OHL Kitchener Rangers

Rangers Host Oshawa for Final Home Game of the Regular Season Friday

March 22, 2024 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release


Kitchener, ON - The Kitchener Rangers face off against the Oshawa Generals for Kitchener's final home game of the regular season. Kitchener is 8-4-0-0 in their last 12 games, looking to build momentum into the playoffs next week. Puck drop is set for 7 pm and great seats are available here.

TV: Rogers Channel 20 (Kitchener)

Video Stream: OHL Live on CHL TV

Radio: 570 AM CKGL

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

This Season:

The Kitchener Rangers and Oshawa Generals started the 2024 year in Oshawa with the Rangers taking the game 3-2 in regulation. Generals' skaters Luke Torrance and Matthew Buckley netted the goals while Adrian Misaljevic, Simon Motew, and Antonio Pugliese scored for the Rangers. The Rangers put 33 shots on Generals' goaltender Jacob Oster. Oster finished the game with a .909 save percentage and a 3.09 goals-against average. Tristan Malboeuf started for the Rangers facing 18 shots to finish the game with a .889 save percentage.

Over the Years:

The out-of-conference clubs have met 11 times dating back to the 2016-17 season. The Rangers own the record of 6-4-1-0 and while playing at The Aud they are 2-2-1-0. Through these 11 games, the Rangers have netted 35 goals while the Generals have scored 32.

Team Statistics:

Kitchener

Overall Power Play: 6th in the OHL at 23.2%

Home Power Play: 6th in the OHL at 25.2%

Overall Penalty Kill: 5th in the OHL at 82.1%

Home Penalty Kill: 1st in the OHL at 85.0%

Oshawa

Overall Power Play: 9th in the OHL at 21.7%

Away Power Play: 17th in the OHL at 15.2%

Overall Penalty Kill: 3rd in the OHL at 83.4%

Away Penalty Kill: 7th in the OHL at 83.0%

SCOUTING THE RANGERS (41-23-2-0) 66 GP

4th in the Western Conference, 5th in the OHL / 7th in Week 24 of the OHL Power Rankings

Rangers Season:

The Rangers will maintain the fourth seed heading into the playoffs, but their opponent has yet to be decided for the first round. On home ice this season the Rangers have a 24-8-1-0 record and have allowed Rangers' fans to witness 162 goals scored. Through all 66 games Rangers have scored 286 goals while allowing 219 for an average of 4.33 goals per game. Over the past 10 games, the Rangers have a 7-3-0-0 record most recently playing against the Guelph Storm on Tuesday falling short for a final score of 5-2. Hunter Brzustewicz (Calgary Flames) registered his 90th point this season scoring the first Rangers goal with Carson Rehkopf (Seattle Kraken) and Matthew Andonovski (Ottawa Senators) assisting. Simon Motew grabbed the second goal with Luca Romano and Adrian Misaljevic providing the helpers.

Rangers Watch:

Razors Race:

Carson Rehkopf (Seattle Kraken) is ranked fifth in points in the league and continues to lead the Rangers in points and goals with a 52-42-94 stat line in 58 games played. Rehkopf is also tied for the most game-winning goals (10) and insurance goals (9) in the OHL. On the man advantage, the centreman is in a three-way tie in the league for the most goals (16) and has 16 assists. This season at The Aud Rehkopf has scored 31 goals having nine multi-goal nights including three hat tricks. Over the past 10 games, he has put up 16 points (7G, 9A) going pointless in only two contests.

Rangers Record Watch:

Hunter Brzustewicz (Calgary Flames) is two points away from tying Jason Gladney's (Rangers Class of 1995) all-time Rangers' single-season point record of 92 points. Brzustewicz is currently tied with Saginaw Spirit defender Zayne Parekh for the most points by a defender in the league at 90 (13G, 77A). Over his last 10 games, Brzustewicz has 12 points, two goals, and 10 assists going pointless in three of those games.

Rook Romano:

Luca Romano has picked up steam in his first season in the OHL as he is currently on a five-game point streak scoring four goals and five assists on this streak. In his 54 games this season Romano has put up 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points, including two power play goals, two first goals, one insurance goal, and two power play assists.

Point Streaks:

Luca Romano is on a five-game point streak with a 4-5-9 stat line over these games.

Hunter Brzustewicz (Calgary Flames) is on a three-game point streak with one goal and four assists.

Simon Motew is on a three-game point streak with two goals and one assist.

Adrian Misaljevic is on a three-game point streak with four assists across those games.

Carson Rehkopf (Seattle Kraken) is on a three-game point streak with a 2-3-5 stat line over these games.

SCOUTING THE GENERALS (38-19-7-2) 66 GP

1st in the Eastern Conference, 4th in the OHL / 10th in Week 24 of the CHL Power Rankings

General's Season:

The Oshawa Generals have climbed to the first-place spot in the East but have yet to solidify it heading into the 2024 OHL Playoffs. In the back half of the season, the Generals have boosted their record from 15-14-3-1 to 38-19-7-2 having only five regulation losses since January 3rd. This season the Generals have scored 266 goals while allowing 202, averaging 4.03 goals per game and averaging 34.9 shots per game. The Generals most recently played on Sunday afternoon at home against the Sarnia Sting, when they grabbed their tenth consecutive win taking the game 7-2.

Generals to Watch:

Calum Ritchie was drafted to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2023 NHL Draft, in the first round 27th Ritchie leads the Generals in points (74), tied for the most assists (50) with Luca Marelli, and has the third most power play assists (14), despite missing the first 17 games of the season due to an injury. He also has the fifth-best plus-minus in the league at plus-42.

2006-born winger, Beckett Sennecke has the third most points for the Generals (66), he is fourth in scoring (27), has the fifth most assists (39), and the most game-winning goals (7) for the Generals in his second season in the league. On the man advantage, Sennecke has seven goals and 13 assists. In his last 10 games, he also has seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points.

Luca Marrelli leads the Generals' blueline and is eighth in the league for points for a defenceman with six goals and 50 assists for 56 points. The defender has scored three goals and 10 assists over his last 10 games.

Point Streaks:

Calum Ritchie (Colorado Avalanche) is on a 10-game point streak with a 7-9-16 stat line over these games.

Dylan Roobroeck (New York Rangers) is on a nine-game point streak with eight goals and 11 assists.

Rasmus Kumpulainen (Minnesota Wild) is on an eight-game point streak with 12 points (4G, 8A).

Connor Lockhart is on a five-game point streak with a 3-4-7 stat line over these games.

Luca Marrelli is on a four-game point streak with eight points (2G, 6A).

Beckett Sennecke is on a three-game point streak with three goals and four assists for seven points.

RANGERS REACH

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BROADCAST COVERAGE

Friday's game vs the Oshawa Generals will be televised live throughout Kitchener and the Waterloo Region on Rogers TV, cable channel 20, and can be watched across the province of Ontario on the Super Sports Pak on channel 470 for cable subscribers. The game will be streamed live online on OHL Live on CHL TV. Additionally, fans can listen to Friday night's action on the radio on CityNews 570 AM CKGL.

UP NEXT:

The Kitchener Rangers head to Erie to play their last regular season game on Saturday at 7 pm at The Erie Insurance Arena. The next time the Rangers return home it will be for playoff hockey! Playoff tickets will go on sale on Saturday, March 23rd at 10 am.

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