A flat first period proved costly for the Kingston Frontenacs, dropping their home opener 6-2 to the Ottawa 67’s Friday night at Slush Puppie Place. Article content

The Frontenacs are going into the season with two goalies who have only nine career OHL games between them. Article content Article content

The starter on Friday night, 17-year-old Gavin Betts, played all nine of them and went into the season designated as the likely No. 1 based on his selection and performance with the Canadian team at the Hlinka/Gretzky under-18 tournament in August.

Betts, the Frontenacs’ second-round pick in the 2024 Priority Selection, had some great moments this summer and Hockey Canada’s under-17 event, but the opening night of the 2025-26 season is one that he’ll try to forget.

The tone was set

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