East-West showdown highlights day-long festivities in Milton on Jan. 18
January 12, 2026, Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is excited to announce the names of the players who will take part in the 2026 OJHL All-Star Celebration at the Milton Memorial Arena on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Players were selected through a nomination process with each team nominating players from their own teams and then players from their respective conferences.
The All-Star Game rosters feature players who have distinguished themselves through the first half of the 2024-25 season, representing the scoring leaders, defensive stalwarts and goaltending standouts from across the league’s two conferences:
EAST CONFERENCE
GOALTENDERS
| Owen Edwards | Haliburton County | |
| Hayden Jeffery | Trenton | |
| DEFENCEMEN | ||
| Chris Brydges | Haliburton County | |
| Andrew Brees | Markham | |
| Cole Ellis | Wellington | |
| Cole MacLean | Lindsay | |
| Quinlan Clair | Aurora | |
| Andrew Wycisk | Trenton | |
| FORWARDS | ||
| Hudson Armstrong | Stouffville | |
| Aiden O’Toole | St. Michael’s | |
| Luca Spano | North York | |
| Zack Corte | Stouffville | |
| Jacob Martineau | Stouffville | |
| Matthew Indovina | Pickering | |
| Zachary Carrier | Wellington | |
| Taeo Artichuk | Trenton | |
| Jack Ziliotto | Trenton | |
| Nathan Phillips | Newmarket | |
| Max Cervjakovs | Cobourg | |
| Liam Oravsky | Haliburton County | |
| ALTERNATES | ||
| Hayden Sabourin | Stouffville | |
| Daniel Yorke | St. Michael’s | |
| Kristian Lamanna | Newmarket | |
WEST CONFERENCEGOALTENDERS |
| Tre Altiman | Leamington |
| Nico Armellin | Toronto |
| DEFENCEMEN | |
| Lucas Vacca | Toronto |
| Reid Forster | Burlington |
| Landon Pickersgill | Leamington |
| Ryan Castle | King |
| Graeme MacAuley | Milton |
| Nathan Omeri | Collingwood |
| FORWARDS | |
| Will Hughes | Collingwood |
| Luciano Bruno | Toronto |
| Joey Banas | Buffalo |
| Tristian Tremble | Milton |
| Matthew Ross | Oakville |
| Curtis Freeman | Caledon |
| Ethan Walker | Leamington |
| Tyler Hinde | Mississauga |
| Ben Theron | Niagara Falls |
| Kasen Bietz | Georgetown |
| Tate Collins | Toronto |
| Jaden Flora | Buffalo |
| ALTERNATES | |
| Owen Scott | Buffalo |
| Easton Andrews | Collingwood |
| Easton Lynds | Milton |
The marquee event, featuring the best talent – East vs West all-conference teams – from across the 24-team circuit, promises to deliver an exciting showcase of skill and speed when puck drops shortly after 2:30 p.m.
All tickets are priced at $10. Children 10 and under will be admitted free of charge.
To buy tickets, click this link: https://square.link/u/CVw7HU9m
The All-Star Celebration extends beyond the on-ice action, with the day’s festivities beginning with a community event at 1 p.m.
The OJHL All-Star event hopes to tap into the community of Milton and offer an event prior to the big game as well as other support.
The main event gets underway at 2 p.m. when the league’s all-stars take the ice for warm-ups, giving fans an up-close look at the pre-game routines of junior hockey’s rising stars.
Between periods, the celebration will feature the next generation of local hockey talent. During the first intermission, minor hockey Initiation Program Timbits players will hit the ice for a five-minute game, while the second intermission will feature a Minor Hockey Showdown.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Location: Milton Memorial Arena, Milton, ON
Tickets: https://square.link/u/CVw7HU9m
Schedule:
- 1:00 p.m. – Community Event
- 2:00 p.m. – All-Star Warm-ups Begin
- 2:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies, Puck Drop
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 had more than 135 commitments in 2024-25, including 54 to NCAA Division 1 and 29 to the Ontario Hockey League. In addition, the OJHL had 39 OHL Affiliate Players who played 152 OHL games. Thirty OJHL alumni were playing in the NHL at the start of the 2025-26 season.
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For further information:
Jim Mason
Director of Communications
Ontario Junior Hockey League
416-846-5769
jmason@theojhl.ca
