All-Star, Prospects event set for Smiths Falls next week
November 13, 2024 …. The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is pleased to announce the names of its players who will take part in the Prospects games during 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.
OJHL Prospects rosters:
Team McBain Prospects
G Michael Newlove – Georgetown
G William Camputaro – St. Michael’s
D Haoxi Wang – King
D Max Davidson – Stouffville
D Jonathan Kapageridis – Cobourg
D Hudson Martin – Collingwood
D Teddy Low – Oakville
D Ryan Fairbairn – Haliburton
F Ryder Cali – Milton
F Joseph Sinclair – Burlington
F Cam Lang – Caledon
F Andreas Mikrogiannakis – Aurora
F Simon Wang – Lindsay
F Mason Kim – Mississauga
F Brody Cook – Leamington
F Tate Collins Toronto Patriots
F Kaiden Harmon – Cobourg
F Jacob Owsicki – North York
F Sam Black – Haliburton
F Mikhail Zakharov – King
Team Hyman Prospects
G Gavin Betts – Pickering
G Carter Nadon – Haliburton
D Cameron Hankai – Haliburton
D Andy Bastin – Burlington
D Jacob Xu – Trenton
D Candon O’Neill – Trenton
D Andrew Robinson – Georgetown
D Cole Emerton – Toronto Patriots
F Wyatt Jinman – Mississauga
F Zachary Carrier – Wellington
F Adam Smeeton – Haliburton
F Lucas Teixeira – Toronto Jr. Canadiens
F Ethan Murray – Wellington
F Joseph Cadorin – Pickering
F Owen Bruining – Georgetown
F Phillip Govedaris – Toronto Patriots
F Owen Fitzgerald – Lindsay
F Clarence Allain – Caledon
F Illia Shybinskyi – Toronto Jr. Canadiens
F Ashton Darocy – Leamington
Alternates
G Alex Armellin – Oakville
D Will Garrett Toronto Patriots
D Mason Roy – Burlington
F Will Johnson – Burlington
F Ivan Mentiukov – Stouffville
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.
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.
