The forward scored 40 goals and 44 assists with the OHL's Niagara IceDogs in 2025-26.
After a great season in the OHL with the Niagara IceDogs, Vancouver Canucks prospect Riley Patterson has been nominated for the ‘Red Tilson’ Most Outstanding Player Trophy. The award is voted on by OHL media.
Patterson shattered career-highs this season by scoring 40 goals and 44 assists in 60 games played with the IceDogs this season. He finished the season as Niagara’s outright scoring leader and finished just outside of the OHL’s top-10 in scoring this year.
Prior to joining Niagara in 2025–26, he spent two seasons with the Barrie Colts, putting up a total of 54 goals and 67 assists in 132 total games. After his first season in the OHL, in which he scored 29 goals and 33 assists in 68 games, Vancouver selected him 125th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Other players who were nominated for the award this season include OHL leading scorer Nikita Klepov of the Saginaw Spirit and Liam Greentree of the Windsor Spitfires. Previous ‘Red Tilson’ Trophy winners include Michael Misa (2024–25) and Easton Cowan (2023–24).
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