TORONTO – Looking at the numbers, the ever-growing list of Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni who competed in higher levels of the games continues to increase.
On professional clubs across Europe alone, there were 330 CJHL alums who appeared with teams across the various leagues during the 2023-24 campaign.
That number includes 132 alumni from the Ontario Junior Hockey League alone.
The following are the names of the CJHL alumni who played professionally in Europe:
This raises the number of overall CJHL alumni from this past season to over 2,500.
There were also 75 former CJHLers who served as head coaches at higher levels of the game.
2023-24 CJHL ALUMNI NUMBERS
NHL: 71
AHL: 78
ECHL: 161
SPHL: 95
NCAA D-I: 401
USPORTS: 547
NCAA D-III: 700
CHL: 174
EUROPE: 330
TOTAL: 2,557
HEAD COACHES: 75 (NHL; AHL; ECHL; SPHL; U SPORTS; CHL)
ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of nine Junior A leagues from Alberta to the Maritimes – including the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The CJHL currently represents 118 teams and well over 2,500 players. There are also 2,500-plus CJHL alumni furthering their hockey careers at the NHL, AHL, ECHL, SPHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL levels across North America as well as leagues across Europe. For the latest CJHL news and features, visit cjhlhockey.com and follow-on social media at @cjhlhockey & facebook.com/canadianjuniorhockeyleague.
