171 OHL Alumni listed on NHL Opening Night Rosters

 

The Canadian Hockey League is proud to announce that 372 CHL alumni are actively listed on National Hockey League Opening Night Rosters representing over 52% of all players in the league to start the 2017-18 season.

Of the 372 CHL alumni, 171 are from the Ontario Hockey League which represents 24% of all players. The national figure also includes 129 players from the Western Hockey League and 72 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Among the OHL players listed on active rosters are 2017 NHL Draft picks Owen Tippett (10th overall, Florida Panthers) of the Mississauga Steelheads, and Alex Formenton (47th overall, Ottawa Senators) of the London Knights.

Also making the jump to start the 2017-18 campaign are a collection of returning eligible 19-year-olds from the 2016 NHL Draft including Mastercard Memorial Cup champions Logan Brown (Ottawa Senators) and Mikhail Sergachev (Tampa Bay Lightning) of the Windsor Spitfires, along with Janne Kuokkanen (Carolina Hurricanes) and Victor Mete (Montreal Canadiens) of the London Knights.  Steelheads captain Michael McLeod, a first round pick of the New Jersey Devils in 2016, is still hoping to make his professional debut this season but is currently listed on injured reserve.

OHL champions Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome of the Erie Otters will also start the season in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes respectively.

The London Knights lead all CHL clubs with 29 graduates on NHL rosters, followed by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds with 14.  The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings have the most OHL graduates on their roster with 10 each, followed by the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks each with nine.

In addition to the 171 OHL alumni on active NHL rosters, 21 graduates are opening the season on NHL team injured reserve lists.

The OHL continues to be a leading supplier of talent to the NHL.

OHL Alumni on NHL Opening Night Rosters:

^-Completed the 2016-17 season in the OHL
*- injured reserve

Anaheim Ducks (6):
Jared Boll (Plymouth Whalers)
Cam Fowler (Windsor Spitfires)
John Gibson (Kitchener Rangers)
Corey Perry (London Knights)
Rickard Rakell (Plymouth Whalers)
Nick Ritchie (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Arizona Coyotes (10):
Nick Cousins (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Lawson Crouse (Kingston Frontenacs)
Max Domi (London Knights)
Christian Dvorak (London Knights)
Christian Fischer (Windsor Spitfires)
Brendan Perlini (Niagara IceDogs)
Brad Richardson (Owen Sound Attack)
Tobias Rieder (Kitchener Rangers)
Zac Rinaldo (Barrie Colts)
Dylan Strome (Erie Otters)^
Dave Bolland (London Knights)*
Jakob Chychrun (Sarnia Sting)*

Boston Bruins (3):
Matt Beleskey (Belleville Bulls)
Adam McQuaid (Sudbury Wolves)
Ryan Spooner (Sarnia Sting)

Buffalo Sabres (6):
Zach Bogosian (Peterborough Petes)
Seth Griffith (London Knights)
Robin Lehner (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Jordan Nolan (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Ryan O’Reilly (Erie Otters)
Benoit Pouliot (Sudbury Wolves)

Calgary Flames (9):
Sam Bennett (Kingston Frontenacs)
T.J. Brodie (Barrie Colts)
Mark Giordano (Owen Sound Attack)
Dougie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs)
Freddie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs)
Sean Monahan (Ottawa 67’s)
Mike Smith (Sudbury Wolves)
Matt Stajan (Belleville Bulls)
Matthew Tkachuk (London Knights)

Carolina Hurricanes (5):
Janne Kuokkanen (London Knights)^
Brock McGinn (Guelph Storm)
Jeff Skinner (Kitchener Rangers)
Jordan Staal (Peterborough Petes)
Justin Williams (Plymouth Whalers)

Chicago Blackhawks (6):
Alex DeBrincat (Erie Otters)^
Ryan Hartman (Plymouth Whalers)
Patrick Kane (London Knights)
Connor Murphy (Sarnia Sting)
Richard Panik (Guelph Storm)
Brandon Saad (Saginaw Spirit)

Colorado Avalanche (5):
Chris Bigras (Owen Sound Attack)
Matt Duchene (Brampton Battalion)
Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener Rangers)
Nail Yakupov (Sarnia Sting)
Nikita Zadorov (London Knights)

Columbus Blue Jackets (4):
Josh Anderson (London Knights)
Nick Foligno (Sudbury Wolves)
Scott Harrington (London Knights)
Sonny Milano (Plymouth Whalers)
Boone Jenner (Oshawa Generals)*

Dallas Stars (7):
Radek Faksa (Sudbury Wolves)
Marc Methot (London Knights)
Jamie Oleksiak (Niagara IceDogs)
Brett Ritchie (Niagara IceDogs)
Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers)
Gemel Smith (London Knights)
Jason Spezza (Belleville Bulls)

Detroit Red Wings (2):
Trevor Daley (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Petr Mrazek (Ottawa 67’s)
Tyler Bertuzzi (Guelph Storm)*
Eric Tangradi (Belleville Bulls)*

Edmonton Oilers (5):
Zack Kassian (Windsor Spitfires)
Patrick Maroon (London Knights)
Connor McDavid (Erie Otters)
Darnell Nurse (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Ryan Strome (Niagara IceDogs)
Andrej Sekera (Owen Sound Attack)*

Florida Panthers (7):
Aaron Ekblad (Barrie Colts)
Micheal Haley (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)
Derek MacKenzie (Sudbury Wolves)
Jared McCann (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Jamie McGinn (Ottawa 67’s)
Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads)^
Vincent Trocheck (Plymouth Whalers)

Los Angeles Kings (10):
Andy Andreoff (Oshawa Generals)
Dustin Brown (Guelph Storm)
Jeff Carter (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Kyle Clifford (Barrie Colts)
Drew Doughty (Guelph Storm)
Trevor Lewis (Owen Sound Attack)
Kurtis MacDermid (Erie Otters)
Jake Muzzin (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Tanner Pearson (Barrie Colts)
Tyler Toffoli (Ottawa 67’s)

Minnesota Wild (4):
Marcus Foligno (Sudbury Wolves)
Kyle Quincey (Mississauga IceDogs)
Eric Staal (Peterborough Petes)
Chris Stewart (Kingston Frontenacs)

Montreal Canadiens (3):
Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia Sting)
Victor Mete (London Knights)^
Andrew Shaw (Owen Sound Attack)
Jeremiah Addison (Windsor Spitfires)*^

Nashville Predators (3):
P.K. Subban (Belleville Bulls)
Yannick Weber (Kitchener Rangers)
Austin Watson (London Knights)
Ryan Ellis (Windsor Spitfires)*

New Jersey Devils (6):
Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires)
Adam Henrique (Windsor Spitfires)
John Moore (Kitchener Rangers)
Stefan Noesen (Plymouth Whalers)
Dalton Prout (Saginaw Spirit)
Pavel Zacha (Sarnia Sting)
Michael McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads)*^

New York Islanders (7):
Josh Bailey (Windsor Spitfires)
Casey Cizikas (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors)
Cal Clutterbuck (Oshawa Generals)
Calvin de Haan (Oshawa Generals)
Josh Ho-Sang (Niagara IceDogs)
Adam Pelech (Erie Otters)
John Tavares (London Knights)
Shane Prince (Ottawa 67’s)*
Alan Quine (Belleville Bulls)*

New York Rangers (4):
Anthony DeAngelo (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
J.T. Miller (Plymouth Whalers)
Rick Nash (London Knights)
Marc Staal (Sudbury Wolves)

Ottawa Senators (6):
Craig Anderson (Guelph Storm)
Logan Brown (Windsor Spitfires)^
Cody Ceci (Owen Sound Attack)
Alex Formenton (London Knights)^
Tom Pyatt (Saginaw Spirit)
Bobby Ryan (Owen Sound Attack)

Philadelphia Flyers (4):
Travis Konecny (Sarnia Sting)
Scott Laughton (Oshawa Generals)
Michal Neuvirth (Oshawa Generals)
Wayne Simmonds (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Anthony Stolarz (London Knights)*

Pittsburgh Penguins (4):
Tom Kuhnhackl (Niagara IceDogs)
Olli Maatta (London Knights)
Greg McKegg (London Knights)
Matt Murray (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

San Jose Sharks (9):
Mikkel Boedker (Kitchener Rangers)
Brent Burns (Brampton Battalion)
Logan Couture (Ottawa 67’s)
Dylan DeMelo (Mississauga Steelheads)
Barclay Goodrow (North Bay Battalion)
Kevin Labanc (Barrie Colts)
Joe Thornton (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Chris Tierney (London Knights)
Joel Ward (Owen Sound Attack)

St. Louis Blues (4):
Robert Bortuzzo (Kitchener Rangers)
Vince Dunn (Niagara IceDogs)
Alex Pietrangelo (Barrie Colts)
Chris Thorburn (Plymouth Whalers)
Robby Fabbri (Guelph Storm)*
Luke Opilka (Kitchener Rangers)*^

Tampa Bay Lightning (8):
Peter Budaj (Toronto St. Michael’s Majors)
Ryan Callahan (Guelph Storm)
Jake Dotchin (Barrie Colts)
Dan Girardi (London Knights)
Slater Koekkoek (Windsor Spitfires)
Vladislav Namestnikov (London Knights)
Mikhail Sergachev (Windsor Spitfires)^
Steven Stamkos (Sarnia Sting)
Dominik Masin (Peterborough Petes)*
Jonne Tammela (Peterborough Petes)*^
Carter Verhaeghe (Niagara IceDogs)*

Toronto Maple Leafs (6):
Connor Brown (Erie Otters)
Connor Carrick (Plymouth Whalers)
Nazem Kadri (London Knights)
Josh Leivo (Kitchener Rangers)
Mitchell Marner (London Knights)
Matt Martin (Sarnia Sting)
Nathan Horton (Oshawa Generals)*

Vancouver Canucks (5):
Alex Burmistrov (Barrie Colts)
Michael Del Zotto (London Knights)
Sam Gagner (London Knights)
Erik Gudbranson (Kingston Frontenacs)
Bo Horvat (London Knights)
Cole Cassels (Oshawa Generals)*
Brendan Gaunce (Erie Otters)*

Vegas Golden Knights (2):
Colin Miller (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Malcolm Subban (Belleville Bulls)
David Clarkson (Kitchener Rangers)*

Washington Capitals (6):
Andre Burakovsky (Erie Otters)
John Carlson (London Knights)
Tyler Graovac (Belleville Bulls)
Philipp Grubauer (Kingston Frontenacs)
Devante Smith-Pelly (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors)
Tom Wilson (Plymouth Whalers)

Winnipeg Jets (5):
Ben Chiarot (Saginaw Spirit)
Bryan Little (Barrie Colts)
Steve Mason (Kitchener Rangers)
Shawn Matthias (Belleville Bulls)
Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts)