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KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

GENERALS FIGHTING FOR PLAYOFF SPOT<br />

memorial cup champions fighting to stay in 8 th while frontenacs lead the conference<br />

As the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> continue to hold<br />

the top spot in the Eastern Conference with<br />

49 points, the defending Memorial Cup Champion<br />

Oshawa Generals are fighting to stay alive<br />

in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Despite<br />

trading two of their top players, and members of<br />

the Memorial Cup winning team from last season,<br />

Stephen Desrocher and Michael Dal Colle, the<br />

Generals strengthened their lead over the Hamilton<br />

Bulldogs for 9th place in the Eastern Conference<br />

after midweek games for both the Bulldogs<br />

(5-3 loss to Niagara on Wednesday) and Generals<br />

(4-3 shootout win last night over Peterborough).<br />

For the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, with last week’s decisive<br />

5-3 win on New Year’s Day over the Peterborough<br />

Petes, <strong>Kingston</strong> has 23 wins, 11 regulation<br />

losses, 2 overtime losses, and 1 shootout loss. In<br />

the past 10 games, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have 6 wins,<br />

3 regulation losses, and 1 overtime loss.<br />

The Generals, on the other hand, are fighting<br />

to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference playoff<br />

race with 6 wins and 4 losses in their past 10<br />

games. For the season, the Generals have 16<br />

wins, 18 losses, 3 overtime losses, and 2 shootout<br />

losses–good for 37 points.<br />

In the 4 match-ups between the two clubs so<br />

far this season, <strong>Kingston</strong> is ahead in the series<br />

with 3 wins to Oshawa’s 1. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have<br />

a slight lead in scoring between the two teams<br />

this season when facing each other, with 11 goals<br />

to Oshawa’s 9.<br />

RETURN OF WORLD JUNIOR PLAYERS: The <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> will soon see the return of the three<br />

players to the team after representing their home<br />

countries in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship,<br />

including Juho Lammikko (forward) who<br />

won Gold with Finland, as well as Roland McKeown<br />

(defence) and Lawson Crouse (forward) who<br />

played for Team Canada. Deputy Mayor Ryan<br />

Boehme will make a presentation to all three players<br />

during next Friday’s pregame ceremonies. 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 18 8<br />

GAMEDAY REPORT: KINGSTON VS. OSHAWA......................................................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.................................................18<br />

OSHAWA GENERALS PLAYER STATISTICS........................................................19<br />

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

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

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

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

This year’s roster includes a bunch of homegrown talent. Gord Hunter looks at<br />

two of those homegrown <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, Chad Duchesne and Ryan Verbeek.<br />

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This summer will see a reunion in <strong>Kingston</strong> of a some heroes of the Canadians<br />

days of OHL hockey in <strong>Kingston</strong>. Gord Hunter caught up with Wayne Erskin on<br />

the plans to reunite the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians.<br />

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Coming off a big win with the debut of Michael Dal Colle last Friday night, the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> faceoff against their longtime East Division rival Oshawa Generals.<br />

We went one-on-one 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 />

©2015 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> 37 23 11 2 1 49 0.662 119 108 2-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 608<br />

2 Barrie Colts 37 23 13 0 1 47 0.635 149 110 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 610<br />

3 Mississauga Steelheads 41 20 17 1 3 44 0.537 132 126 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-1 524<br />

4 North Bay Battalion 37 20 14 1 2 43 0.581 126 126 2-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 458<br />

5 Niagara IceDogs 37 19 13 3 2 43 0.581 119 109 2-0-0-0 5-2-1-2 501<br />

6 Peterborough Petes 39 17 16 2 4 40 0.513 131 149 0-2-0-1 2-6-0-2 484<br />

7 Ottawa 67’s 38 18 19 1 0 37 0.487 133 132 0-3-0-0 2-8-0-0 315<br />

8 Oshawa Generals 39 16 18 3 2 37 0.474 120 130 3-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 426<br />

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 38 14 21 3 0 31 0.408 109 146 0-4-0-0 3-5-2-0 494<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 39 9 26 3 1 22 0.282 98 181 1-0-0-1 4-5-0-1 577<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

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

1 Erie Otters 38 32 5 1 0 65 0.855 158 95 0-1-0-0 8-2-0-0 315<br />

2 Windsor Spitfires 39 24 10 5 0 53 0.679 150 114 4-0-0-0 8-1-1-0 479<br />

3 London Knights 36 27 6 2 1 57 0.792 185 104 2-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 527<br />

4 Kitchener Rangers 36 26 6 4 0 56 0.778 141 95 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 397<br />

5 Sarnia Sting 35 19 11 4 1 43 0.614 120 99 3-0-2-1 6-1-2-1 457<br />

6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 38 17 16 4 1 39 0.513 125 143 0-1-0-0 5-3-1-1 320<br />

7 Owen Sound Attack 38 16 15 5 2 39 0.513 98 119 0-2-1-0 5-4-1-0 416<br />

8 Saginaw Spirit 38 17 18 2 1 37 0.487 128 150 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 469<br />

9 Flint Firebirds 36 14 18 2 2 32 0.444 105 129 0-3-1-0 1-7-1-1 449<br />

10 Guelph Storm 36 5 28 3 0 13 0.181 77 158 1-0-0-0 3-5-2-0 516<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>January</strong> 8, <strong>2016</strong> // source: Ontario Hockey League


Hometown boy; it’s a term we’re all<br />

familiar with. Every week during the<br />

hockey season, <strong>Kingston</strong>ians hunker<br />

down to watch Coach’s Corner on Hockey<br />

Night in Canada with a rink full of pride as<br />

one of their own, Donald “Grapes” Cherry<br />

rhymes off names like Muller, Gilmour,<br />

McClement and Hall as “good <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

boys.” We’ve also heard Grapes bemoan the<br />

lack of local talent on NHL teams like the<br />

Toronto Maple Leafs.<br />

The idea that an athlete raised in a<br />

particular city would have the opportunity to<br />

stay and play for his hometown team is less<br />

and less common in these days of signing<br />

bonuses and super agents. Fortunately for<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> as an OHL city, residents don’t<br />

have to worry about salary caps and free<br />

agents. Most of the time, if young players<br />

are drafted or traded here, they play here.<br />

This year, thanks to General Manager<br />

Doug Gilmour’s continuing commitment to<br />

local talent, the 2015/<strong>2016</strong> edition of the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> boasts two bona-fide,<br />

dyed-in-the-Limestone-City-wool, hometown<br />

boys–Ryan Verbeek and Chad Duchesne<br />

Separated by just a year, the 19-yearold<br />

Verbeek and the 20-year-old Duchesne<br />

didn’t play minor hockey together but they<br />

did have similar upbringings and both felt<br />

the draw of the Black and Gold. “Growing<br />

up I remember going to the old Memorial<br />

Centre and watching the Fronts,” said<br />

Verbeek. “My favourite player was Anthony<br />

Stewart. He was my role model growing up<br />

and playing with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> was my<br />

ultimate dream.”<br />

Duchesne, whose father Denis was<br />

associated with the <strong>Kingston</strong> Voyageurs<br />

from the time Chad was very small recalls<br />

being immersed in junior hockey from the<br />

very beginning.<br />

“I grew up around that level of hockey,”<br />

he said. “I was a kid running around<br />

the [Voyageurs] room so I saw how the<br />

players worked and trained. I saw how they<br />

conducted themselves on and off the ice,<br />

how they treated their bodies, even what<br />

they ate.” In addition, Duchesne’s family<br />

billeted former Frontenac Mike Farrell.<br />

“Obviously as a young hockey player, I<br />

looked up to Mike,” said Duchesne. “It was<br />

pretty cool hanging with one the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

every day.”<br />

These early experiences played a key role<br />

in the desire of both players to contribute<br />

and compete as members of the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

but their experiences varied dramatically as<br />

they reached the age where the often elusive<br />

OHL dream skated closer to reality.<br />

Duchesne was drafted in the 13th round<br />

in 2011 by the Mississauga Steelheads and<br />

admits even he wasn’t sure about playing in<br />

the “O”. “I was never really expected to play<br />

in the OHL,” he said. “So I started out with<br />

the Voyageurs but I never doubted myself.”<br />

That confidence in his own ability would<br />

serve him well as he worked to get noticed<br />

and kept himself ready for the opportunity<br />

to jump up to the next level if needed.<br />

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Duchesne showed improvement posting a<br />

solid plus/minus rating of +7 and tying for the<br />

team lead for points by a defenseman. With<br />

Northeastern University in Boston showing<br />

interest, Duchesne’s OHL rights were traded<br />

from Mississauga to his hometown <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> in August of 2014. After a heart<br />

to heart with his parents, he decided to forgo<br />

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Rangers, Red Wings and Stars.<br />

Just prior to arriving at training camp in<br />

2013, the young Verbeek suffered an injury<br />

that turned out to be a bulging disc in his<br />

back. He missed 11 games and his season<br />

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General Manager Doug Gilmour snapped<br />

up Verbeek and he was shipped home<br />

to <strong>Kingston</strong>. The speedy left winger made<br />

his Rogers K-Rock Centre debut on<br />

December 6th, 2013. “It was definitely<br />

nerve wracking when I stepped on the<br />

ice against Barrie,” said Verbeek. “My<br />

first shift I was going like a bat out of hell–<br />

running all over the place. Obviously I had<br />

a lot of friends and family in the crowd so<br />

I was trying to give it my best. After that<br />

first shift I shook off the nerves.”<br />

Duchesne echoes his teammate’s<br />

experience under the lights of his<br />

hometown rink during his inaugural<br />

game. “Oh yeah, I was shaking out there,”<br />

he said. “I remember Paul [coach Paul<br />

McFarland] laughing about it because I<br />

ended up playing a ton - the most I think<br />

I’ve ever played. I was gassed at the end<br />

of the game and I remember the coach<br />

telling me that he was glad I had settled<br />

down after that first shift or I never would<br />

have lasted the whole game.”<br />

In addition to playing in their hometown<br />

for the only major sports franchise in the<br />

city, in front of friends, family, classmates<br />

and acquaintances, these two boys also<br />

have to deal with a very unique situation.<br />

Night after night, they’re playing for one of<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>’s most celebrated native sons–<br />

Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour. “It’s<br />

kinda different to have Doug Gilmour<br />

in management because you obviously<br />

have lots of friends and family asking you<br />

about him,” said Duchesne. “To us–he’s<br />

our GM first and we have to perform for<br />

him. So we look at him like our boss but<br />

every once in a while you can’t help but<br />

be a little star struck because you can be<br />

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you suddenly realize, you’re talking to a<br />

Hall of Famer.”<br />

Verbeek agreed with Duchesne and<br />

pointed out the added bonus of having<br />

a Stanley Cup winning legend as a boss.<br />

“Doug’s been through everything we’ve<br />

been through times 100 and he gives us<br />

a lot of advice,” said Verbeek. “During<br />

practices he has spent time with me<br />

showing me how to calm down and slow<br />

the game down. He showed me where he<br />

scored most of his goals from. Those little<br />

tips around the net have helped me out<br />

a lot.”<br />

As the two look forward to the<br />

remainder of the season, they are united<br />

in the goal to bring some playoff success<br />

to a franchise that has had more than its<br />

share of heartbreak. “I feel the same as<br />

the fans feel and I want the same thing<br />

that the fans want,” said Duchesne. “I<br />

was in the stands watching the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

growing up and I was cheering them on.<br />

I am definitely putting some pressure on<br />

myself to help us make some noise in the<br />

playoffs for the fans. We’ve got some of<br />

the best fans in the OHL and it would be<br />

nice if we could give them a show and<br />

why not in my last year?”<br />

Duchesne clearly accepts his role<br />

as one of three overage players on the<br />

team and as he looks over at the younger<br />

Verbeek, it’s obvious Duchesne’s words<br />

carry the weight of leadership.<br />

With the team that we have, why can’t<br />

we be the ones to break the curse,” he<br />

asked to an empty arena. “I think that’d<br />

be pretty cool.”<br />

Cool indeed, and cooler still; to do it<br />

as hometown boys. KF<br />

OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAM, VOLUME 43, 2015


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ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />

HOME GAME 18 KINGSTON FRONTENACS VS. OSHAWA GENERALS ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, <strong>2016</strong> 7:00 P.M. LEON’S SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

GOALS - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

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

GOALS - OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

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

PENALTIES - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

PENALTIES - OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<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 />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

26 TED NICHOL<br />

27 CODY CARON<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

71 MICHAEL DAL COLLE<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />

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6 Sean Allen<br />

7 Sullivan Sparkes<br />

10 Matt Latin<br />

11 Owen McDade<br />

12 Domenic Commisso<br />

14 Brock Welsh<br />

15 Kyle MacLean<br />

16 Riley Stillman<br />

17 Alexandre Renaud<br />

18 Robbie Burt<br />

19 Eric Henderson<br />

21 Misha Moor<br />

22 Anthony Cirelli<br />

23 Jack Studnicka<br />

24 Stephen Templeton<br />

25 Kenny Huether<br />

26 Daniel Robertson<br />

27 Lukas Lofquist<br />

28 Adam Kozlowski<br />

29 Joe Manchurek<br />

58 Mitchell Vande Sompel<br />

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

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

3 Warren Foegele LEFT WING 23 4 19 23 6 24 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 Ryan Verbeek LEFT WING 34 4 9 13 -7 21<br />

11 Zack Dorval CENTRE 22 1 1 2 -5 30<br />

15 Sam Field RIGHT WING 27 0 3 3 -2 36<br />

17 Jared Steege CENTRE 35 9 10 19 1 22<br />

19 Jason Robertson LEFT WING 30 16 8 24 2 2<br />

21 Ryan Cranford RIGHT WING 37 9 3 12 -3 38<br />

26 Ted Nichol CENTRE 37 4 6 10 1 9<br />

27 Cody Caron RIGHT WING 27 4 6 10 1 51<br />

55 Austin Grzenia RIGHT WING 19 2 1 3 -1 4<br />

67 Lawson Crouse LEFT WING 22 9 15 24 1 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

71 Michael Dal Colle LEFT WING 31 10 18 28 -10 10 NEW YORK ISLANDERS<br />

81 Conor McGlynn CENTRE 28 8 5 13 3 33<br />

82 Juho Lammikko LEFT WING 30 10 18 28 9 29 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 Spencer Watson RIGHT WNIG 35 18 19 37 6 14 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 36 2 4 6 -12 47<br />

6 Jacob Paquette LEFT 25 1 3 4 2 11<br />

7 Nathan Billitier LEFT 32 1 4 5 -7 11<br />

13 Konstantin Chernyuk LEFT 31 1 3 4 5 34<br />

20 Roland McKeown RIGHT 30 6 23 29 12 31 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

24 Graeme Brown LEFT 31 0 3 3 -2 48<br />

37 Stephen Desrocher LEFT 39 6 17 23 2 26 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 28 72 1,588 747 2.72 0.912 16 9 2 1 0 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 12 29 647 298 2.69 0.911 7 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<br />

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FORWARDS<br />

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

7 Sullivan Sparkes CENTRE 26 2 2 4 0 6<br />

10 Matt Latin LEFT WING 33 2 2 4 -1 10<br />

11 Owen McDade CENTRE 22 4 6 10 0 4<br />

12 Domenic Commisso CENTRE 37 11 17 28 -5 16<br />

14 Brock Welsh RIGHT WING 4 0 0 0 0 5<br />

15 Kyle MacLean LEFT WING 36 2 4 6 -1 28<br />

17 Alexandre Renaud LEFT WING 35 4 8 12 -3 33<br />

18 Robbie Burt RIGHT WING 27 3 3 6 2 38<br />

19 Eric Henderson LEFT WING 17 0 6 6 2 2<br />

22 Anthony Cirelli CENTRE 34 11 19 30 -11 19 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING<br />

23 Jack Studnicka CENTRE 33 3 13 16 -2 8<br />

25 Kenny Huether RIGHT WING 35 14 14 28 -7 4<br />

27 Lukas Lofquist LEFT WING 37 13 9 22 -12 10<br />

28 Adam Kozlowski LEFT WING 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

29 Joe Manchurek LEFT WING 38 15 15 30 18 9<br />

89 Sam Harding CENTRE 36 7 5 12 -6 12<br />

DEFENCE<br />

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

3 Jaimen Allison RIGHT 1 0 0 0 1 0<br />

5 Jalen Smereck LEFT 36 2 11 13 -3 39<br />

6 Sean Allen (total) LEFT 17 0 3 3 -4 19<br />

16 Riley Stillman LEFT 33 3 4 7 6 37<br />

21 Misha Moor RIGHT 16 0 2 2 -2 4<br />

24 Stephen Templeton LEFT 37 0 4 4 -8 34<br />

26 Daniel Robertson LEFT 36 3 5 8 -8 26<br />

58 Mitchell Vande SompeL LEFT 21 2 14 16 -9 10 NEW YORK ISLANDERS<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

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

31 LOGAN GAUTHER LEFT 11 24 405 153 3.56 0.864 1 4 1 0 0 0<br />

56 JEREMY BRODEUR LEFT 31 80 1800 757 2.67 0.904 15 11 2 2 0 5<br />

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF<br />

VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER......................... ROGER HUNT<br />

HEAD COACH..................................................................... BOB JONES<br />

ASSISTANT COACH.........................................................GREG NEMISZ<br />

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER & EQUIPMENT MANAGER........BRYAN BOYES<br />

ASSISTANT TRAINER...................................................TERRY BOWSER<br />

OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS...................................... MIKE KELLY<br />

ASSISTANT COACH......................................................... ERIC WELLWOOD<br />

VIDEO COACH................................................................ MIKE PERELMAN<br />

EQUIPMENT MANAGER................................................... CLAYTON JOHNS<br />

ASSISTANT TRAINER........................................................... LARRY SMITH<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: 183 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: 180 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: 185 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: 184 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 />

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 />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

21<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

24<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO<br />

HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 9, 1998<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 16, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’00” WEIGHT: 190 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 />

55 6 10 16 -- 40 65 2 6 8 -19 82<br />

26 TED NICHOL<br />

26<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 />

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: 186 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 />

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37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

37<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 />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

81<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 />

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 />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

40<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: NOBELTON, ON<br />

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 9, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 188 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 />

71 MICHAEL DAL COLLE<br />

71<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE FROM OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

56 42 51 93 32 18<br />

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 18 26 44 +23 36<br />

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Heros<br />

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The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> would like to recognize the<br />

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AND ELECTRICIANS UNIONS<br />

for their generosity in purchasing<br />

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to Big Brothers/Big Sisters.


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<br />

ROLE: ATHLETIC THERAPIST<br />

HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

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

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

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

Toronto Roadrunners, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Erie Otters. He also represented<br />

Canada in the 2010 World U18 Hockey Championships. He lives in <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

with his wife Sarah and daughter Shelby.<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 />

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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 />

CHRIS COOK<br />

ROLE: EQUIPMENT MANAGER<br />

HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO<br />

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

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

Assistant Equipment Manager with the Carleton University Ravens Football<br />

Program. He is a graduate of Algonquin College’s Recreation Facilities<br />

Management program.<br />

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After a win to open <strong>2016</strong> on New Year’s<br />

Day against the Peterborough Petes,<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> had a quiet<br />

weekend while waiting for the IIHF World Junior<br />

Championship to wrap up for the return<br />

of three key players to the lineup. This weekend,<br />

the team starts a three-game-in-threedays<br />

weekend with an East Division rivalry<br />

game against Oshawa.<br />

We caught up with Head Coach Paul Mc-<br />

Farland after practice yesterday at Rogers<br />

K-Rock Centre.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: An exciting start to the New<br />

Year with a big trade for the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> in<br />

acquiring Michael Dal Colle from the Generals<br />

hours before the game last Friday. He<br />

was in the starting lineup and his debut in a<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> jersey saw him net 2 goals and 1<br />

assist. Is this what you were expecting from<br />

Dal Colle?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: Yes. Michael is one<br />

of the elite players in the league, he has an<br />

elite skillset, makes a lot of good plays with<br />

the puck, and continues to improve without<br />

it. So, for us, we’re very excited to have him.<br />

He’s a mature kid and a winner. He’s a great<br />

addition to our locker room.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: The line of Spencer Watson,<br />

Michael Dal Colle, and Warren Foegele was<br />

outstanding last Friday. When Crouse and<br />

Lammikko return from the World Juniors,<br />

will the Dal Colle, Watson, and Foegele line<br />

stay together?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: For now they are<br />

definitely going to stay together. They had<br />

a great first game and we’ve tried to allow<br />

them to gain more chemistry this week in<br />

practice, playing together all week. Warren<br />

has a done a great job the past month or so<br />

playing centre and he’s continuing to develop<br />

his whole game and for us the two other<br />

guys on his sides (Dal Colle and Watson)<br />

with elite skillsets–they can both pass and<br />

they can both score–we like the mix so far.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Tonight is another East Division<br />

rival in the Oshawa Generals. They are<br />

8th in the conference, working to maintain<br />

the final playoff spot. In the last matchup,<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> pulled a 4-1 win in Oshawa<br />

with an outstanding performance by Jeremy<br />

Helvig in net. What is the key for a win tonight?<br />

paul mcfarland: We want to get to<br />

playing our game. We’ll have a couple of guys<br />

in the back end coming back in the lineup,<br />

in Roland McKeown and Chad Duschesne,<br />

guys who have played big minutes for us all<br />

year. That’s exciting. We have to get back<br />

to fore checking. Now that we’re a little bit<br />

healthier, there’s no excuse. We want to play<br />

with pace and push teams on their heels and<br />

try to get pucks in deep. Oshawa is a young<br />

team but well structured and well coached<br />

and they are going to play to win every game<br />

for the rest of the season. This isn’t a game<br />

we can take lightly. They had a long game in<br />

Peterborough last night going to a shootout,<br />

so we have to make sure we get on them<br />

hard in the first period to set them up for the<br />

rest of the game. KF<br />

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Battling night after night sideby-side<br />

with the same group<br />

of players, working towards<br />

a common goal and overcoming<br />

obstacles; these are the bricks that<br />

form the foundation of a team.<br />

Ask any hockey player what they<br />

remember most about their time on<br />

the ice or off and you’re likely to hear<br />

the same refrain over and over, “It<br />

was my teammates.” When asked to<br />

think back on his three seasons as a<br />

member of the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians,<br />

Wayne Erskine is singing from the very<br />

same songbook. “I loved the hockey, I<br />

loved the competition and I have great<br />

memories of many team and personal<br />

accomplishments,” recalled Erskine.<br />

“But the thing that I remember most<br />

and the thing that I miss the most<br />

about those days, is the friendships<br />

and the camaraderie.”<br />

So, this summer, Erskine and 30<br />

or more of his former teammates from<br />

the 1984-1987 <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians<br />

will be gathering in the Limestone City<br />

to look back, share some stories and<br />

rekindle those bonds.<br />

The idea for the reunion was batted<br />

around initially when the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

hosted the OHL All Star game in 2010.<br />

Part of the festivities included a game<br />

between <strong>Kingston</strong> alumni and former<br />

NHLers.<br />

“We tried to do something right<br />

after that game–it was so much<br />

fun,” said Erskine. “But because of<br />

schedules and such, we just couldn’t<br />

make it happen. For whatever reason–<br />

everybody is much more available<br />

now so it’s looking really good for this<br />

summer.”<br />

It’s been 30 years since many of<br />

these players spent any time together<br />

and the goal of Wayne Erskine and his<br />

co-organizer Chris Clifford is to create<br />

a weekend which will not just renew<br />

old friendships but also give the fans<br />

and community members a chance to<br />

see the players they once cheered for<br />

from the friendly confines of the “M<br />

Centre.”<br />

“We had a pretty good team in<br />

those days,” said Erskine. “Good<br />

coaching, goaltending, lots of speed<br />

and scoring and we were pretty tough<br />

when we needed to be.”<br />

Most long-time fans will remember<br />

names like Jeff Chychrun, Scott<br />

Pearson, Herb Raglan, Scott Metcalfe<br />

and the late Bryan Fogarty but those<br />

teams also had their share of locally<br />

grown talent. Ted Linesman, Jeff<br />

Cornelius and goaltender Chris Clifford<br />

carried the flag for their hometown.<br />

In fact it was Clifford who arguably<br />

drew more attention than any other<br />

player when, on <strong>January</strong> 7th, 1987<br />

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he became the first goaltender in the<br />

long and storied history of the Ontario<br />

Hockey League to score a goal. “That<br />

sure got a lot of media and it shone the<br />

spotlight on us for sure,” said Erskine.<br />

“But Chris would be the first to tell<br />

you that we deserved the spotlight<br />

because we had a solid team.”<br />

A quick check of the 30-year-old<br />

stats bears those claims out. The<br />

1985/1986 team won the first round<br />

of the playoffs against Oshawa but<br />

lost in what was then a round-robin<br />

playoff format between <strong>Kingston</strong>,<br />

Peterborough and Belleville. The<br />

next year, the OHL returned to the<br />

more traditional series of quarter<br />

finals, semi-finals and finals.<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> defeated the Belleville<br />

Bulls in the first round but lost to the<br />

Oshawa Generals. That loss was the<br />

culmination of Erskine’s final year. A<br />

few of his teammates like Raglan and<br />

Chychrun would go on to successful<br />

NHL careers. Although he wasn’t<br />

playing in the OHL any more, Erskine<br />

decided to stick around <strong>Kingston</strong> for a<br />

while and was heartbroken to see the<br />

trials and tribulations that would dog<br />

the team in 1988 including a leaguerecord<br />

losing streak and changes in<br />

ownership, franchise name and sadly,<br />

a downward spiral for the team in<br />

general. “It was disappointing based<br />

on what we’d accomplished and on<br />

how good the younger core group<br />

coming in looked,” he said. “The<br />

issues with ownership certainly trickled<br />

down to the players and obviously they<br />

struggled to stay focused.”<br />

However, the dark days of the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> Raiders did not diminish<br />

Erskine’s love for his adopted city or<br />

for his OHL alma mater. He’s still an<br />

avid fan of the team and gets down<br />

to <strong>Kingston</strong> from his home in Ottawa<br />

whenever his job with Canadian Blood<br />

Services allows for it.<br />

The excitement is palpable in his<br />

voice as he talks about finalizing plans<br />

for the reunion. More than 30 players<br />

have committed to return this summer<br />

including former St. Louis Blues right<br />

winger Herb Raglan and Flyers tough<br />

guy Jeff Chychrun. Things will kick<br />

off with a golf day for the players<br />

followed by a Saturday afternoon that<br />

will involve reconnecting with the<br />

fans and then a more formal sit down<br />

dinner on Saturday evening. Former<br />

players who might be interested in<br />

attending should get in touch with<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> front office for contact<br />

information and more details. KF<br />

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TOP SCORER<br />

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

1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 35 24 45 69 30<br />

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

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

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

5 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 31 34 23 57 12<br />

6 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 26 16 38 54 12<br />

7 Mike Amadio NB. Battalion 37 23 30 53 28<br />

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

9 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 38 14 34 48 12<br />

10 Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 35 13 35 48 28<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 Max Jones London Knights 32 17 16 33 59<br />

3 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 37 6 27 33 12<br />

4 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 38 10 21 31 18<br />

5 Boris Katchouk Soo. Greyhounds 36 12 18 30 25<br />

6 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 39 14 14 28 9<br />

7 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 37 11 17 28 16<br />

8 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 39 11 16 27 32<br />

9 Jason Robertson <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 30 16 8 24 2<br />

10 Cole Carter Windsor Spitfires 39 5 19 24 2<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 32 1802 817 754 63 1 2.10 0.923 26 2 1 0<br />

2 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 22 1327 643 590 53 1 2.40 0.918 17 3 2 0<br />

3 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 25 1433 825 767 58 2 2.43 0.930 17 7 0 0<br />

4 Tyler Parsons London Knights 25 1450 720 660 60 2 2.48 0.917 19 3 2 1<br />

5 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 29 1751 774 700 74 3 2.54 0.904 16 10 2 1<br />

6 Jeremy Brodeur Oshawa Generals 31 1800 837 757 80 5 2.67 0.904 15 11 2 2<br />

7 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 28 1588 819 747 72 1 2.72 0.912 16 9 2 1<br />

8 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 39 2225 1165 1060 105 6 2.83 0.910 20 15 1 1<br />

9 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 25 1456 800 731 69 1 2.84 0.914 10 10 1 3<br />

10 Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 31 1710 863 781 82 2 2.88 0.905 11 10 5 2<br />

As of <strong>January</strong> 8, 2015 // Source: Ontario Hockey League

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