Preseason Report: September 6, 2024

Niagara IceDogs 5, Brantford Bulldogs 2

Defenceman Jack Brauti scored a pair of goals to lead the IceDogs to victory in Brantford
Andrei Loshko, Braidy Wassilyn and Kevin He added Niagara markers while Ethan Czata finished with three assists
Zakary Lavoie and Patrick Thomas scored Brantford goals while Jake O’Brien assisted on both
Charlie Robertson earned the win, stopping 36-of-38 opposite Brantford’s David Egorov, who stopped 33

Kitchener Rangers 5, Brampton Steelheads 4 – SO

Trailing 3-2 in the third, goals from Matthew Andonovski and Tanner Lam forced a shootout where the Rangers won once again, clinching their fourth straight shootout win
2025 NHL Draft prospect Luca Romano scored twice and added an assist for first star honours
Trent Swick and Tanner Lam scored shootout goals for the Rangers
Angus MacDonell, Jack Van Volsen, Porter Martone and Troy Patton all scored for Brampton while Finn Harding had a pair of assists
Kitchener outshot Brampton 36-29, going 1-for-8 on the power play to the Steelheads’ 2-for-4
Jackson Parsons made 25 saves in the victory while Jack Ivankovic and Anthony Paolini split time for the Trout

London Knights 5, Erie Otters 4

Trailing 3-0, London rallied to come back and beat the Otters on a winner from Jacob Julien with 14 seconds remaining
Landon Sim was the game’s first star with two goals and two assists
Philadephia Flyers prospect Oliver Bonk finished with three assists while forward Kaeden Johnston scored twice
Pano Fimis, Ondrej Molnar, Gabriel Frasca and Alexis Daviault tallied Erie goals
Rookie forward Tyler Challenger had a pair of assists for the Otters
The chippy affair saw 12 different players receive game misconducts
Owen Willmore and Alexei Medvedev split time in the crease for London opposite Erie’s Noah Erliden, who made 31 saves
The Knights and Otters meet again on Saturday in St. Thomas

Ottawa 67’s 5, North Bay Battalion 0

Rookie Nathan Amidovski opened the scoring and the 67’s never looked back, blanking the Troops 5-0 in North Bay
Caden Kelly scored twice while Chris Barlas and Kimi Korbler added singles
Collin MacKenzie and Jaeden Nelson were perfect, stopping 40 for Ottawa in the shutout as the 67’s were outshot 40-32

Sudbury Wolves 7, Barrie Colts 4

The Colts scored the game’s first two goals before Sudbury responded with five in a row, taking control of the game
Kieron Walton (2-2–4), Kocha Delic (1-3–4) and Alex Pharand (2-1–3) were all bright spots for Sudbury
Chase Coughlan scored a nice shorthanded goal for the Wolves, adding an assist while offseason addition Daks Klinkhammer also scored
Roenick Jodoin, Michael Derbidge, Evan Passmore and Mason Goodfellow scored for Barrie
Finn Marshall and Ben Rossi combined for 22 saves for Sudbury in the win

Windsor Spitfires 6, Sarnia Sting 3

Washington Capitals prospect Ilya Protas turned heads with a hat-trick, leading the Spits to victory
Cole Davis, Ethan Belchetz and Jean-Christophe Lemieux added Windsor goals while Liam Greentree had a pair of assists
Lane Sim, JJ Franceschetti and Alessandro DiIorio scored Sarnia goals
Windsor outshot Sarnia 38-27, with Michael Newlove and Jake Windbiel combining for the win in goal

Peterborough Petes 4, Guelph Storm 3

Leo Serlin’s second of the game tied the score for the Storm, forcing a shootout where Peterborough’s Aiden Young and Caden Taylor tallied for the win
Chase Lefebvre, Carson Cameron and Colin Fitzgerald scored Peterborough goals while Jonathan Melee had two helpers
Liam Sztuska stopped 33-of-36 for the win while Zachary Jovanovski and Colin Ellsworth combined for 31 saves in the Guelph crease