Saturday Highlights: Bulldogs debut in Brantford a night to remember

Brantford Bulldogs 5 vs. Oshawa Generals 2

Trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Bulldogs dictated the pace the rest of the way as Nick Lardis potted a pair of third period goals in a 5-2 win
Oshawa’s Stuart Rolofs scored the first OHL goal at the Civic Centre since 1984 with 8:20 remaining in the first period
Montreal Canadiens prospect Florian Xhekaj scored the first Bulldogs goal at the Civic Centre, coming on an assist from Ben Bujold 2:58 into the second
Bujold and captain Lawson Sherk rounded-out Brantford scoring in front of 20 saves by Matteo Drobac
Brantford outshot Oshawa 37-22, with Generals netminder Jacob Oster turning aside 32 shots
The Bulldogs pick up their first win, improving to 1-2 while Oshawa is even at 2-2 on the season
A sold out crowd of 3,000 fans was on hand at the Brantford Civic Centre for the home opener

Owen Sound Attack 6 vs. Erie Otters 5 – OT

Ethan Burroughs (1-3–4) capped a four-point night with the OT winner, being set up by Sam Sedley before beating Nolan Lalonde on a breakaway
Deni Goure scored goals five and six on the season, tying the score shorthanded with 2:02 left in the third period
Looking for their first win, the Otters managed to grab their first point of the season, outshooting the Attack 45-31
Spencer Sova, Alexis Daviault and Carey Terrance each scored their first goal of the campaign for the Otters
Corbin Votary earned the win in the Attack crease, making 40 saves
The Bears improve to 3-1-0-0 to start the season

Barrie Colts 7 vs. Niagara IceDogs 6 – OT

Trailing 6-3, the IceDogs rallied to tie the score at six and force overtime, with Andrew Wycisk and Kevin He scoring late third period goals in the final three minutes
Jacob Frasca’s second of the night came 24 seconds into overtime, with assists from Beau Akey and Beau Jelsma
Roenick Jodoin earned second star honours for Barrie, registering two goals and an assist
Olivier Savard scored his first goal in a Colts uniform as he also added an assist
IceDogs rookie Ryan Roobroeck scored his first career OHL goal. He also recorded an assist
Ryan Humphrey scored his first as an IceDog
The IceDogs earn their first point of the campaign in the OT loss while Barrie improves to 3-1-0-0

Ottawa 67’s 5 vs. Sudbury Wolves 2

Sudbury opened the scoring before Ottawa responded with five consecutive goals, powered by Jack Dever with two goals and an assist
Nic Whitehead scored his first career OHL goal for Ottawa while defencemen Frankie Marrelli and Henry Mews each scored their first of the season
Chris Barlas finished the afternoon with three assists
Kaleb Lawrence made his 67’s debut
The win is Ottawa’s first of the season as the 67’s outshot the Wolves 30-21
Sudbury picked up wins in two of three contests in their three-in-three road trip, defeating both Peterborough and Kingston
Sophomore forward Kieron Walton had two assists for the Wolves

Saginaw Spirit 8 vs. Kitchener Rangers 2

Minnesota Wild prospect Hunter Haight recorded his first OHL hat trick as the Spirit scored eight times on 27 shots
Aiden Young scored his first career OHL goal while Valentin Zhugin scored his first as a member of the Spirit
2024 NHL Draft prospect Zayne Parekh finished the night with four assists while Calem Mangone had a goal and three helpers
Saginaw outshot Kitchener 27-23, going 3-for-3 on the power play

Soo Greyhounds 7, Flint Firebirds 3

Jordan D’Intino scored his first OHL hat trick along with two assists, with his five points earning first star honours
Justin Cloutier tacked on two goals and an assist while Jack Beck had three helpers for the Greyhounds, who have now scored a league-leading 32 goals in five games
The Greyhounds trailed 4-3 early in the second period before striking for four unanswered goals to hand the Firebirds a third straight loss
The Hounds scored their seven goals on 27 shots, with goaltender Landon Miller making 27 saves for his first OHL victory
Firebirds forward Matthew Wang scored his first OHL goal
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes made his season debut for Flint
The Firebirds played their first game under new head coach Paul Flache
Sault Ste. Marie leads the OHL with four victories, owning a 4-1-0-0 record
The game was played before a sold out crowd of 4,285 at the Dort Financial Center

London Knights 4 vs. Guelph Storm 1

The Knights held the Guelph Storm to just 16 shots as Philadelphia Flyers prospect Denver Barkey led the way with two goals and an assist in the win
Boston Bruins pick Jackson Edward scored the deciding goal 6:17 into the second period while Ruslan Gazizov rounded-out the London scoring
The Knights improve to 3-1-0-1, handing the Storm their first loss of the season
Long-time OHL official Kevin Hastings worked his 1,254th and final OHL assignment, and was presented with a framed jersey pre-game

Sarnia Sting 6 vs. Windsor Spitfires 3

The Sting scored at least six goals for a third time in the young season, recovering from a 2-0 deficit to beat Windsor on the road
Sarnia scored five third period goals in the win
Andrew LeBlanc, Ryan Brown, Marko Sikic and Tyson Doucette each recorded a goal and an assist for the Sting while Jacob LeBlanc had two helpers
Spitfires forward Cole Davis scored his first OHL goal
Nick Surzycia earned the win in the Sarnia crease, stopping 26-of-29
The Sting outshot the Spitfires 34-29, going 2-for-7 on the power play
Sarnia improves to 3-2 while Windsor drops to 1-3