Marrelli, Elliott and Arquette Named OHL Top Performers of the Week

May 5, 2025 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release

Toronto, ON - The Ontario Hockey League today announced Top Performers of the Week for the week of playoff games ending Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Generals' Luca Marrelli Named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week

Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Luca Marrelli of the Oshawa Generals is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week, registering a goal, six assists and seven points over two games played.

Helping the Generals secure their second straight trip to the OHL Championship Series, Marrelli recorded two assists in Tuesday's 7-6 double-overtime win over the Barrie Colts. He followed up with a standout performance on Thursday, notching a goal and four assists to earn first star honours in an 8-4 victory.

A 19-year-old from Toronto, Ont., Marrelli racked up 74 points (19-55-74) in 67 games this season. Selected by Oshawa in the fifth round (81st overall) of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, the 6-foot-2, 185 lb. defenceman has totaled 171 points (30-141-171) over 254 career regular season games. Leading all OHL scorers in the postseason, he's recorded six goals, 25 assists, and 31 points through 16 games in the 2025 OHL Playoffs, establishing a new Generals playoff record by a defender. Marrelli was selected in the third round (86th overall) by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2024 NHL Draft and signed an entry-level contract with the club on December 11, 2024.

Also considered for this week's award, Generals teammates in Anaheim Ducks prospect Beckett Sennecke (1-6-7) and 2025 NHL Draft-eligible forward Owen Griffin (3-2-5) helped Oshawa secure the Eastern Conference crown.

2024-25 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 28 - May 4: Luca Marrelli (Oshawa Generals)

Apr. 21 - Apr. 27: Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa Generals)

Apr. 14 - Apr. 20: Colby Barlow (Oshawa Generals)

Apr. 7 - Apr. 13: Denver Barkey (London Knights)

Mar. 31 - Apr. 6: Owen Griffin (Oshawa Generals)

Mar. 24 - Mar. 30: Pano Fimis (Erie Otters)

2024-25 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 17 - Mar. 23: Konnor Smith (Brampton Steelheads)

Mar. 10 - Mar. 16: Ilya Protas (Windsor Spitfires)

Mar. 3 - Mar. 9: Quentin Musty (Sudbury Wolves)

Feb. 24 - Mar. 2: Brady Martin (Soo Greyhounds)

Feb. 17 - Feb. 23: Ilya Protas (Windsor Spitfires)

Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Cole Brown (Brantford Bulldogs)

Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Igor Chernyshov (Saginaw Spirit)

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Nick Lardis (Brantford Bulldogs)

Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Zayne Parekh (Saginaw Spirit)

Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Tuomas Uronen (Kingston Frontenacs)

Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Kocha Delic (Sudbury Wolves)

Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)

Dec. 28 - Dec. 29: Cole Davis (Windsor Spitfires)

Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Marco Mignosa (Soo Greyhounds)

Dec. 9 - Dec. 15: Ryan Roobroeck (Niagara IceDogs)

Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Beckett Sennecke (Oshawa Generals)

Nov. 25 - Dec. 1: Blake Montgomery (London Knights)

Nov. 18 - Nov. 24: Joey Willis (Saginaw Spirit)

Nov. 11 - Nov. 17: Joey Willis (Saginaw Spirit)

Nov. 4 - Nov. 10: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3: Marco Mignosa (Soo Greyhounds)

Oct. 21 - Oct. 27: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)

Oct. 14 - Oct. 20: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)

Oct. 7 - Oct. 13: Calvin Crombie (Brantford Bulldogs)

Sept. 30 - Oct. 6: Kevin He (Niagara IceDogs)

Sep. 25 - Sept. 29: Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit)

Knights' Austin Elliott Named OHL Goaltender of the Week

Austin Elliott of the London Knights is the OHL Goaltender of the Week for the third time this season, playing to a 2-0 record along with a 2.00 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.

Backstopping the Knights to their third consecutive OHL Championship Series appearance, Elliott made a total of 46 saves last week. He stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced on Monday in a 3-2 win over the Kitchener Rangers. The 6-foot-1, 189lb. netminder returned between the pipes on Wednesday, making 25 saves in a 4-2 victory to help the Knights clinch the Wayne Gretzky Trophy as Western Conference champions.

A 20-year-old from Strathmore, Alberta, Elliott posted an outstanding regular season with a 32-1-0-0 record, three shutouts, a 2.10 goals-against average, and a .924 save percentage. He's remained perfect in the playoffs, going 12-0 with one shutout, a 2.31 goals-against average, and a .904 save percentage. The Knights acquired the overage netminder from the Barrie Colts, who had claimed him off CHL waivers in early October. Elliott joined the OHL after beginning his junior career with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades.

2024-25 OHL Goaltenders of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 28 - May 4: Austin Elliott (London Knights)

Apr. 21 - Apr. 27: Jacob Oster (Oshawa Generals)

Apr. 14 - Apr. 20: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Apr. 7 - Apr. 13: Sam Hillebrandt (Barrie Colts)

Mar. 31 - Apr. 6: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Mar. 24 - Mar. 30: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs)

2024-25 OHL Goaltenders of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 17 - Mar. 23: Mike McIvor (North Bay Battalion)

Mar. 10 - Mar. 16: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs)

Mar. 3 - Mar. 9: Austin Elliott (London Knights)

Feb. 14 - Mar. 2: Nathan Day (Flint Firebirds)

Feb. 17 - Feb. 23: Mike McIvor (North Bay Battalion)

Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Collin MacKenzie (Ottawa 67's)

Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs)

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)

Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Austin Elliott (London Knights)

Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Nolan Lalonde (Soo Greyhounds)

Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Easton Rye (Peterborough Petes)

Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Dec. 28 - Dec. 29: Ben Hrebik (Barrie Colts)

Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Nathan Day (Flint Firebirds)

Dec. 9 - Dec. 15: Ryerson Leenders (Brantford Bulldogs)

Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Nov. 25 - Dec. 1: Aleksei Medvedev (London Knights)

Nov. 18 - Nov. 24: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Nov. 11 - Nov. 17: Carter George (Owen Sound Attack)

Nov. 4 - Nov. 10: Andrew Oke (Saginaw Spirit)

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3: Jackson Parsons (Kitchener Rangers)

Oct. 21 - Oct. 27: Nathan Day (Flint Firebirds)

Oct. 14 - Oct. 20: Joey Costanzo (Windsor Spitfires)

Oct. 7 - Oct. 13: Finn Marshall (Sudbury Wolves)

Sept. 30 - Oct. 6: Joey Costanzo (Windsor Spitfires)

Sept. 25 - Sept. 29: Jack Ivankovic (Brampton Steelheads)

Rangers' Cameron Arquette Named OHL Rookie of the Week

Cameron Arquette of the Kitchener Rangers is the OHL Rookie of the Week, registering a goal and an assist across two games played.

Arquette recorded a goal and an assist to earn second star honours in Monday's Game 3 of the West Final, despite the Rangers falling 3-2 to the London Knights.

Selected by Kitchener in the fourth round (71st overall) of the 2023 OHL Priority Selection from the Sun County Panthers U16 AAA program, the 18-year-old from Wheatley, Ont. suited up in 53 regular season games with the Rangers this year, registering eight goals and seven assists for 15 points. He spent the 2023-24 campaign with the OJHL's Leamington Flyers, where he tallied 43 points (15-28-43) in 45 games. Despite Kitchener's Western Conference playoff exit against the Knights, Arquette appeared in 16 postseason contests, contributing one goal and four assists.

2024-25 OHL Rookies of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 28 - May 5: Cameron Arquette (Kitchener Rangers)

Apr. 21 - Apr. 27: Simon Wang (Oshawa Generals)

Apr. 14 - Apr. 20: Cameron Arquette (Kitchener Rangers)

Apr. 7 - Apr. 13: Andrew Robinson (Windsor Spitfires)

March. 31 - Apr. 6: Noah Read (London Knights)

March. 24 - March. 30: Ethan Garden (Windsor Spitfires)

2024-25 OHL Rookies of the Week - Regular Season:

March. 17 - March. 23: Zachary Jovanovski (Guelph Storm)

March. 10 - March. 16: Aidan Lane (Brampton Steelheads)

March. 3 - March. 9: Liam Beamish (Sarnia Sting)

Feb. 24 - March. 2: Filip Ekberg (Ottawa 67's)

Feb. 17 - Feb. 23: Cole Zurawski (Owen Sound Attack)

Feb. 10 - Feb. 16: Pierce Mbuyi (Owen Sound Attack)

Feb. 3 - Feb. 9: Pierce Mbuyi (Owen Sound Attack)

Jan. 27 - Feb. 2: Jacob Cloutier (Saginaw Spirit)

Jan. 20 - Jan. 26: Dimian Zhilkin (Saginaw Spirit)

Jan. 13 - Jan. 19: Chase Reid (Soo Greyhounds)

Jan. 6 - Jan. 12: Lev Katzin (Guelph Storm)

Dec. 30 - Jan. 5: Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires)

Dec. 28 - Dec. 29: Carson Harmer (Saginaw Spirit)

Dec. 16 - Dec. 22: Logan Hawery (London Knights)

Dec. 9 - Dec. 15: Liam Beamish (Sarnia Sting)

Dec. 2 - Dec. 8: Lev Katzin (Guelph Storm)

Nov. 25 - Dec. 1: Aleksei Medvedev (London Knights)

Nov. 18 - Nov. 24: Gavin Betts (Kingston Frontenacs)

Nov. 11 - Nov. 17: Beckham Edwards (Sarnia Sting)

Nov. 4 - Nov. 10: Carter Stevens (Guelph Storm)

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3: Aleksei Medvedev (London Knights)

Oct. 21 - Oct. 27: Cole Zurawski (Flint Firebirds)

Oct. 14 - Oct. 20: Alessandro Di Iorio (Sarnia Sting)

Oct. 7 - Oct. 13: Pierce Mbuyi (Owen Sound Attack)

Sept. 30 - Oct. 6: Beckham Edwards (Sarnia Sting)

Sept. 25 - Sept. 29: Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires)

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