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OHL’s Draft Eligible End-of-Season Statistical Leaders

Posted on March 30, 2024March 29, 2024 by Dominic Tiano

Zayne Parekh of the Saginaw Spirit. Photo by Natalie Shaver/OHL Images

The 2023-2024 Ontario Hockey League regular season has concluded, and the opening round of the playoffs is underway. However, we still have unfinished business from the regular season to address before the NHL Entry Draft.

As the Entry Draft scheduled for June 28-29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas approaches, we reflect on players eligible for the draft and review stats from the regular season across various categories.

A trio of North Bay Battalion players dominates the leaderboard: Dalyn Wakely and Owen Van Steensel, both in their third and final year of draft eligibility and Anthony Romani, entering the draft for the second time. With this being the likely final chance for Wakely and Van Steensel to impress scouts, and Romani looking to improve on his previous draft year, it’s reasonable to expect increased production from these veterans.

As expected, defenseman Zayne Parekh had a strong offensive season and finished among the league leaders in points. With 26 more points than Sam Dickinson, Parekh may have done enough to surpass Dickinson as the top defenseman prospect for the upcoming draft in June, but that question remains unsettled. Or does it?

In the crease, two of NHL Central Scouting’s top North American goaltenders solidified their places in the draft. The only question that remains “Is Carter George or Ryerson Leenders first off the board?” Only time will tell.

Here’s a look at the leaders in several different categories. While we put great effort into compiling stats, please refer to the OHL website for official stats.

Points Leaders
Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Anthony Romani	North Bay	68	58	53	111
Dalyn Wakely	North Bay	66	39	65	104
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw	66	33	63	96
Liam Greentree	Windsor	64	36	54	90
Owen Van Steensel	North Bay	65	41	45	86
Marek Vanacker	Brantford	68	36	46	82
Beau Jelsma	Barrie	67	37	44	81
Ruslan Gazizov	London	63	36	45	81
Luke Misa	Mississauga	66	26	55	81
Pano Fimis	Erie	65	25	51	76
Goal Scoring Leaders
Player	Team		GP	G	GPG
Anthony Romani	North Bay		68	58	0.85
Owen Van Steensel	North Bay		65	41	0.63
Dalyn Wakely	North Bay		66	39	0.59
Beau Jelsma	Barrie		67	37	0.55
Liam Greentree	Windsor		64	36	0.56
Marek Vanacker	Brantford		68	36	0.53
Ruslan Gazizov	London		63	36	0.57
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw		66	33	0.50
Ryan Abraham	Windsor		64	31	0.48
Jacob Battaglia	Kingston		67	31	0.46
Assist Leaders
Player	Team		GP	A	APG
Dalyn Wakely	North Bay		66	65	0.98
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw		66	63	0.95
Luke Misa	Mississauga		66	55	0.83
Liam Greentree	Windsor		64	54	0.84
Jett Luchanko	Guelph		68	54	0.79
Anthony Romani	North Bay		68	53	0.78
Sam Dickinson	London		68	52	0.76
Nick DeAngelis	Sudbury		66	52	0.79
Pano Fimis	Erie		68	51	0.75
Luca Marrelli	Oshawa		67	51	0.76
Powerplay Goals
Player	Team			GP	PPG
Anthony Romani	North Bay			68	14
Jacob Battaglia	Kingston			67	12
Cole Beaudoin	Barrie			67	12
Liam Greentree	Windsor			64	11
Sam Dickinson	London			68	11
Zakary Lavoie	Brantford			67	11
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw			66	10
Ruslan Gazizov	London			63	10
Max Namestnikov	Guelph			68	10
Sam Alfano	Erie			66	9
Defencemen Point Leaders
Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw	66	33	63	96
Sam Dickinson	London	68	18	52	70
Henry Mews	Ottawa	65	15	46	61
Luca Marrelli	Oshawa	67	6	51	57
Nick DeAngelis	Sudbury	66	3	52	55
Jacob LeBlanc	North Bay	68	7	40	47
Luca D’Amato	Oshawa	67	13	33	46
Jakub Fibigr	Mississauga	61	7	36	43
Donovan McCoy	Sudbury	67	9	29	38
Anthony Cristoforo	Windsor	67	7	31	38
Plus/Minus Leaders
Player	Team			GP	+/-
Sam Dickinson	London			68	+56
Dalyn Wakely	North Bay			66	+54
Anthony Romani	North Bay			68	+43
Ruslan Gazizov	London			63	+42
Owen Van Steensel	North Bay			65	+41
Zayne Parekh	Saginaw			66	+39
Finn Harding	Mississauga			68	+39
Luke Misa	Mississauga			66	+35
Beckett Sennecke	Oshawa			63	+33
Sam O’Reilly	London			68	+32
Shooting Percentage Leaders
Player	Team	GP	Shots	Goals	SH%
Charlie Paquette	Guelph	68	94	21	22.3
Trent Swick	Kitchener	57	117	25	21.4
Nathan Aspinall	Flint	65	85	18	21.2
Luke Torrance	Oshawa	54	100	21	21.0
Owen Van Steensel	North Bay	65	196	41	20.9
Anthony Romani	North Bay	68	279	58	20.8
AJ Spellacy	Windsor	67	106	21	19.8
Cole Davis	Windsor	63	102	20	19.6
Gavin Bryant	Niagara	62	108	21	19.4
Justin Cloutier	Sault Ste Marie	68	125	24	19.2
Goaltending Leaders – Goals Against Average
Player	Team	GP	Min	GA	Avg
Jacob Oster	Oshawa	60	3569	168	2.82
Andrew Oke	Saginaw	41	2282	110	2.89
Jackson Parsons	Kitchener	51	2906	145	2.99
Collin MacKenzie	Ottawa	31	1690	86	3.05
Charlie Schenkel	Sault Ste Marie	47	2596	134	3.10
Ryerson Leenders	Mississauga	46	2672	139	3.12
Brayden Gillespie	Guelph	49	2777	146	3.15
Carter George	Owen Sound	56	3250	179	3.30
Mason Vaccari	Kingston	59	3364	199	3.55
Sam Hillebrandt	Barrie	36	1962	120	3.67
Ian Michelone	Ottawa	35	1819	113	3.73
Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage
Player	Team	GP	SH	SVS	SV%
Ryerson Leenders	Mississauga	46	1527	1388	0.909
Carter George	Owen Sound	56	1923	1744	0.907
Jacob Oster	Oshawa	60	1773	1605	0.905
Liam Sztuska	Peterborough	44	1719	1556	0.905
Collin MacKenzie	Ottawa	31	866	780	0.901
Sam Hillebrandt	Barrie	36	1191	1071	0.899
Brayden Gillespie	Guelph	49	1428	1282	0.898
Jackson Parsons	Kitchener	51	1403	1258	0.897
Andrew Oke	Saginaw	41	997	887	0.890
Owen Flores	Niagara	43	1501	1329	0.885
Charlie Schenkel	Sault Ste Marie	47	1143	1009	0.883
Charlie Robertson	Niagara	32	1074	947	0.882
Mason Vaccari	Kingston	59	1657	1458	0.880

GAZIZOV AND ROBERTSON NAMED OHL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Dominic Tiano

Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League today announced Top Performers of the Week for the week of regular season games ending Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Knights’ Ruslan Gazizov Named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week

Ruslan Gazizov of the London Knights is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week for the second time this season, recording six goals, three assists, and nine points over three contests as the Knights earned six points last week.

Extending London’s winnings to five consecutive games, Gazizov registered a pair of helpers on Wednesday in a 5-1 road win over the Erie Otters. He found the scoresheet again on Friday, earning first star honours with a career-high four-goal performance to defeat the Soo Greyhounds 6-3. Gazizov earned first star recognition again on Sunday, closing out the week with two goals and an assist in a 7-4 victory over the Windsor Spitfires.

Selected by the Knights in the first round (12th overall) of the 2021 CHL Import Draft, the 20-year-old Gazizov has recorded a career-high 79 points (36-43–79) through 62 outings this season, helping the Knights play to a League-leading record of 48-14-1-3. Gazizov has tallied 69 goals, 86 assists, and 155 points over 172 regular season games played in three seasons with London. He competed in the 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener.

Also considered for the award, Owen Van Steensel of the North Bay Battalion registered five goals and two assists to help the Troops earn five points last week. Blueliner Chas Sharpe of the Mississauga Steelheads also found success, tallying eight points (3-5-8) in four games.

2023-24 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week – Regular Season:
Mar. 11 – Mar. 17: Ruslan Gazizov (London Knights)
Mar. 4 – Mar. 10: Dylan Roobroeck (Oshawa Generals)
Feb. 26 – Mar. 3: Jacob Maillet (Ottawa 67’s)
Feb. 19 – Feb. 25: Carson Rehkopf (Kitchener Rangers)
Feb. 12 – Feb. 18: Rodwin Dionicio (Saginaw Spirit)
Feb. 5 – Feb. 11: David Goyette (Sudbury Wolves)
Jan. 29 – Feb. 4: Gavin Bryant (Niagara IceDogs)
Jan. 22 – Jan. 28: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)
Jan. 15 – Jan. 21: Quentin Musty (Sudbury Wolves)
Jan. 8 – Jan. 14: Oliver Bonk (London Knights)
Jan. 1 – Jan. 7: Anthony Romani (North Bay Battalion)
Dec. 28 – Dec. 31: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)
Dec. 11 – Dec. 18: Ruslan Gazizov (London Knights)
Dec. 4 – Dec. 10: Nick Lardis (Brantford Bulldogs)
Nov. 27 – Dec. 3: Pano Fimis (Erie Otters)
Nov. 20 – Nov. 26: Matyas Sapovaliv (Saginaw Spirit)
Nov. 13 – Nov. 19: Donovan McCoy (Peterborough Petes)
Nov. 6 – Nov. 12: Denver Barkey (London Knights)
Oct. 30 – Nov. 5: Braeden Kressler (Flint Firebirds)
Oct. 23 – Oct. 29: Kirill Kudryavtsev (Soo Greyhounds)
Oct. 16 – Oct. 22: Anthony Romani (North Bay Battalion)
Oct. 9 – Oct. 15: Carson Rehkopf (Kitchener Rangers)
Oct. 2 – Oct. 8: Jordan D’Intino (Soo Greyhounds)
Sep. 28 – Oct. 1: Jax Dubois (Peterborough Petes)

IceDogs’ Charlie Robertson Named OHL Goaltender of the Week

Charlie Robertson of the Niagara IceDogs is the OHL Goaltender of the Week, playing to a 1-1 record including a shutout, along with a 1.51 goals-against average and .959 save percentage.

Making a total of 70 saves last week, Robertson stopped 40 of the 43 shots that came his way on Friday, falling short in a 3-2 road loss to the Mississauga Steelheads. The 6-foot-4, 175lb. netminder closed out the weekend with a 30-save shutout performance on Sunday at home, earning first star honours in a 3-0 win over the Barrie Colts. The shutout is Robertson’s first of the season and the fourth of his OHL career.

Acquired by the IceDogs in a trade with the North Bay Battalion on Jan. 7, Robertson has appeared in 30 games between Niagara and North Bay, going 8-11-4-1 with a 4.71 goals-against average and .875 save percentage. Guarding the crease in his second OHL season, Robertson has played to a career mark of 20-17-4-2 between the IceDogs and Battalion, along with a 4.06 goals-against average and .881 save percentage. The 18-year-old London, Ont. native was the Battalion’s seventh round (130th overall) pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection from the London Jr. Knights U16 program. Robertson competed in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, and attended rookie camp with the Florida Panthers last September.

Also in the running for the award this week, rookie Landon Miller of the Soo Greyhounds played to a 1-0-0-1 record with a 1.21 goals-against average, and .958 save percentage. Jacob Oster of the Oshawa Generals was also solid in the crease, playing to a 3-0 mark with a 2.66 goals-against average and .909 save percentage.

2023-24 OHL Goaltenders of the Week – Regular Season:
Mar. 11 – Mar. 17: Charlie Robertson (Niagara IceDogs)
Mar. 4 – Mar. 10: Jack Ivankovic (Mississauga Steelheads)
Feb. 26 – Mar. 3: Liam Sztuska (Peterborough Petes)
Feb. 19 – Feb. 25: Michael Simpson (London Knights)
Feb. 12 – Feb. 18: Matteo Drobac (Brantford Bulldogs)
Feb. 5 – Feb. 11: Ben West (Barrie Colts)
Jan. 29 – Feb. 4: Owen Willmore (London Knights)
Jan. 22 – Jan. 28: Sam Hillebrandt (Barrie Colts)
Jan. 15 – Jan. 21: Matteo Drobac (Brantford Bulldogs)
Jan. 8 – Jan. 14: Michael Simpson (London Knights)
Jan. 1 – Jan. 7: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Dec. 28 – Dec. 31: Brayden Gillespie (Guelph Storm)
Dec. 11 – Dec. 18: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Dec. 4 – Dec. 10: Max Donoso (Ottawa 67’s)
Nov. 27 – Dec. 3: Marcus Vandenberg (Niagara IceDogs)
Nov. 20 – Nov. 26: Jack Ivankovic (Mississauga Steelheads)
Nov. 13 – Nov. 19: Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)
Nov. 8 – Nov. 12: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)
Oct. 30 – Nov. 7: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)
Oct. 23 – Oct. 29: Sam Hillebrandt (Barrie Colts)
Oct. 16 – Oct. 22: Brayden Gillespie (Guelph Storm)
Oct. 9 – Oct. 15: Collin MacKenzie (Ottawa 67’s)
Oct. 2 – Oct. 8: Ryerson Leenders (Mississauga Steelheads)
Sep. 28 – Oct. 1: Ryerson Leenders (Mississauga Steelheads)

About the Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is a proud member of the Canadian Hockey League which is the world’s largest development hockey league with 60 teams in nine Canadian provinces and four American states. In addition to the OHL, the CHL is made up of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League and U SPORTS than any other league.

OHL Writers Draft Eligible Players of the Month: February

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Dominic Tiano

Forward of the Month – Ryan Abraham – Windsor Spitfires

If you like offence then February was your month and for us Abraham stood out the most. He’s a draft re-entry who appeared in 12 games in February and scored 9 goals while assisting on 11. He had points in all but 1 game and had a 5-point game on the 23^rd against the Guelph Storm.

Last months winner, Brantford’s Marek Vanacker was also considered. He had 5 goals and 12 assists in 12 games. Beau Jelsma of the Barrie Colts had 12 goals and 8 assists in 12 games. A trio of North Bay Battalion were also considered: Dalyn Wakely, Anthony Romani and Owen Van Steensel had 9 goals and 12 assists in 12 games.

Defenceman of the Month – Sam Dickinson -London Knights

Dickinson makes our cut for the second time this season after being our choice back in December. It was an excellent month of February where he scored 4 goals and added 16 assists in 12 games. He was held off the scoresheet just once, back in his first game of the month against the Erie Otters on February 2. He had seven 2-point games and one 3-point game in the month.

Consideration was also given to Saginaw Spirit defenceman Zayne Parekh, who was our choice in November and January. He had 6 goals and 9 assists in 11 games during the month of February He was held off the scoresheet just twice and made highlight reels throughout the month.

Goaltender of the Month – Carter George – Owen Sound Attack

January was a banner month for goaltenders, February not so much but George stood out. He started all but one of the Attacks 10 games in February and posted a 3-3-2-1 record with a .910 save percentage and 3.25 goals against average. George is the top ranked goaltender on NHL Central Scouting’s North American rankings and it’s easy to see why.

Consideration was given to Jacob Brown of the Flint Firebirds (3 games) with a .926 saver percentage; Collin MacKenzie of the Ottawa 67’s (2 games) with a .952 save percentage; and Owen Willmore of the London Knights (4 games) with a .915 save percentage but we felt they didn’t play enough games.

Our monthly choices:

Forward of the Month

Ryan Abraham – Windsor Spitfires – February

Marek Vanacker – Brantford Bulldogs – January

Ruslan Gazizov – London Knights – December

Liam Greentree – Windsor Spitfires – November

Adrian Misaljevic – Kitchener Rangers – October

Defenceman of the Month

Sam Dickinson – London Knights – February

Zayne Parekh – Saginaw Spirit – January

Sam Dickinson – London Knights – December

Zayne Parekh – Saginaw Spirit – November

Jacob LeBlanc – Sarnia Sting – October

Goaltender of the Month

Carter George – Owen Sound Attack – February

Jacob Oster – Oshawa Generals – January

Carter George – Owen Sound Attack – December

Jack Parsons – Kitchener Rangers – November

Brayden Gillespie – Guelph Storm – October

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