Welcome to 2018!
Now that we’ve entered the new year, let’s look at the leaders among the Ontario Hockey League players eligible for the 2018 National Hockey League Draft.
With Andrei Svechnikov of the Barrie Colts missing time first due to injury and then the World Junior Championships, it’s left a wide-open race for the leaderboard in several categories.

As was the case in December, the two players who benefited most by Svechnikov’s absence were a pair of highly touted defencemen, Ryan Merkley of the Guelph Storm and Evan Bouchard of the London Knights. It’s been a see-saw, back and forth battle between the pair with Bouchard barely coming out on top at the end of December with 46 points, two more than Merkley. The latter held a one-point advantage at the end of November.
The absence of Svechnikov has also left the goal scoring department in a tight race, that is until he returns to action. Aidan Dudas of the Owen Sound Attack leads with 16 goals in 36 games. That’s just three more goals than Nathan Dunkley of the Kingston Frontenacs who comes in tenth with 13 goals.
Not to be lost in that group is Svechnikov’s 14 goals in 16 games. And no one comes close to his .88 goals-per-game. Serron Noel of the Oshawa Generals follows up in goals-per-game with 15 goals in 31 games, or .48 goals per game.
Here is the list of leaders in a variety of categories. Only players eligible for the NHL Draft for the first time are listed. We take great care in compiling the stats, but as is always the case, refer to the OHL website for official stats.
Points Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | 13 | 33 | 46 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 36 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 35 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 37 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
Aiden Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 35 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 36 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 36 | 10 | 23 | 33 |
Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 36 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
Damien Giroux | Saginaw Spirit | 35 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
Aiden Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 36 | 16 | 0.44 | |
Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 36 | 15 | 0.42 | |
Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 31 | 15 | 0.48 | |
Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 36 | 14 | 0.39 | |
Damien Giroux | Saginaw Spirit | 35 | 14 | 0.40 | |
Kody Clark | Ottawa 67’s | 32 | 14 | 0.44 | |
Pavel Gogolev | Peterborough Petes | 34 | 14 | 0.41 | |
Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie Colts | 16 | 14 | 0.88 | |
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | 13 | 0.36 | |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | 13 | 0.42 | |
Assist Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 36 | 34 | 0.94 | |
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | 33 | 0.92 | |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 35 | 28 | 0.80 | |
Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 37 | 28 | 0.76 | |
Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 36 | 23 | 0.64 | |
Aiden Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 35 | 21 | 0.60 | |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | 20 | 0.65 | |
Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 36 | 19 | 0.53 | |
Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 36 | 18 | 0.50 | |
Rasmus Sandin | Soo Greyhounds | 24 | 17 | 0.71 | |
Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | 13 | 33 | 46 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 36 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
Rasmus Sandin | Soo Greyhounds | 24 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
Caleb Everett | Saginaw Spirit | 26 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
Giovanni Vallati | Kitchener Rangers | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Declan Chisholm | Peterborough Petes | 29 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Peter Stratis | Ottawa 67’s | 37 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Kevin Bahl | Ottawa 67’s | 37 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Plus/Minus Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | +/- | ||
Rasmus Sandin | Soo Greyhounds | 24 | +19 | ||
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | +17 | ||
Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 36 | +15 | ||
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | +14 | ||
Ryan Roth | Soo Greyhounds | 37 | +13 | ||
William Sirman | Windsor Spitfires | 34 | +12 | ||
Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie Colts | 16 | +10 | ||
Tyler Tucker | Barrie Colts | 28 | +10 | ||
Alec Regula | London Knights | 36 | +9 | ||
Brett Jacklin | Soo Greyhounds | 28 | +8 | ||
Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
Kevin Bahl | Ottawa 67’s | 37 | 54 | 1.46 | |
Tyler Tucker | Barrie Colts | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | |
Daylon Groulx | Owen Sound Attack | 28 | 52 | 1.86 | |
Curtis Douglas | Windsor Spitfires | 33 | 41 | 1.24 | |
Max Grondin | Saginaw Spirit | 33 | 41 | 1.24 | |
Dawson Baker | Sudbury Wolves | 36 | 40 | 1.11 | |
Merrick Rippon | Mississauga Steelheads | 37 | 39 | 1.05 | |
Faceoff Leaders – minimum 150 faceoffs | |||||
Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
David Levin | Sudbury Wolves | 19 | 187 | 105 | 56.1 |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | 412 | 223 | 54.1 |
Allan McShane | Oshawa Generals | 36 | 565 | 302 | 53.5 |
Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 37 | 808 | 431 | 53.3 |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 35 | 555 | 293 | 52.8 |
Aiden Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 35 | 509 | 261 | 51.3 |
Ty Dellandrea | Flint Firebirds | 36 | 730 | 374 | 51.2 |
Mitchell Hoelscher | Ottawa 67’s | 36 | 213 | 108 | 50.7 |
Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 36 | 598 | 301 | 50.3 |
Matthew Struthers | Owen Sound Attack | 32 | 404 | 202 | 50.0 |
Barret Kirwin | Guelph Storm | 36 | 526 | 262 | 49.8 |
Longest Goal Scoring Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Goals |
Brady Hinz | Sarnia Sting | 10/9 | 10/19 | 5 | 7 |
Kody Clark | Ottawa 67’s | 10/12 | 10/21 | 5 | 6 |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 11/26 | 12/3 | 4 | 5 |
Blade Jenkins | Saginaw Spirit | 10/29 | 11/4 | 4 | 6 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 12/8 | 12/15 | 3 | 3 |
Longest Assist Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Assts |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 10/22 | 11/16 | 9 | 13 |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 9/30 | 10/19 | 8 | 10 |
Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/27 | 11/5 | 6 | 9 |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 12/7 | 12/31 | 6 | 6 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 11/24 | 12/6 | 6 | 8 |
Longest Point Streak | |||||
Player | Team | From | To | Gms | Pts |
Ryan McLeod | Mississauga Steelheads | 10/6 | 11/10 | 14 | 20 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 11/19 | 12/15 | 10 | 16 |
Ryan Merkley | Guelph Storm | 10/22 | 11/16 | 9 | 17 |
Akil Thomas | Niagara Ice Dogs | 9/29 | 10/19 | 9 | 15 |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 11/19 | 12/3 | 7 | 14 |
Shooting Percentage | |||||
Player | Team | GP | G | S | % |
Serron Noel | Oshawa Generals | 31 | 15 | 53 | 28.3 |
Brady Hinz | Sarnia Sting | 36 | 13 | 55 | 23.6 |
Nathan Dunkley | Kingston Frontenacs | 31 | 13 | 55 | 23.6 |
Cam Hillis | Guelph Storm | 36 | 14 | 62 | 22.6 |
Andrei Svechnikov | Barrie Colts | 16 | 14 | 64 | 21.9 |
Shots On Goal Leaders | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SOG | ||
Evan Bouchard | London Knights | 36 | 155 | ||
Aidan Dudas | Owen Sound Attack | 35 | 129 | ||
Ty Dellandrea | Flint Firebirds | 36 | 125 | ||
Barrett Hayton | Soo Greyhounds | 36 | 113 | ||
Riley Damiani | Kitchener Rangers | 36 | 97 | ||
Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9 | 461 | 24 | 3.12 |
Jordan Kooy | London Knights | 10 | 456 | 25 | 3.29 |
Kai Edmonds | Barrie Colts | 7 | 362 | 20 | 3.31 |
Jacob Ingham | Mississauga Steelheads | 25 | 1382 | 89 | 3.86 |
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Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9 | 225 | 201 | 0.893 |
Jordan Kooy | London Knights | 10 | 229 | 204 | 0.891 |
Kai Edmonds | Barrie Colts | 7 | 181 | 161 | 0.890 |
Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 183 | 160 | 0.874 |
Marshall Frappier | Sudbury Wolves | 10 | 302 | 264 | 0.874 |
Goaltending Leaders – Wins | |||||
Player | Team | GP | W | L | OL |
Jacob Ingham | Mississauga Steelheads | 25 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Kai Edmonds | Barrie Colts | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Cameron Lamour | Saginaw Spirit | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Goaltending Leaders – Shutouts | |||||
Player | Team | GP | SO | ||
Nick Donofrio | Hamilton Bulldogs | 9 | 1 | ||
Mario Peccia | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 1 |