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A GREAT START TO THE 43 rd SEASON OF<br />

OHL HOCKEY IN KINGSTON!<br />

Thank you for your support in our big games so far this season, a support<br />

that has led to the 5th highest average attendance in the OHL<br />

so far this season! We’re averaging more fans than ever before in the<br />

club’s history, through our continued support of season ticket holders,<br />

corporate partners, non-profit agencies, minor hockey teams, and group<br />

support!<br />

The atmosphere inside Rogers K-Rock Centre on game nights is among<br />

the loudest and most engaging in the OHL. Thank you for truly being<br />

the seventh player on the ice for the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>!<br />

Inside this issue you’ll find some great articles to give you some insight<br />

into our team. Gord Hunter brings you “From Russia with Puck” on<br />

page 6 about Konstantin Chernyuk, our Russian-born defenceman who<br />

came to <strong>Kingston</strong> from Russia through Wichita Falls, Texas. Gord also<br />

looks at the birth of the OHL franchise in <strong>Kingston</strong> with “More Than<br />

40 Years of Junior Hockey History” on page 12. Tonight’s game story on<br />

page 22 is a one-on-one with Head Coach Paul McFarland.<br />

On and off the ice, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are off to a great start<br />

to our 43rd season of OHL Hockey in <strong>Kingston</strong>. On behalf of the entire<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey Club, we hope you are enjoying our<br />

games, thank you for your support of another season of Rock Solid<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey!<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Justin Chenier<br />

Executive Director of Business Operations


Turn to page 38 for more great action photos by<br />

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 09<br />

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COCA-COLA HOLIDAY PACK............................................................... 2<br />

OHL PLAYER LEADER STATS............................................................... 6<br />

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

STARTING LINEUPS.......................................................................... 15<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS PLAYER ROSTER....................................... 20<br />

SARNIA STING PLAYER ROSTER...................................................... 21<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT........................................................... 24<br />

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES.......................................... 24<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

22<br />

Warren Foegele originally chose the NCAA route, playing with the University of<br />

New Hampshire. The 3rd round Carolina Hurricanes prospect recently joined the<br />

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

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

GAMEDAY<br />

PUBLISHER & EDITOR: Justin Chenier<br />

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

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Adam Smith<br />

ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT: Chelsea McDermott<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER: Billy Kimmerly<br />

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

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

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

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TOP SCORER<br />

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

1 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 25 31 21 52 10<br />

2 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 22 14 33 47 8<br />

3 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 23 12 34 46 28<br />

4 Christian Dvorak London Knights 21 20 25 45 10<br />

5 Mitchell Marner London Knights 21 14 30 44 34<br />

6 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 25 13 27 40 21<br />

7 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 26 12 28 40 10<br />

8 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 27 17 22 39 6<br />

9 Travis Konecny Ottawa 67’s 25 6 33 39 4<br />

10 Ryan MacInnis Kitchener Rangers 24 18 16 34 21<br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

PLAYER LEADER STATS<br />

TOP DEFENCEMEN<br />

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

1 Vince Dunn Niagara IceDogs 25 8 16 24 22<br />

2 Travis Dermott Erie Otters 26 1 23 24 28<br />

3 Roland McKeown <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 25 4 18 22 31<br />

4 Rasmus Andersson Barrie Colts 23 3 17 20 22<br />

5 Jalen Chatfield Windsor Spitfires 26 6 13 19 35<br />

6 Olli Juolevi London Knights 23 3 16 19 4<br />

7 Santino Centorame Owen Sound Attack 25 7 11 18 26<br />

8 Vili Saarijärvi Flint Firebirds 24 4 14 18 8<br />

9 Markus Niemelainen Saginaw Spirit 26 1 17 18 6<br />

10 Mathieu Henderson Flint Firebirds 24 4 13 17 10<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 22 1212 571 523 48 0 2.38 0.916 18 1 1 0<br />

2 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 23 1353 773 719 54 2 2.39 0.930 16 7 0 0<br />

3 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 19 1147 569 523 46 1 2.41 0.919 14 3 2 0<br />

4 Leo Lazarev Ottawa 67’s 17 965 460 421 39 2 2.43 0.915 11 5 0 0<br />

5 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 21 1264 553 500 53 3 2.52 0.904 12 8 1 0<br />

6 Tyler Parsons London Knights 19 1138 556 508 48 2 2.53 0.914 14 3 1 1<br />

7 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 18 1067 556 510 46 1 2.59 0.917 10 6 1 1<br />

8 Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 22 1228 637 583 54 1 2.64 0.915 9 8 3 1<br />

9 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 16 967 527 484 43 1 2.67 0.918 8 6 1 1<br />

10 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 26 1521 798 7<strong>29</strong> 69 4 2.72 0.914 13 11 0 1<br />

As of <strong>November</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2015</strong> // Source: Ontario Hockey League


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LIVE INSIDE ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

ON 90.1 FM<br />

LISTEN TO THE KINGSTON FRONTENACS,<br />

AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD, ON 88.7 MYFM<br />

EASTERN CONFERENCE<br />

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

1 Ottawa 67’s 26 16 9 1 0 33 0.635 98 80 4-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 241<br />

2 Barrie Colts 25 16 9 0 0 32 0.640 90 65 0-2-0-0 7-3-0-0 403<br />

3 <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 25 15 8 1 1 32 0.640 76 73 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 424<br />

4 Peterborough Petes 27 14 9 2 2 32 0.593 93 95 8-0-1-0 8-1-1-0 350<br />

5 Niagara IceDogs 25 13 10 2 0 28 0.560 84 75 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 368<br />

6 Mississauga Steelheads 27 13 12 0 2 28 0.519 93 80 1-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 350<br />

7 North Bay Battalion 23 11 10 1 1 24 0.522 74 75 2-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 263<br />

8 Oshawa Generals 27 10 14 2 1 23 0.426 81 94 0-3-0-0 2-7-0-1 287<br />

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 26 9 16 1 0 19 0.365 69 103 0-1-0-0 3-6-1-0 341<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 26 5 18 3 0 13 0.250 63 120 0-9-3-0 0-8-2-0 385<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

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

1 Erie Otters 26 22 3 1 0 45 0.865 118 75 3-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 230<br />

2 Windsor Spitfires 26 16 7 3 0 35 0.673 96 72 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 347<br />

3 Kitchener Rangers 25 19 3 3 0 41 0.820 95 58 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 275<br />

4 London Knights 23 17 4 1 1 36 0.783 123 64 3-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 363<br />

5 Sarnia Sting 24 13 9 2 0 28 0.583 78 65 0-2-0-0 5-4-1-0 337<br />

6 Flint Firebirds 24 12 10 1 1 26 0.542 74 77 3-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 308<br />

7 Owen Sound Attack 25 11 10 3 1 26 0.520 61 72 0-3-0-0 4-4-2-0 271<br />

8 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 24 9 12 3 0 21 0.438 64 91 0-3-0-0 3-6-1-0 204<br />

9 Saginaw Spirit 26 9 15 1 1 20 0.385 76 107 1-0-0-0 2-8-0-0 318<br />

10 Guelph Storm 24 2 21 1 0 5 0.104 41 106 0-8-0-0 1-9-0-0 374<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>November</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2015</strong> // source: Ontario Hockey League<br />

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How do you turn a devastating<br />

injury to a promising Finnish<br />

import into a 6’5” Russian<br />

rookie defenseman? Darren Keily<br />

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

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

preparation.<br />

After playing all 68 games for<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> last season, promising<br />

defenseman Jarkko Parikka tore his<br />

Achilles tendon in a practice prior to<br />

the start of the playoffs. The injury<br />

was described as traumatic but the<br />

training staff held out hope that he<br />

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

After talking to Jarkko, his family<br />

and his agent in June, Keily said<br />

that the injury was not responding as<br />

well as had been expected. Following<br />

some discussions the parties came<br />

to a mutual decision and Parikko<br />

was released. Unfortunately by the<br />

time they reached that conclusion,<br />

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

terms of scouting the <strong>2015</strong> import<br />

class.<br />

“Normally I’m at the U18’s<br />

because no matter how much you<br />

look at the scouting reports, you’re<br />

always more comfortable if you see<br />

the boys play before you draft them,”<br />

said Keily. “Since we thought we<br />

had our imports (Lamikko and<br />

Parikka) I didn’t attend the U18’s<br />

last spring so I had to depend on our<br />

scouts and advisors.”<br />

Those advisors had discovered<br />

Konstantin Chernyuk, a lanky<br />

Russian defenseman playing tier<br />

two junior hockey in Wichita Falls,<br />

Texas. The native of St. Petersburg,<br />

Russia had a good foundation of<br />

skills and as the saying goes in<br />

hockey circles, you can’t teach size.<br />

Coach Paul McFarland praised<br />

Keily and the hockey operations<br />

staff. “Doug and Darren worked<br />

hard on digging up information<br />

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

McFarland. “Konstantin is a player<br />

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

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

defensemen and he’s got great feet<br />

and moves the puck well.”<br />

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

adjusting to the speed and high skill<br />

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

with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> wasn’t that<br />

good for me and I knew it was going<br />

to be hard,” said Chernyuk. “Coach<br />

told me it was going to be much<br />

faster and I didn’t really understand<br />

the tactics but now I’m starting to<br />

know what the players will do and<br />

how they will play.”<br />

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

Russian was still looking for his<br />

first point but in a game against<br />

Peterborough he did manage to<br />

acquit himself well in an OHL rite of<br />

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

who at 17 and 175 pounds isn’t<br />

yet the imposing rearguard he<br />

will eventually develop into, took<br />

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on Petes’ rookie Ian McKinnon<br />

and managed to land a few bombs<br />

before the linesmen stepped in to<br />

break up the scrap. Neither player<br />

was injured and Chernyuk received<br />

a rousing ovation from the crowd<br />

and a generous greeting from his<br />

teammates when he returned to the<br />

bench five minutes later.<br />

Although Chernyuk wasn’t<br />

chosen based solely on his size or<br />

his physical game Coach McFarland<br />

sees tremendous all around potential<br />

for his rookie blueliner. “Like any<br />

young guy he becomes more and<br />

more comfortable with all parts of<br />

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

McFarland. “Konstantin will be a<br />

guy who can contribute including the<br />

physical game but we’re impressed<br />

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

each and every day. Over time you’re<br />

going to see there’s a big upside to<br />

his offensive game.”<br />

While Keily and the management<br />

team are happy with Chernyuk’s<br />

continued improvement, they are<br />

also focused on Konstantin as he<br />

transitions to life as a teenager in<br />

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

county a new everything,” said Keily.<br />

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

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

for all our new and returning players.<br />

He’s got a bright future if he can keep<br />

trending in a positive direction.“


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family decided he should make<br />

the jump to North America. After<br />

a year with the U16 Wilkes-Barre/<br />

Scranton Knights, the University<br />

of Maine came calling. Then the<br />

Bloomington Thunder of the<br />

USHL (the American equivalent<br />

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

a very short span of time his<br />

career had taken an upward and<br />

decidedly American trajectory.<br />

The following year, after realizing<br />

that Scranton’s U18 team didn’t<br />

provide enough of a challenge<br />

Chernyuk moved to Wichita<br />

Falls, Texas to play with a tiertwo<br />

junior squad in the Lone Star<br />

State. Meanwhile, Bloomington<br />

had expressed interest in the<br />

Russian youngster but they were<br />

also very clear that they were<br />

going for a championship and<br />

would be focused on older players.<br />

His best option seemed to be the<br />

NCAA route so he signed a letter<br />

of commitment to attend Maine<br />

and play for the prestigious<br />

Black Bears in Division 1. That’s<br />

when the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> entered the<br />

picture and after again discussing<br />

the best options with his father,<br />

a jump to the OHL seemed to<br />

make the most sense. “Me and my<br />

dad started talking about where<br />

should I go, what’s our next step.<br />

Go to the USHL go to Maine or<br />

go to Canada to play for the<br />

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

we have to go to Canada because<br />

the hockey is better, the scouting<br />

is better and it’s the main route to<br />

the NHL. We made the decision<br />

pretty quickly.”<br />

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Both Keily and McFarland<br />

are thrilled to have Konstantin<br />

in <strong>Kingston</strong>. His six foot five<br />

inch frame and matching reach<br />

gives the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>’ defensive<br />

corps something they haven’t had<br />

since Erik Gudbranson departed<br />

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

While this young Russian has<br />

a long way to go to match the<br />

contributions that Gudbranson<br />

made to the team, the continuing<br />

improvement Chernyuk has<br />

shown with each game is a sign<br />

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

times it takes until Christmas<br />

for new players to start to feel<br />

confident in what they can do,”<br />

said Keily. “Konstantin is already<br />

starting to show that confidence.”<br />

Chernyuk admits he’s<br />

especially looking forward to<br />

Christmas this year not just<br />

to reach another benchmark of<br />

performance or to celebrate the<br />

holiday but because his parents<br />

are coming for an extended visit.<br />

“My mom and dad are coming in<br />

December and they’ll stay and see<br />

a few games in the New Year,”<br />

he said with a smile. “I really<br />

miss my family and my friends<br />

that I grew up with and I miss<br />

my mom’s Russian borscht. It’s<br />

my favourite meal that my mom<br />

would always cook for me.”<br />

With home cooking on the<br />

horizon and a boundless potential,<br />

Chernyuk’s hockey future which<br />

only last year appeared to be<br />

south of the 49th parallel is now<br />

shining brightly with a decidedly<br />

Black and Gold glow. KF<br />

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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 />

23 ROBBIE BURT<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

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27 CODY CARON<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

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67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

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15 PATRICK WHITE<br />

16 DAVIS BROWN<br />

19 RYAN MCGREGOR<br />

20 CONNOR SCHLICHTING<br />

23 ZACHARY CORE<br />

24 KEVIN SPINOZZI<br />

25 JORDAN KYROU<br />

26 CHASE CAMPBELL<br />

35 NIKITA KOROSTELEV<br />

32 JUSTIN FAZIO<br />

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Some 42 years ago the Ontario<br />

Hockey Association granted<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> a franchise and<br />

started a five-decade love affair<br />

between the Limestone City and its<br />

junior hockey team.<br />

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

Canadians is somewhat confusing.<br />

In the late 60’s and early 70’s the<br />

Montreal Junior Canadians was a<br />

powerhouse team in what was then<br />

called Major Junior Hockey under<br />

the banner of the Ontario Hockey<br />

Association.<br />

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

legal action from the newly formed<br />

Quebec Major Junior Hockey<br />

League (QMJHL) the Junior<br />

Canadians were allowed to suspend<br />

team operations for a year in order<br />

to make the transition from the<br />

OHA into the QMJHL. In the “Q”,<br />

a new team emerged dubbed the<br />

Montreal Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. Most<br />

of the Junior Canadians moved with<br />

them and that opened the door for<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> to begin operations the<br />

following year.<br />

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

franchise was born and began play<br />

in the 1973-1974 season using the<br />

“Canadians” moniker and the colours<br />

of their Montreal namesakes, but<br />

the team had no other connection<br />

to the Junior Canadians. In essence<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians were an<br />

expansion franchise with new<br />

ownership and new players. They<br />

experienced all the growing pains<br />

associated with their rookie status<br />

in that first season, managing just<br />

20 wins and finishing well out of<br />

playoff contention.<br />

In season two with promising<br />

youngsters like future Stanley<br />

Cup winner Ken Linesman and<br />

future NHLers Tony McKegney<br />

and Mike Crombeen, they took the<br />

eventual Memorial Cup Champion<br />

Toronto Marlboroughs to an 8th and<br />

deciding game.<br />

Those were the days when each<br />

playoff series was decided by the<br />

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

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

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

sniper Mark Napier wristed a shot<br />

by the Canadian’s goaltender but<br />

the puck appeared to hit the post.<br />

Michel Blais, a defensemen for<br />

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

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

remember as a “phantom” goal.<br />

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

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

go in, Napier didn’t even raise his<br />

hands, but the goal judge put the<br />

light on and they ended up calling<br />

it a goal. We should have won that<br />

game and then who knows what<br />

would have happened.”<br />

For many hockey fans in the<br />

Limestone City, that watershed<br />

moment when the upstart<br />

sophomore franchise took the<br />

vaunted Marlboroughs to the very<br />

edge of defeat stands as a turning<br />

point. The Canadians would go on to<br />

make the playoffs for the next seven<br />

seasons in a row. Along the way<br />

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the franchise would celebrate many<br />

achievements. They had scoring<br />

champions (Tim Salmon in 1984)<br />

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

goal (Chris Clifford).<br />

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

16 year-old Paul Coffey would even<br />

give the team a tenuous connection<br />

to the Hockey Hall of Fame when<br />

the Oilers and Penguins superstar<br />

was later inducted as part of the<br />

Hall’s 2004 class of players.<br />

Sadly, the Canadians would<br />

never reach a Memorial Cup<br />

and after a mid-year change in<br />

ownership during the 1987-1988<br />

season–a season that finished with<br />

an ignominious OHL-record losing<br />

streak of 28 games–the <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

Canadians became a part of hockey<br />

history.<br />

The following year the team was<br />

renamed The Raiders but would<br />

only last only a single season before<br />

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as The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> and<br />

never looked back. While the team’s<br />

on-ice achievements have been up<br />

and down in the years since, the<br />

connection to the community was<br />

reignited as The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> and<br />

has continued to grow under the<br />

current ownership group led by the<br />

Springer family.<br />

In 2008 the team moved from the<br />

aging <strong>Kingston</strong> Memorial Centre to<br />

their current home in the Rogers<br />

K-Rock Centre at 1 The Tragically<br />

Hip Way. With local boy and NHL<br />

Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour at the<br />

helm and second-year coach Paul<br />

McFarland behind the bench, the<br />

team is looking good as they make<br />

their way through the <strong>2015</strong>-2016<br />

season.<br />

Returning stars like NHL first<br />

round pick Lawson Crouse, 2014<br />

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McKeweon, sniper Spencer Watson<br />

and Juho Lamikko will compliment<br />

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PLAYER ROSTER<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

3 WARREN FOEGELE LEFT WING 6.01 185 lbs. APR 1, 1996 MARKHAM, ON CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK LEFT WING 6.00 196 lbs. JUN 2, 1996 KINGSTON, ON<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL CENTRE 6.00 180 lbs. APR 20, 1998 HEARST, ON<br />

15 SAM FIELD RIGHT WING 6.01 184 lbs. FEB 4, 1998 TENAFLY, NJ<br />

17 JARED STEEGE CENTRE 5.11 198 lbs. JAN 7, 1996 COBDEN, ON<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON LEFT WING 6.02 182 lbs. JUL 22, 1999 NORTHVILLE, MI<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD RIGHT WING 6.00 190 lbs. APR 9, 1998 EMBRUN, ON<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT RIGHT WING 6.00 209 lbs. MAY <strong>29</strong>, 1999 HILLSBURGH, ON<br />

26 TED NICHOL CENTRE 5.10 191 lbs. JAN 4, 1997 LISTOWEL, ON<br />

27 CODY CARON RIGHT WING 6.02 186 lbs. MAY 28, 1996 SAULT STE. MARIE, ON<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA RIGHT WING 5.11 170 lbs. MAY 21, 1998 MACOMB, MI<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE LEFT WING 6.03 212 lbs. JUN 23, 1997 MT. BRYDGES, ON FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN CENTRE 6.02 209 lbs. JUN 19, 1995 OAKVILLE, ON<br />

92 JUHO LAMMIKKO LEFT WING 6.02 207 lbs. Jan <strong>29</strong>, 1996 NOORMARKKU, FINLAND FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON RIGHT WING 5.09 170 lbs. APR 25, 1996 LONDON, ON LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

4 CHAD DUCHESNE LEFT 5.11 179 lbs. MAY 31, 1995 INVERARY, ON<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE LEFT 6.02 198 lbs. MAY 26, 1999 OTTAWA, ON<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER LEFT 5.11 183 lbs. MAY 20, 1996 SPENCERPORT, NY<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK LEFT 6.05 175 lbs. FEB 13, 1998 ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN RIGHT 6.01 195 lbs. JAN 20, 1996 LISTOWEL, ON CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN LEFT 6.00 195 lbs. MAY 16, 1996 GANANOQUE, ON<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER LEFT 6.04 198 lbs. JAN 26, 1996 TORONTO, ON TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI LEFT 6.02 188 lbs. MAR 9, 1995 NOBLETON, ON<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 6.02 198 lbs. MAY 25, 1997 MARKHAM, ON<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


SARNIA STING<br />

PLAYER ROSTER<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

6 NOAH BUSHNELL RIGHT WING 6.02 220 lbs. MAY 30, 1997 TECUMSEH, ON<br />

9 TROY LAJEUNESSE CENTRE 5.09 160 lbs. MAY 20, 1997 DOKIS FIRST NTN, ON<br />

10 ANTHONY SALINITRI LEFT WING 5.11 171 lbs. MAR 5, 1998 WINDSOR, ON<br />

11 HAYDEN HODGSON RIGHT WING 6.02 222 lbs. MAR 2, 1996 LEAMINGTON, ON<br />

12 BRANDON LINDBERG LEFT WING 6.00 209 lbs. SEP 24, 1996 WATERLOO, ON<br />

13 SASHA CHMELEVSKI CENTRE 5.11 172 lbs. JUN 9, 1999 NORTHVILLE, MI<br />

14 PAVEL ZACHA CENTRE 6.03 213 lbs. APR 6, 1997 BRNO, CZECH REP. NEW JERSEY DEVILS<br />

15 PATRICK WHITE LEFT WING 5.11 196 lbs. FEB 13, 1996 ORLEANS, ON<br />

16 DAVIS BROWN LEFT WING 5.09 194 lbs. JUL 1, 1995 LONDON, ON<br />

19 RYAN MCGREGOR CENTRE 5.10 148 lbs. JAN <strong>29</strong>, 1999 BURLINGTON, ON<br />

25 JORDAN KYROU RIGHT WING 6.00 175 lbs. MAY 5, 1998 TORONTO, ON<br />

26 CHASE CAMPBELL RIGHT WING 5.08 171 lbs. JUN 24, 1998 WATERLOO, ON<br />

35 NIKITA KOROSTELEV RIGHT WING 6.01 203 lbs. FEB 8, 1997 MOSCOW, RUSSIA TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

3 ALEX BLACK LEFT 6.01 190 lbs. SEP 12, 1997 KITCHENER, ON<br />

4 JEFF KING RIGHT 5.10 171 lbs. FEB 23, 1996 ST. CLAIR, MI<br />

5 JAKOB CHYCHRUN LEFT 6.02 214 lbs. MAR 31, 1998 BOCA RATON, FL<br />

8 JOSH JACOBS RIGHT 6.02 200 lbs. FEB 15, 1996 SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI NEW JERSEY DEVILS<br />

20 CONNOR SCHLICHTING LEFT 6.03 212 lbs. MAY 17, 1997 NEWMARKET, ON<br />

23 ZACHARY CORE LEFT 6.02 188 lbs. APR 24, 1996 PRINCETON, ON<br />

24 KEVIN SPINOZZI LEFT 6.02 200 lbs. MAY 23, 1996 GRANBY, QC<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN NHL STATUS<br />

32 JUSTIN FAZIO LEFT 6.01 191 lbs. MAY 3, 1997 SARNIA, ON<br />

33 KADEN FULCHER LEFT 6.03 186 lbs. SEP 23, 1998 BRIGDEN, ON<br />

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF<br />

GENERAL MANAGER ....................................................NICK SINCLAIR<br />

HEAD COACH........................................................... DERIAN HATCHER<br />

ASSISTANT COACH.........................................................JEFF BARRATT<br />

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH..........................BRAD STAUBITZ<br />

EQUIPMENT MANAGER......................................................LESTER TIU<br />

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER......................................... MARK GLAVIN<br />

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Warren Foegele was selected<br />

by the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

in the 7th round of the 2014<br />

OHL Priority Selection. While initially<br />

choosing to pursue his hockey<br />

dreams via the NCAA route, Foegele,<br />

who started this season playing for<br />

the University of New Hampshire,<br />

left to join the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>.<br />

We caught up with the 3rd round selection<br />

of Carolina Hurricanes.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: You were drafted by<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> in the 7th<br />

round of the 2014 OHL Priority Selection.<br />

You chose to play in the NCAA<br />

initially instead of the OHL. Tell us<br />

about that route for hockey development.<br />

Warren Foegele: Back then I<br />

thought the NCAA was a better fit<br />

for me. After going there for a year<br />

and a bit I decided that going the<br />

other route (OHL) would be better<br />

for my hockey future. And now I’m<br />

enjoying it.<br />

GD: Coming to the OHL, where<br />

it’s a different experience than the<br />

NCAA. Do you feel it’s a better experience<br />

for you?<br />

WF: Yes, I think it’s going really<br />

well. The team has been doing really<br />

well lately and I’m excited to be here.<br />

GD: The OHL has a 68 game season,<br />

almost double that of the NCAA.<br />

How are you preparing yourself for<br />

the more physically demanding season?<br />

WF: I thought I had a good off<br />

season. I think that is going to come<br />

into play for this season. I know we<br />

play more games than the NCAA but<br />

I should be fine.<br />

GD: You were selected by the<br />

Carolina Hurricanes in the 2014<br />

NHL Draft, in the 3rd round, 67th<br />

overall. With the potential for a pro<br />

contract at the end of this season,<br />

what is your focus when you step out<br />

onto the ice?<br />

WF: For now, it’s just about winning<br />

hockey games. For me, the<br />

team comes first and the two points<br />

that come with each win are what<br />

matters. If we can keep winning,<br />

hopefully we can go for a run in the<br />

playoffs, and that’s really what I’m<br />

looking forward to the most right<br />

now.<br />

GD: With nine games under your<br />

belt for the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>,<br />

how do you feel you’ve meshed with<br />

the team?<br />

WF: Coming here, the guys have<br />

been really nice to me, the coaching<br />

staff have all been really supportive,<br />

and that’s continued into my play<br />

lately, just getting more and more<br />

comfortable and just feeling like a<br />

Frontenac. It’s been going really<br />

well.<br />

GD: You’ve only played 4 games<br />

at Rogers K-Rock Centre, but is<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> starting to feel like home?<br />

WF: Yes it is, I’m really enjoying<br />

it here. Last week this building was<br />

really rocking. KF<br />

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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 />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

66 1 11 12 0 63<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 />

3 WARREN FOEGELE<br />

3<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 />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER<br />

7<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL<br />

11<br />

15 SAM FIELD<br />

15<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 />

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 />

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23<br />

26 TED NICHOL<br />

26<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 />

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 />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: HILLSBURGH, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY <strong>29</strong>, 1999<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

64 26 27 53 -- 93<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 />

19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />

19<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

21<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

24<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 />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 9, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’00” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

55 6 10 16 -- 40<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 16, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

65 2 6 8 -19 82<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 />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

67<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 />

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 <strong>29</strong> 22 51 +10 70<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 />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: OAKVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 19, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

67 22 16 38 +12 81<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON PAUL MCFARLAND<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 />

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 />

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Heros<br />

in our community<br />

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

QUINTE ST. LAWRENCE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION<br />

AND ELECTRICIANS UNIONS<br />

for their generosity in purchasing<br />

10 season tickets to donate<br />

to Big Brothers/Big Sisters.


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 <strong>2015</strong>-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 />

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.


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LET THE GAMES BEGIN

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