MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — 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.