Mason Chitaroni – Nipissing University
USPORTS hockey programs featured 612 CJHL alumni competing in 2025-26, including 43 from NOJHL
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 have 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:
NOJHL Alumni on USPORTS rosters in 2025-26
Minimum five games played
| PLAYER | NAME | POS. | USPORTS SCHOOL | NOJHL TEAM(S) |
| Henry | Attard | D | Royal Military College | Blind River Beavers |
| Camaryn | Baber | F | New Brunswick | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Eric | Barnard | F | Brock | Espanola Express |
| Timmins Rock | ||||
| Kenny | Belanger Jr. | F | Nipissing | Soo Eagles |
| Soo Thunderbirds | ||||
| Giordano | Biondi | F | Guelph | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Wade | Bolton | D | Royal Military College | Espanola Express |
| Alex | Bradshaw | F | Ontario Tech | Powassan Voodoos |
| Stephen | Calisti | D | Brock | French River Rapids |
| David | Campbell | F | Nipissing | Blind River Beavers |
| Powassan Voodoos | ||||
| Dharan | Cap | F | Queen’s | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Matt | Cato | F | St. Francis Xavier | Blind River Beavers |
| Mason | Chitaroni | D | Nipissing | Blind River Beavers |
| Greater Sudbury Cubs | ||||
| Soo Thunderbirds | ||||
| Christian | Cicigoi | G | Lakehead | Powassan Voodoos |
| Harry | Clark | F | York | Timmins Rock |
| Nick | DeGrazia | F | Lakehead | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Chad | Denault | F | Nipissing | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Kyloe | Ellis | D | Ontario Tech | Greater Sudbury Cubs |
| Ryan | Evenhuis | F | Toronto | Kirkland Lake Gold Miners |
| Owen | Fergusson | F | Royal Military College | Espanola Paper Kings |
| Powassan Voodoos | ||||
| Nolan | Ford | D | Ontario Tech | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Zacharie | Giroux | F | Ottawa | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| Dominik | Godin | F | St. Francis Xavier | French River Rapids |
| Ranon | Joseph | D | Calgary | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Josh | Kavanagh | D | Laurier | Greater Sudbury Cubs |
| Espanola Express | ||||
| Blind River Beavers | ||||
| James | Kearney | D | Toronto | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Chase | Lammi | F | Guelph | Espanola Express |
| Ethan | Larmand | F | Queen’s | Greater Sudbury Cubs |
| Chase | Lefebvre | F | Toronto Metropolitan | French River Rapids |
| Michael | MacLean | D | Guelph | Greater Sudbury Cubs |
| Powassan Voodoos | ||||
| Mitchell | Martin | F | Ottawa | Rayside-Balfour Canadians |
| James | McDowall | D | Royal Military College | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Keegan | McMullen | F | Windsor | Timmins Rock |
| Brock | McNaughton | F | Royal Military College | Elliot Lake Red Wings |
| Eric | Moreau | D | Royal Military College | Timmins Rock |
| Ryan | O’Dell | D | Guelph | Powassan Voodoos |
| Jaden | Raad | D | Toronto Metropolitan | Hearst Lumberjacks |
| Robbie | Rutledge | F | Carleton | Hearst Lumberjacks |
| Liam | Serviss | F | Royal Military College | Espanola Express |
| Powassan Voodoos | ||||
| Mason | Svarich | F | York | Timmins Rock |
| Hearst Lumberjacks | ||||
| Connor | Toms | D | Carleton | Soo Thunderbirds |
| Caleb | Van de Ven | D | Western | Powassan Voodoos |
| Payton | Vescio | D | Nipissing | Powassan Voodoos |
| Joe | Vrbetic | G | Concordia | Powassan Voodoos |
Photo by: Caleigh Fera – Points North Media
