As the 2025-26 National Hockey League season gets underway on Tuesday, October 7, a total of 77 Greater Toronto Hockey League alumni are featured on opening night rosters.
Of the NHL’s 32 teams, 29 include at least one former GTHL player. Ten teams include a minimum of four former GTHL players.
The Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Utah Mammoth, and San Jose Sharks lead the way, each rostering five former GTHL players.
All 12 of the GTHL’s ‘AAA’ Member Associations are represented at the NHL level. The Toronto Marlboros lead the way with 23 alumni, followed by the Don Mills Flyers with nine. The Toronto Jr. Canadiens have eight former players rostered, while the Mississauga Senators and Toronto Red Wings each have seven. The Reps Hockey Club and Toronto Young Nationals have six former players apiece, followed by the Mississauga Rebels (4) and Vaughan Kings (3) in the middle of the pack. The North York Rangers, Toronto Titans, and Markham Majors are all represented by one former player.
The puck drops with a three-game slate on October 7, starting with Sam Bennett (Toronto Marlboros) and the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers taking on Ethan Del Mastro (Toronto Marlboros) and the Chicago Blackhawks.
On October 8, Chris Tanev (Toronto Red Wings) and the Toronto Maple Leafs begin their season against Jake Evans (Mississauga Senators) and the Montreal Canadiens.
Anaheim Ducks (2)
- Beckett Sennecke F (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Ryan Strome F (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Buffalo Sabres (2)
- Ryan McLeod (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Owen Power (U16 Reps Hockey Club)
Calgary Flames (4)
- Ryan Lomberg (U16 Reps Hockey Club)
- Kevin Bahl (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Daniil Miromanov (U18 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
- Zayne Parekh (U16 Markham Majors)
Carolina Hurricanes (1)
- Jackson Blake (Humber Valley Sharks)
Chicago Blackhawks (1)
- Ethan Del Mastro (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Colorado Avalanche (2)
- Brent Burns (U18 North York Rangers)
- Scott Wedgewood (U16 Mississauga Senators)
Columbus Blue Jackets (2)
- Adam Fantilli (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
- Sean Monahan (U16 Mississauga Rebels)
Dallas Stars (4)
- Wyatt Johnson (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Thomas Harley (U16 Vaughan Kings)
- Jason Robertson (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Tyler Seguin (U16 Toronto Young Nationals)
Detroit Red Wings (1)
- Ben Chiarot (U16 Mississauga IceDogs)
Edmonton Oilers (5)
- Zach Hyman (Toronto Red Wings)
- Connor McDavid (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Darnell Nurse (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Andrew Mangiapane (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
- Jake Walman (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
Florida Panthers (2)
- Sam Bennett (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Evan Rodrigues (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Los Angeles Kings (2)
- Warren Foegele (U15 Toronto Young Nationals)
- Brandt Clarke (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
Montreal Canadiens (2)
- Jake Evans (U16 Mississauga Rebels)
- Arber Xhekaj (U16 Mississauga Senators)
Nashville Predators (2)
- Michael Bunting (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Ryan O’Reilly (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
New Jersey Devils (4)
- Connor Brown (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Jack Hughes (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Dougie Hamilton (U14 Reps Hockey Club)
- Luke Hughes (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
New York Islanders (3)
- Casey Cizikas (U16 Mississauga IceDogs)
- Bo Horvat (U13 Toronto Red Wings)
- Adam Pelech (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
New York Rangers (3)
- Sam Carrick (U16 Toronto Red Wings)
- Will Cuylle (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Taylor Raddysh (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Philadelphia Flyers (2)
- Owen Tippett (U16 Toronto Red Wings)
- Jamie Drysdale (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
- Philip Tomasino (U16 Mississauga Rebels)
San Jose Sharks (5)
- Michael Misa (U16 Mississauga Senators)
- Jeff Skinner (U16 Toronto Young Nationals)
- Tyler Toffoli (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
- Sam Dickinson (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Mario Ferraro (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
Seattle Kraken (3)
- Mason Marchment (York Mills)
- Shane Wright (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Jamie Oleksiak (U16 Toronto Young Nationals)
St. Louis Blues (4)
- Jordan Kyrou (U16 Mississauga Senators)
- Logan Mailloux (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Tyler Tucker (U16 Toronto Titans)
- Jordan Binnington (U16 Vaughan Kings)
Tampa Bay Lightning (4)
- Anthony Cirelli (U18 Reps Hockey Club)
- Nick Paul (U16 Mississauga Senators, U18 Reps Hockey Club)
- Darren Raddysh (U18 Toronto Marlboros)
- Curtis Douglas (U16 Mississauga Senators)
Toronto Maple Leafs (5)
- Scott Laughton (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Michael Pezzetta (U16 Mississauga Senators)
- Nick Robertson (U16 Toronto Red Wings)
- John Tavares (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Chris Tanev (U16 Toronto Red Wings)
Utah Mammoth (5)
- Andrew Agozzino (U16 Mississauga IceDogs)
- Barrett Hayton (U16 Toronto Red Wings)
- Jack McBain (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Brandon Tanev (U16 Toronto Young Nationals, U18 Reps Hockey Club)
- Sean Durzi (U18 Mississauga Rebels)
Vancouver Canucks (1)
- Quinn Hughes (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
Vegas Golden Knights (2)
- Mitch Marner (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Reilly Smith (U16 Toronto Young Nationals)
Washington Capitals (4)
- Dylan Strome (U16 Toronto Marlboros)
- Tom Wilson (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
- Declan Chisholm (U16 Don Mills Flyers)
- Jakob Chychrun (U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
Winnipeg Jets (1)
- Cole Perfetti (U16 Vaughan Kings)
