OHL This Week: December 4 to 7, 2025

We turn the calendar to December with teddy bear tosses, World Junior camps and the holiday break all coming up fast!

Otters visit Attack in this week’s Friday Night Faceoff
The OHL Friday Night Faceoff spotlights the Bayshore this week as the Owen Sound Attack host the Erie Otters in a Midwest Division matchup. Fans can watch the action live and free on FloHockey’s YouTube, X, and Facebook channels, as well as the OHL’s Facebook page and the pages of both participating teams. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm. Read more

67’s climb to top of OHL Power Rankings
The Ottawa 67’s are the new number one team in the OHL Power Rankings this week, having won 12 of their last 14 games. The 19-6-1-1 67’s come out just in front of the second-ranked Brantford Bulldogs, who take a step back following six straight weeks in the driver’s seat. Read more

Bulldogs hold steady atop CHL Top 10 Rankings
The Brantford Bulldogs continue to lead the CHL Top 10 Rankings while the Ottawa 67’s (5), Flint Firebirds (8) and Windsor Spitfires (10) are also included in Weeks 10 & 11. Read more

Aspinall, Jiricek, Hrebik and Fetterolf named OHL Top Performers of the Month for November
The OHL identified its top performers for the past month, with Flint Firebirds forward Nathan Aspinall, Brantford Bulldogs defenceman Adam Jiricek, Barrie Colts netminder Ben Hrebik and Ottawa 67’s goaltender Ryder Fetterolf being recognized. Read more

OHL announces Academic Players of the Month for November
The OHL recognized its top academic performers for the month of November including North Bay Battalion forward Ryder Cali, Kingston Frontenacs goaltender Gavin Betts, Guelph Storm defenceman Eric Frossard and Saginaw Spirit forward Dimian Zhilkin. Read more

Wolves’ Kieron Walton named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week
Winnipeg Jets prospect Kieron Walton is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week for the second time this season, scoring four goals while adding three assists for seven points over three games. Read more

Steelheads’ Zach Bowen named Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week
Zach Bowen of the Brampton Steelheads is the Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week, going 2-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .959 save percentage. Read more

Spirit’s Levi Harper named OHL Rookie of the Week
Saginaw Spirit defenceman Levi Harper is the OHL Rookie of the Week, posting four assists over three games. Read more

Greyhounds prospect William Camputaro named GOHL Prospect of the Week
Soo Greyhounds prospect William Camputaro of the St. Thomas Stars is the GOHL Prospect of the Week, going 2-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .950 save percentage. Read more

Watch the OHL Plays of the Week
Cast your vote on the OHL Play of the Week with options ranging from a beautiful finish from Caleb Malhotra, Riley Patterson’s teddy bear toss goal, some nice work from Erie’s Dylan Edwards and shorthanded magic from Cole Davis. Watch & Vote

Review the OHL Saves of the Week
Reviewing the OHL Saves of the Week, with big stops coming from Ottawa’s Ryder Fetterolf, North Bay’s Mike McIvor, Sarnia’s Patrick Quinlan, Brampton’s Zach Bowen and Saginaw’s Stepan Shurygin. Watch

Silver Stick champion Detroit HoneyBaked leads latest OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings
The Detroit HoneyBaked AAA program reigned supreme at last weekend’s Gloria Rints Memorial International Silver Stick in Whitby. They shoot up this week’s Top 10 rankings into the number one spot trailed closely by tournament finalist Upper Canada College. Read more

November’s GOHL prospect round-up
Covering November’s top performers from across the GOHL, the official affiliate development league of the Ontario Hockey League. Read more

 

League News

Knights set OHL record with 20,567 teddy bears collected on Wednesday: The London Knights eclipsed the OHL record they set last season, collecting 20,567 stuffed animals following Linus Funck’s second period goal on Wednesday against the Kitchener Rangers.

Seven-foot Karmanov set for Battalion debut Thursday night: Big 7-foot tall defenceman Alexander Karmanov will make his OHL debut on Thursday night when the North Bay Battalion play host to the Sarnia Sting. Karmanov, who signed with the Troops on Nov. 26th, was originally selected by the Brantford Bulldogs in the 2025 CHL Import Draft. The blueliner who hails from Chisinau, Moldova, put up seven points (3-4–7) over 15 games with the GOHL’s Brantford Titans to begin the season.

Spirit’s Misa embarks on conditioning loan with AHL San Jose: Reigning Red Tilson Trophy winner Michael Misa is off to the American Hockey League on a conditioning loan. The Saginaw Spirit forward appeared in seven games with the San Jose Sharks, recording a goal and two assists before suffering an injury on Nov. 5th. Last season, Misa led the Canadian Hockey League with 134 points (62-72–134) over 65 games and was also the recipient of the Bobby Smith Trophy as OHL Academic Player of the Year. The former OHL Rookie of the Year helped the Spirit win a Memorial Cup title in 2024.

Firebirds’ Flache sets club wins record: Flint Firebirds head coach Paul Flache earned his 78th career win last weekend, becoming the winningest head coach in team history. Read more

Brzustewicz, Reid, Spellacy named to U.S. World Junior preliminary roster: Henry Brzustewicz (London Knights), Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds) and AJ Spellacy (Windsor Spitfires) will attend the United States’ World Junior Selection camp starting Dec. 15th in Duluth, Minnesota. The Americans come off back-to-back gold medals at the annual tournament. Read more

Chovan, Misiak, Pobezal to attend Slovakia’s National Junior Team Selection Camp: Jan Chovan (Sudbury Wolves), Alex Misiak (Erie Otters) and Tomas Pobezal (Kingston Frontenacs) have all been invited to Slovakia’s National Junior Team Selection Camp that begins Dec. 14th and includes pre-tournament games on Dec. 21st vs. Latvia and Dec. 22nd against Czechia. Read more

Five OHL players named to Czechia’s World Junior preliminary roster: Czechia has released its preliminary roster for the 2026 World Juniors, one that includes OHL players in the Brantford Bulldogs trio of Vladimir Dravecky, Adam Jiricek and Adam Benak as well as Jakub Fibigr (Brampton Steelheads) and 2026 NHL Draft prospect Adam Novotny (Peterborough Petes). Read more

Storm’s Haponenko, Shybinskyi to represent Ukraine at IIHF U20 WJC Division I championship: Guelph Storm players Mykhailo Haponenko and Illia Shybinskyi will represent Team Ukraine at the 2026 IIHF World U20 World Championships for Division 1. The tournament will take place in Bled, Slovenia from December 7th to 13th. At the 2025 tournament, Team Ukraine scored with a 7-2 victory over Japan to clinch a gold medal, advancing to Group A for this year. Read more

Spitfires raise $1,446 for local families: The Windsor Spitfires hit the streets to support Windsor Goodfellows, raising $1,446 for local families on Nov. 27th. Spitfires traded in their sticks and skates for Goodfellows newspapers and donation cans. Stationed at busy intersections throughout the city, players volunteered their time to support the Windsor Goodfellows’ annual fundraising campaign — and their efforts paid off. Read more

 

Transactions

67’s acquire overage forward Sam McCue: The Ottawa 67’s acquired Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sam McCue along with a fifth round pick in 2029 from the Brantford Bulldogs on Thursday in exchange for second and third round picks in 2029. McCue, who hails from Sudbury, has recorded 16 points (10-6–16) over 25 games so far this season. He won an OHL championship as a rookie with the Peterborough Petes in 2023. Read more

 

At the Rinks

Teddy Bear Toss in five rinks across the OHL: Teddy Bear Toss season continues this weekend with games on Friday in Kingston and Sault Ste. Marie, Saturday in Brampton and Brantford and Sunday in Ottawa. Read more

Storm host Toy Drive in support of Salvation Army on Friday:Friday, December 6th is the eighth annual Toy Drive sponsored by Zehrs in support of the Salvation Army as the Storm host the Saginaw Spirit for the second time this season. Zehrs in partnership with the Guelph Storm are rewarding fans that support the Salvation Army by donating a new unwrapped toy for local families during the holiday season. Each fan who donates an unwrapped toy will receive a raffle ticket to win great prizes donated by Zehrs and the Guelph Storm. The top prize includes a commemorative hockey stick signed by the 2025/2026 team. New toys can be donated in the Community Corner at the top of section 116. Read more

Attack host Toys for Tots Toy Drive on Friday: The Owen Sound Attack are proud to announce the return of the Toys for Tots Toy Drive Game, supporting the Owen Sound Fire Fighters’ annual holiday toy drive on Friday at home to the Erie Otters. The Owen Sound Attack are proud to announce the return of the Toys for Tots Toy Drive Game, supporting the Owen Sound Fire Fighters’ annual holiday toy drive. Read more

Petes host Faith and Family Night on Saturday: The Peterborough Petes host their annual Faith and Family Night in partnership with Life 100.3 FM on Saturday when they play host to the Ottawa 67’s.

 

Alumni News

From the O to the Pros – Alumni Report: Matthew Schaefer makes more history with the New York Islanders, Steven Stamkos hits the 1,200 career point mark and a night to remember for Domenic DiVincentiis. Those notes and more in the OHL Alumni Report. Read more

Robertson named NHL’s Second Star for November: Former Kingston Frontenacs and Niagara IceDogs forward Jason Robertson produced 26 points (13-13–26) over 15 games in November, helping the Dallas Stars continue their strong start to the season. Robertson is tied for fourth in NHL scoring with 36 points (17-19–36) over 28 games in this, his sixth NHL season. The native of Arcadia, California played four seasons in the OHL from 2015-19, putting together three consecutive 40+ goal seasons.

Four of AHL’s top six rookie scorers are OHL grads: Nick Lardis (Rockford IceHogs/Brantford Bulldogs), Ilya Protas (Hershey Bears/Windsor Spitfires), Igor Chernyshov (San Jose Barracuda/Saginaw Spirit) and Quentin Musty (San Jose Barracuda/Sudbury Wolves) all find themselves within the top six of AHL rookie scoring through approximately 20 games of the 2025-26 season.

Chernyshov named AHL Rookie of the Month: Saginaw Spirit graduate Igor Chernyshov is the AHL Rookie of the Month for November, recording 16 points (10-6–16) over 13 games. The 6-foot-3, 195Ib. winger is in his first professional season after being San Jose’s second round (33rd overall) pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Chernyshov skated in 23 games with Saginaw last season, recording 55 points (19-36–55) along with six points (2-4–6) in five playoff outings.

OHL Post Secondary weekly round-up: A new Toronto Metropolitan University wins record for Kai Edmonds, seven points over two games for Reid Valade, Charlie Schenkel named AHA Rookie of the Week for Robert Morris University and a hat-trick from Dalyn Wakely at UMass-Lowell. That and more in the weekly round-up. Read more

 

Upcoming Schedule

Thursday, December 4
Sarnia at North Bay, 7:00pm
Flint at Peterborough, 7:05pm

Friday, December 5
Windsor at London, 7:00pm
Erie at Owen Sound, 7:00pm (Friday Night Faceoff on FloHockey)
Barrie at Ottawa, 7:00pm
Niagara at Brampton, 7:00pm
Peterborough at Kitchener, 7:00pm
Flint at Kingston, 7:05pm
Sarnia at Sudbury, 7:05pm
Saginaw at Guelph, 7:07pm
Oshawa at Sault Ste. Marie, 7:07pm

Saturday, December 6
Saginaw at Brampton, 4:00pm
North Bay at Brantford, 4:00pm
Barrie at Kingston, 4:05pm
Erie at Owen Sound, 7:00pm
Ottawa at Peterborough, 7:05pm
London at Windsor, 7:05pm

Sunday, December 7
North Bay at Niagara, 2:00pm
Oshawa at Sudbury, 2:05pm
Kitchener at Guelph, 2:07pm
Sarnia at Sault Ste. Marie, 2:07pm
Flint at Ottawa, 3:00pm