Happy New Year!
As we enter the New Year, December has come to a close and we’ll look at the Ontario Hockey League’s statistical leaders among players eligible for the 2017 National Hockey League Draft.
While there are players that are still eligible, since they were passed over in 2016, we did not include them. The list is entirely of players eligible for the first time.
Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack) and Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads) have opened up a lead in the points race over third place Morgan Frost (Soo Greyhounds). Suzuki leads the way with 47 points followed closely by Tippett with 45 points. Frost sits 11 points back of the leader with 36 points. Tippett has an over whelming lead in the goal scoring department with 29, 9 more than Suzuki.

The top two defenceman leading in the scoring race among rearguards have also opened up a bit of a gap. Conor Timmins (Soo Greyhounds) leads defenders with 34 points. He has a 4 point lead over Nicolas Hague (Mississauga Steelheads). There is a 10 point gap between Hague and Noel Hoefenmayer (Ottawa 67’s), who comes in third with 20 points.
Michael DiPietro (Windsor Spitfires) leads in all goaltending categories including shutouts (4) that lead the entire league.
We’ve added some categories this month: longest goal scoring streak, longest assist streak, longest point streak, shot attempts and shots on goal to name a few.
Players with an asterisk (*) also lead the league in that category.
While we take great care in the stat keeping, please refer to the OHL website for official stats. Goaltenders ranked are minimum 4 games played.
Points Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 20 | 27 | 47 |
Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 36 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 33 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 33 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
Robert Thomas | London Knights | 34 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
Mattew Strome | Hamilton Bulldogs | 35 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 36 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 36 | 29 | 0.81 | |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 20 | 0.56 | |
Mattew Strome | Hamilton Bulldogs | 35 | 18 | 0.51 | |
Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 36 | 17 | 0.47 | |
Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 30 | 17 | 0.57 | |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 33 | 16 | 0.48 | |
Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 16 | 0.46 | |
Linus Nyman | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 16 | 0.46 | |
Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa 67’s | 29 | 14 | 0.48 | |
Macauley Carson | Sudbury Wolves | 37 | 14 | 0.38 | |
Assist Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 28 | 0.76 | |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 27 | 0.75 | |
Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 37 | 25 | 0.68 | |
Robert Thomas | London Knights | 34 | 23 | 0.68 | |
Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 23 | 0.62 | |
Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 33 | 19 | 0.58 | |
Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 18 | 0.51 | |
Greg Meireles | Kitchener Rangers | 32 | 17 | 0.53 | |
Lucas Chiodo | Barrie Colts | 34 | 17 | 0.50 | |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 35 | 17 | 0.49 | |
Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga Steelheads | 36 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa 67’s | 31 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Adam Thilander | North Bay Battalion | 32 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
Brady Lyle | North Bay Battalion | 36 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Eememi Rasanen | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Tom Hedberg | Barrie Colts | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Markus Phillips | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
Robert Thomas | London Knights | 34 | +25 | ||
Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | +25 | ||
Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 30 | +18 | ||
Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 36 | +18 | ||
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | +18 | ||
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 35 | +12 | ||
Ivan Lodnia | Erie Otters | 33 | +11 | ||
Liam Hawel | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | +10 | ||
Gabriel Vilardi | Windsor Spitfires | 19 | +9 | ||
Elijah Roberts | Kitchener Rangers | 34 | +9 | ||
Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
Shaw Boomhower | Mississauga Steelheads | 33 | 70 | 2.12 | |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga Steelheads | 35 | 62 | 1.77 | |
Drake Pilon | Sudbury Wolves | 28 | 60 | 2.14 | |
Darian Pilon | Sudbury Wolves | 37 | 59 | 1.59 | |
Cole Fraser | Peterborough Petes | 34 | 54 | 1.59 | |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 35 | 54 | 1.54 | |
Hayden Davis | Niagara Ice Dogs | 34 | 48 | 1.41 | |
Faceoff Leaders (wins) | |||||
Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
Robert Thomas | London Knights | 34 | 659 | 380 | 57.7 |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 35 | 623 | 364 | 58.4 |
Jack Studnicka | Oshawa Generals | 35 | 501 | 264 | 52.7 |
Ben Jones | Niagara Ice Dogs | 31 | 506 | 254 | 50.2 |
Jason Willms | Barrie Colts | 34 | 486 | 253 | 52.1 |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 456 | 245 | 53.7 |
Morgan Frost | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | 474 | 239 | 50.4 |
Nate Schnarr | Guelph Storm | 23 | 468 | 234 | 50.0 |
Sasha Chmelevski | Ottawa 67’s | 29 | 414 | 224 | 54.1 |
Matthew Philip | Niagara Ice Dogs | 36 | 424 | 219 | 51.7 |
Longest Goal Scoring Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Goals |
Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/12 | 10/23 | 6 | 11 |
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 11/18 | 11/26 | 5 | 6 |
Isaac Ratcliffe | Guelph Storm | 11/27 | 12/9 | 5 | 6 |
Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 12/11 | – | 4 | 7 |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 12/3 | 12/15 | 4 | 5 |
Longest Assist Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Assts |
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 12/3 | 12/16 | 5 | 5 |
Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 10/23 | 11/5 | 5 | 5 |
Austen Keating | Ottawa 67’s | 9/25 | 10/6 | 5 | 9 |
Conor Timmins | Soo Greyhounds | 11/25 | 12/8 | 5 | 7 |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa 67’s | 10/1 | 10/9 | 5 | 5 |
Longest Point Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Pts |
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga Steelheads | 12/4 | 12/28 | 8 | 12 |
Jack Studnicka | Oshawa Generals | 12/18 | 12/9 | 7 | 11 |
Maksim Sushko | Owen Sound Attack | 10/9 | 10/26 | 7 | 9 |
Lucas Chiodo | Barrie Colts | 11/12 | 11/26 | 7 | 8 |
Noel Hoefenmayer | Ottawa 67’s | 9/25 | 10/9 | 7 | 8 |
Shot Attempt Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | S/A | ||
Owen Tippett* | Mississauga Steelheads | 36 | 183 | ||
Nick Suzuki | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 142 | ||
Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 137 | ||
Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 30 | 125 | ||
Nicolas Hague | Mississauga Steelheads | 35 | 107 | ||
Shots On Goal Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SOG | ||
Nick Suzuki* | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 108 | ||
Jonah Gadjovich | Owen Sound Attack | 30 | 99 | ||
Owen Tippett | Mississauga Steelheads | 36 | 96 | ||
Jason Robertson | Kingston Frontenacs | 35 | 76 | ||
Zach Gallant | Peterborough Petes | 35 | 73 | ||
Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 26 | 1520 | 56 | 2.21 |
Matthew Vallalta | Soo Greyhounds | 14 | 730 | 32 | 2.63 |
Riley Daniels | Owen Sound Attack | 7 | 367 | 18 | 2.94 |
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 29 | 1632 | 88 | 3.24 |
Kyle Keyser | Oshawa Generals | 13 | 667 | 37 | 3.33 |
Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 26 | 683 | 627 | 0.918 |
Matthew Vallalta | Soo Greyhounds | 14 | 345 | 313 | 0.907 |
Jake McGrath | Sudbury Wolves | 18 | 562 | 506 | 0.900 |
Aidan Hughes | Sarnia Sting | 9 | 305 | 274 | 0.898 |
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 29 | 817 | 729 | 0.892 |
Goaltending Leaders – Wins | |||||
Player | Team | GP | W | L | OL |
Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 29 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
Matthew Vallalta | Soo Greyhounds | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Jake McGrath | Sudbury Wolves | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Anthony Poppvich | Guelph Storm | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Goaltending Leaders – Shutouts | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SO | ||
Michael DiPietro* | Windsor Spitfires | 26 | 4 | ||
Jake McGrath | Sudbury Wolves | 18 | 1 | ||
Kaden Fulcher | Hamilton Bulldogs | 29 | 1 |