OHL Announces Top Performers of the Week for Oct. 7-11, 2026
TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced Top Performers of the Week for the week of regular-season games spanning Oct. 7-11, 2026.
Cogeco OHL Player of the Week: Alex Misiak (Kingston Frontenacs)
Kingston Frontenacs left-wing Alex Misiak is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, recording five goals, three assists and eight points over three games as the Frontenacs swept their three-game road trip.
Misiak scored four goals on Thursday in Barrie to help the Fronts defeat the Colts 7-4, marking the first four-goal game by a Frontenacs player since Joey Willis against Peterborough on March 14, 2025. He added an assist in Friday’s 4-2 win over the Brampton Steelheads, then had a goal and two assists on Saturday in Brantford as Kingston handed the Bulldogs their first home loss of the season. Misiak is tied for the Kingston scoring lead with 13 points (7-6–13) over 10 games.
A 19-year-old from Malinovo, Slovakia, Misiak was acquired from the Erie Otters midway through last season and produced 38 points (12-26–38) over 59 games in his first OHL season. He was originally Erie’s first-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 CHL Import Draft. Misiak represented Slovakia at last year’s World Junior Championship, producing an assist over four contests.
Also considered for the award this week, Guelph’s Owen Griffin posted seven points (1-6–7) over two victories against Owen Sound.
2026-27 winners: Sept. 17-20: Dima Zhilkin (Saginaw Spirit); Sept. 21-27: Adam Novotny (Peterborough Petes); Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Jason Musa (Brantford Bulldogs); Oct. 5-11: Alex Misiak (Kingston Frontenacs)
Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week: Jaeden Nelson (Ottawa 67’s)
Ottawa 67’s goaltender Jaeden Nelson is the Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week for the second straight week, going 2-0-1-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average, .950 save percentage and a shutout as the Barber Poles earned five of a possible six points on a three-game road trip.
Nelson made 19 saves on Thursday in Niagara to help the 67’s earn a point in a 2-1 overtime loss. He posted his first shutout of the season on Saturday in Erie, making 36 saves in a first star performance as Ottawa defeated the Otters 3-0. He was excellent again in Brantford on Sunday, making 41 saves as the 67’s prevailed 4-3 in a shootout despite being outshot 44-21, and he turned aside two of three shootout attempts to secure the two points.
A 19-year-old from Nepean, Ont., Nelson is 5-1-2-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and one shutout over eight games this season. The four-year veteran and former fourth-round pick by Ottawa in 2023 is a career 35-21-5-6 with a 2.94 goals-against average, .902 save percentage and two shutouts over 72 regular-season games.
2026-27 winners: Sept. 17-20: Paolo Frasca (Sudbury Wolves); Sept. 21-27: Vilmer Salen Forsberg (Brantford Bulldogs); Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Jaeden Nelson (Ottawa 67’s); Oct. 5-11: Jaeden Nelson (Ottawa 67’s)
Make Space OHL Rookie of the Week: Connor Haffner (Niagara IceDogs)
First-year Niagara IceDogs netminder Connor Haffner is the Make Space OHL Rookie of the Week, turning in a 31-save win over the Barrie Colts on Saturday.
The IceDogs were 4-2 winners at home, with Haffner earning second star honours. He is 2-1 on the season with a 2.00 goals-against average and .939 save percentage on the week, and his first career win came on Sept. 26 in Flint.
A 17-year-old from Ottawa, Haffner was Niagara’s fifth-round pick (95th overall) in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. He spent last season with the OJHL’s Burlington Cougars, earning 14 wins while posting a 2.95 goals-against average and .917 save percentage over 26 games.
Also considered for the award this week, Kitchener’s Luca Santala scored a pair of goals over three games, while Erie Otters blueliner Broden McArthur had a goal and an assist over the weekend.
2026-27 winners: Sept. 17-20: Royden Smith (Kingston Frontenacs); Sept. 21-27: Aiden Kelly (Brantford Bulldogs); Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Bogdan Yakushevsky (Windsor Spitfires); Oct. 5-11: Connor Haffner (Niagara IceDogs)
GOHL Prospect of the Week: Jakub Kuklinski (Caledonia Corvairs/Oshawa Generals)
Oshawa Generals prospect Jakub Kuklinski of the Caledonia Corvairs is the GOHL Prospect of the Week, scoring four goals over three games.
Kuklinski recorded his first GOHL hat trick on Tuesday in Stoney Creek, helping Caledonia to a 6-2 victory. He added another goal on Saturday at home as the Corvairs defeated the Chatham Maroons 6-1. Kuklinski has 11 points (7-4–11) through his first nine games of the season, including a pair of game-winning goals.
A 16-year-old from Caledon, Ont., Kuklinski was Oshawa’s second-round pick (38th overall) in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection from the Mississauga Senators AAA program. He recorded 35 goals and 59 points over 32 GTHL games last season.
2026-27 winners: Sept. 7-13: Andrew Baker (Chatham Maroons/Guelph Storm); Sept. 14-20: Mitchell Nouwens (St. Catharines Falcons/Owen Sound Attack); Sept. 21-27: Jack Samek (London Nationals/London Knights); Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Nick Soliman (Stoney Creek Generals/Soo Greyhounds); Oct. 5-11: Jakub Kuklinski (Caledonia Corvairs/Oshawa Generals)
