[{"id":297708,"date":"2026-04-23T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297708"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:40:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:40:01","slug":"297708-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/297708-2","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) announced this afternoon that they have recalled Soo Greyhounds netminder Carter George to serve as their emergency backup goaltender (EBUG) for the remainder of the postseason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George split time between the Owen Sound Attack and Greyhounds this season, posting a 23-17-5 record. He also appeared in 10 OHL playoff games, going 5-5-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. Internationally, he helped Team Canada capture a bronze medal this past January at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Across 159 career OHL games, the 19-year-old has compiled a 70-63-9-11 record, eight shutouts, a 3.09 goals-against average, and a .909 save percentage. This season, he also made history, becoming the first goaltender in OHL history to score two career goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A second-round selection (57th overall) by LA in the 2024 NHL Draft, this marks the second time in his career that George has been recalled by the Kings during their postseason run with the first coming last season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LAKings<\/a> have loaned goaltender Pheonix Copley to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ontarioreign?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ontarioreign<\/a> (AHL). Additionally, goaltender Carter George was reassigned to Ontario (AHL) from Sault Ste. Marie\u00a0(OHL), and recalled to the Kings (NHL). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BiMkSbUFnC\">pic.twitter.com\/BiMkSbUFnC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA Kings PR (@LAKingsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAKingsPR\/status\/2047369754890158432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Related Articles<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/video\/carter-george-goalie-goal-ohl-history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carter George Goalie Goal<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/greyhounds-acquire-goaltender-carter-george-from-attack-for-seven-draft-picks\/\">Greyhounds acquire goaltender Carter George from Attack for seven draft picks<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/between-the-pipes-again-carter-george-anchors-canadas-world-junior-hopes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Between the Pipes, Again: Carter George Anchors Canada\u2019s World Junior Hopes<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/attacks-george-a-steadying-presence-during-busy-2024-25-season\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attack\u2019s George a steadying presence during busy 2024-25 season<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The L.A. Kings recalled Soo Greyhounds goaltender Carter George to serve as their EBUG for the remainder of the postseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":297709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":2600,"name":"Carter George","slug":"carter-george","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2616,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":70,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1327"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3656,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2910"},{"term_id":86,"name":"Owen Sound Attack","slug":"owen-sound-attack","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":86,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1351,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2978"},{"term_id":102,"name":"Soo Greyhounds","slug":"soo-greyhounds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":102,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1440,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3309"}],"class_list":["post-297708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-carter-george","tag-ohl-news","tag-owen-sound-attack","tag-soo-greyhounds","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/23173831\/2025-26-Generic_Web_Cover_GEORGE.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\/297708","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=297708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":297705,"date":"2026-04-23T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297705"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:50:15","slug":"wilkes-barre-scranton-penguins-sign-charron-hayes-to-ato-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/wilkes-barre-scranton-penguins-sign-charron-hayes-to-ato-agreements","title":{"rendered":"Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins Sign Charron &amp; Hayes to ATO Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"194\">The Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) announced today that they have signed Soo Greyhounds forwards Jordan Charron and Travis Hayes to amateur tryout agreements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"511\">Charron, a fifth-round pick (154th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2025 NHL Draft, enjoyed a breakout season with career highs across the board. The 18-year-old recorded 45 points (25-22\u201345), with his 25 goals ranking third on the team. Through 114 career OHL games, he has totalled 68 points (35-33\u201368).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"1028\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Hayes, the younger brother of Penguins leading goal-scorer Avery Hayes, was selected in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft by Pittsburgh. He posted 51 points (21-30\u201351) with the Greyhounds in 2024-25, finishing fifth on the team in both goals and points. This season, the 18-year-old recorded 40 points (16-24\u201340) while tying for the team lead with a +27 rating. Hayes was also named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2023-24 and has accumulated 126 points (51-75\u2013126) in 186 career OHL games.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"1028\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Penguins are still waiting for the end of the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs before they know who and when they will be playing in the Atlantic Division Semifinals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Penguins have signed Kale Dach, Jordan Charron and Travis Hayes to amateur tryout agreements.<br \/>All three forwards were drafted by Pittsburgh in this past summer&#39;s 2025 NHL Entry Draft.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjWqK3T59B\">https:\/\/t.co\/YjWqK3T59B<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4fFtEnqYC\">pic.twitter.com\/D4fFtEnqYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; x &#8211; Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSPenguins\/status\/2047348685697163331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins sign Jordan Charron and Avery Hayes to ATO agreements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":297707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3202,"name":"Jordan Charron","slug":"jordan-charron","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3202,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":5,"filter":"raw","term_order":"508"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3656,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2910"},{"term_id":102,"name":"Soo Greyhounds","slug":"soo-greyhounds","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":102,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1440,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3309"},{"term_id":2808,"name":"travis hayes","slug":"travis-hayes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2823,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":10,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3442"}],"class_list":["post-297705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-jordan-charron","tag-ohl-news","tag-soo-greyhounds","tag-travis-hayes","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/23164251\/2025-26-Generic_Web_Cover_SOO.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\/297705","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=297705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":297701,"date":"2026-04-23T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=297701"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:16:50","slug":"series-hq-kitchener-rangers-vs-windsor-spitfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/series-hq-kitchener-rangers-vs-windsor-spitfires","title":{"rendered":"Series HQ: Kitchener Rangers vs. Windsor Spitfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Series Preview:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>(1) Kitchener Rangers (47-14-5-2) vs. (2) Windsor Spitfires (44-15-6-3)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few rivalries in the OHL carry the weight of Kitchener and Windsor, and the Western Conference Final marks the thirteenth time these two franchises have met in the playoffs. Over the last six seasons alone, they have squared off four times, with the Rangers winning the last two series in what can only be described as some of the most unbelievable things the OHL postseason has seen in recent memory. Those results have left a mark on the Windsor group, most of whom were there for both of them, and that history adds another layer of intensity to an already charged rivalry. In the regular season, Kitchener took three of the four meetings before Windsor closed things out with a win, and only four points separated the two clubs in the final standings for the top seed in the Western Conference. But as both clubs know better than anyone, the regular season means very little once the calendar turns to playoff hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both teams arrive at this stage having been dominant throughout the postseason, with nearly identical goal differentials and special teams numbers, suggesting this series could be decided by the finest of margins. Windsor comes in undefeated through two rounds, while Kitchener dropped one game in the second round against the Soo Greyhounds. On paper, it is as even a matchup as you will find.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Windsor swept the Flint Firebirds in the second round, a result that carries more weight when you consider that Flint had just made history in the first round, outscoring the Owen Sound Attack 35-3. The Spitfires handled them well, and a big reason for that has been goaltender Joey Costanzo, who enters this series second in the league with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Offensively, Windsor has been a model of balance, with captain Liam Greentree leading the way at ten points through eight games, while both Anthony Cristoforo and Jakub Fibigr have also contributed ten points apiece, providing scoring from the blue line that opposing teams have struggled to account for. This is a team that knows it has been knocked out by Kitchener in dramatic fashion two years running, and that motivation is not something that needs to be manufactured in the locker room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greentree spoke to the familiarity between these two clubs ahead of the series. &#8220;We&#8217;ve played the Rangers a lot in the last four years, seen them in the playoffs a couple of times, and it was obviously a bittersweet feeling after last year. We want to come back prepared, and I&#8217;m just focused on the room that we have this year. As long as we play our game, there&#8217;s a lot we can do.&#8221; Coach Greg Walters echoed the respect for what Kitchener brings, while making clear where he believes the series will be decided. &#8220;Kitchener&#8217;s a different animal, and they defend extremely well, they play the right way, and it&#8217;s gonna come down to who defends better and who makes big plays at big times.&#8221; Walters also pointed to the depth of his own group as a key strength, singling out 16-year-old John McLaughlin as an example of a young player who has earned his place in big moments. &#8220;He competes extremely strong, he&#8217;s detailed in his game, and we feel comfortable with him playing against anybody.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kitchener, meanwhile, has been a juggernaut at home, going an extraordinary 20-1 in their last 21 games at the Aud, and that kind of home ice advantage could loom large in a series this close. Coach Jussi Ahokas was clearly looking forward to opening on home ice. \u201cI think it&#8217;s pretty much already almost sold out, so the atmosphere will be great in our building, and we&#8217;re all just waiting for Friday.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rangers are also chasing history of their own, as the club has not made it past the Western Conference Final since the 2007-08 season. After they had dramatically reverse-swept the Spitfires in Game 7, they ended up being swept in four games in the finals by the eventual Memorial Cup Champions, the London Knights. Captain Cameron Reid acknowledged the sting of that ending while keeping the focus on the future. &#8220;There are memories. This is gonna be a battle of a series, both good teams, and we remember what it was like last year to lose, so it&#8217;s definitely gonna be in the back of our minds, and we don&#8217;t want that again.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up front, former Knight Sam O&#8217;Reilly has been nothing short of sensational, leading the club with 14 points through nine games, including ten goals, while Dylan Edwards, who was recently named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, is right behind him with 13 points and eight goals of his own. Christian Humphreys rounds out a formidable top group with 11 points. Between the pipes, Christian Kirsch carries a 2.31 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage into the series, numbers that will need to improve against a Windsor attack that has been clicking on all cylinders. Ahokas was candid about the physical nature of what lies ahead. &#8220;You want to play physical, you want to play hard, that&#8217;s always playoffs, but you have to stay out of the box. Windsor has good special teams, and on five-on-five, we&#8217;re a good team. But everybody knows the playoffs get more physical, and you can take advantage of it when you play the right way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With nearly identical special teams, nearly identical goal differentials, and a rivalry that has produced some of the most memorable moments in recent OHL history, this conference final has all the makings of an instant classic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Windsor wants revenge, and Kitchener wants history. But only one of them is going to get what they came for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b>Series Schedule:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">* <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if needed<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 1 \u2013 Fri., April 24 at Kitchener, 7:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 2 \u2013 Sun., April 26 at Kitchener, 6:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 3 \u2013 Mon., April 27 at Windsor, 7:05pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 4 \u2013 Wed., April 29 at Windsor, 7:05pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 5 \u2013 Fri., May 1 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 6 \u2013 Sun., May 3 at Windsor, 4:05pm*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Game 7 \u2013 Mon., May 4 at Kitchener, 7:00pm*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b>Season Series:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KIT wins 3-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jan. 21 &#8211; KIT 3 at WSR 2 \u2013 OT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jan. 30 &#8211; WSR 2 at KIT 7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feb. 20 &#8211; WSR 0 at KIT 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mar. 8 &#8211; KIT 2 at WSR 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><b>Playoff History:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This marks the 13th playoff meeting between Kitchener and Windsor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2025 KIT def. 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He finished third in overall scoring with 68 points (40-28\u201368), showcasing his elite finishing ability throughout the season. Kaliyev also made his Ottawa Senators debut early in the year, recording his first NHL point with an assist in just his second game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Rookie Scoring Leader \u2013 Ilya Protas (Windsor Spitfires\/Hershey Bears)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his first professional season, Ilya Protas made an immediate impact, recording 66 points (29-37\u201366) in 69 games. He led all rookies in scoring while finishing second in both goals and assists among first-year players. Protas carried that momentum to the NHL level as well, making his debut with the Washington Capitals and recording four points (1-3\u20134) over his first two games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Goaltending Leaders<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minimum 25 games played<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michael DiPietro (Windsor Spitfires\/Ottawa 67\u2019s) delivered a standout season between the pipes, leading all AHL goaltenders with a 34-8-1 record. 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