Caden Taylor, as an OHL draftee in 2023. (Photo: John Lappa, Sudbury Star)

Peterborough began rebuilding its roster after making a trip to the Memorial Cup in 2023, and it appears the construction work is still ongoing. As Petes beat reporter Mike Davies writes in The Examiner, the team landed the equivalent of three first-round picks when it began rebuilding. 

It has since traded two of those three players.  

Caden Taylor, an 18-year-old forward, was the latest to be moved. The Petes shipped him to Owen Sound on Tuesday for a third-round draft pick (2026) and a conditional fifth-round pick (2028).  

“You draft a player or trade for a player or sign a free agent knowing what you know and how they will fit in," Petes general manager Mike Oke tells Davies. "That’s the approach you take. In some situations, it’s seamless and in others it takes a little bit longer or in some cases it’s just not a fit."  

Taylor, evidently, was not a fit in Peterborough.  

“We play a certain style of hockey and sometimes it works for certain guys and sometimes it doesn’t,” Petes coach Rob Wilson tells Davies. “As far as Caden and his representatives feel and as far as we feel, maybe our style doesn’t match.” 

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As Greg Cowan writes in The Owen Sound Sun Times, Caden Taylor might not be the most enthusiastic player in the defensive zone. That could be part of the challenge he faced in terms of “fit” with Peterborough.  

Owen Sound is looking for what he can do in the other end of the ice, where his NHL-ready shot made him a star in minor hockey. Taylor can be an imposing presence inside the blue line, too, at 6-foot-3, and more than 200 pounds.  

“He was an offensive threat,” DeGray tells Cowan, "like all the time." 

The Attack will be Taylor’s third OHL team in three seasons, counting a stop in Sudbury that preceded Peterborough.  

“He’s in a place right now where he’s going to have an opportunity to be himself," DeGray tells Cowan. “It’s not going to come without some warts, because we’re going to push him to be a little bit better in his own end, for sure we will, but he’s going to get a chance.” 

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The Bulldogs: Difficult to stop. (Photo: Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor)

Brantford has already scored 100 goals this season. At the beginning of this week, there were still three OHL teams who had not yet cracked 50 goals.  

The Bulldogs have played 19 games, and they have not lost once in regulation. They hold first place in the overall league standings, and they have not given many signals that they intend to relinquish their seat any time soon.  

“It’s been a great start but that’s all it is, a great start,” Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman tells our Brian Smiley. “You don’t hang a banner for a good start.” 

As Smiley reports, in The Brantford Expositor, the Bulldogs have 10 NHL draft picks already on the roster, with several more on NHL Central Scouting’s radar for next year. Brantford is ranked No. 1 across the Canadian Hockey League. 

“I think we can get better in all aspects,” says Hyman. “I know that’s a cliche answer but it’s the truth. 

“I think at the end of the day it’s November and we’re not close to being a finished product.” 

You can read Smiley’s full story right here. 

This picture is not a scam. Some emails can be, though. (Photo: Postmedia)

Days after the Sarnia Sting issued a warning about fraudsters impersonating front office staff to bilk locals over email, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are asking followers to be “vigilant” around questionable communications.  

Janson Duench has the details in The Sault Star.  

“In a statement issued this week, the organization said scammers have been contacting area businesses with offers of merchandise tables and advertising opportunities at upcoming Greyhounds home games for the 2025-26 season," Duench writes. "The fraudulent emails request advance payment to secure those opportunities.” 

The Greyhounds issued their statement this week.  

Duench writes: “The team is urging anyone who receives a suspicious message or questions the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from the Soo Greyhounds to contact the business operations department directly before taking any action.” 

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(Photos: Via X, formerly Twitter)

That is Bones, the mascot for the Niagara IceDogs, as he crashes into the net before a recent game. 

Bones was unhurt. At least, not physically hurt. We cannot say for certain about pride.

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