• 5 OHL Alumni in France’s Ligue Magnus

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  Feb 9
  Ligue Magnus is the elite hockey league in France. A number of Canadians play in the league, however, most are from Quebec and played their junior hockey in the QMJHL. There are five players currently playing in the league that are Ontario Hockey League Alumni.

  Shawn Snider currently plays for the Neuilly Sur Marne Bisons. Shawn played his OHL career from 1998-99 ot 2001-02 on three different teams. He played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1998-99 and part of 1999-00. He then moved on to the Owen Sound Attack to finish the 1999-00 season and played with them until midway through the 2001-02 season. He finished off the 2001-02 season with the Sudbury Wolves.

  Snider’s best season in the OHL was with Owen Sound in 2000-01 when he totalled 76 points in 61 games. He played Canadian University hockey for three years followed by a few years in the North American minors before heading to France in 2008-09. Click here for an interview with Shawn. It’s in French, so you might want to use Google Translate.

  Matt Reynolds is Currently with Les Ducs de Dijon. Matt played in the OHL with the Brampton Battalion from 1998-99 to 1999-00.

  Stephane Gervais only played 12 games in the OHL over two seasons, but that still qualifies him as an OHL alumnus. In 2000-01, he played 6 games with the Plymouth Whalers. In 2001-02, he played 6 games with the Windsor Spitfires. Stephane went on to play 4 seasons of university hockey in British Columbia before heading to France. He played 2007-08 and 2008-09 with Epinal and is currently playing with Briancon. He can be found on the team’s official website located here.

  Tomas Skvaridlo is currently with Les Rapaces de Gap. His profile on the team’s official website is located here. Tomas played in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs from 1999-00 to 2000-01. A Pittsburgh Penguin draft pick, he immediately went back to Europe after the OHL and played in the Slovak league until swithing to France this season.

  Matthew Puntureri is currently with the Morzine-Avoriaz Pingouins. He played in the OHL from 2001-02 to 2004-05. Matthew started out with the Guelph Storm and played there until being traded to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2002-03. He split the 2004-05 season between the Greyhounds and the Oshawa Generals. This is his first season in the Ligue Magnus.

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2 Responses to “5 OHL Alumni in France’s Ligue Magnus”

1. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Former Spitfire and IceDog Goes to France for 2010-11 said on June 2nd, 2010 at 6:09 am

   [...] season. Five Ontario Hockey League alumni played in the league this past season (read more about it in this previous post). In 2008, former Brampton Battalion, Brad Woods, was part of a Coupe de France winning Grenoble [...]

2. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Rob Dmytruk Heads To France said on July 27th, 2010 at 6:05 am

   [...] upcoming season, Rob has shifted to France’s Ligue Magnus and the Ducs Dijon. We’ve noted before that not many Ontario Hockey League alumni play in the Ligue Magnus. Hopefully Rob will find great success with [...]

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