Of those players, 64 won the gold medal, and six of them, Ed Jovanovski, Eric Lindros, Michael Peca, Chris Pronger, Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman, won the gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics last February in Salt Lake City.
25 OHL'ers have played for Team Canada twice and two of them, Eric Lindros and Jason Spezza, were selected to play in three World Junior Championships.
The OHL's tradition with the national junior team has produced some spectacular results. Eight OHL players have earned Directorate Awards in the tournament, including Mike Moffat of the Kingston Canadians, who backstopped Canada to their first World Junior gold in 1982.
Moffat posted a 3-0-1 record while allowing just seven goals in four games. His heroic performance in the final game of the tournament gave Canada a 3-3 tie with Czechoslovakia, and the gold medal, despite being outshot 41-19. He made 35 saves in the opening win against Finland, and shutout the Russians, who had won the gold medal at each of the first seven tournaments.
OHL grads own several Canadian Junior Team records, including most career points (31 - Eric Lindros 1990,91,92), most career goals (12 - Lindros), most career assists (19 - Lindros), most points in one tournament (18 - Dale McCourt 1977), most goals in one tournament (11 - John Anderson 1977), most assists in one tournament (12 - Jason Allison 1995), most points in one game (tie) (7 - Dave Andreychuk 1983), most goals in one period (3 - Adam Graves 1988 and Jim Sandlak 1985), most goaltender wins in one tournament (tie) (6 - Manny Legace 1993) and fastest three goals (5:46 Adam Graves 1988).
Other outstanding moments at the World Juniors for OHL players include: Adam Creighton (Ottawa 67's) and Brian Bradley (London Knights) leading Canada to the gold medal and tying for the team scoring lead with 12 points in 1985; Oshawa Generals teammates Lindros and Mike Craig combining for 12 goals in Canada's gold medal win in 1991; Legace allowing just 10 goals and winning all six of his starts to backstop Canada to the gold medal in 1993; Jamie Storr of the Owen Sound Platers going undefeated with a 2.50 goals against average in four starts in a 1994 gold medal performance; Allison tying the team lead with 15 points in 1995; Boyd Devereaux of the Kitchener Rangers scoring four goals, including the game-winner against the U.S.A. in the 1997 tournament finals.
Other players have played smaller roles that helped lead Canada to gold, including a 17-year-old Joe Thornton, the youngest player on the 1997 team, who chipped in with two goals and four points, helping Canada to their fifth consecutive gold medal.
Thornton recently reflected on winning the gold medal in Switzerland. "It's a great tournament," he said. "I had a lot of fun. I still have so many great memories of the tournament. It was a good experience."
By Aaron Bell
OHL World Junior Honour Roll
1982 Caprice, Frank London
1982 Lemay, Moe Ottawa
1982 Moffat, Mike Kingston
1982 Morrison, Dave Peterborough
1983 Andreychuk, Dave Oshawa
1983 Cirella, Joe Oshawa
1983 Eagles, Mike Kitchener
1983 Sands, Mike Sudbury
1983 Shaw, Brad Ottawa
1983 Tanti, Tony Oshawa
1983 Trader, Larry London
1983 Verbeek, Pat Sudbury
1983 Yzerman, Steve Peterborough
1984 Bester, Allan Brantford
1984 Cassidy, Bruce Ottawa
1984 Lacey, Gary Toronto
1984 MacLean, John Oshawa
1984 Muller, Kirk Guelph
1984 Paterson, Mark Ottawa
1984 Shaw, Brad Ottawa
1985 Beukeboom, Jeff Sault Ste. Marie
1985 Billington, Craig Belleville
1985 Bradley, Brian London
1985 Corson, Shayne Hamilton
1985 Creighton, Adam Ottawa
1985 Gratton, Dan Oshawa
1985 Jackson, Jeff Hamilton
1985 Johnston, Greg Toronto
1985 Sandlak, Jim London
1986 Billington, Craig Belleville
1986 Burke, Sean Toronto
1986 Carkner, Terry Peterborough
1986 Corson, Shayne Hamilton
1986 Moylan, Dave Sudbury
1986 Roberts, Gary Ottawa
1986 Sandlak, Jim London
1986 Stapleton, Mike Cornwall
1987 Chiasson, Steve Guelph
1987 Corriveau, Yvon Toronto
1987 Huffman, Kerry Guelph
1987 Latta, David Kitchener
1987 McLlwain, Dave North Bay
1987 Metcalfe, Scott Kingston
1987 Richardson, Luke Peterborough
1987 Shanahan, Brendan London
1987 Simpson, Shawn Sault. Ste. Marie
1988 Currie, Dan Sault Ste. Marie
1988 Graves, Adam Windsor
1988 Hull, Jody Peterborough
1988 Laniel, Marc Oshawa
1989 Cassels, Andrew Ottawa
1989 Cimetta, Rob Toronto
1989 Foster, Corey Peterborough
1989 Leach, Jamie Niagara Falls
1989 McIntyre, John Guelph
1989 Morschauser, Gus Kitchener
1989 Ricci, Mike Peterborough
1989 Shannon, Darrin Windsor
1990 Craig, Mike Oshawa
1990 Lindros, Eric Oshawa
1990 Ricci, Mike Peterborough
1990 Rice, Steven Kitchener
1991 Craig, Mike Oshawa
1991 Craigwell, Dale Oshawa
1991 Draper, Kris Ottawa
1991 Lindros, Eric Oshawa
1991 May, Brad Niagara Falls
1991 Rice, Steven Kitchener
1991 Slaney, John Cornwall
1991 Snell, Chris Ottawa
1991 Thornton, Scott Belleville
1992 Cullimore, Jassen Peterborough
1992 Lindros, Eric Oshawa
1992 Penney, Chad North Bay
1992 Slaney, John Cornwall
1993 Bes, Jeff Guelph
1993 Dawe, Jason Peterborough
1993 Gratton, Chris Kingston
1993 Intranuovo, Ralph Sault Ste. Marie
1993 Lafayette, Nathan Newmarket
1993 Legace, Manny Niagara Falls
1993 Pronger, Chris Peterborough
1993 Tully, Brent Peterborough
1994 Allison, Jason London
1994 Bannister, Drew Sault Ste. Marie
1994 Bowen, Curtis Ottawa
1994 Convery, Brandon Niagara Falls
1994 Gavey, Aaron Sault Ste. Marie
1994 Harvey, Todd Detroit
1994 Peca, Mike Sudbury
1994 Stajduhar, Nick London
1994 Storr, Jamie Owen Sound
1994 Tully, Brent Peterborough
1995 Allison, Jason London
1995 Cloutier, Dan Sault Ste. Marie
1995 Courville, Larry Oshawa Generals
1995 Donovan, Shean Ottawa
1995 Harvey, Todd Detroit
1995 Jovanovski, Ed Windsor
1995 O'Neill, Jeff Guelph
1995 Rivers, Jamie Sudbury
1995 Storr, Jamie Owen Sound
1996 McCauley, Alyn Ottawa
1996 Mills, Craig Belleville
1996 Wright, Jamie Guelph
1997 Hay, Dwayne Guelph
1997 Jackman, Richard Sault Ste. Marie
1997 Letowski, Trevor Sarnia
1997 Mann, Cameron Peterborough
1997 McCauley, Alyn Ottawa
1997 Thornton, Joe Sault Ste. Marie
1997 Ware, Jeff Oshawa
1998 Blanchard, Sean Ottawa
1998 Bradley, Matt Kingston
1998 Cooke, Matt Windsor
1998 Malhotra, Manny Guelph
1998 Tkaczuk, Daniel Barrie
1998 Ward, Jason Erie
1998 Willsie, Brian Guelph
1999 Allen, Bryan Oshawa
1999 Campbell, Bryan Ottawa
1999 Druken, Harold Plymouth
1999 Fata, Rico London
1999 Finley, Brian Barrie
1999 Mair, Adam Owen Sound
1999 McDonell, Kent Guelph
1999 Tkaczuk, Daniel Barrie
1999 Ward, Jason Windsor
2000 Bell, Mark Ottawa
2000 Finley, Brian Barrie
2000 Malhotra, Manny Guelph
2000 Spezza, Jason Mississauga
2001 Auld, Alex North Bay
2001 Boyes, Brad Erie
2001 Harrison, Jay Brampton
2001 Jaspers, Jason Sudbury
2001 MacKenzie, Derek Sudbury
2001 Ott, Steve Windsor
2001 Popovic, Mark Toronto
2001 Spezza, Jason Mississauga
2001 Torres, Raffi Brampton
2001 Zigomanis, Mike Kingston
2002 Boyes, Brad Erie
2002 Colaiacovo, Carlo Erie
2002 Harrison, Jay Brampton
2002 McClement, Jay Brampton
2002 Nash, Rick London
2002 Ott, Steve Windsor
2002 Popovic, Mark Toronto
2002 Spezza, Jason Windsor
2002 Weiss, Stephen Plymouth
2003 Bell, Brendan Ottawa
2003 Campbell, Gregory Kitchener
2003 Colaiacovo, Carlo Erie
2003 Eminger, Steve Kitchener
2003 McClement, Jay Brampton
2003 Paille, Daniel Guelph
2003 Roy, Derek Kitchener
2003 Stajan, Matt Belleville
2003 Wellwood, Kyle Windsor
