OHL News Radio

The first episode in the month of November 2022 sees a trio of guests join the show to discuss matters across the junior hockey ranks:

OHL Director of Central Scouting Darrell Woodley discusses the selection process for Canada’s National Under-17 program as 27 OHL players are currently representing Canada at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Langley and Delta, BC.

Cogeco OHL Player of the Week Deni Goure chats with Terry Doyle about his chemistry with linemates Matthew Papais and Cedrick Guindon.

Ottawa 67’s GM James Boyd joins Kyle Watson to discuss his club’s blisteringly hot start to the season.

Here’s this week’s episode – enjoy!

The fifth episode of the OHL This Week Podcast sets us up for another weekend in the Ontario Hockey League as we approach Halloween and the end of the month of October! Here’s what we’re covering this week:

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button discusses OHL talent on NHL Central Scouting’s October Players to Watch List

Terry Doyle chats with Barrie Colts netminder Anson Thornton

This week’s OHL Classics segment covers the rise of NHL Hall of Fame inductee Dave Andreychuk during his days with the Oshawa Generals

Kyle chats with London Knights radio play-by-play voice Mike Stubbs as they discuss the opening weeks of the season

Have a great weekend!

The OHL This Week Podcast is hot off the press! Here's what we're digging into this week:

00:00 - Kyle and Josh discuss the opening month of the season and take a look across the League

16:51 - Kyle chats with Kitchener Rangers head coach Chris Dennis who discusses the addition of Filip Mesar and development of Carson Rehkopf

22:13 - This week's OHL Classics segment focuses in on 19-year NHL vet Jason Spezza, a former underage OHL phenom

25:31 - Terry Doyle sits down with Sarnia Sting forward Ty Voit, who has started the season on an eight-game point streak

Rolling into a six-game Saturday with another edition of the OHL This Week Podcast! Here's what you'll hear on this week's show:

- 2023 NHL Draft prospect Calum Ritchie of the Oshawa Generals chats with Terry Doyle

- Barrie Colts head coach and GM Marty Williamson touches on last week's tribute to Dale Hawerchuk, and shares his excitement about the NHL debut of Colts defenceman Brandt Clarke

- Kyle and Raine take a look back at the Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament

- Joelle speaks to Danny Zhilkin about "Zhilkin's Vision"

This week's instalment of the OHL This Week Podcast features Cogeco OHL Player of the Week Tucker Robertson of the Peterborough Petes, as well as newly-signed Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Nolan Lalonde of the Erie Otters. Kyle and Raine discuss the Toronto Titans Early Bird Tournament and look ahead to this weekend's Wendy Dufton Memorial in London. Joelle Wood takes us through events off the ice and this week's OHL Classics segment covers OHL all-time point producer Stan Drulia.

The OHL This Week Podcast returns for the 2022-23 season with a bang! Kyle talks to the team about their favourite things on #OHLOpeningWeek, Joelle interviews league commissioner, David Branch, and Terry speaks with 2022 first-overall pick, Michael Misa. Finally, Josh begins his OHL History series with a look at the career of Soo Greyhounds alum, Jeff Carter.

A pair of OHL veterans are featured on this week's who including soon-to-be Sudbury Wolves all-time games played leader Macauley Carson as well as Erie Otters captain Jack Duff.

6:14 - 15:20: Fifth-year Sudbury Wolves veteran Macauley Carson joins the show, looking ahead to a big night on Thursday. The captain will surpass Jamie Matthews to become the all-time games played leader in Sudbury Wolves franchise history. Carson shares a few of his favourite memories and shares his insights as the Wolves turn their sights toward the stretch run toward the 2020 OHL Playoffs.

20:40 - 25:15: Erie Otters captain Jack Duff discusses his new initiative 'Captain Jack's Kids' in partnership with Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Northwest Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old walks us through how he'll be bringing a smile to young faces at Erie Insurance Arena in the coming weeks.

The fifth episode of the OHL This Week Podcast features Barrie Colts interim head coach Todd Miller whose young squad is closing in on a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

4:00 - 14:48: Barrie Colts interim head coach Todd Miller, who's been an assistant with the franchise since 2010, walks us through an eventful 2019-20 campaign. He discusses what it's like to work with a younger team as the Colts have set their sights on the future while trying to remain competitive in the Eastern Conference.

15:02 - 20:20: We go 'Beyond the Boards' with Sarah Jean Maher as she walks fans through what they can expect at the rinks this weekend.

20:21 - 28:00: Sarah Jean speaks with Nalin Bhargava, who sits on the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group Foundation Community Cabinet and has spearheaded this Friday's "India Day" event with the Ottawa 67's. They discuss the work that has gone into the project, and what it means for Ottawa's Indo-Canadian community as they seek to engage with Canada's national pastime.

Two guests stop by the show this week including former Memorial Cup champion Luke Boka, who is set to become the Windsor Spitfires' all-time games played leader this weekend.

We're also joined by Oshawa Generals graduate Nick Quinn, vice-president of Power Edge Pro, a leading skill development provider that works with the game's rising stars including Connor McDavid and Shane Wright. PEP will play a big part in the newly re-launched OHL Performance Development League this spring.

4:00 - 13:00: Windsor Spitfires captain Luke Boka takes a look back at his five-year OHL career and discusses the honour of becoming the Windsor Spitfires' franchise games played leader this weekend.

13:26 - 23:53: Oshawa Generals grad and Power Edge Pro vice-president Nick Quinn discusses his company's role in the upcoming OHL PDL and how PEP seeks to provide the game's rising stars with a cutting edge training and skill development program.

24:00 - 31:34: Sarah Jean Maher takes us 'Beyond the Boards' with her weekly update on what's happening in the community across the League.

Flint Firebirds captain Ty Dellandrea, a first round pick of the Dallas Stars, joins the show this week with his club riding a franchise record 10-game winning streak.

6:40 - 16:40: Flint Firebirds forward Ty Dellandrea joins the show and discusses his Canadian World Junior gold, his team's incredible success of late and highlights a few hometown connections in the Flint dressing room.

17:30 - 26:00: Sarah Jean Maher takes us 'Beyond the Boards' and features an interview with Peterborough Petes forward Akil Thomas as he visited the NHL's Black Hockey History Tour in Scarborough over the weekend. Thomas discusses his World Junior heroics, his transition into the Petes' lineup and the importance of representation as a black player in the midst of Black History Month celebrations.

26:20 - 28:30: We reach into 'The Vault' and relive the great accomplishments of the team recently voted the CHL's 'Team of the Century.' The 2005 London Knights are featured on this week's episode.

28:40 - 29:20: We finish things off with 'OHL This Week Trivia.' Provide the right answer and win free OHL swag!