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12-game All-Star, Prospects event set for Smiths Falls
November 5, 2024 …. The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) has named its coaches and support personnel for the 2024 Battle of Ontario in Smiths Falls, Ontario 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 teams’ coaches include:
All-Star Teams
Team Chris Tanev: Mark Jooris (Burlington Cougars) and Dale Mitchell (Leamington Flyers)
Team Evan Rodrigues: Ryan Ramsay (Haliburton County Huskies) and Derek Smith (Trenton Golden Hawks)
Prospect Teams
Team Jack McBain: Mark Joslin and Patrick Piacentini (King Rebellion)
Team Zach Hyman: Shawn Snider (Georgetown Raiders) and Rob Ricci (Oakville Blades)
Support staff for the OJHL teams includes:
Equipment Managers:
Chris McLean (Trenton Golden Hawks)
Richard Judges (Collingwood Blues)
Kyle Nicholson (Haliburton County Huskies)
Athletic Therapists:
Jenn Vaicunas (Aurora Tigers)
Caitlin McCuaig (Wellington Dukes)
Dana Flatts (Georgetown Raiders)
Leah Toffelmire (Trenton Golden Hawks)
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 rosters for the event will be announced next week.
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 had more than 45 NCAA Division I scholarship commitments last 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.
Go to www.ojhl.ca for additional information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League and www.thecchl.ca for more on the Central Canada Hockey League.
For further information:
Ontario Junior Hockey League
Rick Morocco
Vice-President Business Operations
289-407-4706
Central Canada Hockey League
Kevin Ferguson, Director of Hockey Operations
613-867-2519
Jim Mason
Director of Communications
Ontario Junior Hockey League
416-846-5769
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