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BRAMPTON, ON – <\/b>The off-season is in full swing and the Steelheads have made two new additions to their forward group. The Brampton Steelheads announced today the signing of free agents Ben (left) and Peyton (right) Collins to OHL Scholarship and Development Agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peyton, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, stands at 6-foot-0 and 157 pounds. The forward starred with the Nashville Jr. Predators U16 AAA during the 2025-26 season, recording 22 goals and 52 assists for 74 points in 56 regular season games. A dynamic player with a polished, well-rounded skill set, Peyton has established himself as a reliable offensive threat and playmaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben, also a Nashville native, stands at 6-foot-0 and 165 pounds. The centreman is known for his natural chemistry with his linemates and ability to efficiently distribute the puck. During the 2025-26 campaign, Ben recorded 23 goals and 35 assists for 58 points in 49 regular season games, showcasing his strong two-way game and offensive instincts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Head Coach and General Manager James Richmond commented after the twins’ signing. \u201cWe are pleased to announce the signing of the Collins Twins! Both Ben and Peyton bring loads of skill and speed. They play with a high IQ and know where to be all over the ice. We are excited to see Ben and Peyton in Steelheads blue and white soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Together, Peyton and Ben Collins bring a unique connection and chemistry to the Steelheads lineup and will look to make an immediate impact on Brampton\u2019s forward group as they begin their OHL careers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRAMPTON, ON – The off-season is in full swing and the Steelheads have made two new additions to their forward group. The Brampton Steelheads announced today the signing of free agents Ben (left) and Peyton (right) Collins to OHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. Peyton, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, stands at 6-foot-0 and 157 pounds.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-299104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/09123627\/Web-10.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\/299104","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=299104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299108,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299104\/revisions\/299108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299097,"date":"2026-07-09T11:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299097"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:11","slug":"petes-sign-goaltender-owen-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/petes-sign-goaltender-owen-nelson","title":{"rendered":"Petes sign goaltender Owen Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peterborough, ON –<\/strong> Petes General Manager and Vice President of Operations Michael Oke announced today that the team has signed 2007-born goaltender Owen Nelson to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited and honoured to sign with the Peterborough Petes,\u201d exclaimed Nelson. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get to Peterborough and get the chance to play for one of the most storied franchises in junior hockey and in front of an awesome fan base. I’m looking forward to working hard every day and doing everything I can to help the team achieve its goals. I really appreciate this opportunity from Mr. Oke and the rest of the Petes staff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nelson, a native of Hudson, Wisconsin, appeared in 26 games with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL last season, posting a 2.92 goals-against average (GAA) and a .909 save percentage (SV%). He also saw action in one playoff game, recording a 1.61 GAA and a .955 SV%. During the 2024\u201325 season, Nelson also played high school hockey for Cretin-Derham Hall in Minnesota, where he earned 20 wins while posting a 1.71 GAA and a .926 SV%. He recently attended the Peterborough Petes’ Development Camp as a free-agent invitee.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to welcome Owen to the Peterborough Petes,\u201d said Oke. \u201cOwen is a big, athletic goaltender who moves well and is coming off a solid season with Tri-City in the USHL. We had the opportunity to get to know him during Development Camp a couple of weeks ago, and he made a very positive impression on our staff, both on and off the ice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nelson played in 26 games for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL last season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3828,"name":"Owen Nelson","slug":"owen-nelson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3828,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3877,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2985"},{"term_id":77,"name":"Peterborough Petes","slug":"peterborough-petes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":77,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1607,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3101"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1696,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3131"}],"class_list":["post-299097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-owen-nelson","tag-ohl-news","tag-peterborough-petes","tag-prospects","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/09113303\/Nelson-Web.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\/299097","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=299097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299103,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299097\/revisions\/299103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299093,"date":"2026-07-09T10:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299093"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:53:40","slug":"rangers-sign-defenceman-logan-massimi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/rangers-sign-defenceman-logan-massimi","title":{"rendered":"Rangers sign defenceman Logan Massimi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitchener, Ont. \u2014<\/strong> The Kitchener Rangers are proud to announce that defenceman Logan Massimi has signed an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club.<\/p>\n

Massimi, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, was selected in the ninth round, 182nd overall, in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. The right-shot defenceman joins the organization after spending last season with the Waterloo Siskins of the GOHL, establishing himself as a promising young player with the tools, compete level, and commitment needed to continue developing at the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cLogan had a great year of development in Junior B and was exceptional at our spring camp,\u201d said Kitchener Rangers General Manager, Mike McKenzie. \u201cHe has taken big strides since we drafted him. He plays a very well-rounded game, and we see a bright future for him in our program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Massimi, 17, born on January 5th, 2009, is listed at six-foot, 182 pounds. In 49 games with the Waterloo Siskins, Massimi recorded two goals and 16 assists, while racking up 47 penalty minutes. Massimi was called up for the Kitchener Rangers final game of the regular season last year against the Owen Sound Attack. He had a +3 plus\/minus rating in the game.<\/p>\n

Massimi shared his thoughts on what it meant to him signing his Standard Player Agreement with the Kitchener Rangers:<\/p>\n

“Signing with Kitchener means the world to me. Getting drafted by the team and having them believe in me was an incredible feeling, and now being able to sign with the organization makes it even more special. It\u2019s hard to put into words how grateful i am for this opportunity.<\/p>\n

My past season in GOHL with Waterloo was huge for my development. The staff were amazing and put a lot of trust in me allowing my game to make huge strides. Even just being around the Kitchener-Waterloo community and becoming familiar with the area was amazing seeing all the support that these fans give.<\/p>\n

Having the opportunity to be a part of such a great organization like Kitchener is huge, especially coming off of a year like they just had with a Memorial Cup title. It\u2019s big shoes to fill but I\u2019m super excited to get to work and to see what\u2019s in store.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kitchener, Ont. \u2014 The Kitchener Rangers are proud to announce that defenceman Logan Massimi has signed an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club. Massimi, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, was selected in the ninth round, 182nd overall, in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection. The right-shot defenceman joins the organization after spending last season…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3827,"name":"Logan Massimi","slug":"logan-massimi","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3827,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":82,"name":"Kitchener Rangers","slug":"kitchener-rangers","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":82,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1719,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2401"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3877,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2985"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1696,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3131"}],"class_list":["post-299093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-logan-massimi","tag-kitchener-rangers","tag-ohl-news","tag-prospects","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/09105327\/Massimi-Web.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\/299093","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=299093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299096,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299093\/revisions\/299096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299088,"date":"2026-07-08T20:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299088"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:17:10","slug":"25-ohl-players-competing-at-usa-hockey-boys-national-17-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/25-ohl-players-competing-at-usa-hockey-boys-national-17-festival","title":{"rendered":"25 OHL Players Competing at USA Hockey Boys National 17 Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

25 OHL players have been invited to take part in the 2026 USA Hockey Boys National 17 Festival, running from July 7-13 at the Northtown Center in Amherst, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

This event gathers top American-born 2009-born players registered with USA Hockey for a week of elite development. While structured as a district-based tournament, the emphasis is on individual growth and showcasing talent through on-ice drills, small-area games, and off-ice training like strength and conditioning, team building, nutrition, and mental skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants will be evaluated for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup Camp, with the top performers earning spots on the 2026 U.S. Under-18 Select Team competing at the prestigious Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

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List of OHL Players at the USA Hockey Boys 17 Festival:<\/b><\/p>\n

(Note: Excludes drafted players who have not signed Standard Player Agreements)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Atlantic (3):<\/b><\/p>\n