TORONTO – Among the list of over 2,000 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni who competed at upper levels of the game during the course of the 2023-24 season, a good portion of them appeared in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).
In all, 174 CJHL alumni played in five, or more, CHL contests during the recently completed campaign.
Forty-six of those players are alumni of the Ontario Junior Hockey League:
OJHL ALUMNI ON CHL ROSTERS | |||||
(Minimum 5 CJHL games played) | |||||
PLAYER | NAME | POS. | CHL TEAM | CJHL TEAM(S) | LEAGUE |
Andre | Anania | D | Sudbury Wolves | Stouffville Spirit | OJHL |
Quinn | Binnie | F | Peterborough Petes | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Jack | Brauti | D | Barrie Colts | Burlington Cougars | OJHL |
Chase | Coughlan | F | Sudbury Wolves | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
Nolan | Dann | F | Flint Firebirds | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
Jack | Dever | F | Ottawa 67’s | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Maxim | Dirracolo | D | Kitchener Rangers | Toronto Patriots | OJHL |
Tyson | Doucette | F | Sarnia Sting | Aurora Tigers | OJHL |
Dylan | Edwards | F | Erie Otters | Toronto Patriots | OJHL |
Lucas | Ellinas | F | Kitchener Rangers | North York Rangers | OJHL |
Stefan | Forgione | F | North Bay Battalion | Aurora Tigers | OJHL |
Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | ||||
William | Haley | D | Peterborough Petes | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Carson | Hall | F | Sarnia Sting | Lindsay Muskies | OJHL |
Ty | Henry | D | Erie Otters | Markham Royals | OJHL |
Owain | Johnston | D | Erie Otters | North York Rangers | OJHL |
Nico | Krmpotic | D | Brantford Bulldogs | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
Stevie | Leskovar | D | Mississauga Steelheads | Lindsay Muskies | OJHL |
Nolan | Ling | D | Gatineau Olympiques | Toronto Patriots | OJHL |
Tristan | Malboeuf | G | Kitchener Rangers | Oakville Blades | OJHL |
Devin | Mauro | F | Sudbury Wolves | Trenton Golden Hawks | OJHL |
Braydon | McCallum | F | Peterborough Petes | Lindsay Muskies | OJHL |
Trevor | McDowell | D | North Bay Battalion | Trenton Golden Hawks | OJHL |
Wellington Dukes | OJHL | ||||
Brantford 99ers | OJHL | ||||
Tyler | O’Toole | D | Sarnia Sting | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | ||||
Riley | Patterson | F | Barrie Colts | North York Rangers | OJHL |
Ryan | Price | D | Sudbury Wolves | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
Ethan | Procyszyn | F | North Bay Battalion | Collingwood Blues | OJHL |
Adrian | Rebelo | F | Brantford Bulldogs | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Lucas | Rodriguez | D | Oshawa Generals | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
Chandler | Romeo | D | Guelph Storm | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Leo | Serlin | F | Guelph Storm | Haliburton County Huskies | OJHL |
Noah | Smith | D | Barrie Colts | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Trenton Golden Hawks | OJHL | ||||
Matthew | Sop | F | Kitchener Rangers | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
Thomas | Stewart | D | Barrie Colts | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
William | Stewart | F | Niagara IceDogs | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Ethan | Toms | F | Oshawa Generals | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Mason | Vaccari | G | Kingston Frontenacs | Cobourg Cougars | OJHL |
Noah | Van Vliet | D | Sudbury Wolves | Haliburton County Huskies | OJHL |
Whitby Fury | OJHL | ||||
Ryan | Vannetten | D | Niagara IceDogs | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Andrew | Vermeulen | F | Niagara IceDogs | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Easton | Wainwright | F | Sarnia Sting | Brantford 99ers | OJHL |
Matthew | Wang | F | Flint Firebirds | Oakville Blades | OJHL |
Zachary | Wigle | F | Barrie Colts | Oakville Blades | OJHL |
Vann | Williamson | D | Kingston Frontenacs | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
Tai | York | F | Barrie Colts | Cobourg Cougars | OJHL |
Mitch | Young | D | Sarnia Sting | Wellington Dukes | OJHL |
Mason | Zebeski | F | Mississauga Steelheads | Oakville Blades | OJHL |
Of the 60 CHL teams, 54 of them featured alumnus of the CJHL appearing on their respective rosters at various points of the season.
Click the following link to view the complete list of CJHL alumni, including the former OJHLers, who saw game action in the Canadian Hockey League in 2023-24.
During the course of the 2023-24 campaign, over 2,000 CJHL alumnus played at higher levels.
CJHL ALUMNI
NHL: 71
AHL: 78
ECHL: 161
NCAA D-I: 401
USPORTS: 547
NCAA D-III: 700
CHL: 174
TOTAL: 2,132
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. The OJHL is home to the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 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 45 NCAA Division I scholarship commitments already this season.For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, follow us on Instagram (@OJHLOfficial), Twitter (@OJHLOfficial) and Facebook (OJHLOfficial).
ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of nine Junior A leagues from Alberta to the Maritimes. The CJHL currently represents 118 teams and well over 2,500 players. There are also 3,000-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.