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CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
CJHL Media Update
Release Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
NCAA D-I programs feature 317 alumni among current CJHL teams
TORONTO – A glance at the rosters of the 64 NCAA Division I programs show there are 317 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni competing.
Comprising this list are those who played a minimum of five games previously for any of the current 118 clubs, or those franchises who relocated elsewhere within their respective CJHL-member leagues.
Those former CJHLers are spread out among 62 of the NCAA D-I schools that features 42 goaltenders, 86 defencemen and 189 forwards competing and furthering their education.
Among those alumni are last season’s CJHL MVP & Top Forward award recipient Trevor Hoskin (Cobourg Cougars/OJHL).
Hoskin is in his freshman campaign at Niagara University in upstate New York.
Also on the list is netminder Noah Pak, who backstopped the Collingwood Blues (OJHL) to a Centennial Cup title back in May. Pak is in his first year at Yale.
Also featured are the six-pack of Owen Say, Notre Dame (Powassan Voodoos/NOJHL); Liam Souliere, Minnesota (Brockville Braves-Nepean Raiders/CCHL); Josh Kotai, Augustana (Battlefords North Stars/SJHL); Ben Charette, Harvard (Whitecourt Wolves/AJHL); Jared Whale, New Hampshire (Olds Grizzlys/AJHL) and Ty Outen, Long Island (Grand Falls Rapids/MHL), who are all on the Mike Richter Award Watch List for the top NCAA D-I goaltender this season.
CLICK HERE to view a PDF attachment shows the current list of CJHL alumni playing NCAA Division I hockey.
CCHL BREAKDOWN BY TEAM
ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of nine Junior A leagues from Alberta to the Maritimes. … The CJHL currently represents 118 teams and well over 2,500 players. … There were also 2,500-plus CJHL alumni who furthered their hockey careers at the NHL, AHL, ECHL, SPHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL levels across North America as well as in leagues across Europe during the 2023-24 campaign. … For the latest CJHL news and features, visit cjhlhockey.com and follow-on social media at @cjhlhockey via X & Instagram.
CJHL CONTACTS
Andy Harkness
President
Canadian Junior Hockey League
aharkness@cjhlhockey.com (E)
Tom Annelin
Director of Communications
Canadian Junior Hockey League
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@cjhlhockey (X)
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