Firebirds prospect Ulysses Lombardi named GOHL Prospect of the Week

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Flint Firebirds prospect Ulysses Lombardi of the Waterloo Siskins is the GOHL Prospect of the Week, recording four goals, two assists and six points over a pair of outings.

Lombardi collected five points on Thursday night in Ayr, scoring a hat-trick while adding two assists as the Siskins defeated the Ayr Centennials 10-3. He lit the lamp again on Sunday as Waterloo fell to rival Cambridge by a score of 4-2.

A 17-year-old from Aurora, ON, Lombardi has 18 points (8-10–18) over 12 games in his first GOHL season. The younger brother of former Firebirds 100-point scorer Amadeus Lombardi spent 2024-25 with the Markham Waxers U18 AAA program, recording 32 points (18-14–32) in 30 regular season games before adding 16 points (9-7–16) over 10 playoff contests to help them win an OMHA championship. He was Flint’s 10th round (188th overall) pick in 2024.

2025-26 GOHL Prospect of the Week
Sept. 10-21: Brendan Gerber (Elmira Sugar Kings/London Knights)
Sept. 22-28: Alex Forrest (Cambridge RedHawks/Kitchener Rangers)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Liam Edgcumbe (Pelham Panthers/Flint Firebirds)
Oct. 6-12: Caden Bell (St. Catharines Falcons/Niagara IceDogs)
Oct. 13-19: Reed Straus (Elmira Sugar Kings/Oshawa Generals)
Oct. 20-26: Gensen Geldart (Chatham Maroons/Saginaw Spirit)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Lyndon Cabral (Listowel Cyclones/Erie Otters)
Nov. 2-9: Jake Ritson (Strathroy Rockets/London Knights)
Nov. 10-16: Ulysses Lombardi (Waterloo Siskins/Flint Firebirds)