Game 1 – Brampton Steelheads 4 at Oshawa Generals 7
- Winnipeg Jets prospect Colby Barlow put up four points in a hat trick performance to open the series against the Brampton Steelheads
- Dallas Stars prospect Angus MacDonell responded with a Game 1 hat trick of his own for the Brampton Steelheads in the loss
- Anaheim Ducks prospect Beckett Sennecke had a strong three point showing as he scored twice and added an assist
- Oshawa came out of the gate strong with a four goal first period to take a commanding lead in the series opening game
- Toronto Maple Leafs prospect and Oshawa Generals captain Ben Danford and Brooks Rogowski also both scored in the game for Oshawa
- Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf was the lone other goal scorer for the Brampton Steelheads, striking on the power play in the second period
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(4) Oshawa Generals (41-21-4-2) vs. (5) Brampton Steelheads (36-22-10-0)
The Oshawa Generals captured the Bobby Orr Trophy as Eastern Conference champions last spring, and now they’re back for the whole thing.
Unfortunately for the Generals, they’ve drawn one of the hottest teams in the league as their first round opponent as the Brampton Steelheads, who stumped observers throughout an inconsistent first half of the season, enter the postseason on a six-game winning streak.
The talent has always been there for the Steelheads, who feature a potential first overall NHL Draft selection in forward Porter Martone and one of the league’s top goal-scorers in Carson Rehkopf. Injuries definitely played a factor in their in-season turbulence, but the group is largely healthy to begin the second season.
NHL enthusiasts will want to keep close tabs on this series as a number of first round talents in Colby Barlow (Winnipeg), Ben Danford (Toronto), Calum Ritchie (NY Islanders) and Beckett Sennecke (Anaheim) line up on the Oshawa side against prospects Rehkopf (Seattle), Luke Misa (Calgary), Finn Harding (Pittsburgh), Angus MacDonell (Dallas), Konnor Smith (Anaheim) and 2025 prospects Martone, Lucas Karmiris and goaltender Jack Ivankovic for the Trout.
Series Schedule:
Game 1: Fri., March 28 – Brampton at Oshawa, 7:05pm
Game 2: Sun., March 30 – Brampton at Oshawa, 6:05pm
Game 3: Tues., April 1 – Oshawa at Brampton, 7:00pm
Game 4: Thurs., April 3 – Oshawa at Brampton, 7:00pm
Game 5: Fri., April 4 – Brampton at Oshawa, 7:05pm*
Game 6: Sun., April 6 – Oshawa at Brampton, 2:00pm*
Game 7: Tues., April 8 – Brampton at Oshawa, 7:05pm*
Season Series:
Series tied 2-2
Dec. 15 – BRAM 2 at OSH 3
Feb. 15 – BRAM 4 at OSH 2
Feb. 19 – OSH 2 at BRAM 4
Mar. 5 – OSH 4 at BRAM 0
Playoff History:
This marks the third time that the Generals and Steelheads have met in the OHL Playoffs.
2017 MISS def. OSH 4-1 – Semi-Final / 2014 OSH def. MISS 4-0 – Quarter-Final
