Posts About "Windsor Spitfires"
Levelling Up: Windsor Spitfires' 2020-21 Breakout Candidates
September 30th, 2020 In mid-September, the OHL announced its hopeful 2020-21 Key Dates, including training camp, opening night, and more. The new season is a chance at normalcy in this crazy COVID19 world, plus a chance for the Windsor Spitfires to show last season's first-half was no fluke. It will take a team effort, including breakout seasons from a...
Windsor Spitfires' Notebook: Import Signings, Bench Move, OHL Dates
September 18th, 2020 The offseason has been anything but normal around the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). With COVID-19 still hanging on, the league is paused and activity is down league-wide. However, all was not silent this week as the Windsor Spitfires made a pair of changes and the league made an announcement about 2020-21. A year ago, Spitfires'...
An Early Look: Windsor Spitfires' 2020-21 Leadership Group
August 31st, 2020 The start of September has traditionally meant OHL teams preparing for the regular season. This year is far from traditional, though, as the COVID-19 pandemic put everything upside down. When junior hockey returns, though, the Windsor Spitfires could have an impressive leadership group. At the start of August, the OHL announced its...
20 Years Later - Jason Spezza Trade Between Spitfires And IceDogs
August 28th, 2020 When you think of NHL veteran Jason Spezza, teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, and Ottawa Senators immediately come to mind. However, before his journey through the NHL, the long-time producer was involved in one of the most high-profile trades in Windsor Spitfires' history. After nearly 20 seasons in the NHL, it's...
Can Bill Bowler Create Own Legacy as Windsor Spitfires' GM?
July 31st, 2020 When you take over a role that one person had for 15 years, creating your own path can be a challenge. As Windsor Spitfires' general manager Bill Bowler quietly crosses the one-year mark in the hot seat, his job has been full of patience and long-term vision. It's a unique way to start his own era. Let's be honest - the last year...
Windsor Spitfires Add Depth - Import Draft & Trade with Bulldogs
July 1st, 2020 For over 20 years, there has been one constant in the CHL, the summer's Import Draft. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit the globe, the annual draft was held online on Tuesday morning as scheduled. The Windsor Spitfires used the draft, plus a trade immediately afterwards, to add much-needed depth. Related: Maple Leafs' Draft...
An Early Look: Windsor Spitfires' 2020-21 Overagers
June 29th, 2020 While the heat and humidity take over Ontario, it's a good time to cool off, take a break, and look at the upcoming 2020-21 OHL season. For the Windsor Spitfires, it's a chance at unfinished business, and part of that starts with their overage group. Going into 2019-20, the Spitfires were eager to finally break their eight-season...
Windsor Spitfires' Summer Notebook: Signings & CHL Import Draft
June 24th, 2020 With the COVID-19 pandemic turning life upside down, everything from family to work to social lives are a complete unknown. Sometimes you need that glimmer of normalcy to calm the waves a touch. Fortunately, the Windsor Spitfires and the CHL have been able to do that with key signings and an annual draft right around the...
Windsor Spitfires' All-Time OHL Roster
May 25th, 2020 When you think of Windsor Spitfires' hockey, nearly 50 years of incredible memories come flooding in. Rich in history, the organization has seen hundreds of hopeful talents lace up the skates, aiming to not only impress the pros but the local fans, too. It makes you wonder who had the biggest impacts on the team over the years....
Windsor Spitfires' All-Time Starting Six
May 5th, 2020 With COVID-19 controlling everything in life right now, it might be fun to look at hockey history. Over their 40-plus seasons, the Windsor Spitfires have had dozens of must-see talent walk through the hallowed hallways. Given all of that talent, it makes you wonder which players you'd start if everything was on the line. In...
Predators Prospect Afanasyev: Improving & Getting Closer to Nashville
May 1st, 2020 Egor Afanasyev has continued his upward trajectory this season. Scoring 67 points in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 62 games for the Windsor Spitfires, some believe that he has made himself the top prospect in the Nashville Predators pipeline. Heading to North America A native of Tver, Russia, Afanasyev started out his career...
Jekyll and Hyde: Windsor Spitfires' 2019-20 Season Wrap Up
April 9th, 2020 This wasn't the way it was supposed to end for anybody. Here we are, though, saying goodbye to a 2019-20 season stopped early thanks to an invisible global force. With April in full swing, it's time to look back at the Windsor Spitfires' rollercoaster season and prepare for the future. Coming into March, the Spitfires were getting...
In-Depth Look: Windsor Spitfires' 2020 OHL Draft Results
April 6th, 2020 Going into your first draft as a general manager (GM) can be a daunting task. It begins the mould for your era. At the 2020 OHL Priority Selection on Saturday, Windsor Spitfires' GM Bill Bowler began his legacy by focusing on multiple areas of need. From 2014-19, former GM Warren Rychel always had a target, including the 2018 and...
