Hall's three point night sinks 67's, Colts win 5-2

With the likes of Mark Scheifele and Anthony Camara out of the lineup due to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Russia, veteran forward Zach Hall stepped up to the plate with a three point night to lead his Barrie Colts to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Ottawa 67’s.

Salituro Returns to Lineup After U-17

As the Ottawa 67’s take the week before the trade deadline to kickstart their rebuild, a key part of that rebuild will re-join them tonight in Barrie as 2012 first-round pick Dante Salituro comes back from the IIHF’s World Under-17 tournament.

Graovac Traded to Belleville

Tyler Graovac in a shoot-out against Oshawa.

The Ottawa 67’s have made the first big splash in the trade market ahead of the OHL’s trade deadline, sending Tyler Graovac to the Belleville Bulls for Sergey Kuptsov, a 2014 second-round pick, a 2015 third-round pick, and a 2014 seventh-round pick if Kuptsov doesn’t return to the 67’s as a 19-year old.

Greyhounds Now-Healthy Defence Shuts Down 67's

On a day where Canada’s National Junior under-20 team was eliminated by the USA, the Ottawa 67’s lost a nearly identical game by a score of 4-1 to Sault Ste. Marie.  Similar to the Canada-USA morning game, Ottawa allowed the first four goals of the game before getting on the board.

Four Goals in Last Ten Minutes Sink 67's

The Kingston Frontenacs were able to come from behind with four goals in the last ten minutes to knock off the Ottawa 67’s in yet another high-scoring affair between the two teams, this time by a score of 7-5.  Kingston forward Ryan Kujawinski had three goals, two of them coming in the third period. 

67's Double Up Petes 6-3

With the help of a 48-save performance from Clint Windsor, the Ottawa 67’s were able to defeat the Peterborough Petes for the second time in just over two weeks by a score of 6-3, once again sending their divisional rival into last place.

67's fall 4-3 to the Gens in regulation

Remy Giftopolous had two goals but it wasn't enough as the Ottawa 67's fell 4-3 to the Oshawa Generals on Sunday night.

67’s win 5-2 over Petes in Monahan & Gravoac’s return

Brendan Bell scored the game winning goal in front of 10,829 screaming fans as the Ottawa 67’s defeated the Peterborough Petes 5-2.  The win pushes the 67’s one point ahead of the Petes for 9^th place in the Eastern Conference but Peterborough has one game in hand.

67's Can't Take Advantage of Subban-less Bulls

On Wednesday night, where the Ottawa 67’s learned that they would soon be getting 30 goals back in the lineup as Tyler Graovac and Sean Monahan return from Canada’s Under-20 camp, they couldn’t muster up any offence in a 2-0 loss to the Belleville Bulls.

Defying 'Murphy's Law'; 67's Snap Losing Streak

The adage that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”, known as Murphy’s Law, seems to have summed up the first eight games of the Ottawa 67’s nine-game road trip, so it was fitting that it was Ryan Murphy and the Kitchener Rangers who were trying to continue the 67’s skid.  Murphy had several chances to win the game, but Ottawa prevailed 2-1 in a shootout.

67’s drop 8th straight in 6-2 loss to Otters

Connor Brown (the other one) scored the game winning goal at the 15:27 minute mark in the first period to lead the Erie Otters to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Ottawa 67’s.  The goal sent Ottawa to their eight straight loss and are now winless on their grueling roadtrip. 

67’s shutout 9-0 in Niagara

Ryan Strome had two goals and an assist to lead his Niagara Ice Dogs to whopping 9-0 victory over the Ottawa 67’s.

On the road for the seventh game in a row and first of three this weekend, this was not the start the 67’s were looking for.   But still without the likes of Tyler Graovac, Sean Monahan and Mike Vlajkov, the 67’s knew it was a tough task ahead.

Gutsy effort in 2-1 67’s shootout loss to Spitfires

Two weekends down, one to go. 

The Ottawa 67’s earned their first point in the team’s 9-game road trip with an honest effort against the Windsor Spitfires.  Missing six regulars from the lineup, the 67’s only dressed 15 skaters and missing two of their three top scorers including Sean Monahan and Brett Gustavsen.

"Ugly with a capital 'U'", Spirit Blow Out 67's 10-3

Despite the 67's getting out to a quick start, scoring twice on their first two shots of the game, and receiving a stellar performance through the first two periods from Clint Windsor, the Saginaw Spirit were able to pull away and blow out Ottawa for the second time this year, this time a final score of 10-3.

67’s drop 4th straight in 4-1 loss to the Whalers

Former OHL leading goal scorer, Tyler Graovac suited up for his first time after being sidelined with a lower body injury for the last 6 games.  The Ottawa 67’s also receive more relief with Mike Vlajkov returning from injury.  However, it wasn’t either of those two that stole the spotlight.

67's Acquire 'New' Brendan Bell

Ten years ago marked the last time an Ottawa 67 was selected to play for Team Canada at the World Junior Under-20 Hockey Championships, and while CHL fans get prepared for the 2013 edition of this tournament, it’s only fitting that the 67’s would acquire the namesake of their last Canadian representative on the world stage.

Windsor strong in 67’s 3-0 loss to the Bulls

Clint Windsor was strong again in nets stopping a total of 50 shots in the Ottawa 67’s 3-0 loss to the Belleville Bulls on Sunday afternoon.  Already without the likes of Tyler Graovac, Sean Monahan, Brett Gustavsen and Daniel Walsh, Michal Vlajkov was also out today with a lower body injury that he sustained in Saturday night’s game against Guelph.

67’s can’t weather the Storm falling 7-5 in Guelph

Scott Kosmachuk scored 3 goals and added 1 assist in a 7-5 Guelph Storm victory over the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday night.

Jenner scores a pair in Gens 4-2 win over 67’s

Clint Windsor turns aside 37 shots, but it wasn’t enough asthe Ottawa 67’s fell 4-2 to the Oshawa Generals Friday night.

The 67’s knew they were in for a tough game against theunder achieving Generals.  Not only didTyler Graovac miss his fourth game with a lower body injury, but also remove BrettGustavsen (injury) and Sean Monahan (suspension) from the lineup.  Due to the depleted roster, the 67’s dressedfive 16-year olds for this game.

Opening the scoring was Dante Salituro with an early powerplaygoal for the 67’s.  The goal beat DanielAltshuller right in the slot after perfect crisp passes from Cody Ceci and RyanVan Stralen showing exactly why the 67’s have the league’s top powerplay with a35% success rate.

The Gens would get on the board four minutes later. BooneJenner was awarded with a strange goal that rolled of the stick of 67’s rookie KevinGroulx and in past Windsor.  Just fifteenseconds later, the Gens would take the lead for good.  Scott Laughton scored his 4^th ofthe season off a great rush using his speed get past the Ottawa defender.

Late in the second, Jenner would pick up second goal of thegame.  His hard point shot rang off thepost and into the net to give the Gens a two goal cushion. 

Cody Ceci responded early in the third with a bullet shotfrom the point just six seconds into the man advantage.  The 67’s continued to press, but came upshort.  Tyler Biggs rounded out thescoring with an empty net in the final seconds of the game.

The 67’s drop the first of nine road games and look toregroup vs the Guelph Storm tomorrow night.

Monahan Suspended Ten Games, Entire Road Trip

The Ottawa 67’s are about to embark on a nine-game road trip that could be a yardstick for the rest of the year in determining whether they’re a fringe playoff team or not, and they’ll have to do so without their co-captain and leading point-getter Sean Monahan.

Janes Helps Power 67's Past Frontenacs, Ending Losing Streak

On the strength of a five-point night from Steven Janes, the Ottawa 67’s were able to put an end to their eight-game losing skid, defeating the Kingston Frontenacs 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Early-Third Powerplay Goal Sinks 67's Again

The Ottawa 67’s put in a hard-fought effort against the Plymouth Whalers on Sunday, but for the second time in as many days, the Barberpoles were hampered by penalties, dropping their seventh straight decision 3-2.

Ottawa Penalty Kill Overworked and Overpowered in 4-2 loss

Despite being heavily outshot and missing their top goal-scorer, the Ottawa 67’s managed to hold their own for most of the afternoon.  In the third period, however, the Niagara Ice Dogs’ attack was too much to handle, as they pulled away en route to their second 4-2 road win at Scotiabank Place this year.

Ritchie’s hat trick leads Petes to 5-2 victory

Nick Ritchie scored a hat trick to lead the Peterborough Petes to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa 67’s Thursday night.  The win breaks Peterborough’s eight game losing streak and increases Ottawa’s to five games.

Steelheads Beat 67's, Former Teammate Windsor 5-4

Newly acquired 67’s netminder Clint Windsor did his best to get a win in his first start with his new squad, but it was his previous team, the Mississauga Steelheads, who would walk away with a 5-4 win over the 67’s who have dropped four in a row.

67's Trade Away Cardwell and Wilson, Acquire Windsor

It appears as though Jake Cardwell’s trade request set the wheels in motion for Chris Byrne to start changing the face of his squad, with the 67’s completing three trades on a busy Monday.

Bulls Take Early Lead, Edge 67's

The Belleville Bulls were able to get to Keegan Wilson and the Ottawa 67’s quickly on Sunday afternoon, shelling Ottawa’s starting goaltender for three goals on the first 11 shots.  The 3-0 lead that they took into the second period was barely enough to last them the rest of the night as Ottawa clawed back, only to fall 3-2 to the Bulls.

Perklin Bites Former Team, Spirit Thrash 67's

David Perklin wasn’t able to register a point in his 31-game OHL debut with the Ottawa 67’s in 2011-2012, but he was able to stick it to his former team, scoring his second goal of the year in the third period as his Saginaw Spirit beat up on the 67’s 8-3 on Friday night in a battle of the two conferences’ ninth-place teams.

Monahan, Graovac Connect For Lone OHL Goal in 2-1 Loss to Russia

While the 67’s prepare to take on the Saginaw Spirit tonight to start a two-game weekend, three of Ottawa’s star players are representing their province and league in the Subway Super Series, taking on the Russian Selects for part of a six-game Canada-Russia Junior series.

Frontenacs Chase Wilson, win 7-5

Despite another two-goal performance from Tyler Graovac, the Kingston Frontenacs young attack was too much for the Barberpoles to handle, as they chased Keegan Wilson from the net for the second time in a ten day span en route to a 7-4 win on Tuesday night.

67's Spoil a Sudbury Saturday Night

Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist to pull into a three-way tie for third in league scoring while finally pull himself out of a minus +/- rating, helping lead the 67’s to a 4-3 shootout win on Saturday night in Sudbury.  After Sudbury came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, Taylor Fielding had the shootout winner.

Graovac adds two more as 67’s spank Greyhounds 6-1

Soo Greyhounds defenseman Matt Fuller scored his second goal of the season after catching Keegan Wilson well out of position in the net. Fuller made no mistake but to bury the puck to give the Greyhounds an early 1-0 lead. 

67's Lose Kid's Day Game 3-2, Chance at Playoff Spot

With their largest and loudest crowd of the season, the Ottawa 67’s took their divisional rival Kingston Frontenacs to a shootout this morning, before dropping the decision 3-2 in a game that could’ve boosted them into a playoff spot.    For the annual School Day Game, 11,303 boisterous children filled the seats to take in the back half of the home-and-home between the two teams.

 

Wild 8-6 win for the visiting 67’s

It was a wild one at the K-Rock Centre in front of a crowd of 3,022 in Kingston tonight.  The Kingston Frontenacs and Ottawa 67’s combined for a total of 16 infractions and 14 goals on the night.  Both teams were looking to snap a 3 game losing streak.  It was the OHL’s leading goal scorer, Tyler Graovac that put up big numbers scoring three goals and adding two assists to lead his Ottawa 67’s to their second road victory of the season.

Costly mistakes lead the 67’s to a 4-3 shootout loss vs the Gens

Ottawa native Scott Sabourin scored the winning shootout goal as the Oshawa Generals skated to 4-3 victory over the Ottawa 67’s in their first meeting of the season.

   

Not off to a great start, the 67’s didn’t get their first shot until the 10:26 mark of the first period.  While the offense wasn’t great, Keegan Wilson made a couple costly saves to keep his team in the game.   But it wasn’t long after when Boone Jenner scored 12 seconds into the powerplay to draw first blood with a quick knuckle shot up high in the slot.

Owen Sound’s attack too much for the 67’s

Tyler Graovac scored his league leading 11^th goal of the season and Keegan Wilson stopped 31 of 34 shots, but it wasn’t enough for the Ottawa 67’s as they fell 4-1 to the Owen Sound Attack on Friday night. 

Scheifele hot in Colts 7-3 victory over the struggling 67’s

On the road in Barrie, the Ottawa 67’s were looking for their second road victory of the season against the top team in the league.  Despite a great effort, the Ottawa 67’s fell 7-3 to the high powered Barrie Colts.  Mathias Niederberger turned aside 41 of 44 shots to lead his team to their 8^th straight win.

Taylor & Tyler Lead Way to 6-2 Ottawa Win

Taylor Fielding and Tyler Graovac scored two goals apiece in a five-goal, second period outburst, leading the Ottawa 67’s (3-6-0-0) to a 6-2 win over the Kitchener Rangers on Sunday afternoon.  Fielding now has four goals on the year to match his previous career total, while Graovac moves into a three-way tie for the league lead in goals with nine.

67’s come up short in 3-2 loss to the Steelheads

After earning their first road victory over the Niagara IceDogs last night, the Ottawa 67’s were back on the road to take on the new-faced Mississauga Steelheads for the first time this season.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t the start the 67’s were hoping for.

Wilson strong in 67’s 4-3 win over IceDogs

The Ottawa 67’s held on to edge the Niagara IceDogs by a score of 4-3 in regulation time.  Keegan Wilson turned aside 35 of 38 shots to keep the 67’s in the game and lead his team to their first road win of the season.

Despite 67's Comeback, Wolves Get Last Howl with 6-4 Win.

After falling behind 4 - 1 early in the second period, the Ottawa 67's fought back hard with goals from Fielding, Graovac and Janes to knot it up and made it a game.  But with his unassisted hat trick goal, Sudbury's Joshua Leivo put the Wolves back into the lead and a short-handed empty netter by Michael Kantor locked it up. 

Early Graovac Hattrick sets Tone for First Win of 2012-13, 8-1 over Erie

The Ottawa 67's (1-3-0) got their first win during their stay at Scotiabank Place on Saturday afternoon, an 8-1 blowout victory over the Erie Otters.  Tyler Graovac had a natural hattrick in the first eight minutes and seven seconds of the game to set the tone early.

67's lose Wilson to injury & game to Niagara

The Ottawa 67’s (0-3-0) remain winless after a doubly costly 4-2 loss to the Niagara Ice Dogs on Friday Night.  Goaltender Keegan Wilson left the game at the conclusion of the first period after tweaking his groin, and although Jacob Blair was solid in relief, Niagara’s offence was too much as they came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the home side.

Peterborough strikes quickly, handing 67's second consecutive loss

The Ottawa 67's find themselves in a tough position early in the season, dropping their second game 4-3 to the Peterborough Petes (1-1-0) on Saturday night.  Ottawa falls to 0-2-0 with two games left on their homestand.

67's drop Home Opener, 2012 second round re-match to Barrie

The Ottawa 67’s gave their largest crowd in nearly a decade a great show as franchise cornerstones Cody Ceci and Sean Monahan were dominant, but ultimately, the Barrie Colts were just too much for the Barberpoles.  Anthony Camara had a hat trick for the Barrie Colts, his third goal being the winner with 45 seconds left in the third period, as the visitors spoiled Ottawa’s first game of their Scotiabank Place stay by way of a 6-4 win. 

67's name Captains, finalize roster ahead of Home Opener

With a new era of Ottawa 67's hockey starting tonight at Scotiabank Place, Chris Byrne had some tough decisions to make in a short period of time.  In the past six days, Ottawa's General Manager and bench boss had to finalize his squad's situation with imports, their depth chart between the pipes, and finally, the Captaincy.

67's Sweep Home-And-Home With Gatineau

With a second consecutive win over the Gatineau Olympiques to sweep the two-game preseason series, it's clear that the Ottawa 67's are able to put the puck in the net, but it's also clear that the key to this team's success will be on the penalty kill. Thanks in large part to a 7-for-7 penalty kill, the Barberpoles won 4-2 on Saturday night in Rockland.

Former Local Van Stralen Scores Game Winner For "Smiths Falls 67's"

For the second year in a row, the Ottawa 67's (or 'Smiths Falls 67's', as they were introduced to a Smiths Falls Community Arena record 1,800 fans) have begun the pre-season with a narrow win over an inter-provincial rival with a lot more experience under its belt. After letting a three goal lead slip away, it was 67's forward and former Smiths Falls Bear Ryan Van Stralen who ended up scoring the game winner in a 5-4 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques.

Overview of 67's Training Camp; Roster Trimmed to 26

The Ottawa 67's are prepared for a new season after hosting their training camp and making roster cuts this week. With just six days until the team opens its pre-season against the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques, we look at the roster that the 67's will take into this year, as well as some highlights from the scrimmages that were held over the past three days at training camp.

67's 2012-13 Season Preview Part 3: Forwards

For the third and final part of this season preview, it’s time to look at an area that could show a lot of promise in the coming years. Up front, the 67’s are sure to lose a lot of top scorers. Their 268 goals for in 2011-12 will probably not be matched this season, although the building blocks are in place for this team to put up some solid offensive numbers. The forwards should still be Ottawa’s strong point now and in the next couple of years as well.

67's 2012-13 Season Preview Part 2: Defence

As mentioned in part one of the 67’s 2012-13 season preview, this team is in a rebuild mode and as a rebuilding team, should be building from the net out. Ottawa had trouble finding a young goaltender to start taking over the reins, but on the blueline, there doesn’t seem to be much difficulty building a strong, young core to add to the defenders they already have.

67's 2012-13 Season Preview Part 1: Goaltending

Next month, the Ottawa 67’s begin a new era with the 2012-13 campaign. Head coach and General Manager Chris Byrne has been given a new staff of coaching assistants as he begins his first rebuild with the Barberpoles. Not only will fans see their team playing in new stomping grounds at Scotiabank Place, but they will also be seeing a new-look team.

Notes On Ceci, Prince & Cowick at Senators Development Scrimmage

As followers of Junior Hockey, it’s always great to see the future endeavours of the players we had the privilege to watch. What makes this even easier is when some of these grads are pursuing their professional hockey dreams here in the city we began watching them.

Cody Ceci Drafted 15th Overall By Ottawa Senators

The NHL's annual Entry Draft brings dreams to life for several teenaged hockey players who finally get the chance to pull on an NHL sweater. Tonight, a player that we've had the privilege to watch for the past three seasons had his name called. One way or another, Cody Ceci will be playing next season at Scotiabank Place, as he was drafted 15th overall by the Ottawa Senators.

Cataractes Memorial Cup Win - A Feel Good Story & Shades of '99

The Shawinigan Cataractes, the only inaugural QMJHL franchise still running (they were formerly known as the Bruins and Dynamo), won their first championship in their 43-year history with a 2-1 overtime win over the OHL Champion London Knights. The Cats were a feel-good story, but perhaps very few fanbases see the joy in it to the extent that many of us do here in Ottawa.

67's Bid Official Farewell to Zanetti, Foglia; Acquire Wilson from Brampton

Fans of the Ottawa 67's had a lot of news to digest on the first day of June, from a one-for-one player trade, to a deal that saw us swapping draft picks, to learning the next stage in the career of this past year's Captain.

67's Season Wrap Up: The Scouting Report

By Kathryn Jean

As the OHL season comes to a close for the 67’s, the fans and management can look back at many highs and lows during the season and playoffs.
 

67's Season Wrap-Up: From Start To Finish

The 2011-2012 season has come to an end and although it’s finished sooner than we had hoped for at the start of the campaign, it was still a fun seven months to follow the Barberpoles. This piece will attempt to sum up and capture the excitement and different stages that we saw in the Nation’s Capital this year.

67's Season Wrap-Up: From Behind the Lens

This year's blog was the collaboration of three contributors:  Kathryn the aspiring scout, Alex the aspiring sports journalist and me, the aspiring sports photographer.  We combined our love of hockey and the 67's to give you our insights over the season.  I have asked Kathryn and Alex each to do a season wrap-up from their point of view.  This post is from my point of view - from behind the lens. I hope we hear from Kathryn and Alex soon.   

67's eliminated from playoffs in 3-2 regulation loss

After a disappointing game 4 loss at home, the Ottawa 67’s found themselves in a hole looking at a 3-1 series deficit.  A deficit they were able to overcome in round 2, but this time it was against a team that was relatively healthy and could roll a full four lines no problem.

It was not the start Ottawa wanted.  With Dalton Smith in the box for boarding, Freddie Hamilton set up Ryan Strome in the high slot and wired it past Petr Mrazek at the 2:02 mark of the first period to end his 6 game goalless drought.

Ottawa would respond with just over one minute later on the powerplay.  Mark Visentin made a huge save off a Mike Cajkovsky point shot, but let out a big rebound.  Sean Monahan was right in front and redirected the rebound into the back of the net.

The fans at the Gatorade Garden City Complex were treated to a nearly 20 minute delay well before the halfway mark of the game with a malfunctioning penalty box door.  Perhaps the IceDogs may have caught a break, as the 67’s were starting to get back into the game with a sense of urgency.  Play resumed for the 14 minute mark and Mrazek came up big stopping 17 of 19 shots fired his way in the first period as Niagara dominated the last half of the period.  Freddie Hamilton added a late goal after the 67’s got caught flatfooted creating a clean breakaway and Hamilton slid the puck through the fivehole on Mrazek.

The 67’s would come out for the second period until they ran into some penalty trouble.  Just as the powerplay expired, Alex Friesen would give the IceDogs a two-goal lead after tipping in a Dougie Hamilton shot from the short side.  Mrazek and Visentin were solid the rest of the period.

A powerplay midway through the third period would give the 67’s some life.  Tyler Toffoli fed Jake Cardwell who was all alone out front and made no mistake to tap it into a wide open net. 

The 67’s caught another break as Freddie Hamilton took a bad penalty in the last two minutes.  The 67’s fired everything they could at Visentin, but despite two extra attackers and the scrambles out front – the buzzer horned signalling the end of the game. The end of the series and the end of junior hockey careers for Marc Zanetti, Daniel Broussard and Mike Cazzola.

The 67’s fell 3-2 to the Ice Dogs in regulation and fall 4 games to 1 in the series.  The Ice Dogs advance to the OHL Finals vs the London Knights for the first time in their club history.

67’s on the brink of elimination after 5-2 loss

By Kathryn Jean

Petr Mrazek stopped 39 shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Niagara IceDogs skated to a 5-2 victory over the host Ottawa 67’s.  The win gives the IceDogs a 3-1 series lead and puts the 67’s in a must win situation Friday night at the Gatorade Garden City Complex.

Round Three: Visentin Goal Caps Off 5-2 Ottawa Loss

The past two days have been wild for Niagara Ice Dogs goaltender Mark Visentin, but it appears as though he's redeemed himself for an otherwise rocky performance in Games Two and Three. He scored the final goal into Ottawa's empty net, a shorthanded goal that he sent the length of the ice for his first career goal, putting the finishing touches on a 5-2 Ice Dogs win as the visitors take a 2-1 series lead.

Round Three: 67's lose Zanetti, Earn 1-1 Split in St. Catharines

by Alex Quevillon
After playing a terrific road game on Friday night, it looked as though the Ottawa 67’s had already found themselves in an insurmountable hole against the Niagara Ice Dogs. One game later, the mindset has completely changed and the 67’s have the ball in their court, earning themselves a well-deserved split heading back to Ottawa.

Gustavsen scores winner in OT thriller

by Kathryn Jean

Brett Gustavsen scored the winning goal at the 2:09 mark in overtime to lead the Ottawa 67’s to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Barrie Colts. 

Round Two: 67's Keep Season Alive, Holding On for 2-1 Victory.

by Alex Quevillon
After a pair of disheartening losses at the Barrie Molson Centre put the Ottawa 67’s on the brink, they came back with a 2-1 win on home ice to stay in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Barrie Colts.

2012 NHL Draft Preview: Nishi Joins CSB Rankings

Michale Nishi making a save against Peterborough in December

On November 17th, the Ottawa 67's struck a minor deal with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds that, understandably, didn't garner much attention. In the pre-season, with Petr Mrazek and Shayne Campbell at NHL camps, the fort was held down only by Karsten Pankhurst, who hadn't played a regular season game in his OHL career (he was a backup in Plymouth).

Round Two: Barrie Ties Series with 3-2 Double OT Win

by Alex Quevillon
It took just under 90 minutes of hockey to find a winner on Sunday, but with 9:53 gone in the second Overtime, Colts Captain Colin Behenna beat Petr Mrazek from far out to send Barrie home with a series split in Ottawa, in what ended up being the second-longest game in 67’s history. (The longest? MEMORIAL CUP (2005) GAME 2 – Ottawa vs Kelowna – Ottawa Wins in 2OT (3-2) )

Round Two: 67's Shell Niederberger, win 5-1 and take 1-0 Series Lead

Just when it looked as though the Barrie Colts were going to take over game one of the Eastern Conference Semi Final in Ottawa, the home town 67's came out with an explosive second period and never looked back, taking the series opener by a score of 5-1.

Round 2 Preview: Ottawa 67’s (2) vs Barrie Colts (3)

By Kathryn Jean

REGULAR SEASON
Ottawa 67’s 1-1-1-1
Barrie Colts 3-1-0-0

This was a very close battle all season long.  All four games were decided by 1 goal with the exception to the third game of the regular season series where Ottawa netted a late insurance goal for a 2 goal win.

Round One: 67's Re-Take Series Lead (3-2) with 5-2 Win

By Alex Quevillon

Shane Prince notched a hat-trick and the 67’s finally put in a truly convincing effort, handing the Belleville Bulls a 5-2 loss and taking a 3-2 series lead after a pivotal Game 5 on home ice. They have a chance to close out the series on Monday night in Belleville.

Round One: Bulls Get Back In The Series

On the strength of two overtime goals from Jordan Mayer and Brady Austin, the Belleville Bulls are back in this series after earning a pair of 4-3 OT wins on their home ice. Mayer snapped home his first of the playoffs just 14 seconds into game 3 while Austin beat Petr Mrazek from far out, 7:46 into the extra frame in game 4 to level the series at 2-2. Now, the two teams head to Ottawa for a pivotal, nationally-televised matchup on Friday night.

Bulls seeing red as 67’s take a 2-0 series lead

The Ottawa 67’s faced off against the Belleville Bulls for the 12th time this season in front of a home crowd of 8,958. There was no love lost between these two teams tonight. After several minutes of chirping at centre ice lots of pushing and shoving broke out during the pre-game warm ups. It was quickly broken up by the officials and Marc Zanetti was assessed a 5-minute match penalty for spearing and thus thrown from the game before it even started.

This set the tone.

Round 1, Game 1: Belleville Bulls @ Ottawa 67's

by Alex Quevillon

It took a lot longer than the hometown fans had hoped for, but the Ottawa 67’s finally put the Belleville Bulls away as Tyler Toffoli scored his second of the night just two minutes and two seconds into the first overtime, giving Ottawa a 3-2 win and a 1-0 series lead.

Round 1 Preview: Ottawa 67s v Belleville Bulls

by Kathryn Jean

Ottawa 67’s (2)

Record:  40-20-5-3

Last year’s playoffs:  Swept in first round by the Sudbury Wolves

Top performers:
Tyler Toffoli 52 goals, 100 points in 65 games
Shane Prince 43 goals, 90 points in 57 games
Sean Monahan 33 goals, 78 points in 62 games
Cody Ceci 17 goals, 60 points in 64 games

Captain Zanetti Discusses Return And Long OHL Career

by Alex Quevillon

Marc-Anthony Zanetti in his rookie year

 

The Ontario Hockey League’s regular season has come to a close, and although the Ottawa 67’s have struggled to end the year, there is plenty of room for optimism. Not only because they are going into a seven-game series against a Belleville team that they went 7-0-1 against in the regular season. They are also getting a number of previously injured players back from injury. Likely the most notable sidelined body for the team in the past three weeks was Captain Marc-Anthony Zanetti.

67's Close Out Home Schedule with 6-4 win over Sudbury

by Alex Quevillon

The last regular season game played at the J. Benson Cartage Center was an emotional night for many longtime fans. The near sellout attendance of 9,250 were thanked for their support with a pre-game video montage on the score board, before being treated to a wild 6-4 win over the Sudbury Wolves, who eliminated the 67's last season in the playoffs.

Major Disappointment, 67's Lose 6-3 to Majors

The Ottawa 67’s continue to go winless on home ice, not having won at the J. Benson Cartage Centre since February 19th. Today was another large disappointment for the Ottawa fans. The 67’s were able to overcome an early 2-0 deficit, but ultimately fell 6-3 to the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, a game that may be a first-round playoff preview.

Hamilton leads IceDogs to a 5-1 win

Freddie Hamilton scored his 6th game winning goal at the 19:52 minute mark in the first period to lead the Niagara IceDogs to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa 67’s.

67's Annual Awards Wrapup

by Alex Quevillon
On Monday Night, the Ottawa 67's players joined a number of fans as the team handed out their annual awards. Here were the winners:

67's Become East Divison Champs, but lose to CHL's Best

The Ottawa 67’s didn’t help their own cause on Sunday, losing 5-2 to the CHL’s best London Knights. Luckily for Ottawa, a Belleville loss in Peterborough guarantees that the 67’s will win the East Division. It may be a nice sigh of relief to clinch the division three weeks earlier than they did last year, but at the same time, today’s game has to be a wakeup call for the Barberpoles.

67's lose captain, fall 5-4 to the Colts in the shootout

The Barrie Colts skated to a 5-4 win over the home team Ottawa 67’s. It took the Colts until the 7th round of the shootout when Zach Hall scored the winner in front of a crowd of 5,722 who ventured out in the snowy weather.

67's Clinch Playoff Berth with 2-1 Win In Kingston

Tyler Toffoli had a goal for the seventh straight game, Cody Ceci scored his third goal in as many games and Shane Prince increased his point streak to 18 games to match his jersey number, but today wasn’t about the individual stats, as the Ottawa 67’s won 2-1 to mathematically clinch a spot in the 2012 playoffs. To go along with the playoff guarantee, Ottawa moves ahead of the idle Niagara Ice Dogs for first in the Eastern Conference.

Otters Hold Former Teammate At Bay, but lose 6-1 to Ottawa

by Alex Quevillon
For the first time in his OHL career, Mike Cazzola wasn’t able to register a goal during Erie’s annual trip to Ottawa. The former Otters forward, now with the 67’s, had scored in each of his first three games in the Nation’s Capital as a member of the visiting side. He didn’t score today, but he didn’t need to, as Ottawa blew out the overaged center’s old team 6-1 in front of 6,731 fans on Sunday.

Petes come from behind to win 4-3 over the 67’s

By Kathryn Jean

After a leak in the roof caused unsafe skating conditions at the J Benson Cartage Centre triggering the Friday game to be postponed, the Landsdowne crews scurried hard to get the arena in shape for Saturday afternoon. With one section still leaking, it wasn’t until after warm-ups that both teams were certain that they were going to play.

Running Over the Bulls, 67's win 9-0

by Alex Quevillon
After losing the top spot in the Eastern Conference for the first time in several months, the Ottawa 67's took a rare three-game losing streak into Sunday's matchup with the Belleville Bulls. Ottawa wouldn't allow themselves to drop a season-record four in a row, however. The Barberpoles received a hattrick from Shane Prince, the first two goals of Sean Callaghan's career and a 35-save shutout performance from Petr Mrazek as they rolled over their division rivals 9-0

67’s unable to ride out Storm, lose 5-4 in regulation

After a heartbreaking 5-4 OT loss in Peterborough, you would have thought the Ottawa 67’s would come out with more urgency. Instead, it was the visiting Guelph Storm outshooting the 67’s 11-2 in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Fronts edge 67’s 4-3 in regulation

By Kathryn Jean

Despite being 35 points below, the Frontenacs seems to have the 67’s number.  Sophomore defenseman Kyler Nixon scored the game winner under 4 minutes left the 3rd period to lead the Kingston Frontenacs to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa 67’s. 

Ottawa 67's Edge the Oshawa Generals

The Oshawa Generals don't look like a team that is fighting for a playoff spot and and they certainly had their chances but the 67's managed to hang on for a win over the energetic Oshawa Generals. Both goalies made several key saves and had a bit of luck too.

2012 NHL Draft Preview: Cody Ceci

by Alex Quevillon

When Brian Kilrea left the Ottawa 67’s as Head Coach and General Manager, he left behind an OHL legacy. Two Memorial Cups, three Ontario League championships, only three years without a playoff berth and 1193 wins top off the former coach’s time here in Ottawa. One of the biggest reasons for his success was patience with youth. As is evident by this season’s squad being tops in the Eastern Conference, Killer’s presence is still being felt.

'Nail' In The Coffin; 67's Slow Down Yakupov in 5-2 Win

Former 67 Logan Couture, joined by another familiar face in Brian Campbell, watched a trio of his old teammates help beat the Sarnia Sting 5-2 on Friday night in a nationally broadcasted game. Expected to go first overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Nail Yakupov made his return to the Sarnia lineup from injury and had the spotlight on him all game.

67's edge Rangers 4-3

Shane Prince scored the game winner against his former team as the Ottawa 67’s defeated the visiting Kitchener Rangers 4-3 in regulation Friday night. That marked Prince’s team leading 5th game winning goal of the season.

67’s spank Gens 8-3

OTTAWA – After steamrolling over the Peterborough Petes 9-4 just the night before, the 67’s didn’t seem to want to let up. Steven Janes had a pair of goals and an assist enroute to the Ottawa 67’s to an 8-3 victory over the Oshawa Generals Friday night.

At The Midway Point: Top Five Games of 2011-2012, thus far

by Alex Quevillon
The opening stages of the Ottawa 67's season had it's ups and downs. Many fans expected Ottawa to dominate this season, and there was a little bit of doubt as they blew a few leads, took a few tough losses and fell out of the CHL's rankings and seemingly out of the top tier in the OHL. But by the time 2012 had rolled around, this team has fought back, finding themselves tops in the Eastern Conference for the better part of the campaign's first half. They've also given us some really exciting contests along the way. Here's part one of two, featuring the top games thus far.

Toffoli nets 300th point as 67’s stomp 6-1 over the Bulls

After a disappointing effort Friday night, the 67’s stormed out of the gates and bounced back quickly. Petr Mrazek stopped 37 of 38 shots while Jake Cardwell led the way in scoring with 2 goals and an assist.

Consistent Team Effort Gives Petes' a 5 - 3 Win Over Ottawa

The first home game for WJH All-Star Goalie Petr Mrazek and newest 67's John McFarland and Mike Cazzola started well enough, with Cazzola getting his first goal just 12 seconds into the game (assisted by McFarland and Prince). The 67's were fast, sharp and up 2-goals in the first 10 minutes of the game on Shane Prince's 20th goal of the season (assisted by Ceci and Zanetti).

Mrazek Ready For "Last Chance To Win in Junior"

The Under-20 World Junior Championships are over, the OHL trade deadline has passed, and the 67’s only have to worry about their play to finish the season. The team was added as the 10th ranked team by the CHL this week. The defense is as deep as it’s been in many years. Ottawa has made deals to improve their already dangerous offense. But their goaltending may be their strongest point heading into the final stages of the season.

Ottawa Adds Cazzola, Dubois Out, Toffoli Player Of The Week

The Ottawa 67’s have made the final adjustments to their roster as the trade deadline has passed and overaged Center Mike Cazzola is on his way to the Nation’s Capital. Ottawa also gets a 12th round pick this summer and gives up a package of draft selections; 5th rounder in 2013 2nd rounder in 2014 and a 7th rounder in 2015. Cazzola, a center who’s name was linked in rumours with the 67’s all season (note the section at the bottom of this article about Erie), has racked up nine points in twelve on the Erie Otters who have spent the season in 20th place.

Smith leads 67’s to 7-2 win over Bulls

Dalton Smith scored his first career hat trick to lead the Ottawa 67’s to a 7-2 romping over the Belleville Bulls Friday night.

With Petr Mrazek returning late Friday night and Malcolm Subban recovering from a groin injury, both teams were without their number one goaltender. Michael Nishi stole the show making 38 saves on the night while John Chartrand had a rougher night letting in 7 goals on 31 shots.

67's Acquire McFarland from Saginaw for Perklin, 4th

Any 67’s fans remember this game? Well, get ready to see some more of the “McFarland Show”. The 67’s came to an agreement with the Saginaw Spirit at the tail end of a trade-filled Thursday to send rookie David Perklin and a fourth round draft choice in 2014 in exchange for John McFarland. The deal was officially announced Friday morning.

Petr Mrazek Helps Lead Czech Republic over United States in Alberta

When the IIHF’s World Men’s Under-20 championship is played during the holiday season, all eyes in this country focus on the young men in red and white; Team Canada. But every now and then, a performance is so outstanding or so unique, that it’s impossible to ignore. On December 30th, 2011, that performance came from Czech Republican and Ottawa 67’s goaltender Petr Mrazek.