A total of 81 Greater Toronto Hockey League alumni are included on NHL Opening Night rosters as the puck drops on the 2023-24 season this week.

The New Jersey Devils and the Edmonton Oilers top the list with six players each, with the Arizona Coyotes next up with five, and the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs right behind on the list with four former GTHL players on their respective rosters. Of the 32 NHL teams, 28 have at least one GTHL alumnus rostered, while 16 tams have three or more former players.

All 12 GTHL ‘AAA’ clubs are represented at the NHL-level. The Toronto Marlboros feature 22 alumni, with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens second in line with 10. The Don Mills Flyers have seven former players rostered, while the Toronto Red Wings, and Mississauga Rebels see six former players rostered each as the 2023-24 NHL season gets underway. The Mississauga Senators, Reps Hockey Club, Toronto Titans, and the Toronto Young Nationals all feature five. The Vaughan Kings have four, with the Markham Majors and North York Rangers represented with one former player each.

The hometown Toronto Maple Leafs and captain John Tavares began their season Wednesday night, grabbing a 6-5 shootout victory over Arber Xhekaj and the Montreal Canadiens.

This season also sees former Toronto Jr. Canadiens Ryan O’Reilly and Alex Pietrangelo, along with former Toronto Young National Jeff Skinner chasing the 1,000 game milestone.

GTHL ALUMNI (81) 

NOTE: All numbers and totals are based on where the player was last rostered in the GTHL. 

Anaheim Ducks (3) 

• Sam Carrick (Toronto Red Wings) 
• Ryan Strome (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Jamie Drysdale (Toronto Marlboros) 

Arizona Coyotes (5)

• Barrett Hayden (Toronto Red Wings) 
• Jack McBain (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 
• Liam O’Brien (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Sean Durzi (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Anson Thornton (Toronto Titans) *injured

Buffalo Sabres (2)

• Jeff Skinner (Toronto Young Nationals) 
• Owen Power (Reps Hockey Club) 

Calgary Flames (2) 

• Andrew Mangiapane (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 
• Chris Tanev (Toronto Red Wings) 

Carolina Hurricanes (2) 

• Michael Bunting (Don Mills Flyers) 
• Brent Burns (North York Jr. Canadiens) 

Chicago Blackhawks (3) 

• Andreas Athanasiou (Toronto Titans) 
• MacKenzie Entwistle (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Taylor Raddysh (Toronto Marlboros) 

Colorado Avalanche (2) 

• Andrew Cogliano (Vaughan Kings)
• Jean-Luc Foudy (Toronto Titans) *injured 

Columbus Blue Jackets (3) 

• Adam Fantilli (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 
• Liam Foudy (Markham Majors) 
• Spencer Martin (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 

Dallas Stars (4)  

• Wyatt Johnston (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Mason Marchment (York Mills) 
• Tyler Seguin (Toronto Young Nationals) 
• Scott Wedgewood (Mississauga Senators) 

Detroit Red Wings (3)  

• Robby Fabbri (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Ben Chiarot (Mississauga IceDogs) 
• Jake Walman (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 

Edmonton Oilers (6) 

• Connor Brown (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Warren Foegele (Toronto Young Nationals) 
• Zach Hyman (Toronto Red Wings) 
• Connor McDavid (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Ryan McLeod (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Darnell Nurse (Don Mills Flyers) 

Florida Panthers (3)  

• Sam Bennett (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Ryan Lomberg (Reps Hockey Club)
• Evan Rodrigues (Toronto Marlboros) 

Montreal Canadiens (4)  

• Jake Evans (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Sean Monahan (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Michael Pezzetta (Mississauga Senators) 
• Arber Xhekaj (Mississauga Senators) 

Nashville Predators (2)  

• Philip Tomasino (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Ryan O’Reilly (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 

New Jersey Devils (6)  

• Dougie Hamilton (Mississauga Reps)  
• Jack Hughes (Toronto Marlboros)  
• Michael McLeod (Toronto Marlboros)  
• Brendan Smith (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Tyler Toffoli (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 
• Kevin Bahl (Toronto Marlboros) 

New York Islanders (3)  

• Casey Cizikas (Mississauga IceDogs) 
• Bo Horvat (Toronto Red Wings) 
• Adam Pelech (Toronto Marlboros) 

New York Rangers (1) 

• Will Cuylle (Toronto Marlboros) 

Philadelphia Flyers (3)  

• Scott Laughton (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Owen Tippett (Toronto Red Wings) 
• Ryan Ellis (Mississauga IceDogs) *injured 

Pittsburgh Penguins (1)  

• Reilly Smith (Toronto Young Nationals) 

San Jose Sharks (2)  

• Givani Smith (Mississauga Senators) 
• Marrio Ferraro (Don Mills Flyers) 

Seattle Kraken (2)  

• Brandon Tanev (Mississauga Rebels) 
• Jamie Oleksiak (Toronto Young Nationals) 

St. Louis Blues (3)   

• Jordan Kyrou (Mississauga Senators) 
• Tyler Tucker (Toronto Titans) 
• Jordan Binnington (Vaughan Kings) 

Tampa Bay Lightning (4) 

• Anthony Cirelli (Reps Hockey Club) 
• Nicholas Paul (Reps Hockey Club) 
• Darren Raddysh (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Roman Schmidt (Don Mills Flyers) *injured 

Toronto Maple Leafs (4)  

• Max Domi (Don Mills Flyers) 
• Mitchell Marner (Don Mills Flyers) 
• John Tavares (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Mark Giordano (North York Rangers) 

Vancouver Canucks (2)  

• Phil Di Giuseppe (Vaughan Kings) 
• Quinn Hughes (Toronto Marlboros) 

Vegas Golden Knights (1)  

• Alex Pietrangelo (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 

Washington Capitals (2)   

• Dylan Strome (Toronto Marlboros) 
• Tom Wilson (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) 

Winnipeg Jets (2) 

• Declan Chisholm (Don Mills Flyers)
• Cole Perfetti (Vaughan Kings) 

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