Preseason Report: September 21, 2024

Windsor Spitfires 5, Niagara IceDogs 3 (in Lakeshore)

Ethan Belchetz continued his strong preseason with a shorthanded goal and two assists in Windsor’s 5-3 win over Niagara
Belchetz’ three point effort gives him nine points (6-3–9) over five games
Jean-Christoph Lemieux, Jack Greenwell, Noah Morneau and Ethan Martin also scored for the Spitfires
Mike Levin scored twice for the IceDogs while Ryan Roobroeck also lit the lamp; Braidy Wassilyn had two helpers
Joey Costanzo made 35 saves for the win as the Spits ended exhibition play with a perfect record of 5-0-0-0

Brantford Bulldogs 4, Kitchener Rangers 3 – SO

Brantford surrendered a 3-1 lead as Kitchener drew even, forcing a shootout where Lucas Moore tallied the deciding goal
Briir Long, Zakary Lavoie and Noah Nelson accounted for Brantford goals while Jake O’Brien had two assists
O’Brien leads OHL preseason scoring through Saturday with 10 points (2-8–10) over five games
Adrian Misaljevic scored twice for Kitchener, tying the score at three with 3:07 remaining
Justin Bottineau also scored for the Rangers while Tanner Lam picked up a pair of assists
Ryerson Leenders earned the win, making 25 saves in his return from Buffalo Sabres camp
Jackson Parsons made 27 saves for Kitchener
The loss was Kitchener’s first as they round out the preseason with a record of 5-0-0-1

Ottawa 67’s 5, Kingston Frontenacs 3 (in Cornwall)

The 67’s climbed out to a 4-0 lead, outshooting Kingston 30-15 in a 5-3 win
Filip Ekberg, Will Gerrior and Chris Barlas each had a goal and an assist while Nic Whitehead picked up two helpers
Vann Williamson had a goal and an assist for Kingston while Ben Pickell and Ethan Weir also scored
Collin MacKenzie and Jaeden Nelson split the game in net for Ottawa while Kingston’s Mason Vaccari made 25 saves

Peterborough Petes 3, Guelph Storm 2 (in Millbrook)

Peterborough climbed out to a 3-0 lead on Guelph, enough to hold off the Storm late and take the game by a score of 3-2
Quinton Page, Jonathan Melee and Francis Parish scored Petes goals as they won despite being outshot 38-32
Alex McLean opened the Storm scoring 8:48 into the third before Parker Snelgrove drew Guelph within one
The Storm went 0-for-10 on the powerplay while Peterborough finished 0-for-8
Zach Bowen stopped 36-of-38 for the win in goal for Peterborough while Guelph’s Brayden Gillespie and Colin Ellsworth split the game

Sarnia Sting 5, London Knights 3

Sarnia led 4-0 before London rallied for three straight goals; Ruslan Karimov put things out of reach with 15 seconds left in regulation
Easton Wainwright, Alessandro Di Iorio, Tyson Doucette and Mitch Young added Sting goals while blueliner James Barr had two assists
Rene Van Bommel scored a pair of third period markers for the Knights after Henry Brzustewicz got them on the board with 36 seconds left in the second period
Nick Surzycia stopped 16-of-19 for the win opposite London’s Owen Willmore, who made 21 saves