Just like the Peterborough Petes and Kingston Frontenacs had to do with their 2025 first-rounders, the crueling long wait is over for the Sarnia Sting. Their fourth-overall selection has officially signed and is ready to throw his body through whatever gets in his way at the OHL level.
On Thursday, Sarnia announced the signing of forward Brenner Lammens, a player who has a lot of similarities to the organization’s fifth overall pick in 2022, Porter Martone.
Lammens, 15, played in the GTHL for the Toronto Red Wings U16 AAA team last season. He was the captain for his squad, which really isn’t a surprise when you watch him play. He’s a physical presence and plays that new-age power forward style, blending physicality and skill together to take over games. Additionally, he's still so young, not turning 16 until Sept. 13.
“This is a really exciting day for Brenner, his family, and our organization,” said Sarnia Sting GM Dylan Seca. “We drafted him fourth overall because we love the mix his game provides. He’s a character player who plays in your face, can shoot the puck, has great instincts around the net, and competes in the hard areas. Those intangibles are tough to find, and we believe they’ll help us build a championship team.”
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In the regular season, he recorded 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 26 games, along with 59 penalty minutes. That snarl and edge he enjoys playing with can also be seen through his 132 penalty minutes in 34 games with the Red Wings during his U15 season.
During the 2024-25 season in the Ontario U16 circuit, the Red Wings were a team that, if they caught you sleeping for one game, they were going to make you pay. They pulled off a reverse sweep against the powerhouse Toronto Jr. Canadiens in the playoffs, a squad that was led by North Bay’s Camryn Warren, and saw three other members go in the first round: Noah Laus, Keaton Ardagh, and Sam Roberts.
The Red Wings also went to the Championship game at the Whitby Silver Stick, and were the surprising team of the tournament. All of this success in big moments is because of Lammens. He fuels his teammates to be better with his intensity, drive, and competitiveness.
“Thank you to the Sting organization for believing in me. I am so proud and excited to be a member of the Sarnia Sting,” shared Brenner Lammens. “I will always give the Sarnia Sting my best on and off the ice. Let’s win an OHL Championship and a Memorial Cup together.”
Peterborough had to stay patient before signing first-overall pick Kaden McGregor. So did Kingston with their ninth-overall pick, Aleks Kulemin. How come? McGregor, Kulemin, and Lammens are all represented by the Newport Sports Management group.
Newport was unhappy about the changes the OHL made to its standard player contracts. The agents wanted a better understanding of the makeup of the new standard player agreements before they had their players sign on the dotted line.
Sarnia opens up their traning camp on Monday, Aug. 25. Getting this deal done for Seca and company had to have been on the top of their to-do list before camp started.
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