TORONTO – With the 2025-26 American Hockey League season well underway, team rosters there feature a solid number of Canadian Junior Hockey League alumni skating among them.
There are presently 77 CJHL alumni competing in the AHL – including 31 alone from the Ontario Junior Hockey League:
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | AHL TEAM | OJHL TEAM(S) |
| Josh | Brown | D | Bakersfield Condors | Whitby Fury |
| Riley | Stillman | D | Bakersfield Condors | Cobourg Cougars |
| Josh | Samanski | F | Bakersfield Condors | Brantford 99ers |
| Scott | Harrington | D | Belleville Senators | Kingston Voyageurs |
| Parker | Gahagen | G | Bridgeport Islanders | Buffalo Jr. Sabres |
| Hunter | Drew | F | Bridgeport Islanders | Kingston Voyageurs |
| Trevor | Carrick | D | Charlotte Checkers | Stouffville Spirit |
| Jacob | Friend | D | Chicago Wolves | Cobourg Cougars |
| Brendan | Smith | D | Cleveland Monsters | St. Michael’s Buzzers |
| Ian | McKinnon | F | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Whitby Fury |
| Amadeus | Lombardi | F | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
| Case | McCarthy | D | Hartford Wold Pack | Buffalo Jr. Sabres |
| David | Gucciardi | F | Hershey Bears | Toronto Patriots |
| Dalton | Smith | F | Hershey Bears | Whitby Fury |
| Stevie | Leskovar | D | Iowa Wild | Lindsay Muskies |
| Ryan | O’Rourke | D | Laval Rocket | Whitby Fury |
| Lucas | Condotta | F | Laval Rocket | Markham Royals |
| Hamilton Red Wings | ||||
| Pickering Panthers | ||||
| Dennis | Gilbert | D | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | Buffalo Jr. Sabres |
| Isaak | Phillips | D | Manitoba Moose | Stouffville Spirit |
| Phil | Di Giuseppe | F | Manitoba Moose | Villanova Knights |
| Cole | O’Hara | F | Milwaukee Admirals | North York Rangers |
| Dalton | Bancroft | F | Providence Bruins | Trenton Golden Hawks |
| Wellington Dukes | ||||
| Mitchell | Weeks | G | Rockford IceHogs | Newmarket Hurricanes |
| Jamie | Engelbert | F | Rockford IceHogs | Cobourg Cougars |
| Brett | Seney | F | Rockford IceHogs | Kingston Voyageurs |
| Ethan | Cardwell | F | San Jose Barracuda | Pickering Panthers |
| Trenton Golden Hawks | ||||
| Matt | Luff | F | Springfield Falcons | Oakville Blades |
| Declan | Carlile | D | Syracuse Crunch | Wellington Dukes |
| Ayrton | Martino | F | Texas Stars | St. Michael’s Buzzers |
| Ryan | Tverberg | F | Toronto Marlies | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
| Ryan | Schmelzer | F | Utica Comets | Buffalo Jr. Sabres |
Source: CJHL
Isaak Phillips of the Manitoba Moose played one season at Stouffville of the OJHL before graduating to the Sudbury Wolves, the Spirit’s OHL affiliate. He played 56 games with the Chicago Blackhawks before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets, the parent team of the Moose. Photo by Jonathan Kozub
