Both of Michigan’s Ontario Hockey League teams reshaped their rosters on Friday. The Saginaw Spirit acquired Parker Vaughan from the North Bay Battalion in exchange for rookie forward Dmitry Savin, and the Flint Firebirds picked up Beksultan Makysh, a prospect for the 2027 NHL Draft, from the Windsor Spitfires in a deal that sends overage player Josh Colosimo to Windsor. The league listed both trades on Nov. 13.

Saginaw moves a Central Scouting name

Savin, a Russian rookie, was one of seven Spirit players named to NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary watch list for the 2027 draft on Oct. 26, earning a C rating, which projects as a fourth- or fifth-round pick. He had 10 points (4-6—10) through his first 13 OHL games, which ranked fourth among the league’s first-year players at the time.

The deal comes a day after Saginaw lost 4-2 to Ottawa at the Dow Event Center, dropping the Spirit to 8-9-2-1. Vaughan could debut this weekend: Saginaw hosts the London Knights on Saturday at 7:05 p.m., then visits Windsor on Sunday at 4:05 p.m.

Flint adds a draft-year prospect

For the Firebirds, the trade swaps an overage roster spot for a younger player who is eligible for next summer’s NHL Draft. The timing sets up an immediate reunion of sorts: after hosting Ottawa on Friday at 7 p.m., Flint hosts Windsor on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Dort Financial Center, which means Makysh could face his former team and Colosimo his in back-to-back nights.

Windsor was the busiest club in the league on Friday. Besides the Flint deal, the Spitfires also acquired San Jose Sharks prospect Alexander Karmanov from North Bay. Any additional pieces in the Saginaw and Flint trades, such as draft picks, had not been detailed in the league’s listings as of Friday afternoon.

Sources

• Ontario Hockey League: From the O to the Pros, OHL Alumni Weekly Round-Up (Nov. 13), with the league’s Nov. 13 transaction listings
• Mitten Hockey: Seven Saginaw Spirit players make NHL Central Scouting’s 2027 draft watch list (Oct. 27)
• Mitten Hockey: Spirit Game Recap, vs. 67’s (Nov. 12)
• OurSports Central: OHL scoreboard and schedule