HarborCenter OHL Showcase - Sept 1-3 - HarborCenter - Buffalo, NY.

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2017 OHL Pre-Season Showcase Results - Friday, September 1 -

WINDSOR 4 FLINT 3 - Chris Playfair and Joseph Mizzi had three points each with Playfair scoring twice and adding one assist as the Windsor Spitfires edged the Flint Firebirds 4-3 to open the 2017 OHL Pre-Season Showcase in Buffalo. Mizzi found the back of the net and chipped in with two assists while Igor Larionov scored the eventual game winning goal 1:45 into the third period for Windsor. Hunter Holmes, Ty Dellandrea and Kyle Harris responded for Flint as both clubs finished the contest with 40 shots on goal. Windsor’s Brock Baier recorded the win with a 37-save performance.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23066/boxscore

NORTH BAY 4 KITCHENER 3 - SO - Mat Woroniuk turned away Kitchener’s Connor Bunnaman in the third round of a shootout to secure a 4-3 win for the North Bay Battalion in Buffalo. The Troops got a shootout winner from Vancouver Canucks prospect Brett McKenzie while Woroniuk made 26 saves in the crease. Andy Baker, Luke Moncada and Justin Brazeau all scored for the Battalion who led 3-2 before Bunnaman tied the score at three with 36 seconds remaining in regulation. Bunnaman scored twice on the afternoon while Greg Meireles provided the other Kitchener goal. The Battalion took the shooting column 43-29 as Kitchener’s Luke Richardson made 40 saves in the loss.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23067/boxscore

ERIE 4 PETERBOROUGH 1 - The defending OHL champion Erie Otters got a 29-save performance from Troy Timpano to defeat the Peterborough Petes 4-1. Mitchell Mendonca, Cade Robinson, Patrick Fellows and Josh Wainman all scored for the Otters who outshot Peterborough 37-30. Nick Isaacson provided the lone goal for the Petes while rookie netminder Hunter Jones made 33 saves in the loss.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23068/boxscore

 

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2017 OHL Pre-Season Showcase Results – Saturday, September 2 -

WINDSOR 4 NORTH BAY 3 – SO - Luke Kutkevicius and Mathew MacDougall scored shootout goals as the Windsor Spitfires edged the North Bay Battalion 4-3 to open Day 2 of the OHL Pre-Season Showcase. The Spits climbed out to a 3-0 lead behind goals from Aaron Luchuk, Kirill, Kozhevnikov and MacDougall before the Battalion rallied back to tie things at three. New acquisition Luke Burghardt got the Troops on the board with a pair of goals late in the second period before Justin Brazeau picked up the equalizer at 11:21 of the third period. North Bay netminder Julian Sime was steady in the crease, turning aside 38 shots in the loss while Windsor’s Michael DiPietro made 21 saves of his own.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23072/boxscore

PETERBOROUGH 6 KITCHENER 3 - Jonathan Ang and Adam Timleck had two goals and an assist each as the Peterborough Petes doubled up the Kitchener Rangers 6-3. After Kitchener’s Riley Damiani opened the scoring, the Petes stormed back with four straight from Detroit Red Wings prospect Zach Gallant, Timleck, Ang and Tampa Bay Lightning pick Chris Paquette to go up 4-1 early in the third. Timleck and Ang would add goals while the Rangers kept things interesting with third period markers from Jonathan Yantsis and Liam Peyton. Peterborough’s Dylan Wells made 25 saves in goal to record the win as the Rangers took the shooting column 28-22.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23073/boxscore

ERIE 4 FLINT 3 - The defending OHL champion Erie Otters improved to 2-0 in the OHL Pre-Season Showcase as Chad Yetman scored the third period game winner in a 4-3 victory over the Flint Firebirds. Overage winger Patrick Fellows scored twice and sophomore Carson Edwardson also found the back of the net as Erie outshot Flint 33-32 in a fast-paced game. The Otters managed to go 3-for-9 on the power play while holding Flint to an 0-for-7 mark on the man advantage. Luke Kirwan scored 5:11 into the first period for Flint before Nicholas Caamano and Hakon Nilsen scored third period markers 30 seconds apart to tie the score at three. Yetman banged in a power play rebound at 9:39 to secure the 4-3 victory for the Otters. Anand Oberoi made 30 saves in the Erie crease to record the win.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23074/boxscore

 

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2017 OHL Pre-Season Showcase Results - Sunday, September 3.

NORTH BAY 6 FLINT 1 - The North Bay Battalion spread the scoring around, defeating the Flint Firebirds 6-1 to wrap up their OHL Pre-Season Showcase with a 2-0-1 record. Brett McKenzie and Daniel Walker each had a goal and an assist while Brad Chenier chipped in with two helpers. Goaltenders Mat Woroniuk and Julian Sime combined to turn aside 33 of the 34 shots they faced. Justin Brazeau, Cam Dineen, Alex Robert and Luke Burghardt also scored for North Bay while Hakon Nilsen provided the lone goal for Flint. The Battalion outshot the Firebirds 37-34.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23078/boxscore

WINDSOR 4 PETERBOROUGH 1 - William Sirman scored a pair of goals while Cole Purboo and overage candidate Jake Smith recorded a pair of assists each as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Peterborough Petes 4-1 to wrap up a perfect weekend. Goaltender Lucas Patton stopped 19 of the shots that came his way while Mathew MacDougall and Igor Larionov provided other goals for the Spitfires. Adam Timleck scored Peterborough’s lone goal on a second period power play as the Petes were outshot 31-20. Peterborough’s Blake Curran provided 27 saves in the loss.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23079/boxscore

KITCHENER 3 ERIE 2 - Cole Carter scored twice, potting the eventual game winner 1:48 into the second period as the Kitchener Rangers edged the Erie Otters 3-2. Rookie defenceman Jack York also provided a goal for the Blueshirts while goaltender Luke Richardson made 30 saves. Aidan Timmermans and Christian Girhiny responded with goals for Erie as the Otters went 2-for-6 on the power play. The Rangers close out their OHL Pre-Season Showcase with a record of 1-1-1 while Erie finished at 2-1-0.

GAME CENTRE - http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/23080/boxscore

 

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[Dave Hahn]

This was a nice little setup and a well run event. I had the chance to take in some games and wasn't disappointed. I know it's just preseason, but Windsor's imports looked strong and I had no idea Logan Stanley had a pair of mitts he uses for offense.

 

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Stanley has offensive skills; just a matter of getting to use them. Late in 2015-16, and partially into 2016-17, he used his shot more and you could tell he was gaining confidence with the puck. Once he got injured, though, all bets were off. Coming into the Memorial Cup, Windsor had Chatfield, Day, and Sergachev as the offensive weapons. Stanley was needed more for size/strength than his offence.