NORTHLAND DISTRIBUTION, OJHL SIGN MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT
October 15, 2019, Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League and Northland Distribution Ltd. (a division owned by Monkey Sports Inc.) are proud to announce that they have come to terms on a multi-year agreement. The partnership names Monkey Team Sports as the Official Supplying Partner to the Ontario Junior Hockey League in exchange for financial support and product-supply to the league.
Northland Distribution Ltd. recently merged with Monkey Sports to create a superior team-sales organization, which will provide unprecedented service and supply of the biggest brand names in hockey. The offering will include equipment, game uniforms, off-ice apparel, bags, nutritional products and much more.
“We are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with Northland Distribution as the official supply partner of the OJHL,” said Marty Savoy, Commissioner of the OJHL. “With this partnership, Northland will continue to provide great services to the teams in our league for several more years.”
“We have spent the better part of two decades evolving and improving our ability to service the Team-Sales sector,” said Northland Distribution’s Founder and President, Jeff Corey. “Our partnership with the largest dot-com and in-stock ice hockey equipment dealer in the world (Monkey Sports) positions us as the optimal team dealer in Canada, and a perfect fit to satisfy the OJHL’s needs as one of the premier Junior A leagues in Canada.
“We have worked with the OJHL in a variety of capacities over the last decade. To support the league with an official partnership is something we’re very proud of. The professional growth and the OJHL’s increased volume in advancing players on to the major junior and collegiate ranks is exactly the type of organization we want to be associated with.” said Corey.
Northland Distribution has worked with more than 1,000 elite junior and collegiate hockey programs across North America. Northland Distribution understands that every team’s needs are unique and will cater its offering to satisfy the customer, Corey said.
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the
Canadian Junior Hockey League with 22 member clubs. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario
Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U Sports, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 125 commitments in 2018-19 – including more than 65 NCAA Division I scholarships.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca
