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KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

EASTERN CONFERENCE DOG FIGHT<br />

BATTLE FOR SUPREMECY IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE HITS THE ICE AT ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

With the frenzy of activity at the trade deadline it<br />

was clear that three teams were loading up in<br />

the Eastern Conference for what hopes to be good<br />

post-season runs. Two of those teams faceoff tonight<br />

on the ice of Rogers K-Rock Centre in the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> and Niagara IceDogs.<br />

The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> didn’t wait until final hour so<br />

the trade deadline to make their moves. With the<br />

aquisition of Stephen Desrocher in November,<br />

Liam Murray in December, and Michael Dal Colle<br />

in <strong>January</strong>, the plans put in place by General Manager<br />

Doug Gilmour and Director of Hockey Operations<br />

Darren Keily were well planned and executed.<br />

The <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, with 55 points, hold a 6 point<br />

lead over the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts for<br />

the Conference lead and 11 points over the Peterborough<br />

Petes for the lead in the East Division.<br />

With the addition of all three World Junior players<br />

to the lineup, that dominance should continue<br />

through the end of the season.<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> has has 26 wins, 12 regulation losses,<br />

2 overtime losses, and 1 shootout loss, for 53<br />

points. In the past 10 games, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have<br />

6 wins and 4 regulation losses.<br />

Make no mistake, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are<br />

all-in this season. And so are the Niagara IceDogs.<br />

In a series of trades since the beginning of<br />

December, Niagara acquired overager Stephen<br />

Harper from Hamilton, Tyler Boston from Guelph,<br />

and veteran goalie Alex Nedeljkovic from Flint. Niagara<br />

has 22 wins, 13 regulation losses, 3 overtime<br />

losses, and 2 shootout loss, for 49 points. In the<br />

past 10 games, the IceDogs have 6 wins 1regulation<br />

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

THE SEASON MATCH-UPS: Tonight’s game is the<br />

second of 4 match-ups between the two clubs this<br />

season, and the first in <strong>Kingston</strong>. The first matchup,<br />

in St. Catherines on October 24, 20<strong>16</strong>, saw<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> win 3-2. The two teams meet again in<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> on Sunday, February 21, 20<strong>16</strong>. 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 20 8<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIAGARA ICEDOGS PLAYER STATISTICS..........................................................19<br />

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

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

2015-<strong>16</strong> 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 another big win as a member of the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, Michael Dal<br />

Colle is a player on a tear. He has 13 points in his 5 games with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>.<br />

We go one-on-one with the newest addition to the black and gold.<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 />

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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> 41 26 12 2 1 55 0.671 134 115 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 660<br />

2 Niagara IceDogs 40 22 13 3 2 49 0.613 129 113 5-0-0-0 6-1-1-2 527<br />

3 Barrie Colts 41 24 <strong>16</strong> 0 1 49 0.598 <strong>16</strong>0 126 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 678<br />

4 Mississauga Steelheads 43 21 18 1 3 46 0.535 138 133 0-1-0-0 3-5-1-1 547<br />

5 North Bay Battalion 40 20 <strong>16</strong> 2 2 44 0.550 134 142 0-2-1-0 5-4-1-0 476<br />

6 Peterborough Petes 42 19 17 2 4 44 0.524 146 155 2-0-0-0 3-5-0-2 526<br />

7 Ottawa 67’s 42 20 20 1 1 42 0.500 147 143 0-1-0-0 4-5-0-1 348<br />

8 Oshawa Generals 43 <strong>16</strong> 22 3 2 37 0.430 126 147 0-4-0-0 4-6-0-0 465<br />

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 41 15 23 3 0 33 0.402 119 <strong>16</strong>1 1-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 529<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 42 11 27 3 1 26 0.310 107 193 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 620<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

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

1 Erie Otters 41 35 5 1 0 71 0.866 172 100 3-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 376<br />

2 Windsor Spitfires 42 26 11 5 0 57 0.679 159 120 2-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 510<br />

3 London Knights 40 30 7 2 1 63 0.787 202 112 1-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 591<br />

4 Kitchener Rangers 39 29 6 4 0 62 0.795 153 101 3-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 417<br />

5 Sarnia Sting 39 22 11 5 1 50 0.641 138 110 6-0-3-1 6-0-3-1 494<br />

6 Owen Sound Attack 41 17 15 6 3 43 0.524 107 129 1-0-1-1 4-3-2-1 468<br />

7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 42 18 18 5 1 42 0.500 134 158 0-1-0-0 3-4-2-1 346<br />

8 Saginaw Spirit 41 17 20 2 2 38 0.463 134 <strong>16</strong>5 0-3-0-1 4-4-1-1 496<br />

9 Flint Firebirds 41 14 22 3 2 33 0.402 111 152 0-7-2-0 1-7-2-0 521<br />

10 Guelph Storm 41 9 29 3 0 21 0.256 96 171 3-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 610<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> <strong>16</strong>, 20<strong>16</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 2015/20<strong>16</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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After a solid rookie campaign in 2011 with<br />

the Vees that included playoff upsets of<br />

the higher seeded Wellington Dukes and<br />

Trenton Golden Hawks, Duchesne improved<br />

during his sophomore season increasing his<br />

regular season point total and becoming a<br />

dependable top-four blueliner for the Ontario<br />

Junior Hockey League squad. Despite the<br />

incremental success, the youngster was<br />

not able to crack the Steelheads lineup so<br />

he opted for trying his hand at the USHL–a<br />

feeder league for NCAA hockey and the top<br />

junior loop south of the border. Once again,<br />

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 />

his NCAA eligibility, in return for a chance to<br />

live at home and see how he measured up<br />

in the best junior hockey league in the world.<br />

He made the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> out of training<br />

camp in 2014 and has been a valuable<br />

member of their blueline ever since.<br />

In 2012, one year after Duchesne was<br />

chosen late in the OHL Priority draft, Ryan<br />

Verbeek was a third round pick of the<br />

Windsor Spitfires. He started with the team<br />

as a rookie and made solid contributions<br />

as an energy guy who wasn’t afraid to mix<br />

it up in the corners, much like his uncle<br />

Pat Verbeek who fulfilled a similar role in<br />

the NHL and earned himself the moniker<br />

“Little Ball of Hate” with the Devils, Whalers,<br />

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 />

debut was delayed until late October. By<br />

December of 2013, Verbeek was unhappy<br />

with his situation and with his playing time.<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 />

having a conversation with him and then<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 />

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ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />

HOME GAME 20 KINGSTON FRONTENACS VS. NIAGARA ICEDOGS ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 20<strong>16</strong> 7:00 P.M. BLUE & WHITE NIGHT KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

GOALS - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

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

GOALS - NIAGARA ICEDOGS<br />

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

PENALTIES - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

PENALTIES - NIAGARA ICEDOGS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

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4 CHAD DUCHESNE<br />

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 />

96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

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3 Ben Jones<br />

4 Vince Dunn<br />

5 Blake Siebenaler<br />

6 Hayden Davis<br />

9 Jordan Maletta<br />

10 Anthony DiFruscia<br />

11 Brendan Perlini<br />

12 Stephen Harper<br />

13 Graham Knott<br />

14 Christopher Paquette<br />

15 Matt Gillard<br />

<strong>16</strong> Tyler Boston<br />

17 William Lochead<br />

20 Josh Wesley<br />

21 Pavel Jenys<br />

22 Ryan Mantha<br />

23 Johnny Corneil<br />

24 Nick Pastorious<br />

25 Kyle Langdon<br />

26 Josh Ho-Sang<br />

28 Aaron Haydon<br />

29 Aleksandar Mikulovich<br />

30 Stephen Dhillon<br />

31 Alex Nedeljkovic


KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PLAYER ROSTER<br />

FORWARDS<br />

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

3 Warren Foegele LEFT WING 27 6 23 29 12 28 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 Ryan Verbeek LEFT WING 38 5 9 14 -8 25<br />

11 Zack Dorval CENTRE 26 1 1 2 -6 35<br />

15 Sam Field RIGHT WING 29 0 3 3 -2 38<br />

17 Jared Steege CENTRE 39 11 10 21 1 22<br />

19 Jason Robertson LEFT WING 34 <strong>16</strong> 9 25 2 4<br />

21 Ryan Cranford RIGHT WING 41 9 3 12 -4 38<br />

26 Ted Nichol CENTRE 41 4 6 10 0 9<br />

27 Cody Caron RIGHT WING 28 4 6 10 2 51<br />

55 Austin Grzenia RIGHT WING 22 2 1 3 -2 4<br />

67 Lawson Crouse LEFT WING 23 9 17 26 3 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

71 Michael Dal Colle LEFT WING 35 14 24 38 -4 10 NEW YORK ISLANDERS<br />

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

82 Juho Lammikko LEFT WING 33 11 18 29 11 33 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 Spencer Watson RIGHT WNIG 39 20 25 45 13 <strong>16</strong> LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

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

4 Chad Duchesne LEFT 32 3 14 17 2 40<br />

5 Liam Murray LEFT 39 2 4 6 -12 56<br />

6 Jacob Paquette LEFT 29 2 4 6 2 13<br />

7 Nathan Billitier LEFT 35 1 4 5 -2 11<br />

13 Konstantin Chernyuk LEFT 32 1 3 4 6 36<br />

20 Roland McKeown RIGHT 34 6 24 30 13 37 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

24 Graeme Brown LEFT 34 0 4 4 -3 52<br />

37 Stephen Desrocher LEFT 43 8 18 26 6 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 31 78 1766 828 2.65 0.914 18 10 2 1 0 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 13 30 707 328 2.55 0.9<strong>16</strong> 8 2 0 0 0 0<br />

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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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NIAGARA ICEDOGS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

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

3 Ben Jones CENTRE 34 3 4 7 -4 6<br />

9 Jordan Maletta CENTRE 40 24 18 42 19 40<br />

10 Anthony DiFruscia LEFT WING 39 14 9 23 -3 49<br />

11 Brendan Perlini LEFT WING 29 15 10 25 2 12<br />

12 Stephen Harper CENTRE 40 17 24 41 7 25<br />

13 Graham Knott LEFT WING 40 7 <strong>16</strong> 23 -1 40<br />

14 Christopher Paquette CENTRE 40 4 8 12 -3 8<br />

15 Matt Gillard LEFT WING 8 3 3 6 4 12<br />

<strong>16</strong> Tyler Boston CENTRE 36 6 11 17 -25 15<br />

21 Pavel Jenys RIGHT WING 42 5 13 18 -12 22<br />

23 Johnny Corneil CENTRE 40 15 14 29 19 27<br />

24 Nick Pastorious RIGHT WING 37 3 5 8 -2 51<br />

25 Kyle Langdon CENTRE 35 1 1 2 -5 22<br />

26 Josh Ho-Sang RIGHT WING 38 13 39 52 <strong>16</strong> 30<br />

DEFENCE<br />

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

4 Vince Dunn LEFT 34 9 21 30 9 30<br />

5 Blake Siebenaler RIGHT 40 3 15 18 8 6<br />

6 Hayden Davis RIGHT 21 0 2 2 -1 6<br />

17 William Lochead LEFT 25 1 1 2 -1 15<br />

20 Josh Wesley RIGHT 37 5 12 17 9 27<br />

22 Ryan Mantha RIGHT 37 5 13 18 4 33<br />

28 Aaron Haydon RIGHT 38 1 6 7 9 32<br />

29 Aleksandar Mikulovich LEFT 29 0 3 3 9 22<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

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

30 STEPHEN DHILLON LEFT 19 50 1041 463 2.88 0.903 8 5 2 2 0 0<br />

31 Alex Nedeljkovic LEFT 25 69 1483 736 2.79 0.914 14 8 1 1 0 1<br />

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HEAD COACH & GENERAL MANAGER................... MARTY WILLIAMSON<br />

ASSISTANT COACH.......................................................... BILLY BURKE<br />

GOALTENDING COACH..................................................... RYAN LUDZIK<br />

EQUIPMENT MANAGER....................................................... KEVIN EMO<br />

ASSISTANT COACH.................................................................. DAVE BELL<br />

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER............................................JOEY BURKE<br />

ATHLETIC THERAPIST.......................................................... PETE DOBBIN<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 <strong>16</strong> -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 <strong>16</strong> +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 <strong>16</strong>, 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 <strong>16</strong> -- 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 <strong>16</strong> 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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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-<strong>16</strong> 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 />

.<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 />

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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Coming off another big win as a member<br />

of the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, Michael<br />

Dal Colle is a player on a tear.<br />

He has 13 points in his 5 games with the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong>. We go one-on-one with the<br />

newest addition to the black and gold.<br />

We caught up with Michael after practice<br />

on Thursday at Rogers K-Rock Centre.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: You had 2 outstanding 90+<br />

point seasons with the Oshawa Generals<br />

and have a Memorial Cup ring to add<br />

to your resume. First off, tell us about that<br />

experience, hoisting the Memorial Cup over<br />

your head as Captain of the team?<br />

MICHAEL DAL COLLE: It was good,<br />

obviously. I spent a lot of time in Oshawa–<br />

three and a half years–when I got traded<br />

here it was kind of an emotional day for<br />

me, but last season, knowing that winning<br />

feeling was pretty special. It was the best<br />

moment in my hockey career. I’m looking to<br />

add to it again this year, hopefully.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Coming to the <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> was a quick transition. The trade<br />

was made early on New year’s Day and you<br />

were here in our starting lineup that night.<br />

MICHAEL DAL COLLE: It was kind of a<br />

whirlwind. I was told the day before that a<br />

deal was kind of in the mix, so luckily I had<br />

that prep so I could say goodbye to my billets<br />

and my friends and teammates. I lived<br />

with a family there for almost four years,<br />

so it was pretty emotional. But I got right<br />

into the thick of things here in <strong>Kingston</strong> and<br />

ended up having a pretty good game (that<br />

first game), so it was a good start.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Coming from the Generals,<br />

you are familiar with Head Coach McFarland,<br />

as he was the Assistant Coach before<br />

coming here, as well you join former team<br />

mate Stephen Desrocher. Do you feel that’s<br />

helped in your transition to the team?<br />

MICHAEL DAL COLLE: Definitely, I<br />

also lived with him for over two years so I’m<br />

pretty familiar with Stephen and know lots<br />

of the guys on this team, Roland McKeown,<br />

Lawson Crouse, and Spencer Watson. I<br />

played with Lucas Peressini when we were<br />

younger so that all made the transition that<br />

much easier. And obviously the familiarity<br />

with (Head Coach) Paul (McFarland) who<br />

coached me for two years and was a big<br />

factor in my draft year, really helped make<br />

the transition that much easier.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: You are averaging 2.5 points<br />

per game with the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>.<br />

Your line with Spencer Watson and Warren<br />

Foegele has been outstanding, and it looks<br />

like chemistry has quickly formed. So, after<br />

a few games under your belt, how are you<br />

finding <strong>Kingston</strong>?<br />

MICHAEL DAL COLLE: It’s awesome,<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> is a great city. The people are really<br />

friendly. I’m living with Warren (Foegele)<br />

so I have someone familiar on the team to<br />

talk to who’s on my line, which is going really<br />

well. Hopefully we can continue with<br />

Lawson and Juho back, who will obviously<br />

help our lineup. 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 />

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TOP SCORER<br />

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

1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 39 26 48 74 38<br />

2 Christian Dvorak London Knights 31 31 41 72 12<br />

3 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 29 21 43 64 14<br />

4 Mitchell Marner London Knights 29 25 38 63 38<br />

5 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 32 15 47 62 40<br />

6 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 34 34 26 60 <strong>16</strong><br />

7 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 40 24 31 55 28<br />

8 Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 40 21 33 54 10<br />

9 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 41 <strong>16</strong> 36 52 12<br />

10 Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 38 13 39 52 30<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 35 23 28 51 6<br />

2 Max Jones London Knights 36 19 17 36 67<br />

3 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 40 7 29 36 12<br />

4 Boris Katchouk Soo Greyhounds 40 14 18 32 29<br />

5 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 41 10 22 32 22<br />

6 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 42 15 15 30 9<br />

7 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 41 11 19 30 <strong>16</strong><br />

8 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 42 11 18 29 36<br />

9 Gabriel Vilardi Windsor Spitfires 36 12 14 26 10<br />

10 Jason Robertson <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 34 <strong>16</strong> 9 25 4<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 34 1922 884 817 67 1 2.09 0.924 28 2 1 0<br />

2 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 24 1447 705 649 56 1 2.32 0.921 19 3 2 0<br />

3 Tyler Parsons London Knights 27 1570 765 702 63 2 2.41 0.918 20 4 2 1<br />

4 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 28 1575 900 835 65 2 2.48 0.928 18 9 0 0<br />

5 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 31 1873 832 752 80 3 2.56 0.904 17 10 3 1<br />

6 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 31 1766 906 828 78 1 2.65 0.914 18 10 2 1<br />

7 Jeremy Brodeur Oshawa Generals 34 1951 930 841 89 5 2.74 0.904 15 13 2 2<br />

8 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 26 15<strong>16</strong> 839 769 70 1 2.77 0.917 11 10 1 3<br />

9 Alex Nedeljkovic Niagara IceDogs 25 1483 805 736 69 1 2.79 0.914 14 8 1 1<br />

10 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 41 2350 1249 1137 112 6 2.86 0.910 21 <strong>16</strong> 1 1<br />

As of <strong>January</strong> <strong>16</strong>, 2015 // Source: Ontario Hockey League

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