Kingston Frontenacs GameDay November 9, 2018

When people talk about OHL veterans, Matt
Hotchkiss is the type of guy they are talking
about. Now in his fifth season, Hotchkiss has played
in all but 12 of his teams games throughout his OHL
career. With 280 game played, he has the experience
and the leadership ability that a young team needs,
and this year that team is the Kingston Frontenacs.
Hotchkiss was drafted in the 1st round of the
2014 OHL Priority Selection by the Guelph Storm.
Hotchkiss showed that he was developing, which was
important for a rebuilding team.
The 2016-17 season was Matt’s best as far as
offense goes. He scored a career high in goals, with
14, and assists, with 15, but the Storm were still
rebuilding. Guelph missed the playoffs for the second
year in a row.
Hotchkiss got off to the best start of his OHL career
at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. He scored 8
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The Whitby native spent his draft year with the Whitby
Wildcats where he put up 53 points in 35 games.
The following season, his first in the OHL, Hotchkiss
played in 63 games for Guelph as a 16 year old rookie.
He scored 6 goals and 7 assists that year. He also
represented Team Canada Black at the World U-17
Hockey Challenge.
In his second season, the Storm struggled. They
won just 13 games during the 15-16 season, but Matt
showed improvement with his offensive numbers. He
scored 11 goals and 16 assists, but his +/- suffered on
the struggling team. Hotchkiss was a -40 on the year.
The season was a disappointment for the team, but
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points in his first 19 games and was a +4. That caught
the eye of Darren Keily and the Kingston Frontenacs.
They traded a fifth round pick to Guelph in exchange
for Hotchkiss. It allowed Kingston to add more scoring
depth and experience on a team that would eventually
make a deep playoff run.
Matt returned as one of Kingston’s overage players
this season. He recently had a three point game in
Hamilton. One of those points put Matt over the 100
career point mark in the OHL. With many of Kingston’s
players moving on at the conclusion of last season,
Matt is now being counted on to be a leader in helping
develop the younger players in his final season. KF
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