Fifteen OHL Alumni competing in 2025 Stanley Cup Final
A total of 15 Ontario Hockey League alumni will look to hoist hockey’s ultimate prize in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final – a rematch of last year’s showdown between the Florida Panthers and the host Edmonton Oilers.
The 15 alumni split between the Oilers (10) and Panthers (5) represent 12 OHL member clubs.
Both of the teams’ head coaches have left significant marks on the OHL, with Panthers head coach Paul Maurice and Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch having previously coached, with each winning OHL titles.
List of the 15 OHL alumni competing in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final
Players are listed alongside the OHL club they’ve played the most games with.
* denotes player who appeared in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final
Edmonton Oilers (10)
Evan Bouchard (London Knights)*, Connor Brown (Erie Otters)*, Josh Brown (Oshawa Generals), Cam Dineen (North Bay Battalion), Adam Henrique (Windsor Spitfires)*, Max Jones (London Knights), Connor McDavid (Erie Otters)*, Darnell Nurse (Soo Greyhounds)*, Corey Perry (London Knights)*, Jeff Skinner (Kitchener Rangers)
Florida Panthers (5)
Sam Bennett (Kingston Frontenacs)*, Aaron Ekblad (Barrie Colts)*, Jonah Gadjovich (Owen Sound Attack)*, Matthew Tkachuk (London Knights)*, Carter Verhaeghe (Niagara IceDogs)*.
Former Otters first overall pick and exceptional status player Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 26 points (6-20-26) in 16 games.
Last season, eight OHL alumni, along with coaching staff Paul Maurice and Sylvain Lefebvre, hoisted the Stanley Cup as members of the 2024 Florida Panthers. The group included players Sam Bennett, Nick Cousins, Aaron Ekblad, Jonah Gadjovich, Steven Lorentz, Anthony Stolarz, Matthew Tkachuk, and Carter Verhaeghe.
