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ACCESS STORAGE presents<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

READY TO ROCK THE GENERALS<br />

fRONTS SET FOR ROUND 1 BATTLE AGAINST EAST DIVISION RIVALS AND DEFENDING MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS<br />

Hollywood screenwriter couldn’t have<br />

A scripted a better plot to playoff drama for<br />

round 1 in the Eastern Conference. <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

and Oshawa. The paths of these two teams<br />

are so intertwined. Paul McFarland, <strong>Kingston</strong>’s<br />

head coach was an assistant coach in<br />

Oshawa for two seasons before getting the nod<br />

in K-town. Last season, the Generals won it<br />

all–the conference, the OHL, and the Memorial<br />

Cup–but lost 6 out of 8 matchups to the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong>.<br />

This season the Generals would need to<br />

unload talent to reload on draft pics after last<br />

season’s run. Their biggest trade partner?<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>. Now home to Stephen Desrocher<br />

(Toronto Maple Leafs) and Michael Dal Colle<br />

(New York Islanders). This season, in the 8<br />

matchups between the two clubs, <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

has 7 wins to Oshawa’s 1.<br />

The Generals secured their playoff fate late<br />

in the regular season after sitting within a couple<br />

of points either way of Hamilton for much<br />

of the second half of the season. They come<br />

into round 1 after losing 2 straight to end the<br />

regular season, with 6 wins, 3 regulation losses,<br />

and 1 overtime loss in their last 10 games.<br />

The Generals finished in 8th place with 62<br />

points from <strong>25</strong> wins, 35 regulation losses, and<br />

8 overtime losses in the regular season.<br />

The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> regular season<br />

will go down in history as the franchise’s best<br />

ever. With a record 46 wins, 17 regulation<br />

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

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> also set a record for points<br />

with 97 on the season.<br />

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES 1 AND 2: This series has a<br />

quick start with both teams back at Rogers<br />

K-Rock Centre for game 2 tomorrow night at<br />

7:00 p.m.<br />

BILLY KIMMERLY<br />

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Turn to page 35 for more great action photos by<br />

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 35<br />

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

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES........................................................12<br />

OHL REGULAR SEASON PLAYER LEADER STATS..............................................15<br />

STARTING LINEUPS........................................................................................16<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT.........................................................................17<br />

SEASON TICKET INFORMATION.......................................................................18<br />

<strong>2016</strong> OHL PLAYOFF BRACKET........................................................................20<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATISTICS....................22<br />

OSHAWA GENERALS REGULAR SEASON PLAYER STATISTICS...........................23<br />

OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................<strong>25</strong><br />

THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................35<br />

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The keys to a win for the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> tonight against the Oshawa Generals will<br />

come down to how effective they are on three key points in their gameplan. Jordan<br />

Jackson looks at what it will take for a win tonight.<br />

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The <strong>Kingston</strong> Whig-Standard’s Doug Graham looks at the playoff experience<br />

michael dal colle and stephen desrocher bring to the lineup.<br />

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Last Sunday, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> celebrated individual achievement with<br />

the <strong>2016</strong> Player Awards Banquet at the Delta <strong>Kingston</strong> Waterfront Hotel.<br />

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

GAMEDAY<br />

PUBLISHER & EDITOR: Justin Chenier<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Justin Chenier, Jordan Jackson<br />

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Adam Smith<br />

ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT: Chelsea McDermott<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER: Billy Kimmerly<br />

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The keys to a win for the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> tonight<br />

in game 1 against the Oshawa Generals will<br />

come down to how effective they are on three key<br />

points in their gameplan.<br />

1. Control your emotions No matter how much<br />

playoff experience a player has, the playoffs are a<br />

very emotional time, especially in game 1. There<br />

is excitement, nerves, and pressure going through<br />

every players mind and body. If players can control<br />

those emotions they can be very beneficial.<br />

Where players can run into trouble is when they<br />

go over the edge. Knowing where the line is and<br />

not crossing it is the key. Michael Dal Colle and<br />

Stephen Desrocher should be able to help other<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> players find that line. Those two players<br />

have 75 combined playoff games. They know<br />

how to handle the emotions of the OHL playoffs<br />

and can share that knowledge with their less experienced<br />

teammates.<br />

2. 5 on 5 is just fine <strong>Kingston</strong> will be happy to<br />

keep the play to 5 on 5 in this series. They are a<br />

much deeper team then the Generals. The top<br />

two lines for <strong>Kingston</strong> are top grade quality and<br />

the third line could be a second line on many<br />

OHL teams. Although the fourth line may not<br />

score a ton of goals, they rarely get scored on and<br />

will provide a good, physical shift every time they<br />

are out. As long as they are even strength <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

will be at an advantage. If they get into penalty<br />

trouble, that may open the door for Oshawa<br />

to keep these games close with their power play.<br />

3. Just worry about Game 1 There is a lot surrounding<br />

this <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> team. The often<br />

talked about lack of playoff success in recent<br />

years paired with the pressure of winning as the<br />

first seed is something the players are aware of.<br />

They can’t fix any of those issues tonight. It will<br />

take more than one game to do that. They have<br />

been successful all year by worrying about one<br />

game at a time. That is the best approach tonight,<br />

and every night after that. Don’t worry about what<br />

the puzzle looks like when it is finished, just worry<br />

about getting this piece to fit.<br />

Jordan Jackson is a longtime <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> season ticket<br />

holder who can be heard regularly on The Morning Show with Kris<br />

and Tony Orr on K-Rock 105.7 and is co-host and analyst on <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

Tonight before each Friday home game on CogecoTV.<br />

BILLY KIMMERLY<br />

www.reidsdairy.com • Belleville / <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

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the kingston whig-standard’s DOUG GRAHAM looks at the playoff<br />

experience michael dal colle and stephen desrocher bring to the lineup<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>’ Michael Dal<br />

Colle, among his many hockey skills,<br />

has more of one intangible than<br />

anyone else in the openinground playoff<br />

series between his team and the Oshawa<br />

Generals.<br />

Dal Colle has played in 42 Ontario<br />

Hockey League playoff games and he and<br />

teammate Stephen Desrocher were on<br />

the Oshawa Generals team that won the<br />

Memorial Cup last year. General manager<br />

Doug Gilmour said obtaining Dal Colle<br />

and Desrocher made double sense to the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong>.<br />

They were great in the regular season<br />

for the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>. The fact they both have<br />

been on a Memorial Cup winning run has a<br />

value that can’t be undersold, said Gilmour.<br />

“They have been through it and know<br />

what it is going to take. Nothing is easy,”<br />

Gilmour said.<br />

“With (Dal Colle and Desrocher), with<br />

Watty, Lawson, Roland and Chad, they are<br />

going to be ones leading. It’s a learning<br />

curve for everybody.”<br />

Dal Colle said after having deep runs<br />

every year when he was in Oshawa, to face<br />

the Generals in the first round will be “a<br />

little bit weird at first”<br />

“They are my enemy now. They are a<br />

good team and are going to play us hard,”<br />

Dal Colle said.<br />

“We have to play the right way. Play our<br />

A game to win.”<br />

The 19-year-old Dal Colle has scored<br />

18 goals and 54 points in the playoffs. He<br />

won’t have quite the same nervous edge<br />

compared to his younger teammates who<br />

lack playoff experience.<br />

“There will be some nerves for some of<br />

the young guys. Hopefully I can calm guys<br />

down through it. There’s going to be some<br />

highs and lows especially when you want to<br />

go far,” Dal Colle said.<br />

“Make no mistake about it — our goal is<br />

to win the OHL and go on to the Memorial<br />

Cup.”<br />

Dal Colle said it is important for the<br />

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team to remain at an<br />

even keel, controlling the<br />

emotional roller-coaster<br />

from game to game of a<br />

series.<br />

“We can’t get too high<br />

or too low at any point,”<br />

he said.<br />

“The city is looking for<br />

a good playoff run and<br />

that’s in the back of our<br />

mind. We want to give<br />

back to the fans. They’ve<br />

been amazing since I’ve<br />

been here. Hopefully we<br />

can give back to them<br />

with a long run.”<br />

Head coach Paul<br />

McFarland isn’t changing<br />

his strategy of having his<br />

players focus on the next<br />

game. He doesn’t want<br />

the distraction of past <strong>Frontenacs</strong> playoff<br />

failures being a topic of concern.<br />

No <strong>Kingston</strong> team has won a playoff<br />

round since 1998.<br />

“The past means nothing, it really<br />

means nothing. This group hasn’t got<br />

anything to do with the past,” McFarland<br />

said.<br />

“Everything we’ve done this year is just<br />

controlling the present day.”<br />

What McFarland has been stressing to<br />

the players is the playoffs<br />

aren’t a sprint but rather<br />

a marathon — one series<br />

win leading to another. It<br />

takes 16 wins to be the<br />

OHL champion.<br />

“Understand you are<br />

not going to win every<br />

night. There are going to<br />

be ups and downs. It’s<br />

all about how you handle<br />

it and how you prepare<br />

for the next game,”<br />

McFarland said.<br />

The difference in the<br />

playoffs is that it is a<br />

best-of-seven series with<br />

adjustments from one<br />

game to the next.<br />

The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> won<br />

seven of eight games<br />

against Oshawa in the<br />

regular season.<br />

“More than anything we’ve got to play<br />

our game. There hasn’t been a whole lot<br />

of changes to our game all season long,”<br />

McFarland said.<br />

“For us it is more about playing at<br />

the highest level possible and having<br />

individuals in our game expect the most of<br />

themselves and each other.”<br />

written by Doug Graham<br />

originally published in the <strong>Kingston</strong> Whig-Standard<br />

reprinted with persmission<br />

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MOST POINTS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS<br />

1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 65 39 88 127<br />

2 Christian Dvorak London Knights 59 52 69 121<br />

3 Mitchell Marner London Knights 57 39 77 116<br />

4 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 56 37 74 111<br />

5 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 57 30 77 107<br />

6 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 59 51 55 106<br />

7 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 60 51 50 101<br />

8 Travis Konecny Sarnia Sting 60 30 71 101<br />

9 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 68 50 48 98<br />

10 Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 66 40 50 90<br />

MOST POINTS for DEFENCEMEN<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS<br />

1 Rasmus Andersson Barrie Colts 64 9 51 60<br />

2 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 68 13 46 59<br />

3 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 67 17 40 57<br />

4 Jakob Chychrun Sarnia Sting 62 11 38 49<br />

5 Miles Liberati Kitchener Rangers 66 15 31 46<br />

6 Stephen Desrocher <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 69 11 35 46<br />

7 Gustav Bouramman Soo Greyhounds 68 6 40 46<br />

8 Michael Webster Barrie Colts 64 9 35 44<br />

9 Vince Dunn Niagara IceDogs 52 12 31 43<br />

10 Vili Saarijärvi Flint Firebirds 59 12 31 43<br />

PLAYER LEADER STATISTICS<br />

MOST POINTS for ROOKIES<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS<br />

1 Alexander Nylander Mississauga Steelheads 57 28 47 75<br />

2 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 68 13 46 59<br />

3 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 67 17 40 57<br />

4 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 68 30 22 52<br />

5 Max Jones London Knights 63 28 24 52<br />

6 Boris Katchouk Soo Greyhounds 63 24 27 51<br />

7 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 67 17 33 50<br />

8 Jack Kopacka Soo Greyhounds 67 20 23 43<br />

9 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 66 18 24 42<br />

10 Olli Juolevi London Knights 57 9 33 42<br />

MOST GOALS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP GOALS<br />

1 Christian Dvorak London Knights 59 52<br />

2 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 59 51<br />

3 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 60 51<br />

4 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 68 50<br />

5 Aaron Berisha London Knights 66 45<br />

6 Dylan Sadowy Barrie Colts 64 45<br />

7 Zachary Senyshyn Soo Greyhounds 66 45<br />

8 Spencer Watson <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 64 43<br />

9 Greg Betzold Peterborough Petes 65 43<br />

10 Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 66 40<br />

TOP GOALTENDERS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP Min SH SAV GA SO GAA SAV% W L OTL SOL<br />

1 Tyler Parsons London Knights 49 2835 1397 1287 110 4 2.33 0.921 37 9 2 3<br />

2 Devin Williams Erie Otters 55 3179 1464 1339 1<strong>25</strong> 2 2.36 0.915 41 10 1 <strong>25</strong><br />

3 Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 29 1644 763 696 67 2 2.45 0.912 16 8 1 7<br />

4 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 41 2466 1121 1011 110 3 2.68 0.902 24 13 3 7<br />

5 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 44 <strong>25</strong>52 1220 1105 115 3 2.70 0.906 27 11 3 7<br />

6 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 43 2452 1403 1292 111 3 2.72 0.921 28 13 0 0<br />

7 Leo Lazarev Ottawa 67’s 45 <strong>25</strong>70 1218 1098 120 3 2.80 0.901 26 16 1 10<br />

8 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 47 2672 1352 12<strong>25</strong> 127 1 2.85 0.906 27 14 3 9<br />

9 Jake Smith North Bay Battalion 52 3011 1459 1315 144 1 2.87 0.901 30 15 6 8<br />

10 Jeremy Brodeur Oshawa Generals 54 3085 1570 1421 149 6 2.90 0.905 24 22 3 13<br />

As of <strong>March</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2016</strong> // Source: Ontario Hockey League<br />

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4 CHAD DUCHESNE<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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5 Jalen Smereck<br />

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 />

<strong>25</strong> Kenny Huether<br />

26 Daniel Robertson<br />

27 Lukas Lofquist<br />

29 Joe Manchurek<br />

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OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />

EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS ROUND 1 GAME 1 presented by MERCEDES-BENZ KINGSTON ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS VS. OSHAWA GENERALS SATURDAY, MARCH 19, <strong>2016</strong> 7:00 P.M. KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

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PENALTIES - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

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PENALTIES - OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

LISTEN TO JIM GILCHRIST LIVE INSIDE<br />

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

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

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

2015-16 PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

No. Name POSITION GP G A Pts. +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

3 Warren Foegele centre 52 13 35 48 32 44 carolina hurricanes<br />

9 Ryan Verbeek left wing 63 9 13 22 -4 40<br />

11 Zack Dorval centre 38 1 1 2 -5 47<br />

15 Sam FIELD RIGHT wing 37 0 4 4 -4 58<br />

17 Jared Steege centre 58 19 16 35 10 36<br />

19 Jason Robertson left wing 54 18 14 32 5 6<br />

21 Ryan Cranford right wing 68 13 7 20 -4 47<br />

26 Ted Nichol centre 66 5 9 14 22 1<br />

27 Cody Caron right wing 50 5 9 14 8 85<br />

55 Austin Grzenia right wing 26 3 1 4 -2 4<br />

67 Lawson Crouse left wing 49 23 39 62 13 56 florida panthers<br />

71 Michael Dal Colle left wing 60 35 45 80 17 26 new york islanders<br />

81 Connor McGlynn centre 53 15 13 28 7 59<br />

82 Juho Lammikko centre 59 22 33 55 24 51 flordia panthers<br />

96 Spencer Watson right wing 64 43 46 89 31 32 los angeles kings<br />

DEFENCE<br />

No. Name POSITION GP G A Pts. +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

4 Chad Duchesne left 58 7 <strong>25</strong> 32 17 56<br />

5 Liam Murray left 62 3 5 8 -6 92<br />

6 Jacob Paquette left 56 3 10 13 24 24<br />

7 Nathan Billitier left 53 1 6 7 1 17<br />

13 Konstantin Chernyuk left 37 1 4 5 12 38<br />

20 Roland McKeown right 59 7 35 42 21 49 carolina hurricanes<br />

24 Graeme Brown left 53 1 4 5 -2 80<br />

37 Stephen Desrocher left 69 11 35 46 29 39 toronto maple leafs<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

nO. Name CATCHES GP Min GA GAA SAV% sav W L nhl status<br />

60 Jeremy Helvig left 27 1,437 51 2.13 .929 1,2<strong>25</strong> 19 3<br />

40 Lucas Peressini left 47 2,672 127 2.85 .906 672 27 14<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 GM / DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS........DARREN KEILY<br />

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

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

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

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FORWARDS<br />

No. Name POSITION GP G A Pts. +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

7 Sullivan Sparkes Centre 51 2 7 9 -2 20<br />

10 Matt Latin Left wing 51 2 4 6 -2 12<br />

11 Owen McDade Centre 24 4 6 10 -1 4<br />

12 Domenic Commisso centre 66 18 24 42 -9 32<br />

14 Brock Welsh right wing 13 1 0 1 -3 10<br />

15 Kyle MacLean left wing 47 4 5 9 -3 30<br />

17 Alexandre Renaud Left wing 64 13 12 <strong>25</strong> -8 46<br />

18 Robbie Burt Right wing 56 4 6 10 -6 63<br />

19 Eric Henderson Left wing 46 8 16 24 -4 6<br />

22 Anthony Cirelli Centre 62 21 38 59 -15 27 TAMBA BAY LIGHTNING<br />

23 Jack Studnicka Centre 62 4 22 26 -9 <strong>25</strong><br />

<strong>25</strong> Kenny Huether Right wing 64 26 32 58 -8 13<br />

27 Lukas Lofquist Left wing 54 17 13 30 -20 10<br />

29 Joe Manchurek Left wing 66 19 20 39 7 20<br />

89 Sam Harding centre 65 8 9 17 -23 20<br />

defence<br />

No. Name POSITION GP G A Pts. +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

3 Jaimen Allison rIGHT 6 0 0 0 -3 0<br />

5 Jalen Smereck lEFT 63 5 20 <strong>25</strong> -12 65<br />

6 Sean Allen lEFT 42 0 4 4 -7 77<br />

16 Riley Stillman lEFT 62 6 15 21 -9 69<br />

21 Misha Moor rIGHT 36 0 2 2 -8 21<br />

24 Stephen Templeton lEFT 55 2 5 7 -13 45<br />

26 Daniel Robertson lEFT 65 3 8 11 -14 44<br />

58 Mitchell Vande Sompel lEFT 46 10 28 38 -15 36 NEW YORK ISLANDERS<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

nO. Name CATCHES GP Min GA GAA SAV% sav W L nhl status<br />

39 justin nichols left 32 1,694 104 3.77 .892 855 5 20<br />

56 jeremy brodeur Left 54 3,085 149 2.90 .905 1,421 24 22<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 />

OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

2015-16 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 />

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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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

52 13 35 48 +32 44<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: ORLEANS, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 28, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 210 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

62 3 5 8 +3 92<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 />

53 1 6 7 +1 17<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

38 1 1 2 -5 47<br />

4 CHAD DUCHESNE<br />

4<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE<br />

6<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

58 7 <strong>25</strong> 32 +17 56<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

53 3 10 13 +24 24<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

63 9 13 22 -4 40<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

37 1 4 5 +12 38<br />

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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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

37 0 4 4 -4 58<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

54 18 14 32 +5 6<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

58 19 16 35 +10 36<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

59 7 35 42 +21 49<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

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

68 13 7 20 -4 47 53 1 4 5 -2 80<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

67 5 9 14 +1 22<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

50 5 9 14 +8 85<br />

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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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

69 11 35 46 +31 39<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

26 3 1 4 -2 4<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

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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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

49 23 39 62 +13 56<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

53 1513 28 28 +7 59<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

47 127 2,672 1,2<strong>25</strong> 2.85 .906 27 14 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

60<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY <strong>25</strong>, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

27 51 1,437 672 2.13 .929 19 3 2<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

60 35 45 80 +17 26<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 />

2015-16 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

59 22 33 55 +24 51<br />

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96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

96<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: LONDON, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL <strong>25</strong>, 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 />

64 43 46 89 +31 32<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 />

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DARREN KEILY<br />

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

HOMETOWN: MEADFORD, ONTARIO<br />

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

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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 />

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On Sunday, <strong>March</strong> 20, <strong>2016</strong>, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> players, management, staff, families, billets, and fans<br />

gathered in the Delta <strong>Kingston</strong> Waterfront Hotel’s Grandview Ballroom to celebrate the individual achievements of<br />

the record-breaking 2015-16 regular season.<br />

What really began almost a year ago at the 2015 OHL Priority Selection, the pre-camp fitness testing for rookies<br />

in May, through training camp in August, and then on the ice in September will go down in history as the best<br />

regular season ever for the Ontario Hockey League in <strong>Kingston</strong>!<br />

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD<br />

Jacob Paquette and Jason Robertson<br />

Presented to the most outstanding rookie for the past<br />

season, as selected by the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> coaching staff.<br />

The award was a tie this year between Jacob Paquette<br />

Jason Robertson. Both winners were selected by<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> in the 2015 OHL Priority<br />

selection. Jacob Paquette was selected in the 2nd<br />

round, 31st overall and had a rookie season of 3 goals,<br />

10 assists for 13 points in 56 regular season games<br />

with a plus/minus rating of +24. Jason Robertson was<br />

selected in the 4th round, 62nd overall and had a<br />

rookie season of 18 goals, 14 assists for 32 points in<br />

54 regular season games.<br />

MOST POINTS AWARD<br />

Spencer Watson<br />

Presented to the player with the most points over<br />

the course of the season. In his fourth OHL season,<br />

Spencer Watson electrified the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> offence<br />

while amassing 43 goals, 46 assists, for 89 points in<br />

64 games. He was always at the centre of the action,<br />

and drove the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> offence with his relentless<br />

puck pursuit and slick moves.<br />

DEFENCEMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD<br />

Roland McKeown<br />

Represents the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> defenceman who<br />

demonstrates the greatest all-around ability in the<br />

position, both offensively and defensively. In his<br />

fourth OHL season with the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>,<br />

Roland McKeown recorded 7 goals and 35 assists for<br />

42 points in 59 games, and notched a plus-21rating.<br />

His steady play at both ends of the ice helped lead the<br />

team to the 5th best powerplay and 3rd best Penalty<br />

Kill in the OHL.<br />

HARDEST WORKER AWARD<br />

Lawson Crouse<br />

Presented to the player who displays the best work<br />

ethic, dependability, enthusiasm, and highlights the<br />

player’s effort and improvement over the course of the<br />

season. Back for his third season with the Black and<br />

Gold, Lawson Crouse was a two year anchor of Team<br />

Canada at the World Junior Championships and his<br />

tireless effort and brut physical presence make him<br />

the ultimate sheriff of the offence.<br />

TOP SCHOLAR AWARD<br />

Nathan Billitier<br />

With the exhausting schedule of practices and games<br />

that OHL players are involved in, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> still<br />

place an equally important emphasis on academics,<br />

as the team tries to develop both hockey players,<br />

and upstanding young men. The Top Scholar Award<br />

is given in recognition to the player who excels in<br />

both their academic career and their hockey career.<br />

Balancing school, hockey, and life as a teenager can<br />

be a difficult adjustment for many players. Nathan<br />

Billitier was able to develop his skills, not just on the<br />

ice this season, but also in the classroom.<br />

SPRINGER FAMILY AWARD<br />

Kim Hulton<br />

Presented to the person who best represents the<br />

organization in an off-ice capacity. The role of<br />

academic advisors is one that often goes without<br />

recognition or high profile reward. It’s a tireless job of<br />

making sure the players attend their classes, do their<br />

homework, and leave the OHL season having achieved<br />

their academic expectations. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are very<br />

grateful to this year’s winner.<br />

<strong>2016</strong> MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD<br />

Spencer Watson and Roland McKeown<br />

Bestowed upon the best performing player on the<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong>, this award is selected by the players<br />

themselves. This award is also a tie and in fact was<br />

a very close vote with a number of other players who<br />

were close in voting. This is an incredible feat and<br />

speaks to how many “valuable” players are on this<br />

team. Spencer Watson lead the team in scoring this<br />

season and Roland McKeown led the team in defence<br />

for the record-breaking season of wins and points.<br />

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