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OHL Hockey – A World of Hockey Talent
The Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League make up the Canadian Hockey League. Each junior hockey league holds there own draft of players and also take part in what is called the CHL Import Draft to now provide junior hockey talent world wide. Many CHL players are selected to play for Team Canada Hockey, Team USA Hockey, World Junior Hockey teams as well as drafted into the National Hockey League.
OHA Hockey History – Moncton Sports Honours Gary Geldart
Hi gang, Rick Ostler here with OHL Hockey News, bringing you News and Views from the Ontario Hockey League as well Junior Hockey worldwide. News out of Moncton, NB to honour former OHA Hockey graduate Gary Geldart.
Moncton Sports Wall of Fame to to honour Gary Geldart
Gary will be inducted along with George “Georgie” Gallant in football, builder Donald Carr Ramsay, and the Moncton Mets (2006) baseball team.
The native of Moncton, New Brunswick played Bantam with the local Red Wings then played for the Halifax Canadians of the NSJHL and the Fredericton Red Wings of the NBJHL. In 1968-69 he came to the OHA to suit up for the Hamilton Red Wings and later toiled for the London Knights.
Gary Geldart played defence during his impressive 23-year hockey career, spending eight of those years playing professionally in the AHL. The highlight was winning the Calder Cup championship while playing with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. Ohl Hockey News thanks; timestranscript.com – Sports heroes to be honoured
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM 1965-66 Moncton Red Wings NBAHA 9 15 24 35 1966-67 Halifax Jr. Canadiens MJrHL 30 4 15 19 58 16 0 4 4 26 1967-68 Fredericton Jr. Red Wings NBJHL 4 1 3 4 8 12 1 10 11 25 1967-68 Fredericton Red Wings NBSHL 29 3 21 24 72 5 2 2 4 7 1968-69 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 52 3 30 33 103 5 0 3 3 12 1969-70 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 18 1 13 14 29 1969-70 London Knights OHA-Jr. 30 5 28 33 48 12 2 8 10 29 1970-71 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 0 0 0 5 +1 1970-71 Cleveland Barons AHL 67 5 19 24 84 1971-72 Cleveland Barons AHL 71 3 19 22 44 6 0 3 3 8 1972-73 Cleveland/Jacksonville Barons AHL 74 6 32 38 81 1973-74 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 49 1 21 22 59 6 0 2 2 2 1974-75 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 65 2 17 19 111 6 0 0 0 9 1975-76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 9 0 2 2 0 1976-77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 79 6 34 40 110 6 0 0 0 2 1977-78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 9 0 0 0 12 14 0 1 1 32
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OHL Hockey League Standings Update
Hi gang, Rick Ostler here with OHL Hockey News, bringing you News and Views from the Ontario Hockey League as well Junior Hockey worldwide. The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20. OHL Hockey Standings Update In 1980, the Ontario Hockey League was born with the renaming of the “Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.” Previously the OMJHL officially separated from the Ontario Hockey Association in 1974.
Team Canada Hockey David Branch has been the only Commissioner of the OHL from this time. Since 1980 the league has grown rapidly into a high profile marketable product, with many games broadcast on television and radio. Approximately 20% of players on active rosters in the National Hockey League have come from the OHL, and about 54% of NHL players are alumni of the Canadian Hockey League. The J. Ross Robertson Cup is awarded annually to the winner the “how far you can go down your throat” Championship Series. The Cup is named for John Ross Robertson, who was president of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1901 to 1905. OHL Hockey Playoffs consist of the top 16 teams in the league, 8 from each conference. The teams play a best-of-7 game series, and the winner of each series advances to the next round. The final two teams eventually compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup. OHL Hockey champions then competes with the winners of the Western Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the host of the tournament to play for the Memorial Cup, which is awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada. The host team of the tournament is alternated between the three leagues every season. The Priority Selection was first conducted the summer before the 1974-75 OMJHL season. It has been conducted annually since then. It is a selection of players aged 16 and 17 years old who are residents of the province of Ontario, the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York, and other designated U.S. states. Prior to 2001, the OHL held the Priority Selection in a public forum, such as an arena. Drafts were attended by many players and family members. In 2001, the OHL decided to hold the “draft” via the Internet, greatly reducing the costs the league and its member teams incurred in hosting a public draft. This move reduced the stress and pressure that prospective players faced with a large crowd present. The Jack Ferguson Award is presented annually to the first overall selection . The award was named in honour of long time OHL Hockey scout and former Director of Central Scouting Jack Ferguson. OHL Hockey Standings Update Rick Ostler, OHL Hockey News
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OHL Hockey News Graduate – Shawn Matthias
Hi gang, Rick here providing you OHL Hockey News. Former Belleville Bulls centre Shawn Matthias was held scoreless in his American Hockey League debut with the Rochester Americans last weekend.
OHL Hockey News Graduate – Shawn Matthias
Matthias, 20, was assigned to the AHL Amerks by the parent Florida Panthers Friday and had zero points in his first three outings with Rochester, while picking up one minor penalty.
The six-foot-three, 210-pound pivot had 1-1-2 scoring stats for Florida in five NHL pre-season games. Last season, he tallied twice for Florida during a four-game emergency call-up.
Matthias had 32-47-79 totals for Belleville in 53 games last season. His final OHL campaign was interrupted by a bout of mononucleosis and he appeared in only one playoff game, scoring a goal, and the Memorial Cup tournament where Bulls lost in the semifinals to host Kitchener. Matthias assisted on the overtime game-winner for Team Canada in the gold medal match at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In 223 career games with Belleville, Matthias had 84 goals and 104 assists for 1 8 8 points. He had 17-5- 22 scoring totals in 25 playoff games. A native of Mississauga, Matthias was chosen in the second round of the 2006 NHL draft by the Detroit Red Wings and later dealt to Florida for Todd Bertuzzi.
Meanwhile, Bulls (7-3) sit atop the OHL’s Eastern Conference standings as they prepare for a trip to Kitchener Friday and their first meeting with the Rangers since the 2008 Memorial Cup semi-final contest — a 9-0 Kitchener blowout.
The two teams battled to seven games in the OHL Final after Belleville recovered from a 3-0 series deficit. Kitchener won the series, 4-3. Rangers are currently fifth in the Western Conference with a 5-2-0-1 slate. On Saturday, Bulls host the No. 1 ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League, the Windsor Spitfires (9-1). OHL Hockey News thanks; Belleville Intelligencer – Ontario, CA
