January 5, 2024, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Dylan McFadden of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres (Photo by Michelle Malvaso / OJHL Images) has been named the Warrior West Conference Player-of-the-Month for December after he tallied 16 points (seven goals/nine assists) during nine games.
The 18-year-old from Smithville, ON in Niagara Region is committed to NCAA Division I Holy Cross.
In his first season with the Jr. Sabres, the youngest captain in the OJHL has amassed 19 goals and 21 assists during 36 regular season games. Six of his goals have been game-winners.
McFadden had 18 points in 47 during his rookie campaign in the OJHL, with the Milton Menace, last season. He played minor hockey in the Jr. Sabres organization.
Connor Driscoll of the Milton Menace was voted runner-up to McFadden as the West Conference Player-of-the-Month. The 20-year-old from Kleinburg had seven goals and eight assists in eight games. Driscoll has 49 points already this season, three more than his total last season in Milton.
McFadden and Driscoll have been selected to play in the OJHL All-Star Game in Collingwood on Jan. 13.
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About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL has more than 40 NCAA Division 1 commitments already this season.
