Oshawa Generals 2024 Training Camp: Day 2 Recap
Oshawa, Ont. – Day two of the Oshawa Generals Training Camp came with two scrimmages, one in the morning and one afternoon. Standout performances in the two matchups included Generals second year, Owen Griffin, as well as Tristan Delisle. Noah Bender, Isaac Gravelle, and Jacob Oster, also made appearances in the afternoon scrimmages.
Aug 27: Lindros vs. Orr — Scrimmage #2 of Training Camp
Griffin showcased his skill in Orr’s zone with a slick wrist shot that sailed top shelf, ringing off the crossbar and marking the game’s first goal.
Less than a minute later, Griffin replicated his earlier move, this time beating goaltender Tim Dolan with a powerful shot to make it 2-0.
Just over five minutes into the first period, Generals’ Matthew Buckley angled towards the net and slid the puck through Dolan’s five-hole, adding another goal.
With 20 seconds remaining in the period, Griffin skated in uncontested and, with a precise shot to the bottom glove-side corner, extended Team Lindros’s lead to 4-0 as they headed into the second period.
A minute and a half into the second period, Griffin crashed the net again, securing a 5-0 advantage for Team Lindros.
Generals’ 2024 first-round draft pick, Brady Smith, scored his first Camp goal with a fortunate bounce, putting Team Orr on the board.
Brooks Rogowski, a second-round pick from the 2024 Draft, added a powerplay goal for Team Lindros with a shot from the short side of goaltender Owen MacLean, making it 6-1.
The only goal of the third period came from Generals’ Luke Torrance, assisted by Tristan Delisle, bringing the final score to 6-2.
Aug 27: Lindros vs. Orr — Scrimmage #3 of Training Camp
Team Orr got on the board early with OJHL’s Gavin McGahey-Smith firing a shot past Generals’ Noah Bender.
Buckley responded by evening the score, coming in wide against Oster and managing a fanned shot that trickled through the five-hole and into the net.
Buckley struck again with a composed shot that slipped past Oster.
Shortly after, Delisle scored with a top-shelf shot, levelling the game at 2-2 just seconds after Lindros had taken the lead.
But moments later, Lindros regained the advantage when Evan White of the Mississauga Reps fired a shot through traffic from the point, giving Team Lindros a 3-2 lead as the second period ended.
The third period left the scoreboard still until 25 seconds left when Delisle found the back of the net amongst a scrum in front to push the match to overtime.
Five minutes of 3v3 came with a conclusion from Delisle with his third of the game.
The next Lindros versus Orr scrimmages are tomorrow at 10 am and 3:45 pm.
