The Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series will put the spotlight on the top 2008- and 2009-born players from across the region. The event further reinforces the strategic direction of the OJHL to align with the OHL and facilitate the development of players in taking the next step to play in the OHL. Additionally, the league unveiled the event’s logo and announced that the Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series Championship Game will be hosted in the home facility of the OHL Brantford Bulldogs, the beautiful TD Civic Centre.
Zach Hyman was an OJHL standout and former CJHL Player of the Year who earned an NCAA Division I scholarship to the University of Michigan. Hyman enjoyed a distinguished collegiate career — finishing as a Hobey Baker Award finalist in his senior year — and has played in the NHL since 2016.
The Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series will feature six teams competing in a round-robin format followed by the championship game. Selected players will be named to three teams representing OJHL East and three teams representing OJHL West. Following the round robin, the top two teams will advance to the championship game at the TD Civic Centre, hosted by the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs.
The Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series schedule:
Nov. 4 Prospects Series East Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens, Trenton, ON 7:30
Nov. 11 Prospect Series East – Cobourg Community Centre. Cobourg, ON 12:30
Nov. 17 Prospects Series West – Milton Memorial Arena, Milton, ON 12:30
Dec. 2 Prospects Series East – Cobourg Community Centre, Cobourg, ON 7:00
Dec. 15 Prospects Series West – Milton Memorial Arena, Milton, ON 12:30
Dec. 29 Prospects Series West – Port Credit Memorial Arena, Mississauga, ON 6:30
Jan. 6 Prospect Series Championship – TD Civic Centre, Brantford, ON 7:30
