This season will be unlike any other for the players eligible for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft that are playing in the Ontario Hockey League.
As you know, the pandemic wiped out the entire 2020-2021 OHL season and NHL scouts didn’t have an opportunity to scout the talent in the OHL with the exception of those that played in Europe or the Under-18 or the showcase tournament in Erie. We are basically combining two drafts into one and there are over 200 players eligible for the draft for the first time or re-entering the draft.
In a normal season here at OHL Writers, we look only at the players eligible for the NHL Entry Draft for the first time, but because of the number of players eligible for 2022 we have decided to include first time eligible players and players entering the draft for the second time which is why you will see some players born after September 15, 2002 throughout the season talked about here.
Here’s a look at the statistical leaders in a variety of categories. While we take great care in compiling stats, always refer to the OHL’s site for official stats.
| Points Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Tucker Robertson | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Kyle Jackson | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Deni Goure | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Evan Konyen | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| David Goyette | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Liam Arnsby | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Matthew Poitras | Guelph Storm | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Ty Nelson | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Colton Smith | London Knights | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Vsevolod Gaidamak | Ottawa 67’s | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Goal Scoring Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | GPG | |
| Braedon Bowman | Guelph Storm | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | |
| Tucker Robertson | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | |
| Deni Goure | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| Colton Smith | London Knights | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | |
| Ethan Larmand | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| Nolan Burke | Sarnia Sting | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | |
| Vsevolod Gaidamak | Ottawa 67’s | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| Stepan Machacek | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | |
| Evan Konyen | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | |
| Liam Arnsby | North Bay Battalion | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | |
| Assist Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | A | APG | |
| Tucker Robertson | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | |
| Kyle Jackson | North Bay Battalion | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | |
| Michael Buchinger | Guelph Storm | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | |
| Nick DeGrazia | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | |
| Jake Karabela | Guelph Storm | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | |
| Ty Nelson | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | |
| Servac Petrovsky | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | |
| Evan Konyen | Sudbury Wolves | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | |
| Gavin White | Hamilton Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | |
| Liam Arnsby | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | |
| Defencemen Point Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Ty Nelson | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Michael Buchinger | Guelph Storm | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Gavin White | Hamilton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Samuel Mayer | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jorian Donovan | Hamilton Bulldogs | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sam Sedley | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Pavel Mintyukov | Saginaw Spirit | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Isaac Enright | Niagara IceDogs | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty Minutes Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | PIM | M/G | |
| Samuel Mayer | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | |
| Teddy Sawyer | Ottawa 67’s | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | |
| Riley Pitt | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | |
| Nathan Poole | Kingston Frontenacs | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | |
| Ty Anselmini | Mississauga Steelheads | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | |
| Faceoff Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | FOA | FOW | % |
| Marko Sikic | Guelph Storm | 10 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 |
| Owen Beck | Mississauga Steelheads | 8 | 164 | 100 | 61.0 |
| Servac Petrovsky | Owen Sound Attack | 10 | 200 | 119 | 59.5 |
| Paul Ludwinski | Kingston Frontenacs | 8 | 49 | 29 | 59.2 |
| Tucker Robertson | Peterborough Petes | 9 | 238 | 140 | 58.8 |
| Jake Karabela | Guelph Storm | 10 | 51 | 30 | 58.8 |
| Landon McCallum | Sudbury Wolves | 10 | 135 | 79 | 58.5 |
| Alex Geci | Sarnia Sting | 5 | 37 | 21 | 56.8 |
| Max Namestnikov | Sarnia Sting | 7 | 91 | 51 | 56.0 |
| Vsevolod Gaidamak | Ottawa 67’s | 10 | 177 | 99 | 55.9 |
| Minumum 25 faceoffs | |||||
| Shooting Percentage Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | Shots | Goals | SH% |
| Braedon Bowman | Guelph Storm | 10 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 |
| Dean Loukus | Saginaw Spirit | 6 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Oliver Smith | Barrie Colts | 6 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Nolan Burke | Sarnia Sting | 7 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Ethan Larmand | Sudbury Wolves | 10 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Brett Bressette | Erie Otters | 8 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Colton Smith | London Knights | 8 | 19 | 6 | 31.6 |
| Dylan Wakely | North Bay Battalion | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28.6 |
| Landon Sim | London Knights | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Thomas Johnston | Ottawa 67’s | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 |
| Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | Min | GA | Avg |
| Brett Brochu | London Knights | 8 | 493 | 17 | 2.07 |
| Patrick Leaver | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 481 | 20 | 2.49 |
| Pavel Cajan | Kitchener Rangers | 5 | 306 | 14 | 2.75 |
| Andrew Oke | Saginaw Spirit | 3 | 174 | 8 | 2.76 |
| Jacon Oster | Guelph Storm | 6 | 302 | 16 | 3.18 |
| Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage | |||||
| Player | Team | GP | SH | SVS | SV% |
| Marshall Nicholls | Erie Otters | 2 | 50 | 48 | 0.960 |
| Brett Brochu | London Knights | 8 | 263 | 246 | 0.935 |
| Patrick Leaver | Oshawa Generals | 7 | 268 | 248 | 0.925 |
| Pavel Cajan | Kitchener Rangers | 5 | 173 | 159 | 0.919 |
| Andrew Oke | Saginaw Spirit | 3 | 82 | 74 | 0.902 |
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