Rangers and Bulldogs sweep first round playoff series, Guelph makes early exit

The Kitchener Rangers faced the Saginaw Spirit for Game 4 of their first round 2026 OHL playoff series on April 2, 2026. (Courtesy: FloHockey)

The Kitchener Rangers and the Brantford Bulldogs are moving onto the second round of the 2026 OHL playoffs, while the Guelph Storm’s season is over.

The Kitchener Rangers faced the Saginaw Spirit in Game 4 of their series. They were coming off a narrow overtime win on Tuesday, but there was a very different feel on the ice on Thursday night.

The Rangers easily downed the Spirit 5 – 1 as Christian Humphreys and Dylan Edwards netted two goals apiece while Sam O’Reilly lit the lamp one last time to sweep the series 4 - 0.

Meanwhile, over in Sudbury, the Wolves’ Rowan Henderson struck first in Game 4 against the Brantford Bulldogs.

Not to be outdone, the Bulldogs’ Luca Testa scored in the second period, followed by Edison Engle’s game winning goal in the third.

Brantford’s 2 - 1 win leaves Sudbury winless at the end of that series.

However, the Guelph Storm had a much more disappointing night in front of a hometown crowd.

Fans at the Sleeman Centre watched as the Windsor Spitfires battered the Storm. Despite a goal Ethan Miedema and two from Tyler Hopkins, Guelph was fully dismantled 11 – 3 as the Spitfires swept them out of the playoffs.