Bloodlines Trickle Through the Ontario Hockey League

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Family Tree

It’s happening more and more when the National Hockey League Draft takes place in late June. Grandsons, sons, brothers and cousins of former NHL’ers and other professional leagues from around the world look to carve their own niche and it all begins with hearing their names called on the draft floor, which takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 21-22, 2019.

There is no shortage of Ontario Hockey League players that will be in that position. A total of 17 players eligible for the draft for the first time have had a relative play in the NHL, drafted by an NHL squad, or played some form of professional hockey.

Today, we take a look at those players beginning with the Barrie Colts. The Colts have 3 players with bloodlines. Defenceman Victor Hadfield is the grandson on former NHL’er Vic Hadfield who appeared in 1002 NHL games with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Center Ryan Suzuki is the younger brother of Nick Suzuki, a first round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights, selected thirteenth overall in 2017 and later traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Finally, goaltender Luke Cavallin is the son of Mark who played professional hockey in Germany and represented Canada internationally in 25 contests. He also has a younger brother Adam playing Bantam Hockey.

The Guelph Storm also have a trio with hockey in their blood and hockey fans will certainly recognize two of the names. Centreman Mason Primeau is the son of Wayne Primeau and nephew of Keith Primeau. Wayne played in 774 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. Keith appeared in 909 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers.

Left Winger Tag Bertuzzi is the son of former NHL’er Todd Bertuzzi. His NHL career consisted of 1159 games with the New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings. He is also the cousin of Tyler Bertuzzi who has thus far played in 58 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings.

German born Hamilton Bulldogs’ forward Tim Fleischer has a brother Marc, who is just three years older and trying to make Germany’s top league.

Kitchener Rangers’ blueliner Jack York is the son of former NHL’er Jason York, who played a total of 757 games for Detroit, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators and Boston. The elder York also spent the lockout year in the Swiss League. Jack also has a younger brother Matthew playing in the CCHL.

For the London Knights, defenceman Andrew Perrott is the son of Nathan Perrott, a forward with 89 NHL games experience, who also played 266 American Hockey League games and 168 International Hockey League games.

Also from the Knights, is centreman Matvey Guskov. His father Alexander never played in the NHL but competed in 294 Kontinental Hockey League games and 468 games in the top Russian League (prior to the formation of the KHL). He also appeared in 54 international contests for the Russians.

Oshawa Generals right wing Danil Antropov is the son of former NHL’er Nik Antropov, a veteran of 788 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets.  Nik also played in 168 KHL games over his career.

Mack Guzda is a goaltender with the Owen Sound Attack and the son of a former goaltender Brad Guzda. The elder puck stopper never did play in the NHL but spent his career bouncing around the AHL, ECHL and IHL. He is also the cousin of Jeff Woywitka who played in 278 NHL games as well as 355 AHL games and a couple of seasons in Germany.

Peterborough Petes centreman Nick Robertson is the younger brother of Kingston Frontenacs scoring star and the 37th overall pick at the 2017 NHL draft Jason Robertson. They also have an older brother Michael currently playing at the University of Southern California.

That brings us to Nathan Staios, a defenceman with the Windsor Spitfires and the son of the current General Manager of the Hamilton Bulldogs, Steve Staios. Steve had a long career, appearing in 1001 NHL games with the Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Thrashers, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders. He also appeared in 64 AHL games and 104 IHL games.

44 OHL’ers Named On NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch List

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If you are a fan of the Ontario Hockey League and the National Hockey League Draft is your thing, you might want to wait until day two of the two day event to be held June 21 and 22 from Vancouver, British Columbia.

The 2019 draft is considered to be a strong and deep draft with strength at every position. While it is still very early, the fact that this could be a down year for the OHL as it pertains to the draft is proving to be just that.

Just two OHL’ers, Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts and Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs are listed on NHL Central Scouting’s players to watch list as “A prospects.” An A prospect is considered to have first round potential.

Mack Guzda of the Owen Sound Attack. Photo by Terry Wilson / OHL Images.
Mack Guzda of the Owen Sound Attack. Photo by Terry Wilson / OHL Images.

It gets slightly better for “B prospects”, typically considered to have second and third round potential. That list includes goaltender Mack Guzda of the Owen Sound Attack, widely considered the top goaltender available from the OHL.

The OHL could be hard pressed to reach the 35 players selected from their league in 2018 and might be closer to the all time low of 31 selected at the 2015 NHL Draft. It’s a far cry from the 56 drafted in 1999. In the past 28 years, on average, 43 players have been drafted from the OHL.

Here are the OHL players listed on Central Scouting list:

A KALIYEV ARTHUR HAMILTON OHL RW
A SUZUKI RYAN BARRIE OHL C
B CARROLL JOSEPH SAULT STE. MARIE OHL C
B CLARKE GRAEME OTTAWA OHL RW
B CONSTANTINOU WILLIAM NIAGARA OHL D
B GUSKOV MATVEI LONDON OHL C
B GUZDA MACK OWEN SOUND OHL G
B HARLEY THOMAS MISSISSAUGA OHL D
B KOLYACHONOK VLADISLAV LONDON OHL D
B OKHOTYUK NIKITA OTTAWA OHL D
B REES JAMIESON SARNIA OHL C
B ROBERTSON NICHOLAS PETERBOROUGH OHL LW
B TOMASINO PHILIP NIAGARA OHL C
C ALLENSEN NATHAN BARRIE OHL D
C ANTROPOV DANIL OSHAWA OHL LW
C BERTUZZI TAG GUELPH OHL C
C BIGNELL LUKE BARRIE OHL C
C BREWER MITCHELL OSHAWA OHL D
C CAVALLIN LUKE FLINT OHL G
C CERMAK ERIK PETERBOROUGH OHL LW
C DAWS NICOLAS GUELPH OHL G
C DUNKLEY NATHAN LONDON OHL C
C EGGENBERGER NANDO OSHAWA OHL LW
C EVERETT CALEB SAGINAW OHL D
C GOGOLEV PAVEL PETERBOROUGH OHL RW
C HILL MATHEW BARRIE OHL D
C JONES HUNTER PETERBOROUGH OHL G
C KEPPEN ETHAN FLINT OHL LW
C LADD GRAYSON WINDSOR OHL D
C LEGUERRIER JACOB SAULT STE. MARIE OHL D
C MCMICHAEL CONNOR LONDON OHL C
C MURRAY BLAKE SUDBURY OHL C
C PERROTT ANDREW LONDON OHL D
C PIIROINEN KARI WINDSOR OHL G
C PORCO NICHOLAS SAGINAW OHL LW
C PRIMEAU MASON GUELPH OHL C
C ROBERTSON CARTER OWEN SOUND OHL D
C ROSS LIAM SUDBURY OHL D
C SCHWINDT COLE MISSISSAUGA OHL C
C STARIKOV LEV WINDSOR OHL D
C STEVENSON KEEGAN GUELPH OHL LW
C STRUTHERS MATTHEW NORTH BAY OHL C
C VUKOJEVIC MICHAEL KITCHENER OHL D
C WASHKURAK KEEAN MISSISSAUGA OHL C

OHL’s Draft Eligible Statistical Leaders – September 2018

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We are two weeks into the Ontario Hockey League season and so begins our watch of the league’s players eligible for the 2019 National Hockey League Draft that comes your way on June 21 and 22, 2019 from Vancouver British Columbia.

Stats

Our draft watch begins with the league’s statistical leaders as of September 30, 2018 and has always been the case at OHL Writers, we list players eligible for the NHL Draft for the first time – those passed over in previous years are not included.

Despite being a handful of games into the season, Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts and Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs are beginning to show why they are considered the top two prospects from the OHL in most circles.

Nothing is decided in September of course. But it all starts here and we’ll strive to keep tabs on the prospects for your pleasure throughout the season.

Here are the OHL leaders in a variety of statistical categories:

Points Leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 4 4 7 11
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 4 6 4 10
Keean Washkurak Mississauga Steelheads 4 2 5 7
Connor McMichael London Knights 3 4 1 5
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 4 2 3 5
Danil Antropov Oshawa Generals 4 2 3 5
Nicholas Porco Saginaw Spirit 4 3 1 4
Matvey Guskov London Knights 3 1 3 4
Thomas Harley Mississauga Steelheads 4 0 4 4
Philip Tomasino Niagara Ice Dogs 4 0 4 4
Goal Scoring Leaders
Player Team GP G GPG
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 4 6 1.50
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 4 4 1.00
Connor McMichael London Knights 3 4 1.33
Nicholas Porco Saginaw Spirit 4 3 0.75
Keean Washkurak Mississauga Steelheads 4 2 0.50
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 4 2 0.50
Danil Antropov Oshawa Generals 4 2 0.50
Emmett Sproule Erie Otters 3 2 0.67
Cole MacKay Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4 2 0.50
Graeme Clarke Ottawa 67’s 5 2 0.40
Assist Leaders
Player Team GP A APG
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 4 7 1.75
Keean Washkurak Mississauga Steelheads 4 5 1.25
Thomas Harley Mississauga Steelheads 4 4 1.00
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 4 4 1.00
Philip Tomasino Niagara Ice Dogs 4 4 1.00
Matvey Guskov London Knights 3 3 1.00
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 4 3 0.75
Danil Antropov Oshawa Generals 4 3 0.75
Simon Rose North Bay Battalion 5 3 0.60
Jordan Frasca Windsor Spitfires 2 2 1.00
Defencemen Point Leaders
Player Team GP G A Pts
Thomas Harley Mississauga Steelheads 4 0 4 4
Billy Constantinou Niagara Ice Dogs 4 1 2 3
Nathan Staios Windsor Spitfires 4 1 2 3
Lucas Peric Ottawa 67’s 5 1 2 3
Simon Rose North Bay Battalion 5 0 3 3
Mason Millman Saginaw Spirit 4 1 1 2
Liam Ross Sudbury Wolves 5 1 1 2
Jack York Kitchener Rangers 3 0 2 2
Plus/Minus Leaders
Player Team GP +/-
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 4 +8
Philip Tomasino Niagara Ice Dogs 4 +6
Jack York Kitchener Rangers 3 +5
Nathan Staios Windsor Spitfires 4 +5
Matvey Guskov London Knights 3 +4
Jamieson Rees Sarnia Sting 3 +4
Michael Vukojevic Kitchener Rangers 3 +4
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 4 +4
Connor McMichael London Knights 3 +3
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 4 +3
Penalty Minutes Leaders
Player Team GP PIM M/G
Evan Brand Kingston Frontenacs 5 9 1.80
Mathew Hill Barrie Colts 4 6 1.50
Nathan Staios Windsor Spitfires 4 6 1.50
Kurtis Evans North Bay Battalion 3 5 1.67
Tag Bertuzzi Guelph Storm 4 4 1.00
Robert Calisti Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4 4 1.00
Cole MacKay Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4 4 1.00
Faceoff Leaders  
Player Team GP FOA FOW %
Erik Cermak Peterborough Petes 4 20 14 70.0
Peter Fleming Barrie Colts 3 19 12 63.2
Tim Fleischer Hamilton Bulldogs 4 13 8 61.5
Connor McMichael London Knights 3 22 13 59.1
Blake Murray Sudbury Wolves 5 82 47 57.3
Griffin Wilson Owen Sound Attack 4 20 10 50.0
Longest Goal Scoring Streak
Player Team From To Gms Goals
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 9/21 – 4 6
Connor McMichael London Knights 9/21 – 3 4
Nicholas Porco Saginaw Spirit 9/21 – 3 3
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 9/23 – 2 3
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 9/21 9/27 2 2
Longest Assist Streak
Player Team From To Gms Assts
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 9/21 9/29 3 4
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 9/20 9/27 3 7
Keean Washkurak Mississauga Steelheads 9/23 9/30 3 5
Danil Antropov Oshawa Generals 9/27 9/30 3 3
Thomas Harley Mississauga Steelheads 9/21 9/23 2 4
Longest Point Streak
Player Team From To Gms Pts
Ryan Suzuki Barrie Colts 9/19 – 4 11
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 9/21 – 4 10
Nicholas Porco Saginaw Spirit 9/22 – 4 5
Keean Washkurak Mississauga Steelheads 9/23 – 3 7
Connor McMichael London Knights 9/21 – 3 5
Shots On Goal Leaders
Player Team GP SOG
Arthur Kaliyev Hamilton Bulldogs 4 18
Connor McMichael London Knights 3 14
Billy Constantinou Niagara Ice Dogs 4 12
Jamieson Rees Sarnia Sting 3 11
Tyler Angle Windsor Spitfires 4 11
Goaltenders Leaders – Goals Against Average
Player Team GP Min GA Avg
Ryan Dugas Kingston Frontenacs 1 60 0 0.00
Ethan Langevin Sarnia Sting 2 81 1 0.74
Kari Piiroinen Windsor Spitfires 3 142 6 2.54
Hunter Jones Peterborough Petes 4 220 11 3.00
Mack Guzda Owen Sound Attack 5 293 20 4.10
Goaltending Leaders – Save Percentage
Player Team GP SH  SVS SV%
Ryan Dugas Kingston Frontenacs 1 27 27 1.000
Ethan Langevin Sarnia Sting 2 35 34 0.971
Kari Piiroinen Windsor Spitfires 3 78 72 0.923
Hunter Jones Peterborough Petes 4 126 115 0.913
Mack Guzda Owen Sound Attack 5 147 127 0.864
Goaltending Leaders – Wins
Player Team GP W L SOL
Hunter Jones Peterborough Petes 5 3 1 1
Kari Piiroinen Windsor Spitfires 3 2 1 0
Mack Guzda Owen Sound Attack 5 2 3 1
Ryan Dugas Kingston Frontenacs 1 1 0 1
Nico Daws Guelph Storm 1 1 0 0
Goaltending Leaders – Shutouts
Player Team GP SO
Ryan Dugas Kingston Frontenacs 1 1
Hunter Jones Peterborough Petes 3 1
Mack Guzda Owen Sound Attack 5 1

Kaliyev, Robertson Selected to Participate at The All America Prospects Game

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Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs and Nick Robertson of the Peterborough Petes, both of whom represented Team USA at the recently completed Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, will take part at the All American Prospects Game as a precursor to the 2019 National Hockey League Draft.

Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images
Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images

For those unfamiliar with the event, it is America’s version of the CHL Top Prospects Game, held each season and involves only players eligible for the 2019 NHL Draft. This years AAPG takes place on September 19, 2018 at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. The CHL Top Prospects Game will take place on January 23, 2019 in Red Deer Alberta. Kaliyev and Robertson will also be eligible for the CHL Game.

Here are the players that will be competing at the American event:

Name HT (CM) WT (KG) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2018-19 Team College Commitment
Spencer Knight 6-3 (191) 194 (88) 4/19/2001 L Darien, Conn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA)
Cameron Rowe 6-1 (185) 185 (84) 6/1/2001 L Wilmette, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)
Isaiah Saville 6-1 (185) 181 (82) 9/21/2000 R Anchorage, Alaska Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)
Dustin Wolf 6-0 (183) 150 (68) 4/16/2001 L Tustin, Calif. Everett Silvertips (WHL) —

Defensemen (14)

Name HT (CM) WT (KG) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2018-19 Team College Commitment
Ben Brinkman 6-1 (185) 181 (82) 10/4/2000 L Edina, Minn. University of Minnesota (Big Ten) —
Braden Doyle 5-10 (178) 165 (75) 8/24/2001 L Lynnfield, Mass. Lawrence Academy (USHS) Boston University (HEA)
Ethan Frisch 5-11 (180) 174 (79) 10/29/2000 R Moorhead, Minn. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC)
Drew Helleson 6-2 (188) 168 (76) 3/26/2001 R Farmington, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA)
Michael Koster 5-10 (178) 170 (77) 4/13/2001 L Chaska, Minn. Tri-City Storm (USHL)/Chaska High (USHS) University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Zac Jones 5-9 (175) 161 (73) 10/18/2000 L Glen Allen, Va. Tri-City Storm (USHL) University of Massachusetts Amherst (HEA)
Case McCarthy 6-1 (185) 194 (88) 1/9/2001 R Clarence, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston University (HEA)
John Prokop 6-1 (185) 165 (75) 5/13/2001 L Wausau, Wis. Omaha Lancers (USHL) Uncommitted
Jayden Struble 5-11 (180) 170 (77) 8/9/2001 L Cumberland, R.I. St. Sebastian’s School (USHS) Northeastern University (HEA)
Henry Thrun 6-1 (185) 183 (83) 3/12/2001 L Southborough, Mass. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
Alex Vlasic 6-5 (196) 190 (86) 6/5/2001 L Wilmette, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston University (HEA)
Marshall Warren 5-11 (180) 161 (73) 4/20/2001 L Laurel Hollow, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
Cade Webber 6-5 (195) 194 (88) 1/5/2001 L Meadville, Pa. The Rivers School (USHS) Boston University (HEA)
Cam York 5-11 (180) 165 (75) 1/5/2001 L Anaheim Hills, Calif. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA)

Forwards (24)

Name HT (CM) WT (KG) Birthdate S/C Hometown 2018-19 Team College Commitment
John Beecher 6-2 (188) 201 (91) 04/05/2001 L Elmira, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Michigan (Big Ten)
Kaden Bohlsen 6-1 (185) 165 (75) 01/10/2001 R Willmar, Minn. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Matt Boldy 6-0 (183) 174 (79) 04/05/2001 L Millis, Mass. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA)
Cole Caufield 5-6 (168) 154 (70) 01/02/2001 R Stevens Point, Wis. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Judd Caulfield 6-2 (188) 198 (90) 3/19/2001 R Grand Forks, N.D. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC)
Ryder Donovan 6-4 (193) 185 (84) 10/04/2000 R Duluth, Minn. Duluth East High (USHS) University of North Dakota (NCHC)
Ryan Drkulec 6-4 (193) 172 (78) 9/22/2000 L Frisco, Texas Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Uncommitted
John Farinacci 6-0 (183) 181 (82) 2/14/2001 R Chatham, N.J. Dexter School (USHS)/Muskegon (USHL) Harvard University (ECAC Hockey)
Michael Gildon 6-0 (183) 183 (83) 6/21/2001 L Plano, Texas U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Ohio State University (Big Ten)
Jack Hughes 5-10 (178) 166 (75) 5/14/2001 L Orlando, Fla. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Uncommitted
Aaron Huglen 5-11 (180) 163 (74) 3/6/2001 R Roseau, Minn. Roseau High (USHS) University of Minnesota (Big Ten)
Trevor Janicke 5-10 (178) 185 (84) 12/25/2000 R Maple Grove, Minn. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
Arthur Kaliyev 6-2 (188) 190 (86) 6/26/2001 L Delray Beach, Fla. Hamiton Bulldogs (OHL) —
Owen Lindmark 6-0 (183) 170 (77) 5/17/2001 R Naperville, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Robert Mastrosimone 5-10 (178) 170 (77) 1/24/2001 L East Islip, N.Y. Chicago Steel (USHL) Boston University (HEA)
Garrett Pinoniemi 5-10 (178) 141 (64) 06/15/2001 L Mound, Minn. Holy Family Catholic (USHS) St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
Shane Pinto 6-2 (188) 185 (84) 11/12/2000 R Franklin Square, N.Y. Lincoln Stars (USHL) University of North Dakota (NCHC)
Nick Robertson 5-9 (175) 161 (73) 9/11/2001 L Northville, Mich. Peterborough Petes (OHL) —
Grant Silianoff 5-11 (180) 170 (77) 1/4/2001 L Edina, Minn. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
Austen Swankler 5-11 (180) 157 (71) 8/21/2001 L Irwin, Pa. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) University of Michigan (Big Ten)
Luke Toporowski 5-10 (178) 174 (79) 4/12/2001 L Bettendorf, Iowa Spokane Chiefs (WHL) —
Alex Turcotte 5-11 (180) 194 (88) 2/26/2001 L Island Lake, Ill. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Danny Weight 5-11 (180) 187 (85) 5/1/2001 L Lattingtown, N.Y. U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) Boston College (HEA)
Trevor Zegras 5-11 (180) 159 (72) 3/20/2001 L Bedford, N.Y. U.S. National Undre-18 Team (USHL) Boston University (HEA)

Switzerland Names Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

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Swiss FlagIntriguing roster for the Swiss Team at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup with a mix of smaller players and those with decent size. The Swiss defence is the most balanced of any team in the tournament – when it comes to left and right shooting blueliners. But it’s a different story when it comes to the forwards. Of the twelve forwards on the roster, only one shoots from the right hip and that is Aron Welter.

There are no Ontario Hockey League players on the club. Dean Schwenninger of the Western Hockey League is the only Canadian Hockey League player to make the squad.  Cédric Fiedler has both Swiss and American citizenship.

Player POS HT WT DOB S/C League
Thibault Fatton G 5’11 143 11/17/01 L Elite Jr A
Sascha Ruppelt G 5’10 146 1/27/01 L Elite Novizen
Inaki Baragano D 5’10 163 9/4/01 R Elite Jr A
Noah Delémont D 5’9 161 2/7/02 L Elite Jr A
Cédric Fiedler D 6’2 187 4/20/01 L Elite Jr A
Finn Fuchs D 6’2 165 11/26/01 L Elite Jr A
Sascha Huber D 6’1 181 11/30/01 L Elite Jr B
Silvan Landolt D 6’1 170 7/18/01 R Elite Jr B
Maxime Schweizer D 6’2 174 10/29/01 R Elite Jr A
Alessandro Villa D 6’1 172 1/23/01 R Elite Jr A
Johan Andersson F 6’1 187 4/12/01 L Elite Jr A
Sebastian Bardh F 5’11 185 5/11/01 L Elite Jr A
Karim Bouchareb F 5’10 181 10/23/01 L Elite Jr B
Ronny Dähler F 5’10 165 2/28/01 L Elite Jr A
Nicolas Hasler F 5’9 165 5/25/01 L Elite Jr A
Simon Knak F 6’ 181 1/27/02 L Elite Jr A
Lionel Marchand F 6’2 194 9/23/01 L Elite Jr A
Lionel Marchand F 5’10 150 2/20/02 L Elite Jr A
Elvis Schläpfer F 5’11 176 3/13/01 L Elite Jr A
Dean Schwenninger F 5’8 148 3/5/01 L WHL
Yves Stoffel F 6’ 172 3/5/01 L Elite Jr A
Aron Welter F 5’10 172 4/16/01 R Elite Jr A

Canada Names Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

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Canada FlagTeam Canada announced its roster for the 2018 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, which begins august 6, 2018 in Edmonton and Red Deer, and of the 22 players named to the roster, just four hail from the Ontario Hockey League.

Michael Vukojevic (Kitchener Rangers), Graeme Clarke (Ottawa 67’s), Jamieson Rees (Sarnia Sting) and Ryan Suzuki (Barrie Colts) are your OHL’ers on Team Canada.

PLAYER POS HT WT DOB S/C LEAGUE
Taylor Gauthier G 6’1 188 2/15/01 R WHL
Nolan Maier G 6’ 168 1/10/01 L QMJHL
Justin Barron D 6’2 186 11/15/01 R QMJHL
Matthew Robertson D 6’3 195 3/9/01 L WHL
Bowen Byram D 6’1 176 6/13/01 L WHL
Michael Vukojevic D 6’3 212 6/8/01 L OHL
Kaedan Korczak D 6’3 170 1/29/01 R WHL
Braden Schneider D 6’2 197 9/20/01 R WHL
Maxence Guenette D 6’1 171 4/28/01 R QMJHL
Graeme Clarke F 6’ 175 4/24/01 R OHL
Jamieson Rees F 5’10 161 2/26/01 L OHL
Alexis Lafreniere F 6’1 184 10/11/01 L QMJHL
Jakob Pelletier F 5’9 158 3/3/01 L QMJHL
Sasha Mutala F 6’1 187 5/6/01 R WHL
Josh Williams F 6’1 185 3/8/01 R WHL
Ryan Suzuki F 6’ 171 5/28/01 L OHL
Kirby Dach F 6’3 181 1/21/01 R WHL
Peyton Krebs F 5’11 162 1/26/01 L WHL
Samuel Poulin F 6’1 208 2/25/01 L QMJHL
Dylan Holloway F 6’ 190 9/23/01 L AJHL
Dylan Cozens F 6’3 177 2/9/01 R WHL
Xavier Parent F 5’8 165 3/23/01 L QMJHL

Finland Announces Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

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Finland FlagFinland has released its roster for the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup set to begin August 6, 2018 in Edmonton and Red Deer and we find Windsor Spitfires prospect and goaltender Kari Piiroinen as the sole Ontario Hockey League player to make the Finnish roster.

The Finnish team is one of the smaller teams, but they are skilled and they are quick. For draft junkies, if you are planning and watching the tournament, keep an eye on Anton Lundell and Mikko Kokkonen. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

NAME POS HT WT DOB S/C LEAGUE
Roope Taponen G 5’10 152 3/14/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Kari Piiroinen G 6’ 161 7/1/01 L OHL
Mikko Kokkonen D 5’11 190 1/18/01 L Liiga
Kalle Loponen D 5’11 185 3/13/01 R Jr SM Liiga
Iivari Räsänen D 6’ 196 5/23/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Aapo Holtinkoski D 6’ 165 2/8/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Samu Koskenkorva D 5’9 172 5/11/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Ville Heinola D 5’11 174 3/2/01 L Liiga
Christoffer Sedoff D 5’11 159 2/20/02 L Jr SM Liiga
Leevi Aaltonen F 5’9 154 1/24/01 L Liiga
Henri Nikkanen F 6’2 185 4/28/01 L Liiga
Antti Saarela F 5’10 176 6/27/01 L Liiga
Mikko Petman F 6’ 198 5/13/01 R Jr SM Liiga
Veeti Miettinen F 5’8 152 9/20/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Anton Lundell F 6’ 165 10/3/01 L Liiga
Aku Raty F 6’ 165 7/5/01 R Jr SM Liiga
Kasper Simontaival F 5’8 179 1/11/02 R Jr SM Liiga
Arttu Tuomaala F 5’10 168 11/10/01 L Jr SM Liiga
Rasmus Lahnaviik F 5’11 179 8/17/01 R Jr SM Liiga
Aarne Intonen F 6’2 190   L USHL
Patrik Puistola F 6’3 198   L USHL
Juuso Parssinen F 5’6 159   L Jr SM Liiga

Russia Announces Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

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Just like the Swedes, the Russian squad named for the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, which begins August 6, 2018 in Edmonton and Red Deer, is lacking in Ontario Hockey League players.

However, the Canadian Hockey League is represented by Nikita Sedov of the Western Hockey League and Yaroslav Likhachyov of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

PLAYER POS HT WT DOB S/C LEAGUE
Yaroslav Askarov G 6’2 157 6/16/02 R MHL
Vladimir Sartakov G 5’11 165 9/2/01 L MHL
Nikolai Burenov D 5’10 159 5/13/01 L MHL
Roman Bychkov D 5’11 161 2/10/01 L MHL
Roman Bychkov D 5’10 163 8/7/01 L MHL
Roman Bychkov D 5’11 176 1/4/01 L MHL
Ilya Mironov D 6’3 198 3/15/01 L MHL
Nikita Sedov D 6’1 192 5/5/01 L WHL
Dmitri Tyuvilin D 5’11 170 1/19/01 L MHL
Nikita Vashchenko D 6’1 190 3/11/01 L MHL
Mikhail Abramov F 5’10 152 3/26/01 L MHL
Sergei Alkhimov F 6’1 194 7/3/01 L MHL
Rodion Amirov F 5’11 161 10/2/01 L MHL
Yegor Chinakhov F     2/1/01   MHL
Arseni Gritsyuk F     3/15/01   MHL
Daniil Gushchin F 5’8 154 2/6/02 L MHL
Daniil Gutik F 6’3 179 8/31/01 R MHL
Yaroslav Likhachyov F 5’11 168 9/2/01 R QMJHL
Ilya Nikolayev F 6’ 190 6/26/01 L MHL
Vasili Podkolzin F 5’11 165 6/24/01 L MHL
Yegor Spiridonov F 6’2 192 1/22/01 R MHL
Oleg Zaitsev F 6’1 185 1/7/01 L MHL

Sweden Announces Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

Posted on by Dominic Tiano

Sweden FlagThere are no Ontario Hockey League players on the Swedish entry at the 2018 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup – after all this is an OHL blog and our primary objective is those players.

But if you are a draft junkie then the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup is when it all begins for players hoping to be selected at the 2019 National Hockey League Draft. TSN will carry every game beginning August 6, 2018 and streaming all games live as well in Canada while the NHL Network will televise the games in the United States.

Sweden has an interesting team, bring along three players that won’t be eligible for the NHL Draft until 2020, including goaltender Jesper Wallstedt. Sweden does have four goaltenders listed on their roster, so one of them might just be staying home.

They also have a couple of behemoth forwards in Jacob Grönhagen and Elmer Söderblom who both stand at 6’6” and 209 and 214 pounds respectively. Their defence is intriguing to say the least and we’re curious to see twin brothers Joel and Max Wahlgren.

Name POS HT WT DOB S/C LEAGUE
Hugo Alnefet G 6’3 194 6/4/01 L SuperElit
Marcus Nygren G 5’11 165 1/12/01 L SuperElit
Jesper Wallstedt G 6’3 205 11/24/02 L SuperElit
Matteus Ward G 6’1 168 7/3/01 L SuperElit
Tobias Björnfot D 6’ 187 4/6/01 L SuperElit
Philip Broberg D 6’3 198 6/25/01 L SuperElit
Isak Forsman D 6’ 196 1/2/01 R SuperElit
Ludvig Hedström D 5’11 163 4/14/01 L Jr 18 Elit
Albert Johansson D 5’9 152 1/4/01 L Jr 18 Elit
Alexander Lundqvist D 6’2 183 2/11/01 L Jr 18 Elit
Victor Söderström D 5’11 176 2/26/01 R SuperElit
Isac Andersson F 5’11 190 6/21/01 L SuperElit
Oscar Bjerselius F 5’11 175 2/18/01 L SuperElit
Arvid Costmar F 5’11 181 6/7/01 R –
Albin Grewe F 6’ 176 3/22/01 L SuperElit
Jacob Grönhagen F 6’6 209 1/18/01 L SuperElit
Karl Henriksson F 5’9 165 2/5/01 L SuperElit
Alexander Holtz F 6’ 183 1/23/02 R Jr 18 Elit
Lucas Raymond F 5’10 165 3/28/02 R Jr 18 Elit
Carl Sjöberg F 6’1 183 6/2/01 L –
Elmer Söderblom F 6’6 214 7/5/01 L SuperElit
Joel Wahlgren F 6’ 161 5/9/01 L –
Max Wahlgren F 6’ 163 5/9/01 L –
Filiph Åström F 5’11 176 4/8/01 L SuperElit

Here is the Swedish roster:

Czech’s Announce Roster for Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

Posted on by Dominic Tiano

Czech FlagToday, the Czech Republic announced its squad that will take part at the 2018 Hlinka Memorial Cup set to begin August 6th, 2018. The roster includes Peterborough Petes’ Erik Cermak of the Ontario Hockey League.

The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup is the premier tournament, and the only under-18 gathering, that features the best-on-best. Scouts flock to the tournament to get the first look at National Hockey League draft eligible players as they enter the 2018-2019 season.

Here is a look at the Czech roster:

Name POS HT WT DOB S/C League
Nick Malik G 6’ 161 4/26/02 L Czech2
Jan Skorpik G 6’1 154 2/24/01 L Czech U-20
Martin Hugo-Has D 6’4 187 2/2/01 R Jr SM-Liiga
David Homola D 5’11 180 10/4/01 L Czech U-20
Simon Kubicek D 6’2 179 12/19/01 R Czech U-20
Jan Mlcak D 5’11 176 8/22/01 L Czech 2
Daniel Poizl D 5’10 165 3/24/01 L Czech 2
Jiri Suhrada D 6’1 179 4/27/01 L Czech U-18
David Turecek D 6’4 194 4/13/01 R Czech U-18
Jakub Zurek F 6’2 188 9/12/01 L Czech U-20
Marcel Barinka F 5’11 154 3/21/01 R Czech U-18
Martin Beranek F 6’ 165 4/14/01 L Czech 2
Erik Cermak F 5’10 143 3/2/01 L OHL
Filip Koffer F 5’9 169 4/3/21 L Czech U-20
Martin Lang F 5’10 165 9/15/01 R WHL
Radek Muzik F 6’ 170 3/25/01 L SuperElit
Adam Najman F 5’10 165 1/7/01 L Czech U-20
Pavel Novak F 5’10 168 4/16/02 R Czech U-20
Jonas Peterek F 6’2 177 2/19/01 R Czech U-20
Filip Prikryl F 6’1 163 4/2/01 L Czech
Jaromir Pytlik F 6’2 192 9/25/01 R Czech
Adam Raska F 5’10 163 9/25/01 L Czech 2
Michal Teply F 6’3 176 5/25/01 R Czech
Matej Toman F 5’10 168 1/15/01 L Czech 2