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SAULT STE. MARIE, ON-
\n<\/span><\/strong>Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis is excited to announce today, the signing of second-generation Greyhound, Trevor Daley Jr<\/strong><\/a>., to a <\/span>OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.
\n<\/span>Trevor was originally selected in the 3rd Round (51st overall) of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLT (Trevor Daley Jr.) is a player with the skill set to not only drive play but also get fans out of their seats with his speed, creativity, and high-end offensive ability. He is a constant threat whenever he’s on the ice and has the talent to impact the game in a variety of ways\u201d, started Raftis.<\/span><\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cWe’re thrilled to have him commit to the Hounds and continue his development in the Red and White. We look forward to helping him maximize his elite tools and take the next steps in his hockey journey as both a player and a person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Daley Jr., born in Dallas, TX appeared in 4 games during the 2025-26 season with the U.S. National U17 Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three years prior the 5.09, 185 lb forward was a member of the Florida Alliance program where in his draft year (2024-25) with the 15O AAA club he recorded 32 goals and 55 assists (87 points) in 47 games played.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to sign with the Greyhounds and look forward to the upcoming season. I can\u2019t wait to get started, play for the Red Machine, and compete in front of our passionate fans\u201d, stated Daley Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trevor Daley Sr. starred four seasons for the Greyhounds (1999-00 to 2002-03) prior to embarking on a sixteen year NHL career.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019m excited to sign with the Greyhounds and look forward to the upcoming season. I can\u2019t wait to get started, play for the Red Machine, and compete in front of our passionate fans” – Daley Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":93003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":1199,"name":"Trevor Daley Jr.","slug":"trevor-daley-jr","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1199,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":883,"name":"Signing Alert","slug":"signing-alert","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":907,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","term_order":"970"}],"class_list":["post-93002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-trevor-daley-jr","tag-signing-alert","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/10175554\/daley-jr-web.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92996,"date":"2026-06-09T13:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92996"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:13:33","slug":"carels-reid-and-dagenais-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-top-draft-prospect-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/carels-reid-and-dagenais-named-finalists-for-chls-2025-26-top-draft-prospect-award","title":{"rendered":"Carels, Reid, and Dagenais named finalists for CHL\u2019s 2025-26 Top Draft Prospect Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carson Carels<\/strong> of the Prince George Cougars (WHL), Chase Reid<\/strong> of the Soo Greyhounds (OHL), and Maddox Dagenais<\/strong> of the Qu\u00e9bec Remparts (QMJHL) have been named finalists for the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada, given annually to the top CHL player eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recipient will be announced on Monday, June 15, during the 2026 CHL Awards ceremony in Toronto, Ont.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award has been won by many great players<\/span><\/a> including Joe Thornton (Soo Greyhounds \/ OHL), Vincent Lecavalier (Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic \/ QMJHL), Patrick Kane (London Knights \/ OHL), Steven Stamkos (Sarnia Sting \/ OHL), Connor McDavid (Erie Otters \/ OHL), Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re (Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic \/ QMJHL), Connor Bedard (Regina Pats \/ WHL), Cayden Lindstrom (Medicine Hat Tigers \/ WHL), and most recently Matthew Schaefer (Erie Otters \/ OHL).<\/span><\/p>\n

WHL Nominee \u2014 Carson Carels (Prince George Cougars)<\/b><\/a>
\n20G-53A, 73 PTS, +23 in 58 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 3 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Carson Carels continued to establish himself as one of the premier draft-eligible defencemen in the Canadian Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 17-year-old from Cypress River, Man., was also named a finalist for the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as WHL Defenceman of the Year after a standout season on the Prince George blue line. Carels recorded 73 points, including 20 goals and 53 assists, in 58 regular season games, the second-highest single-season point total by a defenceman in Cougars history.<\/span><\/p>\n

If selected, Carels would add another first to his standout season by becoming the first Prince George Cougars player to win the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

His 73 points tied for fourth among all WHL blueliners, while he was one of only six WHL defencemen to reach the 20-goal mark. His season also featured a 17-game point streak, tied for the fourth-longest by any WHL player in 2025-26.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dynamic puck mover with strong skating ability and offensive creativity, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound left-shot defenceman played a key role in helping the Cougars remain among the WHL\u2019s top teams. Carels also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge and was named captain of Team West at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game, where he recorded four assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally selected by Prince George in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, Carels has accumulated 111 points, including 26 goals and 85 assists, in 125 career WHL regular season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

OHL Nominee \u2014 Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds)<\/b><\/a>
\n18G-30A, 48 PTS, +27 in 45 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 2 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Chase Reid enters the draft as the highest-ranked current CHL skater.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 18-year-old defenceman from Chesterfield, Mich., enjoyed an outstanding season with the Soo Greyhounds, producing at better than a point-per-game pace with 48 points, including 18 goals and 30 assists, in 45 regular season games. He was also named a finalist for the Max Kaminsky Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL Defenceman of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

A win for Reid would give the Greyhounds their second CHL Top Draft Prospect Award recipient, following Joe Thornton, who captured the honour in 1996-97.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reid was the only first-year draft-eligible defenceman in the OHL \u2014 and one of just six across the CHL \u2014 to average at least a point per game during the 2025-26 season. Although he missed the final 17 games of the regular season due to injury, he made an impact upon returning, recording six points, including three goals and three assists, in eight playoff games.<\/span><\/p>\n

A gifted skater with high-end offensive instincts and the ability to play significant minutes in all situations, Reid earned recognition in four categories in the annual OHL Coaches Poll. He was voted the Western Conference\u2019s Best Offensive Defenceman while also receiving recognition for Best Skater, Best Shot, and Best Defensive Defenceman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reid also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, where he scored once in two games, and represented the United States at the 2026 World Junior Championship, recording four points in five games.<\/span><\/p>\n

QMJHL Nominee \u2014 Maddox Dagenais (Qu\u00e9bec Remparts)<\/b><\/a>
\n30G-32A, 62 PTS, +\/- NA in 62 GP during the 2025-26 season<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ranked No. 15 among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Maddox Dagenais continued his rise as one of the QMJHL\u2019s premier young forwards during the 2025-26 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4, 196-pound centre from Montr\u00e9al, Que., took a major step forward in his second season with the Qu\u00e9bec Remparts, recording 62 points, including 30 goals and 32 assists, in 62 regular season games. After being limited by injury during his rookie campaign, Dagenais more than doubled his production from a year ago, when he finished with 26 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Dagenais earn the award, he would become the first Qu\u00e9bec Remparts player to be named the CHL\u2019s Top Draft Prospect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dagenais finished as Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s second-leading scorer while leading the Remparts with 10 power-play goals and 25 power-play points. His 273 shots on goal also ranked fourth in the QMJHL, further underlining his ability to generate chances and drive offence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selected first overall in the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft, Dagenais followed in the footsteps of his father, former NHL forward Pierre Dagenais, who was also a first-overall pick in the QMJHL. Throughout the season, Maddox showcased the size, skill, puck protection, and finishing ability that have made him one of the top prospects available for the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dagenais also represented Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, where he was one of four QMJHL players selected for the event and recorded one assist. He also stood out at the QMJHL Prospects Game, scoring in regulation before adding the shootout winner. His continued development has solidified his status as one of the most promising young power forwards in the Canadian Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carels, Reid and Dagenais are finalists for the CHL Top Draft Prospect Award, given annually to the top CHL player eligible for the NHL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":970,"name":"Chase Reid","slug":"chase-reid","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":995,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":14,"filter":"raw","term_order":"377"}],"class_list":["post-92996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-chase-reid","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09112309\/1920x1080-Nominees8.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-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92998,"date":"2026-06-09T13:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92998"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:12:48","slug":"hounds-to-face-spirit-in-home-opener-for-2026-27-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/hounds-to-face-spirit-in-home-opener-for-2026-27-regular-season","title":{"rendered":"Hounds To Face Spirit in Home Opener for 2026-27 Regular Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2013<\/strong> The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced 2026-27 regular season home opener dates for all 20 member clubs, with the puck set to drop Thursday, Sept. 17 when the Kingston Frontenacs visit the Peterborough Petes.<\/p>\n

The Kitchener Rangers will raise their 2026 J. Ross Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup championship banners on Friday, September 18 when they play host to the Owen Sound Attack.<\/p>\n

The complete 2026-27 OHL regular season schedule will be released Tuesday, June 16.<\/p>\n

Home Opener dates, matchups and start times are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nHome Opener<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Thur., Sept. 17<\/td>\nKingston Frontenacs at Peterborough Petes<\/td>\n7:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nOshawa Generals at Brampton Steelheads<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nNiagara IceDogs at Brantford Bulldogs<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nErie Otters at Guelph Storm<\/td>\n7:07 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nOwen Sound Attack at Kitchener Rangers<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nWindsor Spitfires at London Knights<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nBarrie Colts at North Bay Battalion<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSaginaw Spirit at Soo Greyhounds<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7:07 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Sept. 18<\/td>\nPeterborough Petes at Sudbury Wolves<\/td>\n7:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 19<\/td>\nSudbury Wolves at Barrie Colts<\/td>\n7:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 19<\/td>\nBrampton Steelheads at Niagara IceDogs<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 19<\/td>\nKitchener Rangers at Owen Sound Attack<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 19<\/td>\nFlint Firebirds at Saginaw Spirit<\/td>\n7:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 19<\/td>\nLondon Knights at Windsor Spitfires<\/td>\n7:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun., Sept. 20<\/td>\nOttawa 67’s at Kingston Frontenacs<\/td>\n3:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun., Sept. 20<\/td>\nNorth Bay Battalion at Oshawa Generals<\/td>\n6:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 26<\/td>\nKitchener Rangers at Erie Otters<\/td>\n6:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat., Sept. 26<\/td>\nNiagara IceDogs at Flint Firebirds<\/td>\n7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun., Sept. 27<\/td>\nSarnia Sting at Ottawa 67’s<\/td>\n3:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri., Oct. 2<\/td>\nSoo Greyhounds at Sarnia Sting<\/td>\n7:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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West Division rivals meet Friday, September 18, 2026 @ GFL Memorial Gardens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":93000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-92998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/09131151\/home-opener-website.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92988,"date":"2026-06-08T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92988"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:10:41","slug":"ohl-to-hold-2026-under-18-priority-selection-tonight-at-700pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/ohl-to-hold-2026-under-18-priority-selection-tonight-at-700pm","title":{"rendered":"RESULTS; 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection was completed on Monday, June 8th.
\nThe event saw players born in 2008 and 2009 from Under-18 AAA programs from across the province eligible to be chosen by members of the Ontario Hockey League.<\/p>\n

With their 1st pick of the draft (12th overall), the Greyhounds selected defenceman Finn Gilbert<\/a> from Ridley College that competes in CAHS (Canadian Sport School Hockey League)<\/span> – <\/span>which encompass the top-tier <\/span>prep school and academy hockey programs<\/span> across Canada
\nIn 53 regular season games played the 6.04, 179 defender recorded 3 goals and 20 assists, good for 23 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the 2nd Round (32nd overall), the Hounds selected rearguard Josh Pinchak<\/a> from the Burlington Eagles U18 AAA program.
\nIn 31 games played, the 6.01, 170lb rearguard recorded 6 goals and 21 assists, good for 27 points.
\n<\/span>He later appeared in 5 post-season games for the Eagles (1 assist) while making appearances with the Burling Cougars (OJHL) and Fort Erie Meteors (GOJHL) as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

2026 OHL U18 Priority Selection, SOO RESULTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
RD<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nOV<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPLAYER’S NAME<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nPOS<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nHT<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nWT<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nLAST TEAM<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nFinn Gilbert<\/a><\/td>\nLD<\/td>\n6.04<\/td>\n179<\/td>\nRidley College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nJosh Pinchak<\/a><\/td>\nLD<\/td>\n6.01<\/td>\n170<\/td>\nBurlington Eagles U18AAA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To view previous U18 Priority Selection history of the Greyhounds click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Original story courtesy of the Ontario Hockey League<\/strong>
\n<\/em>TORONTO – <\/strong>The 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection is set to commence at 7:00pm on Monday, June 8th where no fewer than 40 players born in 2008 and 2009 will be chosen from Under-18 AAA programs from across the province.<\/p>\n

The Under-18 Priority Selection will be held entirely online. Follow along with pick-by-pick results\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0at ontariohockeyleague.com.<\/p>\n

Just as they will at this coming Friday night’s 2026 OHL Priority Selection in Kingston, the Oshawa Generals hold the first overall pick, followed by the Erie Otters who select second and the Brampton Steelheads who will be picking third. A complete order of selection can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the OHL Under-18 Priority Selection:<\/p>\n

History:
\n<\/strong><\/span>The concept for the OHL Under-18 Priority Selection was developed in 2017 with full support from Hockey Canada\u2019s three Ontario Branches including the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF), Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO), and Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO), to assist in the growth of\u00a0U18 AAA hockey and provide further opportunities for players at different stages of their hockey development.<\/p>\n

Recent Selections to Play in the OHL:
\n<\/strong><\/span>A number of former U18 selections spent the 2025-26 season in the OHL including Peterborough Petes teammates Brennan Faulkner and Brett Hammond, Sudbury Wolves forward Rowan Henderson, Kingston Frontenacs forward Riley Clark, Erie Otters netminder Noah Tegelaar, Brampton Steelheads forward Julian Demiglio, Barrie Colts forward Luc Gauvreau, Windsor Spitfires goaltender Michael Newlove, North Bay Battalion blueliner Jonathan Kapageridis, Flint Firebirds forward Josh Bonnyman as well as Kitchener Rangers forward Jack LaBrash.<\/p>\n

Players Eligible for Selection:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>All U18 players not currently on a CHL Member Team Protected List who were carded with an Ontario-based U18 AAA Hockey Club or an accredited Hockey Canada sport school within the OHF, HNO or HEO in the 2025-26 playing season are eligible for the U18 Priority Selection.<\/p>\n

Selection Procedure:
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Under-18 Priority Selection Process is two rounds with each OHL Member Team required to select two players. Teams that select a goaltender in one of the first two rounds are permitted to select an additional skater in a third round of selections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Defenceman Finn Gilbert and Josh Pinchak welcomed to the Program through the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":507,"name":"OHL U18 Priority Selection","slug":"ohl-u18-priority-selection","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":520,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"815"}],"class_list":["post-92988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-u18-priority-selection","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/08195856\/2026u18-selection2.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-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92978,"date":"2026-06-08T10:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92978"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:28:04","slug":"hound-power-inc-donates-over-500000-to-local-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/hound-power-inc-donates-over-500000-to-local-community","title":{"rendered":"Hound Power Inc. Donates Over\u00a0$500,000\u00a0To Local Community\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Hound Power Inc., the non-profit charitable organization created in June 2024 by the Soo Greyhounds Hockey Club, is extremely proud to announce its total contributions from the past season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout the 2025-26 season,\u00a0Hound Power Inc. held various fundraising initiatives including 50-50 draws and jersey auctions in support of local youth hockey associations as well\u00a0as\u00a0other\u00a0causes that aligned with the\u00a0values\u00a0of the organization\u00a0and potential for impact\u00a0in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the generosity and support of our fans,\u00a0the foundation was able to donate $557,231.75 within Sault Ste. Marie and\u00a0the\u00a0Algoma District.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Non-hockey community organizations received $37,912.15,\u00a0specifically:
\n<\/span>\u2022 Joy-Full Socks – $2,000.00
\n<\/span>\u2022 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 Poppy Fund – $2,351.93
\n<\/span>\u2022 Special Olympics of SSM – $12,533.47
\n<\/span>\u2022 Sault Area Hospital Foundation (Cancer Care) – $4,388.74
\n<\/span>\u2022 Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation – $2,500.00
\n<\/span>\u2022 Big Brothers, Big Sisters of SSM – $8,973.01
\n<\/span>\u2022 YMCA of SSM – $5,165.00<\/span><\/p>\n

Local minor\u00a0hockey\u00a0associations benefitted\u00a0in\u00a0the amount of\u00a0$179,027.60,\u00a0specifically:
\n<\/span>\u2022 Soo Pee Wee Hockey Association – $62,829.00
\n<\/span>\u2022 Sault Female Hockey Association – $58,768.60
\n<\/span>\u2022 Sault Major Hockey Association – $57,430.00<\/span><\/p>\n

Hound Power Inc. was also pleased\u00a0to be able to pay out a total of $340,292.00 to the\u00a036\u00a0winners of the Hound Power 50\/50 draw held throughout the hockey season\u00a0with tickets being available both on-line and in person at home Greyhound hockey games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Lukenda, director of the non-profit Hound Power Inc.\u00a0stated, \u201cWe are extremely pleased to be\u00a0able to support important community organizations and causes through\u00a0the activities held in conjunction with the Soo\u00a0Greyhounds.\u201d \u201cI\u2019d like to give special recognition\u00a0and thanks to the Greyhound coaches, staff, and players who\u00a0assisted with all of these fundraising activities and\u00a0made a difference in the lives of\u00a0those involved,\u201d Lukenda added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SAULT STE. MARIE, ON- Hound Power Inc., the non-profit charitable organization created in June 2024 by the Soo Greyhounds Hockey Club, is extremely proud to announce its total contributions from the past season. Throughout the 2025-26 season,\u00a0Hound Power Inc. held various fundraising initiatives including 50-50 draws and jersey auctions in support of local youth hockey…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":1114,"name":"Hound Power Inc.","slug":"hound-power-inc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1114,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"79"}],"class_list":["post-92978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-hound-power-inc","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/08102747\/June8_Hound_Power_Inc-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92976,"date":"2026-06-03T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92976"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:10:02","slug":"cam-anderson-inks-scholarship-and-development-agreement-with-the-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/cam-anderson-inks-scholarship-and-development-agreement-with-the-program","title":{"rendered":"Cam Anderson Inks Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis has announced the second signing from the 2025 draft class today, inking forward Cam Anderson to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Program.
\n<\/span>Anderson was originally selected in the 9th Round (170th overall) of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection by the club.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCam continues to impress at every level, consistently finding ways to lead his team and drive results. A true power forward, he understands his identity as a player and combines offensive skill with a relentless willingness to compete in hard areas. Dangerous along the walls and below the dots, he has no fear of getting to the difficult parts of the ice to create offense and make an impact\u201d, began Raftis.<\/span><\/p>\n

He then added,
\n<\/span>\u201cWe are very excited to welcome Cam to our program and partner with him in the next stage of his development. His unique combination of size, skill, and competitiveness gives him tremendous upside, and he is the type of player who will be extremely difficult for opposing defensemen to handle as he continues to reach his full potential.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Anderson, a product of Lake Villa, IL, appeared in 58 games with the Chicago Reapers 16U AAA hockey club this past 2025-26 season recording 32 goals and 23 assists, good for 55 points along with 74 penalty minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

While competing with the Reapers at the US 16U Nationals the 6.03, 191-lb forward registered 2 points (1G, 1A) in 4 games played while with a member of Team Red he had 4 points (2G, 2A) in 5 games of the 2025 Boys National 16 event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful and excited for the opportunity to play hockey for such a historic city and team\u201d, stated Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCam continues to impress at every level, consistently finding ways to lead his team and drive results. A true power forward, he understands his identity as a player and combines offensive skill with a relentless willingness to compete in hard areas”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":1198,"name":"Cam Anderson","slug":"cam-anderson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1198,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2"},{"term_id":883,"name":"Signing Alert","slug":"signing-alert","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":907,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","term_order":"970"}],"class_list":["post-92976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-cam-anderson","tag-signing-alert","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/03140759\/anderson-web2.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92974,"date":"2026-06-02T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92974"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:47:41","slug":"greyhounds-sign-blueliner-christopher-weiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/greyhounds-sign-blueliner-christopher-weiss","title":{"rendered":"Greyhounds sign blueliner Christopher Weiss"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON-
\n<\/span><\/strong>Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis today announced the signing of defenceman Christopher Weiss to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Christopher is a lengthy defender who competes hard and makes life difficult on opposing forwards in his own zone. He is very effective in transition, using both his skating and puck-moving ability to quickly move play up ice and create offense for his teammates. We’re excited to welcome Christopher to our program and look forward to supporting him as he continues his development and takes the next step in his hockey career\u201d, stated Raftis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weiss, a product of Washington Township MI graduated through the Honeybaked AAA program before most recently appearing for the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA in 2025-26.
\n<\/span>in 60 games played the 6.3\u201d, 190 lb blueliner recorded 8 goals and 39 assists, good for 47 points throughout Michigan Amateur Hockey Association contests and independent match-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 5 games played at the 2025 Boys National 16 tournament he recorded 4 points (1G, 3A) in five games played.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was originally selected by the Greyhounds in the 6th Round (123rd overall) of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited about signing with the Greyhounds, and I can\u2019t wait to get started next season! I would like to thank my family, advisor, coaches, and friends for giving me this opportunity. Go Hounds\u201d, said Weiss on signing with the Hounds.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Christopher is a lengthy defender who competes hard and makes life difficult on opposing forwards in his own zone. He is very effective in transition, using both his skating and puck-moving ability to quickly move play up ice and create offense for his teammates.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":1197,"name":"Christopher Weiss","slug":"christopher-weiss","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1197,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":883,"name":"Signing Alert","slug":"signing-alert","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":907,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","term_order":"970"}],"class_list":["post-92974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-christopher-weiss","tag-signing-alert","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/02132101\/weiss-web1.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92972,"date":"2026-06-02T11:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92972"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:17:13","slug":"reid-fitzgerald-among-twenty-ohl-players-invited-to-2026-nhl-scouting-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/reid-fitzgerald-among-twenty-ohl-players-invited-to-2026-nhl-scouting-combine","title":{"rendered":"Reid, Fitzgerald Among Twenty OHL Players Invited to 2026 NHL Scouting Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty OHL players have been invited to the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, which gets underway this week at KeyBank Center and LECOM HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y.<\/span><\/p>\n

Running from June 1-6, the combine provides all 32 NHL clubs with an opportunity to conduct interviews, medical evaluations, and fitness testing on many of the top prospects eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, set to take place June 26-27 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe NHL Combine is the final showcase event before the NHL Draft, and it’s a week full of interviews, medicals, and fitness testing where the players get to interact with NHL personnel and the NHL clubs get to learn as much as possible about the future stars of our game,\u201d said NHL Central Scouting Vice President and Director Dan Marr.<\/span><\/p>\n

A total of 90 players will attend the combine, including 56 forwards, 29 defencemen, and five goaltenders. All invitees are listed in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings of North American and International skaters and goaltenders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the OHL invitees are several of the top-ranked prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft, including Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds), Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs), Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit), and Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires), all of whom ranked inside the top 10 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Toronto Maple Leafs hold the first overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft after winning the NHL Draft Lottery on May 5. The San Jose Sharks own the second pick, while the Vancouver Canucks will select third overall.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OHL Players Invited to the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine:<\/b><\/p>\n

Alessandro Di Iorio (Sarnia Sting)<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam Nemec (Sudbury Wolves)<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam Novotny (Peterborough Petes)<\/span><\/p>\n

Alexander Bilecki (Kitchener Rangers)<\/span><\/p>\n

Beckham Edwards (Sarnia Sting)<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooks Rogowski (Oshawa Generals)<\/span><\/p>\n

Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs)<\/span><\/p>\n

Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cole Zurawski (Owen Sound Attack)<\/span><\/p>\n

Colin Fitzgerald (Soo Greyhounds)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jaxon Cover (London Knights)<\/span><\/p>\n

Layne Gallacher (Guelph Storm)<\/span><\/p>\n

Maksim Sokolovskii (London Knights)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pierce Mbuyi (Owen Sound Attack)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan Roobroeck (Niagara IceDogs)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryder Cali (North Bay Battalion)<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Vandenberg (Ottawa 67’s)<\/span><\/p>\n

Vladimir Dravecky (Brantford Bulldogs)<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesley Royston (Owen Sound Attack)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For more information on the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine, including the complete list of invitees, visit <\/span>NHL.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twenty OHL players will attend the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo ahead of the NHL Draft later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":92973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[{"term_id":1184,"name":"Colin Fitzgerald","slug":"colin-fitzgerald","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1184,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"16"},{"term_id":970,"name":"Chase Reid","slug":"chase-reid","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":995,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":14,"filter":"raw","term_order":"377"}],"class_list":["post-92972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-colin-fitzgerald","tag-chase-reid","category-1007","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/01132311\/Combine-web.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-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":92965,"date":"2026-05-20T09:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/?p=92965"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:15:06","slug":"2026-graduating-class-soo-greyhounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-greyhounds\/article\/2026-graduating-class-soo-greyhounds","title":{"rendered":"2026 Graduating Class: Soo Greyhounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

After battling their way back into the OHL Playoffs, the Soo Greyhounds entered the postseason believing they had the pieces to make noise in the Western Conference. The club was aggressive at the trade deadline, highlighted by the acquisition of goaltender Carter George, while veteran leaders like Marco Mignosa helped guide a young roster that also featured emerging NHL Draft talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the Greyhounds prepare to say goodbye to members of its graduating class as Marco Mignosa and Justin Cloutier move on from the Ontario Hockey League.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marco Mignosa (Soo Greyhounds \u2013 2021-26)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Spending his entire junior career with the Soo Greyhounds, <\/span>Marco Mignosa<\/span><\/a> saved the best for last, delivering a career-best season with the club after recording 89 points (35-54\u201389) in 65 regular-season games. He continued producing at a high level in the OHL Playoffs, adding 17 points (7-10\u201317) in just 10 postseason appearances while serving as a key piece of the Greyhounds offence. His efforts were recognized with a nomination as a finalist for the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL\u2019s Overager of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally selected in the second round (36th overall) of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, Mignosa was later chosen by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round (215th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft. The Vaughan, Ont., native wraps up an impressive five-year OHL career having appeared in 303 regular-season games, totalling 289 points (116-173\u2013289). He also recorded 14 career shorthanded goals, setting a franchise record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mignosa recently signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Syracuse Crunch and is committed to Penn State University for next season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marco Mignosa has been a MONSTER\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

The #GoBolts<\/a> prospect recorded his first hat-trick of the season last night for the @OHLHoundPower<\/a>, and now has 15 points during his current 6-game streak! pic.twitter.com\/WplUjrgFe9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n