One night in Windsor
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Of the hundreds of folks who have read my recently authored book, Tales Of An Old Hockey Writer, the majority who have commented on it to me have relayed that their favourite chapter is the one titled One Night In Windsor. Following is a reprint of Chapter Four, complete with adult content.) …[read more]
Spitfire slate for ’24-25
Thursday will continue to be the primary home date for the Spitfires come the 2024-2025 Ontario Hockey League season. In all, 13 of Windsor’s 34 home games for the ’24-25 OHL season will be played on a Thursday. Following is the Spitfires full home and away schedule for the ’24-25 season. …[read more]
Flint has games, tickets
Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have unveiled their 2024-2025 regular season schedule and season ticket information at the same time. …[read more]
MC Smitty and the Spits
The 1990-1991 season was one of substantial rebound for the Windsor Spitfires. After missing the Ontario Hockey League playoffs in 1989-1990 with a record of 17-41-8, head coach Brad (Motor City Smitty) Smith and the Spitfires ascended the Emms Division ladder in ’90-91 with a 28 point improvement from a record of 33-29-4. …[read more]
Mix of Rossetto, Garden
Every year seems to yield a steal as far as Ontario Hockey League draft picks go. Two from the 2024 OHL priority selections draft who just might end up being swindles are smaller size forwards Nik Rossetto of the Brantford Bulldogs and Ethan Garden of the Windsor Spitfires. …[read more]
OHL home openers
Get your tickets ready. The Ontario Hockey League has confirmed its 2024-2025 regular season home openers for all 20 teams.
Signing top OHL picks
Windsor Spitfires and Flint Firebirds — Western Conference rivals — have both come through with early signings of several of their top choices from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
Power in Port Stanley
Local lad A.J. Power has signed up to play for the Port Stanley Sailors of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League ahead of the 2024-2025 season.
Back with Port Stanley
One was the assistant captain. The other was the captain. And forwards Dylan Watson and Jordan Medeiros have both committed to return to the Port Stanley Sailors of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League for the 2024-2025 season.
Froggett ready for a leap?
It has been two years since the Spitfires took goalie Carter Froggett in the sixth round of the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
Garden party for Spitfires
Ethan Garden might have been a top two rounds pick at the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft if it was a virtual certainty that the Michigan born centre would commit to play in the OHL.
Blockbuster OHL trade
Trade season in the Ontario Hockey League has begun. And the Flint Firebirds have opened it with an explosive transaction involving six players and nine draft picks. …[read more]
Spitfires ink another pick
High scoring forward Max Brocklehurst is signed and sealed with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Mount Brydges net gain
Andy Friyia wants to see the Mount Brydges Bulldogs reduce their goals against come the 2024-2025 Provincial Jr. Hockey League season. Which is why the Bulldogs’ president has hired the renowned Bill Dark to be the goalie coach in Mount Brydges. …[read more]
Four from the draft door
Two forwards, a defenseman and a goalie from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft have now signed with the Spitfires. Included in the foursome is the big prize from the ’24 lottery.
Spits set up for rebound
Missing the playoffs is in the rear view mirror. Focused on what looms ahead for the 2024-2025 season and beyond, the Windsor Spitfires have the engine in restart mode after it backfired in 2023-2024. Between a bad start and a bad finish the Spitfires were not a bad team in the middle of the ’23-24 season. …[read more]
Dark in Mount Brydges
Mount Brydges Bulldogs of the Provincial Jr. Hockey League will have the use of an esteemed goalie coach for the 2024-2025 season, Hockey News Windsor has confirmed. …[read more]
Spits sign sizeable stopper
American born goalie Jake Windbiel has opted to sign with the Windsor Spitfires over pursuing a U.S. college hockey scholarship. The 6 foot 4, 210 pound puck stopper was scooped up by the Spitfires in the seventh round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the Tier 1 AAA Chicago Mission. …[read more]
Two Spits are OHL stars
Spitfire forwards Liam Greentree and Cole Davis have been identified by the Ontario Hockey League for their performances during the 2023-2024 regular season.
Five favourite Spitfires
I have followed the Spitfires for a long time, having watched a multitude of Thursday night home games at rickety old Windsor Arena, beginning with their Ontario Hockey League debut season of 1975-1976.
Dark side of the Spitfires
There have been masterly goalie coaches over the years who have been consummate tutors for more than one Ontario Hockey League team. Names that promptly come to mind are Terry Barbeau, formerly of the Soo Greyhounds and Saginaw Spirit and Bill Dark, erstwhile of the London Knights and Hamilton Bulldogs, now of the Windsor Spitfires.
OHL via Jr. B GOJHL
London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League are a good example of allowing several of their key players to develop in the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
Firebirds and Spitfires
One has had an Ontario Hockey League presence since 1975. The other set up shop in the OHL 40 years later, in 2015. They are the long settled Spitfires of Windsor and the fledgling Firebirds of Flint — and the rivalry is growing.
Ex Spitfires with Spirit
After back to back finishes atop the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, the Spitfires missed the playoffs in 2023-2024. But two key players who started the season in Windsor are now competing for the Memorial Cup with the Saginaw Spirit.
Spits sign another plum
Another day, another high pick from the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft inked by the Spitfires.
Spits sign second selection
Jean-Christoph Lemieux is signed and sealed to the Spitfires. Windsor took the 6 foot, 173 pound forward in the second round, 22nd overall, of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
Spitfires have stock in net
The Spitfires are building their assets at the goalie position. Windsor — which missed the Ontario Hockey League playoffs in 2023-2024 after back to back first place finishes atop the Western Conference — has assembled a plethora of puck stoppers to choose from as part of their present and future flight plan.
Oriented at Spitfires camp
It served as an introduction for the new kids. Goalie Cam Ingram was among a group of 2024 draft picks who got a taste of how it feels to be a part of the Spitfires program.
Spitfires to the Lancers
Goalie Max Donoso is moving from one high level of hockey to another without leaving his hometown of Windsor.
Windsor is in my blood
I have had an association to Windsor that dates back to my early to mid 1960s childhood days of playing road hockey in the alleyway between Howard and Lillian near Erie St. E. …[read more]