Declan Bowmaster of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Haliburton County Huskies (photo credit – Cameron Ernst | OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join the NCAA Division I Merrimack College Warriors in Andover, MASS beginning with the 2025-26 season. The 17-year-old winger from Newcastle first skated for the Huskies as an affiliate player from the […]
John Dean coaching the Toronto Patriots of the OJHL in 2018. Now coaching Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL, Dean was named head coach of the Team Canada White entry in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI next month. (Photo: OJHL Images) CALGARY, AB – Hockey Canada will work together with […]
The expansion Leamington Flyers are averaging 869 fans per game at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre this season. Leamington and Niagara Falls moved up from the Jr. B GOHL to the OJHL this season. (Photo by Tim Bates / OJHL Images) By Ron Valentine With a big Thanksgiving long weekend of 21 games upcoming […]
October 6, 2023, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Ryan Forberg (Photo by Shawn Muir / OJHL Images) of the Markham Royals has been named the Warrior East Conference Player-of-the-Month for September after he tallied 19 points during eight games. He scored six goals and added 13 assists. The […]
September 6, 2023, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Ben Bonisteel (Photo by Amy Deroche / OJHL Images) of the Trenton Golden Hawks has been named its Warrior Goaltender of the Month for September. Bonisteel was 5-1-0-0 during the month, posting a 1.33 goals-against average with a .952 save […]
October 6, 2023, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Mark McIntosh (Photo by Jamie Green / OJHL Images) of the Collingwood Blues has been named the Warrior West Conference Player-of-the-Month for September after he tallied 19 points (nine goals/10 assists) during 10 games. He has six power play goals […]
Defenceman Riley Stillman of the Buffalo Sabres at Keybank Center in downtown Buffalo. Stillman earned All-Prospect honours while playing for Cobourg of the OJHL in 2014-15. (Photo by Ray MacAloney / OJHL Images) By Jim Mason/OJHL Communications Riley Stillman is on the ice with the rest of the Buffalo Sabres at Keybank Center in downtown […]
Matthew Manza of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Toronto Patriots (photo credit – Dion Smith| OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join the NCAA Division I Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio beginning with the 2025-26 season. Manza, who turned 16 on Sept. 22, joined the Patriots this season from his hometown Mississauga Senators U16 […]
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 Nicholas Townsend, a 19-year-old defenceman from Milton, ON, is wearing the ‘C’ on his sweater this campaign for the West Conference’s Mississauga Chargers. Townsend has two assists in […]
Spencer Young of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Collingwood Blues (photo credit – Tim Bates | OJHL Images) has confirmed his commitment to join the NCAA Division I Niagara University Purple Eagles in Lewiston, NY beginning with the 2024-245 season. The 20-year-old from Elmira is a graduate of the Waterloo Wolves AAA program. “Spencer earned […]
