Peterborough Petes center Adam Levac, whom the Red Wings drafted in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2026 NHL Draft, has been suspended indefinitely by the Ontario Hockey League pending a review of a play late in Friday’s game at Sudbury, Detroit Hockey Now reported Sunday. Levac is unsigned; Detroit holds his rights as a draft pick.
The play came after Sudbury forward Mason Walker scored the final goal of the Wolves’ 7-3 win on Oct. 9. According to Detroit Hockey Now, Levac skated into Walker and cross-checked him into the boards, drawing a match penalty for a deliberate attempt to injure. The league has not said how long the suspension will last.
Before the incident, Levac had been one of Peterborough’s few bright spots on the night. He scored in the first period and assisted on Carson Cameron’s second-period goal for a two-point game, according to the Petes’ game report.
It is the second significant suspension of Levac’s OHL career. Last January, the league suspended him eight games for a slew foot on Ottawa 67’s player Kaleb Dietsch during a fight, one of the longest bans the OHL handed out in 2025-26. In that ruling, the league’s Department of Player Safety wrote that inexperience does not excuse moves that “greatly endanger an opponent’s safety.”
Levac, an 18-year-old from Ottawa, came into the draft known for playing on the edge, with scouts likening his game to Brad Marchand’s. Detroit picked him in June, and he returned to Peterborough for his draft-plus-one season. The Red Wings have until June 1, 2030, to sign him, according to PuckPedia.
The OHL typically announces the length of a suspension once its Department of Player Safety finishes its review. Mitten Hockey will update Levac’s status when the league rules.
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