Wolves’ Kieron Walton named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Winnipeg Jets prospect Kieron Walton is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week for the second time this season, scoring four goals while adding three assists for seven points over three games.

Walton started the week with his fourth multi-goal performance of the season, scoring twice while adding an assist as the Wolves doubled-up the visiting Barrie Colts 6-3 on Friday. He set-up Artyom Gonchar’s game-tying goal midway through the second period on Saturday in Brampton before scoring the unassisted overtime winner with 24 seconds remaining. Walton closed out the week with a goal and an assist on Sunday in Guelph as the Wolves dropped a 6-2 decision. He carries a 10-game point streak into the week.

A 6-foot-6, 227Ib. left wing from Toronto, Walton sits among the OHL’s top point producers with 35 (17-18–35) over 22 games this season. His 140 shots on goal lead the OHL. Walton was selected by Winnipeg in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft, and signed with the Jets on Apr. 7, 2025. He appeared in four games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose last season, recording an assist. Over 199 career regular season games, Walton has recorded 81 goals, 102 assists and 183 points since being Sudbury’s second round (28th overall) pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection.

2025-26 Cogeco OHL Player of the Week
Sept. 18-21: Cole Davis (Windsor Spitfires)
Sept. 22-28: Ethan Czata (Niagara IceDogs)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Kashawn Aitcheson (Barrie Colts)
Oct. 6-12: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)
Oct. 13-19: Adam Benak (Brantford Bulldogs)
Oct. 20-26: Kieron Walton (Sudbury Wolves)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Harry Nansi (Owen Sound Attack)
Nov. 3-9: Alex Kostov (Flint Firebirds)
Nov. 10-16: Nathan Aspinall (Flint Firebirds)
Nov. 17-23: Marek Vanacker (Brantford Bulldogs)
Nov. 24-30: Kieron Walton (Sudbury Wolves)