Late round long shots
There is a premise among those who have a real feel for the game that it does not matter what round a player is picked in a particular Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. Zeroing in on just two prime examples of late round OHL draft picks from the past few years who have advanced to regular duty and beyond are 2007 birth year defenseman Rylan Fellinger of the Flint Firebirds and 2004 birth year forward Noah Morneau of the Windsor Spitfires.
Spits ousted in Game 7
It does not get any closer than overtime of a Game 7 playoff match. A major turnaround season for the Windsor Spitfires came to a conclusion with a Game 7 overtime loss to the Kitchener Rangers in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.
Spitfires going to Game 7
One game will decide the best of seven Ontario Hockey League Western Conference semi final between the Windsor Spitfires and Kitchener Rangers.
Injury riddled Spitfires
The injury bug continues to ravage the Spitfires as no less than nine players — seven of them veterans — were sidelined for Game 5 of Windsor’s second round Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the Kitchener Rangers. …[read more]
Liam lights up Kitchener
Never before in the 50 year Ontario Hockey League history of the Windsor Spitfires had a player scored five goals in a playoff game. Never that is, until superstar forward Liam Greentree did so in Game 3 of this year’s second round Western Conference playoff series. …[read more]
Scouting Luke St. John
Frank Evola, who is the scouting director for the Windsor Spitfires, had ample opportunity to assess homegrown defenseman Luke St. John ahead of the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Hidden gem of the north
Ty Dubreuil was one of a mere five players from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association to be picked at the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Jr. Spits are OHL picks
Three players from the Windsor Jr. Spitfires of the Under 16 level Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario were picked at the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Spits all over Rangers
Back to back 5-1 victories on home ice have given the Windsor Spitfires a two games to none lead on the Kitchener Rangers. …[read more]
Spitfires via Sun County
Windsor Spitfires stayed close to home to snag Sun County Panthers defenseman Jordan Maine in the 15th round of the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
Ty goes to the Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires looked way up north to take a skilled right winger in the 14th round of the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
U16 Spits to OHL Spits
Windsor Spitfires stayed at home to take local defenseman Luke St. John in the 13th round of the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Morneau nets two more
Overage scoring sensation Noah Morneau (in photo at left) helped propel the Spitfires to yet another playoff victory on Wednesday. The former 15th round draft pick tallied twice as Windsor took Game 1 of its Ontario Hockey League Western Conference semi final series from the visiting Kitchener Rangers. …[read more]
Spitfires add draft picks
The Spitfires will now have a full board of 15 picks for the upcoming 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Spitfires into round two
They have already gone from worst to first in the West Division of the Ontario Hockey League in the space of a single season. And following an opening round conquest of the Soo Greyhounds, the Windsor Spitfires are into the second round of the Western Conference playoffs against the Kitchener Rangers. …[read more]
Spits to Michigan Tech
Well seasoned Windsor Spitfires forward Ryan Abraham is headed to play at the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association level effective the ’25-26 season. …[read more]
Top line sparked Spits
They are Windsor’s version of the Production Line. Captain Liam Greentree, import rookie Ilya Protas and overage Noah Morneau scored 18 of Windsor’s 28 goals and combined for 41 points as the Spitfires dismantled the Soo Greyhounds four games to one in the opening round of their Ontario Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Spitfires take 3-1 lead
Playing without five injured regulars, the resilient Windsor Spitfires sent a message tonight with a 4-1 road victory over the Soo Greyhounds in Game 4 of their first round Ontario Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Hounds nip Spits in OT
Down their top two defensemen and also minus a pair of top six forwards due to injury, the Windsor Spitfires nearly stole Game 3 in their opening round playoff series with the Soo Greyhounds. …[read more]
OHL tops NHL rankings
To be sure, it an elite group of high end prospects from the Ontario Hockey League for the 2025 National Hockey League draft. The OHL leads the way with three skaters in the top five of The Sports Network’s latest NHL Draft rankings as compiled by TSN’s director of scouting Craig Button. …[read more]
Spitfires up two on Soo
Local lad Noah Morneau netted three goals and the Spitfires soared to a 7-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds tonight to take a two games to none lead in their opening round Ontario Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Spits click to start series
The Spitfires capped a playoff series opener with three third period goals en route to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Soo Greyhounds in Game 1 of the best of seven set. …[read more]
Greyhounds v. Spitfires
It is playoff time in the Ontario Hockey League. And in this particular Western Conference showdown, don’t be overly swayed by the regular season points differential between the no. 7 seed Soo Greyhounds and the no. 2 seed Windsor Spitfires in their first round playoff series. …[read more]
Spits light up Knights
Jack Nesbitt and Cole Davis netted two goals apiece and the Spitfires skated to an 8-5 victory over the London Knights today before more than 6,200 fans at the WFCU Center in Windsor. …[read more]
Rise of the Spitfires
Rebuilds apparently don’t take very long in Windsor. A mere year removed from a season in which they missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, the Spitfires have more than doubled their point total from ’23-24 to ’24-25. …[read more]
Spits sign ’08 defender
And the picks just keep on coming. Andrew Robinson has become the latest 2008 birth year player from Windsor’s 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft class to sign with the Spitfires. …[read more]
Hounds are desperate
Soo Greyhounds have six games remaining to try to avoid the disaster of missing the Ontario Hockey League playoffs for the second time in three seasons. And the push begins tonight in Windsor. …[read more]
Skating coach supreme
Kathy McLlwain trains multiple National Hockey League and other high performance players during the off season as their personal skating coach. This is in addition to the very reputable McLlwain being the skating coach for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spits soar to 41st win
Import lamplighter Ilya Protas potted a pair of goals, A.J. Spellacy also tallied twice and rookie goalie Carter Froggett stood tall with 24 saves as the Spitfires halted a two game losing skid tonight with a 7-1 cuffing of the Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Cool Hand Luke
Spitfires forward Luke McNamara could well prove to be a valuable depth addition as Windsor heads into the final stretch of the ’24-25 regular season ahead of the looming Ontario Hockey League playoffs.
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100 point Spitfires
The noteworthy assembly of Windsor Spitfires who have reached the 100 point mark in a single season has two new members. Captain Liam Greentree and his import line-mate Ilya Protas have joined an honour roll that has had 100 point seasons for the Spitfires in an Ontario Hockey League history that dates back to the mid 1970s. …[read more]
Windsor via Espanola
Among the notable interior brackets for the second seed Windsor Spitfires of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League is a tested trio of 2006 birth year defenseman. Besides former first rounder Anthony Cristoforo and homegrown Windsor product Carson Woodall, the ’06 group of blue liners includes mammoth defender Conor Walton, formerly of the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Flight of the Spitfires
First place in the West Division of the Ontario Hockey League is all but clinched for the Spitfires. So too is the no. 2 seed for the Western Conference playoffs. …[read more]
Faces of the OHL races
There is a sundry of races for playoff seedings in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference of a uniform, balanced Ontario Hockey League. And there are faces who could be major difference makers down the stretch of the ’24-25 OHL season into the playoffs. …[read more]
Spits hit 80 point mark
A reverse course continues in Windsor. Joey Costanzo made 25 saves for his 29th win of the season and the Spitfires ran their Ontario Hockey League record to 38-12-4 with a 4-1 Family Day victory over the visiting Owen Sound Attack. …[read more]
Spitfires go outdoors
The Spitfires held their annual outdoor practice on Saturday. The Ontario Hockey League team scrimmaged at a morning session at venerable Lanspeary Park on Langlois Ave. Fans were invited to attend the event which included a pre practice autograph session. See below for a few photos from the outdoor practice event. …[read more]
Garden and Greentree
Windsor played host to a Garden party on Thursday and among the guests was a Greentree. Rookie forward Ethan Garden tallied twice as did captain Liam Greentree while homegrown plum Noah Morneau also netted a pair as the Spitfires skated to a resounding 8-2 triumph over the visiting Sarnia Sting. …[read more]
Spits at Lanspeary Park
The Spitfires will be holding their annual outdoor practice this Saturday morning at 11:00 at venerable Lanspeary Park. …[read more]
Spitfires of S.S. Marie
They are both border cities, one from the southwestern and the other from the northeastern region of Ontario. And to be sure, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie have a timeless association. The number of people from Sault Ste. Marie who left home over the decades and centuries to attend post secondary school at either the University of Windsor or St. Clair College is literally in the thousands. And as far as the Ontario Hockey League goes, the register of players from the Sault who have suited up for Windsor since the Spitfires first became members of the OHL in 1975 is a rather extensive and monumental one. …[read more]
Spitfires double it up
The Spitfires have clearly ascended in putting a forgettable ’23-24 season on the tarp. A pair of weekend victories on home ice have improved Windsor’s record on the ’24-25 season to 36-12-3, which is third best in the entire Ontario Hockey League to date. …[read more]
Spitfire cargo depth
As the offensive and defensive skilfulness and select star players of the Spitfires stands out there is also the depth in the Windsor lineup that makes it a team to be reckoned with in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spitfires stun Knights
Spot the powerhouse London Knights a 3-0 lead and chances are the no. 1 team in the Ontario Hockey League is going to come away with the win. Just don’t tell that to the Windsor Spitfires. …[read more]
Rest easy, Brent Jarrett
Brent Jarrett, who rose from the frigid outdoor and chilly indoor rinks of Sault Ste. Marie to become an unlikely superstar with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and the minor pro Kalamazoo K-Wings, has passed away at the age of 65. …[read more]
Spits smack Steelheads
Rookie goalie Carter Froggett made 23 saves and Ilya Protas potted a pair of pucks as the Spitfires skated past the Brampton Steelheads 5-2 today before more than 5,200 fans at the WFCU Centre. …[read more]
Mathurin nets OT winner
The Spitfires outshot the Sarnia Sting by a resounding 39-19 margin but needed an overtime goal by overage defenseman Tnias Mathurin to pull out a 4-3 road win tonight. …[read more]
Spellacy signs NHL deal
Say hey to A.J.! Spitfires forward A.J. Spellacy has inked a three year entry level contract with the Chicago Black Hawks. The 2006 birth year skater was snagged by Chicago in the third round of the 2024 National Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Spitfires by the numbers
The Spitfires are two thirds into the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League regular season and have rebounded in fine fashion from a ’23-24 campaign in which they won just 18 of 68 games and missed the Western Conference playoffs by more than 20 points. …[read more]
Spitfires cuff the Wolves
And the winning continues. The Spitfires won for the ninth time in their last 10 outings on Thursday with a decisive 6-2 drubbing of the visiting Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
Setting up the Spitfires
They have size. They have skill. They have depth. To be sure, the Spitfires are set up for this season and next as genuine Ontario Hockey League contenders. …[read more]
Spitfires via the Battalion
The Spitfires have added a seasoned defenseman to their corps of Ontario Hockey League tested blue liners. Hulking, 6 foot 5, 2005 birth year defender Wyatt Kennedy is headed to Windsor from the North Bay Battalion in exchange for 2007 birth year rookie defenseman Adrian Manzo as well as stockpiled second, third and fourth round draft picks. …[read more]
Spitfires add forward size
Seasoned skater Luke McNamara is bringing his 6 foot 3 frame to the Spitfires via Ontario Hockey League trade with the Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Coach Walters is a winner
Greg Walters knows how to win. Now in his fifth full season as a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League, the 54-year old Walters is headed towards a fifth straight season with a winning record, this time with the Windsor Spitfires. …[read more]
Spits just keep on coming
Eight straight victories have the streaking Windsor Spitfires flying high along the jet smooth skyways of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Six straight for Spitfires
The Windsor engine is humming. The Spitfires have now won six straight games to boost their record to 27-7-3, which is second best among the 20 teams of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Spitfires motor into 2025
They have been referred to by many — and rightfully so — as the surprise team of the Ontario Hockey League through the 2024 segment of this season. And while the Spitfires record of 26-7-3 was the second best in the OHL as the calendar year turned to 2025, I for one am not astounded by the winning ways of Windsor. …[read more]
Greentree assists Spitfires
Captain Liam Greentree continues to sear the score sheet for the Spitfires. The skilled skater scored once and assisted on three others today to help Windsor to a 6-4 New Year’s Eve afternoon victory over the Flint Firebirds. Greentree, who many feel should be playing for Team Canada at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships, is one of the top point getters in the Ontario Hockey League as a 2006 birth year forward.
Spitfires are set in the net
Windsor Spitfires have seemingly solidified the goalie position for the foreseeable future with four puck stoppers in four separate age categories under Ontario Hockey League contract and a fifth under team control. …[read more]
Windbiel wins OHL debut
He answered the call and stood tall, albeit with somewhat of a third period fall. Rookie goalie Jake Windbiel made his Ontario Hockey League debut for the Windsor Spitfires today and came away a winner up north in Sault Ste. Marie.
Spitfires shut out Soo
Joey Costanzo made 20 saves for his third whitewash of the season and the Windsor Spitfires returned from the Ontario Hockey League holiday break tonight with a decisive 4-0 road victory over the Soo Greyhounds.
Spitfires up north at Soo
The Spitfires have hit the road following the holiday hiatus and will be in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend for a pair of games against their Ontario Hockey League West Division rival Greyhounds. …[read more]
Spitfires rule OHL West
Windsor Spitfires are sitting comfortably in the cockpit atop the West Division standings of the Ontario Hockey League. As for the other four teams of the Wild West, only four points separate the Saginaw Spirit, Flint Firebirds, Soo Greyhounds and Sarnia Sting.
Spitfires at mid season
General manager Billy Bowler likes much of what he has seen of his Windsor Spitfires at the half way point of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season. Not one to get carried away with superlatives, Bowler did relay to Hockey News Windsor that it has been “a really good start” for the Spitfires through 33 matches of the 68-game regular season slate.
Spits weather the Storm
Playing without four injured regulars not to mention forward A.J. Spellacy at the Team USA camp was not enough to slow down the airborne Windsor Spitfires in their last game before the Christmas holiday break.
Ex Spitfire joins Chamber
Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has confirmed the hiring of 39-year old Ryan Donally as its new president and chief executive officer. Donally played in more than 300 games in the Ontario Hockey League as a rugged left winger, 214 of which were with his hometown Windsor Spitfires.
Nesbitt nets the winner
Jack Nesbitt’s 13th goal of the season proved to be a lucky charm for the Spitfires on Saturday. Nesbitt notched the game winner with less than three minutes to play in the third period to propel the Spitfires to a well deserved 3-2 verdict over the visiting London Knights in a battle between two of the top teams in the Ontario Hockey League.
Spitfires by the numbers
The going is definitely good for the Windsor Spitfires. Especially in the total points department as the turnaround from last season to this one continues.
Spits of grit of ’76-77
Fans of the Spitfires did not have to wait long for Windsor’s first playoff spot as fledgling members of the Ontario Hockey League. While, for example, it took the Soo Greyhounds four years after their ’72-73 OHL debut to make it to the playoffs, the Spitfires did it in just their second season.
20 wins for Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires capped a three point, home ice weekend today with 7-4 come from behind victory over the Saginaw Spirit. The win came after the Spitfires snagged a point from a 3-2 shootout loss to the Kitchener Rangers on Saturday.
Jake the Viper snake
Spitfires plum goalie prospect Jake Windbiel is standing tall and answering the call through his first 15 games with Windsor’s junior B affiliate team in nearby LaSalle.
Max on track in LaSalle
Signed Spitfires forward prospect Max Brocklehurst has shrugged off a sluggish start and is lighting it up with the LaSalle Vipers of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. He now has seven goals, nine assists, 16 points in 15 games for Windsor’s affiliate team in nearby LaSalle.
OHL turnabout in Windsor
The Spitfires of ’24-25 have officially passed their win total of ’23-24. And it took them just 27 games to do so. Windsor’s recent 6-3 victory over the Owen Sound Attack lifted the Spitfires record this season to 19-6-2.
18 wins for the Spitfires
What a difference one season can make. The Spitfires skated past the visiting Saginaw Spirit on Wednesday for their 18th win of the ’24-25 Ontario Hockey League season.
NCAA deal for Morneau
Spitfires overage forward Noah Morneau will take advantage of the recent ruling that makes Ontario Hockey League players eligible for Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association scholarships effective the ’25-26 season. …[read more]
Spitfires resume flight
Three successive victories last week — all in the space of three days and against teams with winning records — have the Spitfires back on track and within two points of first place within the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.