https://chl.ca/ohl Official Website of the OHL Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:53:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://media.chl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/07/03123951/SiteIcon-150x150.png https://chl.ca/ohl 32 32 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/former-frontenac-vitali-pinchuk-signs-with-nashville-predators Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:59:12 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/former-frontenac-vitali-pinchuk-signs-with-nashville-predators The Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) announced this afternoon that the club has signed forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season. A native of Zhlobin, Belarus, Pinchuk spent the 2019-20 campaign with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), recording 34 points (13-21–34) in 54 games. He most recently skated with Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), where he finished third on the team with 31 goals and tied for sixth in scoring with 66 points. One of just 10 KHL skaters to average a point per game, Pinchuk also set career highs in goals, assists (35), and points during his fourth full season in the league. Undrafted, Pinchuk made his KHL debut in October 2020 and has since totalled 145 points (73-72–145) in 252 career regular-season games, along with 22 points (9-13–22) in 28 playoff appearances. https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/2048801997302710599]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/bulldogs-jake-obrien-named-cogeco-ohl-player-of-the-week-4 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:30:56 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/bulldogs-jake-obrien-named-cogeco-ohl-player-of-the-week-4 TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Seattle Kraken prospect Jake O'Brien of the Brantford Bulldogs is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, recording two goals, four assists and six points over three games. O'Brien was the hero of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Championship Series on Wednesday, with his second goal of the night coming as the game-winner with 1:35 remaining in the third period of a 4-3 win. He added two assists in a 5-3 loss on Friday before setting-up Jett Luchanko's deciding goal in Sunday's Game 3 as Brantford won a 2-0 contest. An 18-year-old from Toronto, O’Brien has 21 points (5-16--21) over 11 games in these playoffs. He finished the season with a league-leading 65 assists and 1.75 points-per-game derived from 93 points (28-65–93) over 53 contests in his third OHL season. The 6-foot-2, 177Ib. centre was originally Brantford’s first round (8th overall) pick in 2023 from the OHL Cup champion Toronto Jr. Canadiens AAA program, coming to the OHL to earn Rookie of the Year honours in his first season. O’Brien was Seattle’s first round (8th overall) pick last summer, and signed a three-year entry-level NHL contract with the Kraken on Jul. 3, 2025. He won Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold with Canada in 2024. 2025-26 Cogeco OHL Player of the Week – Playoffs Mar. 23-29: Jacob Battaglia (Flint Firebirds) Mar. 30-Apr. 5: Ben Wilmott (Barrie Colts) Apr. 6-12: Adam Jiricek (Brantford Bulldogs) Apr. 13-19: Dylan Edwards (Kitchener Rangers) Apr. 20-26: Jake O'Brien (Brantford Bulldogs) 2025-26 Cogeco OHL Player of the Week – Regular Season 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) Dec. 1-7: Alex McLean (Guelph Storm) Dec. 8-14: Christopher Brown (Soo Greyhounds) Dec. 15-21: Alex Pharand (Sudbury Wolves) Dec. 28-Jan. 4: Egor Barabanov (Saginaw Spirit) Jan. 5-11: Cole Beaudoin (Barrie Colts) Jan. 12-18: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) Jan. 19-25: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs) Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Kevin He (Flint Firebirds) Feb. 2-8: Ben Wilmott (Barrie Colts) Feb. 9-15: Egor Barabanov (Saginaw Spirit) Feb. 16-22: Quinn Beauchesne (Guelph Storm) Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires) Mar. 2-8: Sam O’Reilly (Kitchener Rangers) Mar. 9-15: Cooper Foster (Ottawa 67’s) Mar. 16-22: Jake O’Brien (Brantford Bulldogs)]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/rangers-christian-kirsch-named-mary-browns-chicken-ohl-goaltender-of-the-week-2 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/rangers-christian-kirsch-named-mary-browns-chicken-ohl-goaltender-of-the-week-2 TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that San Jose Sharks prospect Christian Kirsch of the Kitchener Rangers is the Mary Brown's Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week, going 2-0 with a 1.74 goals-against average and .922 save percentage. Kirsch backstopped the Rangers to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Championship Series, making 20 saves on Friday as the Blueshirts defeated the Windsor Spitfires 4-3 on Sam O'Reilly's overtime winner. He was the first star of Sunday's 2-1 victory, making 27 saves to improve to 10-1 in the 2026 OHL Playoffs. A 19-year-old from Basel, Switzerland, Kirsch was selected by San Jose in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-4, 193Ib. netminder owns a 2.20 goals-against average and .901 save percentage over 11 games in these playoffs after going 27-10-2-1 with a 2.42 goals-against average, .899 save percentage and four shutouts in his first OHL season. Kirsch represented Switzerland at each of the past two World Junior tournaments and is committed to Quinnipiac University (NCAA). 2025-26 Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week – Playoffs Mar. 23-30: Joey Costanzo (Windsor Spitfires) Mar. 31-Apr. 5: Jack Lisson (North Bay Battalion) Apr. 6-12: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs) Apr. 13-19: Ben Hrebik (Barrie Colts) Apr. 20-26: Christian Kirsch (Kitchener Rangers) 2025-26 Mary Brown’s Chicken OHL Goaltender of the Week – Regular Season Sept. 18-21: Jason Schaubel (Kitchener Rangers) Sept. 22-28: Joey Costanzo (Windsor Spitfires) Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Gavin Betts (Kingston Frontenacs) Oct. 6-12: Mason Vaccari (Flint Firebirds) Oct. 13-19: Patrick Quinlan (Sarnia Sting) Oct. 20-26: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs) Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Aleksei Medvedev (London Knights) Nov. 3-9: Matthew Minchak (Kingston Frontenacs) Nov. 10-16: Ben Hrebik (Barrie Colts) Nov. 17-23: Easton Rye (Peterborough Petes) Nov. 24-30: Zach Bowen (Brampton Steelheads) Dec. 1-7: Vladislav Yermolenko (Niagara IceDogs) Dec. 8-14: Mason Vaccari (Flint Firebirds) Dec. 15-21: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Dec. 28-Jan. 4: Easton Rye (Peterborough Petes) Jan. 5-11: Zachary Jovanovski (Guelph Storm) Jan. 12-18: Matthew Humphries (Oshawa Generals) Jan. 19-25: Carter George (Soo Greyhounds) Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Zach Bowen (Brampton Steelheads) Feb. 2-8: Easton Rye (Peterborough Petes) Feb. 9-15: Christian Kirsch (Kitchener Rangers) Feb. 16-22: Gavin Betts (Kingston Frontenacs) Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Mar. 2-8: Arvin Jaswal (Barrie Colts) Mar. 9-15: David Egorov (Brantford Bulldogs) Mar. 16-22: Mike McIvor (North Bay Battalion)]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/bulldogs-caleb-malhotra-named-ohl-rookie-of-the-week-6 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:48 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/bulldogs-caleb-malhotra-named-ohl-rookie-of-the-week-6 TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that NHL Draft prospect Caleb Malhotra of the Brantford Bulldogs is the OHL Rookie of the Week, producing two goals, four assists and six points over three games. Malhotra helped the Bulldogs take out a 2-1 series lead on the Barrie Colts in the Eastern Conference Championship Series, providing three points (2-1--3) in Wednesday's 4-3 win to kick-off the series. He added two assists on Friday as the Bulldogs dropped Game 2 by a score of 5-3 and helped them rebound on the road Sunday night with an assist in a 2-0 victory. A 17-year-old from Toronto, Malhotra leads rookies with 19 points (10-9–19) over 11 games in the 2026 OHL Playoffs. The 6-foot-2, 182Ib. centre enjoyed a productive season with 84 points (29-55–84) over 67 games along with a plus/minus rating of plus-33. Ranked sixth among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings, Malhotra scored eight game-winning goals during the season, and was a finalist for the OHL Rookie of the Year Award. He was originally Kingston’s first round (8th overall) pick in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection. Malhotra is committed to Boston University (NCAA). 2025-26 OHL Rookie of the Week – Playoffs Mar. 23-29: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) Mar. 30-Apr. 5: John McLaughlin (Windsor Spitfires) Apr. 6-12: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) Apr. 13-19: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Apr. 20-26: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) 2025-26 OHL Rookie of the Week – Regular Season Sept. 18-21: Thomas Vandenberg (Ottawa 67’s) Sept. 22-28: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) Oct. 6-12: Jaxon Cover (London Knights) Oct. 13-19: Ryder Cali (North Bay Battalion) Oct. 20-26: Jaakko Wycisk (Guelph Storm) Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Nov. 3-9: Easton Walos (Sarnia Sting) Nov. 10-16: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Nov. 17-23: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) Nov. 24-30: Levi Harper (Saginaw Spirit) Dec. 1-7: Caleb Malhotra (Brantford Bulldogs) Dec. 8-14: Robin Kuzma (Kingston Frontenacs Dec. 15-21: Caleb Mitchell (London Knights) Dec. 28-Jan. 4: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) Jan. 5-11: Charlie Murata (Flint Firebirds) Jan. 12-18: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) Jan. 19-25: Ryerson Edgar (Niagara IceDogs) Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Keaton Ardagh (Brampton Steelheads) Feb. 2-8: Kale Osipenko (Sarnia Sting) Feb. 9-15: Nikita Klepov (Saginaw Spirit) Feb. 16-22: Joe Salandra (Barrie Colts) Feb. 23-Mar. 1: Evgeny Dubrovtsev (North Bay Battalion) Mar. 2-8: Nolan Snyder (Kingston Frontenacs) Mar. 9-15: Ryder Fetterolf (Ottawa 67’s) Mar. 16-22: Cam Warren (North Bay Battalion)]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/2026-ohl-awards-colts-aitcheson-named-ohl-defenceman-of-the-year Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:56 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/2026-ohl-awards-colts-aitcheson-named-ohl-defenceman-of-the-year TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that New York Islanders prospect Kashawn Aitcheson of the Barrie Colts is this year's recipient of the Max Kaminsky Trophy, presented annually to the OHL Defenceman of the Year as voted by the League's General Managers. Aitcheson had a record-setting season in Barrie, leading OHL blueliners with a franchise mark 70 points including a new club record 28 goals by a defenceman. He finished among the league-leaders with a plus-46 rating, and continued to display a flare for the dramatic with six game-winning goals. "This group of guys has made it so special from the coaching staff right on down," said Aitcheson of the award recognition. "It's been a great year of learning, getting better and all the laughs and fun that have come with it as well." Aitcheson's 15 power play markers were the most by an OHL defenceman as he saw time in all situations under first year Head Coach Dylan Smoskowitz. The 6-foot-2, 203Ib. blueliner ended the season as the Colts' all-time leader in goals (63) and points (171) by a defenceman. "We're very proud of Kash," said Colts Vice President and General Manager Marty Williamson. "I've seen first-hand how hard this guy works. He's the first guy in here every day and we have to drag him off the ice. To see him take it to another level this year and really be as dominant and effective as he's been really puts a smile on our faces. "We knew pretty quickly that we had a special young man when we first interviewed him ahead of the draft," added Williamson. "I didn't know he'd blossom into the offensive player that he is, but when you approach every day with hard work and a mentality of trying to get better, it's amazing what good things can happen." A 19-year-old from Toronto, Aitcheson was originally Barrie's third round (50th overall) pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection. Selected by the New York Islanders 17th overall in last summer's NHL Draft, he was a top-finisher on this year's OHL Coaches Poll, coming in at first place in Eastern Conference voting for categories including best shot, hardest shot, best bodychecker and best offensive defenceman. Aitcheson was a member of Canada's bronze medal-winning National Junior Team this past January. AItcheson emerged as the award winner from a group of finalists that also consisted of Frankie Marrelli of the Ottawa 67's, Chase Reid of the Soo Greyhounds and Carson Woodall of the Windsor Spitfires. He's the third Colts defenceman to claim the honour following Aaron Ekblad (2013-14) and Erik Reitz (2001-02). The Max Kaminsky Trophy is awarded each year to the Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by OHL General Managers. All 20 clubs submitted a nominee but were not permitted to vote for their own player. The award is named in recognition of Max Kaminsky, who enjoyed a 10-year professional playing career that included four years in the NHL with Ottawa, Boston and Montreal. After he retired from playing, Kaminsky enjoyed a 15-year coaching career that was capped by winning the Memorial Cup with the St. Catharines Teepees in 1960. Aitcheson will be formally recognized as the OHL Defenceman of the Year at the OHL Awards Ceremony to be held at The Hockey Hall of Fame in June. For a complete history of OHL Award winners, click here.]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/icedogs-dylan-seitz-named-head-coach-of-buffalo-jr-sabres Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:09:22 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/icedogs-dylan-seitz-named-head-coach-of-buffalo-jr-sabres Niagara, ON – IceDogs’ Assistant Coach, Dylan Seitz, has been named Head Coach for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) “Dylan’s promotion ensures consistency in our culture and on-ice standards,” says Patrick Kaleta, President of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres.  Seitz joined the IceDogs in September as Video Coach before transitioning to Player Development and Assistant Coach.  Seitz is no stranger to the Buffalo Jr. Sabres, starting as an assistant coach in the 2023-2024 season. The Buffalo native is well regarded for his player-focused coaching approach, strong communication skills, and commitment to development and performance. He also played for the Jr. Sabres in 2015-2016, before making the jump to the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL, where he recorded 18 points (8-10–18) in 62 games as a rookie forward. ]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/winnipeg-jets-reassign-kevin-he-to-manitoba-moose Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00:35 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/winnipeg-jets-reassign-kevin-he-to-manitoba-moose The Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that Flint Firebirds forward Kevin He has been reassigned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). He recently wrapped up his second OHL season with 77 points (39-38–77) in 60 regular-season games. His campaign was split between the Firebirds and the Niagara IceDogs, where he previously served as captain prior to being traded to Flint. In the postseason, He added nine points (3-6–9) in six games. His year was also highlighted by a remarkable 10-game goal streak, during which he scored 15 times. Selected in the fourth round (109th overall) by Winnipeg in the 2024 NHL Draft, He is the second-highest Chinese-born player ever drafted into the NHL.  https://twitter.com/WpgJetsPR/status/2047416482133639224 The Moose currently trail the Milwaukee Admirals 1-0 in their best-of-three first-round playoff series.]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/fool-me-once-fool-me-twice-kitchener-and-windsor-collide-again Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:12:15 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/fool-me-once-fool-me-twice-kitchener-and-windsor-collide-again There is a moment, somewhere between the handshake line and the dressing room door, when a playoff loss stops being just a loss and starts becoming something else. Something that follows you into the next season, surfacing every time the calendar turns to April. For the Windsor Spitfires, that moment has arrived twice in three years, both times courtesy of the Kitchener Rangers, and both times in ways that stretched belief. Now they meet again, with a Western Conference title and a trip to the OHL Championship on the line. But to fully understand what is at stake emotionally in this series, you have to go back to the spring of 2022.   The Spitfires came into the 2022 OHL playoffs as the first seed in the Western Conference, having finished with 95 points. They had just bested Sarnia in the first round and the momentum was building. Waiting for them in the second round was a seventh-seeded Kitchener club that had just pulled off its own stunning upset, knocking off the second-seeded London Knights in overtime in Game 7. Every game in that second-round series had some kind of lead change, and most were high-scoring. But in the end, it was Windsor who came out on top. The Spitfires took the series 4-1 and went on to reach the OHL Championship, where they lost in Game 7 to the Hamilton Bulldogs. It was a painful finish, but it felt like the beginning of something – a young, talented core with unfinished business. The 2022-23 Spitfires were loaded. They led the entire league with 320 goals and finished as the first seed in the Western Conference for a second straight year with 94 points. General manager Bill Bowler went all-in at the deadline, most notably acquiring Shane Wright – fresh off captaining Canada to gold at the World Juniors and widely regarded as one of the most coveted junior players available – from the Kingston Frontenacs at the cost of two players and seven draft picks. The players bought in and were determined to make this the year they would get back to the championship and finish the job. Come playoffs, they would come face-to-face with a familiar opponent: the eighth-seeded Kitchener Rangers, a team that, on paper, had no business being in the same conversation. What happened over the next four games, however, was unlike anything the OHL had seen. The Rangers became the only eighth-seed OHL team to sweep a first-round playoff series against the first-place team, outscoring Windsor 20-7 across four games while going 15-for-16 on the penalty kill and holding a team that had averaged nearly five goals a game all season to fewer than two per game in the playoffs. It stung in a way that only playoff exits of that magnitude can. A historic sweep. By an eighth seed. At home. The city of Windsor was left to reckon with what had happened, and a new generation of Spitfires was left to carry the lesson forward. If 2023 was a gut punch, 2025 was something stranger and even more complicated. A different Kitchener group, now coached by Jussi Ahokas and built around a deep roster of veterans and prospects, ran into Windsor in the second round. This time, the Spitfires did everything right – at least, for a while. Wanting revenge for 2023, the second-seeded Spitfires jumped out to a dominant 3-0 series lead on the third-seeded Rangers, and the series appeared to be headed toward the closure Windsor had been waiting two years to find. Then everything changed. With as many as eight regulars out of the lineup, the Spitfires never found that fourth win, and the Rangers became the sixth team in OHL history to erase a 3-0 series deficit, completing the reverse sweep with a 2-1 overtime thriller in Game 7.  For Windsor, it was a different kind of wound – not the humiliation of being swept by an eighth seed, but the agony of holding a 3-0 lead and watching it dissolve over four games in which they were outscored by nearly five to one. Captain Liam Greentree was around for both of those losses, and he did not shy away from the topic when asked about them. "We've played the Rangers a lot in the last four years, seen them in the playoffs a couple times, and it was obviously a bittersweet feeling after last year. We want to come back prepared, and as long as we play our game, there's a lot we can do." The core of this Windsor team – Greentree, Joey Costanzo, Anthony Cristoforo, A.J. Spellacy, Cole Davis – have been together for a few seasons now, living through both of those exits and playing an entire regular season with this moment in mind. There is something different about a group that has been hurt this way. The hunger is not manufactured. It does not need to be talked into existence, and they're ready to write their own story.   For Kitchener, the narrative is no less compelling. The club has not made it past the Western Conference Final since the 2007-08 season, and consecutive series wins over the same opponent, which was achieved through a historic sweep and a historic reverse sweep, have built a belief within the program that this group is capable of something more. Despite pulling off those remarkable feats, they have never been able to reach the final stage.  Captain Cameron Reid acknowledged the sting of last year's ultimate outcome while keeping the energy focused on what lies ahead. “They are memories," Reid said. "This is gonna be a battle of a series, both good teams, and we remember what it was like last year to lose, so it's definitely gonna be in the back of our minds."   Thirteen playoff meetings across the decades. Three in the past five years. A rivalry that has produced an eight-seed sweep, a historic comeback, and enough shared history to fuel a series that needs no additional motivation from either side. Windsor wants revenge, and Kitchener wants history. But only one of them is going to get what they came for.]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/2026-ohl-awards-firebirds-mcparlan-wins-jim-gregory-general-manager-of-the-year-award Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:54 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/2026-ohl-awards-firebirds-mcparlan-wins-jim-gregory-general-manager-of-the-year-award TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Dave McParlan of the Flint Firebirds is the winner of the Jim Gregory Trophy, presented annually to the OHL General Manager of the Year as voted by his peers. In his third season as General Manager in Flint, McParlan oversaw the best season in the 10-year history of the Firebirds as they played to new benchmarks of 44 wins and 95 points. Flint's defence was the best it's ever been, surrendering a club-low 199 goals as offseason goaltending acquisition Mason Vaccari tied a Firebirds record with 36 wins, establishing a new record for goals-against average at 2.70. "I am completely humbled to receive the Jim Gregory Award,” said McParlan. “The fact that this recognition came from a vote of my fellow General Managers is what makes it feel so special. I am proud to be part of a select few that have the privilege to work in this league, let alone be considered for such an incredible honour." Prominent in-season additions by McParlan in Winnipeg Jets prospect Kevin He and New York Rangers prospect Jacob Battaglia helped the Firebirds surge in the second half as first-year signings Darian Anderson, Dryden Allen and Luka Graziano also paid dividends. Captain Nathan Aspinall set a new club mark with 61 assists as Flint skated to the Western Conference's best road record of 22-9-1-2 under Head Coach Paul Flache. McParlan emerged as the winner of the annual award, finishing ahead of fellow finalist Marty Williamson of the Barrie Colts in award voting, a result ratified by a selection committee consisting of accredited media members from across the OHL's four divisions as well as a representative from NHL Central Scouting. "The reality is this is an award that recognizes and reflects the work of an entire organization”, McParlan added. “Everyone from our owner, scouting staff, arena and operations staff and most of all, the coaches and players. They do all the heavy lifting, and deserve the credit. Quality people, working very hard, for the right reasons make my job very easy." From Kingston, ON, McParlan has been part of the Firebirds/Plymouth Whalers franchise since 2006 when he took on a position as regional scout. He gradually worked his way into a role as the club's Director of Scouting before taking on managerial responsibilities as Assistant GM in 2022-23. "I would like to congratulate our General Manager Dave McParlan on receiving the OHL General Manager of the Year Award," said Firebirds Owner and Governor Rolf Nilsen. "The 2025-26 season for the Firebirds was the best in our 10-year history. Dave is the first to give our scouts, coaches, and players the credit for this award, but he is the one who is ultimately in charge of our draft, trades, and placement of our prospects in the right environment to maximize their development. We are all extremely happy for Dave and appreciate the hard work he and our staff have done to make the Flint Firebirds one of the best teams in the OHL throughout the year." First announced in August 2019, the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award is presented annually to the General Manager who best excelled in his role during the regular season. The award honours the memory of one of the game’s great builders in former long-time NHL executive Jim Gregory who passed away in October 2019 at the age of 83. McParlan follows recent award winners in Kory Cooper of the Kingston Frontenacs in 2025, Adam Dennis of the North Bay Battalion in 2024 and Mark Hunter of the London Knights in 2023. He’ll be formally presented with the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award at the OHL’s Awards Ceremony at The Hockey Hall of Fame in June. For a complete list of award winners, click here.]]> https://chl.ca/ohl/article/297708-2 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:40:01 +0000 https://chl.ca/ohl/article/297708-2 The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) announced this afternoon that they have recalled Soo Greyhounds netminder Carter George to serve as their emergency backup goaltender (EBUG) for the remainder of the postseason. George split time between the Owen Sound Attack and Greyhounds this season, posting a 23-17-5 record. He also appeared in 10 OHL playoff games, going 5-5-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. Internationally, he helped Team Canada capture a bronze medal this past January at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship. Across 159 career OHL games, the 19-year-old has compiled a 70-63-9-11 record, eight shutouts, a 3.09 goals-against average, and a .909 save percentage. This season, he also made history, becoming the first goaltender in OHL history to score two career goals. A second-round selection (57th overall) by LA in the 2024 NHL Draft, this marks the second time in his career that George has been recalled by the Kings during their postseason run with the first coming last season.  https://twitter.com/LAKingsPR/status/2047369754890158432   Related Articles

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