December 5, 2024, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Parker Forlin of the Niagara Falls Canucks has been named its West Conference Player-of-the-Month for November after he tallied 21 points during 11 games.
In his second season with the Canucks, the 18-year-old Niagara Falls, ON native has amassed 23 goals and 25 assists during 28 regular season games. His 48 points have him in third place in the OJHL scoring race. His biggest game in November was a two-goal, three assist outing during an 8-4 Canucks’ win in nearby Buffalo.
The 2023-24 OJHL Scholastic Player of the Year had 54 points (24 goals/30 assists) in 56 games during his rookie campaign.
Colton Smith of the Leamington Flyers was runner-up to Forlin as the West Conference Player-of-the-Month. The Windsor native had 21 points (11 goals/10 assists) in 13 games. Smith, who leads all scorers in the OJHL with 55 points (32 goals/23 assists) in 32 games, recently committed to NCAA Division I Clarkson.
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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 had more than 65 CHL and NCAA Division 1 commitments already this season.
