OHL roundup: Foster nets hat trick as 67’s beat Otters 4-1

OTTAWA – Cooper Foster scored three goals, Nic Whitehead had two assists and the Ottawa 67’s defeated the visiting Erie Otters 4-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at TD Place.

Kohyn Eshkawkogan also scored for the unbeaten 67’s (4-0-0-0), who outshot the visitors 58-16.

Gabriel Frasca scored a power-play goal for the Otters (2-4-0-0), who trailed 3-0 heading into the third period.

The Otters went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the 67’s were 0-for-5.

Ryder Fetterolf stopped 15 of 16 shots in the 67’s net, while Noah Erliden stopped 54 of 58 for the Otters.

Elsewhere in the OHL on Saturday:

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KNIGHTS 3 STORM 2 (OT)

GUELPH, Ont. — Ben Wilmott scored 2:14 into overtime to lift the visiting London Knights to a 3-2 win over the Guelph.

Evan Van Gorp and Rene Van Bommel also scored for the Knights (2-2-2-0), who outshot the hosts 37-27.

Jaakko Wycisk and Carter Stevens scored for the Storm (3-2-1-0) who went 0-for-1 on the power play. The Knights were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Storm netminder Zachary Jovanovski stopped 34 of 37 shots.

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SPIRIT 7 ATTACK 5

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Nikita Klepov had two goals and two assists as the visiting Saginaw Spirit defeated the Owen Sound Attack 7-5.

Egor Barabanov also scored twice for the Spirit (2-1-2-1), while Nic Sima, Brody Najim and Levi Harper netted singles.

Spirit goaltender Stepan Shurygin stopped 32 of 37 shots.

Braedyn Rogers scored twice for the Attack (4-2-0-0), while Harry Nansi, Nicholas Sykora and Masen Wray netted singles.

Attack goaltender Matthew Koprowski stopped 28 of 34 shots.

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SPITFIRES 4 BULLDOGS 3 (SO)

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Ethan Belchetz scored the winner in a shootout as the visiting Windsor Spitfires edged the Brantford Bulldogs 4-3.

Belchetz scored twice in regulation for the unbeaten Spitfires (7-0-0-0), while Liam Greentree added a single.

Spitfires netminder Joey Costanzo stopped 35 of 38 shots.

Marek Vanacker, Vladimir Dravecky and Adam Benak scored for the Bulldogs (3-0-1-1).

Bulldogs netminder Ryerson Leenders stopped 28 of 31 shots.

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COLTS 5 GENERALS 3

BARRIE, Ont. — Cole Beaudoin and Kashawn Aitcheson each had two goals and an assist as the Barrie Colts defeated the visiting Oshawa Generals 5-3.

Calvin Crombie added a single for the Colts (2-2-0-2), who outshot the visitors 39-32. Alex Assadourian chipped in with three assists. 

The Colts led 3-1 after the first period and 4-3 heading into the third. Colts goaltender Arvin Jaswal stopped 29 of 32 shots.

Brooks Rogowski, Simon Wang and Sam Roberts scored for the Generals (1-5-0-0), who went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Colts were 0-for-1.

Generals netminder Isaac Gravelle stopped 34 of 39 shots.

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STING 4 FIREBIRDS 2

FLINT, Mich. — Matthew Manza scored a power-play goal at 19:20 of the second period to lift the visiting Sarnia Sting to a 4-2 win over the Flint Firebirds.

Easton Walos, Jordan Bax and Brenner Lammens also scored for the Sting (3-3-0-0), who trailed 1-0 after the first period but took a 3-1 lead into the third.

Sting netminder Evan Maillet stopped 26 of 28 shots.

Urban Podrekar and Nathan Aspinall scored for the Firebirds (1-3-1-0), who went 1-for-4 on the power play. The Sting were 1-for-3.

Firebirds goaltender Mason Courville stopped 35 of 38 shots.

* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2025.