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 represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 2025 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The tournament was held at Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Quebec. The Knights won the Memorial Cup, defeating the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League in the final game of the tournament.
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 was rebranded as the Brampton Steelheads and play out of the CAA Centre.
Brampton previously hosted an OHL team, as the Brampton Battalion played in the league from 1998 to 2013. The Battalion relocated to North Bay and are currently the North Bay Battalion.
The Steelheads played their first ever regular season game in Brampton on September 27, 2024 against the Brantford Bulldogs. Porter Martone scored the first goal for the Steelheads and was named the first star of the game, as he scored a goal and added three assists. Jack Ivankovic stopped all 21 shots he saw, as the Steelheads shutout the Bulldogs 7-0 in front of 2,277 fans.
Affiliation On July 17, 2024, the Erie Otters announced an affiliation agreement with the GOJHL's Port Colborne Sailors.
Pre-season On June 27, 2024, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2024–25 season. In total, there was 45 preseason games which began on August 30th and concluded on September 22nd.
This year's schedule had a pre-season showcase at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium over Labour Day weekend that included the host team, the Kitchener Rangers, as well as the Brantford Bulldogs, Erie Otters and Saginaw Spirit.
Neutral site games include: Brantford Bulldogs at Saginaw Spirit at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 30th. Erie Otters at Brantford Bulldogs at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 31st. Erie Otters at Saginaw Spirit at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario at September 1st. Niagara IceDogs at Peterborough Petes at the Jack Burger Sports Complex in Port Hope, Ontario on September 1st. London Knights at Erie Otters at the Joe Thornton Community Centre in St. Thomas, Ontario on September 7th. Sudbury Wolves at Peterborough Petes at the Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre in Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario on September 8th. Windsor Spitfires at Flint Firebirds at Flint Iceland Arena in Flint, Michigan on September 8th. Flint Firebirds at Windsor Spitfires at Vollmer Recreation Centre in LaSalle, Ontario on September 19th. Oshawa Generals at Erie Otters at Dunnville Memorial Arena in Dunnville, Ontario on September 20th. Kingston Frontenacs at Ottawa 67's at the Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, Ontario on September 21st. Guelph Storm at Peterborough Petes at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre in Millbrook, Ontario on September 21st. Niagara IceDogs at Windsor Spitfires at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre in Belle River, Ontario.
OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2024-25 season, which began on September 25, 2024.
Regular season Final standings Note: DIV = Division; 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
Eastern conference Rank Team 1 z-Brantford Bulldogs East 68 44 19 5 0 93 41 281 221 2 y-Barrie Colts Central 68 42 22 2 2 88 40 250 219 3 x-Kingston Frontenacs East 68 40 20 5 3 88 38 281 232 4 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 41 21 4 2 88 37 261 218 5 x-Brampton Steelheads Central 68 36 22 10 0 82 34 298 240 6 x-Sudbury Wolves Central 68 32 31 5 0 69 32 245 269 7 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 29 31 4 4 66 28 247 303 8 x-North Bay Battalion Central 68 28 34 6 0 62 25 194 252 9 Ottawa 67's East 68 24 34 4 6 58 22 203 270 10 Peterborough Petes East 68 18 41 4 5 45 13 172 277
Western conference Rank Team 1 z-London Knights Midwest 68 55 11 2 0 112 52 325 180 2 y-Windsor Spitfires West 68 45 17 4 2 96 45 309 223 3 x-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 47 15 4 2 100 42 254 183 4 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 38 27 2 1 79 35 324 274 5 x-Erie Otters Midwest 68 34 28 4 2 74 31 248 261 6 x-Flint Firebirds West 68 29 34 2 3 63 26 229 249 7 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 29 35 2 2 62 27 226 268 8 x-Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 26 35 4 3 59 24 211 253 9 Sarnia Sting West 68 22 33 6 7 57 20 197 286 10 Guelph Storm Midwest 68 21 38 5 4 51 20 226 301
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Michael MisaSaginaw Spirit 65 62 72 134 45Ilya ProtasWindsor Spitfires 61 50 74 124 34Liam GreentreeWindsor Spitfires 64 49 70 119 59Nick LardisBrantford Bulldogs 65 71 46 117 16Zayne ParekhSaginaw Spirit 61 33 74 107 96Patrick ThomasBrantford Bulldogs 66 27 77 104 10Porter MartoneBrampton Steelheads 57 37 61 98 74Jake O'BrienBrantford Bulldogs 66 32 66 98 18Kieron WaltonSudbury Wolves 66 38 54 92 43Sam DickinsonLondon Knights 55 29 62 91 39
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team Austin ElliottLondon Knights 33 1997 32 1 0 0 70 3 0.924 2.10Jackson ParsonsKitchener Rangers 52 3082 37 12 3 0 115 5 0.920 2.24Aleksei MedvedevLondon Knights 34 1954 22 8 2 0 91 3 0.915 2.79Jacob OsterOshawa Generals 53 3181 32 17 3 1 149 3 0.904 2.81Mike McIvorNorth Bay Battalion 45 2557 22 17 3 0 122 3 0.910 2.86
Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game On October 30, the OHL announced a brand new one-game event, the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game. The top NHL entry draft eligible prospects participated in the game on January 15 at the Brantford Civic Centre in Brantford, Ontario in a matchup of the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference.
Jake O'Brien of the Brantford Bulldogs and Michael Misa of the Saginaw Spirit were named captains for their respective conferences.
Porter Martone of the Brampton Steelheads scored the overtime winning goal, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 5-4 in front of a sold out crowd of 3,195 fans.
Top Prospects East vs. Top Prospects West
Attendance
TeamArenaHome GamesAvg. AttendanceCapacityCap. PercentageLondon Knights Canada Life Place 34 9,060 9,061 100.0%Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium 34 6,619 7,131 92.8%Oshawa Generals Tribute Communities Centre 34 5,591 5,180 107.9%Windsor Spitfires WFCU Centre 34 4,944 6,450 76.7%Guelph Storm Sleeman Centre 34 4,637 4,715 98.3%Erie Otters Erie Insurance Arena 34 4,258 6,716 63.4%Saginaw Spirit Dow Event Center 34 3,977 5,527 72.0%Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds GFL Memorial Gardens 34 3,976 4,928 80.7%Sarnia Sting Progressive Auto Sales Arena 34 3,957 4,118 96.1%Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena 34 3,885 9,500 40.9%Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena 34 3,796 4,640 81.8%Barrie Colts Sadlon Arena 34 3,706 4,195 88.3%Niagara IceDogs Meridian Centre 34 3,603 5,300 68.0%Kingston Frontenacs Slush Puppie Place 34 3,497 5,614 62.3%Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre 34 3,490 3,729 93.6%Flint Firebirds Dort Financial Center 34 3,185 4,365 73.0%Brantford Bulldogs Brantford Civic Centre 34 3,125 2,952 105.9%North Bay Battalion Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens 34 2,777 4,262 65.2%Owen Sound Attack Bayshore Community Centre 34 2,717 3,500 77.6%Brampton Steelheads CAA Centre 34 2,408 5,000 48.2%
Playoffs
Conference quarterfinals Eastern conference quarterfinals (1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (8) North Bay Battalion
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (7) Niagara IceDogs
(3) Kingston Frontenacs vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
(4) Oshawa Generals vs. (5) Brampton Steelheads
Western conference quarterfinals (1) London Knights vs. (8) Owen Sound Attack
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (7) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
(3) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Flint Firebirds
(4) Saginaw Spirit vs. (5) Erie Otters
Conference semifinals Eastern conference semifinals (1) Brantford Bulldogs vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
(2) Barrie Colts vs. (3) Kingston Frontenacs
Western conference semifinals (1) London Knights vs. (5) Erie Otters
(2) Windsor Spitfires vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
Conference finals Eastern conference finals (2) Barrie Colts vs. (4) Oshawa Generals
Western conference finals (1) London Knights vs. (3) Kitchener Rangers
J. Ross Robertson Cup finals (W1) London Knights vs. (E4) Oshawa Generals
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2024-25 London Knights Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
Coach: Dale Hunter General Manager: Mark Hunter
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Easton CowanLondon Knights 17 13 26 39 16Luca MarrelliOshawa Generals 21 6 30 36 9Colby BarlowOshawa Generals 21 14 19 33 6Beckett SenneckeOshawa Generals 18 14 18 32 32Sam DickinsonLondon Knights 17 9 22 31 2Owen GriffinOshawa Generals 21 16 13 29 9Calum RitchieOshawa Generals 21 9 16 25 22Ilya ProtasWindsor Spitfires 12 5 20 25 6Liam GreentreeWindsor Spitfires 11 14 10 24 6Anthony RomaniBarrie Colts 16 12 12 24 2
Playoff leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team Joey CostanzoWindsor Spitfires 12 735 7 5 28 0 0.911 2.29Austin ElliottLondon Knights 17 1025 16 1 42 1 0.906 2.46Ryerson LeendersBrantford Bulldogs 8 442 4 3 20 1 0.911 2.71Jackson ParsonsKitchener Rangers 16 969 8 8 44 2 0.908 2.72Charlie SchenkelKingston Frontenacs 11 658 7 3 34 0 0.897 3.10
Awards Playoffs trophies Trophy name Recipient Ref J. Ross Robertson Cup London Knights Bobby Orr Trophy Oshawa Generals Wayne Gretzky Trophy London Knights Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Kasper Halttunen Regular season — Team trophies Trophy name Recipient Ref Hamilton Spectator Trophy London Knights Leyden Trophy Brantford Bulldogs Emms Trophy Barrie Colts Bumbacco Trophy Windsor Spitfires Holody Trophy London Knights Regular season — Executive awards Trophy name Recipient Ref Matt Leyden Trophy Jussi Ahokas Jim Gregory Award Kory Cooper OHL Executive of the Year – Regular season — Player awards Trophy name Recipient Ref Red Tilson Trophy Michael Misa Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Michael Misa Dave Pinkney Trophy Austin Elliott & Aleksei Medvedev Max Kaminsky Trophy Sam Dickinson Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy Nick Lardis Emms Family Award Pierce Mbuyi William Hanley Trophy Ilya Protas F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy Aleksei Medvedev Bobby Smith Trophy Michael Misa Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy Jackson Parsons Jim Rutherford Trophy Jackson Parsons Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy Denver Barkey Roger Neilson Memorial Award Thomas Budnick Ivan Tennant Memorial Award Kaden Sienko Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy Liam Greentree Prospect player awards Trophy name Recipient Ref Jack Ferguson Award Kaden McGregor Tim Adams Memorial Trophy Camryn Warren
All-Star teams The OHL All-Star and All-Rookie Teams were selected by the OHL's general managers.
First team Michael Misa, Centre, Saginaw Spirit Liam Greentree, Left Wing, Windsor Spitfires Nick Lardis, Right Wing, Brantford Bulldogs Sam Dickinson, Defence, London Knights Zayne Parekh, Defence, Saginaw Spirit