OJHL SKILLS COMPETITION TO DEBUT AT ALL-STAR CELEBRATION
December 16, 2022, Mississauga, ON – The OJHL announced today the details of the first ever OJHL Skills Competition that will be staged during the 2022-23 Ontario Junior Hockey League All-Star Celebration presented by Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
The weekend event is scheduled for January 13 and 14, 2023 in scenic Collingwood, Ont.
The OJHL’s inaugural Skills Competition will be held Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m., following the OJHL vs Collingwood Blues Alumni Game. Teams from the South-East and North-West conferences will square off for league skills bragging rights.
The Skills Competition events will consist of the Hardest Shot, Accuracy Shooting, Fastest Skater, a Speed-Skate Relay and an 18-player Showdown. Points will be awarded for each event to determine which conference’s team reigns supreme in the 2023 OJHL Skills Competition.
In addition, awards will be presented for top individual performances in player categories consisting of Hardest Shot, Most Accurate Shot, Fastest Skater and Top Goalie. Each winner will receive an award, bragging rights and a gift from Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
The Skills Competition will be managed by Top Shot Hockey. The Ontario company operates skills challenges for Junior A, professional and minor hockey leagues. The company, which runs the ECHL all-star skills event, designed and produced the electronic targets used in the accuracy challenge by the NHL in Tampa and San Jose. This year, in addition to the OJHL, Top Shot will manage every professional league’s All Star Skills Competitions.
The All-Star Celebration centrepiece is the OJHL All-star Game set for Saturday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. It will be televised nationally on CHCH, as part of the league’s Game of the Week schedule of games. The game will feature the best players from across the 21-team OJHL as selected by the league’s competition committee.
At 7:30 p.m. the OJHL’s top prospects will clash in the InStat Top Prospects game featuring the OJHL’s top young talent from both OJHL conferences in 2022-23.
All net proceeds from the weekend events will go to the OJHL Foundation, which focuses on delivering the First Assist Program to aid players with mental health and life skills training.
Ticket prices (including HST and fees):
Friday
Advance: $10
Door: $15
Saturday
Advance: $25
Door: $30
Two-day pass
Advance: $25
Door: $35
Click the link for tickets:
https://collingwoodbluestpro.ticketpro.ca/en/pages/OJHLAllStar2023?aff=ojhl
Or call the Ticketpro Call Centre (1.888.655.9090)
The schedule for the weekend celebration includes:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13*
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. : Alumni Game | OJHL vs Collingwood Alumni
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. : OJHL All Star Skills Competition (HockeyTV)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14*
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. :OJHL All-Star Game (CHCH)
7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. : Instat OJHL Prospect Game (HockeyTV)
* schedule subject to change.
More information on the event, including rosters and coaches for the three games, will be released in the coming weeks.
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 90 commitments in 2021-22 – including more than 25 NCAA Division I scholarships.
About the Dairy Farmers of Ontario – “Milk Up”
Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) is the marketing board for the largest sector of Ontario agriculture. Their mission is to provide leadership and excellence in the production and marketing of Canadian milk for a dynamic, profitable growing dairy industry. Ontario’s more than 3,400 dairy farmers, their families and employees are proud to produce high-quality milk for Canadians. For more information, visit www.milk.org.
