OHL Weekend Notebook: Jan. 31, 2022
The OHL Weekend Notebook recaps the weekend that was with news, information and interesting facts from both on and off the ice.
Bulldogs go 3-0
The Hamilton Bulldogs come off a victorious week defeating Ottawa 4-2, Niagara 6-3 and Kingston 5-2. The Bulldogs charged out to a 4-0 lead on Ryan Winterton’s two goals and an assist on Sunday against Kingston. Montreal Canadiens prospect Jan Mysak had two goals and a helper after coming off a hat trick the night before. The Bulldogs earned their third straight win, pulling to within one point of the first place Fronts in the East Division. Hamilton is now 21-10-2-2 as Winterton has put together 13 points (4-9–13) through his first six games back in the lineup. Anaheim Ducks prospect Mason McTavish will be out of the lineup for the better part of February, off representing Canada at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China. The Dogs have also been without top scorer Logan Morrison, who went down with an injury on Jan. 21st. Morrison is on a nine-game point streak.
Winter(ton) Has Come! Leading Bulldogs to 5-2 Sunday afternoon victory!
Details: https://t.co/NXoPu0vLO3#DawgMentality #HamOnt #OHL pic.twitter.com/CgLBSI9pEF
— Hamilton Bulldogs (@BulldogsOHL) January 31, 2022
Kerins on top of scoring race
The Soo Greyhounds defeated Barrie in a 4-3 overtime win on Saturday as Rory Kerins led his team to victory, scoring his second of the night 46 seconds into the extra frame. In addition to his two goals, Kerins also had an assist as he climbed into the OHL scoring lead with 67 points through 39 games this season. It wasn’t all good news for the Hounds though, as they lost St. Louis Blues prospect Tanner Dickinson midway through the third period. Dickinson will be out for an extended period after breaking his right femur, an injury that could potentially sideline him for the remainder of the season. The Greyhounds currently sit at the top of the Western Conference with a record of 23-12-3-1,
Rory Kerins is ????????????
His second of the night is the OTW and his #CHL leading 67th point.@OHLHoundPower | @NHLFlames pic.twitter.com/yjyjV5n6DG
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) January 30, 2022
Steelheads reel in perfect week
The first place Mississauga Steelheads had themselves a perfect week with four straight wins. The Trout defeated Peterborough on Tuesday, won back-to-back contests over North Bay and rounded-out things out with a win over Niagara on Sunday. The Steelheads continue to handily outshoot their opponents while goaltenders Joe Ranger and Roman Basran remain a steady last line of defence. Ranger made 27 saves for his League-leading third shutout of the season on Friday while Basran went 3-0, improving to 15-6-0-3 on the campaign. Steelheads captain and Chicago Blackhawks prospect Ethan Del Mastro leads the OHL with a plus/minus rating of plus-33. Mississauga faces Niagara in a rematch on Tuesday night in St. Catharines.
The Steelheads beat the Petes 4-1! Read all about tonight’s game in the @TeamSmartStop Post Game Recap!
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— Mississauga Steelheads (@OHLSteelheads) January 26, 2022
Spirit rookies emerge offensively
Another young talent is emerging offensively for the Saginaw Spirit. Sebastian Gervais recorded his first career OHL hat trick in Sunday’s 7-5 win over rival Flint, scoring three times in a span of 16 minutes. Gervais became the youngest player in Spirit history, and the first 16-year-old, to record a hat trick. The win ended a run of five-straight losses against Flint as the Spirit improved to 15-21-1-0 for ninth in the Western Conference. Fellow rookie Calem Mangone scored his 10th goal of the season in the win while blueliner P.J. Forgione registered a season-high three points.
Our second hat-trick of the afternoon comes from the @SpiritHockey! ????????????
Spirit rookie Sebastien Gervais scores all three of his goals in under 40 minutes, leading the way for Saginaw in a wild one against the Firebirds ????️ pic.twitter.com/HBCeA546LB
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) January 30, 2022
Van Steensel helps Troops get back on track
North Bay defeated Ottawa 3-2 on Sunday as rookie forward Owen Van Steensel scored twice, tying the game on a penalty shot with 50 seconds remaining in the third period before netting the shootout winner to snap the Battalion’s five-game slide. Joe Vrbetic made 20 saves before stopping all three Ottawa shootout opponents he faced, improving North Bay’s record to 20-15-3-3 for third in the Eastern Conference.
Was a Van Steensel kinda day (2G + SO Winner) ???? #WeBleedGreen pic.twitter.com/JkHl4f0nGs
— North Bay Battalion (@OHLBattalion) January 30, 2022
Attack goes back-to-back
The Owen Sound Attack put together high-scoring back-to-back wins on over the weekend, defeating Kitchener 5-2 at The Aud on Friday and Guelph 6-3 at home on Saturday. Attack defender Sam Sedley picked up three assists and Servac Petrovsky scored twice on Saturday. Colby Barlow scored his 13th goal of the year, the third-most among OHL rookies this season. Nick Chenard stopped 31 shots, improving Owen Sound to sixth place in the Western Conference.
Burroughs stays hot????
Taos Jordan connects with a wide open Ethan Burroughs in the final minute of the second period for the @AttackOHL. It’s Burroughs’ 16th goal this season???? pic.twitter.com/pydrWHPjvW
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) January 30, 2022
Clarke shines on Barrie blue line
Los Angeles Kings prospect Brandt Clarke of the Barrie Colts strung together four straight mutli-goal performances to earn OHL Player of the Week honours. After consecutive lopsided victories, Clarke helped Barrie earn a point in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, scoring the game-tying marker with less than a second remaining to force overtime as the Colts would go on to fall 4-3 in the extra frame. He leads OHL defenders with 42 points including eight goals, 34 assists and a plus-19 rating across 32 games.
Less than a second left ????
Talk about a buzzer beater for #GoKingsGo prospect Brandt Clarke@LAKings | @BarDown | @OHLBarrieColts pic.twitter.com/S6mWox2Juj
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) January 30, 2022
Petizian comes through for Rangers
Adding another hat trick to the week, Mike Petizian scored his 12th, 13th and 14th goals of the season to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 6-5 victory over the Sarnia Sting on Sunday. It was a back-and-fourth game between the two teams before Matthew Sop scored the winner on the power play with 3:52 remaining in the third period. The Rangers returned to the win column, improving to 15-17-1-1 for seventh in the Western Conference. They’re now 4-0 against Sarnia this season.
Bring out the hats, @OHLRangers! ????????????
Mike Petizian puts home the loose puck for his third goal in less than two periods, as the Rangers continue to add to their lead against the Sting ????️ pic.twitter.com/7LbU4hJMlr
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) January 30, 2022
Generals, Petes split weekend set
Arguably the League’s biggest rivalry saw a split decision over the weekend as the Peterborough Petes took two points in Oshawa on Saturday as Kaspars Ziemins recorded his first career multi-goal effort while Emmett Sproule had three assists in a 5-2 decision. The Generals struck back on Sunday in Peterborough as Boston Bruins prospect Brett Harrison scored the game winner 2:36 into the third period, giving Oshawa a 4-3 edge. The Generals have won five of the seven matchups between the two clubs this season, and sit 11 points ahead of Peterborough in the Eastern Conference.
Textbook faceoff execution✍️@Bretth4488 #OSHvsPBO pic.twitter.com/xkUSPNkbcH
— Oshawa Generals (@Oshawa_Generals) January 31, 2022
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