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Canada Connor Lockhart
#37 Wheeling Nailers / ECHL - 25/26
1-time OHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 21, 2003
Position
C
Age
22
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
161 lbs / 73 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Kanata MHA
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2021 round 6 #178 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Agency
PREMIUM

He knows the next systemic option, how to get out of trouble if he faces pressure, and how to use the width of the ice to support, and hide -- to an extent. His deceptive stance -- puck at the hip -- allowed him to freeze defenders prior to feeding passes or releasing on net. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

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Connor Lockhart Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Ottawa Senators U14 AAA HEO U14 5* 3* 0* 3* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2016-17 Ottawa Senators U14 AAA “C” HEO U14 24* 33* 21* 54* 46* -* | Playoffs 6 9 3 12 8 -
Ottawa Senators U15 AAA HEO U15 4* 4* 1* 5* 12* -* |
2017-18 Ottawa Myers Automotive U15 AAA HEO U15 30* 50* 26* 76* 16* -* | Playoffs 13 8 14 22 14 -
Kanata Lasers U18 AAA HEO U18 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2018-19 Kanata Lasers U18 AAA HEO U18 41* 30* 49* 79* 45* -* | Playoffs 3 2 7 9 2 -
Kanata Lasers CCHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -
2019-20 Erie Otters OHL 57* 9* 18* 27* 16* -16* |
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
2020-21 Erie Otters OHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Erie Otters OHL 64* 23* 25* 48* 22* -23* |
2022-23 Peterborough Petes “A” OHL 66* 29* 50* 79* 47* 19* | Playoffs 23 7 9 16 16 -8
2023-24 Peterborough Petes OHL 7* 1* 6* 7* 22* -2* |
Oshawa Generals OHL 45* 26* 26* 52* 33* 33* | Playoffs 21 9 9 18 22 -5
2024-25 Bloomington Bison ECHL 68* 12* 18* 30* 58* -21* |
2025-26 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 26* 8* 10* 18* 14* 1* |
Projected ECHL 72* 22* 28* 50* 39* 3* |

Connor Lockhart Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 East Coast Selects Q U13 WSI U13 9* 7* 9* 16* 8* -* |
2017-18 Oshawa Generals Selects U15 WSI U15 6* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |
2018-19 Team Ontario “A” CWG 6* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
Team HEO OGC-16 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2022-23 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 2* -4* |

Connor Lockhart Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CCHL 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 1 5 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * - *
CWG 1 6* 4* 3* 7* 1.17* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 94* 20* 28* 48* 0.51* 72* -20* | 0 * * * * * *
HEO U14 2 29* 36* 21* 57* 1.97* 52* -* | 2 7 9 * 3 * 12 * 1.71 * 8 * - *
HEO U15 2 34* 54* 27* 81* 2.38* 28* -* | 1 13 8 * 14 * 22 * 1.69 * 14 * - *
HEO U18 2 43* 31* 50* 81* 1.88* 45* -* | 1 3 2 * 7 * 9 * 3.00 * 2 * - *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
OGC-16 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 5 239* 88* 125* 213* 0.89* 140* 11* | 2 44 16 * 18 * 34 * 0.77 * 38 * -13 *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U13 1 9* 7* 9* 16* 1.78* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 6* 3* 5* 8* 1.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Connor Lockhart Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/23/2025
10/23/2025 Confirmed Wheeling Nailers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
10/14/2025
10/14/2025 Confirmed Bloomington Bison Wheeling Nailers
09/24/2024
09/24/2024 Confirmed Oshawa Generals Bloomington Bison
11/03/2023
11/03/2023 Confirmed Peterborough Petes Oshawa Generals
08/08/2022
08/08/2022 Confirmed Erie Otters Peterborough Petes
05/18/2019
05/18/2019 Confirmed Kanata Lasers U18 AAA Erie Otters
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 1 #3 overall by Erie Otters in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2018, 1 #5 overall by Kanata Lasers in the CCHL Bantam Protected Draft

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #58 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #114 by McKeen's Hockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #104 by NHL Central Scouting