Generals Goaltender Registers 100th OHL Win

Overage goaltender Jacob Oster went into the Generals' final regular-season game just one win shy of achieving a historic feat. At the end of the game, he left the arena as the sixth goaltender in OHL history to record 100 wins during their career. 

Oster, who was born in Manotick, Ont. grew up in the Ottawa area playing under Hockey Eastern Ontario. The Guelph Storm ended up drafting him in the fifth round of the 2020 OHL Priority Selection.

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In the two years he played for Guelph, he recorded 25 wins before being traded to Oshawa during the 2022-23 season.

While he started his career in Guelph, Oshawa is where he made his name. The Generals have leaned heavily on Oster over the last two seasons, putting him between the pipes on 113 of 136 possible occasions. He won a total of 67 games for the Generals in that time while maintaining a save percentage above .900 and a goals-against average below 3.00. 

His play earned him the OHL Goaltender of the Year award during the 2023-24 season when he backstopped Oshawa to the finals of the OHL Playoffs. 

Oster's 100th win came against the Peterborough Petes in a game where he made 31 saves on 33 shots while allowing just two goals. 2007-born forward Owen Griffin, who is eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft, scored his first OHL hattrick, helping the Generals win by a score of 5-2.

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With the regular season over, Oster and the Generals will start their playoff run on Friday. They will play the Brampton Steelheads in what could be one of the most explosive series in the first round. 

The series promises not only the high-flying offense of players like Porter Martone, Beckett Sennecke, Calum Ritchie and Carson Rehkopf, but also a goaltending duel between Oster and Jack Ivankovic. 

Statistically, Oster has a slight edge over Ivankovic. The 2.81 goals-against average he averaged during the regular season is slightly higher than Ivankovic's 3.05. Similarly, Oster's save percentage of .904 is just barely ahead of Ivankovic's .903.

Only time will tell which of the two goaltenders will come out ahead in the coming series. Whether the Generals win or not, Oster's name will go down in the OHL history books as being part of a very small group of players to get 100 wins during their career.