Thursday Highlights: Storm snap skid, Dionicio delivers for Spirit

Guelph Storm 4 vs. Peterborough Petes 1

Overage winger Braeden Bowman scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Storm in their lone trip to the PMC this season
Rookie forward Parker Snelgrove chipped in with two helpers for Guelph
Martin Matejicek’s first goal as a Pete was the lone goal for the home team
Rookie Wil McFadden scored his third of the season on his 17th birthday in his return to his hometown rink
Petes goaltender Zach Bowen kept the team in the game, stopping 44-of-48 shots, while Guelph counterpart Brayden Gillespie made 29 saves for the win
Guelph snaps their seven game losing streak and improve to 26-21-4-1
Peterborough drops their eighth consecutive game

Saginaw Spirit 7 vs. Barrie Colts 6

A five-point performance from Anaheim Ducks prospect Rodwin Dionicio (2-3-5) led the Spirit in Barrie
Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck scored two goals for Saginaw
Nic Sima tallied three helpers for the Spirit
Riley Patterson scored two goals for Barrie, giving him 20 on the campaign to tie him for the OHL rookie goal-scoring lead
2024 NHL Draft prospect Cole Beaudoin and teammate Tai York helped the Colts effort with a goal and two assists; Beaudoin stretched his point streak to 13 games
Shots were 36-to-30 for Saginaw
2024 NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh appeared in his 100th career OHL game on his 18th birthday; recording a goal and an assist to pull him to within a point of Patrick McNeill’s 2005-06 club mark of 77 points by a defenceman
Spirit netminder Nolan Lalonde made 24 saves to earn his 15th consecutive win
Saginaw wins their sixth straight game and improves to 38-13-0-1