It is November 1st and that means the Ontario Hockey League’s first full month of the season is now in the books. While the month ended on Halloween, there are no disguises, but a few surprises.
While we look at the League’s statistical leaders in various categories, remember we look at first time draft eligible players only. Those passed over in previous drafts are not included. For example, Oshawa Generals’ Domenic Commisso sits 18th in scoring with 18 points in 15 games, but because he was passed over at the 2016 National Hockey League Draft, he is not included here but is still eligible for the 2017 Draft.
Owen Tippett of the Mississauga Steelheads and Austen Keating of the Ottawa 67’s lead the scoring race with 18 points apiece. Right behind them sits Matthew Strome of the Hamilton Bulldogs with 17 points. However, it’s Gabriel Vilardi of the Windsor Spitfires, who began the season injured, leads in points per game with 1.56. Vilardi, considered the top prospect from the OHL has 14 points in just 9 games.

Another Ottawa 67 leads defencemen in scoring. Noel Hoefenmayer leads the way with 14 points in 15 games. And right there with him is another Mississauga Steelhead in Nicolas Hague with 13 points in 13 games. Adam Thilander of the North Bay Battalion comes in third with 10 points in 15 games.
In goal, Windsor Spitfires’ Michael DiPietro leads in both goals against average and save percentage. His 2.10 GAA and .926 save percentage rank second and third respectively overall in the OHL.
Here are the leaders in various categories:
Points Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Owen Tippett | Mississauga | 14 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
Austen Keating | Ottawa | 15 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
Matthew Strome | Hamilton | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
*Greg Meireles | Kitchener | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Macauley Carson | Sudbury | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
Owen Tippett | Mississauga | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | |
Matthew Strome | Hamilton | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | |
Macauley Carson | Sudbury | 15 | 7 | 0.47 | |
Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | |
MacKenzie Entwistle | Hamilton | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | |
Nate Schnarr | Guelph | 16 | 7 | 0.44 | |
Austen Keating | Ottawa | 15 | 6 | 0.40 | |
Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | |
Assist Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
Greg Meireles | Kitchener | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | |
Austen Keating | Ottawa | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa | 15 | 9 | 0.60 | |
Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | |
Robert Thomas | London | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound | 15 | 8 | 0.53 | |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | |
Brett Neumann | Erie | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | |
Matthew Strome | Hamilton | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | |
Macauley Carson | Sudbury | 15 | 7 | 0.47 | |
Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa | 15 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Adam Thilander | North Bay | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Markus Phillips | Owen Sound | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Tom Hedberg | Barrie | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Eemeli Rasanen | Kingston | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Nick Grima | Peterborough | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Dmitri Samarukov | Guelph | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
Matthew Strome | Hamilton | 14 | +9 | ||
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound | 15 | +9 | ||
Nick Grima | Peterborough | 8 | +8 | ||
Brett Neumann | Erie | 14 | +7 | ||
Owen Tippett | Mississauga | 14 | +7 | ||
Macauley Carson | Sudbury | 15 | +7 | ||
Ryan McGregor | Sarnia | 15 | +7 | ||
Ivan Lodnia | Erie | 13 | +6 | ||
Matthew Phillip | Niagara | 14 | +6 | ||
Elijah Roberts | Kitchener | 14 | +6 | ||
Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
Drake Pilon | Sudbury | 15 | 28 | 1.87 | |
Darian Pilon | Sudbury | 15 | 26 | 1.73 | |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough | 14 | 25 | 1.79 | |
Hayden Davis | Niagara | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | |
Carson Edwardson | Erie | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | |
Matthew Strome | Hamilton | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | |
Cole Tymkin | London | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | |
Faceoff Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
Nate Schnarr | Guelph | 12 | 333 | 175 | 52.6 |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough | 14 | 256 | 133 | 52.0 |
Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa | 14 | 225 | 127 | 56.4 |
Jason Willms | Barrie | 15 | 232 | 122 | 52.6 |
Jack Studnicka | Oshawa | 15 | 199 | 110 | 55.3 |
Morgan Frost | Sault Ste Marie | 16 | 194 | 98 | 50.5 |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound | 15 | 185 | 94 | 50.8 |
Adam Ruzicka | Sarnia | 15 | 207 | 93 | 44.9 |
Goaltending Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
Michael DiPietro | Windsor | 9 | 542 | 19 | 2.10 |
Matthew Villalta | Sault Ste Marie | 7 | 348 | 16 | 2.76 |
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton | 12 | 667 | 34 | 3.06 |
Riler Daniels | Owen Sound | 4 | 195 | 10 | 3.08 |
Christian Propp | Barrie | 6 | 301 | 18 | 3.59 |
Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
Michael DiPietro | Windsor | 9 | 257 | 238 | 0.926 |
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton | 12 | 362 | 328 | 0.906 |
Colton Incze | Niagara | 3 | 117 | 106 | 0.906 |
Matthew Villalta | Sault Ste Marie | 7 | 155 | 139 | 0.897 |
Christian Propp | Barrie | 6 | 173 | 155 | 0.896 |