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NIAGARA, ONT.<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have signed forward Stepan Stejskal to an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

Stejskal was selected by the IceDogs in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2026 CHL Import Draft.<\/p>\n

The Czech-born forward spent the 2025-26 season with HC Davos U21 in Switzerland’s U21 Elite League, where he recorded 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists) in 37 games.<\/p>\n

“Stepan is a solid 200-foot player with very good offensive abilities,” said IceDogs General Manager Dale DeGray. “He is an accountable player who should be able to add to our offensive attack. He has very good feet that allow him to get up and down the ice and an excellent ability to carry the puck at top speed.”<\/p>\n

Known for his hockey IQ, playmaking ability and offensive creativity, Stejskal has represented Czechia internationally, competing at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.<\/p>\n

“We look forward to seeing Stepan in an IceDogs jersey this September,” added DeGray.<\/p>\n

Stejskal becomes the first member of Niagara’s 2026 CHL Import Draft class to sign with the club, and joins fellow import player, Vladislav Yermolenko (G), as the IceDogs continue to build their roster for the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NIAGARA, ONT. \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have signed forward Stepan Stejskal to an Ontario Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement. Stejskal was selected by the IceDogs in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2026 CHL Import Draft. The Czech-born forward spent the 2025-26 season with HC Davos U21 in Switzerland’s U21 Elite League, where…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":458,"name":"Signing","slug":"signing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":458,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"416"},{"term_id":516,"name":"Stepan Stejskal","slug":"stepan-stejskal","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":516,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"436"},{"term_id":434,"name":"Transaction","slug":"transaction","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":434,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","term_order":"475"}],"class_list":["post-82136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-signing","tag-stepan-stejskal","tag-transaction","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/22151602\/HIRED-WEB-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\/82136","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=82136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82138,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82136\/revisions\/82138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82126,"date":"2026-07-22T13:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82126"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:13:47","slug":"ryerson-edgar-invited-to-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/ryerson-edgar-invited-to-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-camp","title":{"rendered":"Ryerson Edgar Invited to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

NIAGARA, ONT. \u2013 Niagara IceDogs forward Ryerson Edgar has been invited to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team training camp ahead of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton.<\/p>\n

Edgar is one of 27 players selected by Program of Excellence General Manager Alan Millar, alongside Program of Excellence Head Scout Byron Bonora and U18 Assistant General Manager Yanick Lemay, with input from Scott Salmond, Senior Vice-President of High Performance and Hockey Operations, and Benoit Roy, Director of Hockey Operations.<\/p>\n

The 2009-born forward is coming off an outstanding rookie season with the IceDogs, recording 49 points (23 goals, 26 assists) in 64 games, leading all OHL rookies born in 2009 in scoring.<\/p>\n

Edgar has also previously represented Canada on the international stage, helping Team Canada Red capture a gold medal at the 2025 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge while recording three points during the tournament.<\/p>\n

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“We are excited to unveil the 27 players who will begin the road to the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at training camp in Edmonton. This is a talented and well-rounded group of young players,” said Millar. “Our staff have worked tirelessly to identify a roster that we believe gives us the best chance to be successful on home ice. We look forward to gathering in Edmonton next week to continue our preparations for the tournament, and for the opportunity to get Canada back on top of the podium in front of Canadian fans in August.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Training camp will feature practices and an exhibition game against Sweden on July 30, before Canada faces Czechia on August 1 in its final pre-tournament contest. Following camp, the roster will be finalized for the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.<\/p>\n

Canada opens the tournament against Switzerland on August 3 before taking on Slovakia on August 4 and Sweden on August 5 to conclude the preliminary round. The tournament wraps up with the medal games on August 8 in Edmonton.<\/p>\n

The Niagara IceDogs congratulate Ryerson on this well-deserved opportunity and wish him the best of luck as he competes for a spot on Team Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NIAGARA, ONT. \u2013 Niagara IceDogs forward Ryerson Edgar has been invited to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team training camp ahead of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton. Edgar is one of 27 players selected by Program of Excellence General Manager Alan Millar, alongside Program of Excellence Head Scout Byron Bonora and U18 Assistant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":523,"name":"Hlinka-Gretzky","slug":"hlinka-gretzky","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":523,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"201"},{"term_id":453,"name":"Ryerson Edgar","slug":"ryerson-edgar","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":453,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":15,"filter":"raw","term_order":"399"},{"term_id":454,"name":"Team Canada","slug":"team-canada","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":454,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"449"}],"class_list":["post-82126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-hlinka-gretzky","tag-ryerson-edgar","tag-team-canada","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/22100230\/WEB-CANADA.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\/82126","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=82126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82127,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82126\/revisions\/82127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82129,"date":"2026-07-22T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82129"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:11:16","slug":"andrew-agozzino-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/andrew-agozzino-announces-retirement","title":{"rendered":"ANDREW AGOZZINO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

NIAGARA, ONT.<\/strong> \u2013 Niagara IceDogs alumnus and franchise legend Andrew Agozzino has announced his retirement from professional hockey following an outstanding 14-season career.<\/p>\n

Agozzino’s professional journey included 53 National Hockey League games, recording 12 points while suiting up for the Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth.<\/p>\n

The majority of his career was spent in the American Hockey League, where he established himself as one of the league’s premier offensive talents. Over 847 career AHL games, Agozzino totalled 662 points (284 goals, 378 assists) and earned selections to the AHL All-Star Classic in 2013 and 2019. He concluded his playing career with the Tucson Roadrunners, the AHL affiliate of the Utah Mammoth.<\/p>\n

Originally selected 15th overall by the Mississauga IceDogs in the first round of the 2007 OHL Priority Selection, Agozzino became part of the franchise’s move to Niagara later that year.<\/p>\n

Over five seasons with the IceDogs, Agozzino developed into one of the most accomplished players in franchise history. He served as team captain for his final two-and-a-half seasons and led Niagara to the 2012 OHL Eastern Conference Championship.<\/p>\n

His exceptional overage campaign earned him the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL’s Outstanding Overage Player and the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy, recognizing the league’s top captain.<\/p>\n

Agozzino remains the longest-tenured player in IceDogs franchise history, having appeared in 369 regular-season and playoff games. He continues to hold numerous franchise records, including:<\/p>\n

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  • Most career points \u2013 369<\/li>\n
  • Most career goals \u2013 159<\/li>\n
  • Most career shorthanded goals \u2013 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Andrew’s impact on the IceDogs organization extends far beyond the record book. His leadership, dedication and commitment to excellence helped shape the foundation of hockey in Niagara and left a lasting legacy that continues to inspire future generations of IceDogs.<\/p>\n

    The Niagara IceDogs are incredibly proud to call Andrew Agozzino an alumnus and have him don the crest. On behalf of the entire IceDogs organization and Dog Country, we congratulate Andrew on an exceptional professional career and wish him all the best in retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By: Cameron Kelcey NIAGARA, ONT. \u2013 Niagara IceDogs alumnus and franchise legend Andrew Agozzino has announced his retirement from professional hockey following an outstanding 14-season career. Agozzino’s professional journey included 53 National Hockey League games, recording 12 points while suiting up for the Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":525,"name":"Andrew Agozzino","slug":"andrew-agozzino","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":525,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":252,"name":"IceDogs Alumni","slug":"icedogs-alumni","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":252,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","term_order":"211"}],"class_list":["post-82129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-andrew-agozzino","tag-icedogs-alumni","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/22120835\/Agozzino-14.jpg",2219,1776,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\/82129","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=82129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82131,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82129\/revisions\/82131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82114,"date":"2026-07-15T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82114"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:36:31","slug":"invited-tang-heads-to-team-usas-hlinka-gretzky-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/invited-tang-heads-to-team-usas-hlinka-gretzky-camp","title":{"rendered":"INVITED: TANG HEADS TO TEAM USA’S HLINKA-GRETZKY CAMP"},"content":{"rendered":"

    NIAGARA, ONT<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Recently signed IceDogs Forward, Michael Tang, has been invited to participate in Team USA\u2019s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Selection Camp.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tang, known as a <\/span>smart,\u00a0<\/span>highly skilled, and crafty player who can play all three forward positions, spent last season with the USHL Madison Capitals, appearing in 59 games with nine goals, 18 assists, & 27 points, while also playing for<\/span>\u00a0five NTDP U17 teams. He has recently signed with the IceDogs in early July.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tang is one of six OHLers to be named to the camp, <\/span>\u00a0taking place July 23rd-27th in St. Paul, Minnesota, ahead of deciding on the team’s 23-man roster before the tournament’s start on August 3rd, running until Aug. 8th.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Head coach Reid Cashman leads the U.S. Under-18 Men\u2019s Select Team coaching staff, while Todd Knott, Greg Rallo and Troy Thibodeau will serve as assistant coaches. Goaltending coach Alex Westlund rounds out the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

    The entire IceDogs organization wants to wish Michael the best of luck in St. Paul!<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    NIAGARA, ONT \u2013 Recently signed IceDogs Forward, Michael Tang, has been invited to participate in Team USA\u2019s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Selection Camp.\u00a0 Tang, known as a smart,\u00a0highly skilled, and crafty player who can play all three forward positions, spent last season with the USHL Madison Capitals, appearing in 59 games with nine goals, 18 assists, &…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":523,"name":"Hlinka-Gretzky","slug":"hlinka-gretzky","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":523,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"201"},{"term_id":518,"name":"Michael Tang","slug":"michael-tang","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":518,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"289"},{"term_id":524,"name":"USA Hockey","slug":"usa-hockey","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":524,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"490"}],"class_list":["post-82114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-hlinka-gretzky","tag-michael-tang","tag-usa-hockey","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/14203601\/WEB-USA.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\/82114","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=82114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82116,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82114\/revisions\/82116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82106,"date":"2026-07-14T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82106"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:32:14","slug":"where-theres-a-will-theres-a-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-dog","title":{"rendered":"WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A DOG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

    NIAGARA, ONT.<\/strong> \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have signed 2009-born forward Will Mullins to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

    Mullins was selected by the IceDogs in the seventh round (132nd overall) of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. The 17-year-old spent the 2025-26 season with the Kemptville 73’s of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), where he recorded 16 goals and 36 assists for 52 points in 52 games.<\/p>\n

    Mullins also received his first taste of OHL action last season, appearing in five games with the IceDogs after earning a late-season call-up.<\/p>\n

    “Will is a shooter by nature who should be able to help in the offensive department, but also has no problem playing a solid 200-foot game,” said IceDogs General Manager Dale DeGray.<\/p>\n

    DeGray continues, “We would like to officially welcome Will and the Mullins family to the IceDogs organization…. we’re excited to see his ability to play a full season with us.”<\/p>\n

    Welcome, Will, to Dog Country, and we look forward to seeing him wear the Bones Crest when the puck drops on the 2026-27 OHL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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    NIAGARA, ONT – IceDogs Prospect, Finn Merrill, has been invited to participate in Canada’s national under-17 development camp, set for July 17-21 in Oakville, Ontario.<\/p>\n

    Merrill was selected in the Second Round, 32nd overall, by the IceDogs in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection Draft, after spending the 2025-2026 season with the Hill Academy U16 AAA, where he notched 48 goals and 41 assists for 89 points in 59 games.<\/p>\n

    The roster was selected by the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence (POE) General Manager, Allan Millar, alongside the POE head scout, Byron Bonora and U17 Assistant General Manager, Mike Johnston, with input from Scott Salmond, senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, and Benoit Roy, director of hockey operations. Hockey Canada\u2019s regional scouts\u2014Pierre Cholette (Qu\u00e9bec), Scott Grieve (Ontario), Jared Power (West), Rob Simpson (Ontario) and Darren Sutherland (Atlantic)\u2014and Member representatives assisted with the selection process.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe are excited to unveil the top Canadian under-17 players who have earned invitations to our development camp this week, and to introduce these young players to Hockey Canada\u2019s Program of Excellence,\u201d Millar said. \u201cThis is a very talented and exciting group that will be surrounded by world-class coaching and support staff, and we look forward to introducing them to our program, setting the expectations for the season and preparing for the U17 World Challenge later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

    All 80 players have been drafted by Canadian Hockey League (CHL) teams (31 from the Ontario Hockey League, 29 from the Western Hockey League and 20 from the Qu\u00e9bec Maritimes Junior Hockey League). The players will be split into four teams for the five-day camp, which includes two days of practice and six games from July 19-21.<\/p>\n

    Following camp, players will continue to be evaluated through the beginning of the 2026-27 season before the Canada Red and Canada White rosters are named ahead of the 2026 U17 World Challenge, scheduled for Nov. 1-7 in Oakville.<\/p>\n

    Congratulations, Finn!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    NIAGARA, ONT – IceDogs Prospect, Finn Merrill, has been invited to participate in Canada’s national under-17 development camp, set for July 17-21 in Oakville, Ontario. Merrill was selected in the Second Round, 32nd overall, by the IceDogs in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection Draft, after spending the 2025-2026 season with the Hill Academy U16 AAA,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-82109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","video-channels-finn-merrill","video-channels-prospects","video-channels-team-canada","video-channels-u17","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/14105327\/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-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82109","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=82109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82111,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82109\/revisions\/82111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82099,"date":"2026-07-13T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82099"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:30:44","slug":"icedogs-sign-first-round-pick-max-lappan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/icedogs-sign-first-round-pick-max-lappan","title":{"rendered":"ICEDOGS SIGN FIRST-ROUND PICK MAX LAPPAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

    NIAGARA, ON<\/strong> \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have signed defenceman Max Lappan, the club’s first-round selection in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

    Lappan was selected ninth overall in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, becoming the first defenceman and first American-born player chosen in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

    “We were incredibly excited when Max was still available with our pick,” said IceDogs General Manager Dale DeGray. “Every time our scouting staff met, we had him rated as one of the top two defencemen in the draft. We believe he’s a player with tremendous upside and a bright future.”<\/p>\n

    Lappan spent the 2025-26 season with 15U Honeybaked AAA, where he recorded an outstanding 132 points (24G-108A) in 89 games.<\/p>\n

    At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, the Ypsilanti, Michigan native brings an impressive combination of size, mobility and offensive instincts to the IceDogs’ blue line.<\/p>\n

    “Max has a tremendous ability to slow the game down, see the ice and make very good plays with the puck,” added DeGray. “With his size, skating ability and vision, I expect he’ll develop into a highly successful defenceman throughout his junior career.”<\/p>\n

    Athleticism runs deep in the Lappan family. His father, Zachary, is a firefighter with the Ypsilanti Fire Department and a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He also played tight end at Eastern Michigan University. Lappan’s mother was a competitive swimmer.<\/p>\n

    Before arriving in Niagara, Lappan will represent the United States as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team at the U17 Four Nations Tournament, taking place Aug. 15-19 in Chomutov, Czechia.<\/p>\n

    The Niagara IceDogs are excited to welcome Max and his family to Dog Country and look forward to seeing him make his OHL debut this September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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

    NIAGARA, ONT<\/strong><\/em> – 2009-born forward Michael Tang has signed an OHL Standard Player Agreement and will lace up for the Niagara IceDogs in the upcoming 2026-2027 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tang was originally drafted by the IceDogs in the fourth round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, 78th overall. He spent this past season with the Madison Capitals of the USHL, where he finished with 27 points (9G-19A) in 57 games. During this time, he also represented the United States in the U17 World Junior Championships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    IceDogs General Manager Dale DeGray describes Tang as a \u201cSmart, highly-skilled, crafty player that can play all three forward positions. <\/span>He should fit in very nicely with the young group we will see in September.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Following his career with the IceDogs. Tang is committed to Harvard University in the NCAA.<\/p>\n

    The IceDogs want to welcome Michael to the organization and are very excited to see him suit up in the red and black this September!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By: Cameron Kelcey NIAGARA, ONT – 2009-born forward Michael Tang has signed an OHL Standard Player Agreement and will lace up for the Niagara IceDogs in the upcoming 2026-2027 season.\u00a0 Tang was originally drafted by the IceDogs in the fourth round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection, 78th overall. He spent this past season with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":518,"name":"Michael Tang","slug":"michael-tang","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":518,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"289"},{"term_id":434,"name":"Transaction","slug":"transaction","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":434,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","term_order":"475"}],"class_list":["post-82095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-michael-tang","tag-transaction","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/07144835\/HIRED-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-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82095","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=82095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82097,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82095\/revisions\/82097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82082,"date":"2026-07-07T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82082"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:12:04","slug":"icedogs-announce-2026-preseason-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/icedogs-announce-2026-preseason-schedule","title":{"rendered":"ICEDOGS ANNOUNCE 2026 PRESEASON SCHEDULE"},"content":{"rendered":"

    NIAGARA, ONT<\/strong><\/em> – The Niagara IceDogs have announced their 2026 Preseason schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The IceDogs are slated to lace up for six games, beginning September 3rd vs the Oshawa Generals, and concluding on September 13th at Oshawa.FULL<\/p>\n

    PRESEASON SCHEDULE:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    SEPTEMBER 3 2026<\/td>\nVS. OSHAWA<\/td>\nMERIDIAN CENTRE<\/td>\n7:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEPTEMBER 4 2026<\/td>\nAT BRANTFORD<\/td>\nTD CIVIC CENTRE<\/td>\n7:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEPTEMBER 6 2026<\/td>\nVS. BRANTFORD<\/td>\nMERIDIAN CENTRE<\/td>\n2:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEPTEMBER 11 2026<\/td>\nAT ERIE<\/td>\nFORT ERIE REC. COMPLEX<\/td>\n7:00 PM ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEPTEMBER 12 2026<\/td>\nAT PETERBOROUGH<\/td>\nMISKIN LAW COMMUNITY COMPLEX*<\/td>\n7:00 PM ET*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEPTEMBER 13 2026<\/td>\nAT OSHAWA<\/td>\nTRIBUTE COMMUNITIES CENTRE<\/td>\n4:05 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

     <\/p>\n

    * TIME AND LOCATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    NIAGARA, ONT – The Niagara IceDogs have announced their 2026 Preseason schedule.\u00a0 The IceDogs are slated to lace up for six games, beginning September 3rd vs the Oshawa Generals, and concluding on September 13th at Oshawa.FULL PRESEASON SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER 3 2026 VS. OSHAWA MERIDIAN CENTRE 7:00 PM ET SEPTEMBER 4 2026 AT BRANTFORD TD CIVIC…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":82083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[{"term_id":441,"name":"Preseason","slug":"preseason","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":441,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"376"},{"term_id":56,"name":"team-news","slug":"team-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":56,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw","term_order":"453"}],"class_list":["post-82082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-preseason","tag-team-news","category-381","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/07\/07135531\/FB-Draft-Selection-List-1.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\/82082","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=82082"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82093,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82082\/revisions\/82093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82012,"date":"2026-07-03T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/?p=82012"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:16:28","slug":"youre-invited-community-softball-and-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-icedogs\/article\/youre-invited-community-softball-and-bbq","title":{"rendered":"YOU’RE INVITED: COMMUNITY SOFTBALL AND BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

    Join the Niagara IceDogs for Our First Annual Softball Game & BBQ on July 11<\/h1>\n

    The Niagara IceDogs are inviting fans to join us for an afternoon of softball, barbecue, and community on Saturday, July 11 at McCaffery Sports Park (61 Vansickle Rd, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2) from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.<\/p>\n

    Come out and cheer on members of our 2026 OHL Draft Class, prospects, and current IceDogs players as they take the field for a friendly softball game. It’s a great opportunity to get an early look at the future of the team while enjoying a fun summer event with fellow fans.<\/p>\n

    The afternoon also provides a chance to meet our players, connect with IceDogs staff, and welcome our new General Manager, Dale DeGray, to the Niagara community.<\/p>\n

    Whether you’re a longtime season ticket holder or a new fan, everyone is welcome to join us for a fun-filled day at the ballpark.<\/p>\n

    We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 11, at McCaffery Park. Come enjoy the game, grab some BBQ, and help kick off another exciting season of IceDogs hockey.<\/p>\n

    All inquiries can be forwarded to info@niagaraicedogs.net.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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