OHL Power Rankings: Mar. 9, 2026

Who’s up:

Brantford Bulldogs – up two spots to #1 this week
After four weeks out of the top spot, the Brantford Bulldogs return to number one after wins over Barrie, Saginaw and Niagara. The Bulldogs sit atop the OHL standings with a record of 44-9-7-2, three points shy of the century mark. Jake O’Brien sits tied for the OHL lead in points-per-game with 1.69 while Marek Vanacker remains the league’s leading goal-scorer with 43, one ahead of Kitchener’s Jack Pridham.

Flint Firebirds – up one spot to #4 this week
The Firebrids climb the list, taking a key 4-2 win over the Windsor Spitfires at home on Saturday. The Firebirds lead Windsor by two points to sit in first place in the West Division, though the Spitifres have a game in hand. New York Rangers prospect Nathan Aspinall reached the 30-goal mark over the weekend, and he sits two points back of OHL scoring leader Nikita Klepov of Saginaw. Head coach Paul Flache earned his 100th career win behind the Flint bench on Saturday.

London Knights – up one spot to #7 this week
The Knights keep hanging around, defeating Guelph before rattling-off consecutive wins over Erie. Sebastian Gatto won all three contests, improving to 21-7-2-0 with a 2.19 goals-against average and .921 save percentage on the season. Braiden Clark has also been hot, scoring five goals including a hat-trick last week. The fight for home ice continues, with the Knights sitting one point back of fourth place Sault Ste. Marie.

Saginaw Spirit – up two spots to #13 this week
The Spirit continued to make things eventful last week, scoring comeback road wins over Niagara and Erie book-ending a 5-1 loss in Brantford. Egor Barabanov continues to pile up the assists with his league-leading 58 while Nikita Klepov is 12 points shy of 100 with five games left on the schedule. The Spirit will be in a position to clinch a playoff spot this week.

Guelph Storm – up two spots to #15 this week
It was a week of mixed results for the Storm, who notably walloped the Owen Sound Attack 8-1 on Friday. The offence dried up in Saturday’s 2-0 shutout loss to the Soo Greyhounds. The Storm have booked their playoff ticket, looking to find some consistency in the remaining six games of the schedule, embarking on them without centreman Tyler Hopkins who is sidelined with an injury.

Who’s down:

Kitchener Rangers – down one spot to #2 this week
The Rangers defeated Sarnia and Sault Ste. Marie before seeing their seven-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in Windsor, losing to the Spitfires for the first time in four meetings this season. The Rangers boast three different 80+ point scorers in the lineup with Jack Pridham (42-42–84), Dylan Edwards (37-45–82) and Christian Humphreys (26-55–81) leading the offence.

Barrie Colts – down one spot to #3 this week
The Colts’ lone blemish came against rival Brantford in a 5-3 loss at home on Thursday, marking the first time Barrie has lost at home since Jan. 3rd. The Central Division champions have a 30-goal scorer in Cole Beaudoin, while Brad Gardiner (28) and Kashawn Aitcheson (27) could also hit the milestone by season’s end. The Colts prepare for a tough home matchup against the Ottawa 67’s on Thursday.

Windsor Spitfires – down one spot to #5 this week
The Spits lost to division rival Flint before rebounding in a big way on Sunday with a 5-2 victory over the Kitchener Rangers. Joey Costanzo was very good over the weekend, becoming the first Spitfires goaltender to win 100 games with the franchise on Sunday. Everyone’ll have to pick up some slack the rest of the way with Ethan Belchetz sidelined long-term. Rookie forward Caden Harvey stepped up with two goals in Sunday’s win. The West Division will be a fight to the finish between the Spitfires and Firebirds.

North Bay Battalion – down one spot to #8 this week
The Troops dropped two of three last week, losing to last place Oshawa and falling 5-2 to Barrie before defeating Sudbury 3-1 on Sunday. Battalion captain Ethan Procyszyn has been one of the stories of the second half, up to 31 goals and 55 points through 61 games. Lirim Amidovski provided all three goals in Sunday’s win. The Troops will play four of their remaining five games on home ice, currently trailing fourth place Peterborough by three points in the Eastern Conference.

Niagara IceDogs – down one spot to #14 this week
The IceDogs lost all three contests last week, falling to Saginaw, Peterborough and Brantford. The Kingston Frontenacs are hot on the heels of the sixth place IceDogs. The Fronts visit the Meridian Centre on Thursday, sitting just one point back of Niagara.

Owen Sound Attack – down two spots to #16 this week
Nicholas Sykora provided a thrilling end to the weekend as the Attack clinched a playoff spot on his Saturday night overtime winner that sealed a 5-4 victory over the Sarnia Sting. Blueliner Lenny Greenberg was a standout in Saturday’s game, recording two goals and two assists. The win put Friday’s 8-1 drubbing at the hands of the Guelph Storm in the rearview mirror.

Oshawa Generals – down one spot and off the list this week
The Gennies were 4-3 winners against North Bay before losing in Sudbury and Kingston. Officially eliminated from playoff contention, they’ve made things interesting over the past few weeks, playing a much more competitive brand. Owen Griffin carries an eight-game point streak into Wednesday’s home game against Sudbury.