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Rangers coach Jussi Ahokas' impeccably slicked-back hair, concealed under a championship ball cap, was doused in a shower of orange Gatorade after Tuesday's Game 4 win. (Photo: Charles Warburton/OHL Images)

In three seasons behind the bench of the Kitchener Rangers, Jussi Ahokas has become well-known for his impeccably slicked-back hair.

So when Ahokas proudly sported a baseball cap after Tuesday’s championship win, it turned heads.

“I only wear hats when we win championships,” he told beat reporter Josh Brown.

And if that wasn’t enough of a departure from the norm, his players made sure the celebration was complete, drenching their coach with a vat full of orange Gatorade.

It was a fitting celebration for a Rangers team that has steamrolled its way through the field since the January trade deadline, losing just two playoff games along the way.

Now the Blueshirts are headed to Kelowna, where they’ll face the host Rockets and the yet-to-be-determined champions of the WHL and QMJHL for the Memorial Cup.

“They say Kelowna is nice this time of year,” Ahokas said.

Relive the title-clinching game and post-game celebrations through Brown’s on-site coverage from Sadlon Arena, where the Rangers captured their first OHL championship since 2008, in the Waterloo Region Record.

 

The Owen Sound Attack are in the process of being sold to new ownership. (Photo: Greg Cowan/Owen Sound Sun Times)

Meet Owen Sound's new owners

The franchise in the OHL's smallest market is changing hands.

New details surrounding the sale of the Owen Sound Attack, reported by our Greg Cowan, reveal a deep-pocketed incoming ownership group featuring a hedge fund owner and forestry company director.

Public records show a web of newly registered corporations connected to the transaction, while league and municipal officials have already begun approving the transfer process.

Read on to learn about the people involved and the corporate structure behind the purchase, all in the Owen Sound Sun Times.

 

Ethan Belchetz is departing the OHL early for the NCAA. (Photo: Tim Cornett/OHL Images)

Belchetz bolts for the NCAA

The Windsor Spitfires have lost a cornerstone piece of their future.

Former first-overall OHL pick Ethan Belchetz announced Tuesday he will leave Windsor for the Michigan State Spartans despite still having at least two years of junior eligibility remaining — a development that caught GM Bill Bowler off guard.

“This new landscape, for us to draft the first overall pick, and for him to leave after two years, never in my wildest dreams did I think that could happen to this franchise,” Bowler said.

Belchetz, who suffered a broken left clavicle in early March, is one of the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft.

Read Jim Parker’s full story in the Windsor Star on what Belchetz’s departure means for the Spitfires and the changing CHL-NCAA landscape.

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Snap Shot

Blood, sweat and… overenthusiastic celebrations. Dylan Edwards heads off to get his forehead patched up after he was cut open by goaltender Christian Kirsch's stick while celebrating with his team. (Photo: Charles Warburton/OHL Images)


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QUICK SHIFTS

  • Under the looming threat of losing the Petes, Peterborough city council voted to commit $57 million to a new downtown arena Monday night. Learn more about the expected $170 million project from Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay in the Peterborough Examiner.
  • Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that the City of Windsor and the Spitfires are set to host the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase. Jim Parker has more in the Windsor Star.
  • The Soo Greyhounds have a vacancy in their head coaching position, and GM Kyle Raftis says the job is very much "in demand." Read more from Janson Duench in the Sault Star.
  • Soo Greyhounds defenceman Chase Reid committed to Michigan State all the way back in August 2024, and barring an early step to the NHL, that's where he'll be next season. Read more in the Sault Star.
  • After playing the second-most games in Greyhounds history, 21-year-old Marco Mignosa has committed to Penn State University, spurred on by his teammate's season-long sales pitches. Read more in the Sault Star.
  • Kingston Frontenacs rearguard Vann Williamson caught management off guard with his announcement that he’ll be heading to Clarkson University in the fall rather than returning to Kingston for his overage season. Gare Joyce has more in the Kingston Whig Standard.
 

Thanks for reading, hockey fans. See you next time.

 
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