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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.