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By: Cameron Kelcey<\/em><\/p>\n

NIAGARA, ONT<\/strong> – The Niagara IceDogs have traded prospect Caden Bell to the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for defenceman Blake Munnings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Munnings was selected in the second round, 28th overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Draft. This past season he tallied four points in 33 games as a rookie with the Attack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy to get re-engaged with Blake. As a Second-Round pick for Owen Sound last year, he was obviously a player I had seen many times and wanted on our team. Looking at our roster, I feel it\u2019s a very good fit for us in Niagara,\u201d says IceDogs\u2019 General Manager, Dale DeGray.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a big defenceman that can move the puck well, adding more youth and more experience,\u201d DeGray continues. \u201cWe know what he\u2019s capable of and look forward to seeing him in an IceDogs jersey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The IceDogs selected Bell in the Third Round, 49th overall in 2025 OHL Priority Draft and subsequently spent this past season with the St. Catharines Falcons in the GOJHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bell was named the GOHL Prospect of the week, earned a spot on the GOHL (Eastern) All-Rookie Team and tallied an impressive 11 goals and 29 assists for 40 points in 46 games with the Falcons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The IceDogs want to wish Caden the best of luck in Owen Sound. The organization is excited to welcome Blake to the team. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Cameron Kelcey NIAGARA, ONT – The Niagara IceDogs have traded prospect Caden Bell to the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for defenceman Blake Munnings.\u00a0 Munnings was selected in the second round, 28th overall in the 2025 OHL Priority Draft. This past season he tallied four points in 33 games as a rookie with the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":81956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":503,"name":"Blake Munnings","slug":"blake-munnings","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":503,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":471,"name":"Caden Bell","slug":"caden-bell","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":471,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"33"},{"term_id":434,"name":"Transaction","slug":"transaction","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":434,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw","term_order":"70"}],"class_list":["post-81953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-blake-munnings","tag-caden-bell","tag-transaction","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/03202046\/WEB-TRADE-1920-x-1080-4.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-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":81951,"date":"2026-06-03T15:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=81951"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:27:35","slug":"reisnecker-released-by-icedogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/reisnecker-released-by-icedogs","title":{"rendered":"REISNECKER RELEASED BY ICEDOGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Cameron Kelcey\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

NIAGARA, ONT <\/strong>– Defenceman Ben Reisnecker has been released by the Niagara IceDogs today, following one season played in the OHL.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 6’3″ defenceman was drafted 26th overall by the IceDogs in the 2025 CHL Import Draft. Prior, he spent time playing for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech U20 leagues. During his time with the IceDogs, he tallied ten points in 58 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Known for his big stature and tough style of play, Resinecker will be missed by fans, players, coaches and staff. The IceDogs want to thank Ben for all he has done for the organization, both on the ice and within the community. The organization would like to express their best wishes as Ben takes on the next chapter of his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

OHL teams are permitted to carry a maximum of three import players. Reisneckers’ departure opens up an import spot on the IceDogs roster. <\/span><\/p>\n

The CHL import draft will be taking place on Tuesday, June 30th, at 11:00 a.m EST.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By: Cameron Kelcey\u00a0 NIAGARA, ONT – Defenceman Ben Reisnecker has been released by the Niagara IceDogs today, following one season played in the OHL. The 6’3″ defenceman was drafted 26th overall by the IceDogs in the 2025 CHL Import Draft. Prior, he spent time playing for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech U20 leagues. During…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":81952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":468,"name":"Ben Reisnecker","slug":"ben-reisnecker","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":468,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"35"},{"term_id":60,"name":"transactions","slug":"transactions","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":60,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"469"}],"class_list":["post-81951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ben-reisnecker","tag-transactions","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/03152719\/THANKYOU-WEB-ARENA-1920X1080.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-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":81947,"date":"2026-06-02T20:59:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=81947"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:09:13","slug":"icedogs-complete-trade-with-storm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/icedogs-complete-trade-with-storm-2","title":{"rendered":"ICEDOGS COMPLETE TRADE WITH STORM"},"content":{"rendered":"

NIAGARA, ONT<\/strong> \u2014 The Niagara IceDogs have traded forward Ethan Czata to the Guelph Storm in exchange for forward Carter Lewandowski, defenceman Zach Naish and four draft picks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Czata was selected 5th overall by the IceDogs in the 2023 OHL Draft and spent 3 seasons with the club. In that time, he accumulated 53 goals and 72 assists for 125 points in 193 games. He was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2025 NHL Draft. This past December, he was named as the 20th captain in franchise history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of the OHL, Czata represented Canada at the U18 World Championships in 2024-2025, where he recorded 5 points in 7 games. At the conclusion of the IceDogs season this year, he was called up by the Syracuse Crunch, Tampa\u2019s AHL affiliate team, and played three games for the club.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver the course of his time with the IceDogs, Ethan has been a role model. Only having spoken with him several times since my arrival in Niagara, Czata will be a very difficult player to replace both in the locker room and on the ice. He\u2019s very well respected by his peers and hockey executives throughout the league, and he will be missed in Dog Country,\u201d says DeGray.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He continues, \u201cWe wish nothing but the best and continued success in Guelph.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lewandowski, a 6\u20192\u201d, 185 lbs forward from Maple, Ontario, was selected 36th overall in this year\u2019s OHL Priority Selection by Guelph. He spent the 2025-2026 season with the Ayr Centennials of the Greater Ontario Hockey League, where he posted an impressive 17 goals and 29 assists for 46 points in 45 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Naish is a 6\u20197\u201d, 207 lbs defenceman from Hampton, ON and was selected in the 6th round, 105th overall by the Guelph Storm in the 2025 OHL priority selection draft. The big-bodied defenceman posted one goal, two assists and 68 PIMS in 36 games played with the Brockville Braves of the CCHL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to be bringing in two young players with Lewandowski and Naish. Both players are expected to step in and be contributing factors as we move forward with what will be a young group of Niagara IceDogs. Welcome to Dog Country, Carter and Zach, alongside their families! We look forward to having them don the IceDogs crest this fall,\u201d says DeGray.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is Degray\u2019s first trade since being appointed the IceDogs General Manager last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FULL TRADE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Niagara Receives:<\/b><\/p>\n