2025–26 OEHL season
| 2025–26 OEHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Elite Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season October 3, 2025 – January 31, 2026 Playoffs February 6, 2026 – April 2026 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Finals champions | J. F. Paxton Trophy: |
The 2025–26 OEHL season is the third season of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. The league began play on October 3, 2025 and concluded on January 31, 2026. The post-season will begin in February 2026 and conclude in April 2026.
The winner of the playoffs will win the J. F. Paxton Trophy.
Due to the length of the post-season, the Minto 81's have been announced as the OEHL representative at the Allan Cup.[1]
Off-season
Expansion
On May 23, 2025, the OEHL member clubs and the Ontario Hockey Association approved three expansion applications for the 2025–26 season. Two weeks later, on June 6, the league announced the approval of two more expansion applications. This will bring the league to 16 teams.
In the first round of expansion, the OEHL member clubs and the OHA approved the applications for the Elora Rocks, Shelburne Muskies and Tillsonburg Thunder. All three teams had previously played in the WOAA Senior Hockey League.[2]
In the second round of expansion, the OEHL member clubs and the OHA approved the applications for the Dunnville Aeros and Elmvale Harvesters.[3]
In the third round of expansion, the OEHL announced the Delhi Flames and the Petrolia Squires would join the league, bringing the number of franchises to 18 in the league.[4]
Divisions
With the OEHL expanding to 18 teams, the league announced that the teams would be split into two divisions, the North Division and South Division. Teams will play a 20-game regular season schedule with all games played within their division.
North Division
- Creemore Coyotes
- Durham Thundercats
- Elmvale Harvesters
- Georgian Bay Applekings
- Lucknow Lancers
- Minto 81's
- Ripley Wolves
- Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
- Shelburne Muskies
South Division
- Delhi Flames
- Dunnville Aeros
- Elora Rocks
- Erin Outlaws
- Milverton Four Wheel Drives
- Petrolia Squires
- Seaforth Centenaires
- Tavistock Royals
- Tillsonburg Thunder
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot
[5]
| Rank | North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripley Wolves | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 117 | 49 |
| 2 | Minto 81's | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 103 | 65 |
| 3 | Elmvale Harvesters | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 116 | 89 |
| 4 | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 140 | 72 |
| 5 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 95 | 81 |
| 6 | Georgian Bay Applekings | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 95 |
| 7 | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 119 |
| 8 | Shelburne Muskies | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 128 |
| 9 | Creemore Coyotes | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 153 |
| Rank | South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaforth Centenaires | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 103 | 48 |
| 2 | Petrolia Squires | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 99 | 61 |
| 3 | Elora Rocks | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 118 | 78 |
| 4 | Erin Outlaws | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 89 | 68 |
| 5 | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 100 | 76 |
| 6 | Dunnville Aeros | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92 | 87 |
| 7 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 20 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 79 | 76 |
| 8 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 96 |
| 9 | Delhi Flames | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 174 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[6]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody LeBlanc | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 6 |
| Luke Eurig | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 16 |
| Jacob Kelly | Elmvale Harvesters | 19 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 14 |
| Garrett Meurs | Ripley Wolves | 17 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 34 |
| Cody Britton | Ripley Wolves | 19 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 6 |
| Mackenzie Fleming | Georgian Bay Applekings | 20 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 24 |
| Kyler Nixon | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 6 |
| Evan Buehler | Georgian Bay Applekings | 18 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 8 |
| Alex Uttley | Elora Rocks | 19 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 32 |
| Mitch Atkins | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 10 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average[7]
| Player | Team | GP | MINS | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nelson | Minto 81's | 6 | 333 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Alex Hutcheson | Seaforth Centenaires | 12 | 668 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.07 |
| Jason Hamilton | Ripley Wolves | 11 | 634 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2.08 |
| Tyler Parr | Seaforth Centenaires | 9 | 523 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.64 |
| Garrett Golley | Ripley Wolves | 9 | 498 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.77 |
Playoffs
J. F. Paxton Trophy playoffs
The top seven teams in each division qualify for the J.F. Paxton Trophy playoffs. The eighth and ninth place teams will play a best-of-three series for the eighth seed.
The Hugh McLean Trophy will not be contested this season.[8]
J. F. Paxton Trophy playoff bracket
| Preliminary rouund | Division quarterfinals | Division semifinals | Division finals | Paxton Trophy finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ripley | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ripley | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shelburne | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shelburne | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Creemore | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minto | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minto | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lucknow | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lucknow | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elmvale | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elmvale | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgian Bay | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgian Bay | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Durham | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Durham | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saugeen Shores | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saugeen Shores | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seaforth | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seaforth | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Milverton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Milverton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Delhi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Petrolia | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Petrolia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tillsonburg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tillsonburg | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elora | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elora | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dunnville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dunnville | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Erin | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Erin | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tavistock | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tavistock | bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round
North division preliminary round
(8) Shelburne Muskies vs. (9) Creemore Coyotes
Note: Game one was played at Dundalk Arena in Dundalk, Ontario
Note: Creemore forfeited Game three due to not having enough players
| February 6 | Creemore Coyotes | 9 – 5 | Shelburne Muskies | Centre Dufferin Complex | Recap | |||
| Tayden Hannivan (1) - 18:16 Owen Heilemann (1) - pp - 16:57 Jordan Taylor (1) - pp - 16:36 |
First period | 15:50 - sh - Keith Palmer (1) 10:31 - sh - Chris Webber (1) 7:05 - pp - Corey Allen (1) 5:13 - Devin Train (1) | ||||||
| Nick Sammons (1) - 13:33 Kevin Boyd (1) - pp - 2:32 Jordan Taylor (2) - pp - 1:53 Jordan Taylor (3) - pp - 1:49 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Vander Zaag (1) - 10:42 Colin Kijowski (1) - 1:42 |
Third period | 19:45 - Chris Webber (2) | ||||||
| Tyrus Mawson (1-0) | Goalie stats | Dominic Marquis (0-1) | ||||||
| February 7 | Shelburne Muskies | 7 – 6 | Creemore Coyotes | Creemore Recreation Centre | Recap | |||
| Aaron McGurik (1) - pp - 15:02 Carter Leroux (1) - pp - 14:18 Didier Koenigs (1) - 12:53 |
First period | 7:54 - pp - Jacob Vander Zaag (2) 6:23 - pp - Jacob Vander Zaag (3) | ||||||
| Alessandro Nicastro (1) - 17:28 Keith Palmer (1) - 16:24 |
Second period | 8:06 - Nick Sammons (2) | ||||||
| Jake Belvedere (1) - 18:13 Danny Rivet (1) - 12:47 |
Third period | 11:40 - pp - Jacob Taylor (4) 8:56 - Jordan Taylor (5) 5:14 - pp - Kevin Boyd (2) | ||||||
| Dominic Marquis (1-1) | Goalie stats | Vince Michelizzi (0-1) | ||||||
| February 8 | Creemore Coyotes | 0 – 1 | Shelburne Muskies | Centre Dufferin Complex | Recap |
| Shelburne wins series 2 – 1 | |
South division preliminary round
(8) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (9) Delhi Flames
| February 7 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 9 – 2 | Delhi Flames | Delhi Community Arena | Recap | |||
| Jacob Clemmer (1) - 14:32 Dennis Dewar (1) - 12:14 Jacob Clemmer (2) - 5:50 |
First period | 3:23 - pp - Mike Crampton (1) | ||||||
| Connor Doerbecker (1) - 11:37 Jacob Clemmer (3) - 11:05 Connor Doerbecker (2) - 9:01 Eric Lacey (1) - 5:36 |
Second period | 14:08 - pp - Mike Crampton (2) | ||||||
| Reese Stanley (1) - 12:46 Riley Kuepfer (1) - 1:36 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bradley Boville (1-0) | Goalie stats | Cameron Huff (0-1) | ||||||
| February 8 | Delhi Flames | 3 – 8 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Perth East Recreation Complex | Recap | |||
| Mike Crampton (3) - pp - 9:48 | First period | 10:10 - Carson Wickie (1) 3:07 - pp - Austin Stemmler (1) 0:11 - Colton Quipp (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:00 - pp - Brady Brezynskie (1) 15:09 - pp - Jacob Clemmer (4) 10:26 - Dennis Dewar (2) | ||||||
| Brendan Briggs (1) - 8:36 Brandon Capozucca (1) - pp - 3:03 |
Third period | 16:04 - Riley Kuepfer (2) 5:55 - Brendan Schneider (1) | ||||||
| Caleb Ursu (0-1) | Goalie stats | Logan Bromley (1-0) | ||||||
| Milverton wins series 2 – 0 | |
Division quarter-finals
North division quarter-finals
(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies
| February 13 | Ripley Wolves | 12 – 2 | Shelburne Muskies | Centre Dufferin Complex | Recap | |||
| Jordan Moulton (1) - pp - 17:44 Evan Visser (1) - pp - 16:37 Dawson Fahrer (1) - 11:54 Garrett Meurs (1) - 9:33 JD Falconer (1) - 4:32 Jarred Colling (1) - 0:57 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Nicoloff (1) - 8:16 Kaden Hoggarth (1) - 5:59 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ethan Skinner (1) - pp - 15:58 Jordan Moulton (2) - 7:15 Dan Nicoloff (2) - 5:10 Dan Nicoloff (3) - 1:37 |
Third period | 12:21 - pp - Keith Palmer (3) 0:20 - Kyle Burke (1) | ||||||
| Jason Hamilton (1-0) | Goalie stats | Dominic Marquis (0-2) Gatlin Burt | ||||||
| February 14 | Shelburne Muskies | 2 – 14 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley-Huron Complex | Recap | |||
| Chris Webber (3) - sh - 4:09 | First period | 18:33 - Cody Britton (1) 13:58 - Cody Britton (2) 10:36 - Carter Servais (1) 2:24 - Craig McKague (1) | ||||||
| Keith Palmer (4) - 1:35 | Second period | 18:08 - Garrett Meurs (2) 14:14 - Carter Servais (2) 8:51 - Jordan Beisel (1) 5:24 - sh - Pat Looby (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:16 - Carter Servais (3) 14:05 - pp - Cody Britton (3) 12:57 - pp - Dan Nicoloff (4) 10:34 - pp - Garrett Meurs (3) 9:43 - pp - Jordan Moulton (3) 0:15 - pp - Austin Waite (1) | ||||||
| Gatlin Burt (0-1) Dominic Marquis |
Goalie stats | Garrett Golley (1-0) | ||||||
| February 20 | Ripley Wolves | 8:30 pm | Shelburne Muskies | Centre Dufferin Complex | ||||
| February 21 | Shelburne Muskies | 7:00 pm | Ripley Wolves | Ripley-Huron Complex | ||||
| TBD | Shelburne Muskies | TBD* | Ripley Wolves | Ripley-Huron Complex | ||||
| TBD | Ripley Wolves | TBD* | Shelburne Muskies | Centre Dufferin Complex | ||||
| TBD | Shelburne Muskies | TBD* | Ripley Wolves | Ripley-Huron Complex | ||||
| Ripley leads series 2 – 0 | |
(2) Minto 81's vs. (7) Lucknow Lancers
| February 7 | Lucknow Lancers | 4 – 7 | Minto 81's | Palmerston Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Brett Binning (1) - 14:47 | First period | 13:19 - Caleb Warren (1) 12:13 - Liam Hurley (1) 6:53 - Jordan Alexander (1) | ||||||
| Chase Meurs (1) - pp - 11:10 Brett Binning (2) - 5:36 Jamie Miller (1) - sh - 3:43 |
Second period | 19:29 - Blair Butchart (1) 12:44 - Aidan Yarde (1) 10:30 - Caleb Warren (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:44 - Jordan Alexander (2) | ||||||
| Liam McCarthy (0-1) | Goalie stats | Ben Nelson (1-0) | ||||||
| February 14 | Minto 81's | 6 – 4 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow Sports Complex | Recap | |||
| Liam Hurley (2) - pp - 4:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Logozzo (1) - 17:31 Liam Hurley (3) - 1:00 |
Second period | 15:20 - pp - Chase Chapman (1) 3:02 - pp - Chase Chapman (2) | ||||||
| Stephen Gibson (1) - pp - 15:36 Owen Torrie (1) - 14:42 Caleb Warren (3) - 9:15 |
Third period | 7:33 - sh - Brayden Fischer (1) 6:56 - Chase Meurs (2) | ||||||
| Ben Nelson (2-0) | Goalie stats | Liam McCarthy (0-2) | ||||||
| February 15 | Lucknow Lancers | 0 – 6 | Minto 81's | Palmerston Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:10 - Keaton Willis (1) 2:10 - pp - Eric Margo (1) 1:28 - Caleb Warren (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:55 - pp - Keaton Willis (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:32 - Keaton Willis (3) 1:31 - Stephen Gibson (2) | ||||||
| Liam McCarthy (0-3) | Goalie stats | Jonathan Reinhart (1-0) | ||||||
| February 21 | Minto 81's | 7:30 pm | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow Sports Complex | ||||
| TBD | Lucknow Lancers | TBD* | Minto 81's | Palmerston Community Centre | ||||
| TBD | Minto 81's | TBD* | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow Sports Complex | ||||
| TBD | Lucknow Lancers | TBD* | Minto 81's | Palmerston Community Centre | ||||
| Minto leads series 3 – 0 | |
(3) Elmvale Harvesters vs. (6) Georgian Bay Applekings
| February 6 | Elmvale Harvesters | 6 – 3 | Georgian Bay Applekings | Beaver Valley Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Jacob Kelly (1) - 15:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Fuller (1) - 14:52 Jacob Kelly (2) - 4:24 Jeremy Robertson (1) - 2:16 |
Second period | 1:58 - Jamie Wise (1) | ||||||
| Jordan Fuller (2) - 17:01 Owen King (1) - 4:53 |
Third period | 9:24 - sh - Scott Dorion (1) 6:13 - Evan Buehler (1) | ||||||
| Noah Featherstonhaugh-Gowe (1-0) | Goalie stats | Allan Menary (0-1) | ||||||
| February 7 | Georgian Bay Applekings | 5 – 7 | Elmvale Harvesters | Elmvale Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:01 - pp - Riley Pitt (1) | ||||||
| Jamie Wise (2) - 18:23 Austin Ulett (1) - 11:39 Mackenzie Fleming (1) - pp - 4:25 Jamie Wise (3) - pp - 1:25 Mackenzie Fleming (2) - 0:19 |
Second period | 7:22 - pp - Jordan Fuller (3) 4:06 - Riley Pitt (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:32 - pp - Ryan Young (1) 8:13 - pp - Ryan Young (2) 1:07 - Jordan Fuller (4) 0:13 - en - Owen King (2) | ||||||
| Allan Menary (0-2) | Goalie stats | Noah Featherstonhaugh-Gowe (2-0) | ||||||
| February 14 | Georgian Bay Applekings | 5 – 6 | Elmvale Harvesters | Elmvale Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Kegan Hoover (1) - 16:12 Evan Buehler (2) - 15:59 Jamie Wise (4) - 4:18 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mackenzie Fleming (3) - 19:10 | Second period | 18:05 - pp - Ryan Young (3) 0:49 - Ryan Young (4) | ||||||
| Evan Buehler (3) - 19:34 | Third period | 12:35 - Riley Pitt (3) 9:18 - Jacob Kelly (3) 5:47 - Jacob Kelly (4) 1:14 - pp - Riley Pitt (4) | ||||||
| Allan Menary (0-3) | Goalie stats | Noah Featherstonhaugh-Gowe (3-0) | ||||||
| February 15 | Elmvale Harvesters | 8 – 6 | Georgian Bay Applekings | Beaver Valley Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Jacob Kelly (5) - 15:55 Jordan Fuller (5) - pp - 13:40 Ryan Young (5) - pp - 4:46 |
First period | 12:39 - pp - Jamie Wise (5) 8:29 - Evan Buehler (4) | ||||||
| Jacob Kelly (6) - 16:45 Jacob Kelly (7) - pp - 9:04 Austin Pope (1) - 7:30 |
Second period | 15:05 - pp - Jamie Wise (6) | ||||||
| Jacob Kelly (8) - sh - 15:06 Jacob Kelly (9) - 2:29 |
Third period | 12:04 - Jamie Wise (7) 8:27 - Evan Buehler (5) 5:08 - Noah Rowland (1) | ||||||
| Noah Featherstonhaugh-Gowe (4-0) | Goalie stats | Allan Menary (0-4) | ||||||
| Elmvale wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
| February 6 | Durham Thundercats | 6 – 1 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | The Plex | Recap | |||
| Ryan Colquhoun (1) - 8:12 Kyler Nixon (1) - pp - 4:38 Luke Eurig (1) - 0:26 |
First period | 18:05 - Miles MacLean (1) | ||||||
| Kyle Maloney (1) - 10:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Graham (1) - 7:53 Kyle Maloney (2) - pp - 4:51 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brendon Landry (1-0) | Goalie stats | Clayton Fritsch (0-1) | ||||||
| February 7 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 4 – 5 | Durham Thundercats | Durham Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Caleb Morrison (1) - 3:01 Josh Urbshott (1) - 2:00 |
First period | 16:23 - pp - Ryan Colquhoun (2) 7:25 - Kyler Nixon (2) 0:13 - Kyler Nixon (3) | ||||||
| Todd Hellyer (1) - 13:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rob Flick (1) - 15:11 | Third period | 7:37 - Luke Eurig (2) 2:40 - Justin Graham (2) | ||||||
| Clayton Fritsch (0-2) | Goalie stats | Brendon Landry (2-0) | ||||||
| February 13 | Durham Thundercats | 8 – 3 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | The Plex | Recap | |||
| Kyle Maloney (3) - 18:23 Austin Becker (1) - 16:01 Justin Graham (3) - sh - 7:40 Kyler Nixon (4) - 2:12 |
First period | 13:04 - Miles MacLean (2) | ||||||
| Kyle Maloney (4) - 4:08 Brody LeBlanc (1) - 3:24 Luke Eurig (3) - pp - 0:17 |
Second period | 18:51 - pp - Luke Pither (1) 1:55 - Trevor Donaldson (1) | ||||||
| Brody LeBlanc (2) - 13:35 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brendon Landry (3-0) | Goalie stats | Clayton Fritsch (0-3) | ||||||
| February 14 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 3 – 6 | Durham Thundercats | Durham Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:43 - pp - Brody LeBlanc (3) 6:59 - Austin Becker (2) 4:33 - Jack Weiser (1) | ||||||
| Miles MacLean (3) - 15:28 Josh Urbshott (2) - 2:08 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Marlowe (1) - 14:50 | Third period | 12:32 - Justin Graham (4) 7:13 - Justin Graham (5) 0:27 - en - Kyler Nixon (5) | ||||||
| Clayton Fritsch (0-4) | Goalie stats | Brendon Landry (4-0) | ||||||
| Durham wins series 4 – 0 | |
South division quarter-finals
(1) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (8) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
| February 14 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 1 – 6 | Seaforth Centenaires | Seaforth Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Carson Wickie (2) - 1:21 | First period | 19:23 - Camden Daigle (1) 13:53 - pp - Jared Nash (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:57 - Sean Chisholm (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:02 - Camden Daigle (2) 9:34 - Ray Huether (1) 1:15 - pp - Kyle Stanbury (1) | ||||||
| Bradley Boville (1-1) | Goalie stats | Alex Hutcheson (1-0) | ||||||
| February 15 | Seaforth Centenaires | 4 – 2 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Perth East Recreation Complex | Recap | |||
| Kyle Stanbury (2) - pp - 13:16 | First period | 3:01 - Riley Kuepfer (3) | ||||||
| Sheldon Pryce (1) - 14:24 Camden Daigle (3) - pp - 4:39 Reid Oliver (1) - pp - 2:24 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:36 - pp - Dennis Dewar (3) | ||||||
| Alex Hutcheson (2-0) | Goalie stats | Bradley Boville (1-2) | ||||||
| February 20 | Seaforth Centenaires | 8:30 pm | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Perth East Recreation Complex | ||||
| February 21 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 7:30 pm | Seaforth Centenaires | Seaforth Community Centre | ||||
| February 28 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 7:30 pm* | Seaforth Centenaires | Seaforth Community Centre | ||||
| March 1 | Seaforth Centenaires | 3:30 pm* | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Perth East Recreation Complex | ||||
| March 3 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 8:30 pm* | Seaforth Centenaires | Seaforth Community Centre | ||||
| Seaforth leads series 2 – 0 | |
(2) Petrolia Squires vs. (7) Tillsonburg Thunder
| February 6 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 1 – 4 | Petrolia Squires | Greenwood Arena | Recap | |||
| Jayme Forslund (1) - 13:31 | First period | 6:53 - T.J. Harris (1) 2:12 - T.J. Harris (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:44 - pp - Curtis Helps (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 1:20 - T.J. Harris (3) | ||||||
| Ben Blacker (0-1) | Goalie stats | Jakob Knowles (1-0) | ||||||
| February 10 | Petrolia Squires | 2 – 5 | Tillsonburg Thunder | Tillsonburg Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Zach Vaneyk (1) - 0:27 | First period | 11:12 - Luke Sinclair (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 8:44 - pp - Justin Abraham (1) 2:38 - Hunter Monkhouse (1) | ||||||
| Carson Peer (1) - pp - 11:12 | Third period | 12:45 - Braden Roberts (1) 5:52 - Nicolas D'Agostino (1) | ||||||
| Jakob Knowles (1-1) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (1-1) | ||||||
| February 13 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 1 – 4 | Petrolia Squires | Greenwood Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:09 - Isaac McLean (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:15 - pp - Eric Marsh (1) 4:16 - T.J. Harris (4) | ||||||
| Hunter Monkhouse (2) - pp - 17:11 | Third period | 0:33 - en - pp - Josh Barraclough (1) | ||||||
| Ben Blacker (1-2) | Goalie stats | Jakob Knowles (2-1) | ||||||
| February 14 | Petrolia Squires | 6 – 2 | Tillsonburg Thunder | Tillsonburg Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Carson Peer (2) - 16:14 Carson Peer (3) - 13:06 |
First period | 5:46 - pp - Danny Attridge (1) | ||||||
| Carson Peer (4) - pp - 12:28 Daniel Gibson (1) - 10:12 Carson Peer (5) - 1:49 Ryan Fraser (1) - 0:13 |
Second period | 9:45 - Nicolas D'Agostino (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jakob Knowles (3-1) | Goalie stats | Ben Blacker (1-3) | ||||||
| February 20 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 8:30 pm | Petrolia Squires | Greenwood Arena | ||||
| February 21 | Petrolia Squires | 7:30 pm* | Tillsonburg Thunder | Tillsonburg Community Centre | ||||
| February 24 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 8:30 pm* | Petrolia Squires | Greenwood Arena | ||||
| Petrolia leads series 3 – 1 | |
(3) Elora Rocks vs. (6) Dunnville Aeros
| February 7 | Elora Rocks | 4 – 8 | Dunnville Aeros | Dunnville Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
| Klayton Hoelscher (1) - 19:44 Alex Uttley (1) - pp - 11:42 Klayton Hoelscher (2) - pp - 0:53 |
First period | 19:26 - Silas Crawford (1) 9:42 - pp - Tom Longland (1) | ||||||
| Alex Uttley (2) - 5:38 | Second period | 19:18 - Landon Minor (1) 8:46 - Matt Ruigrok (1) 7:50 - pp - Brad Parish (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:02 - Landon Minor (2) 5:06 - London Murray (1) 1:05 - pp - Matt Ruigrok (2) | ||||||
| Colin Dunne (0-1) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Currie (1-0) | ||||||
| February 13 | Dunnville Aeros | 0 – 10 | Elora Rocks | Jefferson Community Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 14:32 - Zack Cameron (1) 12:40 - Klayton Hoelscher (3) 9:38 - pp - Matt Kennedy (1) 9:14 - pp - Steve Dol (1) 1:07 - Jamie Collins (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:55 - sh - Alex Uttley (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:35 - Zack Cameron (2) 16:35 - Brayden Krieger (1) 9:18 - Andrew Merrett (1) 0:16 - pp - Matt Kennedy (2) | ||||||
| Jeremy Currie (1-1) | Goalie stats | Colin Dunne (1-1) | ||||||
| February 14 | Dunnville Aeros | 5 – 7 | Elora Rocks | Jefferson Community Centre | Recap | |||
| Brad Parish (2) - 15:28 Matt Ruigrok (3) - 12:52 |
First period | 19:08 - Alex Uttley (4) 5:53 - Spencer MacCormack (1) 5:33 - Matt Tolton (1) | ||||||
| Taylor Barnett (1) - 15:58 | Second period | 12:11 - Andrew Merrett (2) 5:02 - Ethan Broderick (1) | ||||||
| Silas Crawford (2) - 7:16 Matt Ruigrok (4) - 5:10 |
Third period | 19:03 - pp - Ryan Maskymyk (1) 0:07 - en - Matt Kennedy (3) | ||||||
| Brandon White (0-1) | Goalie stats | Matt Woroniuk (1-0) | ||||||
| February 16 | Elora Rocks | 6 – 4 | Dunnville Aeros | Dunnville Memorial Arena | Recap | |||
| Brayden Krieger (2) - 5:48 | First period | 14:55 - Silas Crawford (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:34 - Brad Parish (3) 15:42 - Tom Longland (2) | ||||||
| Zack Cameron (3) - 17:45 Zack Cameron (4) - 12:36 Steve Dol (2) - 9:38 Zack Cameron (5) - 0:47 Brayden Krieger (3) - en - 0:10 |
Third period | 15:04 - Brad Parish (4) | ||||||
| Colin Dunne (2-1) | Goalie stats | Brandon White (0-2) | ||||||
| February 20 | Dunnville Aeros | 8:30 pm | Elora Rocks | Jefferson Community Centre | ||||
| February 21 | Elora Rocks | 8:00 pm* | Dunnville Aeros | Dunnville Memorial Arena | ||||
| February 22 | Dunnville Aeros | TBD* | Elora Rocks | Jefferson Community Centre | ||||
| Elora leads series 3 – 1 | |
(4) Erin Outlaws vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
| February 7 | Tavistock Royals | 3 – 0 | Erin Outlaws | Centre 2000 | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lucas Bast (1) - 13:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitch Atkins (1) - 13:26 Tristan Hohl (1) - 7:30 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Masters (1-0) | Goalie stats | Scott Smith (0-1) | ||||||
| February 8 | Erin Outlaws | 0 – 5 | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock Recreation Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:53 - Deven Kropf (1) 15:09 - Drew Gerth (1) 7:04 - pp - Drew Gerth (2) 5:54 - Colin Martin (1) 4:41 - Sean Kienapple (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Smith (0-2) | Goalie stats | Andrew Masters (2-0) | ||||||
| February 14 | Tavistock Royals | 3 – 0 | Erin Outlaws | Centre 2000 | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Patrick Vulgan (1) - pp - 4:53 Deven Kropf (2) - 0:58 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Luke Fanjoy (1) - pp - 14:44 | ||||||
| Andrew Masters (3-0) | Goalie stats | Tyson Gustaw (0-1) | ||||||
| February 15 | Erin Outlaws | 1 – 5 | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock Recreation Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:43 - Drew Gerth (3) 2:05 - sh - Deven Kropf (3) 0:25 - pp - Deven Kropf (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:08 - sh - Drew Gerth (4) | ||||||
| Travis Brown (1) - 1:08 | Third period | 14:48 - pp - Drew Gerth (5) | ||||||
| Tyson Gustaw (0-2) | Goalie stats | Andrew Masters (4-0) | ||||||
| Tavistock wins series 4 – 0 | |
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