by Aaron Bell | Oct 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The arena clock inside the K-Rock Centre was down to two minutes in a tied third period, and the ice was chewed up along the boards. Opposing defencemen had spent two periods keying on Sam Bennett, finishing checks after the whistle and crowding him in the neutral...
by Aaron Bell | Oct 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
He never saw it coming. Ryan Ellis stepped up through the slot, lowered his center of gravity, and exploded into Taylor Hall’s chest with a textbook, bone-crushing open-ice hit that flipped the former first-overall pick onto his back and sent his stick flying into the...
by Aaron Bell | Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Before Aaron Ekblad ever wore an OHL sweater, he was already dominating older competition in southwestern Ontario. During the 2010–11 season with the Sun County Panthers minor midget program, his physical profile and hockey sense made him an anomaly. Patrolling the...
by Aaron Bell | Oct 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Midway through a hostile third period inside the Sleeman Centre during the Guelph Storm march to the OHLChampionship in the spring of 2019, the penalty kill breaks down, the building is vibrating with tension, and two forecheckers converge on Nick Suzuki along the...
by Aaron Bell | Oct 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
April 15, 2011. Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines. The Oshawa Generals are facing elimination, trailing the Niagara IceDogs late in the third period. The building is hostile, bodies are crashing along the...
by Aaron Bell | Oct 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the first edition of the Junior Hockey Giants Alumni Notebook, tracking how major junior graduates are adapting, reaching milestones, and carving out roles across the hockey world. Here’s who made headlines over the weekend: Ryan Suzuki Finding His Stride...
