Petes Sign 2025 First Overall Pick Kaden McGregor to OHL Standard Player Agreement
Peterborough Petes General Manager and Vice President of Operations Michael Oke announced today that the team has signed 2025 first overall pick and Jack Ferguson Award winner Kaden McGregor to an OHL Standard Player Agreement (SPA).
“We’re very excited to announce that we’ve signed Kaden McGregor to an SPA,” noted Oke. “Kaden is a player that myself and other members of our staff had the chance to watch a lot last season as he led the Ottawa Valley Titans to an HEO Championship. He’s somebody that we feel has the characteristics and drive that it takes to be a Peterborough Pete and we’re looking forward to seeing him on the ice at training camp next week.”
McGregor, a right-handed centre from Braeside, ON, captained the Ottawa Valley Titans U16’s to a 29-2-1 record last season, good enough for first in the HEO U16 league. In 29 regular season games, he scored a league leading 38 goals and added a league best 44 assists for 82 points, giving him 2.83 points per game. McGregor also led the playoffs in scoring, picking up 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points in nine games, leading the Titans to an HEO Championship and a berth in the OHL Cup. With these accomplishments, he was named the 2025 HEO Player of the year, joining former Petes first round pick and Anaheim Ducks star Mason McTavish, who won the award in 2019.
“I’ve heard so many great things about the talent Peterborough has,” McGregor said. “It means a lot to me knowing I’m going to a great organization which has a great reputation and has a lot of great players who have gone through this place. I’m ready to get going.”
In the OHL Cup, McGregor finished third in scoring with three goals and eight assists for 11 points in 5 games, helping the Titans to a quarter-final finish. With his performance, he was named to the tournament All-Star team, becoming the only player on this past year’s All-Star team to not make the finals. The Petes selected McGregor with the first pick in April’s OHL Priority Selection, making him the first player to ever be selected by the Petes with the number one pick.
In the official 2025 OHL Draft Guide, OHL Director of Hockey Development Darrell Woodley wrote the following:
“Kaden is a complete two-way centre that isn’t easy to play against because he is always moving his feet and he competes hard each and every shift he has. He is a powerful skater that can get up to top speed quickly and has another gear that many players don’t have. He has a very good skill set that allows him to generate offense for himself well. He is a dog on a bone when it comes to forechecking and how hard he competes, he rarely takes a shift off and you notice all the time. Physically he looks mature and his game will translate well to the next level.”
In July, McGregor took part in Hockey Canada’s U17 World Challenge Development Camp along with Petes second round pick Kieran Raynor. While at the camp, McGregor spoke to the CHL about his experience there and how it will benefit him moving forward. Click here to view the full interview.
Petes 2025 Training Camp gets underway next week, beginning on Tuesday, August 26. Stay tuned to the Petes social media and website for camp schedules and details that will be available in the coming days.
