No change in top 4, Rockets make first appearance in GOHL Power Rankings
1. Cambridge Redhawks (42-5-0-0)
Last week: W 4-0 vs Brantford, W 4-3 (SO) vs Port Colborne
Against the Titans, Alexander Forrest (Kitchener Rangers, 2025) notched his third 4-point game (2G, 2A) of the season and Brandon Balcar made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season to lead the Redhawks to their 6th straight win. Cambridge outshot the Sailors 49-23 but needed a shootout to eke out the victory for their 7th straight win. GOHL scoring leader Reid Gammage scored in the shootout and added two assists to set a new franchise record for points in a season.
Next week: Thursday at Brantford | Saturday vs Ayr
2. St. Catharines Falcons (39-5-2-0)
Last week: W 5-4 (OT) at Caledonia, W 8-2 vs Ayr, W 5-2 at Hamilton
Sam Lockyer scored a shorthanded goal in overtime (video) to give the Falcons the win in Caledonia. Trailing 2-0 to the Centennials, the Falcons scored eight unanswered goals — including two from Benjamin Arnold — enroute to their 4th straight home win. Calvin Petrovsky scored twice and added an assist against the Kilty B’s to lead the Falcons to their 14th straight road win and 10th consecutive win overall.
Next week: Thursday at Ayr | Friday vs Hamilton
3. Fort Erie Meteors (35-7-2-0)
Last week: W 1-0 vs Port Colborne, W 2-1 vs Caledonia, W 8-1 at Welland
Sam Tonelli scored the lone goal against the Sailors, tying the GOHL record with his 22nd career game winning goal and giving the Meteors their franchise record 14th straight home win. Captain Rylan Masterson helped extend that streak to 15 by scoring the game winner against the Corvairs. Tate Donald recorded his first career GOHL hat trick and added an assist in the win over the Canadians. During their current 6-game winning streak, the Meteors have allowed a total of 7 goals.
Next week: Tuesday at Welland | Friday at Port Colborne | Saturday vs #8 Pelham | Sunday at #8 Pelham
4. Chatham Maroons (33-8-2-3)
Last week: W 6-3 at Komoka, W 6-3 at Strathroy, W 6-2 vs #7 Elmira
Trevor Zanutto extended his goal-scoring streak to five games with his league-leading 30th and 31st goals of the season to lead the Maroons to the win over the Kings. Carter Chadwick extended his goal streak to 6 games as the Maroons scored four unanswered goals in a span of less than five minutes in the second period enroute to the win over the Rockets, sweeping the season series 4-0. Six different Maroons scored in the win over the Sugar Kings as Chatham reclaimed first place in the Western Conference standings with their 7th straight win and now control their own fate in their quest for their first regular season conference title since 2013.
Next week: Sunday vs Waterloo
5. St. Marys Lincolns (33-10-2-0)
Last week: W 5-3 vs St. Thomas, W 10-1 at Sarnia, L 3-5 vs Strathroy
Luke McMillan — who scored his second straight game winner — was one of five different goal scorers in the Lincolns’ win over the Stars. Defenceman Jakob Drobny had a season high 4 points (1G, 3A) in the win over the Legionnaires. Since their 15-game home winning streak was ended, the Lincolns are now 2-2 in their last four games at the PRC after the loss to the Rockets, and they no longer control their own fate in their quest for first place in the Western Conference standings.
Next week: Wednesday at LaSalle | Friday vs #6 Stratford | Saturday vs Listowel
6. Stratford Warriors (30-10-3-2)
Last week: W 4-2 at Listowel, W 3-0 vs St. Thomas, W 2-0 at Waterloo
In the win over the Cyclones, the Warriors held their opponents to two goals for the 4th straight game and and clinched a playoff berth. Noah Bender made 17 saves against the Stars for his second shutout of the season. Bender stopped all 18 shots faced for his second straight shutout as the Warriors extended their point streak to seven games (6-0-1-0) with their first win of the season against the Sisksins (1-0-2-1).
Next week: Monday vs Strathroy | Friday at #5 St. Marys | Saturday at #10 Strathroy
7. Elmira Sugar Kings (32-9-2-1)
Last week: W 4-2 vs Waterloo, W 6-3 at LaSalle, L 2-6 at #4 Chatham
Kyle Morey had three assists against the Siskins as Elmira snapped their two-game losing streak. In London, the Sugar Kings rallied from a 2-0 deficit and Brendan Gerber‘s second goal of the game with eight minutes left in the third period was the winner. The Sugar Kings were forced to use an AP in net in the loss to the Maroons, missing a chance to claim first place in the Western Conference standings. It was their third straight loss against ranked opponents.
Next week: Wednesday at St. Thomas | Thursday at Sarnia | Sunday vs #9 London
8. Pelham Panthers (30-15-0-1)
Last week: W 8-2 vs Hamilton, W 5-3 vs Port Colborne, W 5-2 vs Caledonia
Jack Havers scored his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Panthers to the convincing win over the Kilty B’s. The Panthers scored three power play goals in the win over the Sailors, taking the season series with Port Colborne 3-1-0-1. The Panthers scored three goals in two minutes in the second period against the Corvairs to earn their third 30-win season in GOHL franchise history and first since 2012-13 when they were the Port Colborne Sailors.
Next week: Thursday at Hamilton | Saturday at #3 Fort Erie | Sunday vs #3 Fort Erie
9. London Nationals (31-13-1-0)
Last week: W 6-1 vs Sarnia, W 3-2 vs Waterloo
Against Sarnia, Nicholas Kiss had a career high 4 points (2G, 2A). With their second win over the Legionnaires in four days, the Nationals were the 5th Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth. Austen Pomerleau scored the winner against the Warriors with five seconds left in the third period as the Nationals improved to 10-2-1-0 in one-goal games with their third win of the season when trailing after two periods and fourth straight win overall.
Next week: Wednesday vs Komoka | Saturday at Komoka
10. Strathroy Rockets (22-20-2-1)
Last week: W 5-3 at #5 St. Marys, L 3-6 vs #4 Chatham
The Rockets — winners of four of their last five — make their first appearance in the Power Rankings. In Strathroy’s most impressive win of the season, Eddie Hickson scored twice and added an assist against the Lincolns as the Rockets avenged a 10-2 loss in St. Marys in October. GOHL rookie scoring leader Jake Ritson (London Knights, 2025) scored his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season and added an assist in the loss to the Maroons.
Next week: Monday at #6 Stratford | Saturday vs #6 Stratford | Sunday at LaSalle
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