A total of 173 OHL graduates are on Opening Night rosters to begin the 2022-23 National Hockey League season.
The Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars lead the way with nine each followed by the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs, each with eight.
The list includes a total of five players who competed in the OHL during the 2021-22 season, including Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish (Hamilton Bulldogs), Dallas Stars forward Wyatt Johnston (Windsor Spitfires), Los Angeles Kings defenceman Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts), Montreal Canadiens blueliner Arber Xhekaj (Hamilton Bulldogs) and Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs).
173 OHL Graduates on NHL Opening Night Rosters:
Players listed alongside OHL club with most regular season games played. Injured players listed at end.
*- denotes player who competed in OHL during 2021-22 season
Anaheim Ducks (9):
Jamie Drysdale (Erie Otters), Cam Fowler (Windsor Spitfires), John Gibson (Kitchener Rangers), Adam Henrique (Windsor Spitfires), Max Jones (London Knights), Mason McTavish (Peterborough Petes)*, Anthony Stolarz (London Knights), Ryan Strome (Niagara IceDogs), Colton White (Soo Greyhounds) — Sam Carrick (Brampton Battalion), John Moore (Kitchener Rangers)
Arizona Coyotes (7):
Josh Brown (Oshawa Generals), Lawson Crouse (Kingston Frontenacs), Christian Fischer (Windsor Spitfires), Barrett Hayton (Soo Greyhounds), Zack Kassian (Peterborough Petes), Nick Ritchie (Peterborough Petes), Conor Timmins (Soo Greyhounds) — Jakob Chychrun (Sarnia Sting), Bryan Little (Barrie Colts)
Boston Bruins (4):
Nick Foligno (Sudbury Wolves), Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires), Jack Studnicka (Oshawa Generals), Pavel Zacha (Sarnia Sting)
Buffalo Sabres (3):
Craig Anderson (Guelph Storm), Jack Quinn (Ottawa 67’s), Jeff Skinner (Kitchener Rangers) — Matej Pekar (Barrie Colts)
Calgary Flames (8):
Rasmus Andersson (Barrie Colts), Nazem Kadri (Kitchener Rangers), Trevor Lewis (Owen Sound Attack), Andrew Mangiapane (Barrie Colts), Brett Ritchie (Sarnia Sting), Adam Ruzicka (Sarnia Sting), Tyler Toffoli (Ottawa 67’s), Nikita Zadorov (London Knights)
Carolina Hurricanes (7):
Brent Burns (Brampton Battalion), Jalen Chatfield (Windsor Spitfires), Calvin de Haan (Oshawa Generals), Stefan Noesen (Plymouth Whalers), Jamieson Rees (Sarnia Sting), Jordan Staal (Peterborough Petes), Andrei Svechnikov (Barrie Colts) — Ryan Suzuki (Barrie Colts)
Chicago Blackhawks (9):
Andreas Athanasiou (Barrie Colts), Max Domi (London Knights), MacKenzie Entwistle (Hamilton Bulldogs), Patrick Kane (London Knights), Petr Mrazek (Ottawa 67’s), Connor Murphy (Sarnia Sting), Taylor Raddysh (Erie Otters), Alec Regula (London Knights), Jarred Tinordi (London Knights) — Jason Dickinson (Guelph Storm), Boris Katchouk (Soo Greyhounds)
Colorado Avalanche (1):
Kurtis MacDermid (Owen Sound Attack) — Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener Rangers)
Columbus Blue Jackets (4):
Adam Boqvist (London Knights), Liam Foudy (London Knights), Erik Gudbranson (Kingston Frontenacs), Boone Jenner (Oshawa Generals)
Dallas Stars (9):
Ty Dellandrea (Flint Firebirds), Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers), Wyatt Johnston (Windsor Spitfires)*, Mason Marchment (Erie Otters), Colin Miller (Soo Greyhounds), Jason Robertson (Kingston Frontenacs), Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers), Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth Whalers), Nick Caamano (Flint Firebirds)
Detroit Red Wings (7):
Tyler Bertuzzi (Guelph Storm), Ben Chiarot (Guelph Storm), Filip Hronek (Saginaw Spirit), Dominik Kubalik (Sudbury Wolves), Olli Maatta (London Knights), Alex Nedeljkovic (Plymouth Whalers), Pius Suter (Guelph Storm) — Robby Fabbri (Guelph Storm)
Edmonton Oilers (7):
Evan Bouchard (London Knights), Jack Campbell (Windsor Spitfires), Cody Ceci (Ottawa 67’s), Warren Foegele (Kingston Frontenacs), Connor McDavid (Erie Otters), Ryan McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads), Darnell Nurse (Soo Greyhounds) — Mike Smith (Sudbury Wolves)
Florida Panthers (6):
Sam Bennett (Kingston Frontenacs), Nick Cousins (Soo Greyhounds), Aaron Ekblad (Barrie Colts), Marc Staal (Sudbury Wolves), Matthew Tkachuk (London Knights), Carter Verhaeghe (Niagara IceDogs)
Los Angeles Kings (7):
Quinton Byfield (Sudbury Wolves), Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts)*, Drew Doughty (Guelph Storm), Sean Durzi (Owen Sound Attack), Arthur Kaliyev (Hamilton Bulldogs), Brendan Lemieux (Barrie Colts), Gabriel Vilardi (Windsor Spitfires) — Jacob Ingham (Mississauga Steelheads)
Minnesota Wild (4):
Marcus Foligno (Sudbury Wolves), Ryan Hartman (Plymouth Whalers), Jacob Middleton (Ottawa 67’s), Marco Rossi (Ottawa 67’s) — Dakota Mermis (London Knights)
Montreal Canadiens (6):
Josh Anderson (London Knights), Christian Dvorak (London Knights), Sean Monahan (Ottawa 67’s), Michael Pezzetta (Sudbury Wolves), Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack), Arber Xhekaj (Kitchener Rangers)* — Logan Mailloux (London Knights)*
Nashville Predators (2):
Matt Duchene (Brampton Battalion), Michael McCarron (London Knights)
New Jersey Devils (4):
Nathan Bastian (Mississauga Steelheads), Mackenzie Blackwood (Barrie Colts), Dougie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs), Michael McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads)
New York Islanders (4):
Josh Bailey (Windsor Spitfires), Casey Cizikas (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors), Matt Martin (Sarnia Sting), Adam Pelech (Erie Otters) — Cal Clutterbuck (Oshawa Generals)
New York Rangers (2):
Barclay Goodrow (North Bay Battalion), Vincent Trocheck (Saginaw Spirit)
Ottawa Senators (2):
Alex DeBrincat (Erie Otters), Austin Watson (Peterborough Petes)
Philadelphia Flyers (6):
Tony DeAngelo (Sarnia Sting), Morgan Frost (Soo Greyhounds), Hayden Hodgson (Sarnia Sting), Travis Konecny (Ottawa 67’s), Scott Laughton (Oshawa Generals), Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads) — Ryan Ellis (Windsor Spitfires)
Pittsburgh Penguins (3):
Jeff Carter (Soo Greyhounds), Brock McGinn (Guelph Storm), Rickard Rakell (Plymouth Whalers)
San Jose Sharks (5):
Logan Couture (Ottawa 67’s), Jonah Gadjovich (Owen Sound Attack), Scott Harrington (London Knights), Kevin Labanc (Barrie Colts), Steven Lorentz (Peterborough Petes)
Seattle Kraken (6):
Andre Burakovsky (Erie Otters), Vince Dunn (Niagara IceDogs), Philipp Grubauer (Belleville Bulls), Jared McCann (Soo Greyhounds), Jamie Oleksiak (Saginaw Spirit), Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs)*
St. Louis Blues (8):
Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound Attack), Robert Bortuzzo (Kitchener Rangers), Logan Brown (Windsor Spitfires), Jordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting), Ryan O’Reilly (Erie Otters), Brandon Saad (Saginaw Spirit), Robert Thomas (London Knights), Alexey Toropchenko (Guelph Storm) — Tanner Dickinson (Soo Greyhounds)*, Keean Washkurak (Mississauga Steelheads)
Tampa Bay Lightning (7):
Erik Cernak (Erie Otters), Pat Maroon (London Knights), Vladislav Namestnikov (London Knights), Nick Paul (North Bay Battalion), Corey Perry (London Knights), Mikhail Sergachev (Windsor Spitfires), Steven Stamkos (Sarnia Sting) — Zach Bogosian (Peterborough Petes), Anthony Cirelli (Oshawa Generals)
Toronto Maple Leafs (8):
T.J. Brodie (Saginaw Spirit), Michael Bunting (Soo Greyhounds), Mark Giordano (Owen Sound Attack), Mitch Marner (London Knights), Matt Murray (Soo Greyhounds), Jake Muzzin (Soo Greyhounds), Rasmus Sandin (Soo Greyhounds), John Tavares (Oshawa Generals) — Braeden Kressler (Flint Firebirds)*
Vancouver Canucks (5):
Bo Horvat (London Knights), Spencer Martin (Mississauga Steelheads), J.T. Miller (Plymouth Whalers), Tanner Pearson (Barrie Colts), Riley Stillman (Oshawa Generals) — Travis Dermott (Erie Otters)
Vegas Golden Knights (3):
Mike Amadio (North Bay Battalion), Paul Cotter (London Knights), Alex Pietrangelo (Niagara IceDogs) — Nicolas Hague (Mississauga Steelheads), Robin Lehner (Soo Greyhounds)
Washington Capitals (4):
Connor Brown (Erie Otters), John Carlson (London Knights), Connor McMichael (London Knights), Dylan Strome (Erie Otters) — Kody Clark (Ottawa 67’s), Tom Wilson (Plymouth Whalers)
Winnipeg Jets (6):
Kyle Capobianco (Sudbury Wolves), Dylan DeMelo (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors), Sam Gagner (London Knights), Cole Perfetti (Saginaw Spirit), Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts), Logan Stanley (Windsor Spitfires)
