The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs got started on Monday, with a total of 90 OHL graduates pursuing the NHL’s ultimate prize.
All 16 competing NHL clubs feature at least one OHL graduate on their playoff roster, with the Dallas Stars leading the way with 10, followed by the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs, each featuring nine.
A total of four OHL alumni hoisted the Stanley Cup as members of the Colorado Avalanche last June.
Here’s a look at OHL grads hitting the ice in the 2023 NHL Playoffs:
Boston Bruins (4):
Tyler Bertuzzi (Guelph Storm), Nick Foligno (Sudbury Wolves), Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires), Pavel Zacha (Sarnia Sting)
Carolina Hurricanes (5):
Brent Burns (Brampton Battalion), Jalen Chatfield (Windsor Spitfires), Calvin de Haan (Oshawa Generals), Stefan Noesen (Plymouth Whalers), Jordan Staal (Peterborough Petes), Andrei Svechnikov (Barrie Colts)*
Colorado Avalanche (1):
Kurtis MacDermid (Owen Sound/Erie)
Dallas Stars (10):
Ty Dellandrea (Flint Firebirds), Max Domi (London Knights), Radek Faksa (Kitchener/Sudbury), Thomas Harley (Mississauga Steelheads), Wyatt Johnston (Windsor Spitfires), Mason Marchment (Erie/Hamilton/Mississauga), Colin Miller (Soo Greyhounds), Jason Robertson (Kingston/Niagara), Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers), Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth Whalers)
Edmonton Oilers (7):
Evan Bouchard (London Knights), Jack Campbell (Windsor/Sault Ste. Marie), Cody Ceci (Ottawa/Owen Sound), Warren Foegele (Kingston/Erie), Connor McDavid (Erie Otters), Ryan McLeod (Mississauga/Saginaw), Darnell Nurse (Soo Greyhounds)
Florida Panthers (7):
Sam Bennett (Kingston Frontenacs)*, Nick Cousins (Soo Greyhounds), Aaron Ekblad (Erie Otters), Givani Smith (Barrie/Guelph/Kitchener), Eric Staal (Peterborough Petes), Marc Staal (Sudbury Wolves), Matthew Tkachuk (London Knights), Carter Verhaeghe (Niagara IceDogs)
Los Angeles Kings (5):
Drew Doughty (Guelph Storm), Gabriel Vilardi (Windsor/Kingston), Arthur Kaliyev (Hamilton Bulldogs), Sean Durzi (Owen Sound/Guelph), Quinton Byfield (Sudbury Wolves)
Minnesota Wild (3):
Jake Middleton (Owen Sound/Ottawa), Marcus Foligno (Sudbury Wolves), Ryan Hartman (Plymouth Whalers)
New Jersey Devils (5):
Kevin Bahl (Ottawa 67’s), Nathan Bastian (Mississauga Steelheads), Mackenzie Blackwood (Barrie Colts), Dougie Hamilton (Niagara IceDogs), Michael McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads)
New York Islanders (6):
Josh Bailey (Owen Sound/Windsor), Casey Cizikas (Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors), Cal Clutterbuck (Toronto/Oshawa), Bo Horvat (London Knights), Matt Martin (Sarnia Sting), Adam Pelech (Erie Otters)
New York Rangers (4):
Barclay Goodrow (Brampton/North Bay), Ben Harpur (Guelph/Barrie), Patrick Kane (London Knights), Vincent Trocheck (Saginaw/Plymouth)
Seattle Kraken (5):
Andre Burakovsky (Erie Otters)*, Vince Dunn (Niagara IceDogs), Philipp Grubauer (Belleville/Windsor/Kingston), Tye Kartye (Soo Greyhounds), Jared McCann (Soo Greyhounds), Jamie Oleksiak (Saginaw/Niagara)
Tampa Bay Lightning (9):
Zach Bogosian (Peterborough Petes), Erik Cernak (Erie Otters), Anthony Cirelli (Oshawa/Erie), Pat Maroon (London Knights), Nick Paul (Brampton/North Bay), Corey Perry (London Knights), Darren Raddysh (Erie Otters), Mikhail Sergachev (Windsor Spitfires), Steven Stamkos (Sarnia Sting)
Toronto Maple Leafs (9):
T.J. Brodie (Saginaw/Barrie), Michael Bunting (Soo Greyhounds), Mark Giordano (Owen Sound Attack), Mitch Marner (London Knights), Victor Mete (London Knights)*, Matt Murray (Soo Greyhounds), Jake Muzzin (Soo Greyhounds)*, Ryan O’Reilly (Erie Otters), Nick Robertson (Peterborough Petes)*, Wayne Simmonds (Owen Sound/Sault Ste. Marie), John Tavares (Oshawa/London), Conor Timmins (Soo Greyhounds)
Vegas Golden Knights (4):
Michael Amadio (Brampton/North Bay), Paul Cotter (London Knights), Nicolas Hague (Mississauga Steelheads), Alex Pietrangelo (Mississauga/Niagara/Barrie)
Winnipeg Jets (6):
Kyle Capobianco (Sudbury Wolves), Dylan DeMelo (Mississauga Steelheads), Sam Gagner (London Knights), Vladislav Namestnikov (London Knights), Cole Perfetti (Saginaw Spirit)*, Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts), Logan Stanley (Windsor/Kitchener)
*- indicates player on injured reserve
