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:

CJHL USPORTS ALUMNI (Minimum five games played)
Here is a list from the Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles who played in USports after their junior ‘A’ hockey careers in either the twin Sault’s.

• Camaryn Baber (F) New Brunswick (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Kenny Belanger Jr (F) Nipissing (Soo Eagles/Soo Thunderbirds)
• Dharan Cap (F) Queen’s (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Mason Chitaroni (D) Nipissing (Blind River Beavers/Greater Sudbury Cubs/Soo Thunderbirds)
• Nolan Ford (D) Ontario Tech (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Ranon Joseph (D) Calgary (Soo Thunderbirds)
• James Kearney (D) Toronto (Soo Thunderbirds)
• James McDowall (D) Royal Military College (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Connor Toms (D) Carleton (Soo Thunderbirds)

PLAYER NAME (POS) USPORTS SCHOOL (NOJHL TEAM)

• Henry Attard (D) Royal Military College (Blind River Beavers)
• Eric Barnard (F) Brock (Espanola Express/Timmins Rock)
• 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)
• Matt Cato (F) St. Francis Xavier (Blind River Beavers)
• 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)
• Zacharie Giroux (F) Ottawa (Rayside-Balfour Canadians)
• Dominik Godin (F) St. Francis Xavier (French River Rapids)
• Josh Kavanagh (D) Laurier (Greater Sudbury Cubs/Espanola Express/Blind River Beavers)
• 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)
• 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)
• Caleb Van de Ven (D) Western (Powassan Voodoos)
• Payton Vescio (D) Nipissing (Powassan Voodoos)
• Joe Vrbetic (G) Concordia (Powassan Voodoos)

Source: NOJHL