2023–24 Kitchener Rangers season

2023–24 Kitchener Rangers
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
	← 2022–23

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]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Regular season edit

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
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
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
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	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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
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
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 edit


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 edit

Western Conference Quarter-Finals

(4) Kitchener Rangers vs. (5) Erie Otters edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "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.

[1] "Ontario Hockey League". Ontario Hockey League. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[2023-24_Standings-2] "OHL Standings". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[3] "Kitchener Rangers". Kitchener Rangers. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

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