OHL Alumni Central

The Stockton Thunder of the East Coast Hockey League enter the 2011-12 season with six grads of the Ontario Hockey League on the roster. Just one of the OHL alumni is a returning team member. The Thunder are coming off a great regular season in 2010-11 but they made an early exit from the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs.

Jordan Foreman was with the Thunder for 40 games in 2010-11. Jordan played five years in the Ontario Hockey League from 2003-04 to 2007-08. His first four were with the London Knights, including the Memorial Cup year of 2004-05, and his final season was played with the Niagara IceDogs.

Kevin Baker was the ECHL’s leading point getter with 102 in 2008-09 as a member of the Florida Everblades. The Thunder are hoping he’ll find that scoring touch again this season. Baker played in Italy’s Lega Italiana Hockey su Ghiaccio in 2010-11 with Ritten/Renon. Kevin played three years in the Ontario Hockey League from 1997-98 to 1999-00, all with the Belleville Bulls. In 1998-99, the team beat the London Knights for the Robertson Cup and earned a berth in the Memorial Cup. Baker was a seventh round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 193rd overall.

Matt Foy is returning to hockey after missing the entire 2010-11 season due to injury. Foy played one season the Ontario Hockey League, 2002-03, with the Ottawa 67′s. He came to Ottawa already a prospect of the Minnesota Wild, going in the sixth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 175th overall. Matt brings with him 56 games of NHL experience, all with the Wild.

Ryan Martindale is yet another young prospect of the Edmonton Oilers. Ryan is fresh off an 83 point performance last year with the Ottawa 67′s. Martindale played with Ottawa from 2007-08 to 2010-11 and was a 3rd round pick of the Oilers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 61st overall.

Jason Morgan returns to North America after three years spent in Europe. After a year in Sweden and a year in Austria, Morgan spent 2010-11 with Stjernen of Norway’s Get-Ligaen. Jason played three years in the Ontario Hockey League from 1993-94 to 1995-96. He began with the Kitchener Rangers and shifted to the Kingston Frontenacs during his second season. Drafted in 1995 by the Los Angeles Kings, Morgan has 44 NHL games under his belt with L.A., Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild.

Kyle Paige spent 2010-11 with the University of Toronto Blues. Paige played in the OHL from 2004-05 to 2007-08 with the Guelph Storm, Oshawa Generals and Kingston Frontenacs. Kyle is currently with Stockton on a try-out basis.

Jordan Foreman is an illusionist that appears to be 6’4″ and 225 lbs, when he is a slightly smaller 5’9″ and 185 lbs. Foreman played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2003-04 to 2007-08. His first four seasons were spent with the London Knights and his final season was spent with the Niagara IceDogs.

Foreman was part of the London Knights magical 2004-05 season when they set multiple Ontario Hockey League records on their way to winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as regular season Ontario Hockey League champion, the Robertson Cup as league playoff champion and the Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League champion.

Despite his toughness and grit that earned him 594 regular season penalty minutes in his Ontario Hockey League career, Jordan has the ability to put pucks in the net as well. In his third season with the Knights, he put in 29 goals in 65 games and in his overage year with Niagara, he put in 28 goals in 64 games.

In 2008-09, his first year out of junior, Jordan played for the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League and was invited to the Detroit Red Wings prospect tournament. Last season, Foreman played in the Central Hockey League with the Missouri Mavericks for 30 games. As you will hear if you watch the video below, Jordan was sought after last season by the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL after Alaska let him go. Because of immigration issues and timing, Foreman was left out of a roster spot.

Jordan is a highly anticipated addition to the Stockton Thunder for the upcoming season. He’s tough, he’s a leader, he can provide offense and, as OHL fans will surely know, he is nothing but a fan-favourite wherever he plays.

Check out Jordan Foreman’s profile page on the Stockton Thunder official website.