Mississauga, ON – The OJHL announced that for the first time ever the league will be organizing two OJHL Combines this coming spring. The combines will be hosted on April 6-9, 2017 in Oshawa, Ontario at the Campus Ice Centre and on April 20-23, 2017 in Oakville, Ontario at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex.
“The OJHL Combines will provide a platform for players interested in playing in the OJHL with the opportunity to showcase their talents to all 22 teams within the OJHL,” stated OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy. “The combines are a very important step in the OJHL Development Pyramid as it serves as an identification process for all OJHL prospects. Players from the combines will have the opportunity to be invited by our clubs to their Ontario Junior Development League (OJDL) teams or also to our teams’ development camps.”
Players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills while playing a high calibre of hockey in front of OJHL coaches and scouts. Players will experience off-ice and on-ice testing, as well as hockey seminars on what it is like to play in the OJHL, along with further exploring hockey and career options among other things.
Each player will be guaranteed four games with real-time scoring. Games will be three, 15 minute, non-stop time periods with a four minute warm-up. Players will also receive an event jersey, as well as a participation gift.
The top team and players at the combine will be recognized by the OJHL and scouts in attendance at the end of the event.
The combine will be broken down into two separate age categories consisting of 14-15 and 16-17 year olds (non-CJHL registered players only).
Limited space is available so be sure to sign-up today at www.ojhlcombines.ca or by clicking HERE!
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 Canadian Junior Hockey League 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 the CIS, NCAA, CHL, Minor Pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 135 commitments in 2015-16, including 52 NCAA Division I scholarships.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca.
