A total of 122 past and present OHL players will hit the ice in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs that get underway tonight. A total of 11 players on the below list competed in the OHL during the 2022-23 season.
All 23 teams competing in the American Hockey League playoffs feature at least one OHL graduate on their roster, with the Springfield Thunderbirds, top affiliate of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, leading the way with 11 OHL alumni. The Colorado Eagles, top affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, trail close behind with nine OHL grads on their playoff roster.
A total of 12 OHL graduates won a Calder Cup title with the Chicago Wolves last June.
Here’s a look at OHL grads hitting the ice in the 2023 AHL Playoffs:
Abbotsford Canucks (2) [VAN]:
Spencer Martin (Mississauga Steelheads), Arturs Silovs (Barrie Colts)
Bakersfield Condors (7) [EDM]:
Justin Bailey (Kitchener/Sault Ste. Marie), Cam Dineen (North Bay/Sarnia), Seth Griffith (London Knights), Greg McKegg (Erie/London), Markus Niemelainen (Saginaw Spirit), Alex Peters (Plymouth/Flint), Ty Tullio (Oshawa Generals)
Calgary Wranglers (5) [CGY]:
Oscar Dansk (Erie Otters), Mark Duarte (Hamilton/Sault Ste. Marie)*, Ben Jones (Niagara IceDogs), Cole Schwindt (Mississauga Steelheads), Ilya Solovyov (Saginaw Spirit)
Charlotte Checkers (5) [FLA]:
Connor Bunnaman (Kitchener Rangers), Mack Guzda (Owen Sound/Barrie), Ethan Keppen (Flint Firebirds), Serron Noel (Oshawa/Kitchener), Kai Schwindt (Mississauga Steelheads)*
Coachella Valley Firebirds (3) [SEA]:
David Goyette (Sudbury Wolves)*, Ville Ottavainen (Kitchener Rangers), Shane Wright (Kingston/Windsor)*
Colorado Eagles (9) [COL]:
Jean-Luc Foudy (Windsor Spitfires), Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia Sting), Josh Jacobs (Sarnia Sting), Ryan Merkley (Guelph/Peterborough/London), Keaton Middleton (Saginaw Spirit), Oskar Olausson (Barrie/Oshawa), Justin Scott (Barrie Colts), Dalton Smith (Ottawa 67’s), Mitchell Vande Sompel (Oshawa/London)
Hartford Wolf Pack (3) [NYR]:
Will Cuylle (Windsor Spitfires), Tim Gettinger (Soo Greyhounds), Bryce McConnell-Barker (Soo Greyhounds)*
Hershey Bears (3) [WSH]:
Connor McMichael (Hamilton/London), Mike Sgarbossa (Barrie/Saginaw/Sudbury), Matthew Strome (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Iowa Wild (4) [MIN]:
Damien Giroux (Saginaw Spirit), Dakota Mermis (London/Oshawa), Ryan O’Rourke (Soo Greyhounds), Marco Rossi (Ottawa 67’s)
Laval Rocket (4) [MTL]:
Santino Centorame (London/Owen Sound), Jan Mysak (Hamilton Bulldogs), John Parker-Jones (Peterborough Petes), Mitchell Stephens (Saginaw/London)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (4) [PHI]:
Tyson Foerster (Barrie Colts), Hayden Hodgson (Erie/Sarnia/Saginaw), Cal O’Reilly (Windsor Spitfires), Garrett Wilson (Windsor/Owen Sound)
Manitoba Moose (4) [WPG]:
Declan Chisholm (Peterborough Petes), Evan Cormier (North Bay/Saginaw), Chris Martenet (London/Ottawa), Greg Meireles (Kitchener Rangers)
Milwaukee Admirals (7) [NSH]:
Egor Afanasyev (Windsor Spitfires), Luke Evangelista (London Knights), Michael McCarron (London/Oshawa), Roland McKeown (Kingston Frontenacs), Navrin Mutter (Hamilton/Kitchener), Isaac Ratcliffe (Guelph Storm), Philip Tomasino (Niagara/Oshawa)
Ontario Reign (8) [LA]:
Martin Chromiak (Kingston Frontenacs), Aidan Dudas (Owen Sound Attack), Cameron Gaunce (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors), Jacob Moverare (Mississauga Steelheads), Alan Quine (Kingston/Peterborough/Belleville), Nate Schnarr (Guelph Storm), Akil Thomas (Niagara/Peterborough), Matthew Villalta (Soo Greyhounds)
Providence Bruins (5) [BOS]:
Justin Brazeau (North Bay Battalion), Connor Carrick (Plymouth Whalers), Brett Harrison (Oshawa/Windsor)*, Kyle Keyser (Flint/Oshawa), Matthew Poitras (Guelph Storm)*
Rochester Americans (4) [BUF]:
Mitch Eliot (Sarnia Sting), Michael Houser (London Knights), Matej Pekar (Barrie/Sudbury), Malcolm Subban (Belleville Bulls)
Rockford IceHogs (7) [CHI]:
D.J. Busdeker (Saginaw Spirit), Gavin Hayes (Flint Firebirds)*, Cameron Hillis (Guelph Storm), Paul Ludwinski (Kingston Frontenacs)*, Andrew Perrott (London/Owen Sound/Windsor), Isaak Phillips (Sudbury Wolves), Alec Regula (London Knights)
Springfield Thunderbirds (11) [STL]:
Will Bitten (Plymouth/Flint/Hamilton), Michael Buchinger (Guelph Storm)*, Mitchell Hoelscher (Ottawa 67’s), Brady Lyle (North Bay/Owen Sound), Austin Osmanski (Mississauga/Peterborough), Dmitri Samorukov (Guelph Storm), Hunter Skinner (London Knights), Garret Sparks (Guelph Storm), Nathan Todd (Ottawa 67’s), Tyler Tucker (Barrie/Flint), Keean Washkurak (Mississauga Steelheads)
Syracuse Crunch (6) [TB]:
Trevor Carrick (Mississauga/Sudbury), Joe Carroll (Sault Ste. Marie/Peterborough), Sean Day (Mississauga/Windsor/Kingston), Lucas Edmonds (Kingston Frontenacs), Jack Thompson (Sudbury/Sault Ste. Marie), Daniel Walker (North Bay/Oshawa)
Texas Stars (6) [DAL]:
Nicholas Caamano (Plymouth/Flint/Hamilton), Riley Damiani (Kitchener Rangers), Ben Gleason (London/Hamilton), Artem Grushnikov (Hamilton Bulldogs)*, Antonio Stranges (London Knights), Marian Studenic (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Toronto Marlies (6) [TOR]:
Joseph Blandisi (Owen Sound/Barrie), Kyle Clifford (Barrie Colts), Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (Peterborough Petes), Noel Hoefenmayer (Ottawa 67’s), Mac Hollowell (Soo Greyhounds), Braeden Kressler (Flint Firebirds)
Tucson Roadrunners (6) [ARI]:
Travis Barron (Ottawa 67’s), Curtis Douglas (Barrie/Windsor), Jan Jenik (Hamilton Bulldogs), Vladislav Kolyachonok (London/Flint), Ryan McGregor (Sarnia Sting), Ivan Prosvetov (Saginaw Spirit)
Utica Comets (3) [NJ]:
Graeme Clarke (Ottawa 67’s), Nico Daws (Guelph Storm), Michael Vukojevic (Kitchener Rangers)
*- competed in OHL during 2022-23 season
