Generals Send Bender to Flint for Future Picks
October 28, 2024 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Oshawa Generals News Release
Oshawa, ON - The Generals have traded goaltender Noah Bender to the Flint Firebirds in exchange for a 4th-round pick in 2027 (PBO) and a 7th-round pick in 2025 (SAR).
Selected 231st overall in the 12th round of the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft, Bender has spent his OHL career wearing a Generals jersey. In 2023/24, he played his first full season with the Oshawa Generals, appearing in 12 regular-season and 3 playoff games. Bender only started one game this season for the Generals, and he surrendered six goals in a 6-2 loss to Brantford early in the season.
The Waterloo, ON, native spent the 2022-23 season with the Wellesley AppleJacks of the PJCHL, where he led the team to a Schmaltz Cup. Bender posted a 2.46 GAA, a .920 SV % and two shutouts in the playoffs, finishing with a 19-4-1 record.
Thank you, Noah Bender, for all you have contributed to the Generals organization since 2022. We all wish you the best of luck in Flint.
Once a General, always a General.
Oshawa trades:
Noah Bender
Oshawa receives:
4th-round pick in 2027 (PBO)
7th-round pick in 2025 (SAR)
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