Ottawa 67's send local product Henry Mews to Sudbury for nine-piece package at OHL deadline

Published Jan 10, 2025  •  2 minute read

Henry Mews of the Ottawa 67's was traded to Sudbury on Friday. Tim Austen photo

The Ottawa 67’s moved one star at the OHL trade deadline, but it wasn’t captain Luca Pinelli.

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Locally grown defenceman Henry Mews is headed to the Sudbury Wolves in exchange for blueliner Noah Jackson and eight draft picks.

Along with Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 180-pounder selected by the Wolves in the second round (37th) overall in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection, the 67’s haul is as follows: Two second-round picks in 2027, third-round picks in 2025 and 2027, a fifth-round pick in 2025 and three conditional picks that include a seventh-rounder in 2028, an eighth-rounder in 2027 and a ninth-rounder in 2027.

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Jackson turned 18 on Tuesday and has one more season of junior eligibility than Mews.

In 35 games this season, the product of Innisfil, Ont., has just six assists and 15 penalty minutes, but his value is not properly portrayed in his numbers.

Jackson is among the blueliners that will represent the OHL’s Eastern Conference in the Inaugural Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 15 at the Brantford Civic Centre.

The 67’s also were attempting to move Pinelli, their 19-year-old captain, before Friday’s noon deadline, but a satisfactory deal could not be reached. As a result, Pinelli will finish the season in Ottawa.

Mews, a Calgary Flames prospect who will celebrate his 19th birthday in March, took over from Pinelli as the 67’s top scorer while the latter was playing for Canada in the world junior hockey championship.

With 50 points, he is the fourth highest-scoring OHL defenceman, while his 39 assists are the third-most among all players.

An Ottawa native, Mews was the 67’s first pick (seventh overall) in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection and a third-round pick (74th overall) of the Flames in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

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In 158 games over his three seasons with the 67’s, he had 38 goals and 142 points.

Meanwhile, the 67’s currently sit in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 14-16-8 record that gives them 36 points, five ahead of the North Bay Battalion and 12 up on the Peterborough Petes.

The 67’s have a home and away series this weekend with the East Division-leading Generals, starting Friday night (7 p.m.) at TD Place and concluding Sunday (6:05 p.m.) in Oshawa.

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