TORONTO – The just wrapped up ECHL campaign saw 159 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni taking part on the ice.
Included in that group was ECHL Most Valuable Player and Top Defenceman Award recipient Marcus Crawford (Whitby Fury/OJHL).
Also tabbed a 1st Team ECHL All-Star, Crawford, a member of the Kansas City Mavericks, became the initial blueliner to win the league scoring title, with 86 points, and just the second rearguard to be named MVP.
You also had five CJHL alumnus who were members of the ECHL Kelly Cup champion Florida Everblades, while five others, including Crawford, were on the finalist Mavericks squad.
The following link lists the names of the CJHL alumni who competed in the ECHL in 2025-26:
NOJHL Alumni – ECHL
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | ECHL TEAM | CJHL TEAM(S) |
| Ken | Appleby | G | Cincinnati Cyclones | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils |
| Parker | Bowman | F | Rapid City Rush | Powassan Voodoos |
| Evan | Cormier | G | Savannah Ghost Pirates | North Bay Trappers |
| Nick | DeGrazia | F | Wichita Thunder | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Zacherie | Giroux | F | Rapid City Rush | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Ryan | Hunter | F | South Carolina Stingrays | Cochrane Crunch |
| Spencer | Kennedy | F | Kalamazoo Wings | Blind River Beavers |
| Graeme | McCrory | F | Greensboro Gargoyles | Timmins Rock |
| Troy | Murray | D | Allen Americans | Blind River Beavers |
| Elliot Lake Wildcats | ||||
| Darian | Pilon | F | Rapid City Rush | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Owen | Robinson | F | Indy Fuel | Blind River Beavers |
| Dakota | Seaman | F | Tulsa Oilers | Blind River Beavers |
| Kirkland Lake Gold Miners | ||||
| Cochrane Crunch | ||||
| Greg | Smith | F | Greensboro Gargoyles | Soo Thunderbirds |
