CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
CJHL Media Update
Release Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
USPORTS hockey programs featured 612 CJHL alumni competing in 2025-26
TORONTO – A vast multitude of Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni took part in the Canadian university ranks during the 2025-26 season.
In all, the numbers featured 612 CJHL alumni who competed in USPORTS men’s hockey programs over the recently completed campaign.
That is an increase of 82 from the 530 who appeared with USPORTS teams in 2024-25.
Each of the nine CJHL-member leagues has a minimum of 15 alumni, who played USPORTS men’s hockey this season, while each of the 35 schools across the country featured multiple CJHL alumnus on their respective rosters.
Of that group, nine skated with the national champion UQTR Patriotes and 19 were on the silver-medal winning line-up from St. Mary’s University.
Meanwhile, another 11 CJHL alums played for the University of New Brunswick, who claimed bronze.
The following link lists the 612 CJHL alumni who played USPORTS hockey in 2025-26:
Photo credits: Thomas Perry / Timmins Daily Press; Simple Shots by Jackie; Todd Pederson Photography; Dave Watling Photography; Tim Bates / OJHL Images
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Director of Communications
Canadian Junior Hockey League
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| PLAYER | POS. | USPORTS SCHOOL | MHL TEAM(S) |
| Peter Amanatidis | F | Carleton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Dylan Andrews | F | Saint Mary’s |
Summerside Western Capitals
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West Kent Steamers
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| Sam Archibald | F | St. Francis Xavier | Truro Bearcats |
| Raphaël Audet | G | Trinity Western |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Thomas Auger | F | UQTR |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Kiefer Avery | F | Acadia |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Eli Barnett | D | New Brunswick |
South Shore Lumberjacks
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| William Basque | F | Moncton |
Campbellton Tigers
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| Yannic Bastarache | F | Moncton |
Grand Falls Rapids
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| Brendan Bays | D | Waterloo | Truro Bearcats |
| Félix Bédard | F | Carleton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Gabriel Bernier | F | Ontario Tech |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Zach Biggar | D | UPEI |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Lucas Canning | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Truro Bearcats | |||
| Philippe Casault | D | Dalhousie |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Valley Wildcats | |||
| Brandon Casey | D | St. Francis Xavier |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Nathan Casey | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Valley Wildcats | |||
| Yacine Chemrouk | G | Nipissing |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Truro Bearcats | |||
| Will Chisholm | F | Saint Mary’s |
South Shore Lumberjacks
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Jack Clancy | D | Guelph |
South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Landon Clow | F | UPEI |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Philippe Collette | F | Moncton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Jared Cosman | D | Dalhousie |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Alexis Cournoyer | F | Brock |
Grand Falls Rapids
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| Trentyn Crane | F | Lakehead |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Mika Cyr | F | Moncton |
Dieppe Commandos
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| Olivier Dallaire | G | Moncton |
West Kent Steamers
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| Jérémy D’Astous | F | Moncton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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Grand Falls Rapids
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| Alexandre De Gagné | D | UPEI | Truro Bearcats |
| Nolan DeGurse | F | Guelph |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Raphael Denis | D | York |
Edmundston Blizzard
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Grand Falls Rapids
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| Jonathan Desrosiers | D | Moncton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Giovacchino DiMattia | G | Dalhousie |
Grand Falls Rapids
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Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Stefan Dobrich | D | Windsor |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| David Doucet | F | Moncton |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Alex Drover | F | Ontario Tech | Valley Wildcats |
| Ludovic Dufort | F | Ontario Tech |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Jérémy Duhamel | F | Nipissing |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Blake Eastman | F | Grant MacEwen |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Brady Egan | F | Carleton |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Thomas Fontaine | G | Concordia |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Robert Forbes | G | Dalhousie |
South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Kyle Foreman | F | Nipissing |
Campbellton Tigers
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Grand Falls Rapids
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Woodstock Slammers
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| Cole Foston | F | Royal Military College |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Valley Wildcats | |||
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Cole Fraser | F | Waterloo |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Jérôme Gilbert | F | McGill |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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Summerside Western Capitals
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Owen Gilhula | F | York |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Dominik Godin | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Olivier-Luc Haché | F | Moncton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Ryan Hopkins | D | Saint Mary’s |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Colby Huggan | F | UPEI |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Paul Hughes | F | Dalhousie |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Jérémie Jacob | F | Moncton |
Campbellton Tigers
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Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Jonah Jelley | F | Dalhousie |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Ethan Kearney | F | Royal Military College | Valley Wildcats |
| James Kearney | D | Toronto |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Thomas Lacombe | F | York |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Jacob Lafontaine | F | Concordia |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Nicola LaForge | F | Nipissing |
Grand Falls Rapids
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| Thomas Larouche | F | New Brunswick |
Campbellton Tigers
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Anastasios Lazaris | D | McGill |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Dominic LeBlanc | F | Nipissing |
Edmundston Blizzard
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Grand Falls Rapids
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| Patrick LeBlanc | F | UPEI |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Zachary Lessard | D | Concordia |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Ben Lightbody | F | Royal Military College |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Jake MacDonald | D | Saint Mary’s |
Edmundston Blizzard
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South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Valley Wildcats | |||
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West Kent Steamers
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| Matthew MacDonald | F | Saint Mary’s |
West Kent Steamers
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| Aiden MacIntosh | F | York |
Amherst Ramblers
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Fredericton Red Wings
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St. Stephen County Aces
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| Michael MacLean | D | Guelph |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Braeden MacPhee | F | New Brunswick |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Drew Maddigan | D | St. Francis Xavier |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Zachary Marquis-Laflamme | F | Ontario Tech | Truro Bearcats |
| Keefe Marshall | F | UPEI |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Carl-Anthony Massé | F | Moncton |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Joachim Matulu | D | Royal Military College |
Amherst Ramblers
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Grand Falls Rapids
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| Noah Matulu | F | Royal Military College |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Reilly Mayne | F | Nipissing |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Brendan McCarthy | F | York |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Jayden McCarthy | F | York |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Kyle McGuire | D | Nipissing |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Sam McKinney | D | Waterloo |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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Campbellton Tigers
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| Brock McLeod | F | Toronto Metropolitan |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Valley Wildcats | |||
| Max-Antoine Melançon | F | Laurier |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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Summerside Western Capitals
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| Ben Mercer | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Damian Metastasio | F | Trinity Western |
Grand Falls Rapids
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Antoine Michaud | D | UPEI |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Jack Milner | G | St. Francis Xavier | Truro Bearcats |
| Carter Murchison | F | Dalhousie |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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Summerside Western Capitals
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| Alexandre Nadeau | F | Concordia | Truro Bearcats |
| Logan O’Neil | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Colin Parker | F | Dalhousie |
Fredericton Red Wings
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Grand Falls Rapids
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Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Preston Pattengale | D | Dalhousie |
Pictou County Weeks Crushers
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| Matthis Perron | F | UQTR |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Devin Pimm | D | Royal Military College |
Grand Falls Rapids
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| Timothy Potter | D | Lakehead |
Edmundston Blizzard
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Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Truro Bearcats | |||
| Jonathan Rees | F | Nipissing |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Jadon Reimer | D | Lakehead |
Campbellton Tigers
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Fredericton Red Wings
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South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Jaden Reyers | F | Waterloo |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Marc Richard | F | UPEI |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Blake Richardson | F | Concordia |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| William Robinson | F | Ontario Tech |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Ben Roode | D | Ontario Tech |
Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Adam Rouleau | G | New Brunswick |
Campbellton Tigers
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Miramichi Timberwolves
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Summerside Western Capitals
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| Antoine Roy | F | Moncton |
Grand Falls Rapids
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| Robbie Rutledge | F | Carleton |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Jacob Santerre | F | Western |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Nicholas Sheehan | G | Acadia |
Edmundston Blizzard
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| Drew Sim | G | Alberta |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Cole Stewart | F | St. Francis Xavier |
Edmundston Blizzard
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Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Coen Strang | D | Carleton |
Amherst Ramblers
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| Luke Strickland | F | Nipissing |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Justin Svenson | F | Ontario Tech |
South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Ludovik Tardif | F | Dalhousie |
Campbellton Tigers
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Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners
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| Jarrett Todd | F | Royal Military College | Truro Bearcats |
| Denis Toner | D | Moncton |
Grand Falls Rapids
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Woodstock Slammers
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| Jake Tracey | D | Royal Military College |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Zachaël Turgeon | F | UQTR |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Caleb Van de Ven | D | Western |
Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Julian Vander Voet | F | Guelph | Valley Wildcats |
| Isaac Vos | D | UPEI |
Summerside Western Capitals
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| Gavin Watt | F | Dalhousie |
Amherst Ramblers
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Miramichi Timberwolves
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| Zach Welsh | D | Dalhousie |
Edmundston Blizzard
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South Shore Lumberjacks
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| Truro Bearcats | |||
| Dell Welton | D | Royal Military College |
Fredericton Red Wings
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| Truro Bearcats | |||
| Tanner Wickware | G | Queen’s | Valley Wildcats |