What league does Kitchener Rangers play in?

Kitchener Rangers play in the OHL.

When was Kitchener Rangers founded?

Kitchener Rangers was founded in 1963 in Kitchener, ON, CAN, Canada.

Where is Kitchener Rangers based?

Kitchener Rangers is based in Kitchener, ON, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Kitchener Rangers?

The head coach of Kitchener Rangers is Jussi Ahokas.

Who is the captain of Kitchener Rangers?

The captain of Kitchener Rangers is Cameron Reid.

What arena does Kitchener Rangers play in?

Kitchener Rangers play their home games at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex in Kitchener, ON, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Kitchener Rangers?

The general manager of Kitchener Rangers is Mike McKenzie.

Kitchener Rangers

2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Kitchener Rangers were 47-14-7 in the 2025-26 OHL season with 101 points, 1st in the Western Conference: Midwest Division and 2nd overall.

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2025-2026 Kitchener Rangers Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
OHL
1.	Jack Pridham (RW)	65	46	44	90	54	38	18	2	15	17	16	6
2.	Christian Humphreys (RW/C)	63	27	58	85	33	22	18	9	13	22	6	1
3.	Cameron Reid (D)	57	15	41	56	29	25	18	2	12	14	2	11
4.	Dylan Edwards (LW/RW)	35	24	24	48	9	14	18	14	11	25	8	7
5.	Tanner Lam (RW)	67	19	29	48	22	6	18	2	5	7	6	-3
6.	Cameron Arquette (C)	68	17	28	45	29	20	18	5	4	9	0	7
7.	Sam O'Reilly (C/RW)	28	17	26	43	11	31	18	17	11	28	12	6
8.	Luca Romano (C)	55	14	19	33	22	9	18	3	5	8	12	4
9.	Haeden Ellis (C)	63	14	15	29	20	12	17	3	5	8	4	6
10.	Alexander Bilecki (D)	66	9	20	29	43	16	18	2	9	11	8	7
11.	Jakub Chromiak (D)	38	6	18	24	14	23
12.	Avry Anstis (RW)	62	9	11	20	30	6	17	1	2	3	4	2
13.	Carson Campbell (D)	51	2	16	18	38	14	18	4	8	12	8	10
14.	Weston Cameron (C)	44	6	10	16	44	-4	1	0	0	0	4	0
15.	Matthew Andonovski (D)	24	1	13	14	43	22	18	3	5	8	25	12
16.	Matthew Hlacar (LW/RW)	51	6	6	12	91	8	15	1	0	1	13	3
17.	Gabriel Chiarot (RW/LW)	31	5	6	11	42	9	18	5	6	11	8	14
18.	Jared Woolley (D)	29	2	9	11	30	20	18	1	6	7	42	-1
19.	Andrew Vermeulen (C/LW)	47	5	5	10	16	-8	18	0	2	2	0	2
20.	Andrew MacNiel (D)	48	2	5	7	47	4	10	2	0	2	4	2
21.	Jacob Xu (D)	31	1	6	7	19	6
22.	Jack LaBrash (F)	40	4	2	6	20	-3
23.	Matheas Stark (C)	28	2	4	6	0	-2
24.	Maxim Dirracolo (D)	45	1	3	4	84	-3	8	0	0	0	15	4
25.	Lucas Ellinas (C/LW)	6	3	0	3	4	-3	5	1	2	3	6	4
26.	Alex Forrest (D)	9	0	3	3	2	-2
27.	Evan Headrick (C)	32	0	3	3	10	2
28.	Kaden Schneider (D)	18	2	0	2	20	1
29.	Ian Robinson (F)	5	1	0	1	0	-1
30.	Evan Nicholson (F)	8	0	1	1	0	-1
31.	Cole Crawford (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
32.	Logan Massimi (D)	1	0	0	0	0	3
33.	Ryker Young (D)	1	0	0	0	0	1
34.	Man Hin Kut (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
Memorial Cup
1.	Jack Pridham (RW)	4	5	4	9	8	5
2.	Sam O'Reilly (C/RW)	4	3	5	8	0	5
3.	Dylan Edwards (LW/RW)	4	2	4	6	0	4
4.	Cameron Reid (D)	4	1	5	6	2	9
5.	Haeden Ellis (C)	4	1	3	4	2	3
6.	Christian Humphreys (RW/C)	4	2	1	3	0	5
7.	Cameron Arquette (C)	4	1	2	3	0	4
8.	Luca Romano (C)	4	1	2	3	0	3
9.	Carson Campbell (D)	4	0	3	3	7	3
10.	Alexander Bilecki (D)	4	0	3	3	8	5
11.	Jared Woolley (D)	4	2	0	2	12	1
12.	Gabriel Chiarot (RW/LW)	4	1	1	2	2	3
13.	Matthew Andonovski (D)	4	0	2	2	0	3
14.	Lucas Ellinas (C/LW)	4	1	0	1	0	2
15.	Tanner Lam (RW)	4	0	1	1	2	1
16.	Avry Anstis (RW)	4	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Andrew Vermeulen (C/LW)	4	0	0	0	0	0
18.	Andrew MacNiel (D)	4	0	0	0	9	3

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
OHL
1.	Christian Kirsch (G)	41	2.42	.899	27	10	3	4	2382:04	856	18	2.32	.900
2.	Jason Schaubel (G)	28	2.65	.897	20	3	4	1	1653:51	638
3.	Mason Hriczov (G)	1	4.14	.789	0	1	0	0	57:56	15
4.	Erik Maki (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
Memorial Cup
1.	Christian Kirsch (G)	4	1.50	.952	4	0	0	1	240:00	120
2.	Jason Schaubel (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Kitchener Rangers Staff

Head CoachJussi Ahokas
Assoc. CoachJeff Kyrzakos
Asst. CoachBrad Flynn
General ManagerMike McKenzie
Asst. General ManagerJeff Kyrzakos
Asst. General ManagerMichael Zsolt
Asst. Conditioning CoachYoussef Zaki
Asst. Equipment ManagerBen McEvoy
CEOJoe Birch
Dir. of GoaltendingJordan DeKort
Dir. of Sport ScienceBrandon Merli
Head Athletic TherapistNick Lichti
Head Equipment ManagerDan Lebold
Media ManagerLuca Lombardi
ScoutTark Bertrand
ScoutJeremy Browning

2025-2026 Kitchener Rangers Captains

"C"

Cameron Reid

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2025-2026 Kitchener Rangers Demographics

Kitchener Rangers Facts

Plays in: Ontario Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Kitchener, ON, CAN Map
Founded: 1963

2025-2026 Kitchener Rangers Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
4 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kitchener Rangers: 2 810 GP
AHL: 3 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Ayr Centennials (GOJHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Location: Kitchener, ON
Capacity: 6 900
Construction Year: 1951

A photo of arena: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex

Kitchener Rangers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/02/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Kitchener Rangers	Saginaw Spirit	-	OHL
09/27/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Kitchener Rangers	Kingston Frontenacs	-	OHL
09/26/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Erie Otters	Kitchener Rangers	3 - 4 (OT 60:58)	OHL
09/25/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Kitchener Rangers	Erie Otters	3 - 4	OHL
09/19/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Owen Sound Attack	Kitchener Rangers	1 - 4	OHL

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Latest Transactions

09/25/2026

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Luca Santala (F)

Joining fromLondon Knights

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08/27/2026

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Braden Reilly (F)

Joining fromToronto Marlboros U16 AAA

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Matthew Hlacar (F)

Leaving forBrantford Bulldogs

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08/24/2026

confirmed

Dmitri Toporowski (D)

Joining fromQuad City Storm

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08/16/2026

confirmed

Jacob Lukes (F)

Joining fromTeam Illinois 16U AAA

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07/17/2026

confirmed

Roman Andreev (F)

Joining fromDynamo Moskva U16

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07/15/2026

confirmed

Logan Massimi (D)

Joining fromWaterloo Siskins

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07/09/2026

confirmed

Evan Fitzgerald (F)

Joining fromVaughan Kings U16 AAA

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Kitchener Rangers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	OHL	4	2	2	-	-	0	11	9	4	1	3	-
2025-2026	OHL	68	47	14	-	-	7	261	179	101	1.49	1	Champion
2024-2025	OHL	68	47	15	-	-	6	254	183	100	1.47	2	Conference Final loss
2023-2024	OHL	68	41	23	-	-	4	290	225	86	1.26	2	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	OHL	68	33	29	-	-	6	257	240	72	1.06	4	Conference SF loss
2021-2022	OHL	68	30	31	-	-	7	236	271	67	0.99	4	Conference SF loss
2020-2021	OHL	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	OHL	63	40	16	-	-	7	264	213	87	1.38	2	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	OHL	68	34	30	-	-	4	251	267	72	1.06	3	First round loss
2017-2018	OHL	68	43	21	-	-	4	246	218	90	1.32	1	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	OHL	68	36	27	-	-	5	244	251	77	1.13	4	First round loss
2015-2016	OHL	68	44	17	-	-	7	256	197	95	1.4	3	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	OHL	68	32	26	-	-	10	216	221	74	1.09	5	First round loss
2013-2014	OHL	68	22	41	-	-	5	200	280	49	0.72	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	OHL	68	30	20	-	9	9	216	185	87	1.28	4	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	OHL	68	37	24	-	5	2	253	211	86	1.26	3	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	OHL	68	36	21	-	2	9	256	217	85	1.25	3	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	OHL	68	36	19	-	6	7	286	236	91	1.34	3	Conference Final loss
2008-2009	OHL	68	21	37	-	5	5	208	254	57	0.84	9	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	OHL	68	46	11	-	7	4	289	174	110	1.62	1	Champion
2006-2007	OHL	68	47	17	-	-	4	262	187	98	1.44	3	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	OHL	68	47	19	-	-	2	255	165	96	1.41	3	Conference QF loss
2004-2005	OHL	68	35	20	9	-	4	235	187	83	1.22	3	Conference Final loss
2003-2004	OHL	68	34	26	6	-	2	254	235	76	1.12	7	Conference QF loss
2002-2003	OHL	68	46	14	5	-	3	275	188	100	1.47	1	Champion
2001-2002	OHL	68	35	22	10	-	1	257	190	81	1.19	9	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	OHL	68	26	36	6	-	0	183	247	58	0.85	17	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	OHL	68	28	30	6	-	4	229	256	66	0.97	13	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	OHL	68	23	39	6	-	-	205	257	52	0.76	14	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	OHL	66	27	29	10	-	-	224	239	64	0.97	10	Division QF loss

Kitchener Rangers Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Memorial Cup	4	4	0	-	-	0	20	6	8	2	1	Champion
2007-2008	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	10	11	2	0.67	3	Final loss
2002-2003	Memorial Cup	3	3	0	-	-	-	12	6	6	2	1	Champion
1989-1990	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	17	15	4	1.33	2	Final group
1983-1984	Memorial Cup	3	3	0	-	-	-	24	11	6	2	1	Final loss
1981-1982	Memorial Cup	4	2	2	-	-	-	19	16	4	1	2	Champion
1980-1981	Memorial Cup	4	2	2	-	-	-	17	19	4	1	2	Final loss

Kitchener Rangers Retired Numbers

Kitchener Rangers Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	8	7	5	12	8
2.	Andrew Vermeulen (F)	2026-2027	Fort Erie Meteors	GOJHL	5	4	4	8	0
3.	Cole Crawford (F)	2026-2027	Cambridge Redhawks	GOJHL	6	4	4	8	0
4.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2026-2027	Avangard Omsk	KHL	8	3	4	7	14
5.	Jonathan Yantsis (F)	2026-2027	Solway IHC	NIHL	3	5	1	6	6
6.	Axel Bergkvist (D)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK	SHL	4	1	4	5	2
7.	Liam Hawel (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	8	0	5	5	2
8.	Jeff Skinner (F)	2026-2027	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	2	3	1	4	0
9.	Tobias Rieder (F)	2026-2027	EHC München	DEL	3	2	2	4	0
10.	Rickard Hugg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	3	2	2	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.80
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.19
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	18.68
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.00
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dwight Foster (F)	262	158	224	382
2.	Derek Roy (F)	242	147	188	335
3.	Trevor Gallant (F)	228	106	216	322
4.	André Benoît (D)	324	99	200	299
5.	Evan McGrath (F)	267	96	203	299

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dwight Foster (F)	262	158	224	382
2.	Derek Roy (F)	242	147	188	335
3.	Bill Barber (F)	177	127	171	298
4.	Wayne Presley (F)	171	127	145	272
5.	Shawn Burr (F)	175	125	153	278

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dwight Foster (F)	262	158	224	382
2.	Trevor Gallant (F)	228	106	216	322
3.	Evan McGrath (F)	267	96	203	299
4.	André Benoît (D)	324	99	200	299
5.	Derek Roy (F)	242	147	188	335

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Moher (F)	139	32	81	1027
2.	Adam Keefe (F)	228	42	102	867
3.	Boris Valábik (D)	163	4	29	725
4.	Rob Sangster (F)	146	18	68	684
5.	Rick Allain (D)	180	11	51	600

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	André Benoît (D)	324	99	200	299
2.	Darby Llewellyn (F)	301	95	76	171
3.	Richard Borgo (F)	284	108	133	241
4.	Joe McDonnell (F)	272	22	85	107
5.	Evan McGrath (F)	267	96	203	299

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ron Sanko (F)	53	34	111	2.09
2.	Steve Downie (F)	17	12	33	1.94
3.	Brian Bellows (F)	113	94	213	1.88
4.	Donald Laurence (F)	94	93	174	1.85
5.	Mike Morrison (F)	55	33	96	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Dwight Foster (F)	1976-1977	64	60	143
2.	John Tucker (F)	1982-1983	70	60	140
3.	Wayne Presley (F)	1983-1984	70	63	139
4.	Paul Reinhart (D)	1978-1979	66	51	129
5.	Shawn Burr (F)	1985-1986	59	60	127

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Wayne Presley (F)	1983-1984	70	63	139
2.	Dwight Foster (F)	1976-1977	64	60	143
3.	John Tucker (F)	1982-1983	70	60	140
4.	Shawn Burr (F)	1985-1986	59	60	127
5.	Jeff Larmer (F)	1980-1981	68	54	108

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jason Akeson (F)	2010-2011	67	84	108
2.	Dwight Foster (F)	1976-1977	64	83	143
3.	Justin Azevedo (F)	2007-2008	67	81	124
4.	John Tucker (F)	1982-1983	70	80	140
5.	Trevor Gallant (F)	1993-1994	66	80	119

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Moher (F)	1981-1982	43	27	384
2.	Mike Moher (F)	1980-1981	51	22	372
3.	Rob Sangster (F)	1988-1989	64	35	337
4.	Adam Keefe (F)	2004-2005	67	46	286
5.	Bennett Wolf (D)	1978-1979	47	21	279

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent OHL Priority Selection Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#19	Braden Reilly (F)	05/12/2010	Milton, ON, CAN	5'11"	157 lbs
2	#41	Evan Fitzgerald (F)	09/10/2010	Peterborough, ON, CAN	5'10"	161 lbs
3	#56	Gavin Martin (F)	02/08/2010	Brantford, ON, CAN	6'2"	174 lbs
6	#105	Keaton van Spronsen (D)	03/13/2010	London, ON, CAN	6'1"	157 lbs
6	#120	George Majic (F)	11/23/2010	San Francisco, CA, USA	5'9"	148 lbs
7	#124	Caden Yale (D)	04/05/2010	Colts Neck, NJ, USA	6'2"	165 lbs
8	#153	Bryan Schwartz (G)	01/19/2010	Monroe Township, NJ, USA	6'0"	150 lbs
9	#180	Nate Pavelski (F)	10/26/2010	San Jose, CA, USA	5'10"	183 lbs
10	#185	Michael Pacek (F)	03/05/2010	-	6'0"	176 lbs
11	#220	Cooper Cote (F)	07/09/2010	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
12	#240	Garrett Rupp (G)	01/25/2010	Warrenton, VA, USA	6'5"	201 lbs
13	#260	Evan Miller (D)	09/28/2010	Chicago, IL, USA	6'2"	165 lbs
14	#280	Taylor Van De Ven (D)	12/26/2010	Delaware, ON, CAN	6'1"	198 lbs
15	#300	Carson Vukelich (F)	02/05/2010	Paris, ON, CAN	5'10"	172 lbs
2025
1	#22	Kane Barch (F)	03/13/2009	Plano, TX, USA	5'10"	196 lbs
2	#24	Alex Forrest (D)	06/11/2009	Grimsby, ON, CAN	6'0"	165 lbs
3	#44	Man Hin Kut (D)	01/05/2009	Hong Kong, HKG	6'3"	216 lbs
4	#83	Evan Nicholson (F)	04/01/2009	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	172 lbs
7	#142	Josh Taylor (G)	09/11/2009	-	6'2"	170 lbs
8	#145	Logan Anderson (F)	02/12/2009	Fort Myers, FL, USA	6'0"	187 lbs
9	#182	Logan Massimi (D)	01/05/2009	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	185 lbs
10	#202	Griffin Fox (F)	09/10/2009	Amherstview, ON, CAN	6'1"	170 lbs
11	#222	Markus Harper (F)	01/09/2009	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	170 lbs
12	#242	Jayson Synnott (D)	10/23/2009	North Bay, ON, CAN	6'1"	192 lbs
13	#262	Mason Hriczov (G)	03/14/2009	North Caldwell, NJ, USA	6'3"	209 lbs
14	#282	Hudson Hisey (F)	09/03/2009	Oakville, ON, CAN	5'9"	154 lbs
15	#302	Cole Crawford (F)	04/27/2009	Barrie, ON, CAN	5'11"	165 lbs
2024
1	#15	Evan Headrick (F)	01/08/2008	Garden River, ON, CAN	5'8"	161 lbs
2	#31	Alexander Bilecki (D)	05/09/2008	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'2"	181 lbs
3	#49	Weston Cameron (F)	01/01/2008	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'4"	194 lbs
4	#77	Nathan Gaitens (D)	06/14/2008	Tillsonburg, ON, CAN	6'0"	150 lbs
5	#97	Jason Schaubel (G)	08/30/2008	Ancaster, ON, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
6	#108	Matt Souter (F)	04/02/2008	Bowmanville, ON, CAN	5'9"	143 lbs
8	#157	Jacob Xu (D)	03/13/2008	Richmond Hill, ON, CAN	6'2"	196 lbs
10	#197	Jude Bray (D)	05/04/2008	Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, CAN	5'10"	161 lbs
11	#217	Avry Anstis (F)	03/05/2008	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	6'0"	165 lbs
12	#229	Nolan Carriere (G)	05/22/2008	Burlington, ON, CAN	6'1"	170 lbs
12	#237	Ryker Young (D)	05/22/2008	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'1"	181 lbs
13	#257	Jack Hextall (F)	03/23/2008	Rolling Meadows, IL, USA	6'1"	187 lbs
14	#277	Dylan Orr (D)	03/07/2008	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	181 lbs
15	#297	Ryder Roberson (F)	02/18/2008	Cambridge, ON, CAN	6'1"	194 lbs

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