Kingston Frontenacs GameDay February 5, 2016

Culligan Water presents 

KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report 

RETURN OF THE EAST RIVALS 

GENERALS in DESPERATE FIGHT FOR FINAL eastern conference PLAYOFF SPOT WITH HAMILTON 

After a rare weekend without a win, with loses at 

home vs. Owen Sound on Friday and in Peterborough 

vs. the Petes on Sunday, the Frontenacs 

will be looking to add 2 wins this weekend, starting 

with tonight’s match-up vs. Oshawa and tomorrow 

night in Hamilton. The Frontenacs could 

very well play a big role in determining the playoff 

fate of these two Eastern Conference teams. The 

Generals, 3 points up on the Bulldogs desperately 

need the win and the 2 points it brings to keep 

their playoff hopes alive. While the Bulldogs are a 

win back of the Generals, they have the game in 

hand and will be looking for those same 2 points 

vs. Ottawa tonight and vs. Kingston tomorrow. 

The Generals have slumped since the trade 

deadline. After dealing Michael Dal Colle (NY Islanders) 

to the Frontenacs on January 1st, wins 

have been harder to come by. With 18 wins, 25 

regulation losses, 3 overtime losses, and 4 shootout 

losses, good for 43 points, the Generals face 

the tough task of turning around their fortunes 

tonight in Kingston. With only 2 wins, 6 regulation 

losses, and 2 shootout losses in their past 10 

games, the Generals have their work cut out for 

themselves. 

The Frontenacs are fortunes cooled a little 

with last weekend’s 2 losses, but they still remain 

amongst the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference 

with 64 points and a 2 point lead on Barrie 

for top spot in the Eastern Conference with 30 

wins, 14 regulation losses, 2 overtime losses, and 

2 shootout loss. 

BE A BUDDY, NOT A BULLY: Tonight’s near-capacity 

crowd includes a large contingent of pink t-shirt 

supporters from St. Lawrence College and the 

Boys & Girls Club who have joined together to use 

the game to promote their “Be A Buddy, Not A 

Bully” initiative. Be sure to purchase your official 

pink t-shirt in the concourse and watch for PSAs 

on the videoboard featuring Kingston Frontenacs 

captain Roland McKeown. KF 

BILLY KIMMERLY

Turn to page 35 for more great action photos by 

Frontenacs Official Photographer Billy Kimmerly 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 23 6 

GAMEDAY REPORT: KINGSTON VS. OSHAWA......................................................3 

OHL CONFERENCE STANDINGS......................................................................13 

OHL PLAYER LEADER STATS...........................................................................15 

STARTING LINEUPS........................................................................................16 

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT.........................................................................17 

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES........................................................17 

KINGSTON FRONTENACS PLAYER STATISTICS.................................................18 

OSHAWA GENERALS PLAYER STATISTICS........................................................19 

OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................23 

THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................35 

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

two of those homegrown Frontenacs, Chad Duchesne and Ryan Verbeek. 

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Graeme Brown came home to Kingston this summer after three years as a Windsor 

Spitfire. We caught up with the Gananoque native before practice this week 

for some one-on-one. 

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This summer will see a reunion in Kingston of a some heroes of the Canadians 

days of OHL hockey in Kingston. Gord Hunter caught up with Wayne Erskin on 

the plans to reunite the Kingston Canadians. 

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Hometown boy; it’s a term we’re all 

familiar with. Every week during the 

hockey season, Kingstonians hunker 

down to watch Coach’s Corner on Hockey 

Night in Canada with a rink full of pride as 

one of their own, Donald “Grapes” Cherry 

rhymes off names like Muller, Gilmour, 

McClement and Hall as “good Kingston 

boys.” We’ve also heard Grapes bemoan the 

lack of local talent on NHL teams like the 

Toronto Maple Leafs. 

The idea that an athlete raised in a 

particular city would have the opportunity to 

stay and play for his hometown team is less 

and less common in these days of signing 

bonuses and super agents. Fortunately for 

Kingston as an OHL city, residents don’t 

have to worry about salary caps and free 

agents. Most of the time, if young players 

are drafted or traded here, they play here. 

This year, thanks to General Manager 

Doug Gilmour’s continuing commitment to 

local talent, the 2015/2016 edition of the 

Kingston Frontenacs boasts two bona-fide, 

dyed-in-the-Limestone-City-wool, hometown 

boys–Ryan Verbeek and Chad Duchesne 

Separated by just a year, the 19-yearold 

Verbeek and the 20-year-old Duchesne 

didn’t play minor hockey together but they 

did have similar upbringings and both felt 

the draw of the Black and Gold. “Growing 

up I remember going to the old Memorial 

Centre and watching the Fronts,” said 

Verbeek. “My favourite player was Anthony 

Stewart. He was my role model growing up 

and playing with the Frontenacs was my 

ultimate dream.” 

Duchesne, whose father Denis was 

associated with the Kingston Voyageurs 

from the time Chad was very small recalls 

being immersed in junior hockey from the 

very beginning. 

“I grew up around that level of hockey,” 

he said. “I was a kid running around 

the [Voyageurs] room so I saw how the 

players worked and trained. I saw how they 

conducted themselves on and off the ice, 

how they treated their bodies, even what 

they ate.” In addition, Duchesne’s family 

billeted former Frontenac Mike Farrell. 

“Obviously as a young hockey player, I 

looked up to Mike,” said Duchesne. “It was 

pretty cool hanging with one the Frontenacs 

every day.” 

These early experiences played a key role 

in the desire of both players to contribute 

and compete as members of the Frontenacs 

but their experiences varied dramatically as 

they reached the age where the often elusive 

OHL dream skated closer to reality. 

Duchesne was drafted in the 13th round 

in 2011 by the Mississauga Steelheads and 

admits even he wasn’t sure about playing in 

the “O”. “I was never really expected to play 

in the OHL,” he said. “So I started out with 

the Voyageurs but I never doubted myself.” 

That confidence in his own ability would 

serve him well as he worked to get noticed 

and kept himself ready for the opportunity 

to jump up to the next level if needed. 


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Northeastern University in Boston showing 

interest, Duchesne’s OHL rights were traded 

from Mississauga to his hometown Kingston 

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Pat Verbeek who fulfilled a similar role in 

the NHL and earned himself the moniker 

“Little Ball of Hate” with the Devils, Whalers, 

Rangers, Red Wings and Stars. 

Just prior to arriving at training camp in 

2013, the young Verbeek suffered an injury 

that turned out to be a bulging disc in his 

back. He missed 11 games and his season 

debut was delayed until late October. By 

December of 2013, Verbeek was unhappy 

with his situation and with his playing time. 

His agent asked for a trade. Four days later,

General Manager Doug Gilmour snapped 

up Verbeek and he was shipped home 

to Kingston. The speedy left winger made 

his Rogers K-Rock Centre debut on 

December 6th, 2013. “It was definitely 

nerve wracking when I stepped on the 

ice against Barrie,” said Verbeek. “My 

first shift I was going like a bat out of hell– 

running all over the place. Obviously I had 

a lot of friends and family in the crowd so 

I was trying to give it my best. After that 

first shift I shook off the nerves.” 

Duchesne echoes his teammate’s 

experience under the lights of his 

hometown rink during his inaugural 

game. “Oh yeah, I was shaking out there,” 

he said. “I remember Paul [coach Paul 

McFarland] laughing about it because I 

ended up playing a ton - the most I think 

I’ve ever played. I was gassed at the end 

of the game and I remember the coach 

telling me that he was glad I had settled 

down after that first shift or I never would 

have lasted the whole game.” 

In addition to playing in their hometown 

for the only major sports franchise in the 

city, in front of friends, family, classmates 

and acquaintances, these two boys also 

have to deal with a very unique situation. 

Night after night, they’re playing for one of 

Kingston’s most celebrated native sons– 

Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour. “It’s 

kinda different to have Doug Gilmour 

in management because you obviously 

have lots of friends and family asking you 

about him,” said Duchesne. “To us–he’s 

our GM first and we have to perform for 

him. So we look at him like our boss but 

every once in a while you can’t help but 

be a little star struck because you can be 

having a conversation with him and then

you suddenly realize, you’re talking to a 

Hall of Famer.” 

Verbeek agreed with Duchesne and 

pointed out the added bonus of having 

a Stanley Cup winning legend as a boss. 

“Doug’s been through everything we’ve 

been through times 100 and he gives us 

a lot of advice,” said Verbeek. “During 

practices he has spent time with me 

showing me how to calm down and slow 

the game down. He showed me where he 

scored most of his goals from. Those little 

tips around the net have helped me out 

a lot.” 

As the two look forward to the 

remainder of the season, they are united 

in the goal to bring some playoff success 

to a franchise that has had more than its 

share of heartbreak. “I feel the same as 

the fans feel and I want the same thing 

that the fans want,” said Duchesne. “I 

was in the stands watching the Frontenacs 

growing up and I was cheering them on. 

I am definitely putting some pressure on 

myself to help us make some noise in the 

playoffs for the fans. We’ve got some of 

the best fans in the OHL and it would be 

nice if we could give them a show and 

why not in my last year?” 

Duchesne clearly accepts his role 

as one of three overage players on the 

team and as he looks over at the younger 

Verbeek, it’s obvious Duchesne’s words 

carry the weight of leadership. 

With the team that we have, why can’t 

we be the ones to break the curse,” he 

asked to an empty arena. “I think that’d 

be pretty cool.” 

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as hometown boys. KF

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM 

1 Kingston Frontenacs 48 30 14 2 2 64 0.667 156 135 0-1-0-1 6-3-0-1 761 

2 Barrie Colts 48 30 16 0 2 62 0.646 194 145 6-0-0-1 7-2-0-1 798 

3 North Bay Battalion 48 25 17 2 4 56 0.583 162 165 0-1-0-0 5-3-0-2 535 

4 Niagara IceDogs 48 25 17 3 3 56 0.583 151 139 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 641 

5 Peterborough Petes 50 24 20 2 4 54 0.540 173 178 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 617 

6 Mississauga Steelheads 51 25 22 1 3 54 0.529 160 155 1-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 670 

7 Ottawa 67’s 49 25 22 1 1 52 0.531 171 163 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 440 

8 Oshawa Generals 50 18 25 3 4 43 0.430 146 173 0-1-0-1 2-6-0-2 562 

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 49 18 27 4 0 40 0.408 139 186 0-1-0-0 4-5-1-0 606 

10 Sudbury Wolves 49 12 33 3 1 28 0.286 121 233 0-3-0-0 3-7-0-0 733 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

RANK TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 PIM 

1 Erie Otters 47 39 7 1 0 79 0.840 192 119 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 433 

2 Windsor Spitfires 50 31 14 5 0 67 0.670 186 141 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 619 

3 Kitchener Rangers 48 34 9 5 0 73 0.760 186 130 0-1-1-0 6-3-1-0 510 

4 London Knights 48 34 11 2 1 71 0.740 231 140 0-3-0-0 5-5-0-0 754 

5 Sarnia Sting 48 28 14 5 1 62 0.646 170 137 4-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 630 

6 Owen Sound Attack 47 21 17 6 3 51 0.543 135 145 2-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 544 

7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 48 22 20 5 1 50 0.521 164 176 2-0-0-0 5-4-1-0 419 

8 Saginaw Spirit 50 20 25 3 2 45 0.450 156 195 0-2-1-0 3-6-1-0 575 

9 Flint Firebirds 48 15 28 3 2 35 0.365 129 181 1-0-0-0 1-9-0-0 588 

10 Guelph Storm 48 10 32 4 2 26 0.271 111 197 0-1-0-0 4-3-1-2 701 

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

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE 

CONFERENCE STANDINGS 

As of February 5, 2016 // source: Ontario Hockey League


PLAYER LEADER STATS 

MOST POINTS 

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM 

1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 46 29 58 87 54 

2 Christian Dvorak London Knights 39 38 47 85 21 

3 Mitchell Marner London Knights 37 28 46 74 48 

4 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 35 25 48 73 20 

5 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 39 16 55 71 61 

6 Travis Konecny Sarnia Sting 42 17 51 68 15 

7 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 48 30 37 67 30 

8 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 39 36 29 65 16 

9 Dante Salituro Ottawa 67’s 47 29 34 63 35 

10 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 40 31 31 62 40 

MOST POINTS for DEFENCEMEN 


1 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 48 11 34 45 16 

2 Rasmus Andersson Barrie Colts 46 7 38 45 48 

3 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 49 14 26 40 40 

4 Vince Dunn Niagara IceDogs 42 11 25 36 41 

5 Travis Dermott Erie Otters 39 4 32 36 47 

6 Miles Liberati Kitchener Rangers 46 12 22 34 22 

7 Roland McKeown Kingston Frontenacs 41 6 27 33 39 

8 Jakob Chychrun Sarnia Sting 45 8 24 32 28 

9 Santino Centorame Owen Sound Attack 46 11 20 31 44 

10 Victor Mete London Knights 48 6 25 31 14 

MOST POINTS for ROOKIES 


1 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 42 26 34 60 6 

2 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 48 11 34 45 16 

3 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 49 14 26 40 40 

4 Max Jones London Knights 43 21 18 39 82 

5 Boris Katchouk Soo. Greyhounds 45 18 21 39 37 

6 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 48 11 23 34 28 

7 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 48 14 19 33 20 

8 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 49 17 15 32 11 

9 Gabriel Vilardi Windsor Spitfires 44 12 16 28 10 

10 Cole Carter Windsor Spitfires 50 6 22 28 2 

MOST GOALS 

RANK PLAYER TEAM GP GOALS 

1 Christian Dvorak London Knights 39 38 

2 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 39 36 

3 Dylan Sadowy Barrie Colts 45 32 

4 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 40 31 

5 Greg Betzold Peterborough Petes 47 31 

6 Zachary Senyshyn Soo Greyhounds 47 31 

7 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 48 30 

8 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 46 29 

9 Dante Salituro Ottawa 67’s 47 29 

10 Mitchell Marner London Knights 37 2811 

TOP GOALTENDERS 

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

1 Devin Williams Erie Otters 38 2161 996 920 76 1 2.11 0.924 31 3 1 0 

2 Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 20 1213 581 535 46 2 2.27 0.921 14 5 1 0 

3 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 30 1695 960 892 68 2 2.41 0.929 20 9 0 0 

4 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 31 1867 904 828 76 2 2.44 0.916 23 5 3 0 

5 Tyler Parsons London Knights 34 1967 986 901 85 3 2.59 0.914 24 7 2 1 

6 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 33 1913 1059 976 83 1 2.60 0.922 16 11 1 3 

7 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 35 2112 946 852 94 3 2.67 0.901 19 12 3 1 

8 Lucas Peressini Kingston Frontenacs 35 2008 1007 917 90 1 2.69 0.911 20 12 2 1 

9 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 48 2749 1481 1354 127 7 2.77 0.914 25 19 1 1 

10 Michael McNiven Owen Sound Attack 39 2193 1134 1032 102 3 2.79 0.910 15 12 6 3 

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15 SAM FIELD 

17 JARED STEEGE 

19 JASON ROBERTSON 

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN 

21 RYAN CRANFORD 

24 GRAEME BROWN 

26 TED NICHOL 

27 CODY CARON 

37 STEPHEN DESROCHER 

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67 LAWSON CROUSE 

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15 Kyle MacLean 

16 Riley Stillman 

17 Alexandre Renaud 

18 Robbie Burt 

19 Eric Henderson 

21 Misha Moor 

22 Anthony Cirelli 

23 Jack Studnicka 

24 Stephen Templeton 

25 Kenny Huether 

26 Daniel Robertson 

27 Lukas Lofquist 

28 Adam Kozlowski 

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OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT 

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KINGSTON FRONTENACS 

PLAYER ROSTER 

FORWARDS 

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

3 Warren Foegele LEFT WING 34 7 27 34 11 32 CAROLINA HURRICANES 

9 Ryan Verbeek LEFT WING 45 5 9 14 -10 30 

11 Zack Dorval CENTRE 32 1 1 2 -6 41 

15 Sam Field RIGHT WING 29 0 3 3 -2 38 

17 Jared Steege CENTRE 43 11 11 22 2 24 

19 Jason Robertson LEFT WING 41 16 11 27 2 4 

21 Ryan Cranford RIGHT WING 48 9 3 12 -5 43 

26 Ted Nichol CENTRE 47 4 6 10 -2 18 

27 Cody Caron RIGHT WING 35 4 6 10 2 63 

55 Austin Grzenia RIGHT WING 22 2 1 3 -2 4 

67 Lawson Crouse LEFT WING 30 12 21 33 2 45 FLORIDA PANTHERS 

71 Michael Dal Colle LEFT WING 42 19 30 49 -6 14 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 

81 Conor McGlynn CENTRE 33 10 6 16 5 37 

82 Juho Lammikko LEFT WING 40 11 22 33 11 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS 

96 Spencer Watson RIGHT WING 46 25 28 53 11 20 LOS ANGELES KINGS 

DEFENCE 

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

4 Chad Duchesne RIGHT 39 5 16 21 6 44 

5 Liam Murray RIGHT 43 2 4 6 -12 63 

6 Jacob Paquette RIGHT 36 2 6 8 0 13 

7 Nathan Billitier RIGHT 35 1 4 5 -2 11 

13 Konstantin Chernyuk RIGHT 35 1 3 4 7 36 

20 Roland McKeown RIGHT 41 6 27 33 13 39 

24 Graeme Brown RIGHT 41 0 4 4 -3 65 

37 Stephen Desrocher RIGHT 50 9 20 29 2 30 toronto maple leafs 

GOALTENDERS 

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

40 LUCAS PERESSINI LEFT 35 90 2,008 917 2.69 0.911 20 12 2 1 0 1 

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 16 34 902 420 2.26 0.925 10 2 0 1 0 0 

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF 

GENERAL MANAGER................................................... DOUG GILMOUR 

HEAD COACH...........................................................PAUL MCFARLAND 

ASSISTANT COACH..................................................... JASON SUPRYKA 

EQUIPMENT MANAGER..................................................... CHRIS COOK 

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER................................KEVIN WALKER 

ASSISTANT GM...................................................................DARREN KEILY 

ASSISTANT COACH........................................................... JOHN GOODWIN 

ATHLETIC THERAPIST........................................................RYAN BENNETT 

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC THERAPIST...................................... CHRIS WILSON 

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FORWARDS 

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

7 Sullivan Sparkes Centre 35 2 5 7 1 15 

10 Matt Latin Left wing 43 2 4 6 -2 12 

11 Owen McDade Centre 22 4 6 10 0 4 

12 Domenic Commisso Centre 48 14 19 33 -9 20 

14 Brock Welsh Right Wing 4 0 0 0 0 5 

15 Kyle MacLean Left wing 37 2 4 6 -1 28 

17 Alexandre Renaud Left wing 46 8 10 18 -2 37 

18 Robbie Burt Right wing 38 4 5 9 1 45 

19 Eric Henderson Left wing 28 2 11 13 0 4 

22 Anthony Cirelli Centre 45 13 28 41 -14 21 tampa bay lightning 

23 Jack Studnicka Centre 44 3 14 17 -9 12 

25 Kenny Huether Right wing 46 20 18 38 -11 9 

27 Lukas Lofquist Left wing 48 14 10 24 -21 10 

28 Adam Kozlowski Left wing 2 0 0 0 0 0 

29 Joe Manchurek Left wing 49 17 17 34 9 18 

89 Sam Harding Centre 47 7 7 14 -9 18 

DEFENCE 

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

3 Jaimen Allison right 1 0 0 0 1 0 

5 Jalen Smereck left 47 3 13 16 -8 55 

6 Sean Allen left 28 0 3 3 -3 44 

16 Riley Stillman left 44 4 8 12 2 49 

21 Misha Moor right 21 0 2 2 -4 6 

24 Stephen Templeton left 48 1 5 6 -11 43 

26 Daniel Robertson left 47 3 6 9 -13 32 

58 Mitchell Vande Sompel left 29 4 18 22 -16 18 new york islanders 

GOALTENDERS 

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

39 JUSTIN NICHOLS LEFT 28 1,454 870 779 91 0 3.76 0.895 4 18 1 2 

56 JEREMY BRODEUR LEFT 38 103 2191 966 2.82 0.904 16 16 2 2 0 5 

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF 

VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER......................... ROGER HUNT 

HEAD COACH..................................................................... BOB JONES 

ASSISTANT COACH.........................................................GREG NEMISZ 

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER & EQUIPMENT MANAGER........BRYAN BOYES 

ASSISTANT TRAINER...................................................TERRY BOWSER 

OSHAWA GENERALS 

PLAYER STATISTICS 

DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS...................................... MIKE KELLY 

ASSISTANT COACH......................................................... ERIC WELLWOOD 

VIDEO COACH................................................................ MIKE PERELMAN 

EQUIPMENT MANAGER................................................... CLAYTON JOHNS 

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4 CHAD DUCHESNE 

4 

POSITION: DEFENCE 

HOMETOWN: INVERARY, ONTARIO 

BIRTHDATE: MAY 31, 1995 

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 179 LBS. 

ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM MISSISSAUGA 

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS 

GP G A PTS +/- PIM 

66 1 11 12 0 63 

5 LIAM MURRAY 

POSITION: 5DEFENCE 

HOMETOWN: ORLEANS, ONTARIO 

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 28, 1997 


ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR 



63 3 6 9 -8 99 

7 NATHAN BILLITIER 

7 

11 ZACK DORVAL 

11 


HOMETOWN: SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK 



AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY 



30 0 5 5 -4 2 

POSITION: CENTRE 

HOMETOWN: HEARST, ONTARIO 



AQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION 



56 3 3 6 -13 72 

3 WARREN FOEGELE 

3 

6 JACOB PAQUETTE 

6 

POSITION: LEFT WING 

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO 

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 1, 1996 


ACQUIRED: OHL PRIORITY SELECTION 



34 5 11 16 -3 26 


HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO 






26 5 7 12 -- 38 

9 RYAN VERBEEK 

POSITION: 9CENTRE 

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO 



AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR 



47 7 12 19 -3 28 

13 KONSTANTIN CHERNYUK 


HOMETOWN: ST. PETERSBURG , RUSSIA 

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 13, 1998 


AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT 



51 5 11 16 +10 42 


25

15 SAM FIELD 

15 

19 JASON ROBERTSON 

19 

POSITION: RIGHT WING 

HOMETOWN: TENAFLY, NEW JERSEY 

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1998 





57 2 0 2 -11 19 


HOMETOWN: NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN 

BIRTHDATE: JULY 22, 1999 





62 28 33 61 -- 14 

17 JARED STEEGE 

17 


HOMETOWN: COBDEN, ONTARIO 

BIRTHDATE: JANUARY 7, 1996 

HEIGHT: 5’11” WEIGHT: 198 lbs. 

AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NORTH BAY 



67 11 12 23 -1 34 

20 ROLAND MCKEOWN 

20 


HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO 






65 7 25 32 +1 57 

21 RYAN CRANFORD 

21 

24 GRAEME BROWN 


24 


HOMETOWN: EMBRUN, ONTARIO 

HOMETOWN: GANANOQUE, ONTARIO 






AQUIRED: TRADE WITH WINDSOR 





55 6 10 16 -- 40 65 2 6 8 -19 82 

26 TED NICHOL 

26 


HOMETOWN: LISTOWEL, ONTARIO 






59 1 4 5 -13 10 

27 CODY CARON 

27 


HOMETOWN: SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO 



AQUIRED: TRADE WITH NIAGARA 



64 1 3 4 -12 102 


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HOMETOWN: TORONTO, ONTARIO 



ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH OSHAWA GENERALS 



66 10 13 23 +33 41 

55 AUSTIN GRZENIA 

55 


HOMETOWN: MACOMB, MICHIGAN 






20 7 15 22 -- 14 

67 LAWSON CROUSE 

67 

81 CONOR MCGLYNN 

81 


HOMETOWN: MT. BRIDGES, ONTARIO 






56 29 22 51 +10 70 


HOMETOWN: OAKVILLE, ONTARIO 






67 22 16 38 +12 81 

40 LUCAS PERESSINI 

40 

POSITION: GOALTENDER 

HOMETOWN: NOBELTON, ON 

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 9, 1995 


ACQUIRED: TRADE FROM SAGINAW SPIRIT 


GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO 

59 132 3,413 1,564 2.32 .922 30 20 5 

60 JEREMY HELVIG 

60 

POSITION: GOALTENDER 

HOMETOWN: MARKHAM, ONTARIO 





GP GA Min SVS GAA SAV% W L SO 

14 53 699 330 4.55 .862 2 8 0 

71 MICHAEL DAL COLLE 

71 


HOMETOWN: WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO 



AQUIRED: TRADE FROM OSHAWA GENERALS 



56 42 51 93 32 18 

82 JUHO LAMMIKKO 

67 


HOMETOWN: Noormarkku , Finland 



AQUIRED: CHL IMPORT DRAFT 



64 18 26 44 +23 36 


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Heros 

in our community 

The Kingston Frontenacs would like to recognize the 

QUINTE ST. LAWRENCE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION 

AND ELECTRICIANS UNIONS 

for their generosity in purchasing 

10 season tickets to donate 

to Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

96 SPENCER WATSON 

96 


HOMETOWN: LONDON, ONTARIO 






41 20 28 48 +10 10 

JOHN GOODWIN 

ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH 

HOMETOWN: WHITBY, ONTARIO 

As a member of the Soo Greyhounds, John Goodwin lead the league in scoring in the 

1980-81 season and in turn won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy and the William 

Hanley Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player. After his OHL career, Goodwin 

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

Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals. He was Assistant Coach with the North Bay 

Batallion before joining the Kingston Frontenacs for the 2014-15 season. 

DOUG GILMOUR 

ROLE: GENERAL MANAGER 

HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ONTARIO 

Doug Gilmour is a hockey icon, especially in Ontario and his hometown of 

Kingston. Gilmour played in 1,474 career NHL games in Calgary, Toronto, New 

Jersey, Chicago, Buffalo and Montreal, scoring 450 goals, 964 assists for 1,414 

career points and 1 Stanley Cup Championship. He was inducted into the 

Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011. Gilmour coached the Frontenacs for two and a half 

seasons, before assuming the role of General Manager for the 2011-12 season. 

RYAN BENNETT 

ROLE: ATHLETIC THERAPIST 

HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO 

Ryan Bennett spent eigth season as Athletic Therapist with the Belleville 

Bulls prior to joining the Frontenacs for the 2015-16 season. He is a graduate 

of Brock University and Sheridan College and has formerly worked with the 

Toronto Roadrunners, Hamilton Bulldogs, and Erie Otters. He also represented 

Canada in the 2010 World U18 Hockey Championships. He lives in Kingston 

with his wife Sarah and daughter Shelby. 

PAUL MCFARLAND 

ROLE: HEAD COACH 

HOMETOWN: BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO 

Paul McFarland joined the Frontenacs for the 2014-15 season after two 

seasons as Assistant Coach with the Oshawa Generals. He spent four seasons 

as a player in the OHL, beginning with the Kitchener Rangers in 2002-2003, 

and winning an OHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2003. He finished 

his OHL playing career as Team Captain for the Windsor Spitfires during the 

2004-2005 season. 

JASON SUPRYKA 

ROLE: ASSISTANT COACH 

HOMETOWN: BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO 

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

Assistant Coach with the Belleville Bulls for eight seasons, and as Head Coach of 

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

Institute of Technology, where he attended on a hockey scholarship. He is a native 

of Belleville, Ontario and was drafted by the Guelph Platers in the 6th round of the 

OHL Priority Selection in 1987. 

. 

DARREN KEILY 

ROLE: ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER / DIRECTOR OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS 

HOMETOWN: MEADFORD, ONTARIO 

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

the Kingston Frontenacs, he spent eight years with legendary OHL coach Bert 

Templeton in Barrie and Sudbury, before moving on to a role as Assistant Coach 

and Assistant GM in Peterborough, where he spent five years and won an OHL 

Championship in 2005-06. 

CHRIS COOK 

ROLE: EQUIPMENT MANAGER 

HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO 

Chris Cook joins the Kingston Frontenacs after having spent 12 seasons as 

an Equipment Manager with the Ottawa Senators. He has also worked as 

Assistant Equipment Manager with the Carleton University Ravens Football 

Program. He is a graduate of Algonquin College’s Recreation Facilities 

Management program. 


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Graeme Brown is new to the black 

and gold of the Kingston Frontenacs 

uniform this season, but he’s 

no stranger to Kingston. While the fourthyear 

OHL veteran defenceman played three 

seasons as a Windsor Spitfire before an offseason 

trade brought him to Kingston this 

summer, having grown up in Gananoque, 

he’s a product of the Greater Kingston Minor 

Hockey Association’s Junior Frontenacs 

program. 

We caught up to him before practice 

earlier this week at the Rogers K-Rock Centre. 

GameDay: As a Gananoque native, 

you grew up playing hockey in the Greater 

Kingston area and were selected to the 

Windsor Spitfires in the 2012 Priority Selection. 

What was it like hearing you’d been 

selected? 

graeme brown: I was sitting at home 

on draft day, and a few teams came up to 

draft where I had been projected to go and 

when I heard Windsor call my name I was 

excited. It was an organization I was hoping 

to go to. I was thrilled. 

GameDay: Playing in Windsor, you 

were roughly six hours from home for three 

season. What was it like being so far from 

family at such a young age, especially with 

the expectations that come with playing in 

a competitive hockey league? 

graeme brown: It was definitely 

challenging. Playing at 16 years old in this 

league is hard to do. I stepped in that first 

season, playing some Junior B and going 

back and forth a little. It was super hard, 

being so far from home but I made the best 

of it and come to love it. I’ll always remember 

that first season. 

GameDay: This summer the trade was 

made and you were brought closer to home 

by joining the Kingston Frontenacs. What 

were you most excited for in coming to the 

Frontenacs organization? 

graeme brown: Definitely being 

closer to my family and my friends. Playing 

in Windsor meant only coming to Kingston 

for hockey once each season. That meant 

having a lot of people coming to that game, 

a lot of people wanting to visit with me after 

the game. Now on any Friday night they 

can come and watch me play. It’s really 

nice, they haven’t been able to do that in 

years. 

GameDay: You’ve been touted as a 

player who wants to be a ‘good team guy’. 

How do you work at bringing closeness to 

the locker room? 

graeme brown: It’s something 

that I’ve just always been able to do playing 

hockey. Being good to my teammates 

is important. If you have a team that is 

separated, you’re never going to win anything. 

It’s important to be nice, to make 

sure there are no problems in the dressing 

room. When there is, you have to take 

care of the issues and I’m one of those guys 

the younger guys can come up to and talk 

about thing if something is wrong. 

GameDay: The Frontenacs have been 

an exciting team to watch this year, do you 

think that closeness which you feel is key, 

is there and impacting the on-ice performance? 

graeme brown: Absolutely. We’re in 

first place. And we’re in first place for a reason–we’re 

a really good team and we have 

some high end skilled players, but most 

importantly we’re a family in that dressing 

room and on the ice. That’s the best thing 

about this team and this season so far. KF 


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Battling night after night side-by-side 

with the same group of players, 

working towards a common goal 

and overcoming obstacles; these are 

the bricks that form the foundation of a 

team. 

Ask any hockey player what they 

remember most about their time on the 

ice or off and you’re likely to hear the 

same refrain over and over, “It was my 

teammates.” When asked to think back 

on his three seasons as a member of the 

Kingston Canadians, Wayne Erskine is 

singing from the very same songbook. “I 

loved the hockey, I loved the competition 

and I have great memories of many 

team and personal accomplishments,” 

recalled Erskine. “But the thing that 

I remember most and the thing that I 

miss the most about those days, is the 

friendships and the camaraderie.” 

So, this summer, Erskine and 30 or 

more of his former teammates from the 

1984-1987 Kingston Canadians will be 

gathering in the Limestone City to look 

back, share some stories and rekindle 

those bonds. 

The idea for the reunion was batted 

around initially when the Frontenacs 

hosted the OHL All Star game in 2010. 

Part of the festivities included a game 

between Kingston alumni and former 

NHLers. 

“We tried to do something right after 

that game–it was so much fun,” said 

Erskine. “But because of schedules and 

such, we just couldn’t make it happen. 

For whatever reason–everybody is much 

more available now so it’s looking really 

good for this summer.” 

It’s been 30 years since many of 

these players spent any time together 

and the goal of Wayne Erskine and his 

co-organizer Chris Clifford is to create a 

weekend which will not just renew old 

friendships but also give the fans and 

community members a chance to see 

the players they once cheered for from 

the friendly confines of the “M Centre.” 

“We had a pretty good team in those 

days,” said Erskine. “Good coaching, 

goaltending, lots of speed and scoring 

and we were pretty tough when we 

needed to be.” 

Most long-time fans will remember 

names like Jeff Chychrun, Scott Pearson, 

Herb Raglan, Scott Metcalfe and the late 

Bryan Fogarty but those teams also had 

their share of locally grown talent. Ted 

Linesman, Jeff Cornelius and goaltender 

Chris Clifford carried the flag for their 

hometown. In fact it was Clifford who 

arguably drew more attention than any 

other player when, on January 7th, 1987 

he became the first goaltender in the 

long and storied history of the Ontario 

Hockey League to score a goal. “That 

sure got a lot of media and it shone the 


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“But Chris would be the first to tell you 

that we deserved the spotlight because 

we had a solid team.” 

A quick check of the 30-year-old stats 

bears those claims out. The 1985/1986 

team won the first round of the playoffs 

against Oshawa but lost in what was then 

a round-robin playoff format between 

Kingston, Peterborough and Belleville. 

The next year, the OHL returned to the 

more traditional series of quarter finals, 

semi-finals and finals. Kingston defeated 

the Belleville Bulls in the first round but 

lost to the Oshawa Generals. That loss 

was the culmination of Erskine’s final 

year. A few of his teammates like Raglan 

and Chychrun would go on to successful 

NHL careers. Although he wasn’t 

playing in the OHL any more, Erskine 

decided to stick around Kingston for a 

while and was heartbroken to see the 

trials and tribulations that would dog the 

team in 1988 including a league-record 

losing streak and changes in ownership, 

franchise name and sadly, a downward 

spiral for the team in general. “It was 

disappointing based on what we’d 

accomplished and on how good the 

younger core group coming in looked,” 

he said. “The issues with ownership 

certainly trickled down to the players 

and obviously they struggled to stay 

focused.” 

However, the dark days of the 

Kingston Raiders did not diminish 

Erskine’s love for his adopted city or for 

his OHL alma mater. He’s still an avid fan 

of the team and gets down to Kingston 

from his home in Ottawa whenever his 

job with Canadian Blood Services allows 

for it. 

The excitement is palpable in his 

voice as he talks about finalizing plans 

for the reunion. More than 30 players 

have committed to return this summer 

including former St. Louis Blues right 

winger Herb Raglan and Flyers tough 

guy Jeff Chychrun. Things will kick off 

with a golf day for the players followed 

by a Saturday afternoon that will involve 

reconnecting with the fans and then 

a more formal sit down dinner on 

Saturday evening. Former players who 

might be interested in attending should 

get in touch with the Frontenacs front 

office for contact information and more 

details. KF 


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