OA candidates for 2025-2026

[OHLTG]

G Joey Costanzo
D Josef Eichler*
D Wyatt Kennedy
C Luke McNamara
LW Owen Outwater
D Tanner Winegard

My guess right now - Costanzo, Kennedy, McNamara start off as the OAs. Eichler has good qualities but isn't enough to justify Import and OA. Outwater just needs to be healthy and not worry about hockey. Winegard is an 8th D or 13F at best right now; tough, but definitely not OA worthy.

 

[coolhandluc44]

For Brantford I see Cole Brown and Lucas Moore as coming back. With the draft capital the Bulldogs have I think they would trade for a higher third OA than what Noah Nelson or Calvin Crombie would bring. In particular I imagine they would be targeting an OA on D

 

[HUSH10]

Oshawa Generals

LW Colby Barlow (Signed by the Winnipeg Jets)
RW Matthew Buckley
D Andrew Gibson (Signed by the Nashville Predators)
D Luca Marrelli (Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets)
LW Ethan Martin
RW Noah Powell (unsigned Philadelphia Flyers draft pick)
C Calum Ritchie (Signed by the Colorado Avalanche)
D Zackary Sandhu

Likely see Powell go pro or back to school. May not want to stick around on a bad team. Likely a 1 and done season for him.

 

[JoeSchmo]

It's extremely likely that Justin Cloutier and Marco Mignosa return to the Greyhounds. I think it's very unlikely that Brayden Velliaris returns.

I think it’s likely Noel Nordh returns as an OA too. He doesn’t have the speed for the OHL at this time, and I do think he will be our surprise return next yea even though he’s an import. Just a hunch. He doesn’t seem ready for the next step, but he seems ready to carry a bigger load in the OHL on a team that can make some noise next year.

Likely see Powell go pro or back to school. May not want to stick around on a bad team. Likely a 1 and done season for him.

We will take him in the Soo if we have an open spot

 

[AGranderson]

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