Bulldogs’ Jake O’Brien named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Seattle Kraken prospect Jake O’Brien of the Brantford Bulldogs is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, recording two goals, four assists and six points over three games.

O’Brien was the hero of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Championship Series on Wednesday, with his second goal of the night coming as the game-winner with 1:35 remaining in the third period of a 4-3 win. He added two assists in a 5-3 loss on Friday before setting-up Jett Luchanko’s deciding goal in Sunday’s Game 3 as Brantford won a 2-0 contest.

An 18-year-old from Toronto, O’Brien has 21 points (5-16–21) over 11 games in these playoffs. He finished the season with a league-leading 65 assists and 1.75 points-per-game derived from 93 points (28-65–93) over 53 contests in his third OHL season. The 6-foot-2, 177Ib. centre was originally Brantford’s first round (8th overall) pick in 2023 from the OHL Cup champion Toronto Jr. Canadiens AAA program, coming to the OHL to earn Rookie of the Year honours in his first season. O’Brien was Seattle’s first round (8th overall) pick last summer, and signed a three-year entry-level NHL contract with the Kraken on Jul. 3, 2025. He won Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold with Canada in 2024.

2025-26 Cogeco OHL Player of the Week – Playoffs
Mar. 23-29: Jacob Battaglia (Flint Firebirds)
Mar. 30-Apr. 5: Ben Wilmott (Barrie Colts)
Apr. 6-12: Adam Jiricek (Brantford Bulldogs)
Apr. 13-19: Dylan Edwards (Kitchener Rangers)
Apr. 20-26: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)

2025-26 Cogeco OHL Player of the Week – Regular Season
Sept. 18-21: Cole Davis (Windsor Spitfires)
Sept. 22-28: Ethan Czata (Niagara IceDogs)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts)
Oct. 6-12: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)
Oct. 13-19: Adam Benak (Brantford Bulldogs)
Oct. 20-26: Kieron Walton (Sudbury Wolves)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Harry Nansi (Owen Sound Attack)
Nov. 3-9: Alex Kostov (Flint Firebirds)
Nov. 10-16: Nathan Aspinall (Flint Firebirds)
Nov. 17-23: Marek Vanacker (Brantford Bulldogs)
Nov. 24-30: Kieron Walton (Sudbury Wolves)
Dec. 1-7: Alex McLean (Guelph Storm)
Dec. 8-14: Christopher Brown (Soo Greyhounds)
Dec. 15-21: Alex Pharand (Sudbury Wolves)
Dec. 28-Jan. 4: Egor Barabanov (Saginaw Spirit)
Jan. 5-11: Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts)
Jan. 12-18: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit)
Jan. 19-25: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)
Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Kevin He (Flint Firebirds)
Feb. 2-8: Ben Wilmott (Barrie Colts)
Feb. 9-15: Egor Barabanov (Saginaw Spirit)
Feb. 16-22: Quinn Beauchesne (Guelph Storm)
Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)
Mar. 2-8: Sam O’Reilly (Kitchener Rangers)
Mar. 9-15: Cooper Foster (Ottawa 67’s)
Mar. 16-22: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)