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From record-setting performances, standout rookie campaigns and debuts, Ontario Hockey League (OHL) alumni continued to make their mark across the NHL throughout the 2025-26 regular season. <\/span>Here\u2019s a look at some of the top performances from former OHL players at hockey\u2019s highest level:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scoring Leaders<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Forward Scoring Leader \u2013 Connor McDavid (Erie Otters\/Edmonton Oilers)<\/b><\/p>\n McDavid once again set the standard offensively, leading the NHL with 138 points while also pacing the league with 90 assists. The Oilers captain extended his streak of 100-point seasons to six, further cementing his place among the game\u2019s elite.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 100-Point Club<\/b><\/p>\n Only eight players reached the 100-point plateau in the NHL this season, and three of them are OHL graduates. Joining McDavid are Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts) at 103 points and Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack\/Guelph Storm) at 101. That means OHL alumni made up nearly 40 percent of the league’s most exclusive scoring club. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defenceman Scoring Leader \u2013 Evan Bouchard (London Knights\/Edmonton Oilers)<\/b><\/p>\n Bouchard emerged as the NHL\u2019s top-scoring defenceman, recording 95 points, including a league-leading 74 assists among blueliners in a breakout campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defencemen Goal Leaders<\/b><\/p>\n OHL graduates swept the top three spots in the NHL’s defenceman goal-scoring race:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rookie Standouts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Matthew Schaefer (Erie Otters\/New York Islanders)<\/b><\/p>\n The first-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft delivered one of the most remarkable rookie seasons ever by a defenceman. Schaefer’s 23 goals tied Hall of Famer Brian Leetch for the NHL record for goals by a rookie defenceman, a mark that had stood since 1988-89. Along the way, he broke Phil Housley’s 43-year record for most points by an 18-year-old defenceman (previously 57 in 1982-83) and surpassed Denis Potvin’s Islanders franchise record for goals by a rookie defenceman. At 18 years, 195 days, Schaefer became the youngest defenceman in NHL history to reach 50 career points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite missing the latter half of the 2024-25 season due to injury, Schaefer was a workhorse from the opening puck drop, leading all first-year defencemen in assists (36), points (59), power-play points (18), shots on goal (217), and average ice time (24:41). He also finished first among all rookies in penalties drawn. Schaefer was named NHL Rookie of the Month in both October and December and enters the awards race as the Calder Trophy front-runner.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa Generals\/Anaheim Ducks)<\/b><\/p>\n The third-overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft made an immediate impact in Anaheim, scoring in his NHL debut on October 9 and never looking back. Sennecke finished the season with 60 points (23-37\u201360) in 79 games, tying Schaefer for the rookie lead in goals and finishing second among all first-year players in points. He ranked first among rookies in even-strength points with 46.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sennecke’s milestones came early and often. On March 4, a goal and an assist, ironically against Schaefer and the Islanders, made him the first NHL rookie to reach 50 points this season and the fastest rookie in Ducks history to do so (61 games), besting the mark set by Bobby Ryan (69 games). He recorded his first career hat trick on January 25 with the overtime winner in a 4-3 victory over Calgary, and he leaves his debut regular season as a cornerstone piece of Anaheim’s young core.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Goaltending Leaders<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Minimum 25 games played<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth Whalers\/Colorado Avalanche) led all NHL goaltenders with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage, anchoring the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n OHL Alumni Leading NHL Clubs<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Several OHL graduates finished the season as top performers on their respective NHL teams:<\/p>\n Point Leaders<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Goals Leaders<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trophy Winners & Honours<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Art Ross \u2013 Connor McDavid (Erie Otters\/Edmonton Oilers)<\/b><\/p>\n McDavid collected points in 68 of 82 games, recording 43 multi-point performances while reaching the 100-point mark for the sixth consecutive season. He also became one of the fastest players in NHL history to reach both the 1,100- and 1,200-point milestones, while marking the 13th straight year a CHL alumnus has captured the Art Ross Trophy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n William M. Jennings \u2013 Scott Wedgewood & Mackenzie Blackwood (Colorado Avalanche)<\/b><\/p>\n The Avalanche allowed a league-low 203 goals as Wedgewood (Plymouth Whalers; 31 wins, 2.02 GAA, .921 SV%) and Blackwood (Barrie Colts; 23 wins, 2.51 GAA, .904 SV%) combined to backstop Colorado to a league-leading 121 points.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bill Masterton \u2013 OHL Alumni Nominees<\/b><\/p>\n Awarded to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n King Clancy \u2013 OHL Alumni Nominees<\/b><\/p>\n Awarded for leadership qualities on and off the ice and a significant humanitarian contribution.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n NHL Debuts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n 25 OHL alumni reached a major milestone this season, making their NHL debuts:<\/p>\n October<\/b><\/p>\n November\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n December<\/b><\/p>\n January<\/b><\/p>\n February<\/b><\/p>\n March<\/b><\/p>\n April<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From a record-setting rookie redefining what’s possible for an 18-year-old defenceman, to a captain rewriting the Art Ross record books, to 25 new names joining the NHL ranks, the 2025-26 season reaffirmed the OHL’s place as one of the premier development leagues. And with the Stanley Cup Playoffs just around the corner, the “O to Pros” season story is far from over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From record-setting performances, standout rookie campaigns and debuts, Ontario Hockey League (OHL) alumni continued to make their mark across the NHL throughout the 2025-26 regular season. 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Skating with Cushing Academy (USHS-Prep)<\/strong> this season, he registered 15 goals and 14 assists for 29 points in 27 games, highlighting his offensive instincts and consistent production.<\/p>\n Vice President and General Manager Marty Williamson<\/strong><\/em> spoke on the signing:<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very excited to add Sebastian to our group. He has an offensive game that we believe will be exciting for both our team and our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mogull adds depth and skill to the Colts\u2019 forward group as the organization continues to build for the future.<\/p>\n Welcome to Barrie, Sebastian!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Barrie Colts have announced the signing of forward Sebastian Mogull. 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His six shutouts set a new OHL record, the most by a rookie goaltender in a single season.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a huge honour,\u201d said Fetterolf. \u201cI owe a lot to our coaching staff, especially my goalie coach, Andrew Mercer. Everyone in this organization has supported me and pushed me every step of the way. There\u2019s been a lot of hard work behind the scenes to get here, and I\u2019m really grateful to everyone who believed in and supported me this season.\u201d<\/p>\n Fetterolf earned OHL Rookie of the Month recognition in October, and later claimed top rookie and goaltender honours for the month of March. He becomes the first American goaltender to earn the Jim Rutherford Trophy since Alex Nedeljkovic of the Plymouth Whalers in 2013-14. It also marks the first time a rookie goaltender in his first two years of eligibility has won OHL Goaltender of the Year honours.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of Ryder and what this honour represents,\u201d said 67\u2019s General Manager Jan Egert. \u201cRyder\u2019s performance gives the team in front of him confidence, which has been an important part of our success. We\u2019re proud of the growth he\u2019s shown this season, given the investments he and Goaltending Coach Andrew Mercer made throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n An 18-year-old from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Fetterolf came to the OHL out of Gilmour Academy, based in Gates Mills, Ohio. The 6-foot, 186Ib. puckstopper is the OHL’s top draft eligible netminder according to NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings, which list him as the 11th-ranked North American netminder.<\/p>\n Fetterolf is just the second 67’s goaltender to earn the award since it was first introduced in 1987-88, following Craig Hillier 30 years ago in 1995-96. Recent winners have included Jackson Parsons of the Kitchener Rangers (2024-25), Jacob Oster of the Oshawa Generals (2023-24) and Domenic DiVincentiis of the North Bay Battalion (2022-23).<\/p>\n Announced in August 2019, the Jim Rutherford Trophy is presented by the League in honour of former OHL goaltender, General Manager, Chairman of the Board and two-time Executive of the Year Jim Rutherford. The current President of Hockey Operations of the Vancouver Canucks, Rutherford played 13 seasons as an NHL netminder and was the architect behind Stanley Cup championships for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2019.<\/p>\n Fetterolf was the front-runner in this year\u2019s award voting, followed by a group of finalists that consists of Flint’s Mason Vaccari, Peterborough’s Easton Rye, Sault Ste. Marie’s Carter George and Windsor’s Joey Costanzo.<\/p>\n Fetterolf will be formally recognized as the OHL Goaltender of the Year at the 2026 OHL Awards ceremony to be held at The Hockey Hall of Fame in June.<\/p>\n\n
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