For the Niagara IceDogs thirty-third game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season, Brandon Caputo and Christian Simmons record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a Sunday Matchup vs Central Division rival Brampton, winning 4-3 in their first of back-to-back contests vs the Steelheads.

Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Krys Barch on the team's complete effort an buy-in from each player in the lineup, after trading their dynamic captain in F Kevin He, as well as forward and newly named captain F Ethan Czata after his first game wearing the "C" while also scoring a big goal for his hockey club in the victory.

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In this episode, Christian Simmons & Noah Vogel recap/analyze the final week for the Niagara IceDogs as they head into the holiday break before the final games of the 2025 calendar; approaching an important second half stretch for playoff positioning. They also hear postgame audio from assistant captain Riley Patterson who spoke with Bill Potrecz of BPSN on his mindset heading into the holiday break with a win on home-ice, scoring an overtime winner to close it out against a pesky Sarnia team who tied it in the final seconds of regulation.

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Segment 1 - Overview of three-game week before Holiday break: 0:00
Segment 2 - Scoring Summary over the week: 37:35
Segment 3 - Riley Patterson's postgame chat following overtime winner: 46:07
Segment 4 - Outlook of games coming as calendar approaches 2026: 47:45

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In this special episode of OHL Overtime, Brandon Caputo is joined by OHL Editor Jared Brown of The Hockey News to discuss the updated lineup for Hockey Canada at training camp for the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships.

They go over the opening pre-tournament win over Sweden, look ahead to the rematch tomorrow, discuss players of note, roster trimdown with Michael Misa being loaned back from the NHL's San Jose Sharks, and updated specialty team units for the powerplay and penalty kill. 

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In this episode, Brandon Caputo is joined by Austin Broad of Elite Prospects to react and discuss the Buffalo Sabres firing of Kevyn Adams as general manager and hiring of Jarmo Kekäläinen, after being the Senior Advisor to Adams in the offseason. What are the next moves for the franchise, will there be any more big changes and what direction will the team go in the rest of the season as a result of this in-season move?

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Segment 2 - Jarmo Kekäläinen hired, short/long-term goals in the job: 28:36

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In this week's episode, Colin Ward goes over a variety of topics from Week 12 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

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For the Niagara IceDogs twenty-first game of 2025-26 OHL Regular Season, Christian Simmons and guest co-host Alex Vanden Haak record our game recap LIVE from the Meridian Centre for a Sunday Matchup vs Central Division rival North Bay, falling 7-3 and to 3-2 in December. 

Postgame comments from Niagara head coach Krys Barch on a no excuse attitude dispite a tough result and Vancouver Canucks prospect Riley Patterson with his 15th goal of the season but also wearing an A as a leader in that room; hoping to help get the team back on track after floundering on back-to-back nights, for what was a promising start to December beforehand.

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In this special episode of OHL Overtime, Brandon Caputo is joined by Steven Ellis; Prospect Analyst and Associate Editor of Daily Faceoff to discuss the opening day of Hockey Canada Training Camp for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls.

They go over first day lines, storylines for roster battles at camp, players to watch, interview takeaways and what to expect going forward as the 12-day camp gets further along.

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In this week's episode, Colin Ward goes over a variety of topics from Week 11 of the 2025-26 Ontario Hockey League season.

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In this episode, Brandon Caputo & Christian Simmons recap a 2-0 week for the Niagara IceDogs as they get back on track to begin the month of December, following what was a rocky losing streak in November that they have turned the page on. Niagara had a come from behind road victory in Brampton, scoring four unanswered goals in the third period to win 4-2 and a tight defensive 2-1 OT victory at home against North Bay; picking up two wins within the Central Division to move up to 6th in the OHL's Eastern Conference. Catapulted by big contributions from F Riley Patterson, F Kevin He, F Ryan Roobroeck and G Vladislav Yermolenko.

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Segment 1 - 2-0 Weekend Takeaways and Highlight Breakdown: 04:00
Segment 2 - Weekly Statistics Recap & Updated Lineup: 36:00
Segment 3 - HC Krys Barch's Month Wrap-Up Thoughts & Analysis: 49:44
Segment 4 - G Vladislav Yermolenko's postgame interview after 2 wins: 58:54

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In this episode, Brandon Caputo is joined by full-time Sabres reporter Joe Yerdon of Noted Hockey and Bleacher Report to discuss the Buffalo Sabres continual struggles on the road, currently through two of a six game road trip, which has them with only two road wins this season and none in regulation since April 1st of last season.

They also discuss what the impactful return of #1 centre Josh Norris to the lineup means means for the team dynamic after being out since opening night, as well as go over expected goals against through 60 minutes for the defensive core and what that statistic glaringly shows for their lack of ability to keep the puck out of their net no matter which goaltender is in net as of late. 

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Segment 1 - Overview of Recent Stretch of Games and Last Place Standing: 1:16
Segment 2 - Josh Norris' Impact Upon Returning to the Lineup: 33:38
Segment 3 - Defensive Core Being Tested & Expected GA/Per Game: 44:18

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