Preseason Report: September 22, 2023
Guelph 2, Brantford 5 (in Ohsweken)
- Rookie forward Jake O’Brien had a goal and two assists as the Bulldogs improved to 4-1-0-0 in the preseason
- Dylan Tsherna broke a 2-2 tie with the deciding goal 8:10 into the second period
- Matteo Drobac stopped 30-of-32 for Brantford as the Bulldogs were outshot 32-27
- The preseason game was played at the Six Nations Sports Centre in Ohsweken
Mississauga 1, Kitchener 2 – SO
- Matthew Sop scored Kitchener’s lone goal before netting the shootout winner in a low-scoring 2-1 affair
- Sop now sits second in OHL preseason scoring with 10 points (4-6–10) in six contests
- Jackson Parsons was the game’s first star, stopping 22-of-23 for Kitchener
- Ryerson Leenders made 20 saves for Mississauga
- A crowd of 4,599 was on hand at the Aud
Game Centre | Kitchener Post-Game
Erie 3, London 1
- Pano Fimis, Bruce McDonald and Malcolm Spence scored Erie goals as the Otters improved to 4-2 in the preseason
- Jacob Gibbons stopped 23-of-24 to earn first star honours in the win
- Ruslan Gazizov scored London’s lone goal, coming with 1:29 left in the second period
- A crowd of 7,932 took in the game at Budweiser Gardens
Kingston 2, Peterborough 4 (in Norwood)
- Rookie defender Carson Cameron’s first of the preseason was the deciding goal as Peterborough prevailed in Norwood
- Brody Partridge had a goal and an assist while Jax Dubois and Sam McCue also scored for the maroon and white
- Tyler Hopkins and Gage Heyes both scored for Kingston
- Easton Rye made 37 saves for Peterborough, earning the win
Game Centre | Peterborough Post-Game
Flint 2, Sarnia 5
- Andrew LeBlanc was the game’s first star with three goals and an assist in the Sarnia win
- Mitch Young and Marko Sikic added Sting goals while Nick Surzycia made 29 saves
- Max Anderson and Simon Slavicek scored Flint markers
- A crowd of 2,754 took in the game at Progressive Auto Sales Arena as the Sting improve to 3-1 in the preseason
Saginaw 6, Sault Ste. Marie 10
- Rookie forward Brady Martin recorded three goals and an assist as the Greyhounds scored 10 times on 30 shots
- Tate Vader scored a pair of goals while Travis Hayes and Marco Mignosa both racked up three assists
- Michael Misa and Aiden Young both put up a goal and two assists for Saginaw
- The Spirit fall to 0-3 in preseason play