[{"id":299239,"date":"2026-07-15T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299239"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:30:32","slug":"bulldogs-name-former-nhl-analyst-evan-mathias-as-assistant-coach-and-director-of-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/bulldogs-name-former-nhl-analyst-evan-mathias-as-assistant-coach-and-director-of-analytics","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs name former NHL analyst Evan Mathias as Assistant Coach and Director of Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/strong>Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the hiring of Evan Mathias as the club\u2019s Director of Analytics and an Assistant Coach, coming to the Bulldogs directly from the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n

Mathias, of Windsor, ON, arrives to the Bulldogs off six-plus seasons in the National Hockey League. A Memorial Cup champion with the Windsor Spitfires in 2017, Mathias began his major junior career that season as an analyst with the Spitfires. Spending two seasons in the analyst role before being promoting to Director of Analytics in 2018 and continuing in that role until his call to the professional level.<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Senators brough Mathias on board in 2020 as an analyst and mirroring his growth in the OHL, Mathias was promoted to Assistant Video Coach as well as Data Analyst in 2022 and remained in the role until 2024. Mathias most recently joined the Vancouver Canucks as an Assistant Video Coach for the 2025-26 season and now returns closer to home in joining Michael Babcock\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome Evan Mathias to the Brantford Bulldogs as our Assistant Coach and Director of Analytics.\u201d said Hyman. \u201cEvan brings outstanding NHL experience, a sharp analytical mind, and a relentless commitment to preparation and player development. His ability to leverage analytics to drive better decision-making and provide valuable insights throughout our organization will be a tremendous asset. We\u2019re excited to welcome Evan and his family to the Bulldogs!\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Brantford Bulldogs have announced the hiring of former NHL analyst Evan Mathias as Assistant Coach and Director of Analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":299243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3840,"name":"Evan Mathias","slug":"evan-mathias","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3840,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":677,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1313"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3904,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3021"},{"term_id":62,"name":"Windsor Spitfires","slug":"windsor-spitfires","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":62,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1649,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3683"}],"class_list":["post-299239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-evan-mathias","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-ohl-news","tag-windsor-spitfires","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/15102951\/BDC.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\/299239","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=299239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299244,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299239\/revisions\/299244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299241,"date":"2026-07-15T10:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299241"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:58:25","slug":"2026-ohl-in-the-system-columbus-blue-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/2026-ohl-in-the-system-columbus-blue-jackets","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL In The System: Columbus Blue Jackets"},"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.<\/p>\n

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

Today, we take a closer look at the Columbus Blue Jackets\u2019 prospect pool with ties to the OHL.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alessandro Di Iorio<\/a> (C) \u2013\u00a0 Sarnia Sting (2024-26)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected: 3rd Round, 94th Overall (2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 103 GP, 23G, 46A, 69 PTS, -61<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Former second-overall OHL Priority Selection choice Alessandro Di Iorio joins the Columbus Blue Jackets at the back end of the third round. The 6-foot-1 centreman wears the \u2018C\u2019 in Sarnia and produced 31 points (12-19\u201331) over an injury-shortened 45 games with the Sting in 2025-26. The Vaughan product has represented Canada internationally several times, most recently at the 2026 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Owen Griffin<\/a> (C) \u2013 Oshawa Generals (2023-26), Guelph Storm (2026-27)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected: 5th Round, 160th Overall (2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 189 GP, 48G, 76A, 124 PTS, -41<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Over three seasons, the Columbus Blue Jackets prospect recorded 48 goals and 76 assists for 124 points in 189 regular-season games. Griffin was also a key contributor during Oshawa\u2019s back-to-back appearances in the OHL Championship Series, producing 34 points in 42 playoff games, including 17 goals. He led all OHL players in playoff goals during the 2025 postseason and was recently acquired by the Guelph Storm.<\/p>\n

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Luca Marrelli<\/a> (D) \u2013 Oshawa Generals (2021-25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected: 3rd Round, 86th Overall (2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 254 GP, 30G, 141A, 171 PTS, +34<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

In his first professional season with the Cleveland Monsters, Luca Marrelli posted 16 points (4-12\u201316) in 32 regular-season games, second among rookie defencemen on the team, although his point total was only a couple of points behind the leader in half as many games.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Luca Pinelli<\/a> (LW) \u2013 Ottawa 67\u2019s (2021-25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected: 4th Round, 114th Overall (2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 246 GP, 128G, 124A, 252 PTS, +26<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

In his first professional season with the Monsters, Luca Pinelli posted 46 points (14-32\u201346) in 68 regular-season games, finishing third on the team in scoring. At the end of November, Pinelli made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets, suiting up for three games.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nolan Lalonde<\/a> (G) \u2013 Erie Otters (2021-2023), Saginaw Spirit (2023-24), Kingston Frontenacs (2024-25), Soo Greyhounds (2024-25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Signed: Oct. 2, 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 167 GP, 3.60 GAA, .876 SV%, 72-65-10-8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playing the majority of the season with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, Nolan Lalonde recorded an 11-4-3-0 record across 22 regular-season starts, posting a 2.57 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout. The 6-foot-2 netminder originally signed with Columbus as a free agent in 2022 and will aim to earn a spot within the Monsters organization this fall.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Luca Del Bel Belluz<\/a> (C) \u2013 Mississauga Steelheads (2019-23), Sarnia Sting (2022-23)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selected: 2nd Round, 44th Overall (2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Signed: Dec. 1, 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 192 GP, 71G, 98A, 169 PTS, +20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luca Del Bel Belluz followed up his standout sophomore campaign with another career-high year, recording a team-leading 58 points, 22 goals and 36 assists. He suited up for 14 games with the Blue Jackets, recording an assist. He was named an AHL All-Star for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Max McCue<\/a> (RW) \u2013 London Knights (2019-24)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Signed: Mar. 1, 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 218 GP, 51G, 90A, 141 PTS, +47<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

In his second season with the Monster, Max McCue matched a career-high 8 points (2-6\u20138) despite appearing in nearly half as many games as in the previous year. He is expected to remain in Cleveland for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

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

Explore the Columbus Blue Jackets’ OHL prospect pool, featuring Allesandro Di Iorio, Owen Griffin and more in OHL In The System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":299248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3073,"name":"OHL in the System","slug":"ohl-in-the-system","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3073,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":78,"filter":"raw","term_order":"745"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3904,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3021"}],"class_list":["post-299241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-ohl-in-the-system","tag-ohl-news","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/15105516\/Web-14.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\/299241","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=299241"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299251,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299241\/revisions\/299251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299234,"date":"2026-07-14T16:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299234"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:41:47","slug":"petes-sign-first-round-selection-landon-roulston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/petes-sign-first-round-selection-landon-roulston","title":{"rendered":"Petes sign first round selection Landon Roulston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peterborough Petes General Manager and Vice President of Operations Michael Oke announced that the team has signed 2026 first round pick Landon Roulston to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels awesome to join such a prestigious organization,\u201d exclaimed Roulston. \u201cIt\u2019s a really big step in my hockey journey and I am looking forward to getting started with this group. Now the real work begins.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Roulston, from Oakville, ON, was selected by the Petes in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection. The 6\u20192\u201d forward played in 33 games with the Vaughan Kings U16s of the GTHL this season. In those 33 games, he scored 18 goals and added 20 assists for 38 points, good enough for second on his team. After helping the Kings win the GTHL Championship, he scored one goal and added three assists for four points in four OHL Cup games.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to welcome Landon to Peterborough,\u201d said Oke. \u201cLandon is a big, strong, two-way forward who loves to compete. He made a strong impression both on and off the ice at Development Camp earlier in June, and is someone who possesses the skill and character that we look for in a Peterborough Pete.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This past season was Roulston\u2019s second playing U16 hockey in the GTHL. In 2024-25, he played 26 for the Toronto Marlboros U16s, picking up 17 points. He added another two points in four games in the 2025 OHL Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fans are encouraged to follow the Petes <\/span>social media channels<\/span><\/a> throughout the offseason for the <\/span>latest news and updates.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2026 13th overall pick had 38 points for the Vaughan Kings U16s last season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":299236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3782,"name":"Landon Roulston","slug":"landon-roulston","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3782,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"58"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3904,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3021"},{"term_id":77,"name":"Peterborough Petes","slug":"peterborough-petes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":77,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1609,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3137"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1709,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3167"}],"class_list":["post-299234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-landon-roulston","tag-ohl-news","tag-peterborough-petes","tag-prospects","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14164122\/Roulston-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\/299234","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=299234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299237,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299234\/revisions\/299237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299230,"date":"2026-07-14T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299230"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:25:59","slug":"bulldogs-sign-forward-kayden-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/bulldogs-sign-forward-kayden-kelly","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs sign forward Kayden Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO.<\/strong> Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of 2026 2nd<\/sup> round, 40th<\/sup> overall selection, Kayden Kelly, from the Markham Waxers U16 to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kelly, the Toronto, ON product, was a force for the Waxers in the 2025-26 season, leading the team in goals & points. Striking for 44 goals, including 26 in 31 OMHA league games, and amassing 76 overall points in 58 games, Kelly combined the offensive output with his high end motor and physical play, posting 110 penalty minutes. A leader on and off the ice for the Waxers, Kelly was chosen as an assistant captain for the 2025-26 season. The 6\u20192\u201d\/181 left-shot winger, continued his strong play in the OMHA playoffs, with 2 goals & 4 assists for 6 points across 10 playoff contests, again showing his penchant to play with sandpaper posting 22 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kelly becomes the 3rd<\/sup> signing from the Bulldogs 2026 Priority Selection class joining 20th<\/sup> overall pick Aiden Kelly & 31st<\/sup> selection Finn Ellery.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to add Kayden Kelly to the Bulldogs.\u201d said Hyman. \u201cWe feel he has excellent skating ability, high-end puck skills, and a terrific shot. He has all the tools to develop into a very impactful player, and we believe he\u2019s going to be a great Bulldog.\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of 2026 2nd round, 40th overall selection, Kayden Kelly, from the Markham Waxers U16 to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.   Kelly, the Toronto, ON product, was a force for the Waxers in the 2025-26 season, leading the team in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":299232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3839,"name":"Kayden Kelly","slug":"kayden-kelly","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3839,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"36"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":677,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1313"},{"term_id":2673,"name":"OHL News","slug":"ohl-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2689,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3904,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3021"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1709,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3167"}],"class_list":["post-299230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-kayden-kelly","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\/14162545\/Kelly-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\/299230","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=299230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299233,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299230\/revisions\/299233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299224,"date":"2026-07-14T15:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299224"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:13:20","slug":"icedogs-sign-first-round-selection-max-lappan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/icedogs-sign-first-round-selection-max-lappan","title":{"rendered":"IceDogs sign first round selection Max Lappan"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Cameron Kelcey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

NIAGARA, ON<\/strong> \u2013 The Niagara IceDogs have signed defenceman Max Lappan, the club’s first-round selection in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

Lappan was selected ninth overall in the 2026 OHL Priority Selection, becoming the first defenceman and first American-born player chosen in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

“We were incredibly excited when Max was still available with our pick,” said IceDogs General Manager Dale DeGray. “Every time our scouting staff met, we had him rated as one of the top two defencemen in the draft. We believe he’s a player with tremendous upside and a bright future.”<\/p>\n

Lappan spent the 2025-26 season with 15U Honeybaked AAA, where he recorded an outstanding 132 points (24G-108A) in 89 games.<\/p>\n

At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, the Ypsilanti, Michigan native brings an impressive combination of size, mobility and offensive instincts to the IceDogs’ blue line.<\/p>\n

“Max has a tremendous ability to slow the game down, see the ice and make very good plays with the puck,” added DeGray. “With his size, skating ability and vision, I expect he’ll develop into a highly successful defenceman throughout his junior career.”<\/p>\n

Athleticism runs deep in the Lappan family. His father, Zachary, is a firefighter with the Ypsilanti Fire Department and a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He also played tight end at Eastern Michigan University. Lappan’s mother was a competitive swimmer.<\/p>\n

Before arriving in Niagara, Lappan will represent the United States as a member of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team at the U17 Four Nations Tournament, taking place Aug. 15-19 in Chomutov, Czechia.<\/p>\n

The Niagara IceDogs are excited to welcome Max and his family to Dog Country and look forward to seeing him make his OHL debut this September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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BRANTFORD, ONTARIO. <\/b>Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the signing of the team\u2019s 13th <\/span>overall selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft Adam N\u011bmec to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.<\/p>\n

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N\u011bmec, of Vsetin, Czechia, has been a standout at every level in his home nation, quickly rising through to playing at the highest level of Czech juniors for a full season as a 16-year old. Captaining his hometown VHK Vsetin U15 side as a 14-year old in the 2023-24 season, N\u011bmec dominated posting 16 goals & 18 assists for 34 points in just 16 games, his performance earned him a move up to the Vsetin U17 team playing in Czechia\u2019s 2nd<\/span> second division as a doule underager. N\u011bmec\u2019s outstanding play didn\u2019t stop, scoring 24 goals in 25 games while posting 49 points, adding another 7 points in 8 playoffs games.<\/p>\n

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N\u011bmec\u2019s handiwork caught the eye of a legendary Czech program in B\u00edl\u00ed Tyg\u0159i Liberec who brought the, then, 15-year-old to their U17 program in the top Czech league for the 2024-25 season. N\u011bmec was outstanding again playing against older competition, posting 26 goals & 30 assists for 56 points across 43 games while skating to a plus-19 rating, leading his team in goals & points. N\u011bmec\u2019s playoff performance was more of the same, scoring 4 goals & 10 assists for 14 points in 12 games, leading his team this time in assists and points. N\u011bmec earned a callup to the U20 level at just 15-years-old, posting a goal and an assist in 2 games. Starting the 2025-26 season in the U17 level the 6\u20191\u201d\/175 left-shot winger began a blistering pace, 9 goals & 14 assists for 23 points in just 16 games led him to being called up to B\u00edl\u00ed Tyg\u0159i Liberec U20 full time in his 16-year old season. N\u011bmec didn\u2019t miss a beat, scoring 23 goals & 11 assists for 34 points in 33 games at the highest level of Czech junior hockey and earned his way to B\u00edl\u00ed Tyg\u0159i Liberec in the Extraliga to make his pro debut at just 16. N\u011bmec returned to the U17 level for the playoffs and again led with 9 goals & 7 assists for 16 points in just 9 games.<\/p>\n

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Representing Czechia internationally at the 2025 U17 World Hockey Challenge and posting 26 points across 22 goals across all U17 international competitions, N\u011bmec is widely expected to be leading the Czech entry to the 2026 Hlinka-Gretzky prior to the 2026-27 season beginning. N\u011bmec joins fellow Czechia internationals, Ondrej Kachyna, Jan Jenik, Jan Mysak, Tomas Hamara, Adam Jiricek, Adam Benak & Vladimir Dravecky in suiting up for the Bulldogs. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to welcome Adam N\u011bmec to the Brantford Bulldogs.\u201d said Hyman. \u201cAdam is a player we\u2019ve identified as having legitimate NHL potential because of his high-end hockey sense, compete level, and ability to impact the game in all three zones. Being named captain of Czechia\u2019s U17 National Team speaks volumes about the leadership, character, and maturity he brings both on and off the ice. Adam joins a long line of outstanding Czech players who have proudly worn the Bulldogs jersey, and we\u2019re excited that he will continue that tradition. We can\u2019t wait to get him to Brantford and begin helping him take the next step toward achieving his dream of playing in the National Hockey League.\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 13th overall selection in the 2026 CHL Import Draft Adam N\u011bmec to an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement.   N\u011bmec, of Vsetin, Czechia, has been a standout at every level in his home nation, quickly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":299222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[{"term_id":3556,"name":"Adam Nemec","slug":"adam-nemec","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3556,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"273"},{"term_id":2724,"name":"Brantford Bulldogs","slug":"brantford-bulldogs","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2740,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":677,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1313"},{"term_id":890,"name":"Prospects","slug":"prospects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":901,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1709,"filter":"raw","term_order":"3167"}],"class_list":["post-299220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-adam-nemec","tag-brantford-bulldogs","tag-prospects","category-186","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/14144756\/Nemec-3.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\/299220","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=299220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299223,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299220\/revisions\/299223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":299207,"date":"2026-07-14T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/?p=299207"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:38:35","slug":"2026-ohl-in-the-system-l-a-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl\/article\/2026-ohl-in-the-system-l-a-kings","title":{"rendered":"2026 OHL In The System: L.A. Kings"},"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

The L.A. Kings are stacking their royal court with young talent. Today, we look at their prospects who are ready to rule the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thomas Vandenberg<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013\u00a0 Ottawa 67\u2019s (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 4th Round, 103rd Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 59 GP, 25G, 25A, 50 PTS, +22<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 17<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected in the fourth round of the 2026 NHL Draft, Thomas Vandenberg was one of the youngest players in this year’s class. The Nepean, Ont., native enjoyed an outstanding rookie OHL season with Ottawa, recording 50 points (25-25\u201350) in 59 regular-season games. He also represented Canada at the 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alex Kostov<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013\u00a0 Soo Greyhounds (2022-24), Flint Firebirds (2023-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 6th Round, 177th Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 233 GP, 56G, 83A, 139 PTS, +22<\/b><\/p>\n

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

The L.A. Kings selected forward Alex Kostov of the Flint Firebirds. The 6-foot-4 winger took a major step forward in his third draft-eligible season, becoming the first player in Firebirds history to record hat tricks on back-to-back nights, including a four-goal performance. He finished the season with a career-high 55 points (24-31\u201355) in 47 regular-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lucas Ambrosio<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013\u00a0 Erie Otters (2024-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 7th Round, 223rd Overall (2026)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 116 GP, 5G, 28A, 33 PTS, -35<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Selected with the final OHL pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, Lucas Ambrosio established himself as a dependable shutdown defenceman with the Erie Otters while contributing 20 points (1-19\u201320) in 64 regular-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Henry Brzustewicz<\/b><\/a> (D) \u2013 London Knights (2023-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 1st Round, 31st Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Apr. 4, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 178 GP, 31G, 71A, 102 PTS, +16<\/b><\/p>\n

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

A physically imposing blueliner, Henry Brzustewicz has had a standout junior career with the London Knights, capturing back-to-back OHL championships in 2025 and 2026. Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 31st overall, of the 2025 NHL Draft, the Washington, Mich., native recorded a career-high 54 points (19-35\u201354) in 59 regular-season games. He made his professional debut with the Ontario Reign of the AHL, where he played five games and was recently named to the U.S. Roster for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jimmy Lombardi<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Flint Firebirds (2023-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 4th Round, 125th Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Dec. 22, 2025<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 190 GP, 56G, 81A, 137 PTS, +14<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Jimmy Lombardi has developed into one of the league\u2019s frontline centremen, competing hard but demonstrating respect for the opposition throughout the year. He came up big in a variety of situations for Flint, scoring nine power-play goals, three shorthanded markers, and eight game-winners, and took the second-most faceoffs in the league this season with 1,544. Lombardi was a finalist for the 2026 OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player and was also a finalist in two Coaches Poll categories (best defensive forward, best penalty killer).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jan Chovan<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Sudbury Wolves (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 4th Round, 125th Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed (ATO): <\/b>Apr. 6, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 60 GP, 28G, 27A, 55 PTS, -26<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Recently named to Slovakia’s National Junior Team Summer Camp roster, Jan Chovan recorded 55 points (28-27-55) in 60 games with the Wolves while adding two goals in four playoff contests. The 6-foot-3 forward has represented Slovakia at both the 2025 and 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships. In April, he was signed to an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Reign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carter George<\/b><\/a> (G) \u2013 Owen Sound Attack (2022-26), Soo Greyhounds (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 2nd Round, 57th Overall (2024)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Jul. 25, 2024<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 159 GP, 3.09 GAA, .909 SV%, 70-63-9-11<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Carter George split time between the Owen Sound Attack and Soo 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 at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship this past January. He also became the first goaltender in OHL history to score two career goals. George earned his second career recall to the Kings organization at the end of April and is expected to begin the 2026-27 season with the Reign.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jared Woolley<\/b><\/a> (D) \u2013 London Knights (2023-26), Kitchener Rangers (2025-26)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 6th Round, 164th Overall (2024)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Mar. 26, 2025<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 171 GP, 24G, 45A, 69 PTS, +86<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Capturing his second consecutive Memorial Cup championship \u2013 this time with the Kitchener Rangers \u2013 Jared Woolley recorded a career-high 36 points (12-24\u201336) over 66 regular-season games. The 6-foot-5 blueliner added two goals in the Memorial Cup tournament, including one in the championship game. He is expected to make his AHL debut next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kristian Epperson<\/b><\/a> (LW) \u2013 Saginaw Spirit (2024-25)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 3rd Round, 88th Overall (2025)<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 58 GP, 27G, 53A, 80 PTS, +45<\/b><\/p>\n

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

After his lone season with the Saginaw Spirit, where he never went more than two consecutive outings without a point, Kristian Epperson completed his freshman season with the University of Denver, where he recorded 22 points (11-11\u201322) in 40 regular-season games and helped the club reach the Frozen Four.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kaleb Lawrence<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Owen Sound Attack (2019-23), Ottawa 67\u2019s (2023-24), London Knights (2023-24)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 7th Round, 215th Overall (2022)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>May 24, 2024<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 149 GP, 41G, 41A, 82 PTS, +18<\/b><\/p>\n

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

Kaleb Lawrence split the 2025-26 season between the Reign and the Rochester Americans (loan). He recorded a combined three assists and 54 penalty minutes in 27 regular-season games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Francesco Pinelli<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Kitchener Rangers (2019-22)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 2nd Round, 42nd Overall (2021)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Jun. 24, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 174 GP, 81G, 110A, 191 PTS, +39<\/b><\/p>\n

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

In his third full season with the Reign, Francesco Pinelli recorded a career-high 35 points (14-21\u201335) in 65 regular-season games. He added a pair of points (1-1\u20132), including a shorthanded goal, in five Calder Cup Playoff games and recently signed a one-year, two-way extension with the Kings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Martin Chromiak<\/b><\/a> (LW) \u2013 Kingston Frontenacs (2019-22)<\/b><\/p>\n

Selected: 5th Round, 128th Overall (2020)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Jun. 11, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 88 GP, 55G, 64A, 119 PTS, +15<\/b><\/p>\n

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

After signing a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Kings organization, Martin Chromiak played his fourth full campaign with the Reign, during which he set professional career highs in games played (71), goals (28), assists (28), and points (56), leading all Reign players in each category. Chromiak also set career marks in game-winning goals (7) and power-play goals (12), which led the team in both categories and tied for third and fourth-most among all AHL skaters. He also represented Slovakia at the 2026 IIHF Men\u2019s World Championships, where he tallied six points (4-2\u20136) in seven games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jan Jenik<\/b><\/a> (C) \u2013 Hamilton Bulldogs (2018-20)<\/b><\/p>\n

Signed: <\/b>Jul. 1, 2026<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

OHL Career Stats: 54 GP, 35G, 51A, 86 PTS, +4<\/b><\/p>\n

Age: 25<\/b><\/p>\n

Jan Jenik spent the majority of the 2025-26 season with the Belleville Senators, recording 17 points (9-8\u201317) in 41 regular-season games. He also suited up for two games with the Ontario Reign (AHL) after being acquired by the Kings on Mar. 12, 2026. Originally drafted in the third round (65th overall) by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2018 NHL Draft, Jenik has skated in 24 career NHL games as a member of the Coyotes (2020-24) and Ottawa Senators (2024-25), collecting a combined six points (4-2\u20136).\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 Columbus Blue Jackets organization.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Guelph, ON \u2013<\/strong> General Manager George Burnett has announced that the fourth overall CHL Import Draft pick Timothy Kazda has signed an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the hockey club.<\/p>\n

The 6\u20191, 195 lbs winger was selected in the first round (4th<\/sup> overall) by the Storm in this summer\u2019s CHL Import Draft. Last season, the forward from Ilava, Slovakia, notched 22 goals and 19 assists for 41 points in 59 games with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League and was named to the USHL All-Academic Team. Before joining the Steel, Kazda played three seasons with Seacoast Performance Academy 14U-16U, where he amassed 136 goals and 92 assists for 228 points in only 146 games.<\/p>\n

On the international stage, Kazda has represented Slovakia at the U16 and U18 levels; most recently this past spring at the 2026 U18 Men\u2019s World Championship. The Slovakian winger recorded six goals and six assists through seven games and was named the tournament\u2019s Most Valuable Player. The 2027 NHL Draft prospect helped his country capture a silver medal at the tournament.<\/p>\n

“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to join the Guelph Storm,” said Kazda. “I’m super excited to get started and meet all the guys at training camp!”<\/p>\n

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TORONTO<\/strong> \u2014 The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) will send 31 prospects to Canada’s National Under-17 Development Camp, more than any other Canadian Hockey League (CHL) circuit, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The OHL group headlines an 80-player field that also includes 29 players from the Western Hockey League (WHL) and 20 from the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The camp runs July 17-21 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, with players split into four teams for two days of practice and six games from July 19-21.<\/p>\n

The roster was selected by Program of Excellence (POE) general manager Alan Millar, POE head scout Byron Bonora and U17 assistant general manager Mike Johnston (Portland Winterhawks, WHL), with input from Hockey Canada’s regional scouting staff that includes Scott Grieve (Erie Otters) and Rob Simpson (London Knights). Following camp, players will continue to be evaluated through the start of the 2026-27 season before Canada Red and Canada White rosters are named ahead of the 2026 U17 World Challenge, set for Nov. 1-7, also in Oakville.<\/p>\n

Announced last week, Team Red will be led by Director of Hockey Operations Dave Drinkill (Saginaw Spirit) and also features former Soo Greyhounds Assistant Coach Brendan Taylor along with Video Coach Ryan Lennon (Kingston Frontenacs) and Equipment Manager Brandon Grace (Sudbury Wolves).<\/p>\n

Team White will be overseen by Director of Hockey Operations Dylan Seca (Sarnia Sting) and features Head Coach Dylan Smoskowitz (Barrie Colts), Video Coach Alex Darling (Peterborough Petes) and Equipment Manager Justin Vanderlaan (Sarnia Sting).<\/p>\n

Guest Staff assisting with the execution of the U17 Development Camp include Guest Coaches Brad Flynn (Kitchener Rangers), Brayden Guy (Sarnia Sting), Goaltending Coach Nate McDonald (North Bay Battalion), Athletic Therapists Luca Paron (London Knights) and David Pandolfi (formerly Niagara IceDogs) along with a pair of OHL Alumni in Daniel Tkaczuk and Corey Locke as Skills Coaches.<\/p>\n

Canada has won gold at the U17 World Challenge three years running. Last year in Truro, N.S., Canada White captured gold behind six OHL players, defeating a Canada Red squad that carried 11 OHL players by a 6-3 final.<\/p>\n

OHL PROSPECTS BY TEAM – CANADA’S U17 DEVELOPMENT CAMP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Barrie Colts<\/strong>
\nLucas Matheson, D \u2014 1st round, 17th overall (Barrie Jr. Colts, OMHA)<\/p>\n

Brampton Steelheads<\/strong>
\nTanner Adams, F \u2014 1st round, 3rd overall (The Hill Academy)
\nArjun Nanubhai, F \u2014 2nd round, 28th overall (Mississauga Senators, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Brantford Bulldogs<\/strong>
\nMarko Mesich, G \u2014 6th round, 107th overall (Toronto Jr. Canadiens, GTHL)
\nFinn Ellery, F \u2014 2nd round, 31st overall (Central Ontario Wolves, OMHA)<\/p>\n

Erie Otters<\/strong>
\nTanner Gibson, G \u2014 3rd round, 50th overall (Ajax-Pickering Raiders, OMHA)
\nColin Kennedy, F \u2014 1st round, 2nd overall (Detroit Little Caesars)<\/p>\n

Flint Firebirds<\/strong>
\nCole Guizzetti, F \u2014 3rd round, 52nd overall (Upper Canada College)<\/p>\n

Guelph Storm<\/strong>
\nDeclan McNally, D \u2014 1st round, 7th overall (Don Mills Flyers, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Kingston Frontenacs<\/strong>
\nGavin Godick, D \u2014 3rd round, 47th overall (Don Mills Flyers, GTHL)
\nLogan Prud’homme, F \u2014 1st round, 10th overall (Upper Canada College)
\nRoman Vanacker, F \u2014 2nd round, 23rd overall (Brantford 99ers, ALLIANCE)<\/p>\n

Kitchener Rangers<\/strong>
\nEvan Fitzgerald, F \u2014 2nd round, 41st overall (Vaughan Kings, GTHL)
\nBraden Reilly, F \u2014 1st round, 19th overall (Toronto Marlboros, GTHL)<\/p>\n

London Knights<\/strong>
\nRyan Beaulieu, D \u2014 1st round, 14th overall (London Jr. Knights, ALLIANCE)<\/p>\n

Niagara IceDogs<\/strong>
\nFinley Merrill, F \u2014 2nd round, 32nd overall (The Hill Academy)<\/p>\n

North Bay Battalion<\/strong>
\nOwen Loftus, G \u2014 1st round, 11th overall (Don Mills Flyers, GTHL)
\nAlexandre Saulnier, F \u2014 2nd round, 35th overall (Ottawa Jr. 67’s, HEO)<\/p>\n

Oshawa Generals<\/strong>
\nKane Cloutier, F \u2014 1st round, 1st overall (Vaughan Kings, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Ottawa 67’s<\/strong>
\nAndrew Laurin, F \u2014 1st round, 18th overall (Quinte Red Devils, OMHA)<\/p>\n

Owen Sound Attack<\/strong>
\nMaxwell Fransen, D \u2014 1st round, 8th overall (Upper Canada College)
\nJace Voortman, F \u2014 3rd round, 46th overall (Toronto Jr. Canadiens, GTHL)
\nMatthew Zilinski, F \u2014 2nd round, 21st overall (Mississauga Senators, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Peterborough Petes<\/strong>
\nLandon Roulston, F \u2014 1st round, 13th overall (Vaughan Kings, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Saginaw Spirit<\/strong>
\nDrew Bate, F \u2014 1st round, 6th overall (London Jr. Knights, ALLIANCE)
\nKyler Lauder, F \u2014 2nd round, 24th overall (Central Ontario Wolves, OMHA)<\/p>\n

Sarnia Sting<\/strong>
\nAdrian Sgro, D \u2014 1st round, 4th overall (Vaughan Kings, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Soo Greyhounds<\/strong>
\nJaden Licastro, D \u2014 1st round, 12th overall (Toronto Marlboros, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Sudbury Wolves<\/strong>
\nShayden Hintenberger, D \u2014 3rd round, 44th overall (The Hill Academy)
\nKash Kwajah, F \u2014 1st round, 5th overall (Toronto Jr. Canadiens, GTHL)<\/p>\n

Windsor Spitfires<\/strong>
\nLauchlan Whelan, F \u2014 1st round, 16th overall (Quinte Red Devils, OMHA)<\/p>\n

For more information on Hockey Canada, please visit\u00a0HockeyCanada.ca<\/a>, or follow along through social media on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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