[{"id":57921,"date":"2026-04-20T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=57921"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:18:42","slug":"eight-former-frontenacs-competing-in-the-2026-stanley-cup-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/article\/eight-former-frontenacs-competing-in-the-2026-stanley-cup-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"Eight former Frontenacs competing in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"255\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">As the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/span><\/span> get underway, the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kingston Frontenacs<\/span><\/span> continue to be well represented on hockey\u2019s biggest stage with a strong group of alumni contributing across the NHL; both on the ice and behind the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"678\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">Leading the charge offensively is <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jason Robertson<\/span><\/span> of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dallas Stars<\/span><\/span>, who enters the postseason in top form after a dominant regular season that saw him lead the club with 96 points and 45 goals . A dynamic scoring threat and one of the league\u2019s elite forwards, Robertson will once again be leaned on as Dallas looks to make another deep run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"1130\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">Out west, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Max Jones<\/span><\/span> is part of an experienced <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Edmonton Oilers<\/span><\/span> group aiming to contend in a competitive Pacific Division bracket, while behind the bench, Frontenacs ties run deep. Hall of Famer <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Paul Coffey<\/span><\/span> and assistant coach <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Paul McFarland<\/span><\/span> are both assistants on Edmonton\u2019s coaching staff, bringing a wealth of experience and leadership into the playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1593\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ottawa Senators<\/span><\/span> feature a pair of Frontenacs alumni in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Leevi Merilainen<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Warren Foegele<\/span><\/span>. Foegele joined Ottawa late in the season following a trade with the LA Kings and adds depth and energy to their lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1894\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">Another former Frontenac making his mark is <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lawson Crouse<\/span><\/span> of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Utah Mammoth<\/span><\/span>, a physical presence helping his club embrace its first ever postseason birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2098\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">Behind the bench in the East, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jay Varady<\/span><\/span> is part of the coaching staff with the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/span><\/span>, continuing the Frontenacs\u2019 influence beyond the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2355\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #333333\">From high-impact scorers to trusted role players and influential coaches, the Frontenacs\u2019 footprint is once again felt across the Stanley Cup Playoffs; an enduring testament to the organization\u2019s ability to develop talent that thrives at the highest level.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway, the Kingston Frontenacs continue to be well represented on hockey\u2019s biggest stage with a strong group of alumni contributing across the NHL; both on the ice and behind the bench. Leading the charge offensively is Jason Robertson of the Dallas Stars, who enters the postseason in top&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":57922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[532],"tags":[{"term_id":131,"name":"alumni","slug":"alumni","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":131,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":4,"filter":"raw","term_order":"103"}],"class_list":["post-57921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-alumni","category-532","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/04\/20141352\/NHLPlayoffs-1920x1080-1.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":57919,"date":"2026-04-20T12:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/?p=57919"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:40:07","slug":"andre-mondoux-reflects-on-a-strong-season-for-the-black-and-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-frontenacs\/video\/andre-mondoux-reflects-on-a-strong-season-for-the-black-and-gold","title":{"rendered":"Andre Mondoux reflects on a strong season for the black and gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:19180c47-551a-4cb7-b35f-24378a35a5f8-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9ee9b886-cd82-4444-92c3-1377a7a4089e\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"343\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12pt\">Andre Mondoux quietly put together a strong and reliable season on the back end for the Kingston Frontenacs in 2025\u201326, emerging as one of the club\u2019s most dependable defensemen. Appearing in 66 games, Mondoux recorded 6 goals and 12 assists for 18 points, while playing steady minutes in all situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"711\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12pt\">Where Mondoux made his biggest impact, however, was away from the scoresheet. He finished the season as one of the team leaders in both plus\/minus and physical play, posting a team best +19 rating while also leading the Frontenacs in penalty minutes with 48; an indication of his edge and willingness to play a hard, defensive style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"1071\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 12pt\">On a young Kingston team that leaned heavily on developing talent, Mondoux provided consistency, physicality, and a stabilizing presence on the blue line. His ability to contribute defensively while chipping in offensively made him a key piece of the Frontenacs\u2019 core as they pushed through a competitive season and gained valuable experience for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andre Mondoux quietly put together a strong and reliable season on the back end for the Kingston Frontenacs in 2025\u201326, emerging as one of the club\u2019s most dependable defensemen. Appearing in 66 games, Mondoux recorded 6 goals and 12 assists for 18 points, while playing steady minutes in all situations. 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