2015–16_OHL_season
2015–16 OHL season
Sports season
The 2015–16 OHL season was the 36th season of the Ontario Hockey League, in which twenty teams played 68 games each according to the regular season schedule, from September 2015 to March 2016. The Plymouth Whalers relocated to Flint and became the Flint Firebirds, playing at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center. The Belleville Bulls relocated to Hamilton and became the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing at FirstOntario Centre. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the fourth time in franchise history, as they defeated the Niagara IceDogs in four games in the final round of the playoffs. The Knights qualified for the 2016 Memorial Cup held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. London defeated the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in overtime in the final game, winning the Memorial Cup for the second time in franchise history.
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| 2015–16 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason August 2015 – September 2015 Regular season September 2015 – March 2016 Playoffs March 2016 – May 2016 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco, Shaw TV |
| Finals champions | London Knights (4) |
| OHL seasons | |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2015–16 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2015 – March 2016 QMJHL September 2015 – March 2016 WHL September 2015 – March 2016 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
| Finals champions | London Knights |
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Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Eastern conference
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 252 | 189 |
| 2 | y-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 295 | 207 |
| 3 | x-North Bay Battalion | Central | 68 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 240 | 227 |
| 4 | x-Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 213 | 198 |
| 5 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 234 | 219 |
| 6 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 240 | 259 |
| 7 | x-Mississauga Steelheads | Central | 68 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 215 | 229 |
| 8 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 197 | 235 |
| 9 | Hamilton Bulldogs | East | 68 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 197 | 260 |
| 10 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 183 | 328 |
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Western conference
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 269 | 183 |
| 2 | y-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 254 | 192 |
| 3 | x-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 319 | 182 |
| 4 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 95 | 256 | 197 |
| 5 | x-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 87 | 253 | 200 |
| 6 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 209 | 222 |
| 7 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 74 | 243 | 233 |
| 8 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 209 | 282 |
| 9 | Flint Firebirds | West | 68 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 184 | 279 |
| 10 | Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 13 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 156 | 297 |
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Labanc | Barrie Colts | 65 | 39 | 88 | 127 | 70 |
| Christian Dvorak | London Knights | 59 | 52 | 69 | 121 | 27 |
| Mitch Marner | London Knights | 57 | 39 | 77 | 116 | 68 |
| Dylan Strome | Erie Otters | 56 | 37 | 74 | 111 | 44 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | London Knights | 57 | 30 | 77 | 107 | 80 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | Barrie Colts | 59 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 50 |
| Alex DeBrincat | Erie Otters | 60 | 51 | 50 | 101 | 28 |
| Travis Konecny | Ottawa/Sarnia | 60 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 27 |
| Mike Amadio | North Bay Battalion | 68 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 40 |
| Christian Fischer | Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 34 |
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Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Parsons | London Knights | 49 | 2835 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 4 | 0.921 | 2.33 |
| Devin Williams | Erie Otters | 55 | 3179 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 0.915 | 2.36 |
| Michael DiPietro | Windsor Spitfires | 29 | 1644 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 0.912 | 2.45 |
| Justin Fazio | Sarnia Sting | 41 | 2466 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 3 | 0.902 | 2.68 |
| Luke Opilka | Kitchener Rangers | 44 | 2552 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 115 | 3 | 0.906 | 2.70 |
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| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kingston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oshawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kingston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mississauga | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Peterborough | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Bay | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ottawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Niagara | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Erie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Erie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sarnia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Erie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Owen Sound | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kitchener | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Windsor | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Eastern conference quarterfinals
(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (8) Oshawa Generals
| March 25 | Oshawa Generals | 0 – 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | Rogers K-Rock Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:54 - pp - Warren Foegele (1) 12:34 - Roland McKeown (1) 14:44 - Spencer Watson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:16 - pp - Lawson Crouse (1) 1:37 - Jared Steege (1) 7:06 - Roland McKeown (2) | ||||||
| Jeremy Brodeur (27 saves / 32 shots) Justin Nichols (8 saves / 9 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jeremy Helvig (18 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Oshawa Generals | 3 – 7 | Kingston Frontenacs | Rogers K-Rock Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:36 - pp - Spencer Watson (2) 16:24 - Warren Foegele (2) 18:33 - Warren Foegele (3) | ||||||
| Domenic Commisso (1) - 0:40 | Second period | 15:13 - Warren Foegele (4) | ||||||
| Joe Manchurek (1) - 6:08 Domenic Commisso (2) - pp - 12:44 |
Third period | 11:56 - Lawson Crouse (2) 19:07 - en - sh - Lawson Crouse (3) 19:53 - Warren Foegele (5) | ||||||
| Jeremy Brodeur (11 saves / 14 shots) Justin Nichols (17 saves / 20 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jeremy Helvig (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Kingston Frontenacs | 5 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | General Motors Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 2:09 - Domenic Commisso (3) | ||||||
| Michael Dal Colle (1) - 5:58 Warren Foegele (6) - 15:18 |
Second period | 15:45 - Mitchell Vande Sompel (1) | ||||||
| Jason Robertson (1) - 2:06 Roland McKeown (3) - 9:04 Michael Dal Colle (2) - 19:36 |
Third period | 0:18 - Anthony Cirelli (1) 15:55 - Joe Manchurek (2) | ||||||
| Jeremy Helvig (11 saves / 14 shots) Lucas Peressini (14 saves / 15 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jeremy Brodeur (35 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Kingston Frontenacs | 3 – 4 | OT | Oshawa Generals | General Motors Centre | Recap | ||
| Michael Dal Colle (3) - 15:04 Juho Lammikko (1) - 18:13 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jared Steege (2) - 1:39 | Second period | 10:32 - pp - Lukas Lofquist (1) 17:11 - pp - Anthony Cirelli (2) 18:29 - pp - Jalen Smereck (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 3:02 - Eric Henderson (1) | ||||||
| Lucas Peressini (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Brodeur (43 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Oshawa Generals | 0 – 6 | Kingston Frontenacs | Rogers K-Rock Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:11 - Ryan Verbeek (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:05 - pp - Stephen Desrocher (1) 8:48 - pp - Lawson Crouse (4) 16:49 - Spencer Watson (3) 16:56 - Warren Foegele (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:04 - Warren Foegele (8) | ||||||
| Jeremy Brodeur (18 saves / 22 shots) Justin Nichols (11 saves / 13 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jeremy Helvig (20 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| Kingston wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Mississauga Steelheads
| March 26 | Mississauga Steelheads | 2 – 5 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| Josh Burnside (1) - 14:57 | First period | 18:59 - pp - Greg DiTomaso (1) 19:43 - pp - Dylan Sadowy (1) | ||||||
| Damian Bourne (1) - 18:43 | Second period | 13:45 - Kevin Labanc (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:27 - en - Dylan Sadowy (2) 19:49 - en - Julius Nättinen (1) | ||||||
| Jack Flinn (37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (23 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Mississauga Steelheads | 6 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:21 - Justin Scott (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:03 - sh - Rasmus Andersson (1) 14:56 - pp - Anthony Stefano (1) | ||||||
| Everett Clark (1) - 7:16 Alexander Nylander (1) - 10:58 Alexander Nylander (2) - 13:08 Mason Marchment (1) - 16:14 Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (1) - 18:07 Alexander Nylander (3) - en - 19:15 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jack Flinn (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (30 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 4 | 2OT | Mississauga Steelheads | Hershey Centre | Recap | ||
| Justin Scott (2) - 12:39 Kevin Labanc (2) - pp - 17:48 |
First period | 6:38 - pp - Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (2) 11:15 - Alexander Nylander (4) | ||||||
| Justin Scott (3) - 13:19 | Second period | 9:54 - pp - Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 2:49 - Josh Burnside (2) | ||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood (34 saves / 37 shots) David Ovsjannikov (0 saves / 1 shot) |
Goalie stats | Jack Flinn (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Barrie Colts | 6 – 5 | OT | Mississauga Steelheads | Hershey Centre | Recap | ||
| Andre Mangiapane (1) - sh - 7:08 Justin Scott (4) - 10:45 |
First period | 5:21 - pp - Alexander Nylander (5) | ||||||
| Rasmus Andersson (2) - 18:54 | Second period | 4:15 - Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (4) 12:41 - Michael McLeod (1) | ||||||
| Justin Scott (5) - 7:40 Justin Scott (6) - 16:19 |
Third period | 1:51 - pp - Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (5) 2:09 - pp - Alexander Nylander (6) | ||||||
| Justin Scott (7) - 4:46 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Ovsjannikov (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Flinn (38 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Mississauga Steelheads | 0 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:09 - Andrew Mangiapane (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:12 - pp - Kevin Labanc (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:54 - en - Andrew Mangiapane (3) | ||||||
| Jack Flinn (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | David Ovsjannikov (30 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Barrie Colts | 0 – 7 | Mississauga Steelheads | Hershey Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 3:03 - Brendan Harrogate (1) 5:07 - Sean Day (1) 6:11 - Michael McLeod (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:43 - Mason Marchment (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:27 - Jared Welsh (1) 16:59 - pp - Daniel Muzito-Bagenda (6) 19:51 - pp - Owen Tippett (1) | ||||||
| David Ovsjannikov (0 saves / 3 shots) Mackenzie Blackwood (28 saves / 32 shots) |
Goalie stats | Jack Flinn (24 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Mississauga Steelheads | 1 – 5 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael McLeod (3) - 12:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:20 - Justin Scott (8) 9:12 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (4) 11:37 - Justin Scott (9) 16:29 - pp - Justin Scott (10) 18:45 - en - sh - Kevin Labanc (4) | ||||||
| Jack Flinn (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (22 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| Barrie wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) North Bay Battalion vs. (6) Peterborough Petes
| March 25 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 2 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Logan DeNoble (1) - pp - 11:39 | First period | 14:23 - sh - Michael Amadio (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:09 - Brett Hargrave (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Mancina (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 3 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Logan DeNoble (2) - 19:49 | First period | 16:22 - Maurizio Colella (1) | ||||||
| Hunter Garlent (1) - 4:57 Jonathan Ang (1) - pp - 9:36 Greg Betzold (1) - 17:14 |
Second period | 19:13 - pp - Michael Amadio (2) | ||||||
| Steven Lorentz (1) - 6:09 | Third period | 16:19 - pp - Steve Harland (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Mancina (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (16 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | North Bay Battalion | 6 – 7 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | ||
| Michael Amadio (3) - 0:39 Brett McKenzie (1) - 3:51 |
First period | 1:57 - Hunter Garlent (2) 16:56 - Adam Timleck (1) | ||||||
| Mathew Santos (1) - 4:39 | Second period | 5:28 - Daniel Nikandrov (1) | ||||||
| Mathew Santos (2) - 4:33 Steve Harland (2) - pp - 10:49 Mathew Santos (3) - pp - 18:08 |
Third period | 6:04 - Logan DeNoble (3) 7:41 - pp - Hunter Garlent (3) 8:09 - Josh Maguire (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 4:46 - Jonathan Ang (2) | ||||||
| Jake Smith (35 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Mancina (33 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 0 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Ball (1) - 11:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Riley Bruce (1) - pp - 11:57 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Smith (29 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Mancina (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 2 | OT | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 5:07 - pp - Brett McKenzie (2) | ||||||
| Steven Lorentz (2) - 12:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 11:08 - Michael Amadio (4) | ||||||
| Matthew Mancina (39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (34 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | North Bay Battalion | 5 – 7 | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Amadio (5) - pp - 1:19 Michael Amadio (6) - 5:33 Michael Amadio (7) - 8:06 |
Second period | 16:29 - Greg Betzold (2) 18:17 - Hunter Garlent (4) | ||||||
| Maurizio Colella (2) - 13:49 Maurizio Colella (3) - 19:23 |
Third period | 8:10 - sh - Jonathan Ang (3) 11:29 - Brandon Prophet (1) 13:18 - Greg Betzold (3) 18:34 - en - Eric Cornel (1) 19:52 - en - Brandon Prophet (2) | ||||||
| Jake Smith (23 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Mancina (31 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Peterborough Petes | 1 – 4 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Josh Maguire (2) - 3:57 | First period | 7:45 - Kyle Wood (1) 18:29 - pp - Mathew Santos (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:08 - Michael Amadio (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:35 - en - pp - Michael Amadio (9) | ||||||
| Matthew Mancina (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| North Bay wins series 4 – 3 | |
(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Ottawa 67's
| March 24 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 5 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Nathan Todd (1) - pp - 5:45 | First period | 1:25 - William Lochead (1) | ||||||
| Travis Barron (1) - 5:47 Dante Salituro (1) - pp - 13:08 |
Second period | 3:37 - pp - Anthony DiFruscia (1) 6:55 - Graham Knott (1) 14:47 - Pavel Jenys (1) | ||||||
| Jeremiah Addison (1) - pp - 16:46 | Third period | 1:05 - pp - Vince Dunn (1) | ||||||
| Leo Lazarev (31 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (19 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 5 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Dante Salituro (2) - 8:25 Travis Barron (2) - 11:27 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:05 - Brendan Perlini (1) | ||||||
| Nevin Guy (1) - pp - 2:23 | Third period | 0:33 - pp - Pavel Jenys (2) 3:23 - Christopher Paquette (1) 11:32 - Josh Ho-Sang (1) 19:03 - en - Brendan Perlini (2) | ||||||
| Leo Lazarev (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (24 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Niagara IceDogs | 2 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:06 - Artur Tyanulin (1) 7:51 - Nathan Todd (2) | ||||||
| Pavel Jenys (3) - pp - 15:07 | Second period | 1:40 - Nathan Todd (3) 15:36 - Stephen Falkovsky (1) | ||||||
| Vince Dunn (2) - pp - 2:46 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (12 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Leo Lazarev (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 30 | Niagara IceDogs | 2 – 1 | OT | Ottawa 67's | TD Place Arena | Recap | ||
| Pavel Jenys (4) - 19:04 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:49 - pp - Nathan Todd (4) | ||||||
| Jordan Maletta (1) - 0:46 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Leo Lazarev (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 5 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 8:58 - pp - Brendan Perlini (3) | ||||||
| Austen Keating (1) - 19:57 | Second period | 2:32 - Ryan Mantha (1) | ||||||
| Evan de Haan (1) - 15:23 | Third period | 6:35 - Kyle Langdon (1) 16:48 - Pavel Jenys (5) 19:29 - en - Josh Ho-Sang (2) | ||||||
| Leo Lazarev (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Niagara wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western conference quarterfinals
(1) Erie Otters vs. (8) Saginaw Spirit
| March 25 | Saginaw Spirit | 1 – 5 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:47 - Kyle Maksimovich (1) 12:12 - Nick Betz (1) 15:48 - Kyle Pettit (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:55 - pp - Travis Dermott (1) 9:19 - Kyle Pettit (2) | ||||||
| Jesse Barwell (1) - sh - 14:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Evan Cormier (21 saves / 26 shots) Cameron Zanussi (10 saves / 10 shots) |
Goalie stats | Devin Williams (15 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | Saginaw Spirit | 3 – 7 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:20 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (1) 13:52 - pp - Alex DeBrincat (1) | ||||||
| Jesse Barwell (2) - sh - 14:52 | Second period | 2:09 - pp - Dylan Strome (1) 9:24 - Mitchell Byrne (1) 16:02 - pp - Kyle Maksimovich (2) | ||||||
| Connor Brown (1) - 8:40 Brady Gilmour (1) - 14:54 |
Third period | 10:35 - Patrick Fellows (1) 16:51 - en - Kyle Pettit (3) | ||||||
| Evan Cormier (36 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (19 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Erie Otters | 6 – 3 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Christian Girhiny (1) - 2:53 Taylor Raddysh (2) - 4:36 Alex DeBrincat (2) - 13:57 Kyle Maksimovich (3) - 18:20 |
First period | 6:29 - Mike Davies (1) 11:01 - Connor Brown (2) | ||||||
| Alex DeBrincat (3) - pp - 12:13 Dylan Strome (2) - sh - 14:37 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:26 - Mitchell Stephens (1) | ||||||
| Devin Williams (10 saves / 12 shots) Jake Lawr (11 saves / 12 shots) |
Goalie stats | Evan Cormier (32 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Erie Otters | 6 – 4 | Saginaw Spirit | Dow Event Center | Recap | |||
| Taylor Raddysh (3) - 3:42 Travis Dermott (2) - 6:52 Kyle Maksimovich (4) - 19:05 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Fellows (2) - 0:37 Dylan Strome (3) - pp - 14:37 |
Second period | 3:05 - Kirill Maksimov (1) 9:49 - pp - Connor Brown (3) 17:54 - Connor Brown (4) | ||||||
| Dylan Strome (4) - en - 19:58 | Third period | 16:03 - Mitchell Stephens (2) | ||||||
| Jake Lawr (22 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Evan Cormier (19 saves / 22 shots) Cameron Zanussi (16 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| Erie wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Sarnia Sting vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| March 25 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 6 – 3 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre | Recap | |||
| Hayden Verbeek (1) - 11:19 | First period | 4:29 - pp - Travis Konecny (1) 4:57 - pp - Kevin Spinozzi (1) | ||||||
| Gabe Guertler (1) - pp - 2:23 Bobby McIntyre (1) - 3:09 Gabe Guertler (2) - 7:59 Blake Speers (1) - pp - 15:32 |
Second period | 6:13 - pp - Matt Mistele (1) | ||||||
| Boris Katchouk (1) - 7:43 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Charlie Graham (25 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 5 – 2 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre | Recap | |||
| Zachary Senyshyn (1) - 18:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Boris Katchouk (2) - 5:07 Tim Gettinger (1) - 9:10 Bobby McIntyre (2) - 15:15 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zachary Senyshyn (2) - 14:15 | Third period | 6:31 - Anthony Salinitri (1) 11:00 - pp - Matt Mistele (2) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Charlie Graham (18 saves / 22 shots) Justin Fazio (2 saves / 3 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Sarnia Sting | 5 – 2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Essar Centre | Recap | |||
| Matt Mistele (3) - pp - 13:41 Brandon Lindberg (1) - sh - 18:05 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick White (1) - 16:47 | Second period | 19:44 - pp - Blake Speers (2) | ||||||
| Pavel Zacha (1) - pp - 3:26 Matt Mistele (4) - pp - 8:24 |
Third period | 8:38 - Frankie Pucci (1) | ||||||
| Charlie Graham (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (31 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 31 | Sarnia Sting | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Essar Centre | Recap | ||
| Matt Mistele (5) - 10:51 | First period | 8:01 - pp - Blake Speers (3) | ||||||
| Pavel Zacha (2) - 13:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:44 - Colton White (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 7:24 - pp - Gabe Guertler (3) | ||||||
| Charlie Graham (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (40 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 – 5 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:09 - Matt Mistele (6) 8:49 - pp - Pavel Zacha (3) | ||||||
| Gustav Bouramman (1) - pp - 15:14 | Second period | 17:12 - sh - Sam Studnicka (1) 19:28 - Ryan McGregor (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:16 - Troy Lajeunesse (1) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (29 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Charlie Graham (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | Sarnia Sting | 5 – 1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Essar Centre | Recap | |||
| Jakob Chychrun (1) - pp - 17:26 | First period | 4:58 - Boris Katchouk (3) | ||||||
| Jordan Kyrou (1) - 14:33 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pavel Zacha (4) - 4:59 Jakob Chychrun (2) - 5:59 Pavel Zacha (5) - pp - 14:00 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Charlie Graham (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (28 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 – 3 | Sarnia Sting | Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre | Recap | |||
| Gabe Guertler (4) - 10:37 | First period | 4:34 - Anthony Salinitri (2) | ||||||
| Bobby McIntyre (3) - 12:57 | Second period | 16:21 - pp - Pavel Zacha (6) | ||||||
| Blake Speers (4) - 0:27 Boris Katchouk (4) - 7:40 |
Third period | 17:51 - Troy Lajeunesse (2) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (36 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Charlie Graham (13 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 3 | |
(3) London Knights vs. (6) Owen Sound Attack
| March 25 | Owen Sound Attack | 1 – 4 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:35 - Max Jones (1) 13:44 - Cliff Pu (1) | ||||||
| Petrus Palmu (1) - pp - 13:18 | Third period | 9:24 - Aaron Berisha (1) 19:28 - en - Mitch Marner (1) | ||||||
| Michael McNiven (15 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Owen Sound Attack | 2 – 0 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Josh Sterk (1) - pp - 17:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Hancock (1) - en - 17:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael McNiven (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | London Knights | 5 – 1 | Owen Sound Attack | Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:08 - pp - Damir Sharipzyanov (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (1) - pp - 3:52 Aaron Berisha (2) - 16:18 Mitch Marner (2) - 17:45 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitch Marner (3) - 0:10 Matthew Tkachuk (2) - 8:23 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael McNiven (36 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| March 30 | London Knights | 8 – 5 | Owen Sound Attack | Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Robert Thomas (1) - 12:03 | First period | 9:46 - pp - Petrus Palmu (2) 14:29 - Josh Sterk (2) | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (3) - pp - 4:57 Cliff Pu (2) - 11:47 Mitch Marner (4) - 17:40 Matthew Tkachuk (4) - 17:54 |
Second period | 13:42 - pp - Bryson Cianfrone (1) | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (5) - pp - 3:24 Cliff Pu (3) - sh - 9:40 Matthew Tkachuk (6) - en - 19:15 |
Third period | 10:58 - Kevin Hancock (2) 18:54 - Nick Suzuki (1) | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael McNiven (30 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Owen Sound Attack | 4 – 3 | OT | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | ||
| Jonah Gadjovich (1) pp - 12:18 Santino Centorame (1) - pp - 16:42 |
First period | 11:47 - Christian Dvorak (1) 15:45 - Cliff Pu (4) | ||||||
| Josh Sterk (3) - pp - 17:28 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:02 - pp - Aaron Berisha (3) | ||||||
| Petrus Palmu (3) - 3:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael McNiven (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 3 | London Knights | 5 – 2 | Owen Sound Attack | Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Matthew Tkachuk (7) - 0:52 Christian Dvorak (2) - pp - 19:58 |
First period | 17:03 - pp - Nick Suzuki (2) | ||||||
| Victor Mete (1) - 6:56 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cliff Pu (5) - 1:06 Matthew Tkachuk (8) - en - 18:37 |
Third period | 14:44 - pp - Josh Sterk (4) | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael McNiven (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 2 | |
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Windsor Spitfires
| March 24 | Windsor Spitfires | 5 – 6 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex | Recap | ||
| Aaron Luchuk (1) - 4:38 Christian Fischer (1) - pp - 6:41 Jalen Chatfield (1) - 9:36 |
First period | 12:58 - pp - Brandon Robinson (1) 18:30 - pp - Ryan MacInnis (1) | ||||||
| Logan Stanley (1) - 18:22 | Second period | 2:39 - pp - Gustaf Franzen (1) 15:52 - Adam Mascherin (1) | ||||||
| Bradley Latour (1) 15:02 | Third period | 3:56 - Ryan MacInnis (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 2:39 - Brandon Robinson (2) | ||||||
| Mario Culina (32 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Luke Opilka (4 saves / 7 shots) Dawson Carty (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Windsor Spitfires | 4 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex | Recap | |||
| Mikhail Sergachev (1) - 18:33 | First period | 15:19 - Nick Magyar (1) | ||||||
| Jalen Chatfield (2) - 0:40 Mads Eller (1) - 4:19 |
Second period | 10:02 - Brandon Robinson (3) 14:55 - pp - David Miller (1) | ||||||
| Mikhail Sergachev (2) - pp - 10:34 | Third period | 6:21 - Miles Liberati (1) 9:13 - Connor Bunnaman (1) 18:28 - en - Brandon Robinson (4) | ||||||
| Mario Culina (20 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Dawson Carty (31 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Kitchener Rangers | 2 – 1 | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | |||
| Jeremy Bracco (1) - 19:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Robinson (5) - 18:34 | Third period | 9:25 - pp - Aaron Luchuk (2) | ||||||
| Dawson Carty (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| March 30 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 5 | OT | Windsor Spitfires | WFCU Centre | Recap | ||
| Adam Mascherin (2) - pp - 1:08 Adam Mascherin (3) - 18:14 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 15:53 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (1) 17:19 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (2) 17:54 - pp - Brendan Lemieux (3) | ||||||
| David Miller (2) - 14:52 Gustaf Franzen (2) - 16:38 |
Third period | 8:29 - Bradley Latour (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 10:19 - pp - Bradley Latour (3) | ||||||
| Dawson Carty (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Michael DiPietro (17 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 5 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex | Recap | |||
| Gabriel Vilardi (1) - 9:38 | First period | 0:20 - Brandon Robinson (6) | ||||||
| Brendan Lemieux (4) - pp - 15:27 | Second period | 16:30 - pp - Ryan MacInnis (3) 18:12 - pp - Jeremy Bracco (2) 18:28 - Connor Hall (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:53 - pp - Adam Mascherin (4) | ||||||
| Michael DiPietro (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Dawson Carty (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern conference semifinals
(1) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
| April 7 | Niagara IceDogs | 3 – 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | Rogers K-Rock Centre | Recap | |||
| Vince Dunn (3) - 11:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Anthony DiFruscia (2) - pp - 6:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Haydon (1) - sh - en - 19:39 | Third period | 16:40 - pp - Lawson Crouse (5) | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (31 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Helvig (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Niagara IceDogs | 6 – 5 | OT | Kingston Frontenacs | Rogers K-Rock Centre | Recap | ||
| Kyle Langdon (2) - 12:14 Vince Dunn (4) - 12:54 Pavel Jenys (6) - pp - 18:02 |
First period | 2:08 - pp - Conor McGlynn (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:21 - pp - Michael Dal Colle (4) | ||||||
| Ryan Mantha (2) - 2:02 Aleksander Mikulovich (1) - 4:43 |
Third period | 10:13 - Michael Dal Colle (5) 11:37 - pp - Michael Dal Colle (6) 14:54 - Juho Lammikko (2) | ||||||
| Anthony DiFruscia (3) - 18:57 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (47 saves / 52 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Helvig (24 saves / 29 shots) Lucas Peressini (10 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Kingston Frontenacs | 2 – 3 | OT | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | ||
| Lawson Crouse (6) - 13:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:57 - Josh Ho-Sang (3) | ||||||
| Juho Lammikko (3) - sh - 18:02 | Third period | 10:47 - Johnny Corneil (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 1:07 - Aaron Haydon (2) | ||||||
| Lucas Peressini (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 13 | Kingston Frontenacs | 1 – 3 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:58 - pp - Brendan Perlini (4) 17:16 - Brendan Perlini (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lawson Crouse (7) - sh - 0:43 | Third period | 1:00 - pp - Johnny Corneil (2) | ||||||
| Lucas Peressini (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Niagara wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) North Bay Battalion
| April 7 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 5 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:38 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (5) 13:51 - Andrew Mangiapane (6) 15:28 - Josh Carrick (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:52 - Josh Carrick (2) | ||||||
| Steve Harland (3) - 4:11 Kyle Wood (2) - pp - 16:09 |
Third period | 18:55 - en - Justin Scott (11) | ||||||
| Jake Smith (25 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | North Bay Battalion | 2 – 3 | OT | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | ||
| Michael Amadio (10) - 13:16 Michael Amadio (11) - 13:45 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:48 - Justin Scott (12) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:43 - Anthony Stefano (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 2:35 - Justin Scott (13) | ||||||
| Jake Smith (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Barrie Colts | 4 – 2 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Kevin Labanc (5) - sh - 7:34 Michael Webster (1) - 11:44 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Murray (1) - 8:43 | Second period | 0:29 - Mathew Santos (5) 17:18 - pp - Michael Amadio (12) | ||||||
| Justin Scott (14) - 12:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | Barrie Colts | 6 – 0 | North Bay Battalion | North Bay Memorial Gardens | Recap | |||
| Giordano Finoro (1) - 12:15 Kevin Labanc (6) - 18:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Mangiapane (7) - 4:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Mangiapane (8) - 6:38 Cordell James (1) - 15:05 Cordell James (2) - pp - 19:26 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood (29 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jake Smith (20 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Barrie wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western conference semifinals
(1) Erie Otters vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| April 8 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 2 – 3 | OT | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | ||
| Boris Katchouk (5) - 8:28 Boris Katchouk (6) - sh - 19:37 |
First period | 2:24 - Jake Marchment (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:33 - Darren Raddysh (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 0:58 - Darren Raddysh (2) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (14 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| April 9 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1 – 3 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:51 - Nick Betz (2) 9:50 - Dylan Strome (5) | ||||||
| Blake Speers (5) - pp - 4:18 | Third period | 19:31 - en - Dylan Strome (6) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (15 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Erie Otters | 2 – 3 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Essar Centre | Recap | |||
| Kyle Pettit (4) - 14:25 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:29 - Morgan Frost (1) | ||||||
| Dylan Strome (7) - 11:47 | Third period | 7:15 - Bobby McIntyre (4) 19:37 - Bobby McIntyre (5) | ||||||
| Devin Williams (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 13 | Erie Otters | 5 – 2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Essar Centre | Recap | |||
| Alex DeBrincat (4) - 4:31 Jake Marchment (2) - 7:52 |
First period | 17:05 - Jack Kopacka (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Darren Raddysh (3) - 2:45 Nick Betz (3) - 8:19 Travis Dermott (3) - en - 18:47 |
Third period | 8:48 - Blake Speers (6) | ||||||
| Devin Williams (15 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Halverson (40 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| April 15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 2 – 5 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| Jack Kopacka (2) - 13:15 | First period | 10:07 - Alex DeBrincat (5) | ||||||
| Mac Hollowell (1) - 11:30 | Second period | 4:48 - pp - Dylan Strome (8) 19:35 - pp - Taylor Raddysh (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:13 - Dylan Strome (9) 19:00 - en - Dylan Strome (10) | ||||||
| Brandon Halverson (25 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (12 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| Erie wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
| April 8 | Kitchener Rangers | 3 – 6 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| Ryan MacInnis (4) - 19:42 | First period | 1:40 - Christian Dvorak (3) | ||||||
| Connor Bunnaman (2) - 17:27 | Second period | 6:10 - pp - Christian Dvorak (4) 9:09 - J.J. Piccinich (1) 15:04 - pp - Olli Juolevi (1) | ||||||
| Adam Mascherin (5) - 18:05 | Third period | 18:26 - Mitch Marner (5) 19:14 - en - Christian Dvorak (5) | ||||||
| Dawson Carty (20 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 10 | Kitchener Rangers | 3 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Miller (3) - 7:37 Adam Mascherin (6) - 10:20 Darby Llewellyn (1) - 12:23 |
Second period | 6:15 - pp - Christian Dvorak (6) 16:06 - Matthew Tkachuk (9) 19:56 - sh - Mitch Marner (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:35 - Cliff Pu (6) 19:23 - en - Victor Mete (2) | ||||||
| Dawson Carty (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | London Knights | 2 – 1 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 8:25 - Ryan MacInnis (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (10) - 5:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chandler Yakimowicz (1) - 7:51 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Dawson Carty (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 14 | London Knights | 6 – 4 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:41 - Darby Llewellyn (2) 19:05 - Jeremy Bracco (3) | ||||||
| Aaron Berisha (4) - 9:27 Mitch Marner (7) - 15:45 |
Second period | 5:11 - pp - Frank Hora (1) 15:02 - Darby Llewellyn (3) | ||||||
| Cliff Pu (7) - 4:31 Mitch Marner (8) - 16:36 Mitch Marner (9) - 16:46 Mitch Marner (10) - en - 18:23 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (20 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Dawson Carty (24 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 0 | |
Conference finals
Eastern conference finals
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs
| April 21 | Niagara IceDogs | 3 – 2 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 9:12 - Justin Scott (15) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Blake Siebenaler (1) - pp - 11:37 Josh Ho-Sang (4) - 12:31 Jordan Maletta (2) - 12:45 |
Third period | 10:56 - sh - Andrew Mangiapane (9) | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (39 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| April 23 | Niagara IceDogs | 4 – 1 | Barrie Colts | Barrie Molson Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Stephen Harper (1) - 0:30 Anthony DeFruscia (4) - pp - 13:24 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Graham Knott (2) - 6:32 Brendan Perlini (6) - 11:05 |
Third period | 1:40 - pp - Andrew Mangiapane (10) | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Mackenzie Blackwood (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 6 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Julius Nättinen (2) - pp - 18:24 | First period | 2:32 - Christopher Paquette (2) | ||||||
| Adrian Carbonara (1) - 2:49 Justin Scott (16) - 3:09 |
Second period | 1:01 - Stephen Harper (2) 3:51 - Josh Ho-Sang (5) 9:28 - pp - Pavel Jenys (7) 18:38 - Josh Wesley (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:43 - en - Stephen Harper (3) | ||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood (36 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (19 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 3 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Justin Scott (17) - 17:46 | First period | 19:40 - Stephen Harper (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:33 - Johnathon Schaefer (1) 6:31 - Josh Wesley (2) | ||||||
| Kody Gagnon (1) - 9:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mackenzie Blackwood (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Niagara wins series 4 – 0 | |
Western conference finals
(1) Erie Otters vs. (3) London Knights
| April 20 | London Knights | 7 – 4 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| Christian Dvorak (7) - pp - 5:56 Matthew Tkachuk (11) - pp - 8:18 Mitch Marner (11) - pp - 10:31 Christian Dvorak (8) - 11:48 |
First period | 1:34 - Kyle Maksimovich (5) | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (12) - 0:43 | Second period | 6:11 - Alex DeBrincat (6) 18:02 - Alex DeBrincat (7) | ||||||
| Olli Juolevi (2) - 7:47 Matthew Tkachuk (13) - en - 19:01 |
Third period | 9:28 - Alex DeBrincat (8) | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (19 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | London Knights | 6 – 1 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| Mitch Marner (12) - 0:56 Daniel Bernhardt (1) - 9:27 Aaron Berisha (5) - 13:55 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Daniel Bernhardt (2) - 2:16 | Second period | 16:15 - pp - Darren Raddysh (4) | ||||||
| Matthew Tkachuk (14) - pp - 16:55 Nicolas Mattinen (1) - pp - 19:50 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Devin Williams (19 saves / 25 shots) Jake Lawr (0 saves / 0 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Erie Otters | 1 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:42 - Christian Dvorak (9) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:35 - Owen MacDonald (1) 14:08 - Matthew Tkachuk (15) 17:45 - Mitch Marner (13) | ||||||
| Jake Marchment (3) - 0:22 | Third period | 12:56 - pp - Mitch Marner (14) | ||||||
| Devin Williams (20 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Erie Otters | 1 – 5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:14 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (16) 19:35 - J.J. Piccinich (2) | ||||||
| Jake Marchment (4) - pp - 2:44 | Second period | 15:56 - Owen MacDonald (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:44 - pp - Christian Dvorak (10) 16:42 - en - sh - Mitch Marner (15) | ||||||
| Devin Williams (18 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(W3) London Knights vs. (E4) Niagara IceDogs
| May 5 | Niagara IceDogs | 1 – 4 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pavel Jenys (8) - 2:42 | Second period | 6:39 - Owen MacDonald (3) 11:19 - sh - Chandler Yakimowicz (2) 19:35 - Christian Dvorak (11) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:03 - pp - Mitch Marner (16) | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| May 7 | Niagara IceDogs | 1 – 6 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | Recap | |||
| Stephen Harper (5) - 6:04 | First period | 18:44 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (17) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:54 - Matthew Tkachuk (18) 10:42 - Owen MacDonald (4) 19:31 - Victor Mete (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:10 - Christian Dvorak (12) 2:25 - pp - Matthew Tkachuk (19) | ||||||
| Alex Nedeljkovic (17 saves / 23 shots) Stephen Dhillon (2 saves / 2 shots) |
Goalie stats | Tyler Parsons (24 saves / 25 shots) Brendan Burke (3 saves / 3 shots) | ||||||
| May 9 | London Knights | 6 – 5 | OT | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | ||
| Matthew Tkachuk (20) - 0:32 Cliff Pu (8) - sh - 19:07 |
First period | 1:09 - Ryan Mantha (3) 6:24 - pp - Stephen Harper (6) 15:28 - pp - Vince Dunn (5) 17:21 - Josh Ho-Sang (6) | ||||||
| Olli Juolevi (3) - 9:32 | Second period | 6:31 - Aleksander Mikulovich (2) | ||||||
| Christian Dvorak (13) - 7:42 Victor Mete (4) - 11:15 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Owen MacDonald (5) - 2:58 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (25 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (33 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| May 11 | London Knights | 1 – 0 | Niagara IceDogs | Meridian Centre | Recap | |||
| Christian Dvorak (14) - 16:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Parsons (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Nedeljkovic (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| London wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Mitch Marner | London Knights | 18 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 8 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | London Knights | 18 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 42 |
| Christian Dvorak | London Knights | 18 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 4 |
| Kevin Labanc | Barrie Colts | 15 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
| Josh Ho-Sang | Niagara IceDogs | 17 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
| Dylan Strome | Erie Otters | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | Barrie Colts | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 |
| Justin Scott | Barrie Colts | 15 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 8 |
| Alex DeBrincat | Erie Otters | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
| Mike Amadio | North Bay Battalion | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
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Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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| Tyler Parsons | London Knights | 18 | 1086 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0.925 | 2.15 |
| Jeremy Helvig | Kingston Frontenacs | 7 | 325 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0.908 | 2.40 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | Barrie Colts | 13 | 797 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0.914 | 2.71 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | Niagara IceDogs | 17 | 1026 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0.903 | 2.81 |
| Jack Flinn | Mississauga Steelheads | 7 | 447 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0.913 | 2.82 |
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The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.
First team
- Christian Dvorak, Centre, London Knights
- Matthew Tkachuk, Left Wing, London Knights
- Mitch Marner, Right Wing, London Knights
- Mikhail Sergachev, Defence, Windsor Spitfires
- Rasmus Andersson, Defence, Barrie Colts
- Mackenzie Blackwood, Goaltender, Barrie Colts
- Kris Knoblauch, Coach, Erie Otters
Second team
- Mike Amadio, Centre, North Bay Battalion
- Andrew Mangiapane, Left Wing, Barrie Colts
- Kevin Labanc, Right Wing, Barrie Colts
- Travis Dermott, Defence, Erie Otters
- Jakob Chychrun, Defence, Sarnia Sting
- Devin Williams, Goaltender, Erie Otters
- Rocky Thompson, Coach, Windsor Spitfires
Third team
- Dylan Strome, Centre, Erie Otters
- Alexander Nylander, Left Wing, Mississauga Steelheads
- Alex DeBrincat, Right Wing, Erie Otters
- Olli Juolevi, Defence, London Knights
- Roland McKeown, Defence, Kingston Frontenacs
- Alex Nedeljkovic, Goaltender, Niagara IceDogs
- Mike Van Ryn, Coach, Kitchener Rangers
On April 9, 2016, the OHL conducted the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Guelph Storm held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Ryan Merkley from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the GTHL. Merkley was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2]
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| # | Player | Nationality | OHL team | Hometown | Minor team |
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| 1 | Ryan Merkley (D) |  Canada |
Guelph Storm | Mississauga, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL) |
| 2 | Owen Lalonde (D) | Canada |
Sudbury Wolves | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Jr. Spitfires (MHAO) |
| 3 | Connor Roberts (C) | Canada |
Hamilton Bulldogs | Owen Sound, Ontario | Grey-Bruce Highlanders (OMHA-SCTA) |
| 4 | Blade Jenkins (C) |  United States |
Saginaw Spirit | Jackson, Michigan | Detroit Compuware 16U (HPHL) |
| 5 | Ty Dellandrea (C) | Canada |
Flint Firebirds | Port Perry, Ontario | Central Ontario Wolves (OMHA-EHL) |
| 6 | Danil Antropov (RW) | Canada |
Oshawa Generals | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) |
| 7 | Kirill Nizhnikov (RW) |  Russia |
Mississauga Steelheads | Moscow, Russia | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL) |
| 8 | Pavel Gogolev (LW) | Russia |
Peterborough Petes | Moscow, Russia | CIH Academy White (OEMHL) |
| 9 | Barrett Hayton (C) | Canada |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Peterborough, Ontario | Toronto Red Wings (GTHL) |
| 10 | Aidan Dudas (C) | Canada |
Owen Sound Attack | Parry Sound, Ontario | North Central Predators (OMHA-EHL) |
| 11 | Peter Stratis (D) | Canada |
Ottawa 67's | Toronto, Ontario | Mississauga Rebels (GTHL) |
| 12 | Akil Thomas (C) | Canada |
Niagara IceDogs | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) |
| 13 | Adam McMaster (C) | Canada |
North Bay Battalion | Beamsville, Ontario | Niagara North Stars (OMHA-SCTA) |
| 14 | Tyler Tucker (D) | Canada |
Barrie Colts | Longlac, Ontario | Toronto Titans (GTHL) |
| 15 | Tyler Weiss (C) | United States |
Sarnia Sting | Raleigh, North Carolina | Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) |
| 16 | Giovanni Vallati (D) | Canada |
Kitchener Rangers | Toronto, Ontario | Vaughan Kings (GTHL) |
| 17 | Nathan Dunkley (C) | Canada |
Kingston Frontenacs | Campbellford, Ontario | Quinte Red Devils (OMHA-EHL) |
| 18 | Liam Foudy (C) | Canada |
London Knights | Toronto, Ontario | Markham Majors (GTHL) |
| 19 | Allan McShane (C) | Canada |
Erie Otters | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Marlboros (GTHL) |
| 20 | Jack McBain (C) | Canada |
Barrie Colts | Toronto, Ontario | Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) |
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On June 24–25, 2016, the National Hockey League conducted the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. In total, 48 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Olli Juolevi of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the fifth overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[3]
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On June 28, 2016, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2016 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Guelph Storm held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Dmitri Samorukov from Russia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2016 CHL Import Draft.[4]
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| # | Player | Nationality | OHL team | Hometown | Last team |
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| 2 | Dmitri Samorukov (D) | Russia |
Guelph Storm | Volgograd, Russia | Moscow CSKA |
| 5 | Jachym Kondelik (LW) |  Czech Republic |
Sudbury Wolves | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice Jr. B |
| 8 | Michal Steinocher (D) | Czech Republic |
Flint Firebirds | Louny, Czech Republic | Slavia Praha Jr. B |
| 11 | Marian Studenic (LW) |  Slovakia |
Hamilton Bulldogs | Holíč, Slovakia | Skalica Jr. |
| 14 | Filip Hronek (D) | Czech Republic |
Saginaw Spirit | Býšť, Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove Mountfield HC |
| 17 | Eeli Tolvanen (RW) |  Finland |
Oshawa Generals | Espoo, Finland | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 20 | Jacob Moverare (D) |  Sweden |
Mississauga Steelheads | Östersund, Sweden | HV71 Jr. |
| 23 | Matyas Svoboda (LW) | Czech Republic |
Peterborough Petes | Údlice, Czech Republic | Chomutov KLH Jr. B |
| 26 | Otto Makinen (C) | Finland |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Tampere, Finland | Tappara Tampere Jr. |
| 29 | Maxim Sushko (LW) |  Belarus |
Owen Sound Attack | Brest, Belarus | Soligorsk Shakhner |
| 32 | Andrei Golikov (D) | Russia |
Ottawa 67's | Ryazan, Russia | Yaroslavl Loko-Junior |
| 35 | Pavel Demin (C) | Russia |
Niagara IceDogs | Moscow, Russia | Balashikha HC MVD |
| 38 | Adam Thilander (D) | Sweden |
North Bay Battalion | Skövde, Sweden | Skelleftea AIK Jr. 18 |
| 41 | Urho Vaakanainen (D) | Finland |
Windsor Spitfires | Joensuu, Finland | Espoo Blues |
| 44 | Alexey Lipanov (C) | Russia |
Barrie Colts | Moscow, Russia | Balashikha HC MVD |
| 47 | Filip Helt (LW) | Czech Republic |
Sarnia Sting | Litvínov, Czech Republic | Litvinov Chemopetrol Jr. B |
| 50 | Cedric Schiemenz (C) |  Germany |
Kitchener Rangers | Berlin, Germany | EC Red Bull Salzburg U18 |
| 53 | Linus Nyman (RW) | Finland |
Kingston Frontenacs | Helsinki, Finland | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. |
| 56 | Janne Kuokkanen (C/LW) | Finland |
London Knights | Oulu, Finland | Karpat Oulu Jr. |
| 58 | German Poddubnyi (C) | Russia |
Erie Otters | Sarov, Russia | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U |
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