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Saginaw, Mich. \u2013 <\/strong>Spirit GM Dave Drinkill announced that the team has signed left-shot forward Alexander Milojevic (MY-lo-JEV-ik) to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Milojevic stands at 6\u2019, 185lbs and was originally drafted by the Spirit in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection (4th round, 73rd overall).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely excited to be able to add another elite young player to our strong group here in Saginaw,\u201d said Drinkill. \u201cAlexander can change the game very quickly, using game-breaking speed and skill to dictate the outcomes he wants in the offensive zone. During his draft year, he was widely regarded as one of the top U.S. players in his age group, and we can\u2019t wait to build on his already strong foundation. Alexander is a high-end young hockey player, and I want to thank the Milojevic family for putting their trust in us when it comes to developing him during his next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old Milojevic spent almost all of last season with the U.S. National Team Development Program\u2019s U17 team, recording 15 points (8G-7A) in 47 games. Milojevic also suited up for one game with the NTDP\u2019s U18 team.<\/p>\n

From Chicago, Illinois, Milojevic spent his minor hockey with the Chicago Mission 15U AAA team. His 101 points (61A-40A) in 2024-2025 were the most in a single by a Mission 15U player. He scored a pair of goals for the Mission in four games at US 15U Nationals and 4G-1A\u20145P in four games at USA Hockey\u2019s Boys National 15 Player Development Camp that summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful for this opportunity and the chance to play for such an amazing coaching staff and organization,\u201d said Milojevic. \u201cIt was truly an honor to hear my name called by Saginaw in last year\u2019s draft, and I\u2019m thankful for the belief they\u2019ve shown me from the very beginning. I can\u2019t wait to get to work, continue growing as a player and person, and become part of the Saginaw community. I\u2019m excited to represent this organization and give everything I have each time I step on the ice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saginaw, Mich. \u2013 Spirit GM Dave Drinkill announced that the team has signed left-shot forward Alexander Milojevic (MY-lo-JEV-ik) to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Milojevic stands at 6\u2019, 185lbs and was originally drafted by the Spirit in the 2025 OHL Priority Selection (4th round, 73rd overall). \u201cWe are extremely excited to be able to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3866,"name":"Alexander Milojevic","slug":"alexander-milojevic","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3866,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3961,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2824"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1734,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3025"},{"term_id":66,"name":"Saginaw Spirit","slug":"saginaw-spirit","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":66,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1665,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3246"}],"class_list":["post-299603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-alexander-milojevic","tag-ohl-news","tag-prospects","tag-saginaw-spirit","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/30150351\/Milojevic-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\/299603","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=299603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299606,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299603\/revisions\/299606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299599,"date":"2026-07-30T14:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299599"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:13:53","slug":"bulldogs-hire-ohl-alumnus-bryce-ohagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/bulldogs-hire-ohl-alumnus-bryce-ohagan","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs hire OHL Alumnus Bryce O’Hagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the hiring of Bryce O\u2019Hagan as the club\u2019s Goalie Coach.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Hagan, of Burlington, ON, has a long history in both the Ontario Hockey League and Internationally, having been originally drafted 55th<\/sup> overall in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Going on to play 107 games between the Greyhounds & Petes, where he formed batteries with the likes of NHLers Robin Lehner & Matt Murray, O\u2019Hagan additionally represented Canada at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, Hlinka-Gretzky Cup & World U18 Hockey Championship, winning a gold medal at the 2007 U17\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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After his time in the OHL, O\u2019Hagan starred for the Brantford Eagles in the GOJHL. O\u2019Hagan posted a 2.43\/.920 line across 43 games with a 34-7-2 record to put the Eagles at the top of the Midwestern Conference, eventually winning it with a 2.72\/.906 across 18 playoff games sending the Eagles to the Sutherland Cup where O\u2019Hagan again starred. A 2.18\/.924 followed across 9 games competing for the Junior B Championship as the Eagles finished runner up to the St. Catharines Falcons.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Hagan followed his playing career as the goalie coach for the Burlington Eagles U16 AAA program from the 2018-19 season through 2025-26. O\u2019Hagan additionally founded and runs O\u2019Hagan Goaltending in Burlington, where he\u2019s gone on to train a bevy of Golden Horseshoe area standouts, including Bulldogs goaltenders Maksim Corovic & Marko Mesich.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBryce brings an incredible level of passion, enthusiasm, and energy to our organization. said Hyman. \u201cHis commitment to developing goaltenders, building meaningful relationships, and helping our players reach their full potential makes him a tremendous addition to our staff. We\u2019re excited to welcome Bryce to Brantford and know he\u2019ll play an important role in the continued growth and success of our program.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the hiring of Bryce O\u2019Hagan as the club\u2019s Goalie Coach.   O\u2019Hagan, of Burlington, ON, has a long history in both the Ontario Hockey League and Internationally, having been originally drafted 55th overall in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Sault…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":299601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3865,"name":"Bryce O'Hagan","slug":"bryce-ohagan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3865,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":682,"filter":"raw","term_order":"517"},{"term_id":3603,"name":"OHL Alumni","slug":"ohl-alumni","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3603,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2791"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3961,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2824"}],"class_list":["post-299599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-bryce-ohagan","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-ohl-alumni","tag-ohl-news","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/30141343\/OHagan-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\/299599","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\/586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299602,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299599\/revisions\/299602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299592,"date":"2026-07-30T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299592"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:50:18","slug":"hounds-sign-import-goaltender-david-vermirovsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/hounds-sign-import-goaltender-david-vermirovsky","title":{"rendered":"Hounds sign import goaltender David Vermirovsky"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON<\/strong> \u2013 Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis announced today that the club’s first-round selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft, David Vermirovsky<\/a>, has agreed to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Greyhounds.<\/p>\n

Vermirovsky played the 2025-26 season with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech U20 league.<\/p>\n

“We’re excited to welcome David to the Greyhounds organization,” said Raftis. “David has all the tools to become a top-end goaltender and has already gained valuable experience playing against top competition in Czechia and on the international stage. We believe he has the work ethic, athleticism, and character to make a significant impact with our team, and we’re looking forward to helping him continue his development in Sault Ste. Marie.”<\/p>\n

In 27 regular season games, he posted a 13-14 record while recording a 3.23 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. He followed that with a strong playoff performance, going 5-7 with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.<\/p>\n

Internationally, Vermirovsky has represented Czechia at the U18 level.<\/p>\n

Born in C\u00f3rdoba, Spain, the 6-foot-5, 181-pound goaltender has spent most of his life developing in Czechia. He was also ranked as the No. 3 European goaltender on NHL Central Scouting’s Mid-Term Rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

“I’m very honoured to be selected by the Soo Greyhounds and I can’t wait to start the season here,” said Vermirovsky. “I’ll do everything I can to help the team win, and I’m excited to meet the fans and be part of the Greyhounds family.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON \u2013 Soo Greyhounds General Manager Kyle Raftis announced today that the club’s first-round selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft, David Vermirovsky, has agreed to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Greyhounds. Vermirovsky played the 2025-26 season with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech U20 league. “We’re excited to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3864,"name":"David Vermirovsky","slug":"david-vermirovsky","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3864,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3961,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2824"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1734,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3025"},{"term_id":102,"name":"Soo Greyhounds","slug":"soo-greyhounds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":102,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1462,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3363"}],"class_list":["post-299592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-david-vermirovsky","tag-ohl-news","tag-prospects","tag-soo-greyhounds","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/30125001\/Vermirovsky-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\/299592","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=299592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299595,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299592\/revisions\/299595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299581,"date":"2026-07-30T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299581"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:29:17","slug":"2026-ohl-in-the-system-dallas-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/2026-ohl-in-the-system-dallas-stars","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL In The System: Dallas Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

This 32-part series will spotlight OHL players who are either signed to an NHL or AHL contract or are recently drafted, and are 25 years old or younger with 50 or fewer NHL games played.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Join us for OHL in the System!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Today, we take a closer look at the<\/span> Dallas Stars\u2019 <\/b>prospect pool.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Ryan Brown<\/b><\/a> (LW) \u2013 Sarnia Sting (2023-26), London Knights (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 5th Round, 155th Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 184 GP, 49G, 75A, 124 PTS, -15<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 18<\/b><\/p>\n

A late 2007-born forward, Ryan Brown was originally selected in the first round of the 2023 OHL Priority Selection before finding his stride with the London Knights following a mid-season trade. Brown recorded 40 points (16-24\u201340) in 33 regular-season games with London.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jasper Kuhta<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Ottawa 67\u2019s (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 7th Round, 197th Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 62 GP, 32G, 31A, 63 PTS, +25<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 19<\/b><\/p>\n

The Finnish forward joined the Ottawa 67’s through the CHL Import Draft and quickly emerged as one of the OHL’s top offensive players in his age group. Kuhta led the 67’s with 63 points (32-31\u201363) in 62 regular-season games and also represented Finland at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Charlie Paquette<\/b><\/a> (RW) \u2013 Guelph Storm (2021-25), Brantford Bulldogs (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 7th Round, 222nd Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>May 21, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 323 GP, 100G, 92A, 192 PTS, -53<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 20<\/b><\/p>\n

Charlie Paquette concluded his OHL career after five seasons split between the Guelph Storm and Brantford Bulldogs. Serving as Guelph’s captain to begin the 2025-26 season, Paquette recorded 36 points (17-19\u201336) in 36 games before being traded to Brantford on Jan. 4. He added 27 points (12-15\u201327) in 29 regular-season games with the Bulldogs before contributing 11 points (3-8\u201311) in 15 playoff contests. The 6-foot-2 winger recently signed an AHL contract with the Texas Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emil Hemming<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Barrie Colts (2024-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 1st Round, 29th Overall (2024)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Jul. 15, 2024<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 106 GP, 44G, 67A, 111 PTS, +38<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 20<\/b><\/p>\n

In his second OHL season, Emil Hemming established career highs with 63 points (26-37\u201363), helping Barrie capture a second straight Central Division title. The Finnish forward also appeared in five games with the Texas Stars before returning to the Colts and represented Finland at the 2024, 2025 and 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tristan Bertucci<\/b><\/a> (D) \u2013 Flint Firebirds (2021-24), Barrie Colts (2024-25)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 2nd Round, 61st Overall (2023)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Mar. 15, 2024<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 238 GP, 29G, 115A, 144 PTS, +74<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 21<\/b><\/p>\n

During his first full professional season with the Texas Stars, Tristan Bertucci recorded 24 points (5-19\u201324) in 63 regular-season games, finishing fourth among the club’s rookie scorers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Angus MacDonell<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Sarnia Sting (2021-23), Mississauga\/Brampton Steelheads (2022-25)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 6th Round, 189th Overall (2023)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Mar. 11, 2025<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 227 GP, 98G, 80A, 178 PTS, +28<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 21<\/b><\/p>\n

In his rookie professional season, Angus MacDonell recorded 22 points (8-14\u201322) in 43 regular-season games with the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Justin Ertel<\/b><\/a> (LW) \u2013 North Bay Battalion (2022-24)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 3rd Round, 79th Overall (2021)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Mar. 11, 2024<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 110 GP, 39G, 66A, 105 PTS, +38<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 23<\/b><\/p>\n

After splitting the previous season between Texas and Idaho, Justin Ertel earned a full-time role with the Stars in 2025-26. The former North Bay Battalion forward recorded seven points (2-5\u20137) in 44 regular-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Connor Punnett<\/b><\/a> (D) \u2013 Saginaw Spirit (2019-20), Barrie Colts (2019-24), Oshawa Generals (2023-24)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>March 7, 2024<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 247 GP, 32G, 88A, 120 PTS, -1<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 23<\/b><\/p>\n

After signing a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas as a free agent in 2024, Connor Punnett spent most of the 2025-26 season with the Idaho Steelheads. The 6-foot-2 defenceman recorded a career-high 22 points (4-18\u201322) and 99 penalty minutes in 46 regular-season games before adding two assists in 18 appearances with Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tomorrow on OHL In The System: We’ll take a look at the OHL talent inside the Colorado Avalanche organization.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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NIAGARA, ONT.<\/strong> \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have announced the hiring of Rosa Mandatori, CAT(c), as the club’s new Head Athletic Therapist.<\/p>\n

Mandatori joins the IceDogs after spending the past two seasons with the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, where she served as an Assistant Athletic Therapist. During her time with the organization, she was a member of the Argonauts’ medical staff that captured the 111th Grey Cup championship.<\/p>\n

A 2023 graduate of York University’s Athletic Therapy program, Mandatori also earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. While completing her studies, she gained valuable hands-on experience working with the York University Lions women’s hockey team and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<\/p>\n

Mandatori also brings an extensive hockey background to Niagara, having worked with programs at both the university and junior levels, including the Toronto Aeros of the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, the King Rebellion of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Caledon Admirals of the OJHL.<\/p>\n

In addition to her work in sport, Mandatori currently serves as the Athletic Therapy Lead at ALPHA Health Services in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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A native of Moscow, Russia, the six-foot, 165-pound left winger spent this past season with Dynamo Moscow’s U17 squad, posting 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 33 games.<\/p>\n

General Manager Marty Williamson<\/strong><\/em> said the pick reflects the club’s focus on building around young talent as it works through a rebuild following its run to the 2026 OHL championship series “Maxim fits our development path and I am looking forward to seeing how he develops,” Williamson said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of the team\u2019s 62nd<\/sup> overall selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft Vilmer Sal\u00e9n Forsberg to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

Sal\u00e9n Forsberg, of S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje, Sweden, strikes an imposing presence between the pipes, standing 6\u20196\u201d\/235 and becomes the Bulldogs first ever Swedish international and first ever import goaltender. The product of his hometown S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje SK program, Sal\u00e9n Forsberg has played at the J18 level since his 14-year old season, when he debuted with a 4 game stint posting a 2.64 GAA as a triple underage player in the J18 Region competition, stepping to the J18 Nationell level with a 3.70 GAA over 5 games there.<\/p>\n

Following up his debut, Sal\u00e9n Forsberg\u2019s 2024-25 season was outstanding, again playing well above his age in his 15-year old season, the towering netminder known as \u201cThe Viking\u201d posted a J18 Regional East, best 1.55 GAA along with a .920 save percentage, going 8-1 in his 9 games at that level, Sal\u00e9n Forsberg followed his effort up at the Nationell level with a 2.84\/.892 line in 7 games, posting a 4-2 record and earning his first call up to the J20 level for S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje, appearing in 5 games with a 2.48\/.890 stat line. In the playoffs for the J18 squad Sal\u00e9n Forsberg continued his high end play, posting a 2.60\/.903 line with a 4-2 record over 6 post-season appearances.<\/p>\n

Sal\u00e9n Forsberg earned his first call to international competition in the 2024-25 season as well, dawning the Tre Kronor for 4 games compiling a 2.51\/.921 line for his country at the U16 level.<\/p>\n

The 2025-26 season began for Sal\u00e9n Forsberg at the U18 level for S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje, still competing as an underager, posting a brilliant 2.28\/.920 line with a 7-4 record in 11 appearances, the Nationell U18 was tougher on S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje but Sal\u00e9n Forsberg kept them in the fight in 18 appearances with an .898 save percentage over 18 appearances, earning another callup to the U20 level as a 16-year old with a 2.34\/.939 in his appearance. Sal\u00e9n Forsberg worked his way to the U17 international level, taking the crease for a pair of games at the U17 World Hockey Challenge and posting a 3.34\/.900 line in 7 games overall for the Tre Kronor.<\/p>\n

Sal\u00e9n Forsberg will now join fellow Bulldogs signee Adam N\u011bmec playing at the 2026 Hlinka-Gretzky tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely excited to welcome Vilmer Sal\u00e9n Forsberg to the Brantford family.\u201d said Brantford Bulldogs Director of Goaltending Franky Palazzese. \u201cVilmer is an elite goaltender with a massive frame at 6\u20196. He has elite level footwork, and is extremely sound positionally which makes him very tough to beat with his size in the net. His hockey IQ is far beyond his age, and most importantly we are getting an incredible human being off the ice. Vilmer\u2019s character and work ethic are world class. He will be a very coveted prospect for the 2027 NHL Entry Draft with all of the attributes he possesses and we can\u2019t wait to watch Vilmer suit up for the Brantford Bulldogs!\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of the team\u2019s 62nd overall selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft Vilmer Sal\u00e9n Forsberg to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement. Sal\u00e9n Forsberg, of S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje, Sweden, strikes an imposing presence between the pipes, standing 6\u20196\u201d\/235 and becomes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3861,"name":"Vilmer Salen Forsberg","slug":"vilmer-salen-forsberg","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3861,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"6"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":682,"filter":"raw","term_order":"517"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3961,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2824"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1734,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3025"}],"class_list":["post-299488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-vilmer-salen-forsberg","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-ohl-news","tag-prospects","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/29115512\/FORSBERG-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\/299488","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=299488"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299589,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299488\/revisions\/299589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]