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The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is deeply saddened by the passing of former Memorial Cup champion Peterborough Petes goaltender, long-time NHL netminder, and beloved hockey broadcaster John Garrett<\/span>. He was 74.<\/p>\n

Born in Trenton, ON, Garrett\u2019s journey through the game took a foundational step in Peterborough, where he developed his skills with the Petes, was a two-time OHA Goaltender of the Year and won a Memorial Cup title before turning professional in 1971.<\/span><\/p>\n

Garrett went on to enjoy a 13-season professional career spanning both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL).<\/span> He played for the Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Vancouver Canucks, consistently stopping shots from some of the most prolific forwards and defencemen of his era.<\/span> A memorable highlight of his playing days came in 1983 when he was named the Canucks’ lone representative at the NHL All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following his retirement from the crease in 1985, Garrett seamlessly transitioned into the broadcast booth, where he truly became a household name.<\/span> Affectionately known as “Cheech,” his encyclopedic hockey knowledge and authentic warmth endeared him to fans from coast to coast.<\/span> Over a broadcasting career spanning four decades, he served as a premier colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet, becoming the definitive voice of the Vancouver Canucks for over 20 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entire OHL extends its thoughts and condolences to the Garrett family and all those who loved John.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The OHL is saddened by news of the passing of former Memorial Cup champion Peterborough Petes goaltender John Garrett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":297807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":2201,"name":"In Memoriam","slug":"in-memoriam","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2216,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":141,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1946"}],"class_list":["post-297805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-in-memoriam","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/28195947\/garrett-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\/297805","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=297805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":297799,"date":"2026-04-28T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297799"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:05:43","slug":"2026-ohl-awards-spitfires-woodall-named-ohl-humanitarian-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/2026-ohl-awards-spitfires-woodall-named-ohl-humanitarian-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL Awards – Spitfires’ Woodall named OHL Humanitarian of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO –\u00a0<\/strong>The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) today announced that Windsor Spitfires defenceman Carson Woodall<\/a> is this year’s recipient of the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the OHL Humanitarian of the Year.<\/p>\n

Woodall has made charitable contributions to cancer research in excess of $175,000 through his Woody’s Hoodies initiative, a cause near and dear to his heart. The initiative was inspired by Woodall’s two grandmothers, including the late Nana O’Brien and in support of Nana Woodall, who has also battled cancer. His creative fundraising endeavours have included engaging minor hockey tournaments, partnering with teams, schools and local businesses as well as rappelling down one of Windsor’s tallest buildings on two separate occasions.<\/p>\n

While hoodies are Woodall’s most sought after line of fundraising apparel, he’s ventured into other creative styles such as pucks, stickers and drink koozies.<\/p>\n

“We did a lot in the community for cancer research in honour of my grandma,” said Woodall of the honour. “I’m just hoping that this can bring some awareness to it and we can do more with Woody’s Hoodies in the future. I’m thankful for all of the support I’ve received and have really enjoyed doing this work.”<\/p>\n

Named the 2025 Youth Philanthropist of the Year by the Windsor-Essex Community Foundation, Woodall’s charitable efforts have benefitted causes such as Play for a Cure, the Windsor Cancer Foundation and Erie Shores Hospice. His iconic “Woody’s Hoodies” can be seen throughout Windsor-Essex as he continues to roll out new customized designs and has sold more than 5,500 items including over 4,800 hoodies. He becomes the first player in Windsor Spitfires history to be named OHL Humanitarian of the Year.<\/p>\n

“Carson is a local product who developed through the LaSalle Vipers of the GOHL, growing into a Defenceman of the Year finalist,” said Spitfires General Manager Bill Bowler. “His initiative with Woody\u2019s Hoodies also speaks volumes about his character and the values instilled by his family. He\u2019s not only made an impact on the ice, but in the community as well, and that\u2019s something we\u2019re incredibly proud of.”<\/p>\n

A former 10th round pick by the Spitfires in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection, Woodall stepped up his offensive production this past season, finishing with 12 goals, 51 assists and 63 points over 68 games to be named an OHL Defenceman of the Year finalist. The Belle River native was the OHL Defenceman of the Month for October, and finished his fourth OHL season with 21 goals, 109 assists and 130 points over 194 games in a Spitfires uniform. Woodall placed second in OHL Coaches Poll voting as the Western Conference’s most improved player, as well as best offensive defenceman. He recently announced a commitment to Boston College (NCAA).<\/p>\n

Each year the OHL awards a player that has demonstrated outstanding qualities as a positive role model in the community with the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy. The Ontario Hockey League Board of Governors announced in 2004 that the OHL Humanitarian of the Year award would be named in recognition of the former Owen Sound Platers captain, who was twice named his team\u2019s Humanitarian of the Year in recognition of his tremendous efforts in supporting community activities.<\/p>\n

Woodall emerged as this year’s award winner from a group of finalists also consisting of David Egorov of the Brantford Bulldogs, Tristen Trevino of the Erie Otters, Thanasi Marentette of the Peterborough Petes and Beckham Edwards of the Sarnia Sting.<\/p>\n

Woodall will be formally presented with the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy at the 2026 OHL Awards Ceremony this June at The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.<\/p>\n

For a full history of OHL award winners,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The American Hockey League (AHL) has announced that Ontario Hockey League (OHL) alumnus goaltender Michael DiPietro of the Providence Bruins has been named the recipient of the Les Cunningham Award as the league\u2019s most valuable player for the 2025\u201326 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The honour follows back-to-back Baz Bastien Awards as the AHL\u2019s outstanding goaltender, with DiPietro building on a career year in 2024-25 by elevating his performance even further this season. He posted a 34-8-1 record while leading the league in goals-against average (1.91), save percentage (.930), and wins (34). He also ranked fifth in minutes played (2,644), shots faced (1,202), and saves (1,118).<\/span><\/p>\n

DiPietro opened the season with seven straight wins and went 14-1-0 over a two-month stretch from Jan. 17 to Mar. 14. He allowed two goals or fewer in 33 of his 45 appearances, backstopping the Bruins to the MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions. He also made his second appearance at the AHL All-Star Classic in February and was named a First Team AHL All-Star for the second consecutive year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Windsor, Ont., native spent four seasons in the OHL, primarily with the Windsor Spitfires, before finishing his junior career with the Ottawa 67\u2019s. In 2016\u201317, DiPietro helped lead the Spitfires to a Memorial Cup championship, earning the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the tournament\u2019s top goaltender after going 4-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. Across 174 regular-season games, he compiled a 98-53-8-5 record, along with a 2.52 goals-against average, .913 save percentage, and a league-record 19 shutouts, a mark that still stands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft, DiPietro has appeared in four career NHL games, including one this season with Boston. Over 190 AHL games across seven professional seasons with Providence, Abbotsford, and Utica, he has posted a 118-50-14 record, along with a 2.39 goals-against average, .918 save percentage, and 12 shutouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ON TOP OF THE AHL\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Michael DiPietro has won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL\u2019s Most Valuable Player\ud83d\udc4f pic.twitter.com\/jMeJuioKYt<\/a><\/p>\n

— Providence Bruins (@AHLBruins) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n