October 4, 2024, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Matthew Souliere has been named the East Conference Player-of-the-Month for September after he tallied 14 points during eight games for the first-place Trenton Golden Hawks.
Souliere had points in seven of those games, including a two-goal night against Pickering Sept. 13. He added two more goals, including the game-winner in overtime, during the Golden Hawks’ first game of October, a 4-3 decision in Burlington Tuesday
In his first season with the Golden Hawks, the 18-year-old from London, ON is having a big week, already making an NCAA Division I commitment to Princeton University. Souliere joined Trenton following a 54-point season with the Strathroy Rockets Jr. B team.
Nathan Poole of the Haliburton County Huskies was runner-up to Souliere as the East Conference Player-of-the-Month. Poole had 12 assists on top of four goals during eight games in September. The 20-year-old from Oshawa joined the Huskies this season following four years with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.
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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. 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 had more than 45 NCAA Division 1 commitments last season.
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