Sept. 29 vs. Ottawa 67's: Game Day Playbook

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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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EASTERN DIVISION

Sitting atop the east at five points with the Petes not far behind them, the Brantford Bulldogs have had an interesting ride so far in their second preseason away from Hamilton. Up to now, they have a 2-2-1 record, losing games to Niagara and Saginaw, while winning convincingly against Niagara and Erie.

They end their preseason against the Rangers, and start the season on the road against the newly relocated Brampton Steelheads, before a four-game homestand against Oshawa, Owen Sound, Windsor, and Sarnia.

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Sudbury has had a unique start to the preseason, as their offence prevails in two of their three preseason games. So far, the Wolves are second in their division, only two points behind the Barrie Colts, who have 2 more games played than them. Despite their 5-2 loss to the Greyhounds, the Wolves’ scoring has been rolling since that point, winning two games with a score of 7 to the Barrie Colts and the Peterborough Petes. The Wolves have one more preseason game against the Greyhounds, and then they kick off the regular season against the Barrie Colts on September 27th. Their first theme night is Pumpkin Spice & Everything NICE & Bilingual event, which takes place on October 4th.

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MIDWEST DIVISION

Kitchener has been on a roll this preseason. So far, the Rangers are 5-0-0, with 10 out of a possible 10 points. Although, they have achieved these points in a very unique way. All five of their wins have come in a shootout, and four out of the five were won by a score of 4-3, the only outlier being a 5-4 win over the Brampton Steelheads. The Rangers are going to be busy to start the year, as they face the Erie Otters at home to start the season, followed by a road trip to Windsor. The Rangers have their first theme night on October 4th, hosting an Oktoberfest game against the Flint Firebirds.

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Windsor has been perfect so far to start the year, earning eight out of a possible eight points, with one more game against the Niagara IceDogs to go.

Their offence has been rolling so far, scoring five or more goals in each of their preseason games. So far, Noah Morneau is leading the team in points with seven.

They start their regular season off with a road trip to Saginaw and Sarnia, before a two-game road stand. They start off the season with a first responders’ night on October 3rd.

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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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PREVIEW WRITTEN BY: CARTER SMITH

The Oshawa Generals return to the Tribute Communities Centre as they take on the Ottawa 67’s in the 2024/25 home opener.

It is an eventful day as things get started at 3:30 with the Tailgate Party, where there will be live music, a beer garden and the opportunity to take your picture with the Bobby Orr Trophy.

Oshawa is playing their third game in as many days as they carry a 1-1-0-0 record so far taking down the Kingston Frontenacs before falling to the Brantford Bulldogs.

With most of the Generals’ top players away at camps, it has been the team’s depth showing that they can still compete and get points.

The 67’s enter this game only played one game, dropping it to the Niagara IceDogs 3-2 in Ottawa’s home opener.

Oshawa ended the 67’s season last year sweeping the nation’s capital in the second round of the OHL playoffs.

The Generals handled Ottawa fairly easily after falling the season before in the first round. Last year’s second-round matchup was all Gens, but the regular season series was a completely different tale as Ottawa won seven of the eight meetings.

Oshawa got the lead in game four before Ottawa scored to tie it at 1-1. But it was all Generals from there as they could smell the blood in the water scoring three unanswered to put the series to rest.

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Oshawa travelled to Brantford tonight to take on the Bulldogs in their second regular season game.

The Generals were looking to start the season strong with two wins in a row, while Brantford hoped to bounce back from a blowout loss to Brampton in their first game.

Unfortunately, this one went Brantford’s way, as Oshawa lost 6-2. Penalty trouble was one of the deciding factors.

Oshawa got on the board early, scoring 4 minutes and 11 seconds into the first period. Off an offensive zone faceoff, Generals forward Lauri Sinivuori cycled the puck down behind the net to Owen Griffin, who made a slick pass out front to an open Matthew Buckley, who made no mistake for his first of the season.

Exactly eight minutes after Oshawa took the 1-0 lead, Brantford’s Owen Protz scored the team’s first of the season to tie the game at one. Sustained pressure in the offensive zone ended with Protz beating Noah Bender’s blocker side. The first period ended 1-1, despite Brantford having two powerplays to Oshawa’s zero.

The Bulldogs were the first to strike, scoring a five-on-three powerplay goal just over seven minutes into the second period.

A Nick Lardis one-timer from the point made its way through a screen in front and past Bender’s blocker. Despite Oshawa outshooting the Bulldogs in the second frame, they gave up two late goals just 19 seconds apart. A Patrick Thomas tip in front and Jake O’Brien’s first of the year made it 4-1 at the end of two periods.

Luca Marrelli scored 3:29 into the third period to notch his 100th point in the OHL. Buckley and Griffin secured their second points of the night with assists on the 4-2 goal.

However, Oshawa would not mount a comeback, and Brantford answered just over a minute after Marrelli’s goal, followed

by Lardis’ second goal of the game with just under six minutes to play. The General, Sean Castello, was issued a fiveminute major and game misconduct for cross-checking Daniel Chen in the third period. That was one of Oshawa’s nine penalties in the game to five Brantford penalties.

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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.

To learn more, please go to truenorthaid.ca If you can help, please go to Donate to support True North Aid’s vital humanitarian work in Canada.

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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?

1: 7 2: COLIN SULLENTROP, 313 3: 1987 4. ANTHONY CIRELLI 5. OSHAWA CIVIC AUDITORIUM 6. CALUM RITCHIE, 30 PTS 7. THREE (BECKETT SENNECKE, BEN DANFORD, LUCA MARRELLI) 8. PETERBOROUGH PETES 9. JACOB OSTER (GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR) AND DEREK LAXDAL (COACH OF THE YEAR)

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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?

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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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