From the O to the Pros: OHL Alumni Weekly Round-Up (Oct. 17)

The Ontario Hockey League continues to produce standouts at the professional level, with alumni making headlines across the NHL and AHL. From milestone moments to first career goals, OHL grads continue to shape the hockey landscape every week. Here’s a look at the top alumni stories from the past seven days.

 

Feature Stories of the Week (NHL)

Including games completed on or before Oct. 16

Connor McDavid (Erie)

McDavid continued his impressive start to the 2026-27 season, recording a point in each of his first six games while reaching several historic milestones. The former Erie Otters standout became the fourth player in NHL history to record four points in his 800th career game and the ninth player to register at least 50 career four-point performances. He also became the third player in Edmonton Oilers history to open a season with an assist in six consecutive games.

 

Patrick Kane (London)

Kane added another historic milestone to his decorated NHL career, recording his 895th career assist to surpass Phil Housley for the most assists by a U.S.-born player in league history. The former London Knights forward continues to cement his legacy as one of the most accomplished American-born players in NHL history.

 

 

Feature Stories of the Week (AHL)

Including games completed on or before Oct. 16

Will Cranley (Ottawa/Flint)

Cranley has been a standout between the pipes to open the 2026-27 AHL season, leading the league in both goals-against average (0.48) and save percentage (.982) through his first two appearances with the Springfield Thunderbirds. The former OHL netminder also earned his first career AHL shutout last week, turning aside all 24 shots he faced.

 

Steven Lorentz (Peterborough)

Lorentz has made an immediate impact with the Cleveland Monsters, leading the team in scoring with six points (5-1–6) through his first five games of the season. The former Peterborough Petes forward highlighted his strong start with a hat trick on Oct. 11, earning AHL First Star of the Night honours for his performance.

 

Additional Alumni Notes

Including games completed on or before Oct. 16

NHL:

• Evan Bouchard (London) – Became the third defenceman in NHL history to record at least 12 points through his first five games of a season.
• Alex DeBrincat (Erie) – Collected his 600th career point while appearing in his 700th NHL game. He became the first player selected in the 2016 NHL Draft to reach 700 games played and the fourth to reach 600 points.
• Michael DiPietro (Windsor/Ottawa) – Became the second Boston Bruins goaltender in the past 48 years to earn his first NHL victory at age 27 or older.
• Adam Jiricek (Brantford) – Became the sixth-youngest defenceman in St. Louis Blues history to score his first NHL goal at 20 years and 107 days old.
• Jared McCann (Soo) – Scored his franchise record-tying 13th career game-winning goal with the Seattle Kraken.
• Mitch Marner (London) – Recorded his 60th assist with the Vegas Golden Knights, becoming the fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone (88 GP).
• Mason McTavish (Peterborough/Hamilton) – Became the third-fastest active player to record his first three-point game with the St. Louis Blues and leads all skaters playing for a new team in scoring this season.
• Vitali Pinchuk (Kingston) – Recorded his first career NHL point in his debut with the Nashville Predators.
• Jack Quinn (Ottawa) – Recorded his first career Gordie Howe hat trick, registering a goal, an assist and a fight for the Buffalo Sabres.
• Matthew Schaefer (Erie) – Tied Bobby Orr and Scott Stevens for the sixth-most multi-point games (14) by a teenage defenceman in NHL history.
• Mark Scheifele (Barrie) – Recorded his 300th career home assist, becoming the third player in Winnipeg Jets history to reach the milestone.
• Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa) – Became the youngest forward since 2018 to open a season with a point streak of at least four games, accomplishing the feat at 20 years and 254 days old.
• Steven Stamkos (Sarnia) – Became the eighth-oldest player in NHL history to open a season with a point streak of at least five games at 36 years and 245 days old. He also became the first player in league history to score two game-tying goals in the final second of regulation.
• Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound/Guelph) – Recorded seven points through Montreal’s first four games, the most by a Canadiens player over that span since 2013.
• Matthew Tkachuk (London) – Recorded his 21st career game with at least four points, moving into fourth all-time among U.S.-born players. He also set a Florida Panthers franchise record with four assists in a single period.

 

AHL:

• Kasper Halttunen (London) – Earned AHL Third Star of the Night honours on Oct. 16 after recording his second career hat trick.
• Avery Hayes (Hamilton/Peterborough) – Sits tied for second in AHL scoring with eight points (4-4–8) through his first five games of the season.
• Jett Luchanko (Guelph/Brantford) – Scored his first career AHL goal.