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The 6-foot-4 forward recorded 19 points (12-7\u201319) in 63 regular-season games between the two clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Jean-Samuel Daigneault (D) \u2013 Brantford Bulldogs (2026-27)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 7th Round, 221st Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2025-26 Career Stats (Muskegon Lumberjacks): 47 GP, 0G, 5A, 5 PTS., -2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 18<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally selected by the Shawinigan Cataractes in the second round (34th overall) of the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft, Jean-Samuel Daigneault spent the 2025-26 season with the USHL&#8217;s Muskegon Lumberjacks, recording five assists in 47 regular-season games. The 6-foot-4 left-shot defenceman established himself as one of the league&#8217;s most physical blueliners before signing with the Brantford Bulldogs for the 2026-27 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8946\/\"><b>Andrew MacNiel<\/b><\/a><b> (D) \u2013 Kitchener Rangers (2023-26)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 6th Round, 189th Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 48 GP, 2G, 8A, 10 PTS, +10<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 19<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his third OHL season, Andrew MacNiel enjoyed career highs offensively while helping the Kitchener Rangers capture both the OHL Championship and Memorial Cup. Despite battling injuries and an infection that hospitalized him during the opening round of the playoffs, the 6-foot-2 defenceman scored the first two goals of his OHL career and added five assists during the regular season before contributing two more goals in the postseason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8807\/\"><b>Owen Protz<\/b><\/a><b> (D) \u2013 Sudbury Wolves (2023-24), Brantford Bulldogs (2023-26)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 4th Round, 102nd Overall (2024)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Signed: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/owen-protz-canadiens-entry-level-contract\/\"><b>Mar. 27, 2026<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 198 GP, 13G, 61A, 74 PTS, +60<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 20<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owen Protz recently signed his entry-level contract with Montreal after helping Brantford capture the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as OHL regular-season champions. The 6-foot-2 defenceman recorded 23 points (5-18\u201323) in 64 regular-season games while leading the Bulldogs with 84 penalty minutes. A dependable, physical blueliner capable of playing in all situations, Protz is expected to make his professional debut with the AHL&#8217;s Laval Rocket in 2026-27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8750\/\"><b>Florian Xhekaj<\/b><\/a><b> (LW) \u2013 Brantford Bulldogs (2022-24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 4th Round, 101st Overall (2023)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Signed: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/canadiens\/news\/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-florian-xhekaj-2024\"><b>Apr. 9, 2024<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 131 GP, 47G, 43A, 90 PTS, 0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 22<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Younger brother to Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj, Florian Xhekaj completed his second full AHL season with Laval, recording 29 points (17-12\u201329) and a team-leading 182 penalty minutes in 64 regular-season games. Making his NHL debut in November, the 6-foot-4 forward appeared in five NHL games with Montreal, recording his first NHL point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8609\/\"><b>Vinzenz Rohrer<\/b><\/a><b> (C) \u2013 Ottawa 67\u2019s (2021-23)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 3rd Round, 75th Overall (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Signed: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/canadiens\/news\/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-vinzenz-rohrer-june-14-2025\"><b>Jun. 14, 2025<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 118 GP, 44G, 53A, 97 PTS, +13<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 21<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After appearing in two preseason games with Montreal, Vinzenz Rohrer was loaned back to the ZSC Lions in Switzerland for the 2025-26 season before returning to North America late in the year. He recorded a goal and an assist in his AHL debut with Laval and also represented Austria at the 2026 IIHF World Championship, collecting four points (3-1\u20134) in six games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8874\/\"><b>Filip Mesar<\/b><\/a><b> (C) \u2013 Kitchener Rangers (2022-24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 1st Round, 26th Overall (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Signed: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/canadiens\/news\/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-filip-mesar-334983098\"><b>Jul. 14, 2022<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 97 GP, 36G, 67A, 103 PTS, -2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 22<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filip Mesar completed his second full season with Laval, posting a career-high 27 points (9-18\u201327) in 71 regular-season games. Internationally, he represented Slovakia at the 2026 IIHF World Championship, recording a goal and a pair of assists. A first-round selection in 2022, Mesar will look to continue his offensive trajectory in the 2026-27 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8434\/\"><b>Owen Beck<\/b><\/a><b> (C) \u2013 Mississauga Steelheads (2021-23), Peterborough Petes (2022-2024), Saginaw Spirit (2023-24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 2nd Round, 33rd Overall (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Signed: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/canadiens\/news\/three-year-entry-level-contract-for-owen-beck-336045654\"><b>Oct. 4, 2022<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 185 GP, 79G, 119A, 198 PTS, +51<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 21<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owen Beck concluded his OHL career by earning Memorial Cup MVP honours while helping the Saginaw Spirit capture the national championship before turning professional with Laval. In his second season with the Rocket, the 6-foot centreman recorded 33 points (13-20\u201333) in 58 regular-season games before appearing in 15 NHL games with Montreal, scoring his first NHL goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/8406\/\"><b>Daniil Sobolev<\/b><\/a><b> (D) \u2013 Windsor Spitfires (2021-23), Niagara IceDogs (2023-24), Brantford Bulldogs (2023-24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Selected: 5th Round, 142nd Overall (2021)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>OHL Career Stats: 174 GP, 10G, 41A, 51 PTS, +43<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Age: 22<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daniil Sobolev returned to Russia following his OHL career, splitting the 2025-26 season between the VHL&#8217;s Khimik Voskresensk and the KHL&#8217;s Spartak Moskva. 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Originally selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (59th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Jones helped the Lions capture the 2025 Kelly Cup before signing an extension with Laval this offseason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tomorrow on OHL In The System: We&#8217;ll take a look at the OHL talent inside the Tampa Bay Lightning organization.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; OHL pipeline, featuring Wesley Royston, Andrew MacNiel and Owen Protz in the latest edition of OHL in the System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3073,"name":"OHL in the System","slug":"ohl-in-the-system","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3073,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":90,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2809"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3945,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2815"}],"class_list":["post-299477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-in-the-system","tag-ohl-news","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/27101713\/Web-21.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/575"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299481,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299477\/revisions\/299481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299471,"date":"2026-07-27T11:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299471"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:17:39","slug":"former-ohl-netminder-jack-campbell-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/former-ohl-netminder-jack-campbell-announces-retirement","title":{"rendered":"Former OHL netminder Jack Campbell announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Soo Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/players\/5711\">Jack Campbell<\/a> has announced his retirement from professional hockey.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old native of Port Huron, Mich. played two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2012, arriving in the league from the U.S. National Team Development Program. Campbell played to a career OHL mark of 45-29-5-6 with a 3.62 goals-against average and .890 save percentage over 91 regular season games. He went on to appear in 176 NHL games over his career, posting a 93-52-18 record with a 2.76 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. He last played with the AHL&#8217;s Grand Rapids Griffins in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p>Originally selected 11th overall by the Dallas Stars at the 2010 NHL Draft, Campbell won a Calder Cup championship with the Texas Stars in 2014. Internationally, he represented the United States at three consecutive IIHF World Junior Championships, backstopping the Americans to gold in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Soo Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires goaltender Jack Campbell has announced his retirement from professional hockey. The 34-year-old native of Port Huron, Mich. played two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2012, arriving in the league from the U.S. National Team Development Program. 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Au sein de ces deux organisations, Noah n\u2019a cess\u00e9 de progresser sous la houlette de chacun des programmes. Nous sommes ravis qu\u2019il ait choisi de franchir une nouvelle \u00e9tape de son parcours de d\u00e9veloppement avec les 67\u2019s. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Originaire de Richmond Hill, en Ontario, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par Ottawa au cinqui\u00e8me tour (98e au total) du rep\u00eachage prioritaire de l\u2019OHL de 2025. La Gambina a fait ses d\u00e9buts dans l\u2019OHL au cours de la saison 2025-2026, en tant que rempla\u00e7ant de Jaeden Nelson face aux Generals d\u2019Oshawa. 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He recorded 136 points (61-75\u2014136) over 185 regular season games, highlighted by a 28-goal, 35-assist, 63-point campaign with the Bulls in his final season. He went on to enjoy a nine-year professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Following his playing days, Rushforth built a highly successful career in Ottawa as a real estate broker, becoming one of the region&#8217;s most recognizable names in the industry. He was also a familiar voice to listeners across the capital as co-host of Newstalk 580 CFRA&#8217;s Open House.<\/p>\n<p>The OHL extends its deepest condolences to the Rushforth family and to all who knew Paul.<\/p>\n<p>For more on his life and career, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/paul-rushforth-ottawa-real-estate-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ottawacitizen.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is mourning the loss of former North Bay Centennials and Belleville Bulls forward Paul Rushforth, who died Friday at the age of 52. Rushforth skated three seasons in the OHL between 1991 and 1994, beginning his major junior career in North Bay before finishing with the Bulls in Belleville. 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