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When the Kingston Frontenacs selected Nolan Snyder in the eighth round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, few could have predicted the immediate impact he would make in his first season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 16-year-old forward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania quickly established himself as a reliable contributor in the Frontenacs’ lineup, combining skill, hockey sense, and a relentless work ethic throughout his rookie campaign. Snyder finished the regular season with 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 62 games, an impressive total for a first-year player making the jump to the Ontario Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the season progressed, Snyder’s confidence continued to grow. He earned OHL Rookie of the Week honours in March after recording four points in a pair of key Frontenacs victories and became one of the club’s most dependable young forwards down the stretch alongside Aleks Kulemin and Robin Kuzma on ‘The Kid Line’.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally selected 158th overall, Snyder far exceeded expectations in his first OHL season, proving to be one of the steals of the 2025 draft class. With his NHL Draft year still a season away, Snyder is already in first round pick conversations. With his strong rookie campaign now behind him, the future looks bright for the Penn State commit as he continues his development in Kingston.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Kingston Frontenacs selected Nolan Snyder in the eighth round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, few could have predicted the immediate impact he would make in his first season. The 16-year-old forward from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania quickly established himself as a reliable contributor in the Frontenacs’ lineup, combining skill, hockey sense, and a relentless…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[{"term_id":592,"name":"Nolan Snyder","slug":"nolan-snyder","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":592,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"31"}],"class_list":["post-212778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","tag-nolan-snyder","category-533","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/05105236\/Snyder-1920x1080-YIR.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":{"video_id":"2644275","partner_id":"30998","player_id":"47886","width":"1920","height":"1080","360p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/sd\/2644275.mp4","240p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/ld\/2644275.mp4","480p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/hsd\/2644275.mp4","1080p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/fhd\/2644275.mp4","hls":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/streaming\/2644275\/2644275.m3u8","webp":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/webp\/2644275.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212742,"date":"2026-06-04T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212742"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:51:32","slug":"jack-dever-commits-to-carleton-university-after-graduating-from-the-ohl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/jack-dever-commits-to-carleton-university-after-graduating-from-the-ohl","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dever commits to Carleton University after graduating from the OHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, ON<\/strong> \u2013 The Kingston Frontenacs are proud to announce that graduating forward Jack Dever has committed to the Carleton Ravens men’s hockey program, where he will continue both his academic and athletic career following the conclusion of his OHL eligibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dever joined the Frontenacs at the trade deadline this past season and quickly became a valuable veteran presence in the lineup. The Belleville, ON native finished his overage campaign with 26 points (9G, 17A) between the Frontenacs and Ottawa 67’s, bringing a responsible two-way game, leadership, and experience to the Black and Gold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over five OHL seasons, Dever appeared in 213 regular-season games, recording 95 points while earning a reputation as a dependable forward in all situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Frontenacs organization would like to congratulate Jack on his commitment to Carleton University and thank him for his dedication and contributions throughout his OHL career. We wish him continued success with the Ravens and in the next chapter of his hockey journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on the Carleton Ravens men’s hockey program, visit<\/span> Carleton Ravens Athletics<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, ON \u2013 The Kingston Frontenacs are proud to announce that graduating forward Jack Dever has committed to the Carleton Ravens men’s hockey program, where he will continue both his academic and athletic career following the conclusion of his OHL eligibility. Dever joined the Frontenacs at the trade deadline this past season and quickly became…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":617,"name":"Jack Dever","slug":"jack-dever","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":617,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"8"}],"class_list":["post-212742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jack-dever","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/04145121\/Dever-Carleton-1920x1080-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212704,"date":"2026-06-04T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212704"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:26:07","slug":"all-he-does-is-win-sam-bennetts-rise-to-stardom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/all-he-does-is-win-sam-bennetts-rise-to-stardom","title":{"rendered":"All he does is Win: Sam Bennett’s Rise to Stardom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 OHL Priority Selection is just over a week away, which gives us a chance to look back at the junior hockey career of one of the most prominent Kingston Frontenacs in the NHL today, Sam Bennett.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After winning a silver medal in the 2012 OHL Cup, the Frontenacs selected forward Sam Bennett with the ninth overall pick and immediately, the team knew they had a future superstar on their hands. Bennett came to Kingston and made an instant impact with 40 points in 60 games as a rookie, 18 of those being goals, and led to Bennett receiving OHL Second All-Rookie team honours.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a rookie, Bennett would also represent Canada twice. First at the U-17 Championships in Windsor and then later at the U-18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia. Between the two tournaments, the Frontenacs forward recorded 13 points in 12 games. <\/span>With the confidence of his international success and another summer to grow, Bennett returned to Kingston in the fall and turned the league upside down. 36 goals and 55 assists for 91 points, all while still playing that edge he has become famous for with the Florida Panthers. The play would continue into the playoffs, where he added another nine points in seven games.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following summer, Bennett would make national headlines by being awarded the CHL Top Prospect Award, and when June rolled around, it didn\u2019t take long for his name to be called in the NHL draft. In a star-studded draft class with names like Leon Draisaitl, William Nylander, and David Pastrnak, Bennett was selected fourth overall by the Calgary Flames and signed his entry-level contract before the 2014-15 season. Staying with the Flames for their off-season programming and training camps, Bennett would need shoulder surgery in October of 2014, keeping him sidelined until February.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth-overall pick of the draft would be reassigned to Kingston and play 11 games for the Frontenacs in the regular season, scoring at over a two-point per game pace with 24 to close the year. After the Frontenacs were eliminated in the 2015 OHL playoffs, Bennett was recalled by the Flames for their playoff run and never looked back.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Frontenacs alumni spent the first four and a half seasons of his pro career with the Flames before being dealt to the Florida Panthers at the trade deadline in 2021. Since then, Bennett\u2019s career has taken off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consistently scoring in the range of 50 points every year since the trade, Bennett has been a key piece in the Florida Panthers’ success, playing in three straight Stanley Cup Finals and winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024 and 2025. In the second of the two Stanley Cup runs, Bennett scored 15 goals in 23 playoff games, earning him the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoffs MVP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bennett has also continued his success wearing the red and white. Starting at the NHL 4 Nations Tournament, scoring a massive goal in the championship game to give Canada its first lead against the U.S.A., Bennett also made the trip to Italy for the 2026 Olympic Games, where he and his fellow Canadian teammates captured the Silver Medal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over 10 years after wearing the Frontenacs sweater, Bennett still represents the talent that comes from Kingston and will for the foreseeable future, signing an 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with the Florida Panthers in the summer of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss your chance to hear the future of the OHL get their names called on June 12-13, when the OHL Priority selection draft is live from Slush Puppie Place.\u00a0Tickets are<\/span>\u00a0available here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2026 OHL Priority Selection is just over a week away, which gives us a chance to look back at the junior hockey career of one of the most prominent Kingston Frontenacs in the NHL today, Sam Bennett.\u00a0 After winning a silver medal in the 2012 OHL Cup, the Frontenacs selected forward Sam Bennett with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":114,"name":"sam bennett","slug":"sam-bennett","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":114,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw","term_order":"525"}],"class_list":["post-212704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-sam-bennett","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/04102530\/Bennett-Cover-1920x1080-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212731,"date":"2026-06-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212731"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:00:00","slug":"frontenacs-firebirds-swap-draft-picks-ahead-of-2026-ohl-priority-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/frontenacs-firebirds-swap-draft-picks-ahead-of-2026-ohl-priority-selection","title":{"rendered":"Frontenacs, Firebirds swap draft picks ahead of 2026 OHL Priority Selection & CHL Import Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kingston, ON \u2013 <\/strong>Kingston Frontenacs General Manager Kory Cooper has completed a deal with the Flint Firebirds that sees the two teams swap multiple draft choices ahead of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection and CHL Import Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kingston receives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2026 2nd Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (FLT)<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 3rd Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (FLT)<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 2nd Round Pick – OHL Priority Selection (BRAM)<\/span><\/p>\n

2027 1st Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (FLT)<\/span><\/p>\n

2029 8th Round Pick – OHL Priority Selection (FLT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Flint receives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2026 1st Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (KGN)<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 2nd Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (KGN)<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 3rd Round Pick – OHL Priority Selection (WSR)<\/span><\/p>\n

2027 3rd Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (KGN)<\/span><\/p>\n

2029 2nd Round Pick – OHL Priority Selection (FLT)<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of this deal, the Frontenacs now have picks 10, 23, 39, 46 and 63 inside the first four rounds of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2026 OHL Priority Selection presented by Real Canadian Superstore takes place June 12th and 13th at Slush Puppie Place in Kingston, Ontario<\/a>. All rounds will be streamed live on FloHockey and across FloHockey\u2019s social media channels (YouTube, X and Facebook Live). Round 1 begins at 7:00pm on June 12th. Rounds 2-15 begin at 9:00am on June 13th.<\/span><\/p>\n

For media inquiries, contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Abbey Johnson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Manager of Communications and Fan Experience<\/span><\/p>\n

Kingston Frontenacs Hockey Club<\/span><\/p>\n

(613) 328-6787<\/span><\/p>\n

ajohnson@kingstonfrontenacs.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kingston, ON \u2013 Kingston Frontenacs General Manager Kory Cooper has completed a deal with the Flint Firebirds that sees the two teams swap multiple draft choices ahead of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection and CHL Import Draft. Kingston receives: 2026 2nd Round Pick – CHL Import Draft (FLT) 2026 3rd Round Pick – CHL Import…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":15,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":20,"filter":"raw","term_order":"585"}],"class_list":["post-212731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-trade","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/02130558\/Flint_Picks_Trade_1920x1080.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212733,"date":"2026-06-02T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212733"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:51:47","slug":"gavin-betts-named-to-second-ohl-all-rookie-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/gavin-betts-named-to-second-ohl-all-rookie-team","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Betts named to Second OHL All-Rookie Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kingston, ON<\/strong> \u2013 The OHL has announced their year end All-Star teams and All-Rookie teams following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, with Kingston Frontenacs goaltender Gavin Betts being named to the OHL Second Rookie All-Star Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Toronto, ON native finished his first full OHL season with 21 wins to go along with a team-best 2.81 goals against average; also earning his first career OHL shutout against the Erie Otters on October 5th, 2025. Betts featured in nine games in the 2024-25 season, allowing him to still be eligible for an All-Rookie team selection this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Betts was selected in the second round, 37th overall by the Frontenacs in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection. After Charlie Schenkel and Mason Vaccari left the organization following the 2024-25 season, Betts quickly went from the future to the present between the pipes for the black and gold, appearing in 43 games this season. Outside of the OHL, he earned a Gold Medal as a member of Team Canada White at the 2024 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and was a member of the Bronze Medal winning Team Canada at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kingston Frontenacs organization would like to congratulate Gavin on this prestigious honour and look forward to watching him continue to occupy the crease during the upcoming season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Kingston, ON \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>General Manager Kory Cooper has acquired 2009 born defenceman Gavin Christie from the Brantford Bulldogs in exchange for a pair of future OHL draft picks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kingston receives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

D – Gavin Christie (’09)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brantford receives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2026 5th Round Pick (WSR)<\/span><\/p>\n

2029 2nd Round Pick (NIA)<\/span><\/p>\n

Christie spent last season split between the Brantford Bulldogs and the Brantford Titans (GOJHL). The Beamsville, ON native appeared in 9 regular season games for the Bulldogs, spending a majority of his playing time with the Titans. In 38 games, Christie recorded 7 goals and 20 assists to go along with 107 penalty minutes as he added some toughness from the backend. Christie also appeared in 4 playoff games with the Titans, adding a pair of goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Adding Gavin to our defensive core for next season is something we’re pretty excited about.”<\/em> said Frontenacs General Manager Kory Cooper.\u00a0“He adds size, a physical presence and has offensive upside that we’re looking forward to having in our lineup. He certainly checks a lot of boxes for us and we’re excited to add him to our strong 2009 core.”<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Originally selected by the Brantford Bulldogs in the third round, 58th overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, Christie was a product of the Niagara North Stars U16 AAA program where he had 24 points in 31 games and an additional 2 points in 4 OHL Cup games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“In background checks before we made this deal, everyone we spoke to had a lot of positive things to say about Gavin in both his abilities on the ice, and his abilities as a teammate and a leader off of it.”\u00a0<\/em>continued Cooper.\u00a0“We’re happy to welcome Gavin and the Christie family into our organization.”<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gavin will join his new teammates at training camp this August. Stay tuned to Kingston Frontenacs social media channels for updates on training camp as they become available. Season Ticket Memberships are on sale now – don’t miss your chance to secure your seats early and be locked in for 34 Frontenacs’ home games and take advantage of perks and benefits only available to Season Ticket Members!<\/span> Click here for more information<\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For media inquiries, contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Abbey Johnson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Manager of Communications and Fan Experience<\/span><\/p>\n

Kingston Frontenacs Hockey Club<\/span><\/p>\n

(613) 328-6787<\/span><\/p>\n

ajohnson@kingstonfrontenacs.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kingston, ON \u2013\u00a0General Manager Kory Cooper has acquired 2009 born defenceman Gavin Christie from the Brantford Bulldogs in exchange for a pair of future OHL draft picks. Kingston receives: D – Gavin Christie (’09) Brantford receives: 2026 5th Round Pick (WSR) 2029 2nd Round Pick (NIA) Christie spent last season split between the Brantford Bulldogs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":624,"name":"Gavin Christie","slug":"gavin-christie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":624,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":15,"name":"trade","slug":"trade","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":20,"filter":"raw","term_order":"585"}],"class_list":["post-212725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-gavin-christie","tag-trade","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/02101911\/Christie_Trade_1920x1080.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212729,"date":"2026-06-02T12:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212729"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:02:47","slug":"robin-kuzma-proved-that-he-belongs-in-first-ohl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/video\/robin-kuzma-proved-that-he-belongs-in-first-ohl-season","title":{"rendered":"Robin Kuzma proved that he belongs in First OHL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Kingston Frontenacs signed Robin Kuzma as a free agent ahead of the 2025-26 season, they believed the Illinois native could make an immediate impact. By season’s end, the rookie forward had done exactly that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kuzma transitioned seamlessly to the OHL, providing energy, skill, and offensive production throughout his first campaign in black and gold. Kuzma quickly established himself as a reliable contributor, earning OHL Rookie of the Week honours in December following a five-point week.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the season progressed, Kuzma’s confidence continued to grow. He became an important part of Kingston’s young core, delivering timely goals and strong two-way play. Highlights included a two-goal performance against North Bay in February and several key contributions down the stretch as the Frontenacs pushed toward the playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kuzma was put together with Aleks Kulemin and Nolan Snyder following the trade deadline to form ‘The Kid Line’ and quickly earned the trust of the coaching staff. ‘The Kid Line’ was relied on heavily down the stretch and into the playoffs as they showed they could hang with the opposition’s top units.<\/span><\/p>\n

With his hockey IQ, competitiveness, and ability to produce offensively, Kuzma showed why the Frontenacs were eager to bring him to Kingston. His rookie season provided a glimpse of an exciting future, and he will be a player to watch as the Fronts continue to build toward success in the years ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Kingston Frontenacs signed Robin Kuzma as a free agent ahead of the 2025-26 season, they believed the Illinois native could make an immediate impact. By season’s end, the rookie forward had done exactly that. Kuzma transitioned seamlessly to the OHL, providing energy, skill, and offensive production throughout his first campaign in black and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[{"term_id":579,"name":"Robin Kuzma","slug":"robin-kuzma","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":579,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"44"}],"class_list":["post-212729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","tag-robin-kuzma","category-533","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/02115705\/Kuzma-1920x1080-YIR.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":{"video_id":"2636654","partner_id":"30998","player_id":"47886","width":"1920","height":"1080","360p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/sd\/2636654.mp4","240p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/ld\/2636654.mp4","480p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/hsd\/2636654.mp4","1080p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/fhd\/2636654.mp4","hls":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/streaming\/2636654\/2636654.m3u8","webp":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/webp\/2636654.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212702,"date":"2026-06-01T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212702"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:50:01","slug":"the-gem-of-any-draft-how-maleek-mcgowan-went-from-unknown-to-undeniable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/the-gem-of-any-draft-how-maleek-mcgowan-went-from-unknown-to-undeniable","title":{"rendered":"The Gem of Any Draft: How Maleek McGowan went from unknown to undeniable"},"content":{"rendered":"

An article every Kingston Frontenacs fan will love, with 11 days left until the 2026 OHL Priority Selection at Slush Puppie Place, we look back at the legendary career of Maleek McGowan.<\/span><\/p>\n

A lifetime member of the Frontenacs, McGowan was selected in the 10th round of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection after playing his minor hockey with the Markham Major AAA program. Relatively unknown at the time, McGowan would spend the majority of his 16-year-old season with the Oshawa Generals U18 AAA team, suiting up for the Cobourg Cougars twice in 2021-22 as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the season wound down, McGowan would join the Frontenacs in his first season of junior eligibility, making his OHL debut on April 16, 2022, against the Ottawa 67\u2019s, then joining the team on the road in Peterborough the next night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the 2022-23 season rolled around, McGowan would make the Frontenacs out of camp but would suffer a scary injury in December of 2022. In a game against the North Bay Battalion, McGowan would go to make a hit, which led to the opponent’s skate coming up and cutting his left wrist. The bleeding was prominent as the cut was inches away from an artery and the game was stopped as a hush came over the arena.\u00a0 McGowan would be transported to a hospital immediately, where he would undergo successful surgery on two tendons in the wrist. The 17-year-old defenceman would return to the ice on February 10th, 2023 against the Oshawa Generals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now an 18-year-old in 2023-24, the fans fell in love and start to win the hearts of the Frontenacs fans over almost instantly with his hardnosed and physical style of play. At least once a game, he would send an opponent flying to the ice with an arena shaking hit. Adding to his threatening play, McGowan would start to add a little offence to his game as well, recording 17 points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With every season with the Frontenacs, McGowan became an even greater force. Entering the 2024-25 season, there was no doubt who the fan favourite of the team was. Now, to go with his speed and physical style of play, McGowan had the size to bully the majority of those who dared to enter a corner with the Frontenacs defender. Taking his points total from 17 in the prior season to 30 in just 56 games, a 19-year-old, he did not just provide reliable defence but highlight reel offence, with seemingly all seven of his goals good enough to earn himself the ‘Highlight of the Night’ honours on Sportscentre.<\/span><\/p>\n

McGowan can be given the credit for a lot of the Frontenacs playoff success in 2025. He set the tone physically in a series against the Sudbury Wolves, in which the Frontenacs won in four games. McGowan would, unfortunately, be on the receiving end of a bad hit in game one a of the second round series against the Barrie Colts, which forced him to miss the remainder of the season, but before that had scored to give the Frontenacs an early edge against the Colts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking his talents on an international stage, McGowan would represent Team Jamaica at the Challenger Series, scoring three times in two games. Jamaica would go on to beat Lebanon 12-8 in the final game of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, this past season as an overager. McGowan was given his biggest role yet with the team, being named an alternate captain at the start of the season. With a newly pressed \u2018A\u2019 on his jersey, McGowan would have his most productive season yet, scoring 14 more highlight reel goals and finishing with 36 points. Seeing large minutes all season, leading the power-play for the majority of the season, all while continuing to provide that physical force, Maleek was a true leader on a young Frontenacs team. Number 11 was given a well-deserved standing ovation when the team celebrated their OA\u2019s on March 20th and will always be a forever Frontenac.<\/span><\/p>\n

McGowan was never one for interviews during his time with the Frontenacs, but he did sit down with the media team as his final season was winding down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without the fans,\u201d <\/span><\/strong><\/em>said McGowan.<\/span><\/strong> \u201cThey are very supportive, very helpful, same with the staff and Manner, (Troy Mann) I wouldn\u2019t be the player I am today without him.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maleek would sign an Amateur Tryout with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins at the end of the Frontenacs season, before he starts an Entry Level Contract for 2026-27 with the Penguins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud of Maleek and everything he\u2019s accomplished during his time with our organization,\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em> said Frontenacs General Manager Kory Cooper.<\/span><\/strong> \u201cSeeing him grow into the player he is today has been special. Maleek is one of one, and he\u2019s going to continue to do great things at the next level. No question that he has earned this opportunity.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don\u2019t miss your chance to hear the future of the OHL get their names called on June 12-13, when the OHL Priority selection draft is live from Slush Puppie Place.\u00a0Tickets are<\/span>\u00a0available here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An article every Kingston Frontenacs fan will love, with 11 days left until the 2026 OHL Priority Selection at Slush Puppie Place, we look back at the legendary career of Maleek McGowan. A lifetime member of the Frontenacs, McGowan was selected in the 10th round of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection after playing his minor…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":542,"name":"Maleek McGowan","slug":"maleek-mcgowan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":542,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"80"}],"class_list":["post-212702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-maleek-mcgowan","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/06\/01164845\/McGowan-Cover-1920x1080-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212722,"date":"2026-05-29T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212722"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:41:40","slug":"you-can-betts-on-him-gavin-betts-emerges-as-kingstons-next-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/video\/you-can-betts-on-him-gavin-betts-emerges-as-kingstons-next-star","title":{"rendered":"You Can Betts on him: Gavin Betts Emerges as Kingston\u2019s Next Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

After entering the season with plenty of expectations, Gavin Betts quickly proved he was ready for the spotlight. The 17-year-old netminder emerged as one of the club\u2019s biggest bright spots during the 2025-26 campaign, establishing himself as a key piece of the organization\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Betts stepped into a much larger role this season following significant changes to Kingston\u2019s crease with veteran netminders Charlie Schenkel and Mason Vaccari leaving the organization and he never looked out of place. Calm under pressure and confident in the crease, the Toronto native delivered several standout performances throughout the year, including his first OHL shutout and multiple Goalie of the Week honours at the league level.<\/span><\/p>\n

The former second-round OHL Priority Selection pick showcased his athleticism and poise night after night, helping keep the Frontenacs competitive during a season focused heavily on youth development. Betts finished the year with 21 wins and a team-best 2.81 GAA among Kingston goaltenders, continuing to build momentum as one of the top young goaltenders in the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

His emergence was about more than statistics. Betts consistently gave the Frontenacs a chance to win, earning praise for his maturity and composure despite his age. Whether it was shutting the door in tight games or standing tall during high-pressure moments, he showed the qualities of a future franchise goaltender.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Frontenacs continue building toward the future, Gavin Betts has made one thing clear; the crease in Kingston is in very good hands.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After entering the season with plenty of expectations, Gavin Betts quickly proved he was ready for the spotlight. The 17-year-old netminder emerged as one of the club\u2019s biggest bright spots during the 2025-26 campaign, establishing himself as a key piece of the organization\u2019s future. Betts stepped into a much larger role this season following significant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[{"term_id":544,"name":"Gavin Betts","slug":"gavin-betts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":544,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"79"},{"term_id":2,"name":"Fronts TV","slug":"fronts-tv","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":468,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":53,"filter":"raw","term_order":"255"}],"class_list":["post-212722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","tag-gavin-betts","tag-fronts-tv","category-533","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/05\/29132626\/Betts-1920x1080-YIR.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":{"video_id":"2627781","partner_id":"30998","player_id":"47886","width":"1920","height":"1080","360p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/sd\/2627781.mp4","240p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/ld\/2627781.mp4","480p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/hsd\/2627781.mp4","1080p":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/fhd\/2627781.mp4","hls":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/streaming\/2627781\/2627781.m3u8","webp":"https:\/\/cdn.target-video.com\/live\/partners\/30998\/webp\/2627781.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212699,"date":"2026-05-26T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=212699"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:51:23","slug":"matthew-henderson-emerging-as-a-difference-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/matthew-henderson-emerging-as-a-difference-maker","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Henderson Emerging as a Difference Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just 17 days left until the 2026 OHL priority selection kicks off at Slush Puppie place, we turn our attention to the 17th overall pick in the 2025 OHL draft, Matthew Henderson, who stepped in and became a difference maker right away for the Frontenacs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the second of his two first-round picks, Kory Cooper and his staff selected Matthew Henderson from the Huron-Perth Lakers U16 AAA program. A smooth-skating left-handed defenceman who recorded 26 points in 30 games in his final season of minor hockey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From the start of development camp following the draft, there was no doubt Henderson would not only fit well into Coach Troy Mann\u2019s system but also become a star very quickly in the OHL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Henderson played 63 games with the Frontenacs in his rookie season, recording 18 points, including the first two goals of his junior hockey career. After moving up and down the lineup for the first handful of regular-season games, Henderson found a home playing with overage defenceman and Memorial Cup Champion in Will Bishop.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe experience is a big thing,\u201d <\/span><\/strong><\/em>said Henderson in an Interview with the Frontenacs. <\/span><\/strong>\u201cThat\u2019s the goal for everyone, so having him teach us about that journey? It\u2019s special.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The savvy veteran, paired with an up-and-coming star, not only worked well for Henderson and Bishop, but the Frontenacs staff loved what they were seeing too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBish being able to guide Hendo along the way here as he gets started in his OHL career is really going to benefit him as he moves forward,\u201d <\/span><\/strong><\/em>said General Manager Kory Cooper in a mid-season conversation.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Along with his teammate Aleks Kulemin, Henderson had the honour of representing Team Canada White at the U17 World Championships in Truro, Nova Scotia. Again, Henderson made waves, recording six points in five games on his way to a silver medal wearing the maple leaf.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Henderson returned from the U17s, he was given a bigger role on the Frontenacs, being added to the second power-play unit and seeing the ice in more high-pressure situations as Kingston made their playoff push. All accumulating to Henderson being relied on heavily in the Frontenacs first round series against the Ottawa 67\u2019s this past April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big boost of confidence,\u201d <\/span><\/strong><\/em>said Henderson. <\/span><\/strong>\u201cPlaying against the top lines in the OHL as a 16-year-old does a lot for your self-confidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Henderson will come into camp next fall as one of the Frontenacs’ most promising defencemen and once again will be relied on heavily for his ability to break out the puck efficiently and create offence at the other end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss your chance to hear the future of the OHL get their names called on June 12-13, when the OHL Priority selection draft is live from Slush Puppie Place.\u00a0Tickets are<\/span>\u00a0available here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With just 17 days left until the 2026 OHL priority selection kicks off at Slush Puppie place, we turn our attention to the 17th overall pick in the 2025 OHL draft, Matthew Henderson, who stepped in and became a difference maker right away for the Frontenacs.\u00a0 With the second of his two first-round picks, Kory…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":212717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":585,"name":"Matthew Henderson","slug":"matthew-henderson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":585,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","term_order":"38"}],"class_list":["post-212699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-matthew-henderson","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/05\/26104623\/Henderson-Cover-1920x1080-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]