OHL Preseason Recap: Sept. 20

Sarnia Sting vs. London Knights

Sarnia and London had a bodily affair contained in the Budweiser Gardens Friday night time. The second interval featured two spirited fights between Dylan Luecke versus Liam Spencer and J.J. Franceschetti towards who else however the enforcer Ryder Boulton.

It was all London within the early going as they rolled to a 6-3 victory. The Knights put up six on the scoreboard earlier than Sarnia notched their first of the sport with 57 seconds left within the second interval.

Recreation Notes:

-This recreation featured a double hat trick, one by London ahead Evan Van Gorp (who completed with 4 factors) and one by Sarnia ahead Ryan Brown.
-Knights ahead Kaedan Johnston recorded his third consecutive multi-point recreation with three factors, bringing him as much as eight factors in three preseason video games. 
-London’s 2024 first-rounder Logan Hawery notched a purpose and an help and was a plus-4. 
-Alexei Medvedev stopped 13-of-13 within the half-game he performed.

North Bay Battalion vs. Ottawa 67’s

If you happen to have a look at the boxscore, this recreation appears prefer it should’ve been a nap fest. Battalion ahead Jacob Therrien had the one penalty within the recreation and the 67’s narrowly outshot the Battalion 19-17.

North Bay received the higher of Ottawa, defeating them 4-0, and scored on one in every of their solely two photographs within the second body.

Recreation Notes:

-North Bay goaltender Charlie Larocque was the primary star of the sport, recording a 19-save shutout. He is allowed one purpose on 29 photographs up to now within the preseason. 
-Battalion ahead Jacob Therrien had the one multi-point efficiency with one purpose and one help.

Related: OHL preseason roster breakdown: Ottawa 67’s

Soo Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves

The Greyhounds and Wolves recreation was the polar reverse of North Bay versus Ottawa. Effectively, not less than it was thrilling for one crew and their followers.

Sault Ste. Marie scored the opening purpose and headed into the second interval with a 1-0 lead. However then Sudbury exploded and outscored them 9-3 throughout the subsequent 40 minutes. The Wolves gained the shot share, 42-15 of their favor, and gained the particular groups battle going 4-for-7 on the powerplay and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill.

Recreation Notes:

-Six Sudbury Wolves recorded multi-point video games — Spencer Horgan, Chase Coughlan, Blake Clayton, Hudson Chitaroni, Luca Di Giantommaso, and Nick DeAngelis. 
-Chase Coughlan led the sport with 5 factors, bringing his preseason totals to 9 factors in 4 video games for essentially the most within the OHL.
-The Sault Ste. Marie native, Hudson Chitaroni, torched his hometown crew with 4 factors.
-Greyhounds ahead Brady Martin registered two factors and was 60% on faceoffs. He is now batting 57% on the draw within the preseason with over 70 faceoffs taken in three video games.
-2024 fourth-rounder Carson Andrew has now scored in back-to-back video games for the Sault Ste. Marie.

Oshawa Generals vs. Erie Otters

The Oshawa Generals’ 4-1 lead after the primary interval towards the Erie Otters proved sufficient to safe them the 5-3 victory. The Generals outshot the Otters 32-30 and have been an ideal 5-for-5 on the penalty kill. Nonetheless, Erie performed this recreation with solely 10 forwards and 5 defensemen.

Recreation Notes:

-2025 NHL draft-eligible ahead Owen Griffin recorded two factors and has now scored in all 4 preseason video games. He leads Oshawa with seven factors within the preseason.
-Oshawa veteran ahead Matthew Buckley additionally recorded a two-point efficiency, has scored in all three (4 objectives complete) of his preseason video games, and sits one level again of Griffin with six.
-Otters forwards Malcolm Spence and Brett Hammond every registered two factors.
-Erie’s Wesley Royston was assessed a five-minute charging penalty and a recreation misconduct with underneath 20 seconds left within the recreation. It is the third recreation in a row the place he is recorded a five-minute penalty on the scoresheet and leads the OHL preseason in penalty minutes with 19.

Related: Five OHL Players Feature in Bob Mackenzie’s Preseason Top-20 NHL Draft Prospects

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