[{"id":296498,"date":"2026-04-06T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=296498"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:02:23","slug":"2026-ohl-playoff-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/2026-ohl-playoff-tracker","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL Playoff Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em><a title=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=130a12a64d&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=130a12a64d&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">2025-26 OHL Regular Season Award Winners<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a title=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=46a0b16e0d&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=46a0b16e0d&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">2025-26 OHL Regular Season Standings<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a title=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=4770e98d1a&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=4770e98d1a&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Final Edition of OHL Power Rankings<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a title=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=654f7fdd82&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=497f109feabb2d9683a1f6bcc&amp;id=654f7fdd82&amp;e=1c6e352da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">2026 OHL Playoff Brackets<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>2026 OHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NISSAN &#8211; SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>EASTERN CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (5) North Bay Battalion<br \/>\n<\/strong>Game 1 &#8211; Wed., April 8 at Brantford, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 2 &#8211; Fri., April 10 at Brantford, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 3 &#8211; Sun., April 12 at North Bay, 2:00pm<br \/>\nGame 4 &#8211; Tues., April 14 at North Bay, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 5 &#8211; Thurs., April 16 at Brantford, 7:00pm*<br \/>\nGame 6 &#8211; Sat., April 18 at North Bay, 7:00pm*<br \/>\nGame 7 &#8211; Mon., April 20 at Brantford, 7:00pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Ottawa 67&#8217;s<br \/>\n<\/strong>Game 1 &#8211; Thurs., April 9 at Barrie, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 2 &#8211; Sat., April 11 at Barrie, 7:30pm<br \/>\nGame 3 &#8211; Tues., April 14 at Ottawa, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 4 &#8211; Thurs., April 16 at Ottawa, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 5 &#8211; Sat., April 18 at Barrie, 7:30pm*<br \/>\nGame 6 &#8211; Sun., April 19 at Ottawa, 5:00pm*<br \/>\nGame 7 &#8211; Tues., April 21 at Barrie, 7:00pm*<\/p>\n<p><em>*- if necessary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WESTERN CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Soo Greyhounds<br \/>\n<\/strong>Game 1 &#8211; Fri., April 10 at Kitchener, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 2 &#8211; Sun., April 12 at Kitchener, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 3 &#8211; Tues., April 14 at Sault Ste. Marie, 7:07pm<br \/>\nGame 4 &#8211; Thurs., April 16 at Sault Ste. Marie, 7:07pm<br \/>\nGame 5 &#8211; Fri., April 17 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*<br \/>\nGame 6 &#8211; Sun., April 19 at Sault Ste. Marie, 7:07pm*<br \/>\nGame 7 &#8211; Tues., April 21 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Flint Firebirds<br \/>\n<\/strong>Game 1 &#8211; Fri., April 10 at Windsor, 7:05pm<br \/>\nGame 2 &#8211; Sun., April 12 at Windsor, 4:05pm<br \/>\nGame 3 &#8211; Tues., April 14 at Flint, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 4 &#8211; Thurs., April 16 at Flint, 7:00pm<br \/>\nGame 5 &#8211; Sat., April 18 at Windsor, 7:05pm*<br \/>\nGame 6 &#8211; Sun., April 19 at Flint, 4:00pm*<br \/>\nGame 7 &#8211; Tues., April 21 at Windsor, 7:05pm*<\/p>\n<p><em>*- if necessary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>2026 OHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NISSAN &#8211; FIRST ROUND RESULTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>EASTERN CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (8) Sudbury Wolves<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Brantford wins series 4-0<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28889\/\">Sudbury 2 at Brantford 6<\/a> (BFD: Malhotra, Testa, 2G)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28897\/\">Sudbury 2 at Brantford 4<\/a> (BFD: Malhotra 1G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28903\/\">Brantford 6 at Sudbury 5 OT<\/a> (BFD: Vanacker GWG)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28912\/\">Brantford 2 at Sudbury 1<\/a> (BFD: Engle, Testa, 1G)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Barrie wins series 4-1<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28885\/\">Niagara 1 at Barrie 4<\/a> (BAR: Beaudoin, Wilmott 1G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28894\/\">Niagara 4 at Barrie 3 OT<\/a> (NIAG: Reid GWG)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28904\/\">Barrie 5 at Niagara 2<\/a> (BAR: Gardiner, Wilmott 1G, 2A)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28913\/\">Barrie 9 at Niagara 6<\/a> (BAR: Hemming, Beaudoin, 2G, 2A)<br \/>\nGame 5 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28921\/\">Niagara 0 at Barrie 5<\/a> (BAR: Hrebik 29 SV SO)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Ottawa 67\u2019s vs. (6) Kingston Frontenacs<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Ottawa wins series 4-0<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28890\/\">Kingston 4 at Ottawa 7<\/a> (OTT: Ekberg 2G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28898\/\">Kingston 3 at Ottawa 4<\/a> (OTT: Vandenberg 2G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28905\/\">Ottawa 4 at Kingston 1<\/a> (OTT: Foster 3A)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28914\/\">Ottawa 3 at Kingston 2<\/a> (OTT: Ekberg GWG)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Peterborough Petes vs. (5) North Bay Battalion<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>North Bay wins series 4-2<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28886\/\">North Bay 1 at Peterborough 0<\/a> (NB: Lisson 26 SV SO)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28890\/\">North Bay 3 at Peterborough 4 OT<\/a> (PBO: Walton GWG)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28899\/\">Peterborough 2 at North Bay 1 OT<\/a> (PBO: Walton GWG)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28906\/\">Peterborough 0 at North Bay 4<\/a> (NB: Lisson 33 SV SO)<br \/>\nGame 5 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28915\/\">North Bay 3 at Peterborough<\/a> 1 (NB: Lisson 44 SV)<br \/>\nGame 6 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28923\/\">Peterborough 3 at North Bay 2OT<\/a> (NB: Vaughan GWG)<\/p>\n<p><em>*- if necessary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WESTERN CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Kitchener wins series 4-0<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28892\/\">Saginaw 4 at Kitchener 6<\/a> (KIT: Humphreys 2G, 2A)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28900\/\">Saginaw 0 at Kitchener 4<\/a> (KIT: Kirsch 14 SV SO)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28907\/\">Kitchener 4 at Saginaw 3 OT<\/a> (KIT: Romano GWG)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28916\/\">Kitchener 5 at Saginaw<\/a> 1 (KIT: Humphreys 2G, 1A)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (7) Guelph Storm<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Windsor wins series 4-0<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28887\/\">Guelph 0 at Windsor 4<\/a> (WSR: Costanzo 20 SV SO)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28895\/\">Guelph 1 at Windsor 4<\/a> (WSR: Greentree 2G)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28908\/\">Windsor 2 at Guelph 1<\/a> (WSR: McLaughlin 2G)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28917\/\">Windsor 11 at Guelph 3<\/a> (WSR: Garden 2G, 2A)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Flint Firebirds vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Flint wins series 4-0<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28888\/\">Owen Sound 1 at Flint 8<\/a> (FLNT: Battaglia 2G, 4A)<br \/>\nGame 2 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28896\/\">Owen Sound 1 at Flint 11<\/a> (FLNT: He 2G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28902\/\">Flint 10 at Owen Sound<\/a> 0 (FLNT: Aspinall, Anderson, 2G, 1A)<br \/>\nGame 4 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28910\/\">Flint 6 at Owen Sound 1<\/a> (FLNT: Battaglia 2G, 3A)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) London Knights vs. (5) Soo Greyhounds<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4-1<\/em><br \/>\nGame 1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28893\/\">Sault Ste. Marie 4 at London 1<\/a> (SOO: Mignosa 1G, 2A)<br \/>\nGame 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28901\/\">Sault Ste. Marie 3 at London 2 OT<\/a> (SOO: B. Martin GWG)<br \/>\nGame 3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28909\">London 2 at Sault Ste. Marie 3 2OT<\/a> (SOO: Andrew GWG)<br \/>\nGame 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28911\/\">London 4 at Sault Ste. Marie 1<\/a> (LDN: Brown 3G)<br \/>\nGame 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/gamecentre\/28919\/\">Sault Ste. Marie 4 at London<\/a> 0 (SOO: Mignosa 2G, 2A)<\/p>\n<p><em>*- If necessary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Brantford Bulldogs, 106 points (48-10-8-2), 46 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Bulldogs are 2026 OHL Regular Season champions and East Division champions, and will enter the playoffs as the first seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Sudbury Wolves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Barrie Colts, 99 points (45-14-5-4), 39 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Colts are 2026 Central Division champions, and will enter the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Niagara IceDogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Ottawa 67&#8217;s, 100 points (47-15-3-3), 44 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The 67&#8217;s will enter the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Kingston Frontenacs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Peterborough Petes, 84 points (40-24-1-3), 38 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Petes will enter the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the North Bay Battalion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. North Bay Battalion, 80 points (38-26-3-1), 33 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Battalion will enter the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Peterborough Petes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Kingston Frontenacs, 71 points (33-30-3-2), 31 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Frontenacs will enter the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Ottawa 67&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Niagara IceDogs, 70 points (32-30-4-2), 29 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The IceDogs will enter the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Barrie Colts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Sudbury Wolves, 56 points (27-39-2-0), 25 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Wolves will enter the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, facing the Brantford Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Brampton Steelheads, 46 points (19-39-6-4), 18 ROW<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Steelheads have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish ninth in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Oshawa Generals, 42 points (19-45-3-1), 19 ROW<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Generals have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish tenth in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p><em>*-clinched spot in OHL Playoffs<br \/>\nROW = Regulation + Overtime Wins, the first tie-breaking mechanism for teams tied in points at the end of the regular season<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Kitchener Rangers, 101 points (47-14-5-2), 46 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Rangers are 2026 Midwest Division champions and have clinched first place in the Western Conference. They will face the Saginaw Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Windsor Spitfires, 97 points (44-15-6-3), 41 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Spitfires are 2026 West Division champions and will enter the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference, facing the Guelph Storm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Flint Firebirds, 95 points (44-17-4-3), 41 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Firebirds will enter the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference, facing the Owen Sound Attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. London Knights, 85 points (40-23-4-1), 36 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Knights will enter the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference, facing the Soo Greyhounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Soo Greyhounds, 84 points (39-23-1-5), 34 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Greyhounds will enter the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, facing the the London Knights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Owen Sound Attack, 63 points (27-32-4-5), 25 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Attack will enter the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Guelph Storm, 61 points (28-35-2-3), 26 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Storm will enter the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Saginaw Spirit, 60 points (26-34-4-4), 24 ROW*<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Spirit will enter the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference, facing the Kitchener Rangers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Sarnia Sting, 49 points (21-38-8-1), 18 ROW<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8211; The Sting have been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish ninth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. 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He led the Knights with 54 points (19 goals, 35 assists) in 59 games during the 2025-26 regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Brzustewicz\u2019s breakout campaign also saw him lead all OHL defencemen in shots while ranking among the league leaders on the power play, finishing second in power-play goals and top 10 in points among blueliners.<\/p>\n<p>Over three seasons in London, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-shot defenceman recorded 102 points (31 goals, 71 assists) in 178 career regular season games, developing into a key contributor on one of the OHL\u2019s premier teams.<\/p>\n<p>Brzustewicz played an important role in London\u2019s championship success, helping the Knights capture back-to-back OHL titles in 2024 and 2025 before going on to win the Memorial Cup in 2025. He added 10 points in 38 career playoff games, contributing to multiple deep postseason runs.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his ability to generate offence from the back end, Brzustewicz combined strong puck movement with a heavy shot and power-play presence throughout his time in the OHL. His progression into a top-pairing defenceman in London played a key role in his rise to becoming a first-round NHL Draft selection.<\/p>\n<p>Brzustewicz will now continue his development within the Kings organization following a three-year OHL career that saw him grow into one of the league\u2019s most productive defencemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Kings prospect Henry Brzustewicz has signed his entry-level contract after recording 102 points and helping the London Knights win two OHL titles and a Memorial Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":297354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":2768,"name":"Henry Brzustewicz","slug":"henry-brzustewicz","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2784,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":21,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1887"},{"term_id":96,"name":"London Knights","slug":"london-knights","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":96,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2178,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2408"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3604,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2890"}],"class_list":["post-297353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-henry-brzustewicz","tag-london-knights","tag-ohl-news","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/05141154\/ELC_Web.png",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\/297353","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=297353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":297335,"date":"2026-04-04T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297335"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:56:34","slug":"ohl-announces-2026-u16-aaa-player-of-the-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/ohl-announces-2026-u16-aaa-player-of-the-year-awards","title":{"rendered":"OHL Announces 2026 U16 AAA Player of the Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TORONTO<\/strong> \u2013 With the 2026 OHL Cup Championship Final underway, the Ontario Hockey League has announced the seven recipients of 2026 U16 AAA Player of the Year Awards for players representing the four Ontario Hockey Federation Member Partners including the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario (ALLIANCE), Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA), and both the Ontario Minor Hockey Association\u2019s (OMHA) East and West regions, along with Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) and Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big congratulations goes out to the recipients of this year\u2019s awards. Thank you to the families, coaches, and teammates for their tremendous support of these remarkable players over the course of the season and throughout their minor hockey careers,\u201d said Brodie Barrick, the OHL\u2019s Director of Player Experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe OHL is proud to recognize all the hard work, dedication, and extraordinary accomplishments from across Ontario. We thank all players for another great season and wish them the very best of luck in their hockey and academic careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awards are presented annually to honour the U16 AAA players who best exemplify outstanding ability and the qualities of sportsmanship and leadership as selected by a panel of Ontario Hockey League hockey operations staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALLIANCE U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Drew Bate (London Jr. Knights)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Leading the London Jr. Knights to an ALLIANCE championship, Drew Bate led the circuit in scoring with 72 points (34-38&#8211;72) over just 27 games during the regular season. He added 21 points (7-14&#8211;21) over eight playoff contests, helping one of the best Jr. Knights teams in recent memory reach the OHL Cup Semi-Final, recording 13 points (6-7&#8211;13) in the showcase.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>2025 \u2013 Jaakko Wycisk, Sun County Panthers<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Parker Vaughan, Elgin-Middlesex Canucks<br \/>\n2023\u00a0\u2013 Ryan Roobroeck, London Jr. Knights<br \/>\n2022\u00a0\u2013 Lucas Karmiris, Brantford 99ers<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Bryce McConnell-Barker, London Jr. Knights<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Deni Goure, Chatham-Kent Cyclones<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Matthew Maggio, Sun County Panthers<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Ryan Suzuki, London Jr. Knights<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Owen Lalonde, Windsor Jr. Spitfires<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Nick Suzuki, London Jr. Knights<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Anthony Salinitri, Windsor Jr. Spitfires<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Travis Konecny, Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Jared McCann, London Jr. Knights Gold<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2011 \u2013 Bo Horvat, Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GTHL U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Kash Kwajah (Toronto Jr. Canadiens)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Jr. Canadiens produce the GTHL U16 AAA Player of the Year for a second straight season, with high-scoring forward Kash Kwajah claiming the honour. He racked up 63 points (28-35&#8211;63) over 31 games, helping lead JRC to the GTHL Finals. The Etobicoke, ON product has enjoyed an impressive OHL Cup, entering the final with 13 points (3-10&#8211;13) over six contests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2025 \u2013 Cam Warren, Toronto Jr. Canadiens<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Adam Valentini, Toronto Marlboros<br \/>\n2023 \u2013 William Moore, Toronto Marlboros<br \/>\n2022\u00a0\u2013 Malcolm Spence, Mississauga Senators<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Pano Fimis, Toronto Jr. Canadiens<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2019 \u2013 Shane Wright, Don Mills Flyers<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Jamie Drysdale, Toronto Marlboros<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Nick Porco, Vaughan Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2016 \u2013 Ryan Merkley, Toronto Jr. Canadiens<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Ryan McLeod, Toronto Marlboros<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Adam Mascherin, Vaughan Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Dylan Strome, Toronto Marlboros<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Connor McDavid, Toronto Marlboros<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2011 \u2013 Nick Ritchie, Toronto Marlboros<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEO U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Cole Krottner (Ottawa Valley Titans)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Cole Krottner gives the Ottawa Valley Titans organization a second-straight U16 AAA HEO Player of the Year. The forward from Stittsville, ON produced a league-leading 50 points (18-32&#8211;50) over 31 regular season games, and added six points (2-4&#8211;6) over seven playoff outings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<\/strong><br \/>\n2025 \u2013 Kaden McGregor, Ottawa Valley Titans<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Max Crete, Upper Canada Cyclones<br \/>\n2023 \u2013 Quinn Beauchesne, Nepean Raiders<br \/>\n2022\u00a0\u2013 Cole Beaudoin, Nepean Raiders<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Cedrick Guindon, Rockland Nationals<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Mason McTavish, Pembroke Lumber Kings<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Josh Barnes, Cornwall Colts<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Alexandre Hogue, Cumberland Grads<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2016 \u2013 Paul Larabie, Nepean Raiders<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Gabriel Vilardi, CIH Academy<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 William Bitten, Ottawa Jr. 67\u2019s<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Andrew Peski, Ottawa Jr. 67\u2019s<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Andrew Abou-Assaly, Ottawa Jr. 67\u2019s<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2011 \u2013 Nicholas Baptiste, Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HNO U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Charlie Crane (Thunder Bay Kings)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thunder Bay Kings defenceman Charlie Crane is this year&#8217;s HNO U16 AAA Player of the Year. The late 2010-born rearguard logged big minutes for the Kings all season long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2025 \u2013 Eleazer Andrusco, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Brady Cates, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2023\u00a0\u2013 Carter Poddubny, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Brodie McLeod, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Jack Michaelis, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Michael Stubbs, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Christian Cicigoi, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Quintin Loon-Stewardson, Thunder Bay Kings<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Kyle Auger, Thunder Bay Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Brad Belisle, Thunder Bay Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Zach Grzelewski, Thunder Bay Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Bryce Martyn, Thunder Bay Kings<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2011 \u2013 Nolan Nicholas, Thunder Bay Kings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOHA U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Tayden Smith (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sudbury Wolves U16 defenceman Tayden Smith takes top honours in the NOHA, finishing the year with 29 points (8-21&#8211;29) over 34 games on the blue line. He had a solid OHL Cup showcase, producing a goal and two assists over four contests with Team NOHA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2025 &#8211; Adam Pseniczny, Soo Jr. Greyhounds<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Mason Walker, Sudbury Jr. Wolves<br \/>\n2023 \u2013 Hudson Chitaroni, Soo Jr. Greyhounds<br \/>\n2022 \u2013 Nolan Newton, Sudbury Nickel Capitals<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Connor Toms, Soo Jr. Greyhounds<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Chase Stillman, Sudbury Minor Midget Wolves<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Pacey Schlueting, North Bay Trappers<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Camaryn Baber, Soo Midget Greyhounds<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Damien Giroux, Sudbury Minor Midget Wolves<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Cayse Ton, New Liskeard Cubs<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Zach Dorval, Soo Thunder<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Blake Speers, Soo Thunder<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Michael Amadio, Sault Ste. 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The left-wing from Uxbridge, ON added 16 points (7-9&#8211;16) over 10 playoff matchups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2025 \u2013 Brock Chitaroni, Barrie Jr. Colts<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Maddox Dagenais, Quinte Red Devils<br \/>\n2023\u00a0\u2013 Owen Griffin, York-Simcoe Express<br \/>\n2022\u00a0\u2013 Ethan Procyszyn, North Central Predators<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Donovan McCoy, Quinte Red Devils<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Brenden Sirizzotti, Whitby Wildcats<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Quinton Byfield, York Simcoe Express<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Alex Newhook, York Simcoe Express<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Aidan Dudas, North Central Predators<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Brady Gilmour, Quinte Red Devils<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Chris Paquette, Greater Kingston Jr Frontenacs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OMHA West U16 AAA Player of the Year \u2013 Evan Bannister (Credit River Capitals)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Evan Bannister helped lead the Credit River Capitals to an OHL championship, and is this year&#8217;s OMHA West U16 AAA Player of the Year. Credit River&#8217;s captain led the OMHA with 38 goals, finishing the year with 64 points (38-26&#8211;64) over 33 games before adding 17 points (9-8&#8211;17) over six playoff outings. Bannister&#8217;s OHL Cup featured eight points (5-3&#8211;8) over four games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Winners:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2025 \u2013 Aleksandr Sementsov, Halton Hurricanes<br \/>\n2024 \u2013 Ethan Belchetz, Oakville Rangers<br \/>\n2023\u00a0\u2013 Matthew Schaefer, Halton Hurricanes<br \/>\n2022\u00a0\u2013 Luca Testa,\u00a0Niagara North Stars<br \/>\n2020 \u2013 Sam Alfano, Southern Tier Admirals<br \/>\n2019 \u2013 Lawson Sherk, Halton Hurricanes<br \/>\n2018 \u2013 Cameron Tolnai, Oakville Rangers<br \/>\n2017 \u2013 Matthew Dunsmoor, Guelph Jr. Gryphons<br \/>\n2016 \u2013 Adam McMaster, Niagara North Stars<br \/>\n2015 \u2013 Liam Stevens, Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2014 \u2013 Rylee St Onge, Niagara North Stars<\/p>\n<p><em>*prior to 2014 there was a single OMHA Player of the Year award recipient<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Past OMHA Players of the Year:<br \/>\n<\/strong>2013 \u2013 Matt Spencer, Oakville Rangers*<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2012 \u2013 Nik Coric, York Simcoe Express*<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>2011 \u2013 Alex Yuill, Quinte Red Devils*<\/p>\n<p>For more information please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohlcup.ca\/\">www.ohlcup.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OHL has announced seven 2026 U16 AAA Player of the Year award winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":297336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3577,"name":"2026 OHL Cup","slug":"2026-ohl-cup","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3577,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":21,"filter":"raw","term_order":"122"}],"class_list":["post-297335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-ohl-cup","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/04182144\/U16-POTY_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\/297335","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=297335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]