Oliver Bonk’s development arc has been an exponential growth. Since he was drafted in 2023 (and was something of an unexpected player to be taken with that 22nd overall pick) Bonk has been on an absolute tear – in his D+1 season, his second full season with the London Knights, Bonk made almost a 30-point jump in production from his draft year, putting up a total of 24 goals and 67 points in 60 games played, finishing the season as the fifth highest producer among defensemen in the whole of the OHL.
Much of this came from a second-half of the season surge, of which Bonk said “I think a big part of it was that power play started clicking very well.