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March 6, 2020, Mississauga, ON –The Ontario Junior Hockey League today announced its 2019-20 OJHL First and Second All-Star Teams.

The OJHL All-Star Teams are comprised of the very best players in the OJHL this season. They were selected by a committee of OJHL general managers and media members.

The 2019-20 OJHL First and Second All-Star Team recipients are:

1st Team 

F Harrison Israels, Oakville Blades

F Kyle Bollers, Brantford 99ers

F Jonah Alexander, St. Michael’s Buzzers

D Sam Duchesne, Trenton Golden Hawks      

D Quinn Hanna, Wellington Dukes

G Nathan Torchia, Georgetown Raiders 

 

2nd Team 

F Jake Gagnon, Wellington Dukes

F Ayrton Martino, St. Michael’s Buzzers

F Matteo Costantini, Buffalo Jr. Sabres

D Dirk Stadig, Toronto Patriots    

D Amedeo Mastrangeli, Markham Royals

G Christian Mattiace, Toronto Jr. Canadiens

 

1ST TEAM ALL-STARS

Harrison Israels – Oakville Blades

Harrison capped off his two-year OJHL career with an 86-point season (29 goals/57 assists) leading Oakville in points and the OJHL in assists while being tied for first place for the OJHL Top Scorer. He was named OJHL Warrior North/West Player of the Month for September 2019 and selected to play in the All-Star game during the 2019-20 OJHL All-Star Celebration in November.  As an Assistant Captain, he led the Blades to a second straight 1st place finish in the West. During his first year with Oakville, he helped propel his team not only to a Buckland Cup Championship (scoring 16 points) but a Dudley-Hewitt Championship (scoring 4 points in 3 games), qualifying Oakville to play at the National Championships (tallying another 4 points). Israels will be playing NCAA D1 next season with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

Kyle Bollers – Brantford 99ers

Kyle Bollers racked up an impressive season with the Brantford 99ers, scoring 39 goals and adding 47 assists in 52 games, placing him tied for the 2019-20 OJHL scoring championship. Bollers finished the 2019-20 OJHL season with the most goals in the league, was awarded the OJHL Warrior North/West Player of the Month for February 2020 and voted Brantford’s Scotiabank Fan Favourite. In the final month of the season, Bollers averaged 2.3 points per game allowing Brantford to jump Georgetown in the standing to secure the last playoff spot in the West. The 20-year-old has had a fantastic season and is looking to continue playing at a Canadian university next season.

Jonah Alexander – St. Michael’s Buzzers

Jonah Alexander is wrapping up a four-year OJHL career that showed him progress as both a hockey player and mentor for other players. He completed the 2019-20 season with 78 points (25 goals/53 assists) – leading the Buzzers in assists. The Captain of the Buzzers previous point totals were 56, 34 and 27. The 20-year-old was named to the conference All-Star team for the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration, scoring one goal for Team Burns at the inaugural event last November. Alexander led his team to a first-round sweep of division rivals the Toronto Patriots in OJHL playoffs this week.

Sam Duchesne – Trenton Golden Hawks

In his second year in the OJHL, Sam Duchesne has proven to be one of the best defenceman in the league. He finished the 2019-20 season with 55 points (14 goals/41 assists), second best among all OJHL defencemen and third on the Trenton roster in points. Duchesne was the OJHL Warrior Hockey South/East Player of the Month for October 2019, and one month later played in the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration, assisting one of the goals for Team Burns. The 20-year-old captain has been leading the Trenton Golden Hawks all season. They finished 2nd in the East Division and look to make a deep run in the 2020 OJHL playoffs. The Brampton native has stacked up over 80 points in just two years in the OJHL.

Quinn Hanna – Wellington Dukes

Quinn Hanna returned to the Wellington Dukes for a second season after playing major junior for two years. The 20-year-old defenceman reached his career best in points this year, finishing with 57 (16 goals/41 assists) placing him atop of the defenceman leaderboard for points. The 6-foot, 3-inch Peterborough product finished 3rd on the Dukes in scoring. Hanna led the defensive core in Wellington to a 1st place finish in both the East Division and the overall OJHL standings – making them the recipients of the 2019-20 Brant Snow Memorial Trophy.

Nathan Torchia – Georgetown Raiders

Nathan was an absolute wall for Georgetown this past season, recording a 2.32 goals against average and a .932 save percentage while posting 5 shutouts. Torchia played the most games out of any goalie in the 22-team league. He won back-to-back OJHL Warrior Hockey Goaltender of the Month awards for September and October 2019. His breakout season came after three years in the OJHL while posting a 3.00 GAA. During the 2019-20 season, the CJHL honoured Torchia as the CJHL Goaltender of the Month and an Honourable mention for the 3-stars of the month in January 2020. Torchia stopped 34 shots in the final cross-over game to lift Georgetown into the 2020 Playoff.

 

2ND TEAM ALL-STARS

Jake Gagnon – Wellington Dukes

Jake Gagnon had a monster season with the Wellington Dukes scoring 69 points (31 G/38 A), leading the Dukes in points and finishing 6th in the league points race. Gagnon represented the Dukes at the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration scoring 1 goal for Team Burns. He played the previous two seasons in a U.S. prep school league, recording totals of 38 and 45 points. He broke out with the Dukes this year, scoring more than both previous seasons. Next year, Gagnon will be heading back to the States to play NCAA Division 1 at RPI.  

Ayrton Martino – St. Michael’s Buzzers

Ayrton Martino has been one of the most electric players in the OJHL during the 2019-20 season. This is only Martino’s second year in the OJHL and he finished with the second highest point total, ending the year with 79 points (29 G / 50 A) in only 48 games. The Buzzers are waiting to find out who their opponent will be in the second round of the OJHL playoffs after they swept the Toronto Patriots where Martino scored 2 goals and 5 assists for an impressive 6 points in 4 games. Martino was also selected to play in the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Prospect Game where he had 1 goal and 1 assist for Team Shore. Martino was voted the Buzzers Scotiabank Fan Favourite of the year. The Buzzers and fans will miss his presence next year as he will be playing for Clarkson University in NCAA Division 1.

Matteo Costantini – Buffalo Jr. Sabres

Ontario native Matteo Costantini took the OJHL by storm in his first year playing at the Junior A level. As a rookie in the OJHL, he scored 68 points (36 G/32 A) leading the Jr. Sabres in goals and points. He was nominated to play in the CJHL Prospect game with the other top talent in Canada and named CJHL Gongshow Player of the Month. To add to his already impressive year, Costantini scored a goal for Team Caggiula in the OJHL All Star Prospect game and was named OJHL Warrior North/West Player of the Month in January 2020. Costantini was the Buffalo Jr. Sabres Scotiabank Fan Favourite and is now trying to help get his team to the second round of the playoffs.

Dirk Stadig – Toronto Patriots

Dirk Stadig led the Patriots defense in scoring with 53 points (18 G/35 A) and finishing 3rd league wide in defensive scoring. This was Stadig’s second full year in the OJHL, while APing the previous two seasons. He has been increasing his point total every year. Stadig’s play this past season got him voted as an All Star for the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration last November where he was represented Team Burns. The Toronto native has one more year of eligibility in the OJHL and looks to continue his impressive play on the blueline.

Amedeo Mastrangeli – Markham Royals

Amedeo Mastrangeli showed that he is one of the top defensemen in the OJHL this past season. Finishing 2nd on the Markham Royals in points and 4th league wide in points for defensemen is not an easy task. Capping off a 3-year career in the OJHL with 51 points in 54 games (8 G/43 A), it was clear that Mastrangeli was going to be a big part of any team he was on the blue line for. He joined Markham from the Whitby Fury in a mid-season deal. He was named to Team Burns as an All Star for the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration where he added an assist to his resume.

Christian Mattiace – Toronto Jr. Canadiens

Christian Mattiace has been one of the strongest goalies of the year, leading one of the top teams in the league to a first-place finish in the South Division. Mattiace led all goalies in the OJHL in wins for the 2019-20 season with 28, while posting a 2.32 GAA and a 0.918 SV%. This has been the Toronto native’s third year with the Junior Canadiens. He has played more games ever year with the club. He was voted to an All-Star squad for the 2019-20 OJHL All Star Celebration. Mattiace had one more year of eligibility.

 

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 135 commitments in 2018-19, including 65 NCAA Division I scholarships.

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