2017–18 OHL season

2017–18 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationPreseason
September 2017
Regular season
September 2017 – March 2018
Playoffs
March 2018 – May 2018
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator TrophySault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (5)
Season MVPJordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)
Top scorerAaron Luchuk (Windsor Spitfires/Barrie Colts)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPRobert Thomas (Bulldogs)
Finals championsHamilton Bulldogs (1)
  Runners-upSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL seasons
2017–18 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
September 2017 – March 2018
QMJHL
September 2017 – March 2018
WHL
September 2017 – March 2018
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Finals championsAcadie-Bathurst Titan

The 2017–18 OHL season was the 38th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 21, 2017 to March 18, 2018. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds accomplished a streak of 23 consecutive wins between October 27, 2017 and January 4, 2018.[1]

The Hamilton Bulldogs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as they defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in six games to represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Regina Pats of the WHL at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

Eastern conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Hamilton Bulldogs East 68 43 18 4 3 93 252 207
2 y-Barrie Colts Central 68 42 21 4 1 89 297 229
3 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 36 23 6 3 81 243 202
4 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 35 23 7 3 80 240 235
5 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 36 29 3 0 75 250 243
6 x-North Bay Battalion Central 68 30 28 7 3 70 213 237
7 x-Mississauga Steelheads Central 68 33 32 1 2 69 251 250
8 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 30 29 7 2 69 225 260
9 Peterborough Petes East 68 23 39 3 3 52 222 283
10 Sudbury Wolves Central 68 17 42 9 0 43 197 291

Western conference

Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
1 z-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 55 7 3 3 116 317 186
2 y-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 43 21 3 1 90 246 218
3 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 46 17 4 1 97 299 213
4 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 38 22 3 5 84 289 247
5 x-London Knights Midwest 68 39 25 2 2 82 233 212
6 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 32 30 4 2 70 214 224
7 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 30 29 5 4 69 228 263
8 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 29 30 9 0 67 196 238
9 Erie Otters Midwest 68 23 35 7 3 56 220 270
10 Flint Firebirds West 68 20 43 3 2 45 194 316

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Aaron Luchuk Windsor/Barrie 68 50 65 115 8
Morgan Frost Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 67 42 70 112 56
Jordan Kyrou Sarnia Sting 56 39 70 109 22
Nick Suzuki Owen Sound Attack 64 42 58 100 18
Dmitri Sokolov Sudbury/Barrie 64 50 46 96 18
Sam Miletic London/Niagara 63 36 56 92 24
Jason Robertson Kingston Frontenacs 68 41 46 87 36
Evan Bouchard London Knights 67 25 62 87 56
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 67 40 46 86 20
Boris Katchouk Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 58 42 43 85 30

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SL GA SO Sv% GAA
Matthew Villalta Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 49 2904 40 5 2 2 125 3 0.908 2.58
Jeremy Helvig Kingston Frontenacs 56 3318 31 16 6 3 148 2 0.916 2.68
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 56 3267 29 21 3 1 152 7 0.910 2.79
Christian Propp Barrie/North Bay 35 2052 19 10 3 3 96 1 0.910 2.81
Joseph Raaymakers London Knights 46 2623 29 13 1 1 124 3 0.910 2.84

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Finals
            
1 Hamilton 4
8 Ottawa 1
1 Hamilton 4
4 Niagara 1
4 Niagara 4
5 Oshawa 1
1 Hamilton 4
Eastern Conference
3 Kingston 1
2 Barrie 4
7 Mississauga 2
2 Barrie 2
3 Kingston 4
3 Kingston 4
6 North Bay 1
E1 Hamilton 4
W1 Sault Ste. Marie 2
1 Sault Ste. Marie 4
8 Saginaw 0
1 Sault Ste. Marie 4
4 Owen Sound 3
4 Owen Sound 4
5 London 0
1 Sault Ste. Marie 4
Western Conference
2 Kitchener 3
2 Kitchener 4
7 Guelph 2
2 Kitchener 4
3 Sarnia 2
3 Sarnia 4
6 Windsor 2

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference quarterfinals

(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (8) Ottawa 67's
March 22 Ottawa 67's 3 – 6 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Sam Bitten (1) - pp - 13:16 First period 17:45 - pp - Matthew Strome (1)
Noel Hoefenmayer (1) - pp - 10:33
Noel Hoefenmayer (2) - 16:06 		Second period 1:29 - Benjamin Gleason (1)
15:02 - Robert Thomas (1)
16:49 - Brandon Saigeon (1)
No scoring Third period 8:16 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (2)
19:33 - en - Robert Thomas (2)
Olivier Tremblay (19 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (20 saves / 23 shots)
March 25 Ottawa 67's 5 – 4 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 1:03 - Will Bitten (1)
Shaw Boomhower (1) - 9:28 Second period No scoring
Shaw Boomhower (2) - 3:58
Sasha Chmelevski (1) - 10:44
Travis Barron (1) - 12:22
Sam Bitten (2) - pp - 17:59 		Third period 4:48 - Justin Lemcke (1)
13:36 - Riley Stillman (1)
16:56 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (3)
Olivier Tremblay (31 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (25 saves / 30 shots)
March 27 Hamilton Bulldogs 8 – 1 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
Will Bitten (2) - 14:35 First period No scoring
Nicholas Caamano (1) - pp - 4:11
Isaac Nurse (1) - 5:20
Brandon Saigeon (4) - pp - 6:28
Ryan Moore (1) - pp - 11:05 		Second period 5:34 - Mitchell Hoelscher (1)
Brandon Saigeon (5) - 0:10
Riley Stillman (2) - 2:03
Arthur Kaliyev (1) - 6:28 		Third period No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (23 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Tremblay (22 saves / 29 shots)
Cedrick Andree (8 saves / 9 shots)
March 28 Hamilton Bulldogs 5 – 2 Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena Recap  
Robert Thomas (3) - 14:35
Brandon Saigeon (6) - 17:55 		First period 11:49 - pp - Sam Bitten (3)
Robert Thomas (4) - 6:34
Nicolas Mattinen (1) - 7:02 		Second period 10:28 - Tye Felhaber (1)
Ryan Moore (2) - 13:25 Third period No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Tremblay (7 saves / 11 shots)
Cedrick Andree (20 saves / 21 shots)
March 30 Ottawa 67's 1 – 4 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 4:48 - Matthew Strome (2)
12:19 - pp - Nicholas Caamano (2)
Tye Felhaber (2) - 10:55 Second period 12:44 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (7)
No scoring Third period 17:54 - en - Isaac Nurse (2)
Olivier Tremblay (24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (24 saves / 25 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
March 22 Mississauga Steelheads 6 – 2 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
Trent Fox (1) - pp - 18:05 First period 7:32 - Aaron Luchuk (1)
Ryan McLeod (1) - sh - 8:26
Owen Tippett (1) - 19:28
Michael McLeod (1) - 19:58 		Second period 13:13 - pp - Lucas Chiodo (1)
Trent Fox (2) - pp - 6:15
Owen Tippett (2) - 7:24 		Third period No scoring
Jacob Ingham (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (32 saves / 38 shots)
March 26 Mississauga Steelheads 3 – 5 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
Keean Washkurak (1) - 15:55 First period 2:08 - Lucas Chiodo (2)
Ryan McLeod (2) - 4:06
Owen Tippett (1) - 19:28
Michael McLeod (1) - 19:58 		Second period No scoring
Adam Varga (1) - 18:22 Third period 5:45 - Aaron Luchuk (2)
9:43 - pp - Dmitry Sokolov (1)
11:51 - Lucas Chiodo (3)
17:28 - en - sh - Zachary Magwood (1)
Jacob Ingham (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (38 saves / 41 shots)
March 27 Barrie Colts 1 – 2 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (2) - 8:47 Second period 15:51 - Michael McLeod (2)
No scoring Third period 3:06 - Owen Tippett (3)
Leo Lazarev (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (24 saves / 25 shots)
March 29 Barrie Colts 5 – 4 OT Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
Zachary Magwood (2) - 15:33 First period No scoring
Zachary Magwood (3) - pp - 12:35
Tyler Tucker (1) - 16:55 		Second period 11:59 - sh - Michael McLeod (3)
18:57 - Cole Carter (1)
Jaden Peca (1) - 15:17 Third period 6:39 - Michael McLeod (4)
19:04 - pp - Cole Carter (2)
Tyler Tucker (2) - 0:16 First overtime period No scoring
Leo Lazarev (45 saves / 49 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (24 saves / 29 shots)
March 31 Mississauga Steelheads 2 – 5 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mathieu Foget (1) - 13:17 Second period 2:35 - Justin Murray (1)
18:21 - Lucas Chiodo (4)
Michael McLeod (5) - 10:01 Third period 14:10 - Tyler Tucker (3)
17:54 - pp - Dmitry Sokolov (3)
19:26 - pp - Jason Willms (1)
Emanuel Vella (30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (46 saves / 48 shots)
April 1 Barrie Colts 8 – 2 Mississauga Steelheads Hershey Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 15:38 - Michael McLeod (6)
Aaron Luchuk (3) - 11:08
Zachary Magwood (4) - 11:15
Zachary Magwood (5) - 13:55 		Second period 2:52 - Cole Carter (3)
Andrei Svechnikov (1) - 3:20
Andrei Svechnikov (2) - sh - 10:07
Dmitry Sokolov (4) - pp - 10:59
Dmitry Sokolov (5) - pp - 15:28
Luke Bignell (1) - 15:51 		Third period No scoring
Leo Lazarev (40 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Jacob Ingham (32 saves / 40 shots)
Barrie wins series 4 – 2


(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) North Bay Battalion
March 23 North Bay Battalion 5 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Luke Burghardt (1) - 8:48 First period 16:22 - pp - Jason Robertson (1)
Luke Burghardt (2) - 0:26
Nick King (1) - pp - 13:32 		Second period No scoring
Jake Henderson (1) - 15:58
Justin Brazeau (1) - en - 18:13 		Third period 6:37 - Eemeli Rasanen (1)
Christian Propp (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (40 saves / 44 shots)
March 25 North Bay Battalion 3 – 4 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Kyle Potts (1) - 19:59 First period 9:32 - pp - Linus Nyman (1)
17:52 - Linus Nyman (2)
Brandon Coe (1) - 19:08 Second period 9:28 - pp - Brett Neumann (1)
Brad Chenier (1) - pp - 7:07 Third period 8:47 - Jacob Paquette (1)
Christian Propp (27 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (26 saves / 29 shots)
March 27* Kingston Frontenacs 4 – 1 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jason Robertson (2) - pp - 1:53
Gabriel Vilardi (1) - pp - 3:04
Gabriel Vilardi (2) - 19:19 		Second period No scoring
Jason Robertson (3) - 3:43 Third period 0:58 - Jake Henderson (2)
Jeremy Helvig (31 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Christian Propp (27 saves / 31 shots)
March 29 Kingston Frontenacs 6 – 3 North Bay Battalion North Bay Memorial Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Ryan Cranford (1) - 0:14
Cliff Pu (1) - 4:03
Cliff Pu (2) - 8:28 		Second period 5:55 - Kyle Potts (2)
13:34 - Matthew Struthers (1)
Ryan Cranford (2) - 9:24
Gabriel Vilardi (3) - 13:48
Linus Nyman (3) - en - 18:52 		Third period 10:27 - Luke Burghardt (3)
Jeremy Helvig (28 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Christian Propp (22 saves / 27 shots)
March 31 North Bay Battalion 5 – 6 3OT Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Rhys Forhan (1) - 15:18
Justin Brazeau (2) - 15:45
Justin Brazeau (3) - sh - 17:50 		First period 1:44 - pp - Gabriel Vilardi (4)
8:23 - Ted Nichol (1)
Justin Brazeau (4) - 3:45 Second period No scoring
Justin Brazeau (5) - 16:39 Third period 9:56 - Sean Day (1)
12:24 - pp - Jason Robertson (4)
19:40 - Sean Day (2)
No scoring Third overtime period 14:05 - Gabriel Vilardi (5)
Christian Propp (71 saves / 77 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (46 saves / 51 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 1

*Note: Game 3 has been moved to Sudbury Community Arena, because the North Bay Memorial Gardens hasn't been ready in time after hosting the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.[2]

(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
March 23 Oshawa Generals 2 – 4 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:31 - Drew Hunter (1)
Jack Studnicka (1) - sh - 17:18 Second period 5:26 - Sam Miletic (1)
Matt Brassard (1) - pp - 16:59 Third period 11:13 - Akil Thomas (1)
12:17 - Ben Jones (1)
Kyle Keyser (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (34 saves / 36 shots)
March 25 Oshawa Generals 1 – 6 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Allan McShane (1) - pp - 5:03 First period 18:39 - pp - Liam Ham (1)
No scoring Second period 8:24 - Adrian Carbonara (1)
No scoring Third period 3:39 - pp - Sam Miletic (2)
4:10 - Bradey Johnson (1)
12:46 - pp - Akil Thomas (2)
14:25 - pp - Sam Miletic (3)
Kyle Keyser (26 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (34 saves / 35 shots)
March 27 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 6 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
Akil Thomas (3) - 19:00 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 1:15 - Alex Di Carlo (1)
9:46 - pp - Danil Antropov (1)
16:19 - Kyle MacLean (1)
Danial Singer (1) - 11:09 Third period 12:16 - Renars Krastenbergs (1)
16:06 - Kyle MacLean (2)
17:03 - en - sh - Alex Di Carlo (2)
Stephen Dhillon (32 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Keyser (39 saves / 41 shots)
March 29 Niagara IceDogs 5 – 2 Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre Recap  
Drew Hunter (2) - 7:21 First period 6:17 - Brendan Harrogate (1)
17:48 - Domenico Commisso (1)
Bradey Johnson (2) - 2:33
Matthew Philip (1) - 11:51
Justin MacPherson (1) - 17:38 		Second period No scoring
Matthew Philip (2) - en - 18:06 Third period No scoring
Stephen Dhillon (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Keyser (31 saves / 35 shots)
March 31 Oshawa Generals 2 – 5 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Kyle MacLean (3) - 15:11 Second period 4:12 - William Lochead (1)
8:37 - pp - Kirill Maksimov (1)
16:57 - pp - Oliver Castleman (1)
Kenny Huether (1) - 5:01 Third period 9:37 - Akil Thomas (4)
11:21 - pp - Kirill Maksimov (2)
Kyle Keyser (22 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (31 saves / 33 shots)
Niagara wins series 4 – 1


Western conference quarterfinals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
March 23 Saginaw Spirit 2 – 5 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:53 - Jack Kopacka (1)
Cole Coskey (1) - 6:14 Second period 15:57 - Taylor Raddysh (1)
19:07 - Taylor Raddysh (2)
Danny Katic (1) - 16:50 Third period 7:14 - Mac Hollowell (1)
12:20 - pp - Keeghan Howdeshell (1)
Evan Cormier (34 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (19 saves / 21 shots)
March 25 Saginaw Spirit 0 – 8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 4:41 - Morgan Frost (1)
6:30 - pp - Morgan Frost (2)
7:28 - pp - Jack Kopacka (2)
19:35 - pp - Boris Katchouk (1)
No scoring Second period 10:52 - Jack Kopacka (3)
No scoring Third period 0:13 - pp - Conor Timmins (1)
10:49 - Keeghan Howdeshell (2)
11:45 - Barrett Hayton (1)
Evan Cormier (36 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (21 saves / 21 shots)
March 26 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 7 – 3 Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center Recap  
Taylor Raddysh (3) - pp - 10:25 First period 8:28 - pp - Max Grondin (1)
Boris Katchouk (2) - 9:41 Second period 14:56 - Mason Kohn (1)
Boris Katchouk (3) - 6:29
Hayden Verbeek (1) - 6:42
Rasmus Sandin (1) - pp - 13:10
Jack Kopacka (4) - 15:01
Taylor Raddysh (4) - pp - 17:40 		Third period 17:04 - Nicholas Porco (1)
Matthew Villalta (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Evan Cormier (29 saves / 36 shots)
March 28 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 3 Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center Recap  
No scoring First period 0:40 - Cole Coskey (2)
Boris Katchouk (4) - 5:24
Tim Gettinger (1) - 7:06
Boris Katchouk (5) - pp - 17:41 		Second period No scoring
Conor Timmins (2) - pp - 0:55
Boris Katchouk (6) - en - 18:49 		Third period 2:25 - DJ Busdeker (1)
16:19 - DJ Busdeker (2)
Matthew Villalta (15 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Evan Cormier (23 saves / 27 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (7) Guelph Storm
March 23 Guelph Storm 2 – 7 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 8:57 - Jack York (1)
11:38 - Adam Mascherin (1)
13:11 - Greg Meireles (1)
14:22 - pp - Joseph Garreffa (1)
18:19 Riley Damiani (1)
Nate Schnarr (1) - 18:02 Second period 18:39 - Kole Sherwood (1)
Isaac Ratcliffe (1) - pp - 6:10 Third period 9:46 - Michael Vukojevic (1)
Anthony Popovich (24 saves / 30 shots)
Nico Daws (12 saves / 13 shots) 		Goalie stats Mario Culina (36 saves / 38 shots)
March 25 Guelph Storm 1 – 2 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Cam Hillis (1) - 1:49 First period 10:07 - pp - Givani Smith (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 12:34 - Kole Sherwood (2)
Anthony Popovich (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (41 saves / 42 shots)
March 27 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 7 Guelph Storm Sleeman Centre Recap  
Logan Stanley (1) - 3:08
Kole Sherwood (3) - 13:01
Givani Smith (2) - 16:50 		First period 5:20 - pp - Garrett McFadden (1)
10:26 - Barret Kirwin (1)
Riley Damiani (2) - 10:09 Second period 9:29 - Liam Hawel (1)
19:11 - pp - Nate Schnarr (2)
Kole Sherwood (4) - 1:58 Third period 17:51 - pp - Alexey Toropchenko (1)
18:15 - Zach Poirier (1)
19:09 - en - Cedric Ralph (1)
Mario Culina (20 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Anthony Popovich (30 saves / 35 shots)
March 28 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 6 Guelph Storm Sleeman Centre Recap  
Joseph Garreffa (2) - pp - 11:17
Givani Smith (3) - 13:25 		First period 6:03 - Isaac Ratcliffe (2)
No scoring Second period 1:35 - Liam Hawel (2)
5:10 - Isaac Ratcliffe (3)
11:20 Keegan Stevenson (1)
14:11 - Garrett McFadden (2)
Kole Sherwood (5) - 5:46
Joseph Garreffa (3) - 8:01 		Third period 18:58 - en - Liam Hawel (3)
Mario Culina (9 saves / 13 shots)
Luke Richardson (5 saves / 6 shots) 		Goalie stats Anthony Popovich (39 saves / 43 shots)
March 30 Guelph Storm 2 – 10 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 6:01 - Kole Sherwood (6)
7:29 - Connor Bunnaman (1)
17:33 - Adam Mascherin (2)
Zach Poirier (2) - 13:18 Second period 9:45 - pp - Kole Sherwood (7)
18:36 - Connor Bunnaman (2)
19:58 - Jonathan Yantsis (1)
Isaac Ratcliffe (4) - pp - 7:22 Third period 13:46 - Joseph Garreffa (4)
15:42 - pp - Adam Mascherin (4)
18:52 - Jonathan Yantsis (2)
Anthony Popovich (32 saves / 39 shots)
Nico Daws (7 saves / 10 shots) 		Goalie stats Mario Culina (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 1 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 2 Guelph Storm Sleeman Centre Recap  
Logan Brown (1) - 6:48 First period 7:34 - pp - Ryan Merkley (1)
Givani Smith (4) - 0:14
Logan Brown (2) - 8:53
Riley Damiani (3) - 9:31 		Second period 19:35 - Isaac Ratcliffe (5)
Joseph Garreffa (5) - 17:30 Third period No scoring
Mario Culina (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Anthony Popovich (27 saves / 32 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 2


(3) Sarnia Sting vs. (6) Windsor Spitfires
March 23 Windsor Spitfires 6 – 2 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
William Sirman (1) - 4:35
Cole Purboo (1) - 7:50
Igor Larionov (1) - pp - 17:02 		Second period 10:29 - Drake Rymsha (1)
Zach Shankar (1) - 3:34
Cole Purboo (2) - en - 19:07
Jake Smith (1) - 19:29 		Third period 15:36 - Anthony Salinitri (1)
Michael DiPietro (43 saves / 45 shots) Goalie stats Justin Fazio (24 saves / 29 shots)
March 24 Windsor Spitfires 1 – 4 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Cole Purboo (3) - 16:24 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:56 - Sean Josling (1)
17:09 - Hugo Leufvenius (1)
No scoring Third period 18:11 - en - Jordan Kyrou (1)
18:31 - en - Hugo Leufvenius (2)
Michael DiPietro (48 saves / 50 shots) Goalie stats Justin Fazio (21 saves / 22 shots)
March 27 Sarnia Sting 5 – 3 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Drake Rymsha (2) - 0:53
Theo Calvas (1) - sh - 9:34 		Second period 1:26 - Daniel D'Amico (1)
1:50 - Cole Purboo (4)
12:24 - Connor Corcoran (1)
Hugh Leufvenius (3) - 16:00
Jordan Ernst (1) - 17:27
Sean Josling (2) - en - 19:40 		Third period No scoring
Justin Fazio (14 saves / 17 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (33 saves / 37 shots)
March 29 Sarnia Sting 1 – 3 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
Ryan McGregor (1) - 14:22 First period 3:00 - Luke Boka (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 3:59 - sh - Chris Playfair (1)
13:23 - Curtis Douglas (1)
Justin Fazio (19 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (46 saves / 47 shots)
March 30 Windsor Spitfires 2 – 4 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Tyler Angle (1) - 4:07 First period 13:13 - Cam Dineen (1)
No scoring Second period 4:46 - sh - Sean Josling (3)
Jake Smith (2) - 4:48 Third period 4:29 - Michael Pezzetta (1)
19:18 - en - Hugo Leufvenius (4)
Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 31 shots)
Brock Baier (11 saves / 11 shots) 		Goalie stats Justin Fazio (23 saves / 25 shots)
April 1 Sarnia Sting 5 – 2 Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre Recap  
Ryan McGregor (2) - 4:03
Franco Sproviero (1) - 5:48 		First period No scoring
Jonathan Ang (1) - 7:41 Second period 11:39 - William Sirman (2)
Jordan Ernst (2) - 10:19
Hugo Leufvenius (5) - en - 19:31 		Third period 5:16 - Zach Shankar (2)
Justin Fazio (18 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 32 shots)
Sarnia wins series 4 – 2


(4) Owen Sound Attack vs. (5) London Knights
March 22 London Knights 4 – 5 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Richard Whittaker (1) - 2:24
Alex Formenton (1) - pp - 8:55 		First period 4:01 - pp - Alan Lyszczarczyk (1)
7:31 - pp- Kevin Hancock (1)
17:21 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (2)
Jacob Golden (1) - 4:18
Alex Formenton (2) - pp - 7:30 		Second period 2:55 - Nick Suzuki (1)
No scoring Third period 2:54 - Maksim Sushko (1)
Joseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Lafreniere (22 saves / 26 shots)
March 24 London Knights 3 – 4 OT Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Alex Formenton (3) - pp - 5:30
Alex Formenton (4) - 8:55 		First period 6:47 - Aidan Dudas (1)
10:34 - pp - Brett McKenzie (1)
Alex Formenton (5) - sh - 1:03 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 19:11 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (3)
No scoring First overtime period 4:43 - pp - Brett McKenzie (2)
Joseph Raaymakers (43 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Lafreniere (18 saves / 21 shots)
March 26 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 3 OT London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Brett McKenzie (3) - 3:54 First period No scoring
Brett McKenzie (4) - 5:08
Sean Durzi (1) - 8:36 		Second period 2:30 - Sergey Popov (1)
10:30 - pp - Tyler Rollo (1)
No scoring Third period 15:01 - pp - Evan Bouchard (1)
Alan Lyszczarczyk (4) - 0:33 First overtime period No scoring
Olivier Lafreniere (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 42 shots)
March 29 Owen Sound Attack 2 – 1 London Knights Budweiser Gardens Recap  
Kevin Hancock (2) - sh - 12:52 First period No scoring
Kevin Hancock (3) - pp - 15:19 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:20 - Liam Foudy (1)
Olivier Lafreniere (21 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Joseph Raaymakers (38 saves / 40 shots)
Owen Sound wins series 4 – 0


Conference semifinals

Eastern conference semifinals

(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
April 5 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 5 OT Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 17:19 - Isaac Nurse (3)
Ben Jones (2) - pp - 16:58 Second period 7:50 - Nicholas Caamano (3)
9:02 - pp - Robert Thomas (4)
14:05 - Ryan Moore (3)
Danial Singer (2) - 0:54
Andrew Bruder (1) - 7:11
Ben Jones (3) - pp - 12:46 		Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 6:32 - Isaac Nurse (4)
Stephen Dhillon (42 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 34 shots)
April 7 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 3 OT Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Sam Miletic (4) - pp - 7:25 First period 1:15 - pp - Matthew Strome (3)
No scoring Second period 14:09 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (8)
Matthew Philip (3) - pp - 5:16 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 6:25 - pp - Ryan Moore (4)
Stephen Dhillon (47 saves / 50 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (21 saves / 23 shots)
April 9 Hamilton Bulldogs 3 – 4 OT Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 6:20 - Ben Jones (4)
7:18 - pp - Akil Thomas (5)
Isaac Nurse (5) - sh - 10:35 Second period 11:36 - pp - Elijah Roberts (1)
Ryan Moore (5) - 16:34
MacKenzie Entwistle (1) - pp - 19:15 		Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 11:27 - Kirill Maksimov (3)
Kaden Fulcher (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (47 saves / 50 shots)
April 11 Hamilton Bulldogs 4 – 2 Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre Recap  
Marian Studenic (1) - 9:07 First period 9:59 - Kirill Maksimov (4)
No scoring Second period 1:55 - Justin MacPherson (2)
Isaac Nurse (6) - 1:57
Marian Studenic (2) - 2:54
Robert Thomas (5) - en - sh - 19:59 		Third period No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Dhillon (23 saves / 26 shots)
April 12 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 4 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 12:59 - Robert Thomas (6)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Johnny Corneil (1) - 11:41
Ben Jones (5) - 17:44 		Third period 10:20 - Matthew Strome (4)
11:24 - Nicholas Caamano (4)
19:37 - en - MacKenzie Entwistle (2)
Stephen Dhillon (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 32 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
April 4 Kingston Frontenacs 5 – 6 OT Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
Linus Nyman (4) - pp - 7:55
Justin Pringle (1) - 17:42 		First period 11:37 - Jaden Peca (2)
18:35 - Dmitry Sokolov (6)
Matt Hotchkiss (1) - 3:37 Second period 11:44 - Aaron Luchuk (4)
18:14 - Ryan Suzuki (1)
Jakob Brahaney (1) - pp - 4:51
Jason Robertson (5) - 9:15 		Third period 6:59 - pp - Jason Willms (2)
No scoring First overtime period 1:58 - Jason Willms (3)
Jeremy Helvig (39 saves / 45 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (23 saves / 28 shots)
April 6 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 4 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 3:33 - pp - Justin Murray (2)
Jason Robertson (6) - 6:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:47 - Zachary Magwood (6)
18:39 - Andrei Svechnikov (3)
18:59 - en - Andrei Svechnikov (4)
Jeremy Helvig (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (40 saves / 41 shots)
April 8 Barrie Colts 2 – 4 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Andrei Svechnikov (5) - pp - 18:38 First period 8:32 - pp - Jakob Brahaney (2)
9:34 - pp - Linus Nyman (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (7) - pp - 6:27 Third period 11:47 - Gabriel Vilardi (6)
19:08 - pp - en - Gabriel Vilardi (7)
Leo Lazarev (25 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 10 Barrie Colts 2 – 4 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Lucas Chiodo (5) - pp - 16:34 First period No scoring
Dmitry Sokolov (8) - 12:24 Second period 5:28 - Gabriel Vilardi (8) - 5:28
14:22 - Gabriel Vilardi (9)
17:57 - sh - Linus Nyman (6)
No scoring Third period 19:46 - en - Cliff Pu (3)
Leo Lazarev (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 12 Kingston Frontenacs 7 – 1 Barrie Colts Barrie Molson Centre Recap  
Max Jones (1) - 1:15
Gabriel Vilardi (10) - 5:13
Brett Neumann (2) - 14:07
Jason Robertson (7) - 17:18
Gabriel Vilardi (11) - 19:21 		First period 11:24 - Jason Willms (4)
Sean Day (3) - 1:54
Matt Hotchkiss (2) - 17:34 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jeremy Helvig (32 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Leo Lazarev (11 saves / 16 shots)
Kai Edmonds (20 saves / 22 shots)
April 13 Barrie Colts 1 – 2 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 12:41 - Brett Neumann (3)
Aaron Luchuk (5) - 2:51 Second period 18:52 - Ted Nichol (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Leo Lazarev (23 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (29 saves / 30 shots)
Kingston wins series 4 – 2


Western conference semifinals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (4) Owen Sound Attack
April 5 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Nick Suzuki (2) - pp - 11:28
Alan Lyszczarczyk (5) - 11:58
Sean Durzi (2) - 19:58 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:54 - pp - Boris Katchouk (7)
Ethan Szypula (1) - en - 18:21 Third period No scoring
Olivier Lafreniere (28 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (34 saves / 37 shots)
April 6 Owen Sound Attack 4 – 5 OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 13:47 - Hayden Verbeek (2)
18:42 - Hayden Verbeek (3)
Brett McKenzie (5) - 4:44
Maksim Sushko (2) - 13:45 		Second period 19:58 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (5)
Brady Lyle (1) - pp - 9:20
Nick Suzuki (3) - pp - 18:35 		Third period 11:11 - Morgan Frost (3)
No scoring First overtime period 1:15 - Tim Gettinger (2)
Olivier Lafreniere (34 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (28 saves / 32 shots)
April 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 6 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Morgan Frost (4) - pp - 10:47 First period 4:03 - pp - Kevin Hancock (4)
Keeghan Howdeshell (3) - 0:38 Second period 0:24 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (6)
7:11 - Aidan Dudas (2)
10:22 - Cade Robinson (1)
No scoring Third period 6:35 - Kevin Hancock (5)
15:05 - Ethan Szypula (2)
Matthew Villalta (21 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Lafreniere (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 11 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 2 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Boris Katchouk (8) - 14:37 First period No scoring
Taylor Raddysh (6) - 1:00
Keeghan Howdeshell (4) - 7:57 		Second period 3:54 - pp - Kevin Hancock (6)
Keeghan Howdeshell (5) - 12:02
Conor Timmins (3) - en - 18:38 		Third period 9:35 - Ethan Szypula (3)
Matthew Villalta (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Olivier Lafreniere (36 saves / 40 shots)
April 13 Owen Sound Attack 1 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Alan Lyszczarczyk (7) - pp - 5:25 First period 6:23 - Taylor Raddysh (7)
16:32 - pp - Barrett Hayton (2)
No scoring Second period 4:27 - Barrett Hayton (3)
No scoring Third period 19:12 - en - Morgan Frost (5)
Olivier Lafreniere (12 saves / 15 shots)
Mack Guzda (15 saves / 15 shots) 		Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (28 saves / 29 shots)
April 15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 7 Owen Sound Attack Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Recap  
Barrett Hayton (4) - 14:41 First period 15:29 - Trenton Bourque(1)
No scoring Second period 1:34 - Jonah Gadjovich (1)
8:10 - pp - Kevin Hancock (7)
17:13 - Ethan Szypula (4)
18:00 - Brett McKenzie (6)
No scoring Third period 7:48 - Alan Lyszczarczyk (8)
17:00 - Aidan Dudas (3)
Matthew Villalta (21 saves / 25 shots)
Tyler Johnson (18 saves / 21 shots) 		Goalie stats Mack Guzda (24 saves / 25 shots)
April 17 Owen Sound Attack 7 – 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Brett McKenzie (7) - 11:27 First period 12:47 - Noah Carroll (1)
13:17 - Ryan Roth (1)
13:48 - Hayden Verbeek (4)
19:43 - sh - Boris Katchouk (9)
Sean Durzi (3) - 15:11 Second period 9:47 - Boris Katchouk (10)
13:56 - Noah Carroll (2)
Brett McKenzie (8) - 4:14
Jacob Friend (1) - 14:44
Jonah Gadjovich (2) - 17:13
Sean Durzi (4) - 17:34
Kevin Hancock (9) - pp - 19:00 		Third period 0:16 - pp - Barrett Hayton (5)
13:46 - pp - Boris Katchouk (11)
18:03 - en - Taylor Raddysh (8)
Mack Guzda (22 saves / 29 shots)
Olivier Lafreniere (3 saves / 4 shots) 		Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (29 saves / 36 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


(2) Kitchener Rangers vs. (3) Sarnia Sting
April 6 Sarnia Sting 2 – 4 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Ryan McGregor (3) - 6:16 Second period 6:50 - Joseph Garreffa (6)
Theo Calvas (2) - 14:01 Third period 3:08 - pp - Connor Bunnaman (3)
3:29 - pp - Logan Stanley (2)
5:51 - Kole Sherwood (8)
Justin Fazio (36 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (29 saves / 31 shots)
April 8 Sarnia Sting 3 – 2 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Franco Sproviero (2) - 9:27 Second period 4:54 - Riley Damiani (4)
Drake Rymsha (3) - 9:25 Third period 11:26 - pp - Kole Sherwood (9)
Sean Josling (4) - 10:10 First overtime period No scoring
Justin Fazio (36 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (32 saves / 35 shots)
April 10 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 4 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 8:51 - Franco Sproviero (3)
19:56 - Sean Josling (5)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Joseph Garreffa (7) - pp - 8:19 Third period 7:45 - Jonathan Ang (2)
19:22 - pp - en - Franco Sproviero (4)
Mario Culina (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Justin Fazio (26 saves / 27 shots)
April 12 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 3 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Kole Sherwood (10) - 5:14
Austin McEneny (1) - 7:54 		First period 2:07 - Connor Schlichting (1)
Jonathan Yantsis (3) - 14:34 Second period 9:56 - Brayden Guy (1)
14:42 - Jordan Kyrou (2)
Givani Smith (5) - 8:03
Connor Bunnaman (4) - 10:00 		Third period No scoring
Mario Culina (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Justin Fazio (27 saves / 32 shots)
April 13 Sarnia Sting 2 – 3 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 5:24 - Jack York (2)
Sean Josling (6) - 1:35
Hugo Leufvenius (6) - 10:37 		Third period 14:52 - Nick McHugh (1)
No scoring First overtime period 7:56 - Rickard Hugg (1)
Justin Fazio (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (47 saves / 49 shots)
April 15 Kitchener Rangers 6 – 2 Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena Recap  
Adam Mascherin (5) - 16:19
Greg Meireles (2) - 19:43 		First period 15:43 - Anthony Salinitri (2)
Adam Mascherin (6) - 18:29 Second period No scoring
Givani Smith (6) - 2:03
Logan Brown (3) - 3:26
Givani Smith (7) - 15:17 		Third period 5:27 - pp - Jordan Kyrou (3)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Justin Fazio (23 saves / 29 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 2


Conference finals

Eastern conference finals

(1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
April 18 Kingston Frontenacs 2 – 6 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 9:39 - Nicholas Caamano (5)
17:24 - Benjamin Gleason (2)
Max Jones (2) - 16:52
Jason Robertson (8) - pp - 17:26 		Second period 0:52 - pp - Brandon Saigeon (9)
1:03 - Brandon Saigeon (10)
2:58 - pp - MacKenzie Entwistle (3)
10:39 - Ryan Moore (6)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jeremy Helvig (16 saves / 22 shots)
Brendan Bonello (14 saves / 14 shots) 		Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (26 saves / 28 shots)
April 20 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 7 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 2:35 - Nicholas Caamano (6)
10:45 - Brandon Saigeon (11)
13:07 - sh - Will Bitten (3)
14:40 - Robert Thomas (7)
14:51 - Ryan Moore (7)
Ryan Cranford (3) - 17:36 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 6:01 - pp - MacKenzie Entwistle (6)
10:44 - pp - Riley Stillman (3)
Jeremy Helvig (30 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (19 saves / 20 shots)
April 22 Hamilton Bulldogs 3 – 1 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
Benjamin Gleason (3) - 1:16 First period 18:21 - Ryan Cranford (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Isaac Nurse (7) - 5:50
Brandon Saigeon (12) - en - 19:34 		Third period No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (28 saves / 30 shots)
April 24 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 – 5 Kingston Frontenacs Rogers K-Rock Centre Recap  
MacKenzie Entwistle (5) - 5:54
Arthur Kaliyev (2) - 10:17 		First period 3:32 - Cliff Pu (4)
14:17 - Max Jones (3)
No scoring Second period 15:03 - Sam Field (1)
No scoring Third period 9:49 - pp - Jason Robertson (9)
11:34 - pp - Sean Day (4)
Kaden Fulcher (24 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Helvig (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 26 Kingston Frontenacs 1 – 2 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Jason Robertson (10) - 9:50 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 8:22 - Justin Lemcke (2)
No scoring Third period 12:56 - Connor Walters (1)
Jeremy Helvig (36 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (17 saves / 18 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 1


Western conference finals

(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Kitchener Rangers
April 20 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Connor Bunnaman (5) - pp - 10:29 First period 16:50 - pp - Jack Kopacka (5)
Givani Smith (8) - pp - 8:03 Second period 12:09 - Conor Timmins (4)
No scoring Third period 19:59 - sh - Conor Timmins (5)
Mario Culina (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (18 saves / 20 shots)
April 21 Kitchener Rangers 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Adam Mascherin (7) - 1:44 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:18 - Morgan Frost (6)
Logan Stanley (3) - 19:33 Third period 7:50 - Boris Katchouk (12)
18:48 - en - sh - Boris Katchouk (13)
19:52 - en - Taylor Raddysh (9)
Mario Culina (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (34 saves / 36 shots)
April 23 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 0 – 3 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 0:41 - Riley Damiani (5)
No scoring Third period 1:49 - Kole Sherwood (11)
18:09 - en - Nick McHugh (2)
Matthew Villalta (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (24 saves / 24 shots)
April 25 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 7 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 4:19 - pp - Logan Brown (4)
4:57 - Greg Meireles (3)
11:28 - Adam Mascherin (8)
16:51 - Givani Smith (9)
Taylor Raddysh (10) - pp - 19:53 Second period 13:30 - Kole Sherwood (12)
18:14 - pp - Givani Smith (10)
Tim Gettinger (3) - 2:03
Keeghan Howdeshell (6) - 8:07
Keeghan Howdeshell (7) - sh - 18:12 		Third period 5:14 - Rickard Hugg (2)
Matthew Villalta (11 saves / 15 shots)
Tyler Johnson (15 saves / 18 shots) 		Goalie stats Mario Culina (30 saves / 34 shots)
April 27 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
Nick McHugh (3) - 3:54 First period 2:09 - Jacob LeGuerrier (1)
5:06 - Jack Kopacka (6)
14:58 - Keeghan Howdeshell (8)
Logan Brown (5) - 1:16 Second period 17:10 - pp - Tim Gettinger (4)
18:25 - Jack Kopacka (7)
Kole Sherwood (13) - pp - 8:07 Third period 4:26 - Jacob LeGuerrier (2)
19:05 - en - Jack Kopacka (8)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 43 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (17 saves / 20 shots)
April 29 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 4 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Mac Hollowell (2) - 8:21 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:28 - Givani Smith (11)
Taylor Raddysh (11) - 15:21
Taylor Raddysh (12) - pp - 18:35 		Third period 2:27 - Joseph Garreffa (8)
14:24 - pp - Adam Mascherin (9)
No scoring First overtime period 13:12 - Kole Sherwood (14)
Matthew Villalta (34 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Mario Culina (45 saves / 48 shots)
April 30 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 4 2OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 15:27 - Boris Katchouk (14)
Jonathan Yantsis (4) - 2:47
Rickard Hugg (3) - pp - 11:40 		Second period 9:01 - Boris Katchouk (15)
Logan Stanley (4) - 19:08 Third period 11:41 - pp - Morgan Frost (7)
No scoring Second overtime period 4:00 - Jack Kopacka (9)
Mario Culina (37 saves / 41 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (33 saves / 36 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (E1) Hamilton Bulldogs

May 3 Hamilton Bulldogs 4 – 3 OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
MacKenzie Entwistle (6) - 17:27 First period No scoring
Robert Thomas (9) - 0:14
Brandon Saigeon (13) - 3:43 		Second period 8:24 - Barrett Hayton (6)
10:24 - Boris Katchouk (16)
No scoring Third period 5:53 - Taylor Raddysh (13)
MacKenzie Entwistle (7) - 1:57 First overtime period No scoring
Kaden Fulcher (28 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (26 saves / 30 shots)
May 5 Hamilton Bulldogs 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
MacKenzie Entwistle (8) - pp - 19:35 First period 4:19 - pp - Barrett Hayton (7)
No scoring Second period 8:29 - pp - Morgan Frost (8)
11:18 - Jack Kopacka (10)
Brandon Saigeon (14) - pp - 12:46 Third period 19:46 - en - sh - Morgan Frost (9)
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (36 saves / 38 shots)
May 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 6 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Joe Carroll (1) - 1:55
Tim Gettinger (5) - 19:01 		First period 4:21 - Nicholas Caamano (7)
10:08 - pp - Arthur Kaliyev (3)
13:35 - Will Bitten (4)
Tim Gettinger (6) - pp - 8:29 Second period 0:18 - Brandon Saigeon (15)
15:57 - Brendan Saigeon (16)
Jack Kopacka (11) - pp - 9:45
Morgan Frost (10) - pp - 18:28 		Third period 17:02 - Marian Studenic (3)
Matthew Villalta (27 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (28 saves / 33 shots)
May 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 2 OT Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Boris Katchouk (17) - 0:34 First period 17:37 - sh - Nicholas Caamano (8)
Jack Kopacka (12) - 2:12 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 8:52 - Riley Stillman (4)
Noah Carroll (3) - 9:13 First overtime period No scoring
Matthew Villalta (45 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (28 saves / 31 shots)
May 11 Hamilton Bulldogs 6 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Essar Centre Recap  
MacKenzie Entwistle (9) - 1:39 First period No scoring
Robert Thomas (10)
Ryan Moore (8)
Robert Thomas (11) 		Second period 0:57 - Keeghan Howdeshell (9)
Brandon Saigeon (17) - 7:06
Nicholas Caamano (9) - en - 18:35 		Third period 9:08 - Tim Gettinger (7)
10:53 - pp - Boris Katchouk (18)
14:32 - Jack Kopacka (13)
Kaden Fulcher (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Matthew Villalta (28 saves / 33 shots)
May 13 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 5 Hamilton Bulldogs FirstOntario Centre Recap  
Cole MacKay (1) - 11:57 First period No scoring
Boris Katchouk (19) - 3:10
Barrett Hayton (8) - pp - 18:53 		Second period 8:55 - Brandon Saigeon (18)
17:37 - MacKenzie Entwistle (10)
Jordan Sambrook (1) - 19:15 Third period 8:28 - Riley Stillman (5)
11:30 - Robert Thomas (12)
18:02 - en - Nicholas Caamano (10)
Matthew Villalta (32 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Kaden Fulcher (40 saves / 44 shots)
Hamilton wins series 4 – 2


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2017-18 Hamilton Bulldogs[3]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Boris Katchouk Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 19 18 37 8
Taylor Raddysh Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 13 21 34 14
Robert Thomas Hamilton Bulldogs 21 12 20 32 14
Morgan Frost Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 10 19 29 26
Logan Brown Kitchener Rangers 19 5 22 27 6
Kole Sherwood Kitchener Rangers 19 14 12 26 30
Ryan Moore Hamilton Bulldogs 21 8 18 26 30
Brandon Saigeon Hamilton Bulldogs 21 18 7 25 10
Adam Mascherin Kitchener Rangers 19 9 15 24 16
Gabriel Vilardi Kingston Frontenacs 16 11 11 22 14

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Kaden Fulcher Hamilton Bulldogs 21 1290 16 5 58 0 0.905 2.70
Mario Culina Kitchener Rangers 19 1161 11 6 54 1 0.917 2.79
Stephen Dhillon Niagara IceDogs 10 621 5 5 29 0 0.924 2.80
Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 6 342 2 4 16 0 0.934 2.81
Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 12 729 6 6 37 0 0.890 3.04

Awards

Playoffs trophies
Trophy name Recognition Recipient
J. Ross Robertson Cup OHL Finals champion Hamilton Bulldogs
Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference champion Hamilton Bulldogs
Wayne Gretzky Trophy Western Conference champion Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Playoffs MVP Robert Thomas, Hamilton Bulldogs
Regular season — Team trophies
Trophy name Recognition Recipient
Hamilton Spectator Trophy Team with best record Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leyden Trophy East division champion Hamilton Bulldogs
Emms Trophy Central division champion Barrie Colts
Bumbacco Trophy West division champion Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Holody Trophy Midwest division champion Kitchener Rangers
Regular season — Executive awards
Trophy name Recognition Recipient
Matt Leyden Trophy Coach of the year Drew Bannister, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Bill Long Award Lifetime achievement –
OHL Executive of the Year Executive of the Year –
Regular season — Player awards
Trophy name Recognition Recipient
Red Tilson Trophy Most outstanding player Jordan Kyrou, Sarnia Sting
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Top scorer Aaron Luchuk, Windsor/Barrie
Dave Pinkney Trophy Lowest team goals against M. Villalta & T. Johnson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Max Kaminsky Trophy Most outstanding defenceman Nicolas Hague, Mississauga Steelheads
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Top scoring right winger Jordan Kyrou, Sarnia Sting
Emms Family Award Rookie of the year Andrei Svechnikov, Barrie Colts
William Hanley Trophy Most sportsmanlike player Nick Suzuki, Owen Sound Attack
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy Best rookie GAA Jordan Kooy, London Knights
Bobby Smith Trophy Scholastic player of the year Barrett Hayton, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Overage player of the year Aaron Luchuk, Windsor/Barrie
OHL Goaltender of the Year Goaltender of the year Michael DiPietro, Windsor Spitfires
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the year Garrett McFadden, Guelph Storm
Roger Neilson Memorial Award Top academic college/university player Stephen Gibson, Mississauga Steelheads
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Top academic high school player Mack Guzda, Owen Sound Attack
Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Team captain that best exemplifies character and commitment Justin Lemcke, Hamilton Bulldogs
Prospect player awards
Trophy name Recognition Recipient
Jack Ferguson Award First overall pick in priority selection Quinton Byfield, Sudbury Wolves
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy OHL Cup MVP Dylan Robinson, Toronto Jr. Canadiens

All-Star teams

The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.[4]

First team

Second team

Third team

2018 OHL Priority Selection

On April 7, 2018, the OHL conducted the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Quinton Byfield from the York-Simcoe Express of the OMHA. Byfield was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[5]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
1 Quinton Byfield (C) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL)
2 Evan Vierling (C) Canada Canada Flint Firebirds Aurora, Ontario York-Simcoe Express (OMHA-EHL)
3 William Cuylle (LW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
4 Jamie Drysdale (D) Canada Canada Erie Otters Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
5 Cole Perfetti (C) Canada Canada Saginaw Spirit Whitby, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
6 Cameron Tolnai (C) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
7 Daniil Chayka (D) Russia Russia Guelph Storm Moscow, Russia Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
8 James Hardie (LW) Canada Canada Mississauga Steelheads Innisfil, Ontario Barrie Jr. Colts (OMHA-EHL)
9 Pacey Schlueting (D) Canada Canada North Bay Battalion North Bay, Ontario North Bay Trappers (NOHA)
10 Jean-Luc Foudy (C) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Toronto, Ontario Toronto Titans (GTHL)
11 Tyler Tullio (C) Canada/United States Canada/USA Oshawa Generals Lakeshore, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)
12 Lleyton Moore (D) Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs Woodbridge, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
13 Jake Murray (D) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
14 Luke Evangelista (RW) Canada Canada London Knights Oakville, Ontario Oakville Rangers (OMHA-SCTA)
15 Nolan Seed (D) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Newboro, Ontario Smiths Falls Bears (HEO Midget)
16 Riley Piercey (RW) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
17 Reid Valade (RW) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Caledon, Ontario Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
18 Logan Morrison (C) Canada Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Guelph, Ontario Guelph Gryphons (OMHA-SCTA)
19 Jacob Perreault (C) Canada/United States Canada/USA Sarnia Sting Hinsdale, Illinois Chicago Mission 16u (HPHL)
20 Ryan O'Rourke (D) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Pickering, Ontario Vaughan Kings (GTHL)

2018 NHL Entry Draft

On June 22-23, 2018, the National Hockey League conducted the 2018 NHL Entry Draft held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In total, 35 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the second overall pick by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft. [6]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team
1 2 Andrei Svechnikov (RW) Russia Russia Carolina Hurricanes Barnaul, Russia Barrie Colts
1 5 Barrett Hayton (C) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Peterborough, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
1 10 Evan Bouchard (D) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Oakville, Ontario London Knights
1 13 Ty Dellandrea (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Port Perry, Ontario Flint Firebirds
1 18 Liam Foudy (C) Canada Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Scarborough, Ontario London Knights
1 21 Ryan Merkley (D) Canada Canada San Jose Sharks Mississauga, Ontario Guelph Storm
1 29 Rasmus Sandin (D) Sweden Sweden Toronto Maple Leafs Uppsala, Sweden Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
2 34 Serron Noel (RW) Canada Canada Florida Panthers Ottawa, Ontario Oshawa Generals
2 40 Ryan McLeod (C) Canada Canada Edmonton Oilers Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
2 47 Kody Clark (RW) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Toronto, Ontario Ottawa 67's
2 51 Akil Thomas (C) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Scarborough, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
2 52 Sean Durzi (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Mississauga, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
2 55 Kevin Bahl (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Mississauga, Ontario Ottawa 67's
3 66 Cam Hillis (C) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Enniskillen, Ontario Guelph Storm
3 67 Alec Regula (D) United States United States Detroit Red Wings West Bloomfield, Michigan London Knights
3 76 Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (C) Russia Russia Toronto Maple Leafs Moscow, Russia Peterborough Petes
3 88 Joey Keane (D) United States United States New York Rangers Homer Glen, Illinois Barrie Colts
4 97 Allan McShane (LW) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Collingwood, Ontario Oshawa Generals
4 100 Adam Mascherin (LW) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Maple, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
4 101 Nico Gross (D) Switzerland Switzerland New York Rangers Pontresina, Switzerland Oshawa Generals
4 106 Curtis Douglas (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Oakville, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
4 113 Aidan Dudas (C) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Parry Sound, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
4 118 Mac Hollowell (D) Canada Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Niagara Falls, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5 134 Blade Jenkins (LW) United States United States New York Islanders Jackson, Michigan Saginaw Spirit
5 137 Riley Damiani (C) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Mississauga, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
5 140 Brandon Saigeon (C) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Grimsby, Ontario Hamilton Bulldogs
5 145 Dennis Busby (D) Canada Canada Arizona Coyotes Barrie, Ontario Flint Firebirds
5 150 Declan Chisholm (D) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Bowmanville, Ontario Peterborough Petes
5 153 Giovanni Vallati (D) Canada Canada Winnipeg Jets Ottawa, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
5 154 Connor Corcoran (D) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Beeton, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
5 155 Damien Giroux (C) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild Hanmer, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
6 172 Mitchell Hoelscher (C) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Elora, Ontario Ottawa 67's
6 175 Jacob Ingham (G) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Barrie, Ontario Mississauga Steelheads
7 200 Tyler Tucker (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Longlac, Ontario Barrie Colts
7 208 Jordan Kooy (G) Canada Canada Vegas Golden Knights Bradford, Ontario London Knights

2018 CHL Import Draft

On June 28, 2018, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2018 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from Finland with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2018 CHL Import Draft.[7]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Last team
3 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G) Finland Finland Sudbury Wolves Espoo, Finland Leki
6 Jan Jeník (RW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Flint Firebirds Brno, Czech Republic Benátky nad Jizerou HC
9 Liam Kirk (LW) United Kingdom United Kingdom Peterborough Petes Nottingham, United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
12 Petr Čajka (C) Czech Republic Czech Republic Erie Otters Kadaň, Czech Republic Zug EV Jr.
15 Ivan Prosvetov (G) Russia Russia Saginaw Spirit Moscow, Russia Youngstown Phantoms
18 Marco Rossi (C) Austria Austria Ottawa 67's Feldkirch, Austria Zurich GCK Lions Jr.
21 No selection made Guelph Storm
24 Filip Reisnecker (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Mississauga Steelheads Prague, Czech Republic Regensburg Jr.
27 Yegor Postnov (LW) Russia Russia North Bay Battalion Moscow, Russia Stupino Capitan
30 Kari Piiroinen (G) Finland Finland Windsor Spitfires Helsinki, Finland HIFK Helsinki B
33 Nando Eggenberger (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Kingston Frontenacs Chur, Switzerland Davos HC
36 Kyen Sopa (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Niagara IceDogs Flawil, Switzerland Bern Future SC Jr.
39 Ian Derungs (LW) Switzerland Switzerland Kingston Frontenacs Frauenfeld, Switzerland Kloten EHC Sports AG Jr.
42 Matvei Guskov (C) Russia Russia London Knights Nizhnekamsk, Russia Moscow CSKA U17
45 Manuel Alberg (RW) Germany Germany Owen Sound Attack Koln, Germany Kolner EC Jr.
48 Maksim Zhukov (G) Russia Russia Barrie Colts Kaliningrad, Russia Green Bay Gamblers
51 Axel Andersson (D) Sweden Sweden Kitchener Rangers Södertälje, Sweden Djurgardens IF Jr.
54 Philip Broberg (D) Sweden Sweden Hamilton Bulldogs Örebro, Sweden AIK IF Jr.
56 No selection made Sarnia Sting
58 Roman Půček (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Vsetín, Czech Republic Vsetín Jr. B

References

  1. ^ "Steelheads halt Hounds streak at twenty-three". Ontario Hockey League. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sudbury Wolves put rivalry aside, lend hand to North Bay Battalion ahead of OHL postseason". CBC News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ "2017-18 OHL All-Star Teams Announced – Ontario Hockey League".
  5. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  6. ^ "35 OHL Players Selected in 2018 NHL Draft – Ontario Hockey League".
  7. ^ "CHL".