12-game All-Star, Prospects event set for Smiths Falls next week
November 12, 2024 …. The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is pleased to announce the names of its players who will take part in the All-Star portion of the 2024 Battle of Ontario in Smiths Falls November 19-20.
The Battle of Ontario will see two all-star and two prospect teams from the OJHL and Central Canada Hockey League play a total of 12 games during the event.
All-Star Teams
Team Rodrigues
G Marcus Vandenberg – Leamington Flyers
G Noah Tegelaar – Collingwood Blues
D Andrew Lanni – Markham Royals
D Lucas Vacca – Toronto Patriots
D Alexander Stephen – Burlington Cougars
D Carson Littlejohn – Haliburton County Huskies
D Liam Bazner – Niagara Falls Canucks
D Colin Maund – Georgetown Raiders
F Gavin Grundner – Leamington Flyers
F Nathan Poole – Haliburton County Huskies
F Mathieu MacMillan – Burlington Cougars
F Colton Smith – Leamington Flyers
F David Fournier – Trenton Golden Hawks
F Ty Petrou – Haliburton County Huskies
F Corbin Roach – Trenton Golden Hawks
F Peter Kioussis – Burlington Cougars
F Zander Veccia – Collingwood Blues
F Damen Boose – Collingwood Blues
F Noah Garthe – Burlington Cougars
F Parker Forlin – Niagara Falls Canucks
Team Tanev
G Alex Levshyn – Toronto Patriots
G Tre Altiman – Leamington Flyers
D Graydon Finch – St. Michael’s Buzzers
D Anthony Ciaramitaro – Leamington Flyers
D Owen Davies – Burlington Cougars
D David Paglia – Stouffville Spirit
D Cameron Eke – Collingwood Blues
D Graeme Macauley – Milton Menace
F Taeo Artichuk – Trenton Golden Hawks
F Braeden O’Keefe – Niagara Falls Canucks
F Cam Doran – Buffalo Jr. Sabres
F Matthew Souliere – Trenton Golden Hawks
F Marcus Lougheed – Collingwood Blues
F David Elmy – St. Michael’s Buzzers
F Dylan McFadden – Buffalo Jr. Sabres
F Nathan Phillips – Toronto Jr. Canadiens
F Ethan Facchina – Collingwood Blues
F Daniel Markevych – Collingwood Blues
F Julian Demiglio – Stouffville Spirit
F Gabriel Ciarallo – Milton Menace
Injured:
D Landon Bernard – Leamington Flyers
Alternates:
G Austin McKillop – Milton Menace
D Logan Sitlani – Wellington Dukes
F Aaron Andrade – King Rebellion
F Michael Denney – Leamington Flyers
The OJHL’s squads are named for current NHL players: Evan Rodrigues (Georgetown Raiders) of the Florida Panthers; Chris Tanev (Markham Waxers, Stouffville Spirit, Durham Fury) of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Zach Hyman (Hamilton Red Wings) of the Edmonton Oilers and Jack McBain (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) of the Utah Hockey Club.
The schedule includes:
Tickets are on sale at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre. The box office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Daily passes for adults will cost $20 and two-day passes $35. Day passes for children aged 6-12 will cost $10. Children 5 and under will be admitted free.
The all-star teams will play in a tournament-style event with semifinal and championship games. The Prospects will play in a showcase style event.
Games will be played using a modified two-period format and Hockey Canada rules.
The “Battle of Ontario” was first held in Pembroke in 2009 featuring teams of ‘Young Stars’ and ‘All-Stars’ from the CCHL and the Central Junior Hockey League, which was a division within the OJHL. The two-game series was held again in Pembroke in 2010.
The OJHL’s prospect teams’ rosters for the event will be announced tomorrow.
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 the home of the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the CJHL 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 50 commitments already this season.
About the CCHL
The Central Canada Hockey League, which began as a development league founded by the Montreal Canadiens in 1961, is a Hockey Canada/Hockey Eastern Ontario sanctioned Junior A league comprised of twelve member franchises across Eastern Ontario. The CCHL’s mission is to develop young student/athletes between the ages of sixteen and twenty for higher levels of hockey. Players from all over North America have enjoyed success playing in the Central Canada Hockey League. For many players, the CCHL is a stepping stone to the NCAA. Every season, players accept Division 1 hockey scholarships from the CCHL and even more advance to Division 3 hockey and U SPORTS. Last season, over 70 NCAA scholarship commitments were made by CCHL players. Young players advance every year to the Ontario Hockey League and there have even been selections from the CCHL directly to the National Hockey League.
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For further information:
Ontario Junior Hockey League
Rick Morocco
Vice-President Business Operations
289-407-4706
rmorocco@theojhl.ca
Central Canada Hockey League
Kevin Ferguson, Director of Hockey Operations
613-867-2519
cchlhockeyops@gmail.com
Jim Mason
Director of Communications
Ontario Junior Hockey League
416-846-5769
jmason@theojhl.ca
