The latest instalment of OHL In The System takes a closer look at the Vegas Golden Knights.

This 32-part series spotlights OHL players who are either signed to an NHL or AHL contract or are recently drafted, and are 25 years old or younger with 50 or fewer NHL games played.

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Artur Cholach (D) – Barrie Colts (2021-23)
Signed (AHL): July 15, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 116 Games Played | 4 Goals | 30 Assists | 34 Points
Age: 21
Selected by the Golden Knights in the sixth round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Artur Cholach signed an AHL contract with the Silver Knights on July 15, 2024. Chosen by the Barrie Colts in the 2021 CHL Import Draft, the 21-year-old blueliner played two seasons in the OHL. The 6-foot-4 defenseman posted four goals and 34 points in 116 OHL games from 2021-23, as well as 42 penalty minutes.

Braeden Bowman (RW) – Guelph Storm (2019-24)
Signed (AHL): July 9, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 184 Games Played | 97 Goals | 83 Assists | 180 Points
Age: 21
Selected by Guelph in the fifth round of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection, Braeden Bowman played three seasons with the Storm, tallying 180 in 184 regular season games, along with six points in 13 playoff contests. He hoisted the J. Ross Robertson Cup as an OHL champion with the Storm during the 2018-19 season. The 21-year-old Kitchener, Ont. native signed a one-year AHL contract with the Henderson Silver Knights on July 9, 2024. He attended Development Camp with the Golden Knights in July.

Trent Swick (LW) – Kitchener Rangers (2021-24)
Selected: 180th overall, 2024 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 143 Games Played | 38 Goals | 48 Assists | 86 Points
Age: 20
Concluding his third season with the Kitchener Rangers after being selected by the club in the third round of the 2020 OHL Priority Selection, Trent Swick has registered 86 points over 143 regular season games played, along with 11 points in 25 playoff contests. Recording 62 points in 63 games this past season, the Vegas Golden Knights selected the 20-year-old Thorold, Ont. native in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Sam Mayer (D) – Peterborough Petes (2021-24), Ottawa 67’s (2023-24)
Signed (AHL): May 9, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 205 Games Played | 41 Goals | 97 Assists | 138 Points
Age: 21
Selected by the Peterborough Petes in the first round of the 2020 U18 OHL Priority Selection, Sam Mayer played three seasons in the OHL between the Petes and the Ottawa 67’s, tallying 138 points in 205 regular season contests. Mayer found success with the Petes during the 2022-23 season, registering seven points in 23 playoff contests to be crowned an OHL champion. The 21-year-old blueliner signed a two-year AHL contract with the Silver Knights on May 9, 2024 after concluding his overage season with the 67’s where he tallied 53 points in 69 games played.

Arttu Karki (D) – Soo Greyhounds (2023-24)
Selected: 96th overall, 2023 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 59 Games Played | 21 Goals | 24 Assists | 45 Points
Age: 19
Chosen by the Soo Greyhounds in the first round of the 2023 CHL Import Draft, Arttu Karki registered 45 points in 59 regular season games played during the 2023-24 OHL season. The 19-year-old defenceman added seven points in 11 post-season contests. Karki was selected by the Golden Knights in the third round of the 2023 NHL Draft. The Finnish blueliner represented his home country at consecutive IIHF World Junior Championships in 2023 and 2024.

Tuomas Uronen (RW) – Ottawa 67’s (2023-24)
Selected: 192nd overall, 2023 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 11 Games Played | 2 Goals | 4 Assists | 6 Points
Age: 19
Selected by the Ottawa 67’s at the 2023 CHL Import Draft, Tuomas Uronen appeared in 11 games with the club this past season, registering six points in 11 games played. The 19-year-old forward was selected by the Golden Knights in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Draft. Uronen represented Team Finland at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Matyas Sapovaliv (C) – Saginaw Spirit (2021-24)
Signed: December 27, 2022
OHL Career Stats: 183 Games Played | 64 Goals | 106 Assists | 170 Points
Age: 20
Selected by the Golden Knights in the second round of the 2022 NHL Draft, Matyas Sapovaliv signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club on December 27, 2022. Chosen by the Saginaw Spirit in the first round of the 2021 CHL Import Draft, the Kladno, CZE native has amassed 64 goals, 106 assists and 170 points in 183 games played over three seasons with the Spirit. Helping Saginaw to a 2024 Memorial Cup championship, Sapovaliv tallied 62 points in 54 regular season games played last season, along with nine points in 17 playoff contests. He won a bronze medal with his home country at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Daniil Chayka (D) – Guelph Storm (2018-22)
Signed: September 26, 2021
OHL Career Stats: 165 Games Played | 23 Goals | 64 Assists | 87 Points
Age: 21
Selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Daniil Chayka signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club on September 26, 2021. Spending the past two seasons with the AHL’s Silver Knights, the 21-year-old blueliner has tallied 15 points in 121 regular season games played. Selected seventh overall by the Guelph Storm at the 2018 OHL Priority Selection, Chayka played three seasons in Guelph, registering 87 points in 165 games played. He hoisted the J. Ross Robertson Cup with the Storm as an OHL champion during the 2018-19 season. Chayka won a gold medal with Team Russia at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.