The Ontario Hockey League season in 2025-26 sneaks quietly and the training camp of the Guelph Storm will probably start in the coming weeks. The storm will want to build a much more competitive schedule after completing the 2024-25 season in last place in the Western Conference with a record of 21-38-5-4.
On the way to the camp, the storm has signed a handful of players who have already signed contracts to play with the team in 2025-26. With Kamp on the Horizon, let’s evaluate what the storm has and what they are looking for the entire training camp to prepare for the regular season.
Let’s start with the attackers, because the majority of the signed players of the storm will play for them this season.
Charlie Paquette (F)
Charlie Paquette plays his fifth season in a storm uniform in 2025-26. During his first three seasons in the competition, he had 59 points in 190 games. Although those figures do not jump off the page, he took a huge leap into his development in the 2024-25 season, 37 goals scored and a total of 70 points in 68 games. This season he led him to the Dallas stars in the seventh round of the NHL Entry Draft 2025.
Paquette is a large body that is on 6-foot-2 and is mentioned on 207 pounds (via elite prospects). He excels in creating havoc for the net, removing the eyes of goalkeepers, getting his stick on pucks and finishing rebounds. His shot, in combination with his size and ability to win Puck Battles, will again make him an impact player for the storm this season.
After he was passed on in back-to-back NHL concepts, the now 19-year-old secretly pro-potential could have the Power Forward style that he entails. This season, however, the storm will be highly dependent on Paquette to lead this team to a more successful season.
Ethan Muedema (F)
The storm gave their 14th round pick and conditional third, fourth and fifth round picks To acquire Ethan Miedema from the Kingston Frontenacs. After making the trade, Storm General Manager George Burnett said: “Ethan is a proven veteran and leader who is able to contribute to all areas for our team”, and added that “he has shown a consistent ability to score in his four seasons in the OHL and brings more than 40 games from our hockey experience.”
This will be the fifth and final season of Miedema in the OHL. In 2024-25 With the Frontenacs he scored 23 goals and placed 57 points in 66 games. Miedema has improved his offensive output season in each of his first four seasons and has missed only five games in the regular season during those four seasons.
Related: Ethan Miedema – 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
He is remarkably consistent offensive and he will continue to improve. Standing on 6-foot-4 and with a weight of 212 pounds, Miedema can influence the game in so many ways, and that is why he was set up in the fourth round of the NHL collection of 2023 by the Buffalo Sabres.
Mykhale Haponnko (F)
The storm remained attached to the theme of large bodies and mykhailo Haponenko from Kharkiv, Ukraine, signed, After selecting him in the second round of the import design of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Haponenko is 6-foot-3 and gives him an advantage that many players miss, and he has a lot of attacking skills to go with it.
In 2024-25, Haponenko mainly played at the level below 20 in Norway. He scored 17 goals and placed 48 points in 28 games for Focus/Sandes, and placed eight points in four games at the level of under the age of 18.
In addition to his Junior Hockey in Norway, Haponenko Ukraine represented on the IIHF Division 1 World Hockey Championship on both the levels below 18 and below 20. He shone four goals and placed nine points in nine games last season. The storm got a good one here; He should have an impact in the OHL after he has adapted to the Noord -American game.
Alex McLean (F)
The storm has drawn up Alex McLean with the ninth general choice In the 2024 OHL priority selection after he set up 108 points in 43 regular seasonal and playoff matches at the AAA level below 16. He played his Rookie season with the storm in 2024-25, and in 61 games he scored 10 goals and amounted to 23 points.
Although he did not make the schedule, McLean received an invitation for Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence Summer CampIt helped with selecting Canada’s selection for the HLinka-Gretzky Cup, an international tournament for Junior hockey players under the age of 18. Before this invitation he had represented Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
McLean is the first player on the smaller side we were talking about. On 5-foot-10 it is understandable that he struggled at points in his Rookie season. However, McLean is ultra talented; Look for him to have a much greater impact with the storm this season.
Jaakko -Idress (F)
After a difficult season 2024-25, the storm had the second overall choice in the 2025 OHL Priority selection and used it to select Jaakko Wycisk, to be eligible for a coming NHL sketch. It is on 6-foot-1 and weighs 190 pounds, And described himself As a “Smart Two-Way Center like to make plays in the offensive zone” and has said that he models his game after Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers.
Wycisk spent most of his OHL concept season playing for the Sun County Panthers at the AAA level below 16. He led that team in goals, assists and points with 32 goals and 29 assists for 61 points in 30 games in the regular season. He then scored six goals and was 13 points for Sun County in the Play -offs.
After his AAA season he joined the Leamerton Flyers, who were just promoted to the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), a Tier Two Junior A League. He scored a goal in his first junior hockey game and was then suitable for Leamerton in the Play -Offs five times. There can be an adjustment period for Wycisk at the OHL level, but he has the size and skill to make an impact for the storm this season.
Mark Pape (F)
In addition to the second overall choice in the first round of the 2025 priority selection, they also had the 25th overall choice. She used it to select Mark PapeThey ended his small hockey career by scoring 51 goals and scoring a total of 94 points at the AAA level below 15 for the Elite Pittsburgh Penguins.
After drawing up Pape, General Manager Burnett said”Mark has demonstrated the opportunity to successfully play the game in all areas. He is a smart player and a strong skater with a high level of competition that can generate individually and to support his teammates. Mark is expected to compete for a role this season.”
Simon Bělohorský (F)
The storm selected Simon the White Mountain with the 66th overall choice In this year’s CHL import design. He is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound winger that comes from the Czech Republic to play his Rookie season in the OHL. After selecting him as general director, Burnett was quoted”He is a versatile attacker who brings a strong skate, smarts and skills to the storm on the storm.”
Bělohorský has just finished the Czech Republic at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup. He scored two goals in four games and also scored four goals and amounted to seven points in nine games at the World Challenge 2024 Under-17 World challenge.
Last season, Bělohorský spent most of his time playing at the Onder-17 Junior level in the Czech Republic for the Bílí Tygři Liberec, but also spent some time with their under-20 team. At his age level, Bělohorský scored 25 goals and was 42 points in 24 games. When he made the leap to the highest junior level of the Czech Republic, he was still able to make an impact and achieve seven points in 10 games.
Bělohorský completes the attackers who signed the storm to go into the camp. Just like many of the rest of the players we talked about, he would have had this season between his size and skills, he an impactful player in the OHL.
Cruz Reznik (G)
The storm set up Cruz Reznik in the third round of the 2025 OHL Priority Selection Draft. He is a 6-foot-3, 16-year-old boy from Richmond Hill, Ontario. He ended his little Hockey League career at the Toronto Red Wings at the AAA level under 16 According to the CHLReznik had “1.60 goals-to-average EN .920 savings percentage in 35 games” and “Reznik also closed the door for 11 shutouts during the GTHL campaign 2024-2025.”
Reznik went into this design generally considered the best goal twist perspective In this year’s OHL class. Although still young, he already has the construction of a pro -goalkeeper. He moves well, has excellent instincts and has worked in recent years to improve his mobility.
Reznik may need some time to adapt to Ohl-Calibre Shooters. From the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), he would have confronted with talented shooters every night. Reznik starting competitions before the storm and making an impact this season should not be excluded.
Storm 2025-26 Outlook
The storm has an excellent core of Vooruit on the way to the training camp. Most are large, strong, fast and they are all very competent. This group has the start of a team that will be difficult to play against if they can continue to bring in more size and speed.
Taking care of the storm will be their blue line. They have not yet signed defenders per elite prospects, and that whole unity will have to be worked out in the camp. The storm will probably also be looking for a starting goalkeeper to let Reznik develop some time in his Rookie season.
These may seem great worries, but they will bring a talented prospect pool to camp to fill in their selection. Moreover, they do not seem to be concerned with the prospect of hosting the Memorial Cup 2027Because they are aware of it, they need a much more competitive selection to do this.
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