OHL Alumni Central

One of the newest Ontario Hockey League grads to enter the world of professional hockey and a 99-point man with the Oshawa Generals are the two newest members of Västerås in Sweden’s Allsvenskan. The Allsvenskan is Sweden’s second league behind the Elitserien.

Matt Sisca has just come off a great season with the Guelph Storm where he put in 35 goals and added 30 assists for 65 points while playing the full 68 regular season games. Matt started his Ontario Hockey League career with the Niagara IceDogs in 2007-08 and played the full 2008-09 season with the club.

Peter Tsimikalis played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2002-03 to 2006-07. In his final two OHL seasons, Peter saw action in the American Hockey League. In 2005-06, he played 11 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the following season he played 19 games with the Albany River Rats.

Tsimikalis began his Ontario Hockey League career with the Ottawa 67′s and played there until he was traded to the Oshawa Generals during the 2004-05 season. As an Ottawa 67 in 2003-04, Peter played for Team Canada at the Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championships.

Peter had an excellent season with the Oshawa Generals in 2005-06, scoring 29 goals and adding 70 assists for 99 points in 64 games. The 99 points placed him tied for eighth in OHL scoring. In 2006-07, Peter found himself in Kitchener with the Rangers and in just 37 games he contributed 56 points.

Tsimikalis played in North America for the 2007-08 (Columbus Inferno – ECHL, Toronto Marlies – AHL) and 2008-09 (Charlotte Checkers – ECHL) seasons. This past season, Peter played in the Allsvenskan with Växjö Lakers.

Check out Peter Tsimikalis’ profile page on the Växjö Lakers official website.

Check out Matt Sisca’s profile page on the Guelph Storm official website.

The Västerås official website has not been updated with the two players’ profiles yet, but the site can be found through this link.

Fredrik Naslund played just one season in the Ontario Hockey League. During the 2005-06 OHL season, the big Swede played with the Peterborough Petes for 66 regular season games. He was also a part of Peterborough’s Robertson Cup winning playoff run and subsequent unsuccessful Memorial Cup appearance.

Naslund has spent the past three seasons with Nybro Vikings out of Nybro, Sweden. For his first two seasons, the team was in the first division of the HockeyAllsvenskan. This past season, the team was relegated to the third division. The HockeyAllsvenskan is Sweden’s second level hockey league after the Elitserien.

Fredrik was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2004 NHL draft, picked in the fourth round, 104th overall. After his season with Peterborough, he immediately returned to Sweden, playing one season with Nykoping in the same HockeyAllsvenskan.

Click here to view Fredrik Naslund’s profile page on the Nybro Vikings official website. The site is in Swedish but the profile is loaded with pictures of Fredrik as well as a list of new articles that Naslund has been featured in.

Check out these related posts:

OHL Grad Dan Hinote playing in Sweden.

Guelph Storm Alumni Playing in the Swedish Elitserien.

Former Kingston Frontenac, Mike Zigomanis, Playing in Sweden.

It’s the last day to enter the OHL Alumni Central Trivia!

Dan Hinote had a respectable 503 game NHL career from 1999-00 to 2008-09. The Oshawa General alumnus moved on to play in Sweden for the 2009-10 season. MODO was the team that took him in during the 2004-05 NHL strike season and they were the ones that took him back this season.

Dan was an Oshawa General for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons, although his final season was split between the Generals and the AHL’s Hershey Bears. In his first season, Oshawa was play-off champions but would not find success at the Memorial Cup.

Dan played with the Colorado Avalanche, the team he was drafted by, from 1999-00 to 2005-06. His time in Denver was highlighted by a Stanley Cup victory in 2001.

Hinote played his final three seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues before heading over to Sweden. MODO, unfortunately, finished 9th in the 12 team league during regular season play and did not qualify for the playoffs.

You can view Dan Hinote’s profile page at MODO’s official website by clicking here.

Two Guelph Storm Alumni who played together on the Ontario Hockey League team for the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons, are now playing in the Swedish Elite League.

Eric Beaudoin played for the Storm from 1997-98 to 1999-00. For his final two seasons, he averaged over a point per game. He is currently the captain of Rögle Ängelholm in the SEL, a team that finished dead last in the 12 team league this season. This is Eric’s fifth season in the SEL. Although a Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick in 1998, Beaudoin played his short NHL career with cross-state rivals, Florida Panthers. He totalled 53 games in the NHL before heading to Europe. His first season in Europe saw him bounce from Great Britain to two teams in Finland before landing in Sweden.

Eric Beaudoin’s profile page on Rögle Ängelholm’s official website can be found here.

Kent McDonell played with the Storm from 1996-97 to 1999-00. He too was over a point per game in his final two seasons with the Storm. Kent is in his third season in the SEL and his first with Färjestad BK. The team finished fifth in the 12 team league during the regular season. McDonell was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings, but played all 32 of his NHL games with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

To view Kent McDonell’s profile on the Färjestad BK’s official website, go to the site and click on ‘Spelarna’ in the top toolbar. You will then get a drop-down list of players. Just click on Kent’s name to view his profile.

To view a post on another OHL alumnus, Mike Zigomanis, playing in the SEL, click here.

Former Kingston Frontenac, Mike Zigomanis, started out the 2009-10 season with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, but found his way to Sweden only 7 games into the season. Zigomanis played his Ontario Hockey League career entirely with the Kingston Frontenacs from 1997-98 to 2000-01.

Zigomanis was the Frontenacs leading scorer for his final two season and hit the 40 goal plateau in both those seasons. His point total over his four year OHL career was 330. His 94 points in 1999-00 were good enough to place him 5th in league scoring. In the same season, he was awarded the William Hanley Trophy for most sportsmanlike player.

Mike is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elite League. The team has just entered the playoffs after finishing the regular season 2nd in the 12 team league.

A Carolina Hurricanes draft pick, Mike has played 189 regular season NHL games with Carolina, St. Louis, Phoenix and, most recently, Pittsburgh.

To view Mike’s profile page at the Djurgårdens IF official website, click here.