December 2021 rocked the hockey world and, really, all of society. With January’s arrival, we now see what the consequences the previous month may be. The Ontario Hockey League did not escape December’s resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed.

The OHL schedule continues to be an adventure through only fault of the Ontario provincial government. Currently all twenty OHL clubs are playing in empty buildings once again.

As hockey fans we thought that hockey and sports in general without fans had seemed to be behind all of us, at least until recently. But if the 2020-21 season provided one lesson above all else, it is that the hockey and the sports world cannot escape the political considerations and concerns that surround it they have on what is happening in Ontario as we speak.

Schedule
Friday, January 7, 2022 (7:07 p.m)
Saturday, January 8, 2022 (7:07 p.m)

Standings
Soo Greyhounds (1st West, 38 points)
30 gp, 18 wins, 10 losses, 2 overtime losses

Windsor Spitfires (3rd West)
27gp, 14 wins, 9 losses, 2 overtime losses, 2 shootout losses

Powerplay
1st Soo Greyhounds 30 gp, 123 powerplays, 38 goals for, 5 shorthanded goals (30.9%)
9th Windsor Spitfires 27 gp, 105 powerplays, 24 goals for, 5 shorthanded goals (22.9%)

Penalty Kill
16th Soo Greyhounds 30 gp, 112 shorthanded, 27 goals against, 4 shorthanded goals for (75.9%)
18th Windsor Spitfires 27 gp, 98 shorthanded, 26 goals against, 2 shorthanded goals for (73.5%)

Scoring
Soo Greyhounds
Veterans
Rory Kerins 30 gp, 18 goals, 33 assists, 51 points, 6 powerplay goals, +6
Tye Kartye 29 gp, 25 goals, 15 assists, 40 points, 15 powerplay goals, +9
Tanner Dickinsons 26 gp, 13 goals, 24 assists, 37 points, 4 powerplay goals, +16

Rookies
Bryce McConnell – Baker 30 gp, 11 goals, 10 assists, 21 points, 3 powerplay goals, -4
Kirill Kudryavtsev 30 gp, 2 goals, 17 assists, 19 points, 4 powerplay goals, +5
Marco Mignosa 29 gp, 7 goals, 5 assists, 12 points, 1 powerplay goals, -1

Windsor Spitfires
Veterans
Wyatt Johnston 27 gp, 18 goals, 28 assists, 46 points, 2 powerplay goals, +17
Will Cuylle 22 gp, 18 goals, 7 assists, 25 points, 6 powerplay goals, +9
Matthew Maggio 26 gp, 10 goals, 15 assists, 25 points, 2 powerplay goals, +10

Rookies
Ethan Miedema 24 gp, 6 goals, 10 assists, 16 points, 1 powerplay goals, +4
Ryan Abraham 26 gp, 3 goals, 11 assists, 14 points, +2
Nicholas DeAngelis 27 gp, 2 goals, 417 assists, 6 points, -1