Kohn, Cascagnette, Davies among players committed to U SPORTS programs for 2018-19
The 2018-19 season is fast approaching with OHL training camps and exhibition play less than a month away. The season is also on the horizon for U SPORTS programs where several of the league’s recent graduates are finding new hockey and academic homes.
Utilizing their OHL scholarship packages, 23 players who finished the 2017-18 season in the league are expected to join U SPORTS programs across the country this fall while an additional 18 who competed in past OHL seasons will do so as well.
A total of 209 OHL alumni started the 2017-18 season on various U SPORTS men’s hockey rosters including 157 listed within the Ontario University Sport conference which represents over 25% of all players across the 20 competing teams.
Five of those former OHL players helped the McGill Redmen capture the 2018 Queen’s Cup, while another four grads captured an AUS title with the UNB Varsity Reds. UNB players joined StFX and the University of Alberta on the podium at the University Cup where a total of 17 OHL alumni earned medals.
The 209 OHL alumni on U SPORTS rosters last season were among the 910 graduates from across the Canadian Hockey League that utilized their scholarship at post-secondary institutions across North America, for a total cost to teams of over $8 million.
2018 OHL graduates committed to U SPORTS programs for 2018-19:
Alex Black (Sarnia/Peterborough, 2014-18) – Laurier
Riley Bruce (North Bay Battalion, 2013-18) – U of T
Jacob Cascagnette (Kitchener/Mississauga/Ottawa, 2013-18) – Waterloo
Maurizio Colella (Belleville/Hamilton/North Bay/Flint, 2013-18) – Acadia
Johnny Corneil (Niagara IceDogs, 2013-18) – Acadia
Logan DeNoble (Peterborough Petes, 2014-18) – Saint Mary’s
Alex Di Carlo (Plymouth/Flint/Oshawa, 2013-18) – Western
Patrick Fellows (Erie Otters, 2014-18) – Ryerson
TJ Fergus (Erie/Hamilton/Barrie, 2014-18) – Acadia
Garrett Forrest (Flint Firebirds, 2016-18) – Ryerson
Stephen Gibson (Mississauga Steelheads, 2013-18) – Queen’s
Kenny Huether (Oshawa Generals, 2014-18) – Western
Mason Kohn (Kitchener/Oshawa/Saginaw, 2013-18) – Queen’s
Kyle Langdon (Niagara IceDogs, 2014-18) – Western
William Lochead (Niagara IceDogs, 2015-18) – Western
James McEwan (Guelph Storm, 2013-18) – UNB
Liam Murray (Windsor/Kingston, 2013-18) – RMC
Tyler Rollo (Peterborough/London, 2015-18) – Brock
Zach Shankar (North Bay/Niagara/Windsor, 2014-18) – Ryerson
Mark Shoemaker (North Bay/Guelph, 2014-18) – Ryerson
Julian Sime (North Bay Battalion, 2016-18) – Waterloo
Ethan Szypula (Owen Sound Attack, 2013-18) – Western
Connor Walters (Owen Sound/Hamilton, 2013-18) – Brock
OHL graduates prior to end of 2018 season committing to U SPORTS programs for 2018-19:
Jesse Barwell (Mississauga/Saginaw, 2013-17) – Ryerson
Jake Bricknell (Belleville/Hamilton/Guelph, 2013-17) – UQIT
Adam Craievich (Guelph/Ottawa, 2013-16) – Ryerson
Mike Davies (Kitchener/Saginaw, 2013-17) – Laurier
Liam Dunda (Plymouth/Owen Sound/Sudbury, 2013-17) – Queen’s
Connor Hicks (Belleville/Hamilton/Flint/Sault Ste.Marie, 2014-18) – Dalhousie
Haydn Hopkins (Erie Otters, 2015-17) – Laurentian
Matthew Kreis (Barrie/Saginaw, 2013-18) – Laurier
Tyler MacArthur (Owen Sound/Barrie, 2013-18) – Brock
Jarett Meyer (Owen Sound/Sudbury, 2014-16) – Laurentian
David Ovsjannikov (Saginaw/Barrie, 2013-17) – Western
Jason Smith (Mississauga/Barrie, 2014-17) – Brock
Troy Timpano (Sudbury/Erie, 2013-18) – Ryerson
Ryan Valentini (London/Sudbury, 2014-18) – Guelph
Bradley Van Schubert (Guelph/Owen Sound/North Bay, 2014-17) – RMC
Patrick Watling (Guelph/Sault Ste. Marie, 2010-14) – UNB
Michael Webster (Barrie Colts, 2012-16) – U of T
Zach Wilkie (Niagara/Sudbury, 2013-17) – Laurentian
Please note that both lists above are as of August 1, 2018, and additional commitments may be added prior to the 2018-19 season.
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