2023–24 Kitchener Rangers season
The 2023–24 Kitchener Rangers season is the franchise's 61st season (60th season of play) in the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers will try to improve on there 33–29–6 record from last season as well as rebound from their second round defeat at the hands of the London Knights.[1]
| 2023–24 Kitchener Rangers | |
|---|---|
| Division | Midwest |
| Conference | Western |
| 2023–24 record | 41-23–4 |
| Home record | 24-8–2 |
| Road record | 17–15–2 |
| Goals for | 290 |
| Goals against | 225 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Mike McKenzie |
| Coach | Jussi Ahokas |
| Arena | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against;
PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Standings as of March 16, 2024[2]
Standings
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 89 | 39 | 273 | 204 |
| 2 | y-North Bay Battalion | Central | 68 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 87 | 39 | 300 | 240 |
| 3 | x-Brantford Bulldogs | East | 68 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 36 | 267 | 243 |
| 4 | x-Mississauga Steelheads | Central | 68 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 37 | 248 | 212 |
| 5 | x-Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 37 | 328 | 272 |
| 6 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 35 | 253 | 228 |
| 7 | x-Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 32 | 247 | 272 |
| 8 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 23 | 234 | 283 |
| 9 | Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 183 | 296 |
| 10 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 193 | 323 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 48 | 322 | 197 |
| 2 | y-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 50 | 303 | 215 |
| 3 | x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 42 | 286 | 215 |
| 4 | x-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 41 | 290 | 225 |
| 5 | x-Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 30 | 254 | 270 |
| 6 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 30 | 210 | 225 |
| 7 | x-Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 28 | 246 | 274 |
| 8 | x-Flint Firebirds | West | 68 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 28 | 232 | 274 |
| 9 | Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 21 | 204 | 292 |
| 10 | Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 247 | 360 |
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Barrie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kingston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oshawa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brantford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ottawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississauga | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sudbury | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Flint | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | London | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kitchener | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Owen Sound | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | London | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saginaw | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S.S. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Guelph | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saginaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S.S Marie | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Erie | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Regular season
2023-2024 Game Log: 41-23–4, 86 points (Home: 24-8–2; Road: 17–15–2)[3]
September: 2–0–0, 4 points (Home: 1-0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September
29 |
Saginaw | 3-4 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6385 | 1-0-0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | September
30 |
Kitchener | 8-0 | Flint | Jackson
Parsons |
3727 | 2-0-0 | 4 |
October: 7–4–0, 14 points (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 5–1–0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | October 4 | Kitchener | 3-1 | Sarnia | Tristian
Malboeuf |
3558 | 3-0-0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | October 6 | Owen Sound | 5-2 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
5388 | 3-1-0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | October 7 | Kitchener | 2-8 | Saginaw | Jackson
Parsons |
3844 | 3-2-0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | October 13 | Barrie | 0-8 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
5856 | 4-2-0 | 8 | ||
| 7 | October 15 | Windsor | 2-11 | Kitchener | Tristian
Malboeuf |
5474 | 5-2-0 | 10 | ||
| 8 | October 18 | Kitchener | 7-4 | Niagara | Jackson
Parsons |
2842 | 6-2-0 | 12 | ||
| 9 | October 20 | Owen Sound | 3-5 | Kitchener | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6363 | 7-2-0 | 14 | ||
| 10 | October 21 | Kitchener | 1-4 | Missisauga | Jackson
Parsons |
1725 | 7-3-0 | 14 | ||
| 11 | October 24 | Sarnia | 1-6 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
5301 | 8-3-0 | 16 | ||
| 12 | October 27 | Erie | 4-5 | Kitchener | OT | Tristian
Malboeuf |
5867 | 9-3-0 | 18 | |
| 13 | October 28 | Kitchener | 3-5 | Owen Sound | Jackson
Parsons |
2785 | 9-4-0 | 18 |
November: 10–3–0, 20 points (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | November 2 | Kitchener | 3-4 | Windsor | Tristian
Malboeuf |
4272 | 9-5-0 | 18 | ||
| 15 | November 3 | North Bay | 2-5 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6228 | 10-5-0 | 20 | ||
| 16 | November 5 | Kitchener | 4-2 | London | Jackson
Parsons |
9006 | 11-5-0 | 22 | ||
| 17 | November 8 | Kitchener | 5-0 | Owen Sound | Jackson
Parsons |
2179 | 12-5-0 | 24 | ||
| 18 | November 10 | Peterborough | 0-4 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6311 | 13-5-0 | 26 | ||
| 19 | November 12 | Sault Ste. Marie | 3-5 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6604 | 14-5-0 | 28 | ||
| 20 | November 17 | Windsor | 2-9 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6308 | 15-5-0 | 30 | ||
| 21 | November 18 | Kitchener | 6-3 | Windsor | Tristian
Malboeuf |
5477 | 16-5-0 | 32 | ||
| 22 | November 21 | Erie | 3-10 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
5349 | 17-5-0 | 34 | ||
| 23 | November 24 | Owen Sound | 4-1 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6526 | 17-6-0 | 34 | ||
| 24 | November 25 | Kitchener | 6-8 | Guelph | Tristian
Malboeuf |
4856 | 17-7-0 | 34 | ||
| 25 | November 26 | Kitchener | 3-1 | Flint | Jackson
Parsons |
2212 | 18-7-0 | 36 | ||
| 26 | November 29 | Kitchener | 5-4 | Erie | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
2023 | 19-7-0 | 38 |
December: 6–2–2, 14 points (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–0–1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | December 1 | Niagara | 4-3 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
6328 | 19-7-1 | 39 | |
| 28 | December 3 | Kitchener | 6-3 | Sarnia | Tristian
Malboeuf |
4408 | 20-7-1 | 41 | ||
| 29 | December 5 | Guelph | 2-5 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
7278 | 21-7-1 | 43 | ||
| 30 | December 8 | Brantford | 5-6 | Kitchener | OT | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6336 | 22-7-1 | 45 | |
| 31 | December 9 | Kitchener | 4-5 | Brantford | OT | Tristian
Malboeuf |
3147 | 22-7-2 | 46 | |
| 32 | December 10 | Kitchener | 3-2 | Guelph | Jackson
Parsons |
4667 | 23-7-2 | 48 | ||
| 33 | December 15 | Sault Ste. Marie | 6-3 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6934 | 23-8-2 | 48 | ||
| 34 | December 16 | Kitchener | 4-3 | Barrie | OT | Jackson Parsons | 3576 | 24-8-2 | 50 | |
| 35 | December 29 | Flint | 5-3 | Kitchener | Jackson Parsons | 7266 | 24-9-2 | 50 | ||
| 36 | December 30 | Kitchener | 5-2 | Owen Sound | Tristian
Malboeuf |
3085 | 25-9-2 | 52 |
January: 5–7–0, 10 points (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | January 1 | Kitchener | 3-2 | Oshawa | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6074 | 26-9-2 | 54 | ||
| 38 | January 4 | Saginaw | 3-2 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6422 | 26-10-2 | 54 | ||
| 39 | January 6 | Kitchener | 5-7 | Sudbury | Jackson
Parsons |
4388 | 26-11-2 | 54 | ||
| 40 | January 7 | Kitchener | 3-2 | North Bay | Tristian
Malboeuf |
2752 | 27-11-2 | 56 | ||
| 41 | January 12 | Erie | 2-6 | Kitchener | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6415 | 28-11-2 | 58 | ||
| 42 | January 14 | Ottawa | 2-4 | Kitchener | Tristian
Malboeuf |
72230 | 29-11-2 | 60 | ||
| 43 | January 17 | Kitchener | 5-1 | Guelph | Jackson
Parsons |
4591 | 30-11-2 | 62 | ||
| 44 | January 19 | London | 4-2 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
7523 | 30-12-2 | 62 | ||
| 45 | January 20 | Kitchener | 3-10 | London | Tristian
Malboeuf |
9036 | 30-13-2 | 62 | ||
| 46 | January 26 | Kitchener | 2-4 | Sault Ste. Marie | Jackson
Parsons |
4493 | 30-14-2 | 62 | ||
| 47 | January 27 | Kitchener | 2-5 | Saginaw | Tristian
Malboeuf |
4884 | 30-15-2 | 62 | ||
| 48 | January 30 | London | 4-0 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6698 | 30-16-2 | 62 |
February: 6–4–0, 12 points (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 1–4–0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | February 2 | Guelph | 2-3 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
7035 | 31-16-2 | 64 | |
| 50 | February 3 | Kitchener | 1-6 | Erie | Tristian
Malboeuf |
5028 | 31-17-2 | 64 | ||
| 51 | February 9 | Kitchener | 4-5 | Kingston | Jackson
Parsons |
3024 | 31-18-2 | 64 | ||
| 52 | February 10 | Kitchener | 2-3 | Ottawa | Jackson
Parsons |
5091 | 31-19-2 | 64 | ||
| 53 | February 13 | Guelph | 3-4 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6403 | 32-19-2 | 66 | ||
| 54 | February 16 | Mississauga | 5-6 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
6532 | 33-19-2 | 68 | |
| 55 | February 18 | Sudbury | 1-6 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
7300 | 34-19-2 | 70 | ||
| 56 | February 19 | Kitchener | 6-2 | Peterborough | Tristian
Malboeuf |
3867 | 35-19-2 | 72 | ||
| 57 | February 23 | Sarnia | 3-7 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6722 | 36-19-2 | 74 | ||
| 58 | February 25 | Kitchener | 0-3 | Sault Ste. Marie | Jackson
Parsons |
3700 | 36-20-2 | 74 |
March: 5-3–2, 12 points (Home: 4-1–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | March 1 | London | 3-4 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
7420 | 37-20-2 | 76 | |
| 60 | March 3 | Kingston | 2-3 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
6641 | 38-20-2 | 78 | |
| 61 | March 6 | Kitchener | 5-1 | Owen Sound | Jackson
Parsons |
2583 | 39-20-2 | 80 | ||
| 62 | March 8 | Flint | 5-9 | Kitchener | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6520 | 40-20-2 | 82 | ||
| 63 | March 9 | Kitchener | 1-4 | London | Jackson
Parsons |
9036 | 40-21-2 | 82 | ||
| 64 | March 15 | Owen Sound | 2-9 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6786 | 41-21-2 | 84 | ||
| 65 | March 17 | Kitchener | 4-5 | Guelph | Jackson
Parsons |
4882 | 41-22-2 | 84 | ||
| 66 | March 19 | Guelph | 5-2 | Kitchener | Jackson
Parsons |
6044 | 41-23-2 | 84 | ||
| 67 | March 22 | Oshawa | 1-2 | Kitchener | OT | Jackson
Parsons |
7029 | 41-23-3 | 85 | |
| 68 | March 23 | Kitchener | 3-4 | Erie | OT | Tristian
Malboeuf |
6536 | 41-23-4 | 86 |
Record Vs Opponents
| Western Conference | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | West Division | Central Division | East Division | ||||||||
| Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road | Team | Home | Road |
| Erie Otters | 3-0-0 | 1-1-1 | Flint Firebirds | 1-1-0 | 2-0-0 | Barrie Colts | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Brantford Bulldogs | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Guelph Storm | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | Saginaw Spirit | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | Mississauga Steelheads | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Kingston Frontenacs | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| London Knights | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | Sarnia Sting | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | North Bay Battalion | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Oshawa Generals | 0-0-1 | 1-0-0 |
| Owen Sound Attack | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | Niagara Ice Dogs | 0-0-1 | 1-0-0 | Ottawa 67's | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| Windsor Spitfires | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | Sudbury Wolves | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Peterborough Petes | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | |||
| Records | 9-5-0 | 7-6-1 | 7-3-0 | 5-5-0 | 4-0-1 | 3-2-0 | 4-0-1 | 2-2-1 | |||
| Division | 16-11-1 | 12-8-0 | 7-2-1 | 6-2-2 | |||||||
| Conference | 28-19-1 (Home: 16-8-0, Away: 12-11-1) | 13-4-3 (Home: 8-0-2, Away: 5-4-1) | |||||||||
| Overall | 41-23-4 (Home: 24-7-2, Away: 17-14-2) | ||||||||||
Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-Finals
(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Erie Otters
| March 29 | Erie Otters | 3-6 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| March 31 | Erie Otters | 7-4 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 2 | Kitchener Rangers | 4-3 OT | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | ||||
| April 4 | Kitchener Rangers | 3-5 | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | ||||
| April 5 | Erie Otters | 2-3 OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 8 | Kitchener Rangers | 4-3 OT | Erie Otters | Erie Insurance Arena | ||||
| Kitchener Wins Series 4 – 2 | |
Western Conference Semi-Finals
(1) London Knights vs. (4) Kitchener Rangers
| April 11 | Kitchener Rangers | 3-5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | ||||
| April 13 | Kitchener Rangers | 1-5 | London Knights | Budweiser Gardens | ||||
| April 16 | London Knights | 6-4 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 18 | London Knights | 4-3 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| London Wins Series 4 – 0 | |
References
- "Ontario Hockey League". Ontario Hockey League. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- "OHL Standings". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- "Kitchener Rangers". Kitchener Rangers. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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