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While we score goals on the ice, our goal off the ice is to make sure all of #GensNation has the best game experience possible! We’ve made a list of some important reminders for all fans to keep in mind so that everyone’s night out is a special one.

1. WAIT FOR THE WHISTLE TO ENTER AND EXIT SEATING AREA

A lot can happen in a split second of hockey action – and we don’t want anyone to miss anything. Fans who move from their seat during play can block the view of an entire section of fans. Please wait until a whistle blows to make any move to and from your seats.

QUICK TIP - There will always be extended stoppages following the first whistle after the 14:00 & 6:00 minute marks of a period (unless there is an icing, goal, or the start of a power play – just listen for the buzzer!)

2. BE MINDFUL OF THOSE AROUND YOU

Trust us, we know the games will have you at the edge of your seat, but if you lean too far forward, you’ll block the view of those around you. There isn’t a bad seat in the building, so sit back and enjoy the game!

3. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PUCK

Things move quickly at our games, including flying sticks and pucks. Keep your eye on the puck at all times to avoid any potential injuries!

4. NON-SMOKING FACILITY

The Tribute Communities Centre is a non-smoking, no re-entry facility. Smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes, on TCC property, is prohibited.

5. HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE

We don’t expect everyone to be best friends with the Petes’ fans – some things just don’t mix. But, we do think it’s pretty cool they’re coming to our building to enjoy the same great game we love. Please be aware of those sitting around you, including children and let the play on the ice do the talking. Abusive and inappropriate language will NOT be tolerated.

6. HAVE FUN

Get loud, cheer, and let your favourite team on the ice know you’re behind them – Afterall, hockey is the best sport out there.

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Kingston has had a rollercoaster-style start to the year. After winning their season opener against Peterborough 7-2, they dropped their home opener 3-2 to Oshawa and lost their next game 5-2 to the IceDogs. Despite this, they have had a lot of individual success. Jacob Battaglia is tied for second in the OHL for points with seven and second for goals with three. Mason Vacciari is also having a statistically good season through two games, with a 2.52 goals against average, and a .922 save percentage. The Frontenacs will continue their homestand until October 12th. Their next theme nights are 90’s Night, Hockey Fights Cancer Night, and a School Day Game.

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As one of three teams in the Central Division that started the regular season at a perfect 2-0, the IceDogs have had a pretty good start so far. They beat Ottawa 3-2 to start the season and beat Kingston 5-2 before heading to Oshawa. So far, Andrei Loshko and Kevin He lead the team in scoring with five and four points, respectively. Owen Flores has started every game so far for Niagara and has played exceptionally in each game. He currently has a 2.00 goals-against average and a .954 save percentage. The IceDogs’ first theme night is October 18th, when they host a Teacher Appreciation Night, and then a Halloween night on October 27th.

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Currently second in the Midwest Division with a 1-1 record, Erie made some slight retooling moves over the offseason that saw goaltender Jacob Gibbons traded to Brampton. With those moves, however, they have been surprisingly competitive to start the year. Erie beat Kitchener 5-2 in their season opener before losing by the same score in their home opener to Brampton. They will take on London and Saginaw on the road before a three-game homestand.

Their next event nights are Retro Game Night on October 12 and Happy Hour on October 17th.

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The reigning Memorial Cup Champions have had a hot start to the regular season, dominating all but one game that they have played in, losing their home opener to Windsor in overtime. Despite this loss, however, they haven’t missed a beat. Michael Misa leads the entire OHL in scoring 8 points in three games and getting Zayne Parekh back from his stint at training camp with the Calgary Flames. Their next theme nights are Spooky Scary Halloween on October 13th and Pride Night on October 26th.

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OFF TO THE SHOW 2024 NHL DRAFT SPOTLIGHT

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1ST ROUND | PICK #3 | ANAHEIM DUCKS

Drafted third overall by the Anaheim Ducks, Beckett Sennecke made a mark across his two OHL seasons, recording 68 points in 63 games last year. During the Generals’ 2024 playoff run, Sennecke managed to put up 22 points in 16 playoff games, the third most by anyone on the team. Sennecke also played in last year’s CHL Top Prospects game, where he was praised for his size, skill, and effort. With two years of OHL experience and one NHL training camp under his belt, Sennecke looks to be one of the main leaders for the team as they look to get their hands on the J Ross Robertson Cup for the 14th time.

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1ST ROUND | PICK #31 | TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Picked up 31st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ben Danford was the second of two Gens to be drafted in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft, which made headlines across the hockey media landscape. Danford put up 33 points this past season, all but one of those being assists. Danford added more scoring to the team once the playoffs rolled around, netting four goals and six assists across 21 games, tied for the most games played in the playoffs. Danford also went to the CHL Top Prospects game, being hailed as a steady and mobile defenceman. He also played in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, capturing a highlight reel goal along with gold.

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3RD ROUND | PICK #86 | COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

The third General to be taken in the 2024 NHL Draft, Luca Marrelli was selected 86th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Marrelli made an immense mark with the team in the 2023-2024 season by leading all defencemen in scoring with 57 points in 67 games. Marrelli continued this scoring push in the playoffs, with 13 points in 21 games. Marrelli was the third General to attend the CHL Top Prospects game and this upcoming season will be his fourth with the Generals where his point totals seem to rapidly increase across each season.

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The Oshawa Generals play their second game of the weekend on home ice as they take on the Barrie Colts.

Oshawa is looking to pick up their first win on home ice this season after they fell Friday night 5-3 to the Niagara IceDogs. The Generals continue to get players back as Beckett Sennecke makes his highly anticipated return to the lineup.

The Colts have gotten off to a similar start as Oshawa picking up four points in the team’s first four games. Barrie got their second win of the season last night taking down the Sudbury Wolves 2-1.

In the last meeting these two teams had it was the Oshawa Generals ending the Colts’ season as the Gens Knocked Barrie out in the first round of last year’s playoffs.

After the Colts stole game one at the Tribute Communities Centre the Generals would respond beating Barrie in six games.

Game six was all Generals as they got a goal in the first from Luca D’Amato, a goal in the second from Luke Torrance and a goal in the third from Connor Punnett.

Jacob Oster was in net for the Gens as the OHL Goaltender of the Year picked up the shutout, stopping all of the 32 shots that he faced.

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The Oshawa Generals fall 5-3 to the Niagara IceDogs as the Gens have still yet to win on home ice.

Colby Barlow made his debut as a General and Brady Smith picked up his first goal in the Ontario Hockey League.

Oshawa was in control for the first period opening the scoring when the puck found its way to Zack Sandhu and the defenceman made no mistake snapping home into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

The Gens kept the pressure coming as they doubled the lead when Luca D’Amato made a beautiful slap pass to find Tyler Graham on the back door and the winger tapped it in to make it 2-0 Oshawa.

But the tide shifted after that as the IceDogs got one back in the first when Sean Doherty picked the puck up behind the net making a move to the front before jamming it through Oster making it 2-1 Gens.

The IceDogs carried that into the second as they rattled off three goals in the second period as Braidy Wassilyn scored his first two goals in the OHL before Ryan Roobroeck got his first of the season as Niagara took a 4-2 lead.

In the third period, Oshawa cut the lead in half when the team’s first-round pick in the last draft, Smith scored his first goal in the OHL making it 4-3 IceDogs.

In the last minute, Roobroeck got the puck crossing the blue line before firing the puck into the empty night.

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INDIGENOUS JERSEY This season, the Oshawa Generals are excited to introduce our monthly warm-up jersey initiative! From September to March, our team will wear custom-designed jerseys during home warm-ups, each reflecting the spirit of the season and supporting a new charitable cause.

Kicking off on our Home Opener, September 29th, our first warm-up jersey will celebrate the Indigenous community and will be worn through the end of October. This special design is created by Leo Atlookan, a talented Indigenous artist currently residing in Scarborough, Ontario. Join us in honouring this important representation!

“The design means a lot to me. I’ve worked with hockey all of my life and when this opportunity came I was so delighted to be a part of the Oshawa Generals hockey team,” says Leo. Atlookan, whose given First Nation name is Stands Alone Strong, is from Eabametoong First Nation and is originally from Fort Hope. Leo worked at John C Yesno Education Centre as a student counsellor and is also is a traditional dancer at Powwows, getting into it initially when he was 35.

Atlookan discovered his talent for art at eight years old while sitting on the floor of his cabin drawing himself and his grandfather paddling. After discovering the talent, his grandfather told him, “That is going to be your gift to people. If you can draw like that and give to people like you did to me, you’re going to warm their hearts, just like mine is right now.”

He also claims he never sells his art, instead preferring it as a gift to others.

Leo volunteers for True North Aid, an organization founded in 2009 by Rachael McIntyre to support northern and remote Indigenous communities with humanitarian support. True North Aid became a registered charity in 2012.

Leo notes his love for the game and the inspiration of pairing the sport with broader initiatives.

“Hockey is a game for everyone, as a team, fan, or community.

Hockey needs to be celebrated to have meaning to what it is to be part of something that has so much direction and can go in so many more ways,” he shares. “Starting at a young age like the OHL level can only assure more good people will be a part of change in our world.”

The Jersey is black, orange and white, the colours used for events such as National Day For Truth and Reconciliation.

The large ‘G’ logo in the middle of the jersey represents General Motors, a company that both the Generals and the City of Oshawa have historical ties to.

The ‘Oshawa Generals’ at the top and bottom of the G represents the team’s name.

The spoked ‘G’ represents not only the classic logo of the Generals, but it is split into four to represent the directions they travel: north, south, east, and west, to play in the OHL. On top of the logo, two teepees represent the homes they leave and try to make while travelling for hockey.

These same teepees are seen on the stripes of the sleeves and bottom of the jersey.

The feather that makes up the rest of the ‘G’ represents the Tribute Communities Centre, and the 12 marks represent the 12 players on the ice that start the game. The four marks on the tip of the feather represent the two referees and two linesmen. It also embodies that every warrior must carry a feather.

The same feathers can be seen on the shoulders but grouped into three.

“I love this game, it has taught me about how hard it is to be a part of a team. My dad said you will always be a part of a team at home, work and in life. It will show you how to build a future,” he says.

This warm-up jersey, along with each month’s jerseys, will be auctioned off towards the end of each month with donations sent to respected charities.

Donations for this month’s Indigenous jersey will support True North Aid, a registered charity providing humanitarian aid to northern and remote Indigenous communities. Last year, over 100 communities requested equipment and supplies to meet critical health, food, housing, and education needs for 12,000 people. Food, baby supplies, wheelchairs, and winter clothing are just some of the items sent north, some to fly-in communities.

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3. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME OSHAWA HOSTED THE MEMORIAL CUP? 4. WHO SCORED BOTH GOALS FOR OSHAWA IN THE 2015 MEMORIAL CUP FINAL? 5. WHERE DID THE OSHAWA GENERALS PLAY PRIOR TO THE TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES CENTRE? 6. WHO HAD THE MOST POINTS FOR THE GENERALS IN THE 2024 PLAYOFF RUN? 7. HOW MANY GENERALS WERE DRAFTED IN THE 2024 NHL DRAFT? 8. WHAT TEAM DO THE OSHAWA GENERALS PLAY BACK-TO-BACK IN OCTOBER? 9. WHO ARE THE TWO OSHAWA GENERALS TO WIN OHL AWARDS FOR THE 2023/24 SEASON?

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All 34 home games will feature unique warmup pucks specific to that night’s home game!

While everyone rushes to the glass hoping their favourite player tosses one over, you can head to the back of section 112, or the Generals store inside Gate 1, after the warmup and grab your own puck fresh off the ice for just $10 dollars!

That not enough? Well, we’ve got more!

Authentic goal pucks are back again for the 2023-2024 season! After every single Oshawa Generals home goal, save for special player milestones, those pucks will be taken out of play and into the Generals team store available for purchase at the next home game. Each puck comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, inside a protective case. Want someone specific?

Then don’t wait, cause these pucks don’t last long and are only available on a first come, first served basis.

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The Oshawa Generals have had players from near and far come and play for them over the team’s 87-year existence.

This year is no different. The 2024/25 Generals have players from overseas while others grew up just around the corner.

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The Oshawa Generals had a very successful 2023/24 season- going to the J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals before losing to the London Knights in a four-game sweep. However, this will not be the last that is heard of this Generals squad.

The Gens are approaching this season with a ‘revenge’ mindset, and are looking to do some damage in the OHL throughout the regular season, especially with most of the core from last year’s team returning.

One of the returning players looking to make a major splash is Owen Griffin. After a low-scoring 2023/24 season, Griffin is looking to make a huge impact, and so far, he has. Griffin is leading the generals so far during the preseason in both goals and total points with three points and five points respectively. He is also tied for the most assists with two.

The Gens also had multiple players selected in the NHL Draft; Calum Ritchie, Beckett Sennecke, Luca Marrelli, Ben Danford, and Dylan Roobroeck.

Two out of the five NHL draftees are first-round picks, which includes Sennecke’s third overall selection by the Anaheim Ducks.

Although some may not have been drafted, the Generals sent eight players to NHL camps, with each of the 20 OHL teams sending an average of two.

This NHL training camp experience will prove valuable, especially in the net, which was one of the strongest aspects of last year’s squad.

Jacob Oster, the reigning 2024 OHL Goaltender of the Year, got valuable experience at his second NHL training camp stint with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

This experience, alongside the additional NHL camp invites for both forwards and defenceman, will help improve the roster now that they have experience at the major league level, this goes alongside recent player development coach hire Brad Malone, a former NHLer. With the Generals adding more and more experienced staff members to the organization, most of the core group of talented players remaining on the roster, and a committed mindset, the Gens could add another set of banners to the rafters of the Tribute Communities Centre come 2025.

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THE NEW GUYS COACHING STAFF CHANGES FOR 2024 - 2025

STEVE

O’ROURKE

HEAD COACH

Drafted 159th overall in the seventh round of the 1992 NHL draft, O’Rourke not only brings a wealth of hockey experience to the club but familiarity as well. He split his playing career between the ECHL, British Ice Hockey Superleague, and the UHL. O’Rourke began his coaching journey in 2009 with the Abbotsford Heat, before moving to the BCHL after two seasons. He then spent six seasons coaching in the WHL, splitting his time between the Red Deer Rebels, and the Prince George Cougars.

O’Rourke was an assistant coach last year, leading the team to the J. Ross Robertson Cup Finals, the farthest the team has gone since 2015. O’Rourke takes over for Derek Laxdal, last season’s OHL Coach of the Year, after signing with the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

PATRICK

SEXTON

ASSISTANT COACH

A native of Ottawa, Sexton has spent the past six seasons in the BCHL, serving as an assistant coach with the Penticton Vees, and as the head coach of the Coquitlam Express, where they qualified for the playoffs in both seasons he was behind the bench. Sexton brings a lot of experience both on and off the ice: he competed in the CCHL with the Smiths Falls Bears from 2013-2015, and joined the Penticton Vees as a player for two seasons, where he helped them win the Fred Page Cup.

BRAD

MALONE

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH

A recently retired NHL and AHL veteran, Brad Malone played in 217 NHL games, and 552 AHL games. He spent his career at the NHL level with the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, and the Edmonton Oilers. At the AHL Level, Malone spent his time with the Lake Erie Monsters, Hershey Bears, Chicago Wolves, and the Bakersfield Condors. Malone says he is “thrilled to join the Oshawa Generals and become part of such a storied franchise.” Malone began his hockey career at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, and was drafted 105th overall in 2007.

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Canadian Tire, Rodman’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Desjardins Insurance, Planet Fitness, Dodd and Soutor, Pizza Pizza, Bluebird Self Storage, Staffing Connections, Professional Dry Cleaners, Gen7 Fuel and Color Compass Corporation have teamed up for the Adopt-A-School program!

This program gives local businesses the chance to give back to the community by purchasing Generals season tickets and donating them to elementary schools throughout Durham Region.

The tickets are intended to reward students that excel in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities.

MATT BEACHIN Call 905-433-0900 Ext. 2233 or Email mbeachin@oshawagenerals.com

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