Angelidis Named Head Coach for 16-17 Season
Former OJHL player and coach Jeff Angelidis has been named the new head coach of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, replacing Mario Cicchillo, who departs the organization after four years.
The Toronto, Ontario native spent three seasons in the OJHL as a player, joining the league as a 18-year old member of the Stouffville Spirit in 1995-96. Angelidis played 24 games, registering 5 goals and 12 points for the last place club. The following year he joined the Ajax Axemen, where he finished second in scoring on the club, notching 27 goals and 53 points in 48 regular season contests, but would be shutout during a first round sweep at the hands of Kingston. Returning to Ajax for a final season of junior hockey in 1997-98, Angelidis went on a tear and was one of the league's top scorers, notching 24 goals and 58 points in just 34 games with the Axemen, before he was traded to the Newmarket 87's for their playoff drive. He finished the year as the 87's leading scorer with 91 points in 48 games played to also finish tied for ninth in overall league scoring, and would add 10 points in 9 post-season games as Newmarket fell to Trenton in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Final.
Following his junior career, Angelidis played two seasons for the NCAA Division III Elmira College Soaring Eagles before turning professional with the WPHL's Odessa Jackalopes in 2000-01. After a brief profesionnal career that took him throughout Europe, Angelidis returned home to join the coaching ranks with the OJHL's Milton Icehawks in 2010-11. He spent three seasons with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens Midget 'AAA' organization and then joined the GOJHL's Brampton Bombers Junior 'B' club this past season until returning to the OJHL.
