Kingston Frontenacs GameDay January 15, 2016
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KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />
FIREBIRDS STRUGGLE INTO KINGSTON<br />
AFTER RELOCATION FROM PLYMOUTH, FLINT FIREBIRDS HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING WINS<br />
Tonight is truly the tale of two very different teams.<br />
For the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, it’s a tale of a team<br />
with a continued hold on first place in the Eastern<br />
Conference. For the Flint Firebirds–who relocated<br />
from Plymouth (as the Whalers) in the off-season,<br />
it’s a tale of a team struggling for to find ways to win<br />
and be consistent on the ice.<br />
The <strong>Frontenacs</strong>, with 53 points, hold a 4 point<br />
lead over the Barrie Colts for the Conference lead<br />
and 11 points over the Ottawa 67’s for the lead in<br />
the East Division. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> were able to continue<br />
to rack up the wins with the absence of McKeown<br />
(defence), Crouse (forward) and Lammikko<br />
(forward) to the IIHF World Juniors. While McKeown<br />
made his return to the lineup for <strong>Kingston</strong>’s<br />
win on home ice last Friday vs. Oshawa, Lammikko<br />
returned the following night in Owen Sound. Crouse<br />
returns tonight vs. Flint giving <strong>Frontenacs</strong> their first<br />
chance to see the Michael Dal Colle effect with a<br />
near-complete lineup (Caron and McGlynn are still<br />
sidelined with injuries).<br />
Last weekend, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> went 2 for 3, with<br />
wins against Oshawa and Owen Sound and a loss to<br />
Kitchener. <strong>Kingston</strong> has has 25 wins, 12 regulation<br />
losses, 2 overtime losses, and 1 shootout loss, for<br />
53 points. In the past 10 games, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />
have 6 wins and 4 regulation losses.<br />
The Flint Firebirds are struggling. They traded<br />
veteran netminder Alex Nedeljkovic to the Niagara<br />
IceDogs in December and have had a hard time<br />
finding wins. Including last night’s 6-1 loss in Peterborough,<br />
they currently sit 9th in the Western Conference<br />
with 14 wins, 21 regulation losses, 3 over-<br />
time losses, and 2 shootout losses, good for only 33<br />
points. They are 5 points out the final spot in the<br />
Western Conference, where the Sagniaw Spirit sit in<br />
8th place with 38 points.<br />
This is the first match-up between these two<br />
teams this season. The Firebirds host the <strong>Frontenacs</strong><br />
on Saturday, March 5, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
SUPERHEROES NIGHT: Tonight’s game theme is Superheroes<br />
Night and is presented by Cataraqui Centre,<br />
who were instrumental in landing fully licensed<br />
Marvel superheroes Iron Man and Spider-Man for<br />
tonight’s game. Look for both in the concourse during<br />
the intermissions. Superheroes Night is in support<br />
of Happy Soul Project’s Kick-It Capes. Happy<br />
Soul Project has given out more than 400 capes<br />
around the world to kids and their siblings who are<br />
battling serious illness–to give them some super<br />
hero strength! Be sure to visit their kiosks in the concourse<br />
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Turn to page 32 for more great action photos by<br />
<strong>Frontenacs</strong> Official Photographer Billy Kimmerly<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 19 8<br />
GAMEDAY REPORT: KINGSTON VS. OSHAWA......................................................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 />
FLINT FIREBIRDS PLAYER STATISTICS............................................................19<br />
OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................21<br />
THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................32<br />
20<strong>15</strong>-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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During tonight’s pregame ceremonies the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> pay special tribute<br />
to Travis Babcock, the 12 year-old <strong>Kingston</strong>-area boy who died in a tragic<br />
car accident on his way to the rink in November. Join us in remembernig Travis.<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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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> 40 25 12 2 1 53 0.662 127 114 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 650<br />
2 Barrie Colts 40 24 <strong>15</strong> 0 1 49 0.613 <strong>15</strong>6 120 0-1-0-0 5-4-0-1 661<br />
3 Niagara IceDogs 39 21 13 3 2 47 0.603 125 112 4-0-0-0 5-2-1-2 5<strong>15</strong><br />
4 Mississauga Steelheads 42 21 17 1 3 46 0.548 135 128 1-0-0-0 4-4-1-1 537<br />
5 North Bay Battalion 40 20 16 2 2 44 0.550 134 142 0-2-1-0 5-4-1-0 476<br />
6 Peterborough Petes 42 19 17 2 4 44 0.524 146 <strong>15</strong>5 2-0-0-0 3-5-0-2 526<br />
7 Ottawa 67’s 41 20 19 1 1 42 0.512 146 139 2-0-0-1 4-5-0-1 338<br />
8 Oshawa Generals 42 16 21 3 2 37 0.440 125 143 0-3-0-0 4-6-0-0 456<br />
9 Hamilton Bulldogs 40 14 23 3 0 31 0.388 113 <strong>15</strong>7 0-6-0-0 3-7-0-0 506<br />
10 Sudbury Wolves 41 10 27 3 1 24 0.293 103 191 0-1-0-0 5-4-0-1 612<br />
WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />
RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM<br />
1 Erie Otters 41 35 5 1 0 71 0.866 172 100 3-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 376<br />
2 Windsor Spitfires 42 26 11 5 0 57 0.679 <strong>15</strong>9 120 2-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 510<br />
3 London Knights 39 29 7 2 1 61 0.782 195 111 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 570<br />
4 Kitchener Rangers 38 28 6 4 0 60 0.789 148 98 2-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 413<br />
5 Sarnia Sting 38 21 11 5 1 48 0.632 134 109 5-0-3-1 5-1-3-1 483<br />
6 Owen Sound Attack 40 17 <strong>15</strong> 6 2 42 0.525 104 125 1-0-1-0 5-3-2-0 440<br />
7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 41 18 17 5 1 42 0.512 132 <strong>15</strong>4 1-0-0-0 4-3-2-1 342<br />
8 Saginaw Spirit 40 17 19 2 2 38 0.475 133 <strong>15</strong>8 0-2-0-1 5-3-1-1 483<br />
9 Flint Firebirds 40 14 21 3 2 33 0.412 110 145 0-6-2-0 1-7-2-0 513<br />
10 Guelph Storm 40 8 29 3 0 19 0.237 92 168 2-0-0-0 6-2-2-0 588<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 <strong>January</strong> <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2016</strong> // 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 Doug<br />
Gilmour’s continuing commitment to local<br />
talent, the 20<strong>15</strong>/<strong>2016</strong> edition of the <strong>Kingston</strong><br />
<strong>Frontenacs</strong> boasts two bona-fide, dyed-inthe-Limestone-City-wool,<br />
hometown boys–<br />
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 up<br />
I remember going to the old Memorial Centre<br />
and watching the Fronts,” said Verbeek. “My<br />
favourite player was Anthony Stewart. He was<br />
my role model growing up and playing with<br />
the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> was my 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 they<br />
ate.” In addition, Duchesne’s family billeted<br />
former Frontenac Mike Farrell. “Obviously<br />
as a young hockey player, I looked up to<br />
Mike,” said Duchesne. “It was pretty cool<br />
hanging with one the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 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 />
After a solid rookie campaign in 2011 with<br />
the Vees that included playoff upsets of<br />
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team lead for points by a defenseman. With<br />
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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 in<br />
the best junior hockey league in the world. He<br />
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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 />
His agent asked for a trade. Four days later,<br />
General Manager Doug Gilmour snapped<br />
up Verbeek and he was shipped home 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 ice<br />
against Barrie,” said Verbeek. “My first<br />
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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Before tonight’s game, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> will pay special tribute to Travis Babcock, the 12<br />
year-old <strong>Kingston</strong>-area boy who died in a tragic car accident on his way to the rink in November.<br />
Working with the teams Travis played with the past few season, <strong>Frontenacs</strong> Captain Roland<br />
McKeown, along with Caleb Patry and Noah Thompson the Captains of the Holy Name Hurricanes<br />
Peewee and Bantam from the Church Athletic League, presented the Babcock family<br />
with jerseys for Travis.<br />
The following article was adapted, with permission, from the <strong>Kingston</strong> Whig-Standard story<br />
written by Steph Crosier and published on December 13, 20<strong>15</strong>.<br />
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Travis Babcock could read the game of<br />
hockey, he understood the game, and he<br />
idolized the great Bobby Orr.<br />
The future hockey star was taken from his<br />
family and friends on November 4 after a twovehicle<br />
collision three days prior.<br />
“He had this sense of hockey that it didn’t<br />
matter where he was, he could set up plays, he<br />
could see the whole ice from where he was, he<br />
knew where to be, he just enjoyed it,” Leanne<br />
Babcock, Travis’s mother, told the Whig-Standard<br />
on Saturday. “Some of his friends and<br />
classmates play in (Frontenac) but he had a<br />
whole other group of friends in <strong>Kingston</strong>, too.”<br />
On the evening of November 1, emergency<br />
services responded to the collision that critically<br />
injured Travis shortly after 8 p.m. In the<br />
collision, a Toyota SUV and a Hyundai sedan<br />
collided at Hwy. 38 and McIvor Road. The female<br />
driver, and sole occupant, of the SUV was<br />
taken to hospital in serious condition. Travis, in<br />
the sedan with his mom and dad, was taken to<br />
hospital in critical condition, and Leanne was<br />
in serious condition.<br />
On November 4, Travis died in hospital.<br />
In addition to a large extended family, Travis<br />
left behind his mother Leanne and father<br />
Jamie, as well as big sister Kaitlyn.<br />
Since Travis’s death, a number of community<br />
events have taken place to raise money for<br />
the Babcock family.<br />
“For us to say thank you, it’s not enough,”<br />
Leanne said. “We’re so overwhelmed<br />
by everybody pulling together,<br />
our family and friends, just<br />
everybody has been there<br />
for us. It’s just amazing<br />
how people are doing<br />
this for our son.”<br />
“I’m very proud to<br />
be his mom. He’d be<br />
smiling, he’d be shying<br />
away because he didn’t<br />
like to be the centre of attention,<br />
but inside he’d be very, very proud.”<br />
“He was a good kid, I miss him a lot.”<br />
Leanne wanted to thank the Frontenac<br />
community, the <strong>Kingston</strong> Voyageurs, the Limestone<br />
District School Board, the Holy Name<br />
Hurricanes, and Loughborouh Public School,<br />
which Travis attended.<br />
“Travis had made the boys volleyball<br />
team,” Leanne said. “Thank you to the boys<br />
volleyball team for playing their little hearts out,<br />
winning for him.”<br />
Travis played centre and forward for the<br />
Holy Name Hurricanes in <strong>Kingston</strong>’s Church<br />
Athletic League. He had been playing hockey<br />
for almost four years.<br />
Malcolm McCormac, Travis’s grandfather,<br />
said Travis was an all-around athlete.<br />
“And he excelled at every sport,” McCormac<br />
said. “He understood the games. That’s<br />
something you can’t teach kids. He knew the<br />
games. He came from a hockey background<br />
and he just knew hockey. It was amazing.<br />
“Basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball,<br />
hockey, he made every team, and they were<br />
all champions.”<br />
Leanne will always remember her son’s<br />
smiling face. “He was always smiling,” she<br />
said. “Very caring, always willing to do anything,<br />
very outgoing, played everybody and<br />
anybody, just a fun-loving kid.”<br />
For those who didn’t know Travis, Leanne<br />
said, people could learn a lot from him.<br />
“Just enjoy life, smile,” Leanne<br />
said. “He cared about everybody,<br />
big heart … big heart.”<br />
When Travis died, Leanne<br />
said it was a natural<br />
decision to donate<br />
his organs. His organs<br />
saved four lives.<br />
“That’s what he was<br />
… he helped people,”<br />
Leanne said. “He cared<br />
about people.”<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 />
<strong>15</strong> SAM FIELD<br />
17 JARED STEEGE<br />
19 JASON ROBERTSON<br />
20 ROLAND MCKEOWN<br />
21 RYAN CRANFORD<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 />
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2 Alex Peters<br />
3 Alex Di Carlo<br />
4 Håkon Nilsen<br />
6 Samuel Duchesne<br />
7 Francesco Vilardi<br />
8 Dane Johnstone<br />
9 Vili Saarijärvi<br />
10 Nicholas Caamano<br />
17 Stephan Seeger<br />
18 Matyas Kantner<br />
19 Cullen Mercer<br />
23 Connor Sills<br />
24 Mathieu Henderson<br />
40 Ryan Moore<br />
41 Will Bitten<br />
44 Luke Kirwan (total)<br />
61 Keenan Reynolds (total)<br />
73 Jacob Collins<br />
77 Zack Pittman<br />
89 Zach Grzelewski<br />
30 MATT MENNA<br />
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60 JEREMY HELVIG
KINGSTON FRONTENACS<br />
PLAYER STATISTICS<br />
FORWARDS<br />
NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />
3 Warren Foegele LEFT WING 26 5 21 26 10 28 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />
9 Ryan Verbeek LEFT WING 37 4 9 13 -9 25<br />
11 Zack Dorval CENTRE 25 1 1 2 -7 35<br />
<strong>15</strong> Sam Field RIGHT WING 29 0 3 3 -2 38<br />
17 Jared Steege CENTRE 38 9 10 19 0 22<br />
19 Jason Robertson LEFT WING 33 16 8 24 1 4<br />
21 Ryan Cranford RIGHT WING 40 9 3 12 -4 38<br />
26 Ted Nichol CENTRE 40 4 6 10 0 9<br />
27 Cody Caron RIGHT WING 27 4 6 10 1 51<br />
55 Austin Grzenia RIGHT WING 22 2 1 3 -2 4<br />
67 Lawson Crouse LEFT WING 22 9 <strong>15</strong> 24 1 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />
71 Michael Dal Colle LEFT WING 34 13 22 35 -6 10 NEW YORK ISLANDERS<br />
81 Conor McGlynn CENTRE 28 8 5 13 3 33<br />
82 Juho Lammikko LEFT WING 32 10 18 28 10 33 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />
96 Spencer Watson RIGHT WING 38 19 23 42 10 16 LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />
DEFENCE<br />
NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />
4 Chad Duchesne LEFT 31 3 13 16 0 38<br />
5 Liam Murray LEFT 39 2 4 6 -12 56<br />
6 Jacob Paquette LEFT 28 2 4 6 1 11<br />
7 Nathan Billitier LEFT 35 1 4 5 -2 11<br />
13 Konstantin Chernyuk LEFT 31 1 3 4 5 34<br />
20 Roland McKeown RIGHT 33 6 24 30 11 35 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />
24 Graeme Brown LEFT 33 0 3 3 -5 50<br />
37 Stephen Desrocher LEFT 42 8 18 26 4 26 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 30 77 1,706 800 2.71 0.912 17 10 2 1 0 1<br />
60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 13 30 707 328 2.55 0.916 8 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 EQUIPMENT MANAGER................................KEVIN WALKER<br />
ASSISTANT GM...................................................................DARREN KEILY<br />
ASSISTANT COACH........................................................... JOHN GOODWIN<br />
ATHLETIC THERAPIST........................................................RYAN BENNETT<br />
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC THERAPIST...................................... CHRIS WILSON<br />
GOALTENDING COACHES................ DAVID FRANCO AND MARCO FRANCO<br />
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FORWARDS<br />
NO. PLAYER POSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />
7 Francesco Vilardi Centre 40 6 7 13 -13 9<br />
8 Dane Johnstone Centre 33 4 3 7 -9 7<br />
10 Nicholas Caamano Right wing 39 14 6 20 -8 22<br />
17 Stephan Seeger Centre 21 2 0 2 -3 9<br />
18 Matyas Kantner Right Wing 36 1 2 3 -2 8<br />
19 Cullen Mercer Centre 40 9 7 16 -3 26<br />
23 Connor Sills Right Wing 35 2 9 11 -11 82<br />
40 Ryan Moore Left Wing 40 12 13 25 -13 29<br />
41 Will Bitten Centre 40 20 23 43 -11 20<br />
44 Luke Kirwan Left Wing 35 2 2 4 -12 <strong>15</strong><br />
61 Keenan Reynolds Left Wing 23 1 0 1 -8 31<br />
73 Jacob Collins Left Wing 27 3 5 8 0 2<br />
89 Zach Grzelewski Left Wing 37 6 10 16 3 10<br />
DEFENCE<br />
NO. PLAYER SHOOTS GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />
2 Alex Peters left 30 1 7 8 -5 34<br />
3 Alex Di Carlo left 28 1 4 5 -4 12<br />
4 Håkon Nilsen right 27 0 2 2 -14 2<br />
6 Samuel Duchesne left 30 0 3 3 -4 38<br />
9 Vili Saarijärvi right 31 5 <strong>15</strong> 20 12 20<br />
24 Mathieu Henderson left 40 6 16 22 -23 14<br />
77 Zack Pittman left 40 2 6 8 -1 50<br />
GOALTENDERS<br />
NO. PLAYER CATCHES GP GA MINS SAVES GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO<br />
30 MATTHEW MENNA LEFT 10 31 390 190 4.77 0.860 1 4 0 0 0 0<br />
31 BRETT MORAN LEFT 29 89 1,569 921 3.40 0.894 9 14 3 0 0 1<br />
HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF<br />
DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS........................... SERGEI KHARIN<br />
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER........................................ JOE STEFAN<br />
ASSISTANT COACH..........................................................PETER JONAK<br />
VIDEO COORDINATOR................................................... DAVE COOPER<br />
HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH................ RICH TREMBLAY<br />
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER............................................... ALEX COVERS<br />
FLINT FIREBIRDS<br />
PLAYER STATISTICS<br />
HEAD COACH & GENERAL MANAGER.................................JOHN GRUDEN<br />
ASSISTANT COACH................................................................DAVE KARPA<br />
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COACH.......................................... JON FINSTROM<br />
GOALTENDING COACH..................................................... STAN MATWIJIW<br />
ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH.............. RICK ZAMOJSKI<br />
HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER.............................................MATT NARESKI
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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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
51 5 11 16 +10 42<br />
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<strong>15</strong> SAM FIELD<br />
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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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
62 28 33 61 -- 14<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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
65 7 25 32 +1 57<br />
21 RYAN CRANFORD<br />
21<br />
24 GRAEME BROWN<br />
POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />
24<br />
POSITION: DEFENCE<br />
HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO<br />
HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO<br />
BIRTHDATE: APRIL 9, 1998<br />
BIRTHDATE: MAY 16, 1996<br />
HEIGHT: 6’00” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />
HEIGHT: 6’0” WEIGHT: 195 LBS.<br />
AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />
AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR<br />
2014-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
2014-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
55 6 10 16 -- 40 65 2 6 8 -19 82<br />
26 TED NICHOL<br />
26<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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
59 1 4 5 -13 10<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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
64 1 3 4 -12 102<br />
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37 STEPHEN DESROCHER<br />
37<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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
20 7 <strong>15</strong> 22 -- 14<br />
67 LAWSON CROUSE<br />
67<br />
81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />
81<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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
56 29 22 51 +10 70<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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
67 22 16 38 +12 81<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-<strong>15</strong> 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-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO<br />
14 53 699 330 4.55 .862 2 8 0<br />
71 MICHAEL DAL COLLE<br />
71<br />
POSITION: LEFT WING<br />
HOMETOWN: WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO<br />
BIRTHDATE: JUNE 20, 1996<br />
HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 190 LBS.<br />
AQUIRED: TRADE FROM OSHAWA GENERALS<br />
2014-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
56 42 51 93 32 18<br />
82 JUHO LAMMIKKO<br />
67<br />
POSITION: LEFT WING<br />
HOMETOWN: Noormarkku , Finland<br />
BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 29, 1996<br />
HEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 207 LBS.<br />
AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT<br />
2014-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
64 18 26 44 +23 36<br />
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The <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> would like to recognize the<br />
QUINTE ST. LAWRENCE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION<br />
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96 SPENCER WATSON<br />
96<br />
POSITION: RIGHT WING<br />
HOMETOWN: LONDON, ONTARIO<br />
BIRTHDATE: APRIL 25, 1996<br />
HEIGHT: 5’09” WEIGHT: 170 lbs.<br />
AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION<br />
2014-<strong>15</strong> SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP G A PTS +/- PIM<br />
41 20 28 48 +10 10<br />
JOHN GOODWIN<br />
ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH<br />
HOMETOWN: WHITBY, ONTARIO<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-<strong>15</strong> 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<br />
ROLE: ATHLETIC THERAPIST<br />
HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO<br />
Ryan Bennett spent eigth season as Athletic Therapist with the Belleville<br />
Bulls prior to joining the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 20<strong>15</strong>-16 season. He is a graduate<br />
of Brock University and Sheridan College and has formerly worked with the<br />
Toronto Roadrunners, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Erie Otters. He also represented<br />
Canada in the 2010 World U18 Hockey Championships. He lives in <strong>Kingston</strong><br />
with his wife Sarah and daughter Shelby.<br />
PAUL MCFARLAND<br />
ROLE: HEAD COACH<br />
HOMETOWN: BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO<br />
Paul McFarland joined the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> for the 2014-<strong>15</strong> season after two<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 />
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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 />
CHRIS COOK<br />
ROLE: EQUIPMENT MANAGER<br />
HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO<br />
Chris Cook joins the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> after having spent 12 seasons as<br />
an Equipment Manager with the Ottawa Senators. He has also worked as<br />
Assistant Equipment Manager with the Carleton University Ravens Football<br />
Program. He is a graduate of Algonquin College’s Recreation Facilities<br />
Management program.<br />
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contined from page 12<br />
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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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 />
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TOP SCORER<br />
RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />
1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 38 26 46 72 38<br />
2 Christian Dvorak London Knights 30 29 40 69 12<br />
3 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 29 21 43 64 14<br />
4 Mitchell Marner London Knights 28 24 37 61 36<br />
5 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 31 <strong>15</strong> 46 61 40<br />
6 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 34 34 26 60 16<br />
7 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 40 24 31 55 28<br />
8 Christian Fischer Windsor Spitfires 40 21 33 54 10<br />
9 Taylor Raddysh Erie Otters 41 16 36 52 12<br />
10 Josh Ho-Sang Niagara IceDogs 37 13 38 51 28<br />
ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />
PLAYER LEADER STATS<br />
TOP DEFENCEMEN<br />
RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />
1 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 40 7 29 36 12<br />
2 Rasmus Andersson Barrie Colts 38 7 28 35 44<br />
3 Travis Dermott Erie Otters 33 4 28 32 37<br />
4 Roland McKeown <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 33 6 24 30 35<br />
5 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 42 11 18 29 36<br />
6 Vince Dunn Niagara IceDogs 33 9 20 29 28<br />
7 Miles Liberati Kitchener Rangers 36 10 18 28 18<br />
8 Jalen Chatfield Windsor Spitfires 42 7 21 28 37<br />
9 Stephen Desrocher <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 42 8 18 26 26<br />
10 Garrett McFadden Guelph Storm 40 7 19 26 38<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 34 1,922 884 817 67 1 2.09 0.924 28 2 1 0<br />
2 Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 16 976 472 436 36 2 2.21 0.924 12 3 1 0<br />
3 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 24 1,447 705 649 56 1 2.32 0.921 19 3 2 0<br />
4 Tyler Parsons London Knights 27 1,570 765 702 63 2 2.41 0.918 20 4 2 1<br />
5 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 27 1,552 892 829 63 2 2.44 0.929 18 8 0 0<br />
6 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 31 1,873 832 752 80 3 2.56 0.904 17 10 3 1<br />
7 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 30 1,706 877 800 77 1 2.71 0.912 17 10 2 1<br />
8 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 26 1,516 839 769 70 1 2.77 0.917 11 10 1 3<br />
9 Jeremy Brodeur Oshawa Generals 33 1,920 9<strong>15</strong> 826 89 5 2.78 0.903 <strong>15</strong> 13 2 2<br />
10 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 40 2,290 1206 1099 107 6 2.80 0.911 21 <strong>15</strong> 1 1<br />
As of <strong>January</strong> <strong>15</strong>, 20<strong>15</strong> // Source: Ontario Hockey League