2024-25 OJHL Pronunciation Guide
Thanks to the OJHL team general managers/hockey ops departments for supplying the following pronunciations.
Questions about pronunciations listed here or omissions should be directed to the appropriate team.
UPDATED: Sept. 21, 2024
AURORA TIGERS
Tristen Aben – eh-ben
Amar Beganovic – ah-mar Beh-gan-oh-vich
jamie Buscarini – Boose-cah-reenee
Antonio Cerqua – Sir-qua
Lars Derstroff – Derr-Stroff
Tristan Vedovat-Leite – Veh-dough-vat – Late
Andreas Mikrogiannakis – Micro-jee-ah-nackiss
Luca Morano – Moe-rano
Isaac Oldenhof – Old-en-hoff
Justin Pavese -– Pah-vey-szey
Michael Piao – Pee-ow
Parker Bonsignore -– bon-senior
BUFFALO JR. SABRES
Carter Cwiklinski – swick linski
Josh Przystał – Pris tal
BURLINGTON COUGARS
GILL LELAND – lee-land
CHOI RYAN – choy
GAUTHIER MATTEO – go- thee -eh
GARTHE NOAH – garth
KIOUSSI PETER – que-siss
STRANDBERG SVANTE – svan-teh
KOUKOUVES YIANNI – yahn-ee kookoovess
BATIH ROMAN – Bat- ee
CALEDON ADMIRALS
COBOURG COUGARS
Reece HERMAN – HER-MAM
Duncan SCHNEIDER – SHH-NIDER
Carter SETO —–SEE-TO
Chris BRYDGES – BRIDGES
Deke OSTERHOUT — OOOSTER – HOOT
Beckett EWART – U-ART
Kyle DEN OUDEN – DEN OOODEN
Carson DURNIN – DURN – IN
Michael DE SOUSA – DE- SOO-SA
Blake PETERS-DAVEY
Liam ORAVSKY – OR-VSKY
Jonathan KAPAGERIDIS – KAPPA-GER-I-DIS
COLLINGWOOD BLUES
Daniel Markevych – Mark – Kev – Vich
Zander Veccia – Vech-e-a
Ethan Facchina – Fah-cheen-a
Vincent Gazquez – Gaz – Quez
GEORGETOWN RAIDERS
HALIBURTON COUNTY HUSKIES
Raine Nadeau – Na-Dough
Deandres De Jesus – De-HeyZues
Noah Lodoen – LoDoughEn
Jake Salvatore – Salvator (no emphasis on the vowel at the end)
Tyler Oletic – Oh-letIc
Corbin Votary – Voe-Terry
Ryan Gosse – Gauce (rhymes with Sauce)
Camron Hankai – Hank I
KING REBELLION
Lucas Texmo – LOO-cuss TECKS-moe
Dylan Coers – DILL-in Cores
Artem Narbekov – ARR – tem NARB – uh – kawv
Aiden Russel – AY – den RUSS – ull
Josh Colosimo – Jawsh Call – AWS – uhm – oh
Kyle Ferguson – KY – ull FURR – gus – un
Dawson Lukey – DAW – sun LOO – kee
Milo Tian – MEE – low Tee – an
Ryan Nichols – Rye – ann NICK – uls
Kyle Grasby – Ky – ull GRAZZ – bee
Mikhail Zakharov – MEEK – eye – ull Zuh – CAR – awv
Marshall McCharles – MAR – shull Mick – CHARLES
Owen Barfoot – OH – when BAR – foot
Spencer Vandenburg – SPEN – surr VAN – den – burg
Aaron Andrade – AIR – un On – DRAW – dee
Evin Kojokaro – EV – in – KOE – juh – car – oh
Erik Powers – AIR-ick POW-ers
Mark Joslin – MARK JOZ-lin
Jay De Gennaro – Jay de – Juh -NAIR-oh
Nikolai Borschevsky – NICK-oh-lie bor-SHEV-skee
Pat Piacentini – Pat PEE-uh-sent-TEE-nee
Andrew Perugini – an-DREW pair-oo-JEE-nee
Dave Dickens- Dayve DICK-ens
Jessey Antonachi – jess-EE AN-toe-NATCH-ee
LEAMINGTON FLYERS
Anthony Ciaramitaro – Chara-MEH-tar-oh
Brayden Deglas – De-GLASS
Adrian Bosev – Boe-SEV
Tre Altiman – Tr-AY
Nick Mahy – May
General Manager Justin Solcz – Sole-tz
Ast GM Matt Dumouchelle – DOO-moe-shell
LINDSAY MUSKIES
Robby DiMaria – D-ma-ria
Ethan Ogle – O-gle
MARKHAM ROYALS
Gavin Rocha – Row-cha
Jackson Halloran – Hal-or-an
Athan Miwa – A-than Me-wah
Ben-Chaim Lalkin – Ben Lahl-kin
Ethan Selvaratnam – Sel-var-at-nam
Josh Caloiero – Cali-arrow
Charlie Nolette – No-let
Mason Cruzet – Cruise-et
Aidan Hagshi – Hag-shee
Zachary Vickerman – Vick-er-man
Adriano Zingaro – Zin-garo
Owen Ibbotson – I-bbot-son
Philip Caridi – Ca-riddi
Nicholas Ferrante – Fur-on-tay
Travis Rekar – Ree-car
MILTON MENACE
Lucas Tye – Lu-cas Tye (said like tie)
Dean Deligeorgis – Deh-lih-george-is
Philip Zivanovic – Za-van-o-Vic
Ashtyn Pacheco – Ash-tin Pach-eco
Andrew Giljanovic – Gil-Jan-o-Vic
Marcus Tryfon – Try-fawn
Philip Roberto – Row-ber-toe
Graeme MacAuley – Mac-aw-lee
Alex Siletskiy – See-let-ski
Ryder Cali – Ri-der Ka-lee
Gavin Sheehan – She-han
Madden MacDougall – Mac-doo-gall
Gabriel Ciarallo – Cha-ral-lo
Ariel Zaslaver – Za-sla-ver
Ethan Kowatsch – Ko-watch
Nathan Catalano – Cat-a-la-no
Austin McKillop – Mc-Kill-op
MISSISSAUGA CHARGERS
Joe Washkurak – WASH-kurr-uck
Alex Bezzera – buh-ZAIR-ah
Max Cervjakovs – serve-YA-kovs
Adam Culmone – cull-MOAN-eh
Anthony Figliomeni – FIG-lee-oh-MANY
Massimo Neri – NEAR-ee
Gavin Ramkissoon – RAM-kiss-soon
Thomas Staszczyszyn– sta-SI-shin (rhymes with “decision”)
Nicholas Wlodarczyk – wool-DAR-sick
NIAGARA FALLS CANUCKS
Coach- Frank Pietrangelo – Peter-Angelo
Esteban Cinq-Mars – Sank-Mars
Kasen Beitz – Bites
Brayden Scibor – Skee-Bor
NORTH YORK RANGERS
Matthew Babiy – bah(like bat)-bi
Amir Valiullin – val-i-ulin
OAKVILLE BLADES
PICKERING PANTHERS
Joseph Crngraov – kern – garov
Andre Mondoux – mon – doo
St. MICHAEL’S BUZZERS
STOUFFVILLE SPIRIT
Zack Corte – Court-A
David Paglia – Pal-ia
Stephen Toltl – Tot-al
Ivan Mentiukov – Men-ti-kauv
Mason Dermastja – Der-mast-ra
Eric Sencag – Sen-kai
TORONTO JR. CANADIENS
Dirracolo – DIR-RA-KALO
Wassink – WA – SINK
Teixeira – TE-SHARE- A
Zuyev – ZOO – YEV
Macchione – MA-SHE-OWN
Vorstadt – VOR-STAD
Al-Joundi – AL-JUNE-D
Shybinskyi – SH-BIN-SKEE
TORONTO PATRIOTS
Noah Vettese – Ve-tess-e
Lucas Vacca – Va-cca
Robert Palermo – Pa-lair-mo
Mason Wharton – Whar-ton
Gabriel Carvalho – Car-val-o
Keegan Driscoll – Dris-coll
Justin Spurrell – Spur-rell
Will Garrett – Gar-rett
Gabriel Mamedov – Ma-ma-dov
Marko Saroglou – Sar-o-glue
John Careri – Ca-rare-e
Frank Castiglione – Cas-tig-lione
Gabriel Trozzo – Tro-zzo
Anthony Giacalone – Jack-a-lony
Owen Meli – Mel-e
Rocco Bigioni – Big-ion-e
Cole Emerton – Em-er-ton
Tate Collins – Collins
Anthony DiCarlo – Di-car-lo
Aiden Nicholson – Nicholson
Philip Govedaris – Gov-a-daris
Cristian Giancola – Gian-cola
Alex Levshyn Lev-shyn
Braeden Shaikh – Shake
TRENTON GOLDEN HAWKS
Thomas Kuipers – Ky-pers
Matthew Souliere – Soo-le-ay
Reed Pettipas – Petti-paw
Jacob Xu- Zoo
Joey Brehmer- Bray-mer
WELLINGTON DUKES
Gabe Dono-hue
Ronan Mac-Far-lan
Logan Sit-lani
Logan klay-ber
Zack Mas-card
Quinn Mac-na-Mara
Zander La-Tray
Alex Hen-Dree
Cole Ell-iss
Tyler Soo-Cal-us
Ben Poo-Lee-ott
Colin Smith
Cory Jew-it
Nolan Hend-ree
Ben Vroog-den-hill
Zack Carry-er
Ethan Murr-ee
Ryan Ss-cop
Cooper Reed
Sa-sha True-Del
Jack Liss-on
Luc War-ner
Jared Mick-Neil
Riley No-bull
