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Culligan Water presents<br />

KINGSTON FRONTENACS gameday report<br />

EAST VS. WEST SHOWDOWN<br />

frontenacs face seemingly equally matched spitfires in first of two games this season<br />

On paper, the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> and Windsor<br />

Spitfires are very closely matched hockey<br />

teams. The Spitfires have played one more game<br />

this season and the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have one more<br />

win. Digging a little deeper, the teams’ difference<br />

become a little more apparent. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are<br />

2nd in the OHL in Penalty Minutes at 790. The<br />

Spitfires are 9th with 632. The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have<br />

done a remarkable job killing off those penalties–<br />

they lead the league with and 84.1% penalty kill<br />

percentage–which they will need to continue to do<br />

tonight for the win. The Spitfires are 4th best in the<br />

league on the power play with a 23% effectiveness<br />

of scoring goals with the man advantage.<br />

The Spitfires lead the Sarnia Sting for 1st in their<br />

division with 67 points. That division lead seeds<br />

Windsor 2nd in the Western Conference, but with<br />

a 16 point deficit on the Erie Otters, the odds of the<br />

Spitfires moving up with only 17 games remaining<br />

this season are pretty slim.<br />

The Spitfires have 31 wins, 15 regulation losses,<br />

and 5 overtime losses heading into tonight’s<br />

game. With 6 wins and 4 losses in their past 10<br />

games, they’ll be looking for wins on their Eastern<br />

Ontario road swing this weekend.<br />

The <strong>Frontenacs</strong> are coming off another weekend<br />

of 2 wins in 2 games. The past 10 games<br />

have seen the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> with 7 wins, 2 regulation<br />

losses, and 1 shootout loss. Their lead in the<br />

Eastern Conference sits at 4 points over the Barrie<br />

Colts. So far this season, the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> have 32<br />

wins, 14 regulation losses, 2 overtime losses, and<br />

2 shootout losses, good for 68 points.<br />

OHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: The OHL announced<br />

that Spencer Watson (Los Angeles Kings) is the<br />

Pioneer Energy OHL Player of the Week for the<br />

week ending <strong>February</strong> 7 after scoring 3 goals and<br />

8assists for 8 points in 2 games with a plus-minus<br />

rating of +6. KF<br />

BILLY KIMMERLY


Turn to page 35 for more great action photos by<br />

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

GAMEDAY MAGAZINE VOLUME 43 ISSUE 24 6<br />

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

OHL CONFERENCE STANDINGS......................................................................13<br />

OHL PLAYER LEADER STATS...........................................................................15<br />

STARTING LINEUPS........................................................................................16<br />

OFFICIAL SCORER’S REPORT.........................................................................17<br />

UPCOMING FRONTENACS HOME GAMES........................................................17<br />

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

WINDSOR SPITFIRES PLAYER STATISTICS.......................................................19<br />

OFFICIAL KINGSTON FRONTENACS TEAM ROSTER..........................................23<br />

THROUGH BILLY’S LENS.................................................................................35<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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In his familiar role, backing up OHL Goaltender of the Year Lucas Peressini, Jeremy<br />

Helvig is in the midst of an impressive season. We caught up with the quiet<br />

netminder before practice this week for some one-on-one.<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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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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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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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 />

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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 />

His agent asked for a trade. Four days later,


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


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


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> 50 32 14 2 2 68 0.680 165 142 2-0-0-1 7-2-0-1 790<br />

2 Barrie Colts 51 33 16 0 2 68 0.667 2<strong>12</strong> 154 9-0-0-1 9-0-0-1 836<br />

3 Niagara IceDogs 51 27 18 3 3 60 0.588 158 147 2-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 684<br />

4 North Bay Battalion 51 26 17 4 4 60 0.588 171 173 1-0-2-0 6-1-2-1 574<br />

5 Ottawa 67’s 52 27 23 1 1 56 0.538 181 171 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 458<br />

6 Peterborough Petes 52 24 22 2 4 54 0.519 174 185 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 627<br />

7 Mississauga Steelheads 53 25 24 1 3 54 0.509 166 166 0-2-0-0 4-6-0-0 695<br />

8 Oshawa Generals 53 19 27 3 4 45 0.425 155 184 1-0-0-0 3-5-0-2 593<br />

9 Hamilton Bulldogs 53 19 28 6 0 44 0.415 155 203 0-1-2-0 3-5-2-0 636<br />

10 Sudbury Wolves 51 14 33 3 1 32 0.314 132 240 2-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 763<br />

WESTERN CONFERENCE<br />

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

1 Erie Otters 50 41 8 1 0 83 0.830 201 <strong>12</strong>9 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 474<br />

2 Windsor Spitfires 51 31 15 5 0 67 0.657 190 146 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 632<br />

3 Kitchener Rangers 50 36 9 5 0 77 0.770 192 131 2-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 534<br />

4 London Knights 51 37 11 2 1 77 0.755 244 144 3-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 801<br />

5 Sarnia Sting 51 29 15 5 2 65 0.637 177 145 1-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 664<br />

6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 51 24 21 5 1 54 0.529 175 182 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 453<br />

7 Owen Sound Attack 50 22 19 6 3 53 0.530 141 157 0-1-0-0 5-4-0-1 572<br />

8 Saginaw Spirit 53 20 27 3 3 46 0.434 163 209 0-4-1-1 2-6-1-1 603<br />

9 Flint Firebirds 50 15 29 4 2 36 0.360 133 188 0-1-1-0 1-8-1-0 609<br />

10 Guelph Storm 50 11 33 4 2 28 0.280 117 206 0-1-0-0 3-4-1-2 729<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>February</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2016</strong> // source: Ontario Hockey League


ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE<br />

PLAYER LEADER STATS<br />

MOST POINTS<br />

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

1 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 49 33 65 98 58<br />

2 Christian Dvorak London Knights 42 40 50 90 25<br />

3 Mitchell Marner London Knights 40 30 53 83 48<br />

4 Matthew Tkachuk London Knights 42 21 57 78 70<br />

5 Dylan Strome Erie Otters 38 26 50 76 24<br />

6 Travis Konecny Sarnia Sting 45 19 54 73 15<br />

7 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 43 36 36 72 40<br />

8 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 51 30 40 70 34<br />

9 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 42 38 31 69 18<br />

10 Dante Salituro Ottawa 67’s 50 30 36 66 39<br />

MOST POINTS for DEFENCEMEN<br />

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

1 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 51 <strong>12</strong> 36 48 18<br />

2 Rasmus Andersson Barrie Colts 49 7 41 48 48<br />

3 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 50 14 27 41 40<br />

4 Vince Dunn Niagara IceDogs 45 11 28 39 46<br />

5 Miles Liberati Kitchener Rangers 48 <strong>12</strong> 25 37 26<br />

6 Travis Dermott Erie Otters 40 4 32 36 49<br />

7 Jakob Chychrun Sarnia Sting 48 9 26 35 34<br />

8 Roland McKeown <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 43 6 28 34 41<br />

9 Stephen Desrocher <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 52 10 23 33 30<br />

10 Santino Centorame Owen Sound Attack 49 <strong>12</strong> 20 32 44<br />

MOST POINTS for ROOKIES<br />

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

1 Alexander Nylander Miss. Steelheads 44 26 35 61 6<br />

2 Cam Dineen North Bay Battalion 51 <strong>12</strong> 36 48 18<br />

3 Boris Katchouk Soo Greyhounds 48 19 22 41 41<br />

4 Mikhail Sergachev Windsor Spitfires 50 14 27 41 40<br />

5 Max Jones London Knights 46 21 19 40 90<br />

6 Alan Lyszczarczyk Sudbury Wolves 50 <strong>12</strong> 25 37 28<br />

7 Domenic Commisso Oshawa Generals 51 15 20 35 20<br />

8 Dmitry Sokolov Sudbury Wolves 51 18 15 33 11<br />

9 Jack Kopacka Soo Greyhounds 50 15 14 29 8<br />

10 Gabriel Vilardi Windsor Spitfires 45 <strong>12</strong> 16 28 10<br />

MOST GOALS<br />

RANK PLAYER TEAM gp gOALS<br />

1 Christian Dvorak London Knights 42 40<br />

2 Alex DeBrincat Erie Otters 42 38<br />

3 Andrew Mangiapane Barrie Colts 43 36<br />

4 Dylan Sadowy Barrie Colts 48 33<br />

5 Kevin Labanc Barrie Colts 49 33<br />

6 Zachary Senyshyn Soo Marie Greyhounds 50 33<br />

7 Greg Betzold Peterborough Petes 49 31<br />

8 Mitchell Marner London Knights 40 30<br />

9 Dante Salituro Ottawa 67’s 50 30<br />

10 Mike Amadio North Bay Battalion 51 30<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 41 2346 1092 1007 85 1 2.17 0.922 33 4 1 0<br />

2 Michael DiPietro Windsor Spitfires 21 <strong>12</strong>72 609 559 50 2 2.36 0.918 14 6 1 0<br />

3 Luke Opilka Kitchener Rangers 32 1927 929 852 77 2 2.40 0.917 24 5 3 0<br />

4 Mackenzie Blackwood Barrie Colts 33 1855 1053 976 77 3 2.49 0.927 22 9 0 0<br />

5 Tyler Parsons London Knights 36 2087 1045 956 89 3 2.56 0.915 26 7 2 1<br />

6 Justin Fazio Sarnia Sting 36 2172 972 877 95 3 2.62 0.902 20 <strong>12</strong> 3 1<br />

7 Matthew Mancina Peterborough Petes 34 1938 1078 991 87 1 2.69 0.919 16 <strong>12</strong> 1 3<br />

8 Lucas Peressini <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> 36 2068 1036 942 94 1 2.73 0.909 21 <strong>12</strong> 2 1<br />

9 Leo Lazarev Ottawa 67’s 34 1957 934 841 93 2 2.85 0.900 19 13 0 0<br />

10 Jack Flinn Mississauga Steelheads 50 2835 1536 1401 135 7 2.86 0.9<strong>12</strong> 25 21 1 1<br />

As of <strong>February</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2016</strong> // Source: Ontario Hockey League


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9 RYAN VERBEEK<br />

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20 Andrew Burns<br />

21 Logan Brown<br />

22 Brendan Lemieux<br />

24 Mads Eller<br />

26 Cole Carter<br />

27 Hayden McCool<br />

28 Tyler Nother<br />

31 Mikhail Sergachev<br />

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61 Luke Boka<br />

63 Bradley Latour<br />

91 Aaron Luchuk<br />

96 Cristiano DiGiacinto<br />

32 MARIO CULINA<br />

64 MICHAEL DIPIETRO<br />

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40 LUCAS PERESSINI<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG


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FORWARDS<br />

NO. PLAYEr pOSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

3 Warren Foegele LEFT WING 34 7 27 34 11 32 CAROLINA HURRICANES<br />

9 Ryan Verbeek LEFT WING 45 5 9 14 -10 30<br />

11 Zack Dorval CENTRE 32 1 1 2 -6 41<br />

15 Sam Field RIGHT WING 29 0 3 3 -2 38<br />

17 Jared Steege CENTRE 43 11 11 22 2 24<br />

19 Jason Robertson LEFT WING 41 16 11 27 2 4<br />

21 Ryan Cranford RIGHT WING 48 9 3 <strong>12</strong> -5 43<br />

26 Ted Nichol CENTRE 47 4 6 10 -2 18<br />

27 Cody Caron RIGHT WING 35 4 6 10 2 63<br />

55 Austin Grzenia RIGHT WING 22 2 1 3 -2 4<br />

67 Lawson Crouse LEFT WING 30 <strong>12</strong> 21 33 2 45 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

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

81 Conor McGlynn CENTRE 33 10 6 16 5 37<br />

82 Juho Lammikko LEFT WING 40 11 22 33 11 37 FLORIDA PANTHERS<br />

96 Spencer Watson RIGHT WING 46 25 28 53 11 20 LOS ANGELES KINGS<br />

DEFENCE<br />

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

4 Chad Duchesne RIGHT 39 5 16 21 6 44<br />

5 Liam Murray RIGHT 43 2 4 6 -<strong>12</strong> 63<br />

6 Jacob Paquette RIGHT 36 2 6 8 0 13<br />

7 Nathan Billitier RIGHT 35 1 4 5 -2 11<br />

13 Konstantin Chernyuk RIGHT 35 1 3 4 7 36<br />

20 Roland McKeown RIGHT 41 6 27 33 13 39<br />

24 Graeme Brown RIGHT 41 0 4 4 -3 65<br />

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

40 LUCAS PERESSINI LEFT 35 90 2,008 917 2.69 0.911 20 <strong>12</strong> 2 1 0 1<br />

60 JEREMY HELVIG LEFT 16 34 902 420 2.26 0.925 10 2 0 1 0 0<br />

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

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NO. PLAYEr pOSITION GP G A PTS +/- PIM NHL STATUS<br />

11 Connor Chatham Right wing 47 14 20 34 -8 63<br />

13 Gabriel Vilardi Centre 45 <strong>12</strong> 16 28 -6 10<br />

19 Christian Fischer Right wing 49 24 40 64 22 24<br />

21 Logan Brown Centre 42 10 39 49 17 28<br />

22 Brendan Lemieux Left wing 32 28 17 45 6 51<br />

24 Mads Eller Left wing 5 0 2 2 0 2<br />

26 Cole Carter Right wing 51 6 22 28 9 2<br />

27 Hayden McCool Left wing 51 11 18 29 19 47<br />

61 Luke Boka Right wing 41 2 1 3 0 28<br />

63 Bradley Latour Left wing 51 20 23 43 11 26<br />

91 Aaron Luchuk Centre 51 22 21 43 14 8<br />

96 Cristiano DiGiacinto Left Wing 46 15 22 37 17 63<br />

DEFENCE<br />

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

2 Patrick Sanvido LEFT 32 1 6 7 16 16<br />

7 Kyle Auger RIGHT 21 1 2 3 7 4<br />

17 Logan Stanley LEFT 48 5 11 16 <strong>12</strong> 91<br />

20 Andrew Burns LEFT 51 1 6 7 13 19<br />

28 Tyler Nother RIGHT 34 0 2 2 2 21<br />

31 Mikhail Sergachev LEFT 50 14 27 41 8 40<br />

51 Jalen Chatfield RIGHT 51 7 23 30 22 39<br />

GOALTENDERS<br />

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

32 MARIO CULINA LEFT 8 13 418 164 1.86 0.927 5 2 0 0 0 0<br />

64 MICHAEL DIPIETRO LEFT 21 50 <strong>12</strong>72 559 2.36 0.918 14 6 1 0 0 2<br />

HOCKEY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF<br />

VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER...................WARREN RYCHEL<br />

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL............................... Brian Teakle<br />

ASSISTANT COACH..................................................Trevor Letowski<br />

GOALTENDING COACH.................................................... PAUL BILLING<br />

HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER..............................................J.R. GRANT<br />

WINDSOR SPITFIRES<br />

PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

VP HOCKEY OPERATIONS.................................................... BILL BOWLER<br />

HEAD COACH..............................................................ROCKY THOMPSON<br />

ASSISTANT COACH............................................................ JERROD SMITH<br />

ATHLETIC THERAPIST........................................................JOEY GARLAND<br />

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER.............................. KAMERON BAGLEY


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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 <strong>12</strong> 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 <strong>12</strong> -- 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 <strong>12</strong> 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 />

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 <strong>12</strong> 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 />

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 />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

2014-15 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 />

2014-15 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 />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

64 1 3 4 -<strong>12</strong> 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 />

2014-15 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 />

81 CONOR MCGLYNN<br />

81<br />

POSITION: LEFT WING<br />

HOMETOWN: MT. BRIDGES, ONTARIO<br />

BIRTHDATE: JUNE 23, 1997<br />

HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 2<strong>12</strong> 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 />

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 +<strong>12</strong> 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 />

2014-15 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 />

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 />

2014-15 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 />

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS<br />

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

64 18 26 44 +23 36<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 />

2014-15 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 2014-15 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-<strong>12</strong> 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 2015-16 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 2014-15 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 />

.<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 />

CHRIS COOK<br />

ROLE: EQUIPMENT MANAGER<br />

HOMETOWN: OTTAWA, ONTARIO<br />

Chris Cook joins the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong> after having spent <strong>12</strong> 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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Jeremy Helvig is in the midst of a remarkable<br />

second season in the OHL. In his<br />

familiar role, backing up OHL Goaltender<br />

of the Year Lucas Peressini, Helvig has<br />

an impressive record of 11 wins, 2 regulation<br />

losses, and 1 shootout loss on the 17 games<br />

he’s played this season. With a goals-againstaverage<br />

of 2.30 and a save percentage of<br />

0.923, it’s fair to assume that number 60 has<br />

found his groove on the ice.<br />

We caught up to him before practice earlier<br />

this week at the Rogers K-Rock Centre.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: You’re in the midst of an impressive<br />

season so far, with an 11-2 record.<br />

How are you feeling about your second year in<br />

the OHL with the <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>Frontenacs</strong>?<br />

Jeremy helvig: I’m feeling really great<br />

right now. I have a lot of confidence with the<br />

wins, especially in the last couple of games<br />

going into extra time getting the wins is most<br />

important right now.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: Comparing your stats from<br />

season to season, you have really improved<br />

as a goalie. You sit with a 2.30 goals against<br />

average and a 0.923 save percentage. What<br />

did you do in the off season to prepare for<br />

this year?<br />

Jeremy helvig: My summer camp<br />

helped a lot. I spent my time working out, getting<br />

into shape for this season, knowing what<br />

was going to be expected of me, especially<br />

with me not having a very good season last<br />

year.<br />

<strong>GameDay</strong>: With Lucas Peressini being an<br />

overager, this is his final year in the OHL and<br />

the team will be looking to you, ‘protect this<br />

house’ next season. How are you preparing<br />

for that kind of pressure?<br />

jeremy helvig: Just play how I’ve been<br />

playing this season. I can’t overthink what I’m<br />

doing on the ice, I just need to focus on every<br />

game, and prepare to be the best I can be. KF<br />

BILLY KIMMERLY<br />

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BILLY KIMMERLY<br />

with JEREMY HELVIG<br />

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Battling night after night side-by-side<br />

with the same group of players,<br />

working towards a common goal<br />

and overcoming obstacles; these are<br />

the bricks that form the foundation of a<br />

team.<br />

Ask any hockey player what they<br />

remember most about their time on the<br />

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

same refrain over and over, “It was my<br />

teammates.” When asked to think back<br />

on his three seasons as a member of the<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians, Wayne Erskine is<br />

singing from the very same songbook. “I<br />

loved the hockey, I loved the competition<br />

and I have great memories of many<br />

team and personal accomplishments,”<br />

recalled Erskine. “But the thing that<br />

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

miss the most about those days, is the<br />

friendships and the camaraderie.”<br />

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

more of his former teammates from the<br />

1984-1987 <strong>Kingston</strong> Canadians will be<br />

gathering in the Limestone City to look<br />

back, share some stories and rekindle<br />

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 after<br />

that game–it was so much fun,” said<br />

Erskine. “But because of schedules and<br />

such, we just couldn’t make it happen.<br />

For whatever reason–everybody is much<br />

more available now so it’s looking really<br />

good for this 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 a<br />

weekend which will not just renew old<br />

friendships but also give the fans and<br />

community members a chance to see<br />

the players they once cheered for from<br />

the friendly confines of the “M Centre.”<br />

“We had a pretty good team in those<br />

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

goaltending, lots of speed and scoring<br />

and we were pretty tough when we<br />

needed to be.”<br />

Most long-time fans will remember<br />

names like Jeff Chychrun, Scott Pearson,<br />

Herb Raglan, Scott Metcalfe and the late<br />

Bryan Fogarty but those teams also had<br />

their share of locally grown talent. Ted<br />

Linesman, Jeff Cornelius and goaltender<br />

Chris Clifford carried the flag for their<br />

hometown. In fact it was Clifford who<br />

arguably drew more attention than any<br />

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

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 />

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

that we deserved the spotlight because<br />

we had a solid team.”<br />

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

bears those claims out. The 1985/1986<br />

team won the first round of the playoffs<br />

against Oshawa but lost in what was then<br />

a round-robin playoff format between<br />

<strong>Kingston</strong>, Peterborough and Belleville.<br />

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

more traditional series of quarter finals,<br />

semi-finals and finals. <strong>Kingston</strong> defeated<br />

the Belleville Bulls in the first round but<br />

lost to the Oshawa Generals. That loss<br />

was the culmination of Erskine’s final<br />

year. A few of his teammates like Raglan<br />

and 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 the<br />

team in 1988 including a league-record<br />

losing streak and changes in ownership,<br />

franchise name and sadly, a downward<br />

spiral for the team in general. “It was<br />

disappointing based on what we’d<br />

accomplished and on how good the<br />

younger core group coming in looked,”<br />

he said. “The issues with ownership<br />

certainly trickled down to the players<br />

and obviously they struggled to stay<br />

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 for<br />

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

of the team and gets down to <strong>Kingston</strong><br />

from his home in Ottawa whenever his<br />

job with Canadian Blood Services allows<br />

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 off<br />

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

by a Saturday afternoon that will involve<br />

reconnecting with the fans and then<br />

a more formal sit down dinner on<br />

Saturday evening. Former players who<br />

might be interested in attending should<br />

get in touch with the <strong>Frontenacs</strong> front<br />

office for contact information and more<br />

details. KF<br />

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