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Who has gotten exceptional status in the OHL? ›

DuPont will become the ninth player in CHL history to be granted the status, joining Bedard, OHL stars John Tavares (2005), Aaron Ekblad (2011), Connor McDavid (2012), Sean Day (2013), Shane Wright (2109), Michael Misa (2022), as well as Joe Veleno (2015) in the QMJHL. Not bad company to join.

Following the 2024 NHL Draft, a total of 2,549 OHL players have been selected since 1969, representing approximately 20% of all players chosen.

Owen Sound (pop. 21,341) is the smallest market in the OHL by a considerable margin.

Doug Gilmour (1982-83) Gilmour was untouchable in the 1982-83 season, leading the league in goals and assists to total a single-season record of 177 points. The OHL's most outstanding player that season scored 70 goals and 107 assists in 68 games for the Cornwall Royals.

Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday. That means DuPont will be eligible for the Western Hockey League draft May 9 and able to play in the league on a full-time basis starting next season.

DuPont is now the ninth player and third defenceman to be granted exceptional status. Connor Bedard is the only other player to be given the special privilege in the WHL.

Ice Aged. The oldest continuously operating arena in the world, Galt Arena Gardens blends hockey's past and present. The man had to be in his 80s, his suntanned face revealing that he didn't live anywhere near here.

The Peterborough Petes have played 65 Ontario Hockey League seasons and are the oldest continuously operating franchise in the OHL. For a small community, Peterborough has become recognized globally as being a “Junior Hockey Factory”.

The following season, 1976–77, he played with the Seneca Nationals of the MTHL but also had a brief three-game stint with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In the 1977–78 season, Gretzky started playing full-time in the OHL, with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Kilrea, of course, is the OHL's coaching wins leader. He is credited with 1,194 victories in 32 years.

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The Generals are the most successful OHL franchise in Canadian Hockey League History. The Oshawa Generals have 184 graduates to the NHL, have won the Memorial Cup a record five times and the OHL Championship (J. Ross Robertson Cup) 13 times.

Who is Landon DuPont, the Second Player To Be Granted Exceptional Status in the WHL? Only nine players in CHL history have been granted exceptional status, but 14-year-old Landon DuPont is joining that club as he aims to take the next step in writing his hockey legend.

Although he was granted exceptional player status by BC Hockey and Hockey Alberta, the third such player after Connor Bedard and Matthew Savoie, he did not receive exceptional player status with the WHL. He recorded four points in his WHL debut, and finished his first season with 18 points in 16 games.

When the 2022-23 OHL campaign commences this fall, Michael Misa will be the youngest player in the league. His age, however, will quickly be overshadowed by Misa's talent, an undeniable trait mature beyond his years.