Flint of the NHL Draft


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July 1, 2024

Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have continued their franchise streak of having at least one player drafted at the annual National Hockey League selections process.

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Hounds of the NHL Draft


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June 30, 2024

Goalie Landon Miller and forward Owen Allard of the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League have become 2024 National Hockey League draft picks.

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Pitawanakwat to Paper Kings


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June 27, 2024

Barrie Colts draft pick Ashton Pitawanakwat has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Mix of Rossetto, Garden


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June 20, 2024

Every year seems to yield a steal as far as Ontario Hockey League draft picks go. Two from the 2024 OHL priority selections draft who just might end up being swindles are smaller size forwards Nik Rossetto of the Brantford Bulldogs and Ethan Garden of the Windsor Spitfires.

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OHL draft pick to Espanola


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June 13, 2024

High scoring forward Kaden Wicklander has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Owen Sound via Powassan


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June 10, 2024

He was the first head coach for the Powassan Voodoos and led the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team to the 2017 championship in just its third season of existence. Now, after a six year apprenticeship as an assistant coach with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, Scott Wray has his first OHL head coaching gig as the new bench boss of the Owen Sound Attack.

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Spirit win was no surprise


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June 3, 2024

The best team won the single game showdown between two powerhouse Ontario Hockey League squads and the right to hoist the time honoured Memorial Cup. Saginaw Spirit was able to withstand a frantic comeback by the London Knights with a dramatic goal of its own as the seconds ticked away in the third period of what was an absolute thriller on the theatre.

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Bulldogs are big on Rossetto


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May 28, 2024

As Hockey News North was first to report, this looms as a potential steal of a third round draft pick. As in, Sault Ste. Marie product Nik Rossetto has officially signed with the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

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Firebirds re-up assistants


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May 19, 2024

Much valued assistant coaches Reijo Ruotsalainen and Saverio Posa will return to the coaching staff of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2024-2025 season.

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Knight train keeps rolling


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May 17, 2024

This is not a one Knight stand. For the record, the London Knights have not had a losing season in more than 20 years, a feat that is unmatched among the member teams in the Ontario Hockey League. This is a junior hockey dynasty. This is a junior hockey powerhouse. This is a junior hockey franchise that is the envy of many.

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OHL’s best at Memorial Cup


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May 16, 2024

It is fitting that the top two teams in the Ontario Hockey League during the 2023-2024 regular season will both compete for this year’s Memorial Cup championship.

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Rossetto opts for the OHL


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May 10, 2024

This looms as a potential steal of a third round draft pick. That is, Sault Ste. Marie product Nik Rossetto is poised to sign with the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League, Hockey News North has learned.

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On to the OHL finals


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May 7, 2024

There will be two Ontario Hockey League teams that will compete at the 2024 Memorial Cup championship tournament later this month in Saginaw, Michigan. One will be the host Saginaw Spirit. The other will be either the London Knights or Oshawa Generals.

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OHL orientation camps


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May 5, 2024

There is little or no break from the game. As recent examples of that, there are multiple teams in the Ontario Hockey League who are hosting summer orientation camps for many of their younger drafted and free agent prospects ahead of future off season sessions.

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OHL, NOJHL coach vacancies


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May 5, 2024

There are prime head coaching opportunities available in both the Ontario Hockey League and Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Seven up in the Flint net


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May 3, 2024

The net seems set in Flint for the foreseeable future. Edmonton Oilers draft pick Nathan Day and his seasoned presence tops the list of seven goalies who the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have on their present protected list of puck stoppers.

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Knightmare for the Spirit


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May 2, 2024

SAGINAW — The Spirit is facing elimination as it heads to London for Game 5 of the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference championship series.

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Sudbury Cubs at the top


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April 28, 2024

Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are led by a pledged, philanthropic proprietor in Mark Burgess whose decades-long commitment to the game as the former owner of the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League is without question.

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Knights up two on Spirit


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April 28, 2024

LONDON — Two games that were put away by empty net goals have given the London Knights a two games to none lead on the Saginaw Spirit.

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Top pick has Flint all fired up


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April 27, 2024

Flint Firebirds have signed the player who was the undivided choice of the scouting staff to be their first round pick at the recent 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Spitfires build depth in net


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April 26, 2024

Windsor Spitfires — who missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs this season after back to back first place finishes atop the Western Conference — have assembled a cargo of goalies to choose from as part of their present and future flight plan.

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Showdown: Spirit v. Knights


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April 25, 2024

A featured attraction on the Ontario Hockey League playoff scene has the London Knights and Saginaw Spirit set to face off in a Western Conference showdown between two teams that both won 50 games during the regular season.

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Mangone shows his Spirit


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April 24, 2024

He was bypassed through all 15 rounds of the 2020 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. But a year later, he became a first round pick of the Saginaw Spirit at the 2021 OHL under 18 supplemental draft.

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7 UP! Greyhounds v. Spirit


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April 22, 2024

It is a rivalry that is becoming as terse and testy as any in the Ontario Hockey League. And now the Saginaw Spirit and Soo Greyhounds are set to face off in the seventh and deciding game of their Western Conference semi-final series.

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Hounds are high on Elliott


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April 20, 2024

Sault Ste. Marie product James Elliott looms as a potential plum of a draft pick by his hometown Soo Greyhounds. To be sure, Greyhounds general manager Kyle Raftis is high on Elliott, a small size forward who the Soo snagged in the seventh round of the recent 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Paper Kings assisted Spitfires


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April 18, 2024

Hulking defenseman Conor Walton is being projected for continued progress as a 2006 birth year performer for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Notably, prior to his rookie OHL season with Windsor in 2023-2024, Walton developed over a full schedule with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2022-2023.

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Major scorer to Saginaw


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April 17, 2024

The leading scorer in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has been selected by the Saginaw Spirit in the second round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League under 18 supplemental draft.

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Nadon goes to North Bay


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April 17, 2024

Goalie Carter Nadon of the Sudbury U18 Wolves of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has been taken by the North Bay Battalion in the first round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League under 18 supplemental draft.

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Goalie goes 1st to Spitfires


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April 17, 2024

Windsor Spitfires added to their depth at the goalie position by taking Michael Newlove with the first overall pick at the 2024 Ontario Hockey League under 18 supplemental draft.

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Kucher kid is in like Flint


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April 15, 2024

Carter Kucher has spent the past two seasons more than 400 miles away from his Sault Ste. Marie home developing with teams in the Greater Toronto Hockey League.

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North Channel to OHL Spitfires


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April 14, 2024

There are feel good stories aplenty in the hockey world. And this just could be another one in the making. It deals with a young goalie who started out playing hockey in the little farm town of Echo Bay — located 30 miles or so outside of Sault Ste. Marie — for a house league team called the North Channel Lightning.

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Sault ties to the OHL draft


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April 13, 2024

They played here. They played there. Regardless of where they performed during the 2023-2024 season, eleven players with 2008 birth dates from Sault Ste. Marie came away with a notable presence at the recently completed Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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MacDonald to the Wolves


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April 13, 2024

Sudbury Wolves have taken forward Danny MacDonald from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in the 15th round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Liam Watson to North Bay


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April 13, 2024

North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League has picked defenseman Liam Watson of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in the 13th round of the 2024 priority selections draft.

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Cam Ingram to Windsor


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April 13, 2024

Goalie Cam Ingram, who hails from the Sault Ste. Marie area town of Echo Bay, has become the Ontario Hockey League property of the Windsor Spitfires.

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Soo boys in the 11th round


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April 13, 2024

Two Sault Ste. Marie lads who ventured out of town to play during the 2023-2024 season were picked in the 11th round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Walker is a ninth rounder


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April 13, 2024

High scoring forward Mason Walker of the Sudbury U16 Wolves of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has become the property of the Sudbury after being picked in the ninth round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Brady Real is a draft pick


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April 13, 2024

Defenseman Brady Real of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has become the property of the Niagara Ice Dogs after being picked in the eighth round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Hounds take James Elliott


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April 13, 2024

Sault Ste. Marie product James Elliott is the property of his hometown Soo Greyhounds. A small size forward, Elliott was taken by the Hounds in the seventh round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Wreggitt is an OHL pick


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April 13, 2024

Cole Wreggitt of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has become the property of the Sudbury Wolves after being nabbed in the fourth round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Blonda is a first rounder


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April 12, 2024

Sault Ste. Marie product Luca Blonda has become the property of the Sudbury Wolves after being plucked in the first round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Headrick is a first rounder


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April 12, 2024

Garden River First Nation product Evan Headrick has become the property of the Kitchener Rangers after being nabbed in the first round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Rossetto is a 3rd rounder


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April 12, 2024

Sault Ste. Marie product Nik Rossetto has become the property of the Brantford Bulldogs after being snagged in the third round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.

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Spitfires are setting it up


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April 11, 2024

The flight plan of the Windsor Spitfires is in ascent. The Spitfires, who missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs in 2023-2024 after finishing in first place in the Western Conference in back to back regular seasons, have taken a big step ahead to next season by choosing 6 foot 5, 235 pound left winger Ethan Belchetz with the first pick of the 2024 OHL priority selections draft.

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Northern lights on OHL draft


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April 11, 2024

There has been moderate representation from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association branch relative to players being picked at recent Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft proceedings.

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Clock ticking on OHL draft


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April 10, 2024

The restless hands of time are clicking towards the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft that will be staged on Friday and Saturday of this week.

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Hounds, Spirit on the horizon


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April 6, 2024

This has become an intense, heated, hot blooded and extraordinary rivalry between two prime time Ontario Hockey League teams that are separated by the International Bridge, Mackinac Bridge and 240 miles in total. 

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Greyhounds have the Spirit


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April 5, 2024

No. 2 seed Saginaw Spirit and no. 3 seed Soo Greyhounds will face off in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference playoffs. Following is the schedule of games for the best of seven series.

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Western Conference sweeps


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April 5, 2024

London Knights, Saginaw Spirit and Soo Greyhounds have all punched their tickets into the second round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs following opening round sweeps in the Western Conference.

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