OHL Alumni Central

After what seemed like the end of a promising hockey career after the 2007-08 season, Ontario Hockey League grad Stefan Legein is back and going strong as a Philadelphia Flyers hopeful with their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.

Legein played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2004-05 to 2007-08, all with the Mississauga / Niagara IceDogs. He came into his own during the 2006-07 season with Mississauga, scoring 43 goals and adding 32 assists for 75 points in 64 games. His final season was cut short due to injury but he still managed to contribute 37 points in 30 games with Niagara and was a member of Canada’s gold-medal winning World Junior hockey team that competed in the Czech Republic.

Stefan was taken by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2007 NHL draft, 37th overall. He spent parts of the past two seasons with their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Last season, Legein became property of the Philadelphia Flyers and after starting the season with the Crunch, played 71 games with Philly’s AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.

After the 2007-08 season, Legein briefly left hockey but a strong desire to play brought him back. We hope to see Stefan in pro hockey for years to come.

Check out Stefan Legein’s profile page on the Adirondack Phantoms official website.

Check out this funny vid of Stefan after a shootout goal versus the Hamilton Bulldogs:

Michael Swift played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League from 2003-04 to 2007-08. His first four seasons were played with the Mississauga IceDogs and he moved down the road with the rest of the IceDogs organization to play as Niagara for his final season. Michael served as captain with the club while in Niagara. Swift was originally drafted by the St. Michael’s Majors deep in the 2003 draft – 1oth round, 186th overall.

In Swift’s third and fourth seasons, he was the team points leader. In 2005-06, his 54 points tied him with Jordan Owens. In 2006-07, his 93 points were good enough for sole lead on the team. In his final season, Michael achieved the 100 point plateau but was second on the team in total points to Luca Caputi. The total was good enough to tie him for seventh in the league with Jack Combs of the Saginaw Spirit. However, he did lead the team in assists with 62. His 18 points in just 10 playoff games was still good for tenth in the league.

His performance in his final season earned him the Leo Lalonde Trophy as the Ontario Hockey League’s Overage Player of the Year.

Although not drafted to the NHL, he has been playing in the New Jersey Devils organization since graduation from the Ontario Hockey League. His first two seasons in professional hockey were played with the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League. This past season, 2009-10, Swift was Lowell’s leader in goals scored with 24 and he was a close second on the team in points with 55.

This season, 2010-11, he follows the team as they move to Albany where they retain the Devils nickname.

Check out the previous posts at OHL Alumni Central featuring other Leo Lalonde Trophy winners:

Stan Drulia (OHL Alumni Classics)

Andre Benoit

Martin St. Pierre

Cory Pecker

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.

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.