TORONTO – Just over two weeks into the 2023-24 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign and you’ll find many of the competing clubs are well represented with a plethora of Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni.
Among those that played in a minimum of five games in the CJHL, as part of their respective junior careers, there are currently 70 alumnus on NHL rosters.
The Ontario Junior Hockey League leads the way with 38 former players on NHL rosters.
There are also 12 others, who either played or coached in the CJHL, who are presently serving as head coaches in the NHL. The list includes Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft who played in Markham.
The following are the OJHL alumni presently on NHL rosters, along with the clubs they were part of:
| CJHL ALUMNI ON NHL ROSTERS | |||||
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | NHL TEAM | CJHL TEAM(S) | LEAGUE |
| Josh | Anderson | F | Montreal Canadiens | Burlington Cougars | OJHL |
| Josh | Brown | D | Arizona Coyotes | Whitby Fury | OJHL |
| Connor | Brown | F | Edmonton Oilers | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Brent | Burns | D | Carolina Hurricanes | Couchiching Terriers | OJHL |
| Michael | Carcone | F | Arizona Coyotes | Stouffville Spirit | OJHL |
| Andrew | Cogliano | F | Colorado Avalanche | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Nick | Cousins | F | Florida Panthers | Trenton Hercs | OJHL |
| Justin | Danforth | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cobourg Cougars | OJHL |
| Dylan | DeMelo | D | Winnipeg Jets | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
| Travis | Dermott | D | Arizona Coyotes | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL |
| Phil | Di Guiseppe | F | Vancouver Canucks | Villanova Knights | OJHL |
| Jake | Evans | F | Montreal Canadiens | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Mario | Ferraro | D | San Jose Sharks | Toronto Patriots | OJHL |
| Mark | Friedman | D | Vancouver Canucks | North York Rangers | OJHL |
| Dennis | Gilbert | D | Calgary Flames | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | OJHL |
| Mark | Giordano | D | Toronto Maple Leafs | Brampton Capitals | OJHL |
| Joel | Hanley | D | Dallas Stars | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL |
| Jack | Hughes | F | New Jersey Devils | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Zach | Hyman | F | Edmonton Oilers | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL |
| Ryan | Lomberg | F | Florida Panthers | Upper Canada Patriots | OJHL |
| Mason | Marchment | F | Dallas Stars | Cobourg Cougars | OJHL |
| Mitchell | Marner | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Jack | McBain | F | Arizona Coyotes | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Ryan | O’Reilly | F | Nashville Predators | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Nick | Paul | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
| Cole | Perfetti | F | Winnipeg Jets | Whitby Fury | OJHL |
| Darren | Raddysh | D | Tampa Bay Lightning | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Evan | Rodrigues | F | Florida Panthers | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Devin | Shore | F | Seattle Kraken | Whitby Fury | OJHL |
| Brendan | Smith | D | New Jersey Devils | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Reilly | Smith | F | Pittsburgh Penguins | St. Michael’s Buzzers | OJHL |
| Cam | Talbot | G | Los Angeles Kings | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL |
| Chris | Tanev | D | Calgary Flames | Markham Waxers | OJHL |
| Stouffville Spirit | OJHL | ||||
| Durham Fury | OJHL | ||||
| Brandon | Tanev | F | Seattle Kraken | Markham Waxers | OJHL |
| John | Tavares | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | Milton Icehawks | OJHL |
| Owen | Tippett | F | Philadelphia Flyers | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Sean | Walker | D | Philadelphia Flyers | Newmarket Hurricanes | OJHL |
| Jake | Walman | D | Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
Source: Canadian Junior Hockey League
