“The 2024-25 Ontario Junior Hockey League season was one of the most exciting on record. The OJHL continues to move countless players on to the next level, including the CHL, NCAA and U SPORTS. The League Of Choice has had more than 100 commitments already this season,” read the PA announcer at Milton Memorial Arena Monday night.
“Tonight we honour the very best our great league had to offer this season by officially presenting the OJHL’s year-end awards.”
OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy then presented the awards during an on-ice ceremony prior to Game 2 of the OJHL’s Championship Series.
Recipients included:
- Colton Smith (Leamington Flyers), OJHL MVP and Top Scorer
- Marcus Vandenberg (Leamington Flyers), Top Goalie and Goaltender of the Year
- Jonathan Kapageridis (Cobourg Cougars), Hudl InStat Top Prospect for the NHL Draft
- Mason Kim (Mississauga Chargers), Rookie of the Year
- Riley Pope (Stouffville Spirit), Most Improved Player
- Cameron Eke (Collingwood Blues),Top Defenceman
- David Elmy (St. Michael’s Buzzers), Most Gentlemanly Player
- Gabriel Trozzo (Toronto Patriots), Scholastic Player of the Year
- David Paglia (Stouffville Spirit), Humanitarian of the Year
- TJ Hill (Stouffville Spirit), Coach of the Year
- Justin Solcz (Leamington Flyers), General Manager of the Year
- Kenny Burrows (Stouffville Spirit), Executive of the Year
- David Hearn (Collingwood Blues), Volunteer of the Year
- Leah Toffelmire (Trenton Golden Hawks), Athletic Therapist of the Year
- Mike Aloe (Burlington Cougars), Equipment Manager of the Year
Eke (Niagara), Kapageridis (Vermont), Smith (Clarkson) and Elmy (Canisius) have NCAA Division I scholarship commitments. Kapageridis is also committed to North Bay of the Ontario Hockey League.
Toffelmire and Solcz are repeat winners.
