Friday Highlights: Kicking off the weekend with a Memorial Cup rematch

Saginaw Spirit 5 at London Knights 1

Zayne Parekh netted two goals for the Spirit, others came from Lincoln Moore, Calem Mangone, and Kristian Epperson.
San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson scored the lone goal for the London Knights in the second period.
The Saginaw Spirit emerged victorious in this Memorial Cup Final rematch, outshooting London 37-18

North Bay Battalion 3 at Brantford Bulldogs 2 OT

Ethan Procyszyn opened up the scoring for the Battalion in the second period.
The Bulldogs took the lead in the third with two unanswered goals by Dylan Tsherna and Jake O’Brien.
Stepan Chukharev scored his first OHL goal to tie things back up and send the game to overtime – where Andrew LeBlanc secured the win for the Battalion.
David Egorov turned aside 37 shots for the Bulldogs opposite North Bay’s Mike McIvor, who stopped 24.

Windsor Spitfires 4 at Guelph Storm 1

Washington Capitals prospect Ilya Protas netted two goals and an assist, including the game winner. Earning him OHL performer of the night honours.
Carter Stevens scored his first career OHL goal in the first period to get the Storm on the board.
Additional goals from Ryan Abraham and Liam Greentree capped things off for the Spitfires.
Greentree now leads the OHL with 20 points (4-16–20) through eight games
Spits netminder Joey Costanzo made 32 saves to improve to 7-0 on the season

Ottawa 67’s 2 at Brampton Steelheads 3 SO

Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell opened up the scoring for the Steelheads early in the first period.
The Steelheads Captain Porter Martone scored, as well as Ottawa’s Filip Ekberg and Cooper Foster; sending the game to overtime at 2-2.
Overtime wasn’t enough to decide the winner; Brampton emerged victorious in the shootout on goals from Luke Misa and Porter Martone
Jacob Gibbons was the game’s first star, making 41 saves to earn his first win in a Steelheads uniform

Niagara IceDogs 2 at Kitchener Rangers 4

2025 NHL Draft prospect Cameron Reid had three assists while Tanner Lam scored twice, leading the Rangers to victory.
Alex Assadourian scored on the powerplay to get things started for the IceDogs.
The Rangers clapped back with three unanswered goals, giving them a 3-1 edge.
IceDogs forward Mike Levin netted another for Niagara, but it wasn’t enough.
Kitchener extends its point streak to seven games.

Peterborough Petes 2 at Oshawa Generals 4

This was the second game of a home and home set between the rival Petes and Generals.
Petes centreman Brody Partridge gave his team an early lead, but the Generals responded – scoring four unanswered to give them the edge.
Luca Marrelli scored his sixth goal of the season, retaining his spot as the highest scoring defender in the OHL.
Colby Barlow picked up his first point in a Generals uniform with an assist.

Sarnia Sting 5 at Sudbury Wolves 1

Chase Coughlan gave the Wolves a 1-0 lead early in the first period.
Tyson Doucette opened the flood gates for the Sting with a powerplay goal at the end of the first period.
Sarnia scored five unanswered goals to take this one 5-1 on the road.
Ryan Brown had a goal and an assist while Alessandro DiIorio picked up two helpers
Evan Maillet stopped 23-of-24 in the Sarnia crease

Flint Firebirds 1 at Soo Greyhounds 2

With goals from Soo’s Travis Hayes, and Flint’s Cole Zurawski, the score remained 1-1 for an extended amount of time.
Nashville Predators prospect Andrew Gibson ripped one from the point late in the third period to gave the Greyhounds the lead.
Greyhounds goaltender Charlie Schenkel turned away 37-of-38 shots in the win, earning first star recognition.