Game 1 East Red vs East Grey Trenton, ON 7:30 pm November 4, 2025, Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (OJHL) inaugural Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series begins tonight – Tuesday, Nov. 4 – in Trenton, ON.
Two of the three East Conference teams – Red and Grey – will meet in Game 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Trenton’s Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens. Tickets for all six round-robin games in the series are $13. Children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.
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The Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series will shine the spotlight on the top 2008- and 2009-born players from across the 24-team league. High quality skills with a high level of competition is what we can expect every game in the Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series. The event will showcase the OJHL Top Prospects and the level of their development for the next step in their careers.
Former NHLer Derek Smith is looking forward to coaching Team Red tonight. “This is an amazing opportunity for the young prospects selected to showcase themselves to major junior teams,” said Smith, the General Manager and Head Coach of the host Trenton Golden Hawks. “I expect a high level of compete and energy from both teams. Our league is fortunate to have an abundance of elite talent with our younger players, and I am fortunate to have a front-row seat during the prospects challenge.”
Players to watch in Game 1 include:
- Royden Smith, 16, a goaltender with the Wellington Dukes. OHL fifth-round pick to Kingston in the 2025 OHL U16 Priority Selection.
- Lucas Demiglio of the Stouffville Spirit. The undrafted forward signed an OHL Scholarship & Development Agreement with the Brampton Steelheads on Oct. 15.
- Caiden Clair of the St. Michael’s Buzzers and Stouffville’s Elijah Chavez who are tied for fifth in rookie scoring in the OJHL with 18 points each. Chavez, 17, is an OHL PeterboroughPetes pick while Clair, 16, was selected by the Saginaw Spirit.
A preliminary list of potential participating prospects included more than 90 players who have been drafted by Ontario Hockey League (OHL) teams and players with NCAA Division I commitments, underscoring the depth of talent taking part in the Zach Hyman OJHL Prospects Series.
Game 2 will take place in Cobourg ON on Nov. 11 at 12:30 pm when East Yellow takes on East Red.
The Prospects Series features six teams competing in a round-robin format followed by a championship game. Selected players will play on three teams representing OJHL East and three teams representing OJHL West. Following the round-robin, the top two teams will advance to the championship game at the TD Civic Centre, hosted by the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs.
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 24 member clubs. A proud member of the CJHL 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 U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 135 commitments in 2024-25, including 54 to NCAA Division 1 and 29 to the Ontario Hockey League. In addition, the OJHL had 39 OHL Affiliate Players who played 152 OHL games. Thirty OJHL alumni are playing in the NHL this season.
For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca
