Elliott Houghton

After being selected 24th overall in this summer's NHL draft, Adam Novotný rightfully has a ton of hype surrounding him headed into the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League season. Robert Lefebvre/OHL Images Drafted out of Peterborough, Novotný scored 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points with the Peterborough Petes in the 2025-26 season headed into the draft. Novotný put up 5 points in 5 games at the Hlinka-Gretzky last summer and followed that up with 3 points at the World Juniors. After being...

chl.ca/ohl The NHL rookie class this season is absolutely loaded and the anticipation for who will win Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie is already on. The Ontario Hockey League has a great group of former players who will look to get their feet in the door and solidify themselves as NHL players this year. Last season, 2025 1st Overall pick, Matthew Schaefer, took home the Calder Trophy after a marvelous rookie year with the New York Islanders. Schaefer played his junior career with...

Preseason games for the upcoming Ontario Hockey League season are underway and with that brings the anticipation for a new crop of National Hockey League draft eligible players.