September 21st
The IceDogs open their season on the road, travelling to play the Sudbury Wolves. Backup goaltender Kenton Howse will get the start in goal for Niagara, backed up by Parker Graham. Kenton Howse stopped 21 of the 25 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 3-3 going to the third period, two straight Niagara goals were enough to eke out the victory!
Niagara 5, Sudbury 4
Tanguay (1) (Lirette, Lavoie)
Lirette (1) (Duchesne, Tanguay)
Hill (1) (Koverko, Chenier)
Duchesne (1) (Tanguay)
Leclerc (1) (Gusov) EN
First star honours would go to winger Samson Tanguay, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Leiland Lirette, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Sudbury Wolves center Gerry Kariya, who scored a goal, and an assist.
September 22nd
The IceDogs return home to play host to the Belleville Bulls. Parker Graham will get the start in goal for Niagara. Parker Graham stopped only 8 of the 12 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Kenton Howse, who stopped 17 of 21 shots the rest of the way, as the IceDogs got destroyed!
Belleville 8, Niagara 2
Duchesne (2) (Lavoie, Koverko) PP
Leclerc (2) (Kratena)
First star honours would go to Belleville Bulls center Judes Lachance, who scored a goal, and three assists. Second star would go to Belleville Bulls winger Regan Webber, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Belleville Bulls winger Curtis Bell, who scored two goals.
IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, and winger Lawne Paton return from NHL Training Camps.
Goaltender Parker Graham has been assigned to the St. Catharines Falcons.
September 23rd
Sarnia Sting center Richard Lyons is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored a goal, and 5 assists.
September 24th
The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Brampton Battalion. Jesse McCullough stopped 31 of the 35 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs led 3-1 midway through the third period, the Battalion bounced back with three unanswered third period goals to take the victory!
Brampton 4, Niagara 3
Tanguay (2) (Paton, Cote) PP
Cote (1) (Unassisted)
Hill (2) (Lirette, Cote)
First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Brampton Battalion winger Vern Wright, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Brampton Battalion winger Tavis Holden, who scored two goals.
IceDogs center Devin Hill played in his 200th OHL Game!
September 28th
The IceDogs return home to play host to the Barrie Colts. Jesse McCullough stopped 25 of 27 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took an early 3-0 lead, and though the Colts chipped away at that lead, they couldn't quite catch up!
Barrie 2, Niagara 4
Lirette (2) (Lavoie, Koverko) PP
Hill (3) (Drouin, Paton) PP
Duchesne (3) (Koverko) PP
Lirette (3) (Duchesne, Garbutt) PP
First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Pierre-Marc Duchesne, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Barrie Colts winger Kealin Moir, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Walker Drouin, who recorded an assist.
IceDogs winger Dean Koverko played in his 200th OHL Game!
IceDogs winger Leiland Lirette scored his 100th OHL Point!
September 29th
The IceDogs travel to play the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Backup goaltender Kenton Howse will get the start in goal for Niagara. Kenton Howse stopped 14 of the 19 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Jesse McCullough, who stopped 15 of 16 shots the rest of the way, and though Niagara scored late in the third period to force overtime, it would be Mississauga winger Darroll Marcoux emerging as the overtime hero!
Niagara 5, Mississauga 6 (OT)
Lirette (4) (Tanguay, Cote) PP
Garbutt (1) (Unassisted) PP
Hill (4) (Tanguay, Cote) PP
Cote (2) (Unassisted) PP
Little (1) (Unassisted)
First star honours would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Darroll Marcoux, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Jean-Stephane Clayton, who scored two goals, and an assist. Third star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors defenseman Kal MacDougall, who scored a goal, and two assists.
IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote recorded his 100th OHL Assist!
IceDogs winger Corbie Scott will miss a week with an arm contusion.
IceDogs winger Lawne Paton has been suspended one game for a vicious slash in the third period of the game against Barrie!
September 30th
Kitchener Rangers winger Stephan Lyons is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 2 goals, and 4 assists.
Kitchener Rangers winger Stephan Lyons is named OHL Player of the Month. In 4 games he scored 2 goals, and 7 assists.
Eastern Conference
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Pos Team GP W L OTL SOL Pct GF GA Pts
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1st Barrie 5 4 1 0 0 0.800 22 17 8
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2nd Peterborough 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 13 5 6
3rd Mississauga 4 3 1 0 0 0.750 11 10 6
4th Niagara 5 2 2 1 0 0.500 19 24 5
5th Belleville 3 2 1 0 0 0.667 13 8 4
6th Brampton 3 2 1 0 0 0.667 7 7 4
7th Oshawa 4 1 3 0 0 0.250 8 11 2
8th Ottawa 4 1 3 0 0 0.250 8 11 2
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9th Kingston 2 0 1 0 1 0.250 4 8 1
10th Sudbury 3 0 3 0 0 0.000 11 15 0 Team Leaders
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Stat Leader
Goals Leiland Lirette (4)
Assists Samson Tanguay (4)
Points Leiland Lirette (6)
+/- Pierre-Marc Duchesne (+2)
Penalty Minutes Lawne Paton (24)
Shots on Goal Samson Tanguay (17)
Hits Marc Andre Garbutt (16)
Shot Blocks Codey Ford (11)
Takeaways Raphael McKanna (1)
Goals Against Average Jesse McCullough (2.98)
Save Percentage Jesse McCullough (.910)
Average Rating Jesse McCullough (8.33)