OHL Transaction Roundup

After a slow week last week another 8 suspensions were handed out this week. The league continues to crack down on slewfoots as another 3 match penalties were called in the last weekend of play. On the trade front we had a pair of contenders make minor moves adjust their depth charts and a couple of bottom feeders match up in another minor move.


Suspensions

Flint - Connor Sills - Slewfoot - Auto 2 games

Windsor - Logan Brown - Slewfoot - Auto 2 games

Sarnia - Troy Lajeunesse - Slewfoot - Auto 2 games

A trio of forwards got nailed with slewfooting majors this past week. Logan Brown is obviously the biggest name of the group as it is the potential NHL 1st round picks 2nd suspension of the season. Connor Sills has already served his suspension as the OA committed his infraction on Friday which was the first of a 3 in 3 for Flint.

Kingston - Conor Mcglynn - Headcheck - 8 games

Not very often can you escape a 10+ game suspension for a head check but McGlynn is the 2nd in 3 weeks (Josh Wesley) to avoid double digits. Still missing 8 games of the veteran forwards services will be a blow to the Fronts

Sarnia - Noah Bushnell - Leaving the Bench - 2 games

Sarnia - Darian Hatcher - Player leaving his bench - 2 games

Noah Bushnell is lucky in my opinion to get away with only 2 games. In a league that is trying as hard as the OHL to crack down on fighting leaving the bench is considered very serious by some. His one saving grace was that an instigator was taken on him. Darian Hatcher though gets slapped with an auto 2 games for having a player leave the bench to join an altercation.

Niagara - Ryan Mantha - 3rd man in a fight - Auto 2 games

Mantha gets slapped with 2 games for being the 3rd man in a fight. While a blow to the Icedogs it gives them a chance to give 1st round pick Hayden Davis some more icetime.

Windsor - Cristiano Digiacinto - Game Misconduct Aggressor Instigating - 5 Games

DiGiacinto has always played with an edge. Before he signed with the Spits and was playing with the Hamilton Red Wings in the OJHL I believe he was suspended for half of his time with the team while on a goal a game pace when in the lineup. It is a style that has obviously gotten him far but he needs to better harness his emotions as he is a key piece in the Spitfires puzzle.


Waiver Claims

Guelph Storm

Brendan Burke from WHL


Trades

Guelph Storm

Brendan Burke

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London Knights

6th round pick 2016

Breakdown

The London Knights address their backup goalie questions by sending a mid round pick to Guelph for a waiver pick up that would have never reached them. While Guelph has an OA goalie of their own that they are trying to move by claiming Burke and trading him to London (a team that would have no interest in Nichols) the Storm blocked the Sting from putting in a claim. Burke is exactly what the Sting are looking for but by claiming him the Storm keep them as a possibility for Nichols which is a must with so few buyers in the goalie market.


Niagara

Mikkel Aagaard
Zach Wilkie

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Sudbury

Pavel Janys

Breakdown
The Icedogs open up some options and help themselves with a more efficient roster construction by dealing import and OA forward Mikkel Aagaard for 19 year old import Pavel Janys. While I liked what Aagaard brought to the Icedogs I feel that Janys is more talented import and it allows the Icedogs to use an OA spot to help fill another hole in their roster. While some have surmised that it could open the door to some goalie help I feel that if they are serious about making a run in a wide open East that help down the middle would be a better use of the newly open OA spot. For Sudbury they are still rebuilding and while they have some intriguing pieces there are still plenty of holes and they were able to add a solid 18 year old defender to their team.

Sudbury

Jacob Harris

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Guelph

8th round pick 2018

Breakdown
After acquiring Mikkel Aagaard from Niagara the Wolves move OA Jacob Harris to last place Guelph. Harris will be a much needed veteran presence on the Storm as he should help shield the younger players from the mental and physical beating the lowly Storm have awaiting them over the final 4 months of the season. For the low cost of an 8th round pick the qualitative value that Harris brings to the Storm is too good to pass up.