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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the naming of Michael Babcock as the 6th<\/sup> head coach in franchise history making Babcock the youngest to lead the Bulldogs bench.<\/p>\n

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Babcock, 31, has called Saskatoon home but been a journey through the hockey world. Growing up in Michigan, Babcock played for both the Litte Ceasars AAA program and legendary Detroit Catholic Central high school before a stint with the USNTDP led to two seasons in the USHL culminating in a season as captain of the Fargo Force in the 2014-15 season. After graduating from the junior level, Babcock spent 4 years at Merrimack College where he earned his business degree while playing four seasons and again serving as captain and named to the Hockey East All-Academic team in 2015-16. Babcock moved to Europe for a season playing for Amiens in France\u2019s Ligue Magnus winning the French Cup in the 2019-20 season before turning his attention to coaching.<\/p>\n

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Reciving his first call to the bench in 2021-22, Babcock spent two seasons with the University of Saskatchewan as assistant coach while earning his MBA in the process. In 2023, Babcock joined the Ottawa Senators briefly in an assistant\/development coach role before moving to the St. Louis Blues for a pair of seasons as the team\u2019s skills coach, including working with former AHL Bulldogs head coach Claude Julien. For the 2025-26 season, Babcock moved to San Diego where he served as assistant coach with the AHL\u2019s San Diego Gulls.<\/p>\n

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Babcock is the son of legendary coach of Triple Gold Club member and Stanley Cup Champion Mike Babcock, who captured hockey\u2019s ultimate prize in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings, along with Olympic Gold Medals in 2010 & 2014.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u201cFrom the moment we began this search, our focus was finding the right leader to guide our players and our organization into the future. Mike is a relentless competitor, an elite communicator, a gifted teacher, and most importantly, a tremendous human being. His passion for the game is infectious, his commitment to player development is unwavering, and his ability to connect with people is special. Mike embodies everything we believe a Bulldog should be. He will challenge our players, he will push our players, and most importantly he will care for our players. He will help them become the best versions of themselves both on and off the ice.<\/p>\n

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The future of our organization is incredibly bright, and we are thrilled to have Mike leading the way. I would like to welcome Mike, his fianc\u00e9, Taisa, and the entire Babcock family to Brantford.<\/p>\n

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I am incredibly proud and honoured to name Michael Babcock the sixth head coach in Brantford Bulldogs history. The next Chapter starts now.\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Brantford Bulldogs will host a press conference on Tuesday, June 9th<\/sup> at 1:30pm at the TD Civic Centre with media and fans welcome to attend & ask questions to new head coach Michael Babcock.<\/p>\n

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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the naming of Michael Babcock as the 6th head coach in franchise history making Babcock the youngest to lead the Bulldogs bench.   Babcock, 31, has called Saskatoon home but been a journey through the hockey world. 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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of recently acquired forward Jack Good from the Brooks Bandits of the BCHL.<\/p>\n

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Good, the Ajax, ON, product, was originally selected in the 7th<\/sup> round, 125th<\/sup> overall, by the Erie Otters in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft. Good\u2019s draft selection was a reflection of a commitment both to St. Andrew\u2019s College and an NCAA path that has led to a commitment to Merrimack Collge. Good led a Markham Waxers U16 AAA program that featured OHLers Nathan Aspinall, Owen Griffin & Frankie Marrelli, posting 23 goals & 21 assists for 44 points in 25 OMHA league games, followed by 3 goals & 14 assists for 17 points in just 8 playoff games. The 5\u201910\u201d, 172lbs left-shot forward moved on to star at St. Andrew\u2019s College, forming a dynamic duo with NHL 1st<\/sup> round selection Dean Letourneau with Good an incredible 44 goals & 101 assists for 145 points in 70 games across all competitions in the 2023-24 season while serving as an assistant captain. Good moved to the BCHL from there with the Brooks Bandits where he won the BCHL Championship as a rookie before becoming a dominant force in the 2025-26 season. Leading the Bandits through the regular season, Good posted 22 goals and a league leading 48 assists for 70 points across 54 games, Good had his biggest moment in the post season recording the overtime winner in Game 5 to capture Brooks\u2019 2nd<\/sup> straight BCHL Championship.<\/p>\n

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On his acquisition, Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman was quoted;<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely excited to welcome Jack Good to the Bulldogs organization.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cHe is a talented player who will contribute immediately and help support the development of our younger players. Beyond his skill set, Jack is an outstanding person, a tremendous teammate, and a proven winner. Winning back-to-back championships with the Brooks Bandits is not easy, and bringing that experience, leadership, and winning mentality into our dressing room is something we value tremendously.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of recently acquired forward Jack Good from the Brooks Bandits of the BCHL.   Good, the Ajax, ON, product, was originally selected in the 7th round, 125th overall, by the Erie Otters in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft. Good\u2019s draft selection was…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2083,"name":"Jack Good","slug":"jack-good","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2083,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"6"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":659,"name":"Signing","slug":"signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":706,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":33,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1790"}],"class_list":["post-38342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jack-good","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-ohl","tag-signing","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/04095630\/Jak-Good-Signed.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38340,"date":"2026-06-04T08:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38340"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:57:09","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-lappalainen-from-firebirds-for-draft-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-lappalainen-from-firebirds-for-draft-selection","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE LAPPALAINEN FROM FIREBIRDS FOR DRAFT SELECTION \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of forward Brayden Lappalainen from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for NIA 2nd<\/sup> (\u201929).<\/p>\n

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Lappalainen, the product of Tecumseh, ON, was originally selected in the 3rd<\/sup> round, 63rd<\/sup> overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection Draft coming off a pair of outstanding seasons with the Sun County Panthers U15 & U16 AAA program which saw Lappalainen help lead his teams to back to back ALLIANCE championships, scoring at better than a goal per game over those seasons. In the 2024-25 season, Lappalainen\u2019s dynamic duo with Jaakko Wysick was at it\u2019s finest with Lappalainen posting 30 goals & 23 assists for 53 points in 28 ALLIANCE league games, followed by 7 goals & 4 assists for 11 points in 10 ALLIANCE playoff games on route to the Panthers \u201909 group 2nd<\/sup> straight championship.<\/p>\n

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In his rookie junior season, the 6\u20190\u201d\/178 left shot forward continued to show his ability to produce, with the Leamington Flyers in the OJHL. Notching 14 goals & 21 assists for 35 points in 49 games, placing him 7th<\/sup> among all U17 skaters in the league. Lappalainen skated in one game with the Firebirds in the 2025-26 season, posting a plus-1 raiting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBrayden Lappalainen was a player we identified and valued highly throughout last year\u2019s draft process.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cWe believed strongly in his potential then, and after an outstanding development year in Leamington, we\u2019re even more confident in the player he is becoming. Brayden made tremendous strides this season, earning every bit of his success through relentless work ethic and a commitment to improving his game. He\u2019s an intelligent, highly competitive goal scorer with a dangerous offensive skill set, and he continues to elevate every aspect of his play. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome Brayden to Brantford and look forward to what\u2019s ahead.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of forward Brayden Lappalainen from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for NIA 2nd (\u201929).   Lappalainen, the product of Tecumseh, ON, was originally selected in the 3rd round, 63rd overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection Draft coming off a pair of outstanding…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2086,"name":"Brayden Lappalainen","slug":"brayden-lappalainen","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2086,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":1538,"name":"FLNT","slug":"flnt","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1538,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"528"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":447,"name":"Firebirds","slug":"firebirds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":481,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1182"},{"term_id":293,"name":"Flint Firebirds","slug":"flint-firebirds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":323,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1198"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-brayden-lappalainen","tag-flnt","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-firebirds","tag-flint-firebirds","tag-ohl","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/04085654\/Lappalainen-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38336,"date":"2026-06-03T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38336"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:57:40","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-komadoski-from-firebirds-for-draft-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-komadoski-from-firebirds-for-draft-selection","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE KOMADOSKI FROM FIREBIRDS FOR DRAFT SELECTION \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of Notre Dame commit, defenseman George Komadoski from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for SAG 3rd<\/sup> (\u201927).<\/p>\n

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Komadoski, a St. Louis, MO, product, skated in 50 games for the Flint Firebirds as a rookie in the 2025-26 season collecting 3 assists and bringing a physicality and intensity to the blueline. The 6\u20194\u201d\/210 right-shot rearguard, won a T1EHL 15U Championship in the 2023-24 season with the St. Louis AAA Blues where he posted 2 goals & 37 assists for 39 points on the season. Komadoski moved from his St. Louis home to Woonsocket, RI to play his 16U season with Mount St. Charles Academy posting 20 assists in 57 games in the 2024-25 season, leading to his signing by the Flint Firebirds on June 13th<\/sup>, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Komadoski has hockey in his blood, his grandfather Neil Komadoski Sr. played 502 NHL games over 9 seasons \u00a0between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues, while his father, Neil Komadoski Jr., played 4 seasons at the University of Notre Dame before 151 AHL games with the Binghamton Senators & Peoria Rivermen, and retiring to spend the last 16 seasons as a pro scout for the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGeorge Komadoski is a big, heavy right-shot defenceman who brings toughness, competitiveness, and a physical edge every time he steps on the ice.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cHe plays the game with jam, embraces hard hockey, and has the willingness to impose his will on opponents. George defends with purpose, competes in the difficult areas, and has all the traits you look for in a player who can make life miserable for the opposition. We\u2019re excited to welcome George to Brantford and can\u2019t wait to help him continue his development both on and off the ice.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of Notre Dame commit, defenseman George Komadoski from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for SAG 3rd (\u201927).   Komadoski, a St. Louis, MO, product, skated in 50 games for the Flint Firebirds as a rookie in the 2025-26 season collecting 3 assists and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2085,"name":"George Komadoski","slug":"george-komadoski","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2085,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"},{"term_id":1538,"name":"FLNT","slug":"flnt","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1538,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"528"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":447,"name":"Firebirds","slug":"firebirds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":481,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1182"},{"term_id":293,"name":"Flint Firebirds","slug":"flint-firebirds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":323,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1198"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-george-komadoski","tag-flnt","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-firebirds","tag-flint-firebirds","tag-ohl","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/02164820\/Komadoski-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38333,"date":"2026-06-02T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38333"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:11","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-jet-kwajah-draft-picks-from-attack-for-leenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-jet-kwajah-draft-picks-from-attack-for-leenders","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE JET KWAJAH & DRAFT PICKS FROM ATTACK FOR LEENDERS \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of the playing rights of defenseman Jet Kwajah and a series of OHL Priority Draft Selections; SOO 2nd<\/sup> (\u201927) cond., OSH 4th<\/sup> (\u201927) cond., OS 5th (\u201926) from the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for goaltender Ryerson Leenders & BFD 15th<\/sup> (\u201928) cond.<\/p>\n

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Kwajah, a Hamilton, ON product, was originally selected in the 6th<\/sup> round, 104th<\/sup> overall in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection Draft after being signed to a 1st<\/sup> round tender in the USHL by the Madison Capitols. The offensively minded 6\u20190\u201d\/177 right-shot rearguard moved to the USHL for the 2024-25 season collecting 6 goals & 10 assists for 16 ponts in 41 games while skating to a plus-4 rating earning recognition on the USHL All-Rookie Team. Kwajah nearly doubled his output in the 2026-27 season collecting a team leading 7 goals from the blueline with 20 assists for 27 points over 55 games lead to Kwajah being on both the NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term and Final rankings ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

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“We are thrilled to welcome Jet Kwajah to the Bulldogs organization. We believe Jet has the ability to be one of the premier offensive defencemen in the OHL immediately.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cHe is an elite skater, an exceptional puck mover, and possesses a high-end shot that makes him a threat every time he touches the puck. What separates Jet is his offensive instincts and hockey sense, but he also has the ability to defend and impact the game in all three zones. Beyond his talent, he is a first-class person and one of the highest-character young men you will meet. This transaction also represents a significant step in strengthening our future. Adding a second, fourth, and fifth-round pick gives us valuable draft capital and flexibility moving forward. We are excited about what Jet will bring to our lineup today, while also adding important assets that will help shape the future of Bulldogs hockey for years to come.”<\/p>\n

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Leenders, from Nanticoke, ON, was originally selected in the 2nd<\/sup> round, 32nd<\/sup> overall by the, then, Mississauga Steelheads in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft, and was acquired by the Bulldogs on August 29th<\/sup>, 2024 after two seasons with the Steelheads. Leenders arrived in Brantford coming off a season where he won gold medals at both the Hlinka-Gretzky & U18 WHC and set statistical highmarks in both seasons with the Bulldogs. A 3.11\/.910 stat line with a 31-14-3-0 record in 48 games in 2024-25 was followed by a 2.69\/.910 stat line with a 27-5-4-2 record in the 2025-26 season. Leenders also ran a 14-7 playoff record with the Bulldogs, including a 10-4 mark with a 2.41\/.906 in the 2026 playoffs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn behalf of the entire Bulldogs organization, I want to thank Ryerson Leenders for everything he has given to our team over the last two seasons.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cRyerson is a tremendous competitor, and person. While we are sad to see him go, we are incredibly grateful for everything he contributed to our team and community. We wish Ryerson nothing but success as he begins this next chapter in Owen Sound.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of the playing rights of defenseman Jet Kwajah and a series of OHL Priority Draft Selections; SOO 2nd (\u201927) cond., OSH 4th (\u201927) cond., OS 5th (\u201926) from the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for goaltender Ryerson Leenders & BFD 15th (\u201928) cond.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2084,"name":"Jet Kwajah","slug":"jet-kwajah","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2084,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"5"},{"term_id":1544,"name":"OS","slug":"os","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1544,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"525"},{"term_id":1324,"name":"Ryerson Leenders","slug":"ryerson-leenders","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1324,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":61,"filter":"raw","term_order":"733"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1135,"name":"Attack","slug":"attack","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1191,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"896"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":498,"name":"Owen Sound Attack","slug":"owen-sound-attack","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":536,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1636"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jet-kwajah","tag-os","tag-ryerson-leenders","tag-bfd","tag-attack","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-ohl","tag-owen-sound-attack","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/02151333\/Kwajah-Leenders-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38331,"date":"2026-06-02T13:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38331"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:31","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-draft-selections-from-fronts-for-christie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-draft-selections-from-fronts-for-christie","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE DRAFT SELECTIONS FROM FRONTS FOR CHRISTIE \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of a pair of draft selections; NIA 2nd<\/sup> (\u201929), WSR 5th<\/sup> (\u201926) from the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for defenseman Gavin Christie.<\/p>\n

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Christie, of Beamsville, ON, was selected in the 3rd<\/sup> round, 58th<\/sup> overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection Draft from the Niagara North Stars U16 AAA program. Collecting 8 goals & 16 assists for 24 points in 31 OMHA league games, Christie followed it up with 10 points across 8 playoff games, earning his selection by the Bulldogs. Spending the 2025-26 season with the affiliated Brantford Titans of the GOHL, Christie flashed his two-way ability with 7 goals & 20 assists for 27 points in 38 games while racking up 107 penalty minutes on the season. Christie made his OHL debut in the 2025-26 season, skating in 9 games with the Bulldogs, filling in both as a forward and defenseman when called upon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe would like to thank Gavin Christie for his time with the Bulldogs organization and wish him nothing but success moving forward.\u201d Said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cWhile Gavin was only with us for a short period, he conducted himself with professionalism, character, and a team-first attitude every day. This trade presents a tremendous opportunity for Gavin to earn valuable ice time and continue his development in Kingston. At the same time, it allows our organization to further strengthen our draft cupboard as we continue building for now and the future.\u201d.<\/p>\n

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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of a pair of draft selections; NIA 2nd (\u201929), WSR 5th (\u201926) from the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for defenseman Gavin Christie.   Christie, of Beamsville, ON, was selected in the 3rd round, 58th overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection Draft from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":1910,"name":"Gavin Christie","slug":"gavin-christie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1910,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"171"},{"term_id":1665,"name":"Fronts","slug":"fronts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1665,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"404"},{"term_id":1389,"name":"KGN","slug":"kgn","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1389,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw","term_order":"664"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":282,"name":"Kingston Frontenacs","slug":"kingston-frontenacs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":28,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1431"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-gavin-christie","tag-fronts","tag-kgn","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-kingston-frontenacs","tag-ohl","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/02134645\/Christie-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38329,"date":"2026-06-02T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38329"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:31:18","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-jack-good-draft-picks-from-erie-for-egorov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-jack-good-draft-picks-from-erie-for-egorov","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE JACK GOOD & DRAFT PICKS FROM ERIE FOR EGOROV \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced a pair of trades with the Erie Otters, the acquisition of the playing rights of forward Jack Good for BFD 13th<\/sup> (\u201928) along with a series of four OHL Priority Draft selections; NB 3rd<\/sup> (\u201927), SAG 3rd<\/sup> (\u201927), SAR 4th<\/sup> (\u201926), ER 5th<\/sup> (\u201929) in exchange for goaltender David Egorov.<\/p>\n

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Good, the Ajax, ON, product, was originally selected in the 7th<\/sup> round, 125th<\/sup> overall, by the Erie Otters in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft. Good\u2019s draft selection was a reflection of a commitment both to St. Andrew\u2019s College and an NCAA path that has led to a commitment to Merrimack Collge. The 5\u201910\u201d, 172lbs left-shot forward moved on to star at St. Andrew\u2019s College, posting an incredible 44 goals & 101 assists for 145 points in 70 games across all competitions in the 2023-24 season while serving as an assistant captain. Good moved to the BCHL from there with the Brooks Bandits where he won the BCHL Championship as a rookie before becoming a dominant force in the 2025-26 season. Leading the Bandits through the regular season, Good posted 22 goals and a league leading 48 assists for 70 points across 54 games, Good had his biggest moment in the post season recording the overtime winner in Game 5 to capture Brooks\u2019 2nd<\/sup> straight BCHL Championship.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are extremely excited to welcome Jack Good to the Bulldogs organization.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cHe is a talented player who will contribute immediately and help support the development of our younger players. Beyond his skill set, Jack is an outstanding person, a tremendous teammate, and a proven winner. Winning back-to-back championships with the Brooks Bandits is not easy, and bringing that experience, leadership, and winning mentality into our dressing room is something we value tremendously. Equally important, this transaction allows us to replenish valuable draft capital and continue building for now and the future. Adding multiple draft selections back into our cupboard gives us important assets and flexibility as we shape the next chapter of Bulldogs hockey. We are excited about what Jack brings today and what these additional picks can help us accomplish moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Egorov, from Ottawa, ON, was selected in the 4th<\/sup> round, 64th<\/sup> overall in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft, starring at the junior level with the, then, Hamilton Kilty B\u2019s in 2022-23, Egorov was brilliant posting with 30 wins between the regular season & playoffs, including a 2.01\/.927 stat line over 17 playoff starts. Egorov stepped up to the OHL full-time for the 2023-24 season and has never looked back. \u201cBig Save Dave\u201d played in 77 games for the Bulldogs over his 4 seasons, posting a 3.04\/.901 stat line with a 44-16-7-0 record over that span.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to sincerely thank David Egorov for everything he brought to the Bulldogs organization. From the moment he arrived, David embraced our team, our community, and everything it means to be a Bulldog. He is an outstanding teammate, a fierce competitor, and an even better person. His positive attitude, character, and dedication made our organization better every day. We are grateful for the role he played in our team\u2019s success and proud to have had him wear the Bulldogs crest. We wish David and his family all the best in Erie and look forward to following his continued success both on and off the ice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced a pair of trades with the Erie Otters, the acquisition of the playing rights of forward Jack Good for BFD 13th (\u201928) along with a series of four OHL Priority Draft selections; NB 3rd (\u201927), SAG 3rd (\u201927), SAR 4th (\u201926), ER 5th (\u201929) in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2083,"name":"Jack Good","slug":"jack-good","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2083,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"6"},{"term_id":1445,"name":"ER","slug":"er","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1445,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":10,"filter":"raw","term_order":"609"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":1109,"name":"David Egorov","slug":"david-egorov","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1164,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":38,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1099"},{"term_id":219,"name":"Erie Otters","slug":"erie-otters","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":246,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1155"},{"term_id":448,"name":"Otters","slug":"otters","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":482,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1629"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jack-good","tag-er","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-david-egorov","tag-erie-otters","tag-otters","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/02113756\/Good-Egorov-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38327,"date":"2026-06-02T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38327"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:57","slug":"bulldogs-acquire-draft-selections-from-sarnia-for-holmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-acquire-draft-selections-from-sarnia-for-holmes","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS ACQUIRE DRAFT SELECTIONS FROM SARNIA FOR HOLMES \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of a pair of OHL Priority Draft selections; SAR 3rd<\/sup> (\u201928), OSH 6th<\/sup> (\u201928), from the Sarnia Sting in exchange for forward Parker Holmes.<\/p>\n

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Holmes, from South Mountain, ON, was originally selected in the 7th<\/sup> round, 129th<\/sup> overall in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection Draft off a breakout U18 season with the Kemptville 73\u2019s posting 25 goals & 24 assists for 49 points in 41 games on route to an HEO U18 Championship. Holmes spent his rookie junior season with the Kemptville 73\u2019s CCHL side, posting 10 points across 51 games before a great effort at training camp for the 2024-25 season earned the 6\u20194\u201d\/227 winger a spot on the Bulldogs. After skating in 21 games as an OHL rookie, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Holmes in the 4th<\/sup> round, 107th<\/sup> overall in the 2025 NHL Draft. Returning to Brantford for the 2025-26 season, Holmes skated in 49 games posting 6 goals & 11 assists for 17 points, potting another goal in 11 playoff games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe would like to thank Parker Holmes for everything he contributed to the Bulldogs organization.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cParker represented our team with professionalism, character, and a team-first attitude throughout his time in Brantford. He was a valued member of our locker room and someone our staff enjoyed working with every day. We wish Parker nothing but success as he begins this next chapter in Sarnia and thank him for his contributions to our program.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of a pair of OHL Priority Draft selections; SAR 3rd (\u201928), OSH 6th (\u201928), from the Sarnia Sting in exchange for forward Parker Holmes.   Holmes, from South Mountain, ON, was originally selected in the 7th round, 129th overall in the 2023 OHL…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":1810,"name":"SAR","slug":"sar","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1810,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"277"},{"term_id":1660,"name":"Parker Holmes","slug":"parker-holmes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1660,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","term_order":"407"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":309,"name":"Sarnia Sting","slug":"sarnia-sting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":340,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":10,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1762"},{"term_id":914,"name":"Sting","slug":"sting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":965,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1821"},{"term_id":111,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":120,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1885"}],"class_list":["post-38327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-sar","tag-parker-holmes","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-ohl","tag-sarnia-sting","tag-sting","tag-trade","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/02093740\/Holmes-Trade.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38324,"date":"2026-05-29T09:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38324"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:06:18","slug":"brantford-bulldogs-thank-jay-mckee-for-an-incredible-5-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/brantford-bulldogs-thank-jay-mckee-for-an-incredible-5-seasons","title":{"rendered":"BRANTFORD BULLDOGS THANK JAY MCKEE FOR AN INCREDIBLE 5 SEASONS \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. On Friday morning, the Hamilton Hammers of the American Hockey League named Jay McKee as the franchise\u2019s new head coach, elevating the coach that set a new standard with the Bulldogs in both Brantford & Hamilton over the past five seasons.<\/p>\n

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McKee was originally hired by the Bulldogs on July 6th<\/sup>, 2021 as the OHL looked to return to play in the 2021-22 season and the Bulldogs embarked on a five year run of excellence that has set the benchmark for the franchise moving forward.<\/p>\n

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Running a sterling regular season record of 213-91-30-6, for a .627 winning percentage, McKee won three East Division titles, including the franchise first back-to-back in 2025 & 2026, two Hamilton Spectator Trophies and of course led the 2022 team that would capture the Bobby Orr Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions and the franchise\u2019s 2nd<\/sup> J. Ross Robertson Cup. The playoffs saw McKee run a 37-20 record in his tenure behind the Bulldogs bench and his record for development in that time is second to none. Fostering the franchise\u2019s first four NHL 1st<\/sup> round picks; Marek Vanacker & Adam Jiricek (2024), Jake O\u2019Brien (2025) & Caleb Malhotra (2026, expected), McKee also sent 31 players to be drafted or signed at the pro level and numerous more to the collegiate level. Additionally, as bench boss, McKee graduated his first two assistants to the pro level with Andrew Campbell joining the Belleville Senators & Andreas Karlsson going to the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n

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Ranking 19th<\/sup> all-time in wins over his OHL tenure, McKee cemented his name in the upper echelons when he matched Brian Kilrea for 4th<\/sup> fastest to 300 wins in an OHL coaching career and now sets for the next step. In looking at his time with the Bulldogs Jay was quoted:<\/p>\n

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\u201c I\u2019m beyond grateful for my time as head coach of the Brantford Bulldogs and for the great relationships that were built over the years.\u00a0 The great memories, experiences and friendships made with our players and staff with stay with me forever.\u00a0 To the fans in the madhouse, thank you for providing our players with incredible motivation and support, you are the best!\u00a0 Lastly, thank you to ownership from myself and my family for treating everyone with such class and professionalism.\u00a0 I appreciate you all.\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Bittersweet for the Bulldogs franchise in graduating an incredible coach and even better person to the pro level behind the bench, Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cJay McKee has left an incredible mark on the Bulldogs organization, the cities of Hamilton and Brantford, and everyone fortunate enough to know him. What Jay accomplished throughout his tenure as head coach goes far beyond wins and banners. He helped build a culture rooted in professionalism, accountability, toughness, and genuine care for people. He has impacted countless players, staff members, and families, not only as a coach, but as a mentor, leader, and role model.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the bench, Jay has been an unbelievable leader for our organization and our community. The respect he has earned throughout Hamilton, Brantford, and across the hockey world speaks volumes about the type of person he is. Humble, loyal, selfless, and authentic, Jay has been a close friend to all of us and someone our organization will always be grateful for.<\/p>\n

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While this is an emotional day because of how much he means to our team and Brantford, there is nobody more deserving of this opportunity. We are incredibly excited for Jay, Sam, and their family as they begin this next chapter.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to the entire McKee family, and thank you for everything you have given to the Bulldogs organization and our community.\u201d.<\/p>\n

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While Jay, and the entire McKee family will be missed in Brantford, there is no easy way to sum up all he has meant to the entire organization that Jay has represented so tremendously so we say THANK YOU JAY & Once A Bulldog, Always A Bulldog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. On Friday morning, the Hamilton Hammers of the American Hockey League named Jay McKee as the franchise\u2019s new head coach, elevating the coach that set a new standard with the Bulldogs in both Brantford & Hamilton over the past five seasons.   McKee was originally hired by the Bulldogs on July 6th, 2021…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2080,"name":"New York Islanders","slug":"new-york-islanders","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2080,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"7"},{"term_id":2081,"name":"Islanders","slug":"islanders","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2081,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"8"},{"term_id":2082,"name":"Hamilton Hammers","slug":"hamilton-hammers","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2082,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"9"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":137,"name":"AHL","slug":"ahl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":158,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","term_order":"863"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":450,"name":"Head Coach","slug":"head-coach","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":484,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1336"},{"term_id":841,"name":"Jay McKee","slug":"jay-mckee","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":892,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1395"},{"term_id":63,"name":"NHL","slug":"nhl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":338,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":48,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1553"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"}],"class_list":["post-38324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-new-york-islanders","tag-islanders","tag-hamilton-hammers","tag-bfd","tag-ahl","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-head-coach","tag-jay-mckee","tag-nhl","tag-ohl","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/29085620\/ThanksMcKee-scaled.png",2048,2560,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":38322,"date":"2026-05-28T09:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/?p=38322"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:41:49","slug":"bulldogs-sign-usntdp-defenseman-abe-barnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/article\/bulldogs-sign-usntdp-defenseman-abe-barnett","title":{"rendered":"BULLDOGS SIGN USNTDP DEFENSEMAN ABE BARNETT \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of Michigan commit, defenseman Abe Barnett from the United States National Team Development Program to a Standard Players Agreement.<\/p>\n

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Barnett, a product of Wilmette, IL, had his rights acquired by the Bulldogs from the Ottawa 67\u2019s on January 9th<\/sup>, and now officially joins the organization. Arriving from two years with the National Team Development Program, Barnett has been a tower of power skating in 180 games between the U17, U18 & USHL levels. In the 2025-26 season, Barnett skated in 87 games between the U18 & USHL sides collecting 15 points from the blueline while posting a plus-21 rating. The 6\u20193\u201d, 198lbs left shot rearguard additionally skated in all three games at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge skating to a plus-1 rating.<\/p>\n

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Internationally, Barnett has represented the United States at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, U18 World Hockey Championship & 2024 Youth Olympic Games, capturing a gold medal.<\/p>\n

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Barnett, like older brother & Edmonton Oilers draft selection Asher, is a graduate of the Chicago Mission program where he won a 15U Tier 1 National Championship in 2024, after posting 7 goals & 33 assists for 40 points in 64 games, with another 5 points in 6 games at Nationals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAbe Barnett is a big, heavy, hard-nosed 6\u20193 defenseman that defends with purpose and competes at an extremely high level. said Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman. \u201cHe\u2019s the type of player that makes opponents uncomfortable every time they\u2019re on the ice against him. Abe brings a physical edge, strong defensive instincts, and a shutdown presence that is incredibly difficult to play against. Beyond the player, he is an incredible young man and someone we are proud to welcome into our organization. We\u2019re thrilled he\u2019s a Bulldog.\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be a part of this organization and can\u2019t wait to get to work this fall!\u201d said Abe Barnett on signing with the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of Michigan commit, defenseman Abe Barnett from the United States National Team Development Program to a Standard Players Agreement.   Barnett, a product of Wilmette, IL, had his rights acquired by the Bulldogs from the Ottawa 67\u2019s on January 9th, and now officially…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":38323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1233],"tags":[{"term_id":2058,"name":"Abe Barnett","slug":"abe-barnett","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2058,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"29"},{"term_id":1302,"name":"BFD","slug":"bfd","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1302,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","term_order":"750"},{"term_id":1163,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1219,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","term_order":"942"},{"term_id":78,"name":"bulldogs","slug":"bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":78,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":687,"filter":"raw","term_order":"961"},{"term_id":535,"name":"Michigan","slug":"michigan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":573,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1519"},{"term_id":79,"name":"ohl","slug":"ohl","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":80,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":657,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1591"},{"term_id":756,"name":"Signed","slug":"signed","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":805,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1789"}],"class_list":["post-38322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-abe-barnett","tag-bfd","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-bulldogs","tag-michigan","tag-ohl","tag-signed","category-1233","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/28094057\/Abe-Barnett-Signed.jpg",1080,1350,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-bulldogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]