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Marek Vanacker
Marek Vanacker (born April 12, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who plays for the Brantford Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and is a prospect within the Chicago Blackhawks organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 27th overall by the Blackhawks in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career On April 20, 2022, Vanacker was selected 23rd overall by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the 2022 OHL Draft and signed with the team on May 21, 2022. In his rookie 2022–23 season, he tallied four goals and 12 assists over 55 games with the Brantford Bulldogs. The following year, 2023–24, he enjoyed a breakout season, posting 36 goals, 46 assists, 22 power‑play points, and five shorthanded goals in 68 regular‑season games. He finished as the team's leader in both goals and total points and ranked second in assists. In the playoffs, he added three goals and four assists across six games. On June 28, 2024, Vanacker's strong junior performance and offe ...
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Delhi, Ontario
Delhi (; ) refers to both a former township (Canada), township and unincorporated community located off of the junction of Ontario Highways Ontario Highway 59, 59 and Ontario Highway 3, 3. Delhi is known as the "Heart of Ontario tobacco belt, Tobacco Country." Prior to 1880, this community was known for its lumber industry. One of the Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario, Delhi, had a population of 4,240 at the time of the 2016 Census. Founded by Frederick Sovereen (spelled Sovereign by a few sources), the settlement was called Sovereen's Corners or Sovereign's Corners and was located in Middleton Township. Later, the community was renamed Fredericksburg and, in 1856, to its present-day name of Delhi. The name is usually attributed locally to a postmaster honouring the major city of Delhi, India. History Frederick Sovereen (or Sovereign) settled here in about 1812. According to some genealogy records, his father was called Jacob ''Zavering'', ''Zafrin,'' or ''Safrein''. The ...
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Playoffs
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a Single-elimination tournament, single-elimination system or one of several other playoff format, different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. In team sports in the U.S. and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league's best teams might not play against each other in the regular season. Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, ...
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List Of Chicago Blackhawks Draft Picks
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League by the Chicago Blackhawks franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team. The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a NHL Supplemental Draft, Supplemental Draft for playe ...
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Sacha Boisvert
Sacha Boisvert (born March 17, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Boston University Terriers of Hockey East. He was drafted 18th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Playing career During the 2022–23 season, Boisvert recorded 17 goals and 28 assists in 57 games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and was named to the USHL All-Rookie second team. During the 2023–24 season, he recorded 36 goals and 32 assists in 61 regular games for the Lumberjacks. During the playoffs he recorded three assists in eight games. Following the season he was named to the All-USHL first team. On June 28, 2024, he was drafted 18th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Boisvert played his first year of college hockey at North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north ...
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World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The World U-17 Hockey Challenge, originally known as the Quebec Esso Cup, is an international ice hockey tournament held annually in Canada. Prior to 2011, the tournament did not operate during years in which the Canada Winter Games were held. As such, the World Under-17 Challenge was held three out of every four years. It is organized by Hockey Canada and is the first major international competition for male hockey players under the age of 17. The tournament is the first step in Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence and is used to identify players moving on to the U18 and National Junior Team. Origins The inaugural World Under-17 Hockey Challenge took place in Quebec as the 1986 Quebec Esso Cup. At the time, it was considered the unofficial world championship of midget hockey. It was also used as a development tool for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to identify players for further development as well as expose them to their first taste of international competition. ...
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2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament that was held in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Delta, British Columbia, Delta, British Columbia, Canada from November 3 to 12, 2022. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and first since 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2019. Venues On May 11, 2022, Hockey Canada announced Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Delta, British Columbia, Delta, British Columbia as the tournament hosts. Preliminary round ''All listed times are local (Pacific Time Zone, UTC-8).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Playoff round Bronze-medal game Gold-medal game Statistics Scoring leaders ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties In Minutes''SourceHockey Canada/small> Goaltending leaders (minimum 40% team's total ice time) ''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals again ...
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2024–25 OHL Season
The 2024–25 OHL season was the 45th season of operation (44th season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 25, 2024 and concluded on March 23, 2025. The post-season began on March 27, 2025 and concluded on May 15, 2025. The London Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2025 Memorial Cup, which will be hosted by the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The tournament will be held at Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Quebec. Off-season Commissioner On June 12, 2024, the OHL appointed Bryan Crawford as Incoming Commissioner of the league. He began his tenure on August 6, 2024. Crawford took over for David Branch, who held the position since 1979. Relocation On June 13, 2024, the OHL Board of Governors approved the relocation of the Mississauga Steelheads to Brampton. The team will be rebranded as the Brampton Steelheads ...
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Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where it began as the "Central Junior B Hockey League". In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the Junior A level and renamed the "Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League". In 2009, the league was dissolved by the Ontario Hockey Association and split into two leagues: the "Central Canadian Hockey League" and the "Ontario Junior A Hockey League". By early 2010, the two leagues merged to reform the Ontario Junior Hockey League. At its peak, the league was composed of 37 teams and is now mostly based in the Greater Toronto Area with a few teams eastward towards Kingston, Ontario, Kingston. The exception to this is the Buffalo Jr. Sabres located in the American state of New York (state), New York. The winner of the OJHL playof ...
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Brantford 99ers
The Brantford 99ers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League based in Brantford, Ontario. The 99ers have previously been known as the Milton Icehawks, Milton Merchants, Milton Flyers, and Milton Steamers as Milton hosted junior hockey from 1966 to 2018. After purchasing the team, Darren DeDobbelaer of Brantford moved the club to that city for the start of the 2018-19 season, re-branding the team as the 99ers. In 2023, DeDobbelaer sold the team. The team relocated to King, Ontario and became the King Rebellion in the 2024–24 OJHL season. History The Icehawks were one of the most historical teams in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, having been formed in 1964 until the team was purchased and moved to Brantford for the 2018-19 season. The Icehawks (2003–2018) have previously been known as the Milton Flyers (1971-1983), Milton Steamers (1983-1986), and Milton Merchants (1966-1971, 1986-2003). Early years After serving in the Second World War as a ...
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2021–22 OJHL Season
The 2021–22 season was the 27th season for the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Team Changes *The Buffalo Jr. Sabres didn't not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic *The Collingwood Colts were renamed the Collingwood Blues *The Whitby Fury moved to Minden, Ontario and were renamed the Haliburton County Huskies *The Brampton Admirals moved to Caledon, Ontario and were renamed the Caledon Admirals Standings ''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title'' North West Conference South East Conference Playoffs References External links *https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ojhl20092022.html *http://ojhl_site.wttstats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=231&seasonid=20521 {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Ojhl Season Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OJHL The Ontario ...
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Penalty (ice Hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play. Penalties are called and enforced by the Official (ice hockey)#Referees, referee, or in some cases, the Official (ice hockey)#Linesmen, linesman. The offending team may not replace the player on the ice (although there are some exceptions, such as fighting), leaving them short handed, short-handed as opposed to full strength. When the opposing team is said to be on a ''Power play (ice hockey), power play'', they will have one more player on the ice than the short-handed team. The short-handed team is said to be "on the penalty kill" until the penalty expires and the penalized player returns to play. While standards vary somewhat between leagues, most leagues recognize several common varieties of penalties, as well as common infractions. The statist ...
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Point (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, a player is credited with one point for either a goal or an assist. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ... (NHL), the Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. References NHL Rulebook, Rule #78– Goals and Assists {{Ice hockey navbox Ice hockey statistics Ice hockey terminology ...
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