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KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

BULLDOGS BARKING FOR PLAYOFFS<br />

HAMILTON WITHIN STRICKING DISTANCE OF OSHAWA FOR FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT IN RETURN TO kINGSTON<br />

There is no doubt the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are off<br />

to a hot start to the <strong>2015</strong>-16 season. In fact, the firsthalf<br />

of this season is the fourth best in franchise history.<br />

Even with three of their top players away at World Junior<br />

Selection Camps–Crouse, McKeown, and Lammikko–<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have managed 15 points in their past<br />

10 games, with 7 wins, 2 losses, and 1 overtime loss.<br />

And while the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are off to a flying start,<br />

the visiting Bulldogs are struggling to stay in touch with<br />

Oshawa for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.<br />

With 11 wins, 17 losses, and 3 overtime losses–<br />

good for 25 points–the Bulldogs are a team struggling to<br />

win. They have found some success this season against<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, managing to muster a point in 2 of their<br />

3 match-ups so far.<br />

With 2 of those games needing extra time to settle<br />

the score, fans should expect a close game tonight, especially<br />

with the Bulldogs looking to get the 2 points to<br />

for a chance at making the playoffs. Currently sitting<br />

in 9th place, and 4 points behind Oshawa for the final<br />

playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Bulldogs<br />

can’t afford to lose ground to the Generals. The Bulldog<br />

have managed 10 points in their past 10 games, with 4<br />

wins, 4 losses, and 2 overtime losses.<br />

THE RETURN OF WATSON: Spencer Watson rejoins the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> lineup after missing last weekend’s<br />

back-to-back series in <strong>Kingston</strong> vs. Sault and Erie<br />

while he was at the Team Canada World Junior Selection<br />

Camp. Both Lawson Crouse (forward) and Roland<br />

McKeown (defence) are still in the selection process for<br />

the tournament, which begins on Boxing Day in Helsinki,<br />

Finland. KF


Turn to page 32 for more great action photos by<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> Official Photographer Billy Kimmerly<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 15<br />

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GAMEDAY REPORT: KINGSTON VS. HAMILTON...................................................3<br />

OHL CONFERENCE STANDINGS........................................................................7<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT.........................................................................16<br />

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES........................................................16<br />

STARTING LINEUPS........................................................................................17<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS PLAYER STATISTICS.................................................<strong>18</strong><br />

HAMILTON BULLDOGS PLAYER STATISTICS.....................................................19<br />

OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................21<br />

THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................32<br />

<strong>2015</strong>-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE.........................................................37<br />

OHL PLAYER LEADER STATS...........................................................................38<br />

The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> roster includes a 6’5” Russian, who comes to <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

via Wichita Falls, Texas. Gord Hunter looks at rookie Konstantin Chernyuk.<br />

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Gord Hunter looks back at the birth of the Ontario Hockey League in <strong>Kingston</strong>,<br />

beginning with the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians of 1973-74.<br />

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A .500 weekend with a win against the Greyhounds and a loss to the Otters, the<br />

addition of Liam Murray, and the return of Spencer Watson. We go one-on-one<br />

with Head Coach Paul McFarland.<br />

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

GAMEDAY<br />

PUBLISHER & EDITOR: Justin Chenier<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Gord Hunter, Justin Chenier<br />

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Adam Smith<br />

ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT: Chelsea McDermott<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER: Billy Kimmerly<br />

©<strong>2015</strong> KINGSTON FRONTENACS. GAMEDAY MAGAZINE is published by the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey Club and<br />

distributed, free of charge, at all <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> home games at Rogers K-Rock Centre. All rights reserved. Any<br />

reproduction, in whole or in part, without the prior permission of the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey Club is strictly prohibited.<br />

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EASTERN CONFERENCE<br />

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM<br />

1 <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 32 20 9 2 1 43 0.672 103 93 0-1-0-0 7-2-1-0 512<br />

2 Barrie Colts 31 19 11 0 1 39 0.629 114 87 2-0-0-1 5-4-0-1 5<strong>18</strong><br />

3 Mississauga Steelheads 34 <strong>18</strong> 13 1 2 39 0.574 116 97 3-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 442<br />

4 Peterborough Petes 34 16 13 2 3 37 0.544 112 128 0-1-0-1 5-4-0-1 438<br />

5 Niagara IceDogs 31 16 12 2 1 35 0.565 100 90 0-1-0-1 6-3-0-1 442<br />

6 North Bay Battalion 30 15 12 1 2 33 0.550 101 99 3-0-0-1 6-3-0-1 370<br />

7 Ottawa 67’s 32 16 15 1 0 33 0.516 114 111 0-6-0-0 4-6-0-0 283<br />

8 Oshawa Generals 33 12 16 3 2 29 0.439 99 113 0-1-0-0 3-5-1-1 374<br />

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 31 11 17 3 0 25 0.403 88 124 0-1-2-0 4-4-2-0 405<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 33 7 23 3 0 17 0.258 84 158 2-0-0-0 2-7-1-0 501<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM<br />

1 ERIE OTTERS 31 27 3 1 0 55 0.887 141 81 8-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 285<br />

2 WINDSOR SPITFIRES 33 19 9 5 0 43 0.652 120 100 3-0-1-0 4-4-2-0 419<br />

3 LONDON KNIGHTS 31 24 5 1 1 50 0.806 166 86 1-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 470<br />

4 KITCHENER RANGERS 31 23 4 4 0 50 0.806 122 74 0-1-1-0 7-2-1-0 355<br />

5 SARNIA STING 30 17 11 2 0 36 0.600 99 83 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 408<br />

6 OWEN SOUND ATTACK 33 14 13 4 2 34 0.515 85 101 1-0-0-0 3-5-1-1 371<br />

7 SOO GREYHOUNDS 32 15 14 3 0 33 0.516 103 1<strong>18</strong> 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 278<br />

8 SAGINAW SPIRIT 33 14 16 2 1 31 0.470 107 128 3-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 416<br />

9 FLINT FIREBIRDS 31 13 15 1 2 29 0.468 93 111 0-4-0-1 4-5-0-1 390<br />

10 GUELPH STORM 30 2 27 1 0 5 0.083 53 138 0-14-0-0 0-10-0-0 456<br />

Conference Standings Reflect The Order In Which Teams Would Qualify For The Playoffs (1 St Thru 8 Th ).<br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

CONFERENCE STANDINGS<br />

As of <strong>December</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2015</strong> // source: Ontario Hockey League


How do you turn a devastating injury<br />

to a promising Finnish import into a 6’5”<br />

Russian rookie defenseman? Darren<br />

Keily and the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> staff pulled it<br />

off and they did it without much time or<br />

preparation.<br />

After playing all 68 games for <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

last season, promising defenseman<br />

Jarkko Parikka tore his Achilles tendon in<br />

a practice prior to the start of the playoffs.<br />

The injury was described as traumatic<br />

but the training staff held out hope that<br />

he might be able to return in the fall.<br />

After talking to Jarkko, his family and his<br />

agent in June, Keily said that the injury<br />

was not responding as well as had been<br />

expected. Following some discussions<br />

the parties came to a mutual decision<br />

and Parikko was released. Unfortunately<br />

by the time they reached that conclusion,<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> were well behind in terms<br />

of scouting the <strong>2015</strong> import class.<br />

“Normally I’m at the U<strong>18</strong>’s because no<br />

matter how much you look at the scouting<br />

reports, you’re always more comfortable<br />

if you see the boys play before you draft<br />

them,” said Keily. “Since we thought we<br />

had our imports (Lamikko and Parikka) I<br />

didn’t attend the U<strong>18</strong>’s last spring so I had<br />

to depend on our scouts and advisors.”<br />

Those advisors had discovered<br />

Konstantin Chernyuk, a lanky Russian<br />

defenseman playing tier two junior hockey<br />

in Wichita Falls, Texas. The native of St.<br />

Petersburg, Russia had a good foundation<br />

of skills and as the saying goes in hockey<br />

circles, you can’t teach size.<br />

Coach Paul McFarland praised Keily<br />

and the hockey operations staff. “Doug<br />

and Darren worked hard on digging up<br />

information and finding the right player,”<br />

said McFarland. “Konstantin is a player<br />

that’s come in and gotten better each and<br />

every day. We like big defensemen and<br />

he’s got great feet and moves the puck<br />

well.”<br />

For his part Konstantin feels he’s<br />

adjusting to the speed and high skill<br />

level of the OHL. “The first game with<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> wasn’t that good for me<br />

and I knew it was going to be hard,”<br />

said Chernyuk. “Coach told me it was<br />

going to be much faster and I didn’t<br />

really understand the tactics but now I’m<br />

starting to know what the players will do<br />

and how they will play.”<br />

By the end of October, the young<br />

Russian was still looking for his first point<br />

but in a game against Peterborough he did<br />

manage to acquit himself well in an OHL<br />

rite of passage – his first fight. Chernyuk,<br />

who at 17 and 175 pounds isn’t yet the<br />

imposing rearguard he will eventually<br />

develop into, took on Petes’ rookie Ian<br />

McKinnon and managed to land a few<br />

bombs before the linesmen stepped in to<br />

break up the scrap. Neither player was<br />

injured and Chernyuk received a rousing<br />

ovation from the crowd and a generous<br />

greeting from his teammates when he<br />

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eturned to the bench five minutes later.<br />

Although Chernyuk wasn’t chosen<br />

based solely on his size or his physical<br />

game Coach McFarland sees tremendous<br />

all around potential for his rookie blueliner.<br />

“Like any young guy he becomes more<br />

and more comfortable with all parts<br />

of the game the more he plays,” said<br />

McFarland. “Konstantin will be a guy who<br />

can contribute including the physical<br />

game but we’re impressed that he’s come<br />

in and gotten better each and every day.<br />

Over time you’re going to see there’s a big<br />

upside to his offensive game.”<br />

While Keily and the management team<br />

are happy with Chernyuk’s continued<br />

improvement, they are also focused on<br />

Konstantin as he transitions to life as a<br />

teenager in Canada. “It’s a new league<br />

it’s a new county a new everything,” said<br />

Keily. “We’re committed to being there for<br />

him and supporting him – like we are for<br />

all our new and returning players. He’s<br />

got a bright future if he can keep trending<br />

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“The year before, we had travelled to<br />

United States to play a tournament in<br />

Scranton and they spoke to my dad<br />

after the tournament and said they<br />

wanted me to come and play for them,”<br />

he recalled. With his Russian hockey<br />

future uncertain, Chernyuk and his<br />

family decided he should make the<br />

jump to North America. After a year<br />

with the U16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton<br />

Knights, the University of Maine came<br />

calling. Then the Bloomington Thunder<br />

of the USHL (the American equivalent<br />

of the CHL) drafted him. In a very short<br />

span of time his career had taken an<br />

upward and decidedly American<br />

trajectory. The following year, after<br />

realizing that Scranton’s U<strong>18</strong> team<br />

didn’t provide enough of a challenge<br />

Chernyuk moved to Wichita Falls, Texas<br />

to play with a tier-two junior squad<br />

in the Lone Star State. Meanwhile,<br />

Bloomington had expressed interest<br />

in the Russian youngster but they<br />

were also very clear that they were<br />

going for a championship and would<br />

be focused on older players. His best<br />

option seemed to be the NCAA route<br />

so he signed a letter of commitment<br />

to attend Maine and play for the<br />

prestigious Black Bears in Division 1.<br />

That’s when the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> entered<br />

the picture and after again discussing<br />

the best options with his father, a<br />

jump to the OHL seemed to make the<br />

most sense. “Me and my dad started<br />

talking about where should I go, what’s<br />

our next step. Go to the USHL go to<br />

Maine or go to Canada to play for the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong>,” he said. “We decided<br />

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hockey is better, the scouting is better<br />

and it’s the main route to the NHL. We<br />

made the decision pretty quickly.”<br />

Both Keily and McFarland are<br />

thrilled to have Konstantin in <strong>Kingston</strong>.<br />

His six foot five inch frame and<br />

matching reach gives the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>’<br />

defensive corps something they haven’t<br />

had since Erik Gudbranson departed<br />

for the NHL in the fall of 2011. While<br />

this young Russian has a long way<br />

to go to match the contributions that<br />

Gudbranson made to the team, the<br />

continuing improvement Chernyuk<br />

has shown with each game is a sign of<br />

good things to come. “A lot of times it<br />

takes until Christmas for new players to<br />

start to feel confident in what they can<br />

do,” said Keily. “Konstantin is already<br />

starting to show that confidence.”<br />

Chernyuk admits he’s especially<br />

looking forward to Christmas this year<br />

not just to reach another benchmark of<br />

performance or to celebrate the holiday<br />

but because his parents are coming for<br />

an extended visit. “My mom and dad<br />

are coming in <strong>December</strong> and they’ll<br />

stay and see a few games in the New<br />

Year,” he said with a smile. “I really<br />

miss my family and my friends that<br />

I grew up with and I miss my mom’s<br />

Russian borscht. It’s my favourite meal<br />

that my mom would always cook for<br />

me.”<br />

With home cooking on the horizon<br />

and a boundless potential, Chernyuk’s<br />

hockey future which only last year<br />

appeared to be south of the 49th<br />

parallel is now shining brightly with a<br />

decidedly Black and Gold glow. KF<br />

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LISTEN TO JIM GILCHRIST LIVE INSIDE<br />

ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE ON 90.1 FM<br />

LISTEN TO THE KINGSTON FRONTENACS, AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD, ON 88.7 MYFM<br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />

HOME GAME 15 KINGSTON FRONTENACS VS. HAMILTON BULLDOGS ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

FRIDAY, DECEMBER <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2015</strong> 7:00 P.M.<br />

KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

GOALS - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME GOAL SCORER ASSISTS KINGSTON PLAYERS ON ICE HAMILTON PLAYERS ON ICE<br />

GOALS - ERIE OTTERS<br />

PER TIME GOAL SCORER ASSISTS HAMILTON PLAYERS ON ICE KINGSTON PLAYERS ON ICE<br />

PENALTIES - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

PENALTIES - HAMILTON BULLDOGS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

THE NEXT<br />

FOUR HOME GAMES<br />

DEC 29 VS OTTAWA 67’S<br />

JAN 01 VS PETERBOROUGH PETES<br />

JAN 08 VS OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

JAN 15 VS FLINT FIREBIRDS<br />

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3 WARREN FOEGELE<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK<br />

15 SAM FIELD<br />

17 JARED STEEGE<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

26 TED NICHOL<br />

27 CODY CARON<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

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5 JUSTIN LEMCKE<br />

6 ONDREJ KACHYNA<br />

8 JESSE SABAN<br />

9 REILLY WEBB<br />

10 STEPHEN HARPER<br />

11 MASON MARCHMENT<br />

12 MITCHELL MENDONCA<br />

14 NIKI PETTI<br />

16 TRENT FOX<br />

17 BRANDON SAIGEON<br />

<strong>18</strong> MATTHEW STROME<br />

19 ADAM LAISHRAM<br />

20 COLE CANDELLA<br />

21 CHRISTIAN MIERITZ<br />

22 JACK HANLEY<br />

25 MATT LUFF<br />

27 MAURIZIO COLELLA<br />

28 JOSEPH MIZZI<br />

42 BENJAMIN GLEASON<br />

43 MICHAEL CRAMAROSSA<br />

44 MACKENZIE ENTWISTLE<br />

q 29 CONNOR HICKS<br />

q 31 CHARLIE GRAHAM


KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

3 WARREN FOEGELE LEFT WING <strong>18</strong> 3 14 17 +4 16 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK LEFT WING 29 3 6 9 -7 19<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL CENTRE 17 0 1 1 -5 <strong>18</strong><br />

15 SAM FIELD RIGHT WING 23 0 2 2 -4 24<br />

17 JARED STEEGE CENTRE 30 9 8 17 +3 20<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON LEFT WING 25 14 8 22 +4 2<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD RIGHT WING 32 8 1 9 -3 33<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT RIGHT WING 20 2 1 3 -1 26<br />

26 TED NICHOL CENTRE 32 4 4 8 +1 7<br />

27 CODY CARON RIGHT WING 25 2 6 8 0 51<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA RIGHT WING 16 2 1 3 -1 0<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE LEFT WING 22 9 15 24 +1 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN CENTRE 24 7 4 11 +3 26<br />

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO LEFT WING 30 10 <strong>18</strong> 28 +9 29 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON RIGHT WING 30 17 15 32 +6 12 LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

4 CHAD DUCHESNE LEFT 28 3 12 15 0 36<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY LEFT 31 1 4 5 -12 45<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE LEFT 20 1 2 3 -1 9<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER LEFT 29 1 4 5 -5 6<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK LEFT 26 0 3 3 +6 26<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN RIGHT 30 6 22 28 +11 31 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY LEFT 12 0 0 0 +1 7<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN LEFT 28 0 2 2 -3 41<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER LEFT 34 5 15 20 0 22 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES GP GA MINS SAVES GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI LEFT 24 60 1,387 637 2.60 0.914 14 7 2 1 0 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 10 27 550 243 2.94 0.900 6 2 0 0 0 0<br />

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT and STAFF<br />

GENERAL MANAGER................................................... DOUG GILMOUR<br />

HEAD COACH...........................................................PAUL MCFARLAND<br />

ASSISTANT COACH..................................................... JASON SUPRYKA<br />

EQUIPMENT MANAGER..................................................... CHRIS COOK<br />

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER................................KEVIN WALKER<br />

ASSISTANT GM...................................................................DARREN KEILY<br />

ASSISTANT COACH........................................................... JOHN GOODWIN<br />

ATHLETIC THERAPIST........................................................RYAN BENNETT<br />

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC THERAPIST...................................... CHRIS WILSON<br />

GOALTENDING COACHES.................DAVID FRANCO and MARCO FRANCO


HAMILTON BULLDOGS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

10 STEPHEN HARPER CENTRE 31 16 19 35 +5 19<br />

11 MASON MARCHMENT LEFT WING 27 7 <strong>18</strong> 25 -9 22<br />

12 MITCHELL MENDONCA CENTRE 13 1 0 1 0 0<br />

14 NIKI PETTI CENTRE 27 7 9 16 -9 16<br />

16 TRENT FOX CENTRE 31 10 11 21 -8 42<br />

17 BRANDON SAIGEON CENTRE 28 2 4 6 -19 19<br />

<strong>18</strong> MATTHEW STROME LEFT WING 25 4 6 10 -4 15<br />

19 ADAM LAISHRAM CENTRE 31 4 6 10 -15 14<br />

25 MATT LUFF RIGHT WING 24 8 7 15 -2 21<br />

27 MAURIZIO COLELLA LEFT WING 28 3 4 7 -10 21<br />

28 JOSEPH MIZZI RIGHT WING 27 1 2 3 -4 14<br />

43 MICHAEL CRAMAROSSA LEFT WING 27 7 17 24 -13 16<br />

44 MACKENZIE ENTWISTLE RIGHT WING 25 1 2 3 -7 6<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

2 BRODY MORRIS LEFT 27 0 1 1 -12 54<br />

5 JUSTIN LEMCKE RIGHT 4 0 2 2 0 4<br />

6 ONDREJ KACHYNA LEFT 20 0 2 2 -16 11<br />

8 JESSE SABAN LEFT 29 2 5 7 0 33<br />

9 REILLY WEBB RIGHT 2 0 0 0 -3 0<br />

20 COLE CANDELLA LEFT 27 3 13 16 -1 12<br />

21 CHRISTIAN MIERITZ LEFT <strong>18</strong> 0 1 1 -5 15<br />

22 JACK HANLEY LEFT 25 0 1 1 -11 4<br />

24 CONNOR WALTERS RIGHT 24 2 4 6 -1 2<br />

42 BENJAMIN GLEASON D 29 7 10 17 -16 16<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES GP GA MINS SAVES GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO<br />

31 CHARLIE GRAHAM LEFT 23 83 1363 626 3.65 0.883 8 12 3 0 0 0<br />

29 CONNOR HICKS LEFT 9 36 511 238 4.23 0.869 3 5 0 0 0 0<br />

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4 CHAD DUCHESNE<br />

4<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: INVERARY, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 31, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 179 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM MISSISSAUGA<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

66 1 11 12 0 63<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY<br />

POSITION: 5DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: ORLEANS, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 28, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 210 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

63 3 6 9 -8 99<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER<br />

7<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL<br />

11<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>3 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

30 0 5 5 -4 2<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: HEARST, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>0 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

56 3 3 6 -13 72<br />

3 WARREN FOEGELE<br />

3<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE<br />

6<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 1, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>5 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

34 5 11 16 -3 26<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 26, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

26 5 7 12 -- 38<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK<br />

POSITION: 9CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 2, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 196 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

47 7 12 19 -3 28<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: ST. PETERSBURG , RUSSIA<br />

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 13, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’4” WEIGHT: 175 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

51 5 11 16 +10 42<br />

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15 SAM FIELD<br />

15<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />

19<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: TENAFLY, NEW JERSEY<br />

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>4 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

57 2 0 2 -11 19<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN<br />

BIRTHDATE: JULY 22, 1999<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 192 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

62 28 33 61 -- 14<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

21<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 9, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’00” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

55 6 10 16 -- 40<br />

17 JARED STEEGE<br />

17<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: COBDEN, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 7, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 198 lbs.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

67 11 12 23 -1 34<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN<br />

20<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

65 7 25 32 +1 57<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: HASTINGS, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 22, 1999<br />

HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 171 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

36 8 23 31 -- 12<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT<br />

23<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

24<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: HILLSBURGH, ONTARIO<br />

HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 29, 1999<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 16, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

64 26 27 53 -- 93 65 2 6 8 -19 82<br />

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37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

37<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 4, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 5’10” WEIGHT: 191 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

59 1 4 5 -13 10<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: TORONTO, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 26, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’04” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

66 10 13 23 +33 41<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA<br />

55<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MACOMB, MICHIGAN<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 21, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 170 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

20 7 15 22 -- 14<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

67<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MT. BRIDGES, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 23, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 212 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

56 29 22 51 +10 70<br />

27 CODY CARON<br />

27<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 28, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>6 lbs.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NIAGARA<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

64 1 3 4 -12 102<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

40<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: NOBELTON, ON<br />

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 9, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: <strong>18</strong>8 lbs.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM SAGINAW SPIRIT<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO<br />

59 132 3,413 1,564 2.32 .922 30 20 5<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

60<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 25, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO<br />

14 53 699 330 4.55 .862 2 8 0<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: OAKVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 19, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

67 22 16 38 +12 81<br />

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82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />

67<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: Noormarkku , Finland<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 29, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 207 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

64 <strong>18</strong> 26 44 +23 36<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND<br />

ROLE: HEAD COACH<br />

HOMETOWN: BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

Paul McFarland joined the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2014-15 season after two<br />

seasons as Assistant Coach with the Oshawa Generals. He spent four seasons<br />

as a player in the OHL, beginning with the Kitchener Rangers in 2002-2003,<br />

and winning an OHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2003. He finished<br />

his OHL playing career as Team Captain for the Windsor Spitfires during the<br />

2004-2005 season.<br />

JASON SUPRYKA<br />

ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH<br />

HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

Jason Supryka brings a wealth of experience in at the OHL level, having served as<br />

Assistant Coach with the Belleville Bulls for eight seasons, and as Head Coach of<br />

the Trenton Jr. A Hockey Club for two seasons. Jason is a graduate of Rochester<br />

Institute of Technology, where he attended on a hockey scholarship. He is a native<br />

of Belleville, Ontario and was drafted by the Guelph Platers in the 6th round of the<br />

OHL Priority Selection in 1987.<br />

.<br />

DARREN KEILY<br />

ROLE: ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER / DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS<br />

HOMETOWN: MEADFORD, ONTARIO<br />

Darren Keily enters his 20th season in the OHL. Prior to his seven seasons with<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, he spent eight years with legendary OHL coach Bert<br />

Templeton in Barrie and Sudbury, before moving on to a role as Assistant Coach<br />

and Assistant GM in Peterborough, where he spent five years and won an OHL<br />

Championship in 2005-06.<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

96<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: LONDON, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 25, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 5’09” WEIGHT: 170 lbs.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

41 20 28 48 +10 10<br />

JOHN GOODWIN<br />

ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH<br />

HOMETOWN: WHITBY, ONTARIO<br />

As a member of the Soo Greyhounds, John Goodwin lead the league in scoring in the<br />

1980-81 season and in turn won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy and the William<br />

Hanley Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player. After his OHL career, Goodwin<br />

played five full seasons in the American Hockey League . From 1997 to 2000 he was<br />

Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals. He was Assistant Coach with the North Bay<br />

Batallion before joining the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2014-15 season.<br />

DOUG GILMOUR<br />

ROLE: GENERAL MANAGER<br />

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

Doug Gilmour is a hockey icon, especially in Ontario and his hometown of<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>. Gilmour played in 1,474 career NHL games in Calgary, Toronto, New<br />

Jersey, Chicago, Buffalo and Montreal, scoring 450 goals, 964 assists for 1,414<br />

career points and 1 Stanley Cup Championship. He was inducted into the<br />

Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011. Gilmour coached the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for two and a half<br />

seasons, before assuming the role of General Manager for the 2011-12 season.<br />

RYAN BENNETT / ATHLETIC THERAPIST<br />

Ryan Bennett spent eigth season as Athletic Therapist with the Belleville Bulls<br />

prior to joining the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the <strong>2015</strong>-16 season. He is a graduate of<br />

Brock University and Sheridan College and has formerly worked with the Toronto<br />

Roadrunners, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Erie Otters.<br />

CHRIS COOK / EQUIPEMENT MANAGER<br />

Chris Cook joins the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> after having spent 12 seasons as an<br />

Equipment Manager with the Ottawa Senators. He has also worked as Assistant<br />

Equipment Manager with the Carleton University Ravens Football Program. He is<br />

a graduate of Algonquin College’s Recreation Facilities Management program.<br />

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Coming off a .500 weekend with a win against<br />

the Greyhounds and a loss to the Otters, the addition<br />

of Liam Murray, and the return of Spencer<br />

Watson, Head Coach has a lot on on his mind as<br />

he heads into the last two games–home tonight vs.<br />

Hamilton and away tomorrow in Ottawa–before the<br />

Christmas break.<br />

We caught up with him after practice yesterday<br />

at Rogers K-Rock Centre.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> were<br />

handed their first loss in 7 games by the Erie Otters<br />

last Saturday, a team that sits first in the OHL and<br />

is ranked number 1 in the CHL. How do you feel<br />

the game went, despite the loss?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: For us, the score isn’t always<br />

indicative of how we play, and unfortunately<br />

we came on the wrong side of the game sheet. But<br />

I liked our effort level, especially in the third period<br />

where I think we played our best hockey of the<br />

game. There’s lots to build on from last weekend,<br />

we just have to keep getting better and moving in<br />

the right direction.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Liam Murray spent his first night<br />

in the <strong>Kingston</strong> lineup last Friday night in the win<br />

against Sault Ste. Marie. He ended up with an assist<br />

and third star in that game. What’s your reaction<br />

to his performance so far?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: Liam has been a good,<br />

steady, big and tough defenceman. He plays hard<br />

in his own end and after a full week of practice with<br />

the team he’ll be more prepared and comfortable<br />

with his new teammates than he was last weekend.<br />

For us, he just have to keep working hard like<br />

everyone else, to learn our structure and how we<br />

play, and I’m sure he’ll be a great fit.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: We’re about to head into the holiday<br />

break and the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are sitting<br />

in a pretty comfortable spot with a fairly strong hold<br />

on first place in the Eastern Conference. As you<br />

send the players home for the break, what is your<br />

expectation of them in that time?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: Like anyone else, these<br />

guys are athletes and have to continue to keep that<br />

fitness level through the break. It’s a more needed<br />

break mentally than physically, being able to get<br />

away from the rink and be around family and recharge.<br />

Everyone loves this time of year, but our<br />

guys have to stay in shape and make sure they are<br />

ready to go as soon as we get back.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Tonight is another match-up<br />

against the Hamilton Bulldogs, the fourth matchup<br />

so far this season. Each game has required extra<br />

time to settle the score. What’s key for a <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

win tonight?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: We want to play our<br />

game: our fore check, pushing the pace and being<br />

physical. Right from the start of the game, that’s<br />

how we have to play. Hamilton has an elite line that<br />

revolves around Harper. Our chances are better if<br />

we can shut him down.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Roland, you lead the team as our<br />

captain. What experiences are you hoping to take<br />

away from playing with the best in the country and<br />

for that matter the highest calibre junior hockey<br />

players in the world?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: There’s lots to learn.<br />

That’s a once in a lifetime experience. I’ll certainly<br />

be learning on the go and I’ll bring back whatever I<br />

can to the team here. That’s what I’m looking to do.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Tonight we see the return of Spencer<br />

Watson from the Team Canada World Junior<br />

Selection Camp. What does it mean to have him<br />

back in the lineup tonight?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: Spencer is a huge part of<br />

our hockey team. We’re excited to have him back.<br />

He should feel honoured and privileged he got the<br />

opportunity to go to that camp. Not every player<br />

gets that chance, only 31 players were invited.<br />

Spencer Watson is going to be a big factor for us to<br />

have any success in the second-half of the season<br />

and into the playoffs We’ll be sure to find lots of ice<br />

time for him. KF<br />

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Some 42 years ago the Ontario<br />

Hockey Association granted <strong>Kingston</strong> a<br />

franchise and started a five-decade love<br />

affair between the Limestone City and its<br />

junior hockey team.<br />

The origin of the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians<br />

is somewhat confusing. In the late 60’s<br />

and early 70’s the Montreal Junior<br />

Canadians was a powerhouse team<br />

in what was then called Major Junior<br />

Hockey under the banner of the Ontario<br />

Hockey Association.<br />

In 1972, in an effort to avoid legal<br />

action from the newly formed Quebec<br />

Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)<br />

the Junior Canadians were allowed to<br />

suspend team operations for a year in<br />

order to make the transition from the<br />

OHA into the QMJHL. In the “Q”, a new<br />

team emerged dubbed the Montreal<br />

Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. Most of the Junior<br />

Canadians moved with them and that<br />

opened the door for <strong>Kingston</strong> to begin<br />

operations the following year.<br />

The brand new <strong>Kingston</strong> franchise<br />

was born and began play in the 1973-<br />

1974 season using the “Canadians”<br />

moniker and the colours of their<br />

Montreal namesakes, but the team<br />

had no other connection to the Junior<br />

Canadians. In essence the <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

Canadians were an expansion franchise<br />

with new ownership and new players.<br />

They experienced all the growing pains<br />

associated with their rookie status in that<br />

first season, managing just 20 wins and<br />

finishing well out of playoff contention.<br />

In season two with promising<br />

youngsters like future Stanley Cup<br />

winner Ken Linesman and future NHLers<br />

Tony McKegney and Mike Crombeen,<br />

they took the eventual Memorial Cup<br />

Champion Toronto Marlboroughs to an<br />

8th and deciding game.<br />

Those were the days when each<br />

playoff series was decided by the first<br />

team to reach 9 points. In that final<br />

game with the teams tied at 8 points<br />

each and the game tied 1-1, sniper Mark<br />

Napier wristed a shot by the Canadian’s<br />

goaltender but the puck appeared to hit<br />

the post. Michel Blais, a defensemen for<br />

that <strong>Kingston</strong> team was on the ice for<br />

what many <strong>Kingston</strong>ians still remember<br />

as a “phantom” goal.<br />

“I watched the shot hit the post,”<br />

recalled Blais. “It definitely didn’t go in,<br />

Napier didn’t even raise his hands, but<br />

the goal judge put the light on and they<br />

ended up calling it a goal. We should<br />

have won that game and then who<br />

knows what would have happened.”<br />

For many hockey fans in the Limestone<br />

City, that watershed moment when the<br />

upstart sophomore franchise took the<br />

vaunted Marlboroughs to the very edge<br />

of defeat stands as a turning point. The<br />

Canadians would go on to make the<br />

playoffs for the next seven seasons in a<br />

row. Along the way the franchise would<br />

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celebrate many achievements. They<br />

had scoring champions (Tim Salmon in<br />

1984) and the first OHL goalie to score a<br />

goal (Chris Clifford).<br />

An eight-game stint by a then 16 yearold<br />

Paul Coffey would even give the team<br />

a tenuous connection to the Hockey Hall<br />

of Fame when the Oilers and Penguins<br />

superstar was later inducted as part of<br />

the Hall’s 2004 class of players.<br />

Sadly, the Canadians would never<br />

reach a Memorial Cup and after a<br />

mid-year change in ownership during<br />

the 1987-1988 season–a season that<br />

finished with an ignominious OHLrecord<br />

losing streak of 28 games–the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians became a part of<br />

hockey history.<br />

The following year the team was<br />

renamed The Raiders but would only<br />

last only a single season before local<br />

hockey stalwart Wren Blair led another<br />

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The team rocketed from last place<br />

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In 2008 the team moved from the<br />

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current home in the Rogers K-Rock<br />

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With local boy and NHL Hall of Famer<br />

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Returning stars like NHL first<br />

round pick Lawson Crouse, 2014 OHL<br />

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TOP SCORER<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />

1 Christian Dvorak London Knights 27 28 37 65 12<br />

2 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 29 14 45 59 40<br />

3 Mitchell Marner London Knights 25 22 36 58 34<br />

4 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 30 33 23 56 12<br />

5 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 25 16 37 53 12<br />

6 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 33 21 28 49 6<br />

7 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 29 14 33 47 28<br />

8 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 31 13 32 45 10<br />

9 Travis Konecny Ottawa 67’s 29 7 38 45 6<br />

10 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 30 19 25 44 <strong>18</strong><br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

PLAYER LEADER STATS<br />

TOP ROOKIES<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />

1 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 33 21 28 49 6<br />

2 Boris Katchouk Soo Greyhounds 30 11 16 27 21<br />

3 Max Jones London Knights 27 14 12 26 51<br />

4 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 33 13 12 25 9<br />

5 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 32 8 16 24 <strong>18</strong><br />

6 Olli Juolevi London Knights 28 4 19 23 6<br />

7 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 30 4 19 23 10<br />

8 JASON ROBERTSON KINGSTON FRONTENACS 25 14 8 22 2<br />

9 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 31 9 13 22 14<br />

10 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 33 9 12 21 24<br />

TOP GOALTENDERS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP MIN SA SVS GA SO GAA SAV% W L OTL SOL<br />

1 Devin Williams Erie Otters 26 1457 674 621 53 1 2.<strong>18</strong> 0.921 22 1 1 0<br />

2 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 24 1373 791 737 54 2 2.36 0.932 16 7 0 0<br />

3 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 22 1327 643 590 53 1 2.40 0.9<strong>18</strong> 17 3 2 0<br />

4 Tyler Parsons London Knights 24 1417 698 640 58 2 2.46 0.917 19 3 1 1<br />

5 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 26 1563 687 621 66 3 2.53 0.904 15 10 1 0<br />

6 LUCAS PERESSINI KINGSTON FRONTENACS 24 1387 697 637 60 1 2.60 0.914 14 7 2 1<br />

7 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 33 1951 1013 928 85 5 2.61 0.916 <strong>18</strong> 12 1 1<br />

8 Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 29 1633 819 745 74 2 2.72 0.910 11 10 4 2<br />

9 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 20 1212 676 621 55 1 2.72 0.919 9 8 1 2<br />

10 Leo Lazarev Ottawa 67’s 21 1176 565 510 55 2 2.81 0.903 11 8 0 0<br />

As of <strong>December</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2015</strong> // Source: Ontario Hockey League

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