ALL-STAR ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR OJHL CELEBRATION
Skills Competition, three games set for Collingwood Jan. 13 and 14
December 29, 2022, Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League today announced the names of the players who will suit up in next month’s 2022-23 OJHL All-Star Game during the league’s All-Star Celebration weekend presented by Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
The event is scheduled for January 13 and 14, 2023 in beautiful Collingwood, Ont.
The teams are named in honour of former OJHL greats and current NHL stars Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers and Mark Giordano of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The rosters include 12 players with NCAA Division I commitments.
Team Zach Hyman – North-West Conference
Goal
Noah Pak (Collingwood)
Reece Proulx (Pickering)
Defence
Owen Forester (Milton)
Wilson Farrow (Pickering)
Nathaniel Davis (Burlington)
Sawyer Prokopetz (Markham)
Isa Parekh (Georgetown)
Crossley Stewart (Burlington)
Forward
Cameron Garvey (Collingwood)
Jack Richard (Burlington)
Lucas Buzziol (Milton)
Ryan Forberg (Markham)
Aidan Hughes (Milton)
Andrew Della Rovere (Georgetown)
Aron Jessli (Pickering)
Thomas Lenart (Burlington)
Rhys Chiddenton (Georgetown)
Mark McIntosh (Collingwood)
Odaro Ewere (Stouffville)
Lucas Stanojevic (Aurora)
Team Mark Giordano – South-East Conference
Goal
Ethan Morrow (Wellington)
James Norton (Jr. Canadiens)
Defence
Adam Barone (Cobourg)
Julien Jacob (Wellington)
Cooper Bertrand (Jr. Canadiens)
Luca Fasciano (Patriots)
Isaac Sooklal (Haliburton)
Austin D’Orazio (Trenton)
Forward
Matt Cato (Trenton)
Andy Reist (Cobourg)
Ty Collins (Haliburton)
Edward Moskowitz (Wellington)
Patrick Saini (Haliburton)
Riley Patterson (North York)
Matthew Wilde (Jr. Canadiens)
Tyler Fukakusa (Jr. Canadiens)
David Campbell (Wellington)
Boyd Stahlbaum (Haliburton)
George Krotiris (Cobourg)
Owen Saye (Jr. Canadiens)
The event’s centrepiece is the OJHL All-star Game set for Saturday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. It will be televised nationally on CHCH, as part of the league’s Game of the Week schedule of games. The game will feature the best players from across the 21-team OJHL as selected by the league’s competition committee.
At 7:30 p.m., the OJHL’s top prospects will clash in the InStat Top Prospects game featuring the OJHL’s top young talent from both OJHL conferences in 2022-23.
All net proceeds from the weekend events will go to the OJHL Foundation, which focuses on delivering the First Assist Program to aid players with mental health and life skills training.
Ticket prices (including HST and fees):
Friday
Advance: $10
Door: $15
Saturday
Advance: $25
Door: $30
Two-day pass
Advance: $25
Door: $35
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The schedule for the weekend celebration includes:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13*
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Alumni Game | OJHL vs Collingwood Alumni
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: OJHL All Star Skills Competition (HockeyTV)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14*
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: OJHL All-Star Game (CHCH)
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: InStat OJHL Top Prospects Game (HockeyTV)
* schedule subject to change.
*The InStat OJHL Top Prospects Game rosters will be released Friday.
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 22 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 90 commitments in 2021-22 – including more than 25 NCAA Division I scholarships.
About the Dairy Farmers of Ontario – “Milk Up”
Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) is the marketing board for the largest sector of Ontario agriculture. Their mission is to provide leadership and excellence in the production and marketing of Canadian milk for a dynamic, profitable growing dairy industry. Ontario’s more than 3,400 dairy farmers, their families and employees are proud to produce high-quality milk for Canadians. For more information, visit www.milk.org.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca
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For more information:
Jim Mason
Director of Communications
Ontario Junior Hockey League
416-846-5769
jmason@theojhl.ca
www.ojhl.ca