistant-coaches-norm-milley-and-paul-stoykewych","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa 67’s Extend Assistant Coaches Norm Milley and Paul Stoykewych"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]OTTAWA \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Ottawa 67\u2019s announced today that assistant coaches Norm Milley and Paul Stoykewych have each signed two-year contract extensions through the 2027-28 Ontario Hockey League season.<\/p>\n

“I am very happy to have both Norm and Paul back on our coaching staff,” said Ottawa 67\u2019s Head Coach Dave Cameron. “Norm\u2019s experience and understanding of the game are invaluable. He\u2019s become one of the most respected coaches in the OHL and brings a wealth of knowledge to our group. Paul offers a fresh perspective, and his personable, detail-oriented approach has made a significant impact on our players\u2019 development. Together, they are outstanding members of our staff.”<\/p>\n

Milley<\/strong>, 46, is set to begin his ninth season with the Ottawa 67\u2019s, having joined the organization in 2017 as part of Andr\u00e9 Tourigny’s coaching staff. Since then, the Toronto native has helped lead the team to an OHL Championship Series appearance in 2019 and three Hamilton Spectator Trophy titles alongside Tourigny and current Head Coach Dave Cameron.<\/p>\n

Before turning to coaching, Milley had a distinguished playing career. As a standout with the Sudbury Wolves, he collected multiple CHL and OHL honours before being selected 37th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Draft. Milley went on to play for Buffalo and the Tampa Bay Lightning and enjoyed a strong career in the American Hockey League. He concluded his playing days in Germany\u2019s DEL, earning several league honours, including leading the league in assists and points. On the international stage, Milley has represented Canada as both a player and a coach.<\/p>\n

Stoykewych<\/strong>, 31, joined Cameron\u2019s coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season and is entering his fourth year with the organization. Previously, the Winnipeg native spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees men\u2019s hockey program. Before that, he served as a skills development coach and program coordinator at Manitoba\u2019s RINK Training Centre and as an assistant coach with the Western Mustangs during the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n

As a player, Stoykewych played for the Western Michigan University Broncos from 2014 to 2018, tallying 23 points over 82 NCAA games. Prior to his collegiate career, he represented Canada West at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior A Challenge, as well as the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.<\/p>\n

Milley and Stoykewych will return alongside reigning OHL Coach of the Year Dave Cameron as the 67\u2019s open their preseason schedule on August 30 against the Kingston Frontenacs at Slush Puppie Place. Ottawa begins the 2026-27 regular season in Kingston on September 20, before hosting the Sarnia Sting in their home opener at The Arena at TD Place on September 27 at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Fans can secure their seats for the upcoming season by purchasing a 2026-27 Ottawa 67\u2019s season ticket membership\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0or a 2026-27 Flex Pack\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The full 2026-27 regular season schedule is available\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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OTTAWA –<\/strong> Les 67 d\u2019Ottawa ont annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que les entra\u00eeneurs adjoints Norm Milley et Paul Stoykewych avaient chacun prolong\u00e9 leur contrat de deux ans, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la saison 2027-2028 de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Je suis tr\u00e8s heureux que Norm et Paul fassent \u00e0 nouveau partie de notre personnel d\u2019entra\u00eeneurs \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Dave Cameron, entra\u00eeneur-chef des 67 d\u2019Ottawa. \u00ab L\u2019exp\u00e9rience et la compr\u00e9hension du jeu de Norm sont inestimables. Il est devenu l\u2019un des entra\u00eeneurs les plus respect\u00e9s de la Ligue de hockey de l\u2019Ontario et apporte une mine de connaissances \u00e0 notre groupe. Paul offre un regard neuf et son approche conviviale et soucieuse du d\u00e9tail a eu un impact significatif sur le d\u00e9veloppement de nos joueurs. Ensemble, ils constituent des membres exceptionnels de notre \u00e9quipe d\u2019entra\u00eeneurs. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Milley<\/strong>, 46 ans, s\u2019appr\u00eate \u00e0 entamer sa neuvi\u00e8me saison avec les 67 d\u2019Ottawa, apr\u00e8s avoir rejoint l\u2019organisation en 2017 au sein du staff technique d\u2019Andr\u00e9 Tourigny. Depuis lors, ce natif de Toronto a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 mener l\u2019\u00e9quipe jusqu\u2019en finale du championnat de la LHO en 2019 et \u00e0 remporter trois fois le troph\u00e9e Hamilton Spectator aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s d\u2019Andr\u00e9 Tourigny et de l\u2019actuel entra\u00eeneur principal, Dave Cameron.<\/p>\n

Avant de se tourner vers le m\u00e9tier d\u2019entra\u00eeneur, Milley a men\u00e9 une brillante carri\u00e8re de joueur. Joueur vedette des Wolves de Sudbury, il a remport\u00e9 de nombreuses distinctions dans la LCH et la LHO avant d\u2019\u00eatre s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 en 37e position par les Sabres de Buffalo lors du rep\u00eachage de la LNH de 1998. Milley a ensuite jou\u00e9 pour Buffalo et le Lightning de Tampa Bay, et a connu une belle carri\u00e8re dans la Ligue am\u00e9ricaine de hockey (AHL). Il a mis un terme \u00e0 sa carri\u00e8re de joueur dans la DEL allemande, o\u00f9 il a remport\u00e9 plusieurs distinctions, notamment en terminant en t\u00eate du classement des passes d\u00e9cisives et des points de la ligue. Sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale, Milley a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 la fois en tant que joueur et en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur.<\/p>\n

Stoykewych<\/strong>, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 31 ans, a rejoint le staff technique de Cameron avant la saison 2023-2024 et entame sa quatri\u00e8me ann\u00e9e au sein de l\u2019organisation. Auparavant, ce natif de Winnipeg a pass\u00e9 deux saisons en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur adjoint au sein du programme de hockey masculin des Gee-Gees de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa. Avant cela, il a occup\u00e9 les fonctions d\u2019entra\u00eeneur charg\u00e9 du d\u00e9veloppement des comp\u00e9tences et de coordinateur de programme au RINK Training Centre du Manitoba, ainsi que\u00a0d\u2019entra\u00eeneur adjoint des Mustangs de Western pendant la saison 2019-2020.<\/p>\n

En tant que joueur, Stoykewych a \u00e9volu\u00e9 au sein des Broncos de l\u2019universit\u00e9 Western Michigan de 2014 \u00e0 2018, totalisant 23 points en 82 matchs de la NCAA. Avant sa carri\u00e8re universitaire, il a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada West lors du D\u00e9fi mondial junior A de 2012 et de 2013, ainsi qu\u2019au D\u00e9fi mondial de hockey des moins de 17 ans de 2012.<\/p>\n

Milley et Stoykewych feront leur retour aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Dave Cameron, actuel entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de la LHO, alors que les 67\u2019s entameront leur programme de pr\u00e9-saison le 30 ao\u00fbt contre les Frontenacs de Kingston au Slush Puppie Place. Ottawa d\u00e9butera la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re 2026-2027 \u00e0 Kingston le 20 septembre, avant d\u2019accueillir les Sting de Sarnia lors de son premier match \u00e0 domicile \u00e0 l\u2019Arena du TD Place le 27 septembre \u00e0 15 h.<\/p>\n

Les partisans peuvent r\u00e9server leurs places pour la saison \u00e0 venir en achetant ICI<\/a> un abonnement saisonnier 2026-2027 des Ottawa 67\u2019s ou ICI<\/a> un Flex Pack 2026-2027.<\/p>\n

Le calendrier complet de la saison r\u00e9guli\u00e8re 2026-2027 est disponible ICI<\/a>.[\/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 announced today that assistant coaches Norm Milley and Paul Stoykewych have each signed two-year contract extensions through the 2027-28 Ontario Hockey League season. “I am very happy to have both Norm and Paul back on our coaching staff,” said Ottawa 67\u2019s Head Coach Dave Cameron. “Norm\u2019s experience and understanding of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":60167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1150],"tags":[{"term_id":1428,"name":"Assistant Coaches","slug":"assistant-coaches","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1428,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"172"},{"term_id":1380,"name":"Coaching Announcement","slug":"coaching-announcement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1380,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"328"},{"term_id":1098,"name":"Coaching Staff","slug":"coaching-staff","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1099,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"329"},{"term_id":792,"name":"Norm Milley","slug":"norm-milley","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":792,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"829"},{"term_id":1427,"name":"Paul Stoykewych","slug":"paul-stoykewych","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1427,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"959"},{"term_id":1429,"name":"Staff Updates","slug":"staff-updates","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1429,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1191"}],"class_list":["post-60166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-assistant-coaches","tag-coaching-announcement","tag-coaching-staff","tag-norm-milley","tag-paul-stoykewych","tag-staff-updates","category-1150","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/14135427\/1920x1080_Extended.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\/60166","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=60166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60168,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60166\/revisions\/60168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":60160,"date":"2026-07-13T13:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/?p=60160"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:26:54","slug":"beyond-the-bench-damien-sutherland-builds-strength-in-and-out-of-the-weight-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-67s\/article\/beyond-the-bench-damien-sutherland-builds-strength-in-and-out-of-the-weight-room","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Bench: Damien Sutherland Builds Strength In-and-Out Of The Weight Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]While every season it\u2019s the goal of each Ontario Hockey League franchise to win a championship, the OHL is first and foremost a developmental league.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether that\u2019s academically, as people, and of course on the ice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of the 20 players who suit up in the Barber Pole jersey on a given night, the Ottawa 67\u2019s have an immense support staff in both front-facing and behind-the-scenes roles to get them ready every single day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of those people is Damien Sutherland, Lead Performance Coach with the Canadian Strength Institute, which has been partnered with the Ottawa 67\u2019s since 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While working in strength and conditioning naturally means plenty of resistance training, on game days Sutherland is also one of the team\u2019s heartbeats\u2014and as a strength coach, he knows the heart is a muscle, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just one of the many unofficial responsibilities he\u2019s taken on around the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDuring those game days, I\u2019m in the circle with them, getting them hyped up, getting \u2018em going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One of his other responsibilities is making the team\u2019s \u2018Liquid Legs\u2019 ready, CSI\u2019s electrolyte drink formula.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaking sure their hydration is good, their spirits high, that way, regardless of their headspace, I always try to uplift them and make sure we’re in a mindset where we\u2019re ready to go in and win that game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sutherland took on the role this past season after joining the CSI and working around the team in a limited capacity three seasons ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI got into training pretty young; I always played sports growing up, and training was the part that I gravitated towards even at an early age,\u201d said Sutherland. \u201cComing out of high school, it wasn\u2019t necessarily the path I thought I was going to take, but a little bit later in life, I decided to go back to school and started to study in the field and got lucky enough to land an internship here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During that internship, he met Sean Young, the founder of Canadian Strength Institute, who had worked with the Redblacks and the Ottawa 67\u2019s through CSI as the former Head of Athlete Performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite having several cousins who played in junior and professional hockey, including Bryan Young and Michael Swift, both of whom represented Team Korea at the 2018 Olympics, Sean comes from a track-and-field background. However, he too had his own Olympic journey, trialling for the 800m in 2008 and 2012, serving as a guide runner for Paralympian Jason Dunkerley.<\/span><\/p>\n

Young has since trained Team Canada at the World Championships and the 2026 Olympics and joined the Pittsburgh Penguins as a member of their strength and conditioning staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In that respect, both Young and Sutherland share a similar background.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty funny, actually; hockey was never my main sport; I\u2019d actually say I\u2019m a pretty poor hockey player, myself,\u201d Sutherland jests. \u201cHockey has always been a part of my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy father and my grandfather worked in hockey equipment sales for the better part of their lives,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always been something that\u2019s been close to my family, but not my personal sport of preference.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In some respects, both Young and Sutherland share a parallel background, with hockey being present in the background before ultimately coming around to it through their work in strength and conditioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo getting into this industry, it was a little bit of re-learning the culture, getting accustomed to the way that guys talk and act with each other,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, training is training; it was easy to integrate into.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing I had to wrap my head around was that at the end of the day, the OHL is a developmental league,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you have a lot of guys coming in with not a huge base and not a lot of athletic experience when it comes to lifting weights.\u201d<\/span>For CSI, they\u2019ve found success with a “rip-the-bandage-off” approach to helping young athletes take that next step.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSean and I\u2019s approach is very much: go hard in the beginning, give them a rough time starting off,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you show a young athlete what training like a pro should be like, they\u2019re going to get a lot more accustomed to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially having a mentor like Sean to teach me how he\u2019s worked with some of the great hockey players who have come through this facility,\u201d he said. \u201cI was able to learn ways to not only maintain a player throughout a season but actually grow them going into their next years, so that they\u2019ll be better and stronger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of that training involves adapting lifting routines to the player\u2019s seasons, a practice known as periodization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s gonna be periods where you are going to be able to up the volume and push the guys a little harder, schedule dependent,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe off-season, funnily enough, feels like the on-season for a strength coach,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have all of our off-season training, some local guys that come in for that programming, but also checking in with guys to make sure they are on the right path to succeed when they get to training camp.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost every week we’re doing a Zoom call with our team; all the coaches get together, and we talk about mental performance,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really good to get everyone together and still feel like a team, even if everyone is in different parts of Ontario or even further out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the preseason, the guys are coming fresh; they\u2019ve done a full offseason; they are ready to go and continue to build.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs you go through the season, you\u2019re looking at injury management: how do I make sure this player who is getting 25-minutes a night is able to play a three-game weekend and continue on?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Load management becomes even more important as the season wears on and the games get even more important.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cComing into the playoffs, how do I make sure my team is still strong but has the energy to go through rounds and rounds and make that push?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Sutherland, getting to work with younger athletes and getting them closer to reaching their athletic potential has been the most fulfilling aspect of his time with CSI and around the 67\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with younger athletes is super gratifying,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can see the work that\u2019s being put in, and as they begin to age into the league and new opportunities arrive, whether being drafted or moving onto a pro career, you can take a lot of pride in that you were a part of that stepping stone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I\u2019m just happy to be working with the 67\u2019s,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been an Ottawa native my entire life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid, I remember going to some of those school games growing up,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re there, and it looks so grandiose; you can\u2019t even fathom the idea of being in their position.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be around them every day of the week is something that is super fulfilling,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to feel like I am giving back to the city and contributing to something that means so much to so many people around here.\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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