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KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

PESKY PETES RETURN TO KINGSTON<br />

PETES PART OF A LOGJAM OF 6 TEAMS SEPARATED BY 4 POINTS IN THE CONFERENCE<br />

While the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> continue to hold<br />

the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the logjam<br />

behind them for spots 2 to 7 remains as tight as<br />

ever–including tonight’s opponent, the Peterborough<br />

Petes. After Wednesday night’s 4-1 win in<br />

Oshawa against the Memorial Cup Champion Oshawa<br />

Generals, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have 22 wins, 11<br />

regulation losses, 2 overtime losses, and 1 shootout<br />

loss. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have 6 wins, 3 regulation<br />

losses, and 1 overtime loss in their past 10 games<br />

and continue to push for wins without three of their<br />

top players–Crouse, McKeown, and Lammikko are<br />

all in Finland at the World Juniors representing<br />

Canada and Finland respectively.<br />

The Petes, on the other hand, are struggling<br />

for consistency–a theme common among the<br />

middle of pack of teams in the Eastern Conference.<br />

Not including last night’s matchup against<br />

the Guelph Storm, the Petes have 4 wins, 5 losses,<br />

and 1 shootout loss in their past 10 games. With<br />

17 wins, 14 losses, 2 overtime losses, and 3 shootout<br />

losses–good for 39 points–the Petes are a team<br />

still struggling for wins and consistency. While they<br />

sit 2rd in the East Division, the Petes are sitting 8<br />

points back from the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> and in 5th place<br />

in the Eastern Conference.<br />

In the 5 match-ups between the to clubs so far<br />

this season, Peterborough is ahead in the series<br />

with 3 wins to <strong>Kingston</strong>’s 2. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have<br />

a slight lead in scoring between the two teams this<br />

season when facing each other, with 20 goals to<br />

Peterborough’s 19.<br />

NICHOL JOINS THE CENTURY MARK: Ted Nichol, in his<br />

second full season with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, joined the<br />

100 regular season games played with <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

Club. He was a midseason call up in 2013-14, playing<br />

6 games and assisting on 2 goals. Other current<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> who are into the 100 Games with<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> Club include Roland McKeown (218),<br />

Spencer Watson (203), Conor McGlynn (163), Lawson<br />

Crouse (141), Lucas Peressini (111), and Ryan<br />

Verbeek (108). KF


Turn to page 32 for more great action photos by<br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> Official Photographer Billy Kimmerly<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

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GAMEDAY REPORT: KINGSTON VS. PETERBOROUGH.........................................3<br />

OHL CONFERENCE STANDINGS........................................................................7<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT.........................................................................16<br />

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES........................................................16<br />

STARTING LINEUPS........................................................................................17<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS PLAYER STATISTICS.................................................18<br />

PETERBOROUGH PETES PLAYER STATISTICS..................................................19<br />

OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................21<br />

THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................32<br />

2015-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE.........................................................37<br />

OHL PLAYER LEADER STATS...........................................................................38<br />

This year’s roster includes a bunch of homegrown talent. Gord Hunter looks at<br />

two of those homegrown <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, Chad Duchesne and Ryan Verbeek.<br />

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This summer will see a reunion in <strong>Kingston</strong> of a some heroes of the Canadians<br />

days of OHL hockey in <strong>Kingston</strong>. Gord Hunter caught up with Wayne Erskin on<br />

the plans to reunite the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians.<br />

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Back on the ice after the holiday break with a lead on the Eastern Conference<br />

and three top players in Findland for the World Juniors. We go one-on-one with<br />

Head Coach Paul McFarland.<br />

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

GAMEDAY<br />

PUBLISHER & EDITOR: Justin Chenier<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Gord Hunter, Justin Chenier<br />

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Adam Smith<br />

ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT: Chelsea McDermott<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER: Billy Kimmerly<br />

©2015 KINGSTON FRONTENACS. GAMEDAY MAGAZINE is published by the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey Club and<br />

distributed, free of charge, at all <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> home games at Rogers K-Rock Centre. All rights reserved. Any<br />

reproduction, in whole or in part, without the prior permission of the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Hockey Club is strictly prohibited.<br />

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EASTERN CONFERENCE<br />

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM<br />

1 <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 36 22 11 2 1 47 0.653 114 105 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 588<br />

2 Barrie Colts 33 20 12 0 1 41 0.621 121 96 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-1 537<br />

3 Mississauga Steelheads 37 18 15 1 3 40 0.541 121 112 0-2-1-1 5-3-1-1 472<br />

4 Niagara IceDogs 34 17 12 3 2 39 0.574 108 98 1-0-1-2 5-2-1-2 483<br />

5 Peterborough Petes 36 17 14 2 3 39 0.542 121 134 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-1 448<br />

6 North Bay Battalion 33 17 13 1 2 37 0.561 110 106 0-1-0-0 6-3-0-1 396<br />

7 Ottawa 67’s 35 18 16 1 0 37 0.529 126 121 1-0-0-0 3-7-0-0 299<br />

8 Hamilton Bulldogs 35 14 18 3 0 31 0.443 104 137 0-1-0-0 5-3-2-0 474<br />

9 Oshawa Generals 36 13 18 3 2 31 0.431 108 121 0-1-0-0 3-5-1-1 410<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 36 8 25 3 0 19 0.264 87 168 0-2-0-0 3-7-0-0 541<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM<br />

1 ERIE OTTERS 34 29 4 1 0 59 0.868 146 86 2-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 299<br />

2 WINDSOR SPITFIRES 35 20 10 5 0 45 0.643 129 109 0-1-0-0 4-4-2-0 436<br />

3 LONDON KNIGHTS 34 25 6 2 1 53 0.779 176 97 0-1-1-0 7-2-1-0 506<br />

4 KITCHENER RANGERS 33 24 5 4 0 52 0.788 130 84 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 377<br />

5 SARNIA STING 33 19 11 2 1 41 0.621 113 90 3-0-0-1 6-3-0-1 434<br />

6 OWEN SOUND ATTACK 35 16 13 4 2 38 0.543 93 106 3-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 386<br />

7 SOO GREYHOUNDS 34 16 15 3 0 35 0.515 112 128 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 290<br />

8 SAGINAW SPIRIT 36 16 17 2 1 35 0.486 123 140 2-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 448<br />

9 FLINT FIREBIRDS 34 14 16 2 2 32 0.471 101 119 0-1-1-0 2-6-1-1 427<br />

10 GUELPH STORM 33 3 27 3 0 9 0.136 62 148 1-0-2-0 1-7-2-0 494<br />

Conference Standings Reflect The Order In Which Teams Would Qualify For The Playoffs (1 St Thru 8 Th ).<br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

CONFERENCE STANDINGS<br />

As of December 31, 2015 // source: Ontario Hockey League


Hometown boy; it’s a term we’re all<br />

familiar with. Every week during the<br />

hockey season, <strong>Kingston</strong>ians hunker<br />

down to watch Coach’s Corner on Hockey<br />

Night in Canada with a rink full of pride as<br />

one of their own, Donald “Grapes” Cherry<br />

rhymes off names like Muller, Gilmour,<br />

McClement and Hall as “good <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

boys.” We’ve also heard Grapes bemoan the<br />

lack of local talent on NHL teams like the<br />

Toronto Maple Leafs.<br />

The idea that an athlete raised in a<br />

particular city would have the opportunity to<br />

stay and play for his hometown team is less<br />

and less common in these days of signing<br />

bonuses and super agents. Fortunately for<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> as an OHL city, residents don’t<br />

have to worry about salary caps and free<br />

agents. Most of the time, if young players<br />

are drafted or traded here, they play here.<br />

This year, thanks to General Manager<br />

Doug Gilmour’s continuing commitment to<br />

local talent, the 2015/<strong>2016</strong> edition of the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> boasts two bona-fide,<br />

dyed-in-the-Limestone-City-wool, hometown<br />

boys–Ryan Verbeek and Chad Duchesne<br />

Separated by just a year, the 19-yearold<br />

Verbeek and the 20-year-old Duchesne<br />

didn’t play minor hockey together but they<br />

did have similar upbringings and both felt<br />

the draw of the Black and Gold. “Growing<br />

up I remember going to the old Memorial<br />

Centre and watching the Fronts,” said<br />

Verbeek. “My favourite player was Anthony<br />

Stewart. He was my role model growing up<br />

and playing with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> was my<br />

ultimate dream.”<br />

Duchesne, whose father Denis was<br />

associated with the <strong>Kingston</strong> Voyageurs<br />

from the time Chad was very small recalls<br />

being immersed in junior hockey from the<br />

very beginning.<br />

“I grew up around that level of hockey,”<br />

he said. “I was a kid running around<br />

the [Voyageurs] room so I saw how the<br />

players worked and trained. I saw how they<br />

conducted themselves on and off the ice,<br />

how they treated their bodies, even what<br />

they ate.” In addition, Duchesne’s family<br />

billeted former Frontenac Mike Farrell.<br />

“Obviously as a young hockey player, I<br />

looked up to Mike,” said Duchesne. “It was<br />

pretty cool hanging with one the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

every day.”<br />

These early experiences played a key role<br />

in the desire of both players to contribute<br />

and compete as members of the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

but their experiences varied dramatically as<br />

they reached the age where the often elusive<br />

OHL dream skated closer to reality.<br />

Duchesne was drafted in the 13th round<br />

in 2011 by the Mississauga Steelheads and<br />

admits even he wasn’t sure about playing in<br />

the “O”. “I was never really expected to play<br />

in the OHL,” he said. “So I started out with<br />

the Voyageurs but I never doubted myself.”<br />

That confidence in his own ability would<br />

serve him well as he worked to get noticed<br />

and kept himself ready for the opportunity<br />

to jump up to the next level if needed.<br />

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After a solid rookie campaign in 2011 with<br />

the Vees that included playoff upsets of<br />

the higher seeded Wellington Dukes and<br />

Trenton Golden Hawks, Duchesne improved<br />

during his sophomore season increasing his<br />

regular season point total and becoming a<br />

dependable top-four blueliner for the Ontario<br />

Junior Hockey League squad. Despite the<br />

incremental success, the youngster was<br />

not able to crack the Steelheads lineup so<br />

he opted for trying his hand at the USHL–a<br />

feeder league for NCAA hockey and the top<br />

junior loop south of the border. Once again,<br />

Duchesne showed improvement posting a<br />

solid plus/minus rating of +7 and tying for the<br />

team lead for points by a defenseman. With<br />

Northeastern University in Boston showing<br />

interest, Duchesne’s OHL rights were traded<br />

from Mississauga to his hometown <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

<strong>Frontenacs</strong> in August of 2014. After a heart<br />

to heart with his parents, he decided to forgo<br />

his NCAA eligibility, in return for a chance to<br />

live at home and see how he measured up<br />

in the best junior hockey league in the world.<br />

He made the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> out of training<br />

camp in 2014 and has been a valuable<br />

member of their blueline ever since.<br />

In 2012, one year after Duchesne was<br />

chosen late in the OHL Priority draft, Ryan<br />

Verbeek was a third round pick of the<br />

Windsor Spitfires. He started with the team<br />

as a rookie and made solid contributions<br />

as an energy guy who wasn’t afraid to mix<br />

it up in the corners, much like his uncle<br />

Pat Verbeek who fulfilled a similar role in<br />

the NHL and earned himself the moniker<br />

“Little Ball of Hate” with the Devils, Whalers,<br />

Rangers, Red Wings and Stars.<br />

Just prior to arriving at training camp in<br />

2013, the young Verbeek suffered an injury<br />

that turned out to be a bulging disc in his<br />

back. He missed 11 games and his season<br />

debut was delayed until late October. By<br />

December of 2013, Verbeek was unhappy<br />

with his situation and with his playing time.<br />

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General Manager Doug Gilmour snapped<br />

up Verbeek and he was shipped home<br />

to <strong>Kingston</strong>. The speedy left winger made<br />

his Rogers K-Rock Centre debut on<br />

December 6th, 2013. “It was definitely<br />

nerve wracking when I stepped on the<br />

ice against Barrie,” said Verbeek. “My<br />

first shift I was going like a bat out of hell–<br />

running all over the place. Obviously I had<br />

a lot of friends and family in the crowd so<br />

I was trying to give it my best. After that<br />

first shift I shook off the nerves.”<br />

Duchesne echoes his teammate’s<br />

experience under the lights of his<br />

hometown rink during his inaugural<br />

game. “Oh yeah, I was shaking out there,”<br />

he said. “I remember Paul [coach Paul<br />

McFarland] laughing about it because I<br />

ended up playing a ton - the most I think<br />

I’ve ever played. I was gassed at the end<br />

of the game and I remember the coach<br />

telling me that he was glad I had settled<br />

down after that first shift or I never would<br />

have lasted the whole game.”<br />

In addition to playing in their hometown<br />

for the only major sports franchise in the<br />

city, in front of friends, family, classmates<br />

and acquaintances, these two boys also<br />

have to deal with a very unique situation.<br />

Night after night, they’re playing for one of<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>’s most celebrated native sons–<br />

Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour. “It’s<br />

kinda different to have Doug Gilmour<br />

in management because you obviously<br />

have lots of friends and family asking you<br />

about him,” said Duchesne. “To us–he’s<br />

our GM first and we have to perform for<br />

him. So we look at him like our boss but<br />

every once in a while you can’t help but<br />

be a little star struck because you can be<br />

having a conversation with him and then<br />

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you suddenly realize, you’re talking to a<br />

Hall of Famer.”<br />

Verbeek agreed with Duchesne and<br />

pointed out the added bonus of having<br />

a Stanley Cup winning legend as a boss.<br />

“Doug’s been through everything we’ve<br />

been through times 100 and he gives us<br />

a lot of advice,” said Verbeek. “During<br />

practices he has spent time with me<br />

showing me how to calm down and slow<br />

the game down. He showed me where he<br />

scored most of his goals from. Those little<br />

tips around the net have helped me out<br />

a lot.”<br />

As the two look forward to the<br />

remainder of the season, they are united<br />

in the goal to bring some playoff success<br />

to a franchise that has had more than its<br />

share of heartbreak. “I feel the same as<br />

the fans feel and I want the same thing<br />

that the fans want,” said Duchesne. “I<br />

was in the stands watching the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

growing up and I was cheering them on.<br />

I am definitely putting some pressure on<br />

myself to help us make some noise in the<br />

playoffs for the fans. We’ve got some of<br />

the best fans in the OHL and it would be<br />

nice if we could give them a show and<br />

why not in my last year?”<br />

Duchesne clearly accepts his role<br />

as one of three overage players on the<br />

team and as he looks over at the younger<br />

Verbeek, it’s obvious Duchesne’s words<br />

carry the weight of leadership.<br />

With the team that we have, why can’t<br />

we be the ones to break the curse,” he<br />

asked to an empty arena. “I think that’d<br />

be pretty cool.”<br />

Cool indeed, and cooler still; to do it<br />

as hometown boys. KF<br />

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ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT<br />

HOME GAME 17 KINGSTON FRONTENACS VS. PETERBOROUGH PETES ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE<br />

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, <strong>2016</strong> 7:00 P.M.<br />

KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

GOALS - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME GOAL SCORER ASSISTS KINGSTON PLAYERS ON ICE PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS ON ICE<br />

GOALS - PETERBOROUGH PETES<br />

PER TIME GOAL SCORER ASSISTS PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS ON ICE KINGSTON PLAYERS ON ICE<br />

PENALTIES - KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

PENALTIES - PETERBOROUGH PETES<br />

PER TIME PLAYER MINS INFRACTION<br />

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3 WARREN FOEGELE<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK<br />

15 SAM FIELD<br />

17 JARED STEEGE<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

26 TED NICHOL<br />

27 CODY CARON<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

71 MICHAEL DAL COLLE<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

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3 CAMERON LIZOTTE<br />

4 MATTHEW TIMMS<br />

5 DOMINIK MASIN<br />

6 KYLE JENKINS<br />

7 NICK GRIMA<br />

9 ADAM MCPHAIL<br />

10 ERIC CORNEL<br />

11 ZACH GALLANT<br />

12 C.J. CLARKE<br />

14 EDDIE SCHULZ<br />

15 NICK ISSACSON<br />

16 STEVEN LORENTZ<br />

17 GREG BETZOLD<br />

18 ADAM TIMLECK<br />

19 JOSH MAGUIRE<br />

20 DANIEL NIKANDROV<br />

21 JONATHAN ANG<br />

22 IAN MCKINNON<br />

23 HUNTER GARLENT<br />

26 JOSH COYLE<br />

27 MATT SPENCER<br />

28 LOGAN DENOBLE<br />

30 DYLAN WELLS<br />

33 MATTHEW MANCINA


KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

3 WARREN FOEGELE LEFT WING 22 3 16 19 3 22 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK LEFT WING 33 3 9 12 -6 19<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL CENTRE 21 1 1 2 -5 30<br />

15 SAM FIELD RIGHT WING 26 0 3 3 -2 29<br />

17 JARED STEEGE CENTRE 34 9 9 18 2 22<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON LEFT WING 29 16 8 24 3 2<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD RIGHT WING 36 9 3 12 -3 38<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT RIGHT WING 24 2 2 4 0 30<br />

26 TED NICHOL CENTRE 36 4 6 10 3 9<br />

27 CODY CARON RIGHT WING 27 4 6 10 1 51<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA RIGHT WING 18 2 1 3 -1 4<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE LEFT WING 22 9 15 24 1 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

77 TYLER BURNIE RIGHT WING 2 1 0 1 1 4<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN CENTRE 28 8 6 14 3 33<br />

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO LEFT WING 30 10 18 28 9 29 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 SPENCER WATSON RIGHT WING 34 17 17 34 4 14 LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

4 CHAD DUCHESNE LEFT 28 3 12 15 0 36<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY (TOTAL) LEFT 35 2 4 6 -10 47<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE LEFT 24 1 2 3 -1 11<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER LEFT 31 1 4 5 -5 11<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK LEFT 30 1 3 4 6 32<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN RIGHT 30 6 22 28 11 31 CAROLINA PANTHERS<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY LEFT 15 0 0 0 3 7<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN LEFT 30 0 2 2 -3 43<br />

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER LEFT 38 6 16 22 0 24 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES GP GA MINS SAVES GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI LEFT 27 69 1528 713 2.71 0.912 15 9 2 1 0 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 12 29 647 298 2.69 0.911 7 2 0 0 0 0<br />

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF<br />

GENERAL MANAGER................................................... DOUG GILMOUR<br />

HEAD COACH...........................................................PAUL MCFARLAND<br />

ASSISTANT COACH..................................................... JASON SUPRYKA<br />

EQUIPMENT MANAGER..................................................... CHRIS COOK<br />

ASSISTANT GM...................................................................DARREN KEILY<br />

ASSISTANT COACH........................................................... JOHN GOODWIN<br />

ATHLETIC THERAPIST........................................................RYAN BENNETT<br />

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC THERAPIST...................................... CHRIS WILSON<br />

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PETERBOROUGH PETES<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

9 Adam McPhail RW 8 1 0 1 -3 0<br />

10 Eric Cornel RW 36 17 23 40 6 16 buffalo sabres<br />

11 Zach Gallant C 31 0 4 4 -11 8<br />

12 C.J. Clarke RW 21 1 1 2 -4 4<br />

14 Eddie Schulz C 31 2 2 4 -1 21<br />

15 Nick Isaacson LW 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />

16 Steven Lorentz C 36 14 16 30 4 20 carolina hurricanes<br />

17 Greg Betzold LW 34 23 11 34 -4 25<br />

18 Adam Timleck RW 36 11 9 20 -2 8<br />

19 Josh Maguire LW 31 3 5 8 -1 32<br />

20 Daniel Nikandrov C 35 6 13 19 6 6<br />

21 Jonathan Ang C 36 10 15 25 -5 24<br />

22 Ian McKinnon C 3 0 1 1 0 7<br />

23 Hunter Garlent C 36 18 23 41 14 20<br />

26 Josh Coyle C 33 5 5 10 14 14<br />

27 Matt Spencer D 36 3 14 17 3 31 tampa bay lightning<br />

28 Logan DeNoble C 36 4 9 13 4 26<br />

DEFENCE<br />

NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

2 Cole Fraser right 32 0 3 3 -7 31<br />

3 Cameron Lizotte left 30 0 3 3 -12 67<br />

4 Matthew Timms left 36 1 11 12 4 24<br />

5 Dominik Masin left 29 3 10 13 20 26 tampa bay lightning<br />

6 Kyle Jenkins left 30 2 16 18 9 18 carolina hurricanes<br />

7 Nick Grima right 18 1 3 4 0 8<br />

24 Troy Henley right 6 0 0 0 -5 0<br />

25 Matt Watson right 4 0 0 0 0 4<br />

27 matt spencer right 36 3 14 17 3 31<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

NO. PLAYER CATCHES GP GA MINS SAVES GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO<br />

30 DYLAN WELLS LEFT 15 65 874 473 4.46 0.879 7 5 1 1 0 0<br />

33 MATTHEW MANCINA LEFT 22 61 1312 657 2.79 0.915 10 9 1 2 0 1<br />

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GENERAL MANAGER ............................................................MIKE OAK<br />

ASSISTANT COACH................................................... ANDREW VERNER<br />

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH......................... ROBERT FRANCZ<br />

HEAD COACH.......................................................................... JODY HULL<br />

ASSISTANT COACH...............................................................JAKE GRIMES<br />

HEAD TRAINER..................................................................BRIAN MILLER<br />

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4 CHAD DUCHESNE<br />

4<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: INVERARY, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 31, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 179 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM MISSISSAUGA<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

66 1 11 12 0 63<br />

5 LIAM MURRAY<br />

POSITION: 5DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: ORLEANS, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 28, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 210 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

63 3 6 9 -8 99<br />

7 NATHAN BILLITIER<br />

7<br />

11 ZACK DORVAL<br />

11<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 183 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

30 0 5 5 -4 2<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: HEARST, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 180 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

56 3 3 6 -13 72<br />

3 WARREN FOEGELE<br />

3<br />

6 JACOB PAQUETTE<br />

6<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 1, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: 185 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

34 5 11 16 -3 26<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 26, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

26 5 7 12 -- 38<br />

9 RYAN VERBEEK<br />

POSITION: 9CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 2, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 196 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

47 7 12 19 -3 28<br />

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: ST. PETERSBURG , RUSSIA<br />

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 13, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’4” WEIGHT: 175 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

51 5 11 16 +10 42<br />

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15 SAM FIELD<br />

15<br />

19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />

19<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: TENAFLY, NEW JERSEY<br />

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: 184 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

57 2 0 2 -11 19<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN<br />

BIRTHDATE: JULY 22, 1999<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 192 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

62 28 33 61 -- 14<br />

21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />

21<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 9, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 6’00” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

55 6 10 16 -- 40<br />

17 JARED STEEGE<br />

17<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: COBDEN, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 7, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 198 lbs.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

67 11 12 23 -1 34<br />

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN<br />

20<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 20, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’01” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

65 7 25 32 +1 57<br />

22 JAKOB BRAHANEY<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: HASTINGS, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 22, 1999<br />

HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 171 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

36 8 23 31 -- 12<br />

23 ROBBIE BURT<br />

23<br />

24 GRAEME BROWN<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

24<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: HILLSBURGH, ONTARIO<br />

HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 29, 1999<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 16, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

64 26 27 53 -- 93 65 2 6 8 -19 82<br />

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37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />

37<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 4, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 5’10” WEIGHT: 191 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

59 1 4 5 -13 10<br />

POSITION: DEFENCE<br />

HOMETOWN: TORONTO, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 26, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’04” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH OSHAWA GENERALS<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

66 10 13 23 +33 41<br />

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA<br />

55<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MACOMB, MICHIGAN<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 21, 1998<br />

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 170 LBS.<br />

ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

20 7 15 22 -- 14<br />

67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />

67<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MT. BRIDGES, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 23, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 212 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

56 29 22 51 +10 70<br />

27 CODY CARON<br />

27<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 28, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 186 lbs.<br />

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NIAGARA<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

64 1 3 4 -12 102<br />

40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

40<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: NOBELTON, ON<br />

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 9, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 188 lbs.<br />

ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM SAGINAW SPIRIT<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO<br />

59 132 3,413 1,564 2.32 .922 30 20 5<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG<br />

60<br />

POSITION: GOALTENDER<br />

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: MAY 25, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’02” WEIGHT: 198 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO<br />

14 53 699 330 4.55 .862 2 8 0<br />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

POSITION: CENTRE<br />

HOMETOWN: OAKVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 19, 1995<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 209 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />

67 22 16 38 +12 81<br />

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82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />

67<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: Noormarkku , Finland<br />

BIRTHDATE:<br />

File Name<br />

JANUARY 29, 1996<br />

HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 207 LBS.<br />

AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT<br />

Colours<br />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS 4Cv<br />

GP Producer: G A PTS Kari+/- PIM<br />

64 18 26<br />

Account: Joyce 44 +23 36<br />

Creative:<br />

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Proof ROLE: HEAD Size: COACH Resolution/ DPI:<br />

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96<br />

POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: LONDON, ONTARIO<br />

Trim Size<br />

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 25, Material 1996 Due:<br />

5.5" x 2.125" HEIGHT: 5’09” WEIGHT: Thursday, 170 lbs. Aug 27<br />

AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />

Safety Area<br />

5" x1.6175" 2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

Bleed Size<br />

GP G A PTS +/- Insertion PIM Dates:<br />

5.75" x2.375" 41 20 28 48 +10 10<br />

Ink Limit:<br />

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96 SPENCER WATSON<br />

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HOMETOWN: WHITBY, ONTARIO<br />

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Paul McFarland joined the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2014-15 season after two<br />

Approvals:<br />

seasons as Assistant Coach with the Oshawa Generals. He spent four seasons<br />

as a player in the OHL, beginning with the Kitchener Rangers in 2002-2003,<br />

and winning an OHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2003. He finished<br />

his OHL playing career as Team Captain for the Windsor Spitfires during the<br />

2004-2005 season.<br />

JASON SUPRYKA<br />

ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH<br />

HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO<br />

Jason Supryka brings a wealth of experience in at the OHL level, having served as<br />

Assistant Coach with the Belleville Bulls for eight seasons, and as Head Coach of<br />

the Trenton Jr. A Hockey Club for two seasons. Jason is a graduate of Rochester<br />

Institute of Technology, where he attended on a hockey scholarship. He is a native<br />

of Belleville, Ontario and was drafted by the Guelph Platers in the 6th round of the<br />

OHL Priority Selection in 1987.<br />

.<br />

DARREN KEILY<br />

ROLE: ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER / DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS<br />

HOMETOWN: MEADFORD, ONTARIO<br />

Darren Keily enters his 20th season in the OHL. Prior to his seven seasons with<br />

the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, he spent eight years with legendary OHL coach Bert<br />

Templeton in Barrie and Sudbury, before moving on to a role as Assistant Coach<br />

and Assistant GM in Peterborough, where he spent five years and won an OHL<br />

Championship in 2005-06.<br />

As a member of the Soo Greyhounds, John Goodwin lead the league in scoring in the<br />

1980-81 season and in turn won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy and the William<br />

Hanley Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player. After his OHL career, Goodwin<br />

played five full seasons in the American Hockey League . From 1997 to 2000 he was<br />

Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals. He was Assistant Coach with the North Bay<br />

Batallion before joining the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2014-15 season.<br />

DOUG GILMOUR<br />

ROLE: GENERAL MANAGER<br />

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO<br />

Doug Gilmour is a hockey icon, especially in Ontario and his hometown of<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>. Gilmour played in 1,474 career NHL games in Calgary, Toronto, New<br />

Jersey, Chicago, Buffalo and Montreal, scoring 450 goals, 964 assists for 1,414<br />

career points and 1 Stanley Cup Championship. He was inducted into the<br />

Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011. Gilmour coached the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for two and a half<br />

seasons, before assuming the role of General Manager for the 2011-12 season.<br />

RYAN BENNETT / ATHLETIC THERAPIST<br />

Ryan Bennett spent eigth season as Athletic Therapist with the Belleville Bulls<br />

prior to joining the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2015-16 season. He is a graduate of<br />

Brock University and Sheridan College and has formerly worked with the Toronto<br />

Roadrunners, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Erie Otters.<br />

CHRIS COOK / EQUIPEMENT MANAGER<br />

Chris Cook joins the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> after having spent 12 seasons as an<br />

Equipment Manager with the Ottawa Senators. He has also worked as Assistant<br />

Equipment Manager with the Carleton University Ravens Football Program. He is<br />

a graduate of Algonquin College’s Recreation Facilities Management program.<br />

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The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> had one of the<br />

best opening first-half’s in team history. The<br />

21 wins, 10 losses, 2 overtime losses, and<br />

1 shootout loss for 45 points sent a clear<br />

signal to teams in the Eastern Conference:<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are the real deal! While<br />

the loss to Ottawa on Tuesday to open the<br />

second half of the season wasn’t the way<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> hoped to start the second<br />

chapter of the regular season, it was the<br />

same way they opened the first half, with a<br />

loss to Barrie in the season opener.<br />

We caught up with Head Coach Paul<br />

McFarland after practice earlier this week<br />

at Rogers K-Rock Centre.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: At the midway point of the<br />

season, looking back, how do you rate the<br />

first half?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: It’s been solid. We<br />

accomplished what we wanted to accomplish<br />

to this point, but it’s still really early in<br />

the season and there is still a lot of work to<br />

be done, and we still have to get way better<br />

than we are today. For us, we’re excited<br />

with the start we had in the first half, but we<br />

know there is lots of work ahead.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Is this where you thought<br />

you’d be after 34 games?<br />

PAUL MCFARLAND: I don’t know. I<br />

think you look longterm, to be honest. We<br />

try to break everything into small segments<br />

and take it 5 or 6 games at a time. For us,<br />

that’s all we ever do. Keep looking at those<br />

small segments and see how we do in different<br />

areas of that segments, stats-wise we<br />

look at, and we try to meet our objectives<br />

every time and if we are able to (meet those<br />

objectives), we have success.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: With first place in the Eastern<br />

Conference, what’s your focus for the<br />

second half?<br />

paul mcfarland: We have to make<br />

sure we don’t look too far ahead. It’s easy<br />

to watch the standings, and look at the<br />

numbers every day, but really, at the end<br />

of the day, you just have to worry about taking<br />

care of what we can control and that’s<br />

playing our best hockey each and every<br />

night. We have a few games before we get<br />

a full bench with guys out with injuries and<br />

World Juniors, so that’s really our focus,<br />

those few games.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: What areas can the team<br />

improve on, and who do you look to on the<br />

ice to lead the way?<br />

paul mcfarland: For us, as a group,<br />

we have to continue to improve in all areas.<br />

I don’t think there’s one area in particular.<br />

Offensively, we can always generate more<br />

(scoring) chances and defensively we can<br />

give up less. Our specialty teams have<br />

been pretty good for the most part this first<br />

half, but there’s always room to grow. For<br />

us, as individuals, you want the players to<br />

take step in their game. I think a lot of our<br />

guys have had good first halves of the season<br />

and surprised us in some ways. But<br />

in the second-half, the league picks up–it’s<br />

bigger faster–so we have to make sure we<br />

can do that as a group. KF<br />

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Battling night after night sideby-side<br />

with the same group<br />

of players, working towards<br />

a common goal and overcoming<br />

obstacles; these are the bricks that<br />

form the foundation of a team.<br />

Ask any hockey player what they<br />

remember most about their time on<br />

the ice or off and you’re likely to hear<br />

the same refrain over and over, “It<br />

was my teammates.” When asked to<br />

think back on his three seasons as a<br />

member of the <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians,<br />

Wayne Erskine is singing from the very<br />

same songbook. “I loved the hockey, I<br />

loved the competition and I have great<br />

memories of many team and personal<br />

accomplishments,” recalled Erskine.<br />

“But the thing that I remember most<br />

and the thing that I miss the most<br />

about those days, is the friendships<br />

and the camaraderie.”<br />

So, this summer, Erskine and 30<br />

or more of his former teammates from<br />

the 1984-1987 <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians<br />

will be gathering in the Limestone City<br />

to look back, share some stories and<br />

rekindle those bonds.<br />

The idea for the reunion was batted<br />

around initially when the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />

hosted the OHL All Star game in 2010.<br />

Part of the festivities included a game<br />

between <strong>Kingston</strong> alumni and former<br />

NHLers.<br />

“We tried to do something right<br />

after that game–it was so much<br />

fun,” said Erskine. “But because of<br />

schedules and such, we just couldn’t<br />

make it happen. For whatever reason–<br />

everybody is much more available<br />

now so it’s looking really good for this<br />

summer.”<br />

It’s been 30 years since many of<br />

these players spent any time together<br />

and the goal of Wayne Erskine and his<br />

co-organizer Chris Clifford is to create<br />

a weekend which will not just renew<br />

old friendships but also give the fans<br />

and community members a chance to<br />

see the players they once cheered for<br />

from the friendly confines of the “M<br />

Centre.”<br />

“We had a pretty good team in<br />

those days,” said Erskine. “Good<br />

coaching, goaltending, lots of speed<br />

and scoring and we were pretty tough<br />

when we needed to be.”<br />

Most long-time fans will remember<br />

names like Jeff Chychrun, Scott<br />

Pearson, Herb Raglan, Scott Metcalfe<br />

and the late Bryan Fogarty but those<br />

teams also had their share of locally<br />

grown talent. Ted Linesman, Jeff<br />

Cornelius and goaltender Chris Clifford<br />

carried the flag for their hometown.<br />

In fact it was Clifford who arguably<br />

drew more attention than any other<br />

player when, on <strong>January</strong> 7th, 1987<br />

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he became the first goaltender in the<br />

long and storied history of the Ontario<br />

Hockey League to score a goal. “That<br />

sure got a lot of media and it shone the<br />

spotlight on us for sure,” said Erskine.<br />

“But Chris would be the first to tell<br />

you that we deserved the spotlight<br />

because we had a solid team.”<br />

A quick check of the 30-year-old<br />

stats bears those claims out. The<br />

1985/1986 team won the first round<br />

of the playoffs against Oshawa but<br />

lost in what was then a round-robin<br />

playoff format between <strong>Kingston</strong>,<br />

Peterborough and Belleville. The<br />

next year, the OHL returned to the<br />

more traditional series of quarter<br />

finals, semi-finals and finals.<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> defeated the Belleville<br />

Bulls in the first round but lost to the<br />

Oshawa Generals. That loss was the<br />

culmination of Erskine’s final year. A<br />

few of his teammates like Raglan and<br />

Chychrun would go on to successful<br />

NHL careers. Although he wasn’t<br />

playing in the OHL any more, Erskine<br />

decided to stick around <strong>Kingston</strong> for a<br />

while and was heartbroken to see the<br />

trials and tribulations that would dog<br />

the team in 1988 including a leaguerecord<br />

losing streak and changes in<br />

ownership, franchise name and sadly,<br />

a downward spiral for the team in<br />

general. “It was disappointing based<br />

on what we’d accomplished and on<br />

how good the younger core group<br />

coming in looked,” he said. “The<br />

issues with ownership certainly trickled<br />

down to the players and obviously they<br />

struggled to stay focused.”<br />

However, the dark days of the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> Raiders did not diminish<br />

Erskine’s love for his adopted city or<br />

for his OHL alma mater. He’s still an<br />

avid fan of the team and gets down<br />

to <strong>Kingston</strong> from his home in Ottawa<br />

whenever his job with Canadian Blood<br />

Services allows for it.<br />

The excitement is palpable in his<br />

voice as he talks about finalizing plans<br />

for the reunion. More than 30 players<br />

have committed to return this summer<br />

including former St. Louis Blues right<br />

winger Herb Raglan and Flyers tough<br />

guy Jeff Chychrun. Things will kick<br />

off with a golf day for the players<br />

followed by a Saturday afternoon that<br />

will involve reconnecting with the<br />

fans and then a more formal sit down<br />

dinner on Saturday evening. Former<br />

players who might be interested in<br />

attending should get in touch with<br />

the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> front office for contact<br />

information and more details. KF<br />

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TOP SCORER<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />

1 Christian Dvorak London Knights 27 28 37 65 12<br />

2 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 29 14 45 59 40<br />

3 Mitchell Marner London Knights 25 22 36 58 34<br />

4 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 30 33 23 56 12<br />

5 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 25 16 37 53 12<br />

6 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 31 16 36 52 30<br />

7 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 33 21 28 49 6<br />

8 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 33 20 27 47 22<br />

9 Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 34 13 33 46 28<br />

10 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 34 13 33 46 12<br />

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

PLAYER LEADER STATS<br />

TOP ROOKIES<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />

1 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 33 21 28 49 6<br />

2 Max Jones London Knights 30 15 15 30 59<br />

3 Boris Katchouk Soo Greyhounds 32 11 17 28 23<br />

4 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 33 4 23 27 12<br />

5 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 36 13 13 26 9<br />

6 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 34 11 14 25 14<br />

7 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 35 8 17 25 18<br />

8 Jason Robertson <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 29 16 8 24 2<br />

9 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 35 10 14 24 26<br />

10 Olli Juolevi London Knights 28 4 19 23 6<br />

TOP GOALTENDERS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP MIN SA SVS GA SO GAA SAV% W L OTL SOL<br />

1 Devin Williams Erie Otters 29 1641 761 704 57 1 2.08 0.925 24 2 1 0<br />

2 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 24 1373 791 737 54 2 2.36 0.932 16 7 0 0<br />

3 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 22 1327 643 590 53 1 2.40 0.918 17 3 2 0<br />

4 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 28 1688 741 672 69 3 2.45 0.907 16 10 1 1<br />

5 Tyler Parsons London Knights 25 1450 720 660 60 2 2.48 0.917 19 3 2 1<br />

6 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 27 1528 782 713 69 1 2.71 0.912 15 9 2 1<br />

7 Stephen Dhillon Niagara IceDogs 16 861 419 380 39 0 2.72 0.907 6 4 2 2<br />

8 Jeremy Brodeur Oshawa Generals 28 1624 743 669 74 5 2.73 0.900 12 11 2 2<br />

9 Jake Smith North Bay Battalion 23 1365 623 560 63 0 2.77 0.899 13 9 1 0<br />

10 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 22 1312 718 657 61 1 2.79 0.915 10 9 1 2<br />

As of December 31, 2015 // Source: Ontario Hockey League

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