Jack Silverman of the defending Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Collingwood Blues (photo credit – Jamie Green | OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join the NCAA Division 3 Middlebury College Panthers in Middlebury, Vermont beginning with the 2024-25 season. The 19-year-old from Toronto signed in Collingwood in 2022 from Ridley College in St. Catharines. […]
The Trenton Golden Hawks have a 14-point lead atop the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Conference standings. But positions No. 2 through 9 are separated by nine points. (Photo by Amy Deroche / OJHL Images) By Ron Valentine The Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season ends March 7. The top eight teams in each division […]
Collingwood Blues’ players and staff from the past two seasons pose with their 2023 OJHL and OHA championship banners at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena last month. The top-ranked team in the league again this year hopes to raise more banners after the 2024 playoffs end. (Photo by Jamie Green / OJHL Images) By Ron Valentine […]
Former Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Jack Ricketts has been named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week for games played Jan. 26 and 27. The senior at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass played four seasons (2016-20) with his hometown Oakville Blades of the OJHL. In 2018-19, Ricketts and the Blades won […]
The Trenton Golden Hawks sent former director of hockey operations John McDonald into retirement with a bang Friday night. Duncan McDonald Community Gardens in Trenton was sold out for John McDonald Night.’ Following a pregame ceremony, the first-place Golden Hawks defeated the arch rival Wellington Dukes 4-1. In his time with the Golden Hawks, McDonald […]
January 23, 2024 – Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that registration for the seventh annual OJHL Combine is now open. The combine will be held May 2-5, 2024 at Joshua’s Creek Arenas in Oakville, ON. “The OJHL Combine provides players with the opportunity to showcase their talents directly to our 24 clubs,” said Rick […]
Ontario Junior Hockey League resident writer Ron Valentine is profiling the 2023-24 team captains across The OJ. (Photo by Cameron Ernst / OJHL Images) BY RON VALENTINE When captain Will Whelton was traded to the Markham Royals – he now plays for the Lindsay Muskies – in early December, the Wellingon Dukes appointed another defenceman, […]
Former Buffalo Jr. Sabres teammates Dennis Gilbert, left, and Nick DeSimone are together again – playing on the blueline with the Calgary Flames of the NHL. (Photos courtesy Calgary Flames) By Jim Mason/OJHL Communications Calgary Flames defencemen Dennis Gilbert and Nick DeSimone don’t have to look hard for reminders of their days playing together in […]
The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliates of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose, announced Thursday that former Ontario Junior Hockey League player and coach Brent Clarke has been hired as an Assistant Coach. Clarke will join General Manager and Head Coach Jeff Carr and current Assistant Coach Joel Rumpel on the bench for his first game […]
Jason La Rose/Hockey Canada RELATED LINKS 2024 Centennial Cup Tickets With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror and their roster set, the Oakville Blades have turned their attention to the Road to the Centennial Cup. The Blades, who will play host to Canada’s National Junior A Championship at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex from May 9-19, […]
