Game Preview: Rangers face Spitfires in Windsor on Thursday
Windsor, ON – The Rangers are back in action Thursday night in Windsor for the second time this season. Puck drop is set for 7:05 pm at the WFCU Centre.
- TV: Rogers Channel 20 (Kitchener)
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Head-to-Head:
The two teams are set to face each other for the second of four meetings this season. Kitchener and Windsor have seen each other 24 times in the regular season dating back to the 2017-18 season. The Rangers hold an 11-10-3-0 record against the Spitfires and are 5-5-2-0 when in Windsor.
The Rangers defeated Windsor in their first meeting this season by a final score of 11-2 on October 15th at The Aud. Adrian Misaljevic opened the scoring only 23 seconds into the contest. 13 different Rangers ended up on the scoresheet with a point, nine of which had multi-point nights. (Highlights).
Kitchener enters the game 9-4-0-0 over the first 13 games of the season. The Rangers are currently placed second in the OHL, two points behind first-place Mississauga, and first in the Western Conference. The last time the Rangers hit the ice they lost to Owen Sound on the road 5-3 on October 28th.
Windsor enters Thursday’s match ranked 20th in the league with a 3-8-1-0 record. The Spitfires lost their last game played on October 28th against Niagara 7-6 in overtime after losing their two-goal lead in the last seven minutes of the game.
Scouting the Rangers:
Kitchener has been dominating the league leaderboards as the top three in points remain Rangers. Hunter Brzustewicz (Vancouver) has earned Defenseman of the Month for October having a 5-20-25 stat line which also makes him the leading point getter in the league. Brzustewicz was also named to the CHL Team of the Month for his performance this month. There wasn’t one game in October that Brzustewicz did not record a point in. He looks to bring his point streak of 12 games into November.
Carson Rehkopf (Seattle) was named the OHL Player of the Month for October as well as named to the CHL Team of the Month. Rehkopf leads the league with 14 goals and is next in line behind Brzustewicz for points in the league with 23. Despite his stellar month, Rehkopf broke his eight-game point streak against Owen Sound on Saturday.
The Kitchener native and Rangers’ veteran Matthew Sop is playing in his 150th OHL game on Thursday in Windsor. Sop has been a key player for the Rangers over the last four seasons. Over his 149 games played Sop has registered 41 goals, and 60 assists for 101 points. This season Sop is ranked as the third top point-getter in the league with 22 points (8G, 14A). Sop is currently on an eight-game point streak which began on October 13th against Barrie. He has tallied an impressive seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points through those eight games.
First-year forward Tanner Lam has produced one goal and three assists in the past three games and a total of nine points (2G, 7A) through his first 13 OHL games. He is currently ranked fourth in the league for rookie scoring.
Scouting the Spitfires:
Liam Greentree leads the Spitfires forwards with eight goals and nine assists. In the last four games he has seven points with three goals and four assists. Greentree finished last season fourth in OHL Rookies with 45 points (20G, 25A) in 61 games.
Three-year veteran Oliver Peer has five goals and nine assists for 14 points, trailing behind Greentree for points on the Spitfires. Peer has registered five multipoint games over his 12 games played so far this season and is also on a four-game point streak.
Rodwin Dionicio (Anaheim) leads the Windsor defensemen with 12 points (5G, 7A). Dionicio has points in his last five games. He has collected seven points (2G, 5A) on his current point streak. Dionicio is the only Spitfires skater that has been drafted to an NHL team.
The Spitfires made a trade with the Soo Greyhounds on October 30th. Windsor acquired defenceman Connor Toms for their 12th-round selection in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. Through his first 12 games of the season with the Soo Toms has collected three assists. He will be available to play for Windsor on Thursday night.
Next Up:
It will be a point race on Friday, November 3rd as the top five leading point-getters will face off against each other at The Aud. The North Bay Battalion’s Anthony Romani (21 points) and Dalyn Wakely (21 points) sit in fourth and fifth place in the scoring ranks behind three Rangers. Puck drop is set for 7 pm. Grab your tickets at The Aud Box Office sponsored by White Way Plumbing or online here and check out the action.
Photo credit: Natalie Shave / OHL Images
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Lindsay Eastwood
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Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club
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