OHL Alumni Central

Just a quick post today highlighting where some our Ontario Hockey League grads stand in the scoring races of the European leagues.

In Great Britain’s Elite Ice Hockey League, Ottawa 67′s grad Joe Talbot is atop the league scoring race with 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points in just 12 games. Talbot is a member of the Sheffield Steelers.

In Austria’s Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, John Hecimovic is sitting in third place in league scoring with 10 goals and 6 assists for 16 points in 10 games with Zagreb. Hecimovic is a graduate of the Sarnia Sting and Mississauga IceDogs.

Rico Fata is the top Ontario Hockey League grad in Switzerland’s National League A. Fata is currently sitting in 12th spot with 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in 13 games. Rico is a graduate of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the London Knights. Fata is currently playing for EHC Biel.

In the Swiss B League, Brent Kelly sits tied for third in league scoring. The Guelph Storm and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds grad has 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points in 9 games with SC Langenthal.

In Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga, former Guelph Storm Herberts Vasiljevs is tied for sixth with 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points in 11 games with Krefeld Pinguine.

In Germany’s 2.Bundesliga, Patrick Jarrett is second in league scoring with 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 assists in 7 games with Dresdner Eislöwen. Patrick played for the Mississauga IceDogs and Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League.

In Italy’s Lega Italiana Hockey Ghiaccio Serie A, Luciano Aquino finds himself in second place in league scoring with 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 3 games. Aquino is playing for Valpellice.

Brent Kelly is back in the Swiss National League B for the 2010-11 season but has switched teams from Olten to Langenthal. Langenthal is hoping the Ontario Hockey League alumnus will continue to be a dominant scorer in the league.

Kelly played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 1998-99 to 2001-02. Brent’s first three seasons were played with the Guelph Storm and his final season was with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. In that final season with the Greyhounds, Kelly led the team in scoring with 70 points on 38 goals and 32 assists over 67 regular season games.

Brent played for eight teams over six seasons in the North American minors. He started his pro career in 2002-03 with the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League and finished up in North America in 2007-08 with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. In between he played for four other AHL teams, an ECHL team (Johnstown Chiefs) and a Central Hockey League team (Arizona Sundogs).

Kelly was an all-star during his one season in the CHL. He led the Sundogs in scoring with 95 points from 42 goals and 53 assists in just 55 games. He added another 22 points in 14 playoff games.

In 2008-09, Brent moved to Europe and played for Herning of Denmarks AL-Bank Ligaen. Kelly was a hit in Denmark. He was an all-star and led the league in goals (30) and points (77).

He moved his scoring act to Switzerland for the 2009-10 season. Brent’s 41 goals and 51 assists for 92 points in just 47 games was good enough for second in league scoring. The team finished second in the National League B, just one point out of first place.

To check out Brent Kelly’s profile on the Langenthal official website, click here then click Brent’s name from the roster list.