Preseason Report: September 20, 2024
Kingston Frontenacs 5, Peterborough Petes 2
- Cedrick Guindon continued his strong preseason, scoring twice while adding an assist for the victorious Frontenacs
- Jakub Chromiak, Max Shewfelt and Nolan Buttar also scored for Fronts, who climbed out to a 4-0 lead in the game
- Tyler Hopkins picked up three assists while Matthew Soto, Ethan Miedema and Gage Heyes each recorded two
- Jonathan Melee and Francis Parish scored for Peterborough
- Mason Vaccari stopped 36-of-38 in the win
London Knights 6, Sarnia Sting 3
- Evan Van Gorp led the way with a hat-trick for London, also recording an assist for a four-point night
- Kaeden Johnston stayed hot in the preseason, scoring and adding two assists for London
- Rookie Logan Hawery had a goal and an assist, finishing with a plus-4 rating
- First-year blueliner Caleb Mitchell scored a pretty goal, helping the Knights climb out to a 6-0 lead
- Sarnia’s Ryan Brown responded with a hat-trick in the loss
- The Knights outshot Sarnia 36-30; the Sting went 3-for-7 on the powerplay
- Knights netminder Alexei Medvedev stopped all 13 shots he faced in the opening half of the game
- The Knights improve to 3-0 in preseason play
North Bay Battalion 4, Ottawa 67’s 0
- Charlie Larocque stopped all 19 shots he faced in front of a hometown crowd at TD Place
- Ihnat Pazii, Stepan Chukharev, Jacob Therrien and Reyth Smith took care of the scoring for North Bay
- The low shooting affair saw the Battalion outshoot the 67’s 19-17
Sudbury Wolves 9, Soo Greyhounds 4
- The Wolves outshot the Greyhounds 42-15, scoring nine goals along the way
- Chase Coughlan led the offensive charge with a goal and four assists while Hudson Chitaroni had a goal and three helpers and Lucas Di Giantommaso scored twice
- Coughlan pulls into the OHL preseason scoring lead with nine points (4-5–9) in four games
- Blake Clayton finished with a goal and two assists while blueliner Nick DeAngelis had a goal and a helper
- 2025 NHL Draft prospect Brady Martin had a goal and an assist for the Greyhounds
- Sudbury’s powerplay went 4-for-7 in the win
Oshawa Generals 5, Erie Otters 3 (in Dunnville)
- Oshawa climbed out to a 4-1 lead and held on to defeat Erie 5-3 at Dunnville Memorial Arena
- Owen Griffin had another strong showing with a goal and an assist for Oshawa
- Harrison Franssen, Matthew Buckley, Brooks Rogowski and Luke Torrance accounted for other Oshawa goals
- Brett Hammond scored twice for Erie, joined by Alexis Daviault on the scoresheet
- Noah Bender stopped 27-of-30 for the win while Erie’s Noah Erliden stopped 27