OJHL WINTER SHOWCASE
January 17, 2017, Mississauga, ON – The OJHL kicks off the first ever OJHL Winter Showcase starting Monday January 23, 2017 in Trenton, Ontario showcasing it’s players to the hockey world from Monday January 23 to Wednesday January 25, 2017.
This marks the first year that the OJHL has hosted a Winter Showcase with all 22 of its member clubs. “We wanted to provide a platform to showcase our players this time of the season for scouts to have another opportunity to watch all of our teams in one location before the end of the season”, stated OJHL Commissioner, Marty Savoy.
The OJHL Winter Showcase follows the same format as the annual OJHL Governors Showcase were all 22 teams will play two games over the three days that count towards league play.
“With our organization hosting the 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup we felt that stepping up and hosting the first ever OJHL Winter Showcase would not only help promote the Central Canadian Junior A Championship but also help showcase all the players on our 22 teams”, said John McDonald, Trenton Golden Hawks Director of Business Development Chairman”.
Single day or full event packages can be purchased at the Duncan Memorial Arena box office or online at: https://tickets.trentongoldenhawks.ca/events/5349-winter-showcase-tournament-pass
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 22 member clubs. A proud member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including the CIS, NCAA, CHL, Minor Pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 135 commitments in 2015-16, including 52 NCAA Division I scholarships.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca.
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