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                  <title>Troops&#8217; win ends preseason</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/story-3-2</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Jonathan Kapageridis scored two goals and added an assist, pacing the North Bay Battalion to an 8-5 victory Saturday over the Owen Sound Attack in the final Ontario Hockey League preseason game for both teams.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Jonathan Kapageridis scored two goals and added an assist, pacing the North Bay Battalion to an 8-5 victory Saturday over the Owen Sound Attack in the final Ontario Hockey League preseason game for both teams.

Shamar Moses had two goals, while Ryder Carey contributed an empty-netter and two assists. Nolan Laird, Lincoln Edwards and Aaron Enright also scored for North Bay before 2,177 at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.

With Mike McIvor and Owen Loftus sidelined by injuries suffered in practice, goaltender Gavin Zepp made his OHL debut, providing 19 saves. Zepp, chosen in the 12th round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, served as a backup in four games last season.

The Troops, who dressed 11 forwards and seven defencemen, posted a won-lost-extended record of 2-2-0 in exhibition play. The Battalion opens the 2026-27 season when the Barrie Colts visit at 7 p.m. Friday.

Cole Zurawski scored one goal and earned two assists for Owen Sound, which got its other goals from Innis Robinson, Alexander Lisi, Max Delisle and Dillon Atkinson. Goaltender Ryerson Leenders gave up seven goals on 37 shots.

The Attack, which dressed 17 skaters, one below the limit, went 2-2-2, including a 6-3 home-ice decision Sept. 2 over the Battalion.

“We want to get our game going,” said Battalion coach Ryan Oulahen. “That was really evident with our message after last weekend, and we had a really good week. We’ve had tons of evidence now with the video teaching, and I just really like the week that we had.

“We got better each day, and then to be able to come out right from the start, we were executing at a much better level, making plays, making passes, and then a little bit more connected.”

After the teams deadlocked 4-4 through 40 minutes, Atkinson gave Owen Sound its only lead at 2:17 of the third period, but Moses tied it again on the power play at 3:11, scoring on a screened shot from above the left circle. Alexander Dubrovtsev and Kapageridis assisted.

Enright struck for the winner with the man advantage at 5:28, advancing into the high slot and firing a shot that deflected off defender Max Fransen. Max Crete and Arseny Pronin assisted on defenceman Enright’s first preseason tally.

Rearguard Kapageridis drove into the open left side to beat Leenders at 9:05, with Austin Brekelmans and Carey assisting, before Carey sent the puck into the empty net from his own zone at 17:54.

The Battalion jumped to a 2-0 first-period lead, sparked by Laird at 3:15 when he tapped the puck home after a misplay by Leenders behind the net. Rene Van Bommel and Adrian Manzo were credited with assists on Laird’s second goal of the preseason.

The onrushing Kapageridis connected at 15:29, taking a centring pass from Pronin on the left side and ripping the puck past Leenders from between the circles. Van Bommel had the other assist.

BATTALION BULLETS: Fan Fest preceded the game, featuring the red carpet walk, vendors, prizing and more ... The Battalion went 2-for-3 on the power play. Owen Sound was 2-for-6 ... Opening lines had Dubrovtsev centring left winger Moses and right winger Carey, Laird pivoting left winger Van Bommel and right winger Pronin and Edwards centring left winger Crete and right winger Kam Hodgson. Centre Alexander Saulnier and left winger Brekelmans had rotating linemates ... Defence pairings were Enright with Manzo, Kapageridis with Easton Poe and Oskar Konobelj with Carter Kunopaski. Devran Brown was recalled from the junior A Powassan Voodoos as the seventh blueliner ... Apart from McIvor and Loftus, the Battalion was without Cole Vreugdenhil, Kent Greer, Alexander Karmanov, Declan Gallivan, Hayden Barch, Cam Warren, Parker Vaughan, Jax Pereira and Nikolas Rossetto ... Powassan’s Declan McNamara backed up Zepp ... Saulnier made his OHL debut ... Karmanov, at the rookie camp of the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks, saw a crosschecking major in the previous exhibition game changed to a match penalty carrying a three-game regular-season suspension ... Laird and Van Bommel were listed as alternate captains ... Attack absentees included Pierce Mbuyi and Harry Nansi.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Troops sign Konobelj</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Defenceman Oskar Konobelj has signed a development and education agreement with the North Bay Battalion, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Defenceman Oskar Konobelj has signed a development and education agreement with the North Bay Battalion, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday.

Konobelj, a left shot who stands six-foot-four and weighs 192 pounds, was a sixth-round pick in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection from the Ottawa Jr. 67’s U16s. He turned 17 on May 29.

“Oskar came into camp on a mission to earn a spot on this year’s roster,” said Adam Dennis, director of hockey operations. “He was a standout through development and training camp and has earned this opportunity.

“We look forward to helping him take this next step in his promising young career.”

Konobelj, a native of Kranj, Slovenia, played 33 games last season with the Ottawa Junior Canadians of the junior B Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League, scoring three goals and adding five assists for eight points with 126 penalty minutes. He also played two games with the junior A Nepean Raiders of the Central Canada Hockey League and five games for Slovenia in the U-18 World Junior Championship D1A.

In other news, Alexander Karmanov, Parker Vaughan and Hayden Barch have joined the National Hockey League rookie camps of the San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks respectively.

Defenceman Karmanov was a seventh-round pick by San Jose in the NHL Draft in June. Right winger Vaughan is a free-agent invitee by Toronto and rearguard Barch is a free agent with Chicago.

The Florida Panthers, who selected winger Shamar Moses in the fifth round in 2025, haven’t invited prospects to camp this year.

The Battalion plays its fourth and final preseason game at 4 p.m. Saturday against the visiting Owen Sound Attack. Fan Fest, highlighted by the red carpet walk, opens at 12 p.m. at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens, with free admission.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Sudbury defeats Battalion</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Jean-Christoph Lemieux scored two goals to lead the Sudbury Wolves to a 6-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion in a chippy Ontario Hockey League preseason game Sunday.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Jean-Christoph Lemieux scored two goals to lead the Sudbury Wolves to a 6-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion in a chippy Ontario Hockey League preseason game Sunday.

Parker Smith and Brayden Bennett each had one goal and one assist, while Rowan Henderson and Kingston Harris also scored for Sudbury. Goaltender Paolo Frasca provided 30 saves at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.

With both teams sitting out a number of regulars, Sudbury moved its won-lost-extended record in exhibition action to 3-1-0, including a 3-2 decision over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League at Timmins, Ont., last Wednesday night.

Ryder Carey and Nolan Laird scored for North Bay, which trailed 5-0 after 40 minutes. Goaltender Owen Loftus made 33 saves for the Battalion, which dressed 11 forwards and seven defencemen. The Troops are 1-2-0.

Carey got North Bay on the board with a power-play goal at 8:08 of the third period after Henderson drew an instigating minor for a fight with Adrian Manzo that saw each receive a major and game misconduct. Carey connected from between the hash marks off a broken pass from Rene Van Bommel.

Bennett replied at 10:00, cashing a rebound, before Laird completed the scoring at 15:35, redirecting a Van Bommel point shot at the top of the crease.

Lemieux struck at 1:39 of the first period, snapping the puck home off a post on a rush, before Henderson scored at 12:12, netting a wrister from the high slot right after the Battalion’s Kam Hodgson missed on a breakaway off a turnover.

Lemieux collected his third goal of the preseason on the power play at 3:51 of the second period with Alexander Karmanov having been handed a crosschecking major and game misconduct at 2:19.

Oskar Konobelj’s hooking penalty at 4:26 gave the Wolves a two-man advantage for two minutes.

Max Crete and Sudbury’s Liam Ladds fought as part of a melee at 12:49, with each drawing a game misconduct with his major.

Smith scored at 18:11 when his one-timer off an odd-man rush trickled across the goal line, and Harris converted at 19:39 off a cross-ice pass from Bennett.

The Battalion completes its preseason schedule by playing host to the Owen Sound Attack at 4 p.m. Saturday. Fan Fest, with free admission, starts at 12 p.m. and features the red carpet walk, vendors, prizing and more.

BATTALION BULLETS: The Battalion went 1-for-4 on the power play. Sudbury was 1-for-6 ... Opening lines had Evgeny Dubrovtsev centring left winger Shamar Moses and right winger Carey, Laird centring left winger Van Bommel and right winger Arseny Pronin and Lincoln Edwards pivoting left winger Crete and right winger Hodgson. Centre Owen Smith and left winger Austin Brekelmans had various linemates ... Defence pairings were Aaron Enright with Hayden Barch, Carter Kunopaski with Manzo and Karmanov with Easton Poe. Konobelj was the seventh rearguard ... Veteran Mike McIvor backed up rookie Loftus ... The Battalion was without Cole Vreugdenhil, Jonathan Kapageridis, Kent Greer, Declan Gallivan, Alexandre Saulnier, Cam Warren, Parker Vaughan, Jax Pereira and Nikolas Rossetto ... Poe returned from a one-game suspension for actions in the exhibition opener, a 2-1 win Aug. 30 over the host Brampton Steelheads ... Smith, an 11th-round pick in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection from the North Bay Trappers U16s, made his OHL debut ... Laird and Van Bommel again were designated as alternate captains ... Among Sudbury’s scratches were Adam Nemec, Artem Gonchar, Hudson Chitaroni and Vladimir Provorov ... Aiden Dionne and Kyle Whiteman were the referees.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Zurawski shines for Attack</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/wednesday-4</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Cole Zurawski scored two goals, including an empty-netter, and added four assists as the Owen Sound Attack doubled the North Bay Battalion 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League preseason action Wednesday night.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Cole Zurawski scored two goals, including an empty-netter, and added four assists as the Owen Sound Attack doubled the North Bay Battalion 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League preseason action Wednesday night.

Pierce Mbuyi scored two goals, while Harry Nansi had one goal and three assists and Elliot Arnett provided the other goal.

Overage goaltender Ryerson Leenders made 33 saves as the Battalion carried much of the play at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. Owen Sound has a won-lost-extended record of 2-1-0 in exhibition games.

Arseny Pronin scored two goals for North Bay, which erased a 3-0 deficit. Ryder Carey contributed one goal, and goaltender Owen Loftus, making his OHL debut, gave up five goals on 19 shots. The Troops are 1-1-0.

Carey tied it 3-3 at 5:49 of the third period, taking a neutral zone turnover to the high slot and wristing the puck past Leenders.

Mbuyi scored the winner at 13:01 from the slot, his shot deflecting off a defender’s stick. Nansi and Zurawski assisted.

Zurawski struck 27 seconds later after Loftus hesitated in playing the puck on a dump-in by John Banks. Zurawski completed the scoring into the empty net at 19:48.

Owen Sound scored two goals early in the second period for a 3-0 lead, ignited by Mbuyi at 28 seconds. He banged home the rebound of a sharp-angle shot by Zurawski that bounced along Loftus’s pad and rolled to the far side.

Nansi connected at 2:44, sweeping a one-timer to the short side off a pass from Zurawski.

Pronin replied with a pair of goals 1:05 apart starting at 8:30 when he one-timed the puck from the slot on an assist by Carter Kunopaski.

Adrian Manzo then sent Pronin in alone on a long stretch pass for a shot that beat Leenders low to the blocker side.

Owen Sound took a 1-0 lead at 10:53 of the first period when defenceman Arnett shoveled the puck home from the left circle on a feed from behind the goal line by Nansi. Zurawski had the other assist.

North Bay dominated the first frame, outshooting the hosts 12-5 after taking an early 10-1 lead.

The Battalion plays host to the Sudbury Wolves at 2 p.m. Sunday in the third of four exhibition games.

BATTALION BULLETS: The Battalion went 0-for-3 on the power play. Owen Sound was 0-for-4 ... Opening lines included Cam Warren centring left winger Max Crete and right winger Parker Vaughan, Evgeny Dubrovtsev pivoting left winger Shamar Moses and right winger Carey and Nolan Laird centring left winger Rene Van Bommel and right winger Pronin. Lincoln Edwards centred left winger Austin Brekelmans and right winger Kam Hodgson ... Defence pairings saw Aaron Enright with Hayden Barch, Alexander Karmanov with Kunopaski and Oskar Konobelj with Manzo ... Mike McIvor backed up Loftus, North Bay’s first-round pick in the OHL Priority Selection in June ... The Battalion was without Cole Vreugdenhil, Jonathan Kapageridis, Kent Greer, Declan Gallivan, Alexandre Saulnier, Jax Pereira, Easton Poe and Nikolas Rossetto ... Poe served a one-game suspension for drawing a second game misconduct as the aggressor in a third-period fight with Ty Daniels in a 2-1 road win Sunday over the Brampton Steelheads ... Laird and Van Bommel again were designated as alternate captains ... Among Owen Sound’s scratches was Jacob Therrien, who’s injured ... The Attack acquired Leenders from the Brantford Bulldogs in a June 2 trade ... Drew Jackson and Mac Nichol were the referees.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Troops win exhibition opener</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/sunday-2</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[BRAMPTON, Ont. — Kam Hodgson’s goal at 15:30 of the second period broke a tie and lifted the North Bay Battalion to a 2-1 victory Sunday over the Brampton Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League preseason opener for both teams.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[BRAMPTON, Ont. — Kam Hodgson’s goal at 15:30 of the second period broke a tie and lifted the North Bay Battalion to a 2-1 victory Sunday over the Brampton Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League preseason opener for both teams.

Alexander Karmanov also scored for North Bay, while overage goaltender Mike McIvor provided 22 saves in the chippy affair that left no doubt that, regardless of how many veterans sat out, the Central Division rivals don’t like each other.

Hodgson and Parker Vaughan led the Battalion attack with five shots on goal apiece at the CAA Centre.

Nathan Amidovski had the Brampton goal. First-year goaltender Neilan Johnson faced 27 shots.

The Battalion, which trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes, tied it at 4:21 of the middle period when defenceman Karmanov moved in from the left point and put a wrister through traffic. Adrian Manzo and Evgeny Dubrovtsev drew assists.

Hodgson netted what proved to be the winner off a left-wing faceoff. Lincoln Edwards won the draw back to Hodgson, who slipped through the circle toward the middle and beat Johnson over his right shoulder. Barrie native Hodgson was a sixth-round pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection from Culver Military Academy of Culver, Ind., where he has played the last three seasons.

A rash of penalties in the first half of the period included Hayden Barch and Shamar Moses of the Battalion and Amidovski being banished for roughing at 4:53 before Peyton Collins of the Steelheads was assessed a hooking call at 6:03.

The third period saw the Troops’ Easton Poe take a clear decision over Ty Daniels in a scrap at 10:31. Each drew a fighting major and a game misconduct, with Poe receiving a second game misconduct as the aggressor.

Johnson left for a sixth skater with 1:09 to play, but Brampton couldn’t find the equalizer, as Nolan Laird blocked the last shot attempt to seal the win.

Amidovski scored 28 seconds into the first period after Carter Hicks seized a turnover and sent Amidovski off on a breakaway. He beat McIvor low to the blocker side.

North Bay outshot Brampton 11-8 in the period after falling behind 6-1 in the count early.

The Battalion plays the second of four preseason games when it visits the Owen Sound Attack at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

BATTALION BULLETS: The Battalion’s bus was delayed in traffic, pushing warmup back 15 minutes ... North Bay went 0-for-4 on the power play. Brampton was 0-for-3 ... Opening lines featured Cam Warren centring left winger Austin Brekelmans and right winger Vaughan, Dubrovtsev centring left winger Moses and right winger Ryder Carey and Laird pivoting left winger Rene Van Bommel and right winger Arseny Pronin. Edwards centred left winger Max Crete and right winger Hodgson ... Defence pairs had Carter Kunopaski with Manzo, Karmanov with Barch and Oskar Konobelj with Poe ... Owen Loftus, the Troops’ first-round choice in the Priority Selection in June, backed up McIvor ... The Battalion was without Cole Vreugdenhil, Jonathan Kapageridis, Aaron Enright, Kent Greer, Declan Gallivan, Alexandre Saulnier, Jax Pereira and Nikolas Rossetto ... Konobelj made his OHL debut ... With Ethan Procyszyn gone to the pro ranks, the Battalion captaincy is vacant. Laird and Van Bommel were designated as alternates, without wearing letters ... Among Brampton’s scratches were Peter Green, Reed Gee, Keaton Ardagh, Kieran Witkowski, MacGregor Richmond, Troy Patton and Matej Stankoven ... Johnson, who turned 18 on Aug. 1, was a 2026 third-round pick from Hotchkiss School of Lakeville, Conn.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Troops break camp with 28</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion ended training camp Friday with 25 skaters and three goaltenders still contending for roster spots with the Ontario Hockey League club.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion ended training camp Friday with 25 skaters and three goaltenders still contending for roster spots with the Ontario Hockey League club.

A total of 15 forwards are made up of five centres, five left wingers and five right wingers. The centres are Nolan Laird, Evgeny Dubrovtsev, Cam Warren, Jax Pereira and Alexandre Saulnier, while the left wingers number Rene Van Bommel, Arseny Pronin, Max Crete, Lincoln Edwards and Austin Brekelmans. The right wingers are Shamar Moses, Ryder Carey, Parker Vaughan, Nikolas Rossetto and Kam Hodgson.

Ten defencemen number Adrian Manzo, Jonathan Kapageridis, Aaron Enright, Alexander Karmanov, Hayden Barch, Declan Gallivan, Kent Greer, Easton Poe, Carter Kunopaski and Oskar Konobelj.

Veteran goaltender Mike McIvor is joined by Cole Vreugdenhil and Owen Loftus. Vreugdenhil had surgery after suffering an off-ice knee injury and is considered month-to-month.

“This year’s training camp had a lot of pace and competition throughout,” said Adam Dennis, director of hockey operations. “It started with the players showing up in exceptional shape and continued with three intense scrimmages.

“We’ve cut our numbers down, which wasn’t easy to do, with only a few decisions to make until preseason expires.”

As in the case of Vreugdenhil, Rossetto and Greer didn’t take to the ice at camp, as both are dealing with shoulder issues. Pereira, who sat out the second and third intrasquad sessions, has a shoulder sprain.

Dubrovtsev, Pronin and Karmanov make up the Battalion’s three-man import quota, while Laird, Van Bommel and McIvor are the three overagers.

Loftus, a Toronto resident, was North Bay’s first-round pick in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection from the Don Mills Flyers U16s. He and Saulnier, a second-rounder from his hometown Ottawa Jr. 67’s U16s, have already signed education and development agreements.

In the final intrasquad game, assistant coach Bill Houlder’s Team Green defeated Matt Marquardt’s Team White 8-7 in overtime for a first win against two losses.

Brekelmans led camp scorers with two goals and four assists for six points. Laird, Warren and Vaughan tied with five points apiece, Laird from five goals, Warren from three goals and two assists and Vaughan from two goals and three assists. Hodgson and Karmanov each had two goals and two assists for four points, while Carey and Dubrovtsev had one goal and three assists for four points apiece.

The Battalion opens a four-game exhibition schedule against the host Brampton Steelheads at 4 p.m. Sunday. The game was rescheduled from Sept. 11.

THIRD GAME RECAP

Karmanov scored at 4:17 of overtime to give Green a victory after White posted two wins Thursday. Loftus, who relieved Simon Godin in the second period, stopped 12 of 15 shots for the win, while White reliever McIvor allowed three goals on 10 shots in taking the loss. Vaughan had two goals and two assists for White.

Lineups

Green: Simon Godin, Owen Loftus, Aaron Enright, Colton D’Amico, Devran Brown, Alexander Karmanov, Hayden Barch, Richard Wang, Dylan Nobili, Ryder Carey, Isaac Tracze, Grady Dale, Kam Hodgson, Rene Van Bommel, Evgeny Dubrovtsev, Javian Nei, Max Crete, Shamar Moses, Spencer Greenhalgh.

White: Mike McIvor, Gavin Zepp, Adrian Manzo, Drew Hulbert, Oskar Konobelj, Easton Poe, Declan Gallivan, Carter Kunopaski, Wyatt Marks, Owen Smith, Adam Smeeton, Cam Warren, Parker Vaughan, Alexandre Saulnier, Nolan Laird, Arseny Pronin, Ben Maharaj, Austin Brekelmans, Lincoln Edwards.

Green goals: Van Bommel, Hodgson, Crete, Moses, Brown, Enright, Dubrovtsev, Karmanov.

White goals: Vaughan 2, Warren 2, Edwards, Laird, Saulnier.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Battalion camp continues</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/thursday-4</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Coach Ryan Oulahen of the North Bay Battalion has several areas of focus at the Ontario Hockey League club’s training camp, some marked by an immediate view and others encompassing a longer term.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — Coach Ryan Oulahen of the North Bay Battalion has several areas of focus at the Ontario Hockey League club’s training camp, some marked by an immediate view and others encompassing a longer term.

“I just want to see the compete, the pace,” Oulahen said as the Troops prepped. “I’m not worried about who’s making mistakes. I want to see who’s working. I want to see who’s working through things, maybe a little adversity.

“You can tell when, maybe a shift doesn’t go great, does he try to extend it and create more problems, or does he simplify and do those little intangibles? It’s definitely not hard for me to look at the big picture. It’s a process here, get a couple of weeks, do some training camp once we get down to our group. There are so many steps along the way here.”

Beyond the camp action, in its second day Thursday, Oulahen noted, he’s dealing with broader considerations.

“I’m looking at different things. I’m already looking at maybe building some chemistry, what line combinations are going to be looking like. All those things take place, and it’s good for individuals to feel good and have success, but definitely that attitude and those little things are what we’re going to try to get.”

Team White captured both intrasquad games to guarantee itself the camp title. White forward Cameron Lockhart suffered bruised ribs in the opener and was scratched for the second game, while Green forward Jax Pereira incurred a shoulder sprain and was to miss the second and probably third games.

A total of 37 skaters and four goaltenders opened the training camp Wednesday after a development camp for younger prospects wrapped up.

Assistant coaches Bill Houlder and Matt Marquardt ran the Green and White benches respectively while Oulahen watched the 60-minute games from the stands.

A third intrasquad game is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Friday before camp ends with exit interviews for those heading elsewhere. Admission to Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens is free.
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SECOND GAME RECAP

Nolan Laird scored three goals, including an empty-netter, to pace White to a 6-3 victory, backed by goaltender Gavin Zepp’s 23 saves. Green’s Simon Godin produced 15 saves as both goalies went the distance.

Lineups

White: Mike McIvor, Gavin Zepp, Adrian Manzo, Drew Hulbert, Oskar Konobelj, Easton Poe, Declan Gallivan, Carter Kunopaski, Wyatt Marks, Owen Smith, Adam Smeeton, Cam Warren, Parker Vaughan, Alexandre Saulnier, Nolan Laird, Arseny Pronin, Ben Maharaj, Austin Brekelmans, Lincoln Edwards.

Green: Simon Godin, Owen Loftus, Aaron Enright, Colton D’Amico, Devran Brown, Alexander Karmanov, Hayden Barch, Richard Wang, Dylan Nobili, Ryder Carey, Isaac Tracze, Grady Dale, Kam Hodgson, Rene Van Bommel, Evgeny Dubrovtsev, Javian Nei, Max Crete, Shamar Moses, Spencer Greenhalgh.

White goals: Laird 3, Brekelmans, Smeeton, Pronin.

Green goals: Nei, Karmanov, Carey.

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Laird and Cam Warren, the latter into an empty net, scored third-period goals as White defeated Green 4-2. Winning goaltender Mike McIvor provided 16 saves, while Green’s Owen Loftus made 20 as each played the whole game.

Lineups

White: Mike McIvor, Gavin Zepp, Adrian Manzo, Drew Hulbert, Oskar Konobelj, Colton D’Amico, Alexander Karmanov, Declan Gallivan, Carter Kunopaski, Wyatt Marks, Owen Smith, Adam Smeeton, Cam Warren, Parker Vaughan, Alexandre Saulnier, Nolan Laird, Arseny Pronin, Ben Maharaj, Cameron Lockhart, Austin Brekelmans, Lincoln Edwards.

Green: Simon Godin, Owen Loftus, Jonathan Kapageridis, Aaron Enright, Devran Brown, Richard Wang, Hayden Barch, Easton Poe, Dylan Nobili, Ryder Carey, Isaac Tracze, Grady Dale, Kam Hodgson, Rene Van Bommel, Evgeny Dubrovtsev, Javian Nei, Jax Pereira, Max Crete, Shamar Moses, Spencer Greenhalgh.

White goals: Pronin, Brekelmans, Laird, Warren.

Green goals: Hodgson, Greenhalgh.

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                  <title>Hopefuls to &#8216;push for spots&#8217;</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/wednesday-3</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — A total of 41 veterans and prospects were to hit the ice Wednesday as the North Bay Battalion opened its three-day Ontario Hockey League training camp.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — A total of 41 veterans and prospects were to hit the ice Wednesday as the North Bay Battalion opened its three-day Ontario Hockey League training camp.

Medicals and fitness testing, in the Battalion weight room and at the St. Joseph-Scollard Hall school’s track, were scheduled before Team Green and Team White practices Wednesday evening and intrasquad games at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday. A third game at 10:30 a.m. Friday caps the camp.

With 24 forwards, 13 defencemen and four goaltenders set to take part, all intrasquad games at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens are open to the public with free admission.

“This would be as deep a roster as I’ve had in my time in North Bay, so really the decisions are more just getting down to the proper numbers so we can set the guys up for success and start to find some chemistry,” said Adam Dennis, director of hockey operations.

“That may sound bleak for others coming in, but we’re fully coming with eyes wide open and, if there are more names that we need to include in that depth before we get down, that’s what we’re going to do. So far, we’ve seen some guys that are going to push for spots.”

Fourteen camp participants are considered veterans of the Battalion’s 2025-26 season, including all three imports, in forwards Evgeny Dubrovtsev and Arseny Pronin and defenceman Alexander Karmanov.

The main camp features five of the club’s 17 picks in the OHL Priority Selection in June, all born in 2010. Fourteen players were born in 2009, 11 in 2008 and eight in 2007, while three overagers were born in 2006. They are goaltender Mike McIvor and forwards Nolan Laird and Rene Van Bommel, the last of whom was acquired in an Aug. 4 trade with the London Knights.

Four skaters and one goaltender are unable to participate. Forward Nikolas Rossetto, secured via trade from the Brantford Bulldogs on Aug. 6, and defenceman Kent Greer are recovering from shoulder injuries, while forward James Rosenberg has a knee ailment. Goalie Cole Vreugdenhil is month-to-month after undergoing surgery for a knee injury suffered away from the rink.

In addition, forward Austin Ottenhof, a third-round pick in June from the Quinte Red Devils U16s, suffered a knee injury in an on-ice collision at the Battalion’s development camp Tuesday and was to return home to Odessa, Ont.

The development camp for younger prospects ended early Wednesday afternoon after a third 45-minute intrasquad game. Green secured the camp title with a 3-0 victory as goaltender Simon Godin, a 13th-rounder in June, made eight saves for the shutout and evened his won-lost record at 1-1. Free-agent invitee Jonathan Barreca, also 1-1, went the distance in net for White, facing 25 shots.

The squads split two games Tuesday, with White winning the first 4-0 as Barreca and Gavin Zepp shared the shutout with a total of 15 saves before Green took the rematch 3-0 as goalie Owen Loftus made 10 stops for the whitewashing.

The camp’s leading points earners were Lucas Wellenreiter of Green with two goals and one assist for three points and Oskar Konobelj with three assists for as many points. Forward Wellenreiter, the younger brother of former Battalion winger Nick Wellenreiter, was a 14th-round pick this year from the Don Mills Flyers U16s. Defenceman Konobelj, who played the first game with White and the last two with Green, was a 2025 sixth-rounder from the Ottawa Jr. 67’s.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Week of camps opens</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/monday</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
        <dc:creator>North Bay Battalion</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — A total of 29 hopefuls are expected to take to the ice Monday as the North Bay Battalion opens a three-day development camp for the Ontario Hockey League club’s younger prospects.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — A total of 29 hopefuls are expected to take to the ice Monday as the North Bay Battalion opens a three-day development camp for the Ontario Hockey League club’s younger prospects.

After medicals and fitness testing, Team Green and Team White practices Monday evening are to be followed by intrasquad games at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday and another at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday before the camp ends and the club’s main training camp kicks off later Wednesday.

“We’ve changed the format to include development camp before the start of our training camp on Wednesday,” said Adam Dennis, director of hockey operations.

“Having the last two draft classes on the ice together will give us a great opportunity to focus on our young prospects and the progress they’ve made in their offseason workouts.”

Fifteen forwards, 10 defencemen and four goaltenders will skate at the development camp, with forwards Ryder Nobes and James Rosenberg and goaltender Cole Vreugdenhil unable to participate. Nobes, a ninth-round pick in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, is in Europe, while Rosenberg was a 14th-rounder in 2025.

Vreugdenhil, a fifth-round choice in 2025 who played in six games with the Battalion last season, is recovering from offseason surgery after incurring a knee injury away from the rink. He’s sidelined on a month-to-month basis.

Nobes is the only absentee among North Bay’s 17 Priority Selection picks this year, while forwards Grady Dale and Wyatt Marks, the Troops’ two choices in the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection, are to attend. Ten on-ice campers were 2025 Priority Selection picks.

Apart from Vreugdenhil, the only development camp participant who has seen OHL action is forward Lincoln Edwards, a fellow fifth-rounder in 2025 who scored one goal and added one assist for two points in seven games in 2025-26.

The goaltenders include Owen Loftus, the Battalion’s first-rounder in June from the Don Mills Flyers U16s, and Simon Godin, a 13th-round pick from the Greater Kingston Gaels U16s. Gavin Zepp, chosen in the 12th round in 2025, served as a backup in four games last season. Jonathan Barreca is a free-agent invitee who played in 2025-26 with the Oakville Rangers U18s.

All intrasquad games are open to the public, with free admission to Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.]]></content:encoded>
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                  <title>Troops trade Kipfer for pick</title>
        <link>https://chl.ca/ohl-battalion/article/story-3</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
        <dc:creator>North Bay Battalion</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion has traded centre Quinn Kipfer to the Brantford Bulldogs, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Friday.]]></description>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion has traded centre Quinn Kipfer to the Brantford Bulldogs, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Friday.

North Bay received Brantford’s 12th-round pick in the 2028 OHL Priority Selection.

Kipfer, a fifth-rounder in 2024 from the Huron Perth Lakers U16s, played two games with the Battalion last season without registering a point.

A right shot who measures five-foot-nine and 174 pounds, the Milverton, Ont., resident turned 18 on March 22. He’s committed to Ohio’s Bowling Green State University for the 2027-28 season.

“This move is about giving an opportunity in the league to a young man who has earned it,” said Adam Dennis, the Battalion’s director of hockey operations.

“We have quite a few signed players up front, and Quinn has proved he is capable of taking the next step in his career. We wish him the best with his opportunity in Brantford.”

The Battalion opens its development camp for younger prospects Monday, followed later next week by training camp.]]></content:encoded>
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