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(1) Brantford Bulldogs (48-10-8-2) vs. (2) Barrie Colts (45-14-5-4)\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The Eastern Conference Final brings together two of the best teams in the OHL this season, as the East Division-winning Brantford Bulldogs host the Central Division-winning Barrie Colts in what promises to be a compelling clash of contrasting styles. Both clubs have been dominant throughout the postseason, setting the stage for what could be a classic conference final.<\/span><\/p>\n The season series between these two offers little clarity, ending deadlocked at 2-2, with the results swinging wildly from a 7-1 blowout to a 7-4 affair, suggesting that when these two meet, anything can happen. One thing that is certain, however, is the physicality this matchup brings, as the teams combined for 181 penalty minutes over those four games. It also marks just the second playoff meeting in franchise history, adding another layer of intrigue to an already compelling series.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Brantford comes in as the top seed and has looked every bit the part throughout the playoffs. The Bulldogs have swept both of their series and have not scored fewer than three goals in any game this postseason, a testament to the depth of an offence that generates contributions from up and down the lineup night after night. Captain Jake O’Brien leads the team with 15 points and set the tone ahead of the series when speaking to the media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI’m very confident in our group right now,\u201d O’Brien said. \u201cThis is the best we’ve played all year, especially throughout the playoffs. Barrie is a really strong team, so it’s going to be a tough challenge, but we’re excited for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Up front, Emms Family Award finalist Caleb Malhotra paces the club in goals with eight, five of which have come on the power play, making Brantford’s man advantage one of the most dangerous in the league. In goal, Ryerson Leenders leads the entire league with a 1.84 goals-against average and has been calm and composed throughout. Coach Jay McKee touched on his group’s character ahead of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvery player should be able to look in the mirror after a game and know they gave everything they had. That’s all we ask. It’s a high-character team that competes hard and executes at a high level, and that gives us confidence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Barrie arrives in the Eastern Conference Final for the second consecutive season, but this year’s group is hungry to go further after being swept by the Oshawa Generals a year ago. Coach Dylan Smoskowitz addressed that disappointment head-on ahead of the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe were disappointed with how things ended last year, but we’ve talked a lot about growth. We believe there’s no such thing as losing if you learn from it. The players who were here last season have shared those lessons with the group, and that’s been part of our mindset since day one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Colts are led offensively by Cole Beaudoin, who tops the entire league in playoff scoring with 23 points and has registered a point in every single game of this postseason. Beaudoin spoke about what it will take to get past Brantford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think it comes down to our depth throughout the lineup. Every night, we’ll need someone to step up. It’s going to take a full team effort to get past Brantford.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Emil Hemming is not far behind at 17 points, giving Barrie a potent one-two punch at the top of the lineup. Goaltender Ben Hrebik enters with a .923 save percentage and will need to be at his best against a Brantford offence that has shown no signs of slowing down.<\/span><\/p>\n One area that will bear watching is discipline. Barrie has more than doubled Brantford’s penalty minute total in the postseason, 141 to 59, and Kashawn Aitcheson was candid about the challenge that presents against a Brantford power play as dangerous as this one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe take pride in playing a certain way, getting under opponents’ skin, bringing energy, and playing with edge. But in this series, it’ll be important to stay disciplined. Their power play is very strong and can make you pay if you give them too many opportunities.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n McKee, for his part, made clear that the respect runs both ways. “Like us, they have their strengths and weaknesses. They’re built a bit differently, so we’ll need to manage their power forwards, and they also have a strong power play. 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The tournament will take place in Bratislava and Tren\u010d\u00edn, Slovakia, from April 22 to May 2. The Americans will look to win their first gold medal since 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defencemen:<\/b><\/p>\n Levi Harper (Saginaw Spirit)<\/span><\/p>\n Forwards:<\/b><\/p>\n Brooks Rogowski (Oshawa Generals)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship kicks off on April 22, with Team USA taking on Czechia, Denmark, Sweden and Germany in the preliminary round before the tournament concludes with the medal games on May 2. All U.S. games throughout the tournament will be broadcast live on NHL Network.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on the 2026 IIHF U18 Men\u2019s World Championship, please visit the official tournament website at <\/span>IIHF.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on USA Hockey and USA\u2019s National Men\u2019s Under-18 Team, please visit <\/span>UsaHockey.com<\/span><\/a> or follow along via social media on Facebook, X, and Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Team USA has announced its tournament roster for the 2026 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, which includes two OHL players<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":297659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3647,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2908"},{"term_id":933,"name":"Under-18","slug":"under-18","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":945,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":193,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3509"},{"term_id":934,"name":"USA Hockey","slug":"usa-hockey","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":946,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":85,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3511"}],"class_list":["post-297657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-news","tag-under-18","tag-usa-hockey","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/21165845\/2025-26-Generic_Web_Cover_Multi-Recovered.jpeg",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\/297657","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=297657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":297637,"date":"2026-04-21T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297637"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:12:56","slug":"st-louis-blues-prospect-lukas-fischer-assigned-to-springfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/st-louis-blues-prospect-lukas-fischer-assigned-to-springfield","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues’ prospect Lukas Fischer assigned to Springfield"},"content":{"rendered":" Defenceman Lukas Fischer<\/span><\/span> is set to join the Springfield Thunderbirds<\/span><\/span>, the AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues<\/span><\/span>, as they prepare for a best-of-three series against the Charlotte Checkers<\/span><\/span>. 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Ross Robertson Cup continues.<\/p>\n Following Freeview coverage throughout the regular season and early playoff rounds, Game 1 of both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals will be available live and free across FloHockey\u2019s social platforms. Fans can watch on FloHockey\u2019s YouTube, X, and Facebook channels, while all other games remain available with a FloHockey subscription.<\/p>\n Eastern Conference Final \u2013 Bobby Orr Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n The Eastern Conference Final opens in Brantford as the Bulldogs host the Barrie Colts with the Bobby Orr Trophy on the line.<\/p>\n Brantford enters the series after finishing atop the Eastern Conference in the regular season and carrying that form into the postseason. The Bulldogs now look to take the next step on home ice as they pursue a trip to the OHL Championship Series.<\/p>\n Barrie returns to the Conference Final for the second straight season following last year\u2019s run that ended against Oshawa. 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The Spitfires enter the Conference Final looking to carry momentum into another road Game 1 as they face a familiar opponent.<\/p>\n These two Conference Final openers mark the final game Freeviews of the 2025\u201326 OHL season.<\/p>\n All remaining playoff games, including the OHL Championship Series, will be available on FloHockey.tv and the FloSports app with a subscription.<\/p>\n Freeview coverage will return later this spring with the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, set for June 12 and 13.<\/p>\n Fans can watch both Conference Final Game 1 matchups live and free at:<\/p>\n Watch on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FloHockey<\/a> What are OHL Freeviews?<\/strong> Where can I watch the Freeview games?<\/strong> Do I need a subscription?<\/strong> What\u2019s next for Freeviews?<\/strong> OHL Freeviews conclude with Game 1 of both Conference Finals available live and free on FloHockey, featuring Barrie at Brantford and Windsor at Kitchener.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":297652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3723,"name":"Bobby Orr Trophy","slug":"bobby-orr-trophy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3723,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":3724,"name":"Wayne Gretzky Trophy","slug":"wayne-gretzky-trophy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3724,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"},{"term_id":98,"name":"Barrie Colts","slug":"barrie-colts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":98,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1507,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1091"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":608,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1200"},{"term_id":82,"name":"Kitchener Rangers","slug":"kitchener-rangers","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":82,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1631,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2324"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3647,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2908"},{"term_id":774,"name":"OHL Playoffs","slug":"ohl-playoffs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":783,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":328,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2918"},{"term_id":62,"name":"Windsor Spitfires","slug":"windsor-spitfires","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":62,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1609,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3570"}],"class_list":["post-297651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-bobby-orr-trophy","tag-wayne-gretzky-trophy","tag-barrie-colts","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-kitchener-rangers","tag-ohl-news","tag-ohl-playoffs","tag-windsor-spitfires","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/21124203\/MATCHUP_YT_COVER_2560x1440-1.png",2560,1440,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\/297651","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\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]
\n<\/strong>Kashawn Aitcheson<\/a> had a record-setting year with the Barrie Colts in 2024-25, and doubled-down on it this past season, with his 28 goals and 70 points both etched in the franchise record books. The New York Islanders first round draft pick led OHL defencemen offensively, scoring a league-high six game-winners among rearguards while his plus-46 rating was second-best league-wide. Known for bringing a physical dimension to the game, Aitcheson finished first in four different OHL Coaches Poll categories including best shot, hardest shot, best bodychecker and best offensive defenceman. The 6-foot-2, 203Ib. competitor finished his 19-year-old season as Barrie’s all-time leader in career goals (63) and points (171) by a defenceman. He was named OHL Defenceman of the Month for both January and February.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Fourth-year veteran Frankie Marrelli<\/a> logged big minutes for the Ottawa 67’s, finishing the season tied for the OHL lead in plus\/minus with a plus-48 rating. The 19-year-old posted career-highs in goals (13), assists (30) and points (43), heating up in January and February with a stretch of 15 points over 13 games.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Top 2026 NHL Draft prospect Chase Reid<\/a> produced at a more than point-per-game clip in his second campaign, playing big minutes for the Soo Greyhounds. The 18-year-old from Chesterfield, Michigan recorded six different games of at least three points, including a hat-trick on Dec. 5th against the Oshawa Generals. Reid appeared in four different categories in this year’s OHL Coaches Poll including best skater, best shot, best defensive defenceman and was voted best offensive defenceman in the Western Conference. He enters the 2026 NHL Draft as the second-ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A former 10th round pick that has developed into a dependable option in Windsor, Spitfires defenceman Carson Woodall<\/a> nearly doubled his point output from 2024-25. The Belle River native got off to a hot start, being named the OHL Defenceman of the Month for October and garnered respect from OHL coaches at season’s end, being included in most improved player and best offensive defenceman categories on the annual coaches poll. Woodall’s steady presence helped guide the Spitfires to a second straight West Division title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nGavin Betts (Kingston Frontenacs)<\/p>\n
\nLucas Ambrosio (Erie Otters)
\nCallum Croskery (Soo Greyhounds)
\nKohyn Eshkawkogan (Ottawa 67’s)
\nCarter Hicks (Brampton Steelheads)<\/p>\n
\nRyder Cali (North Bay Battalion)
\nAlessandro Di Iorio (Sarnia Sting)
\nJean-Cristoph Lemieux (Sudbury Wolves)
\nThomas Vandenberg (Ottawa 67’s)
\nDimian Zhilkin (Saginaw Spirit)<\/p>\nGame 1: Wednesday, April 22 \u2013 Barrie at Brantford (7:00 pm)<\/h3>\n
Game 1: Friday, April 24 \u2013 Windsor at Kitchener (7:00 pm)<\/h3>\n
Final Game Freeviews of the Season<\/h3>\n
Watch on X: https:\/\/x.com\/FloHockey<\/a>
Watch on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FloHockey<\/a><\/p>\nFAQ<\/h2>\n
OHL Freeviews are select games made available live and free across FloHockey\u2019s social platforms.<\/p>\n
Fans can watch on FloHockey\u2019s YouTube, X, and Facebook channels, as well as the OHL\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
No subscription is required for Freeview games. A FloHockey subscription is required to watch all other OHL Playoff games.<\/p>\n
Freeview coverage will return with the 2026 OHL Priority Selection on June 12 and 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"