CALGARY, Alta. – Two weeks into the 2016-17 National Hockey League (NHL) season and you’ll find the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) is well represented on the rosters of each of the 30-member NHL clubs.
As of this date there are 144 former CJHL players currently competing in the NHL. That number is based on those active NHL players that played at least one regular season game throughout any of the 10 leagues that comprise the CJHL.
In breaking down the group of 144 you’ll find 88 forwards, 44 defencemen and 12 goaltenders. You’ll also discover that every NHL team has at least one CJHL alumnus on their present roster.
The St. Louis Blues boast the most ex-CJHLers as part of their line-up with nine. Next is the Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers with eight each while the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators are sporting seven CJHL alumni apiece. Also of note, all of the 10 leagues from across the country that form the CJHL have at least one of its former players on a NHL squad.
“The ever-increasing number of our alumni on NHL clubs is a tremendous testament to the development of our players as well as to the preparation and commitment put forth by each of our 10 member leagues and their respective teams,” stated CJHL Chairman Kirk Lamb.
The following is the complete list of 144 CJHL alumni on current NHL rosters:
| FIRST | LAST | POS. | NHL TEAM | LAST CJHL TEAM | LEAGUE |
| Jay | Beagle | F | Washington Capitals | Calgary Royals | AJHL |
| Matt | Benning | D | Edmonton Oilers | Spruce Grove Saints | AJHL |
| Rene | Bourque | F | Colorado Avalanche | St. Albert Saints | AJHL |
| Joe | Colborne | F | Colorado Avalanche | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL |
| Kevin | Connauton | D | Arizona Coyotes | Spruce Grove Saints | AJHL |
| Brandon | Davidson | D | Edmonton Oilers | Olds Grizzlys | AJHL |
| Aaron | Dell | G | San Jose Sharks | Calgary Canucks | AJHL |
| Scott | Hartnall | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Lloydminster Blazers | AJHL |
| Nick | Holden | D | New York Rangers | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL |
| Braden | Holtby | G | Washington Capitals | Lloydminster Blazers | AJHL |
| Chad | Johnson | G | Calgary Flames | Brooks Bandits | AJHL |
| Mark | Letestu | F | Edmonton Oilers | Bonnyville Pontiacs | AJHL |
| Clarke | MacArthur | F | Ottawa Senators | Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL |
| Jordan | Martinook | F | Arizona Coyotes | Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL |
| Colton | Parayko | D | St. Louis Blues | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL |
| Brayden | Point | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | Canmore Eagles | AJHL |
| Mark | Pysyk | D | Florida Panthers | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL |
| Ty | Rattie | F | St. Louis Blues | Brooks Bandits | AJHL |
| Mason | Raymond | F | Anaheim Ducks | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL |
| Devin | Setoguchi | F | Los Angeles Kings | Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves | AJHL |
| Scottie | Upshall | F | St. Louis Blues | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL |
| Mathew | Barzal | F | New York Islanders | Coquitlam Express | BCHL |
| Jamie | Benn | F | Dallas Stars | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL |
| Jordie | Benn | D | Dallas Stars | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL |
| Beau | Bennett | F | New Jersey Devils | Penticton Vees | BCHL |
| Tyler | Bozak | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL |
| Daniel | Carr | F | Montreal Canadiens | Powell River Kings | BCHL |
| Zac | Dalpe | F | Minnesota Wild | Penticton Vees | BCHL |
| Cody | Franson | D | Buffalo Sabres | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL |
| Jason | Garrison | D | Tampa Bay Lightning | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL |
| Derek | Grant | F | Buffalo Sabres | Langley Chiefs | BCHL |
| Andrew | Hammond | G | Ottawa Senators | Vernon Vipers | BCHL |
| Danton | Heinen | F | Boston Bruins | Surrey Eagles | BCHL |
| Ryan | Johansen | F | Nashville Predators | Penticton Vees | BCHL |
| Duncan | Keith | D | Chicago Blackhawks | Penticton Panthers | BCHL |
| Andrew | Ladd | F | New York Islanders | Coquitlam Express | BCHL |
| Milan | Lucic | F | Edmonton Oilers | Coquitlam Express | BCHL |
| Brandon | Manning | D | Philadelphia Flyers | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL |
| Josh | Manson | D | Anaheim Ducks | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL |
| Curtis | McKenzie | F | Dallas Stars | Penticton Vees | BCHL |
| Riley | Nash | F | Boston Bruins | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL |
| Carey | Price | G | Montreal Canadiens | Quesnel Millionaires | BCHL |
| Justin | Schultz | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | Westside Warriors | BCHL |
| Colton | Sissons | F | Nashville Predators | Westside Warriors | BCHL |
| Troy | Stecher | D | Vancouver Canucks | Penticton Vees | BCHL |
| Clayton | Stoner | D | Anaheim Ducks | Powell River Kings | BCHL |
| Brandon | Tanev | F | Winnipeg Jets | Surrey Eagles | BCHL |
| Kyle | Turris | F | Ottawa Senators | Burnaby Express | BCHL |
| Patrick | Weircioch | D | Colorado Avalanche | Burnaby Express | BCHL |
| Travis | Zajac | F | New Jersey Devils | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | BCHL |
| Harry | Zolnierczyk | F | Nashville Predators | Alberni Valley Bulldogs | BCHL |
| Nicolas | Baptiste | F | Buffalo Sabres | Cumberland Grads | CCHL |
| Mark | Borowiecki | D | Ottawa Senators | Smiths Falls Bears | CCHL |
| Calvin | de Haan | D | New York Islanders | Kemptville 73s | CCHL |
| Claude | Giroux | F | Philadelphia Flyers | Cumberland Grads | CCHL |
| Jimmy | Howard | G | Detroit Red Wings | Kanata Valley Lasers | CCHL |
| Ben | Hutton | D | Vancouver Canucks | Nepean Raiders | CCHL |
| Marc | Methot | D | Ottawa Senators | Kanata Lasers | CCHL |
| Benoit | Pouliot | F | Edmonton Oilers | Hawkesbury Hawkes | CCHL |
| Patrick | Sharp | F | Dallas Stars | Kanata Valley Lasers | CCHL |
| Wayne | Simmonds | F | Philadelphia Flyers | Brockville Braves | CCHL |
| Alexandre | Burrows | F | Vancouver Canucks | Kahnawake Condors | LHJQ |
| David | Perron | F | St. Louis Blues | Saint-Jérôme Panthéres | LHJQ |
| Eric | Boulton | F | New York Islanders | Cole Harbour Colts | MHL |
| Andrew | MacDonald | D | Philadelphia Flyers | Truro Bearcats | MHL |
| Matt | Calvert | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Winkler Flyers | MJHL |
| Joel | Edmundson | D | St. Louis Blues | Dauphin Kings | MJHL |
| Michael | Ferland | F | Calgary Flames | Beausejour Blades | MJHL |
| Ryan | Garbutt | F | Anaheim Ducks | Winnipeg Blues | MJHL |
| Travis | Hamonic | D | New York Islanders | Winnipeg Saints | MJHL |
| Cody | McLeod | F | Colorado Avalanche | Waywayseecappo Wolverines | MJHL |
| Jordin | Tootoo | F | Chicago Blackhawks | OCN Blizzard | MJHL |
| Andrew | Desjardins | F | Chicago Blackhawks | Espanola Screaming Eagles | NOJHL |
| Derek | McKenzie | F | Florida Panthers | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats | NOJHL |
| Colin | Miller | D | Boston Bruins | Soo Thunderbirds | NOJHL |
| Jake | Muzzin | D | Los Angeles Kings | Soo Thunderbirds | NOJHL |
| Chris | Thorburn | F | Winnipeg Jets | Elliot Lake Ice | NOJHL |
| Josh | Anderson | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Burlington Cougars | OJHL |
| Andy | Andreoff | F | Los Angeles Kings | Pickering Panthers | OJHL |
| Josh | Bailey | F | New York Islanders | Bowmanville Eagles | OJHL |
| Matt | Beleskey | F | Boston Bruins | Collingwood Blues | OJHL |
| Kevin | Bieksa | D | Anaheim Ducks | Burlington Cougars | OJHL |
| Connor | Brown | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Brent | Burns | D | San Jose Sharks | Couchiching Terriers | OJHL |
| Ryan | Callahan | F | Tampa Bay Lightning | Buffalo Lightning | OJHL |
| Mike | Cammalleri | F | New Jersey Devils | Bramalea Blues | OJHL |
| Cody | Ceci | D | Ottawa Senators | Peterborough Stars | OJHL |
| David | Clarkson | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Aurora Tigers | OJHL |
| Andrew | Cogliano | F | Anaheim Ducks | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Nick | Cousins | F | Philadelphia Flyers | Trenton Hercs | OJHL |
| Trevor | Daley | D | Pittsburgh Penguins | Vaughan Vipers | OJHL |
| Michael | Del Zotto | D | Philadelphia Flyers | Markham Waxers | OJHL |
| Dylan | DeMelo | D | San Jose Sharks | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
| Phillip | Di Giuseppe | F | Carolina Hurricanes | Villanova Knights | OJHL |
| Max | Domi | F | Arizona Coyotes | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Brian | Elliott | G | Calgary Flames | Ajax Axemen | OJHL |
| Robby | Fabbri | F | St. Louis Blues | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Mike | Fisher | F | Nashville Predators | Peterborough Jr. Petes | OJHL |
| Sam | Gagner | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Milton Icehawks | OJHL |
| Brendan | Gaunce | F | Vancouver Canucks | Markham Waxers | OJHL |
| Luke | Gazdic | F | New Jersey Devils | Wexford Raiders | OJHL |
| Mark | Giordano | D | Calgary Flames | Brampton Capitals | OJHL |
| Dan | Girardi | D | New York Rangers | Couchiching Terriers | OJHL |
| Cody | Goloubef | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | Milton Icehawks | OJHL |
| Scott | Harrington | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | Kingston Voyageurs | OJHL |
| Michael | Hutchinson | G | Winnipeg Jets | Orangeville Crushers | OJHL |
| Zach | Hyman | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL |
| Josh | Jooris | F | New York Rangers | Burlington Cougars | OJHL |
| Chris | Kelly | F | Ottawa Senators | Aurora Tigers | OJHL |
| Scott | Laughton | F | Philadelphia Flyers | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Mitch | Marner | F | Toronto Maple Leafs | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Jay | McClement | F | Carolina Hurricanes | Kingston Voyageurs | OJHL |
| Dominic | Moore | F | Boston Bruins | Aurora Tigers | OJHL |
| Ryan | Murphy | D | Carolina Hurricanes | Villanova Knights | OJHL |
| James | Neal | F | Nashville Predators | Bowmanville Eagles | OJHL |
| Darnell | Nurse | D | Edmonton Oilers | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Ryan | O'Reilly | F | Buffalo Sabres | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Brandon | Pirri | F | New York Rangers | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Kyle | Quincey | D | New Jersey Devils | Mississauga Chargers | OJHL |
| Alan | Quine | F | New York Islanders | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL |
| Matt | Read | F | Philadelphia Flyers | Milton Icehawks | OJHL |
| Brad | Richardson | F | Arizona Coyotes | Wellington Dukes | OJHL |
| Nick | Ritchie | F | Anaheim Ducks | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Devin | Shore | F | Dallas Stars | Whitby Fury | OJHL |
| Mike | Smith | G | Arizona Coyotes | Kingston Voyageurs | OJHL |
| Brendan | Smith | D | Detroit Red Wings | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Reilly | Smith | F | Florida Panthers | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL |
| Ryan | Sproul | D | Detroit Red Wings | Vaughan Vipers | OJHL |
| Lee | Stempniak | F | Carolina Hurricanes | Buffalo Lightning | OJHL |
| Cam | Talbot | G | Edmonton Oilers | Hamilton Red Wings | OJHL |
| Chris | Tanev | D | Vancouver Canucks | Markham Waxers | OJHL |
| John | Tavares | F | New York Islanders | Milton Icehawks | OJHL |
| Justin | Williams | F | Washington Capitals | Cobourg Cougars | OJHL |
| Scott | Wilson | F | Pittsburgh Penguins | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL |
| Daniel | Winnik | F | Washington Capitals | Wexford Raiders | OJHL |
| Robert | Bortuzzo | D | St. Louis Blues | Fort William North Stars | SIJHL |
| Carter | Hutton | G | St. Louis Blues | Fort William North Stars | SIJHL |
| Derek | Dorsett | F | Vancouver Canucks | Kindersley Klippers | SJHL |
| Eric | Gryba | D | Edmonton Oilers | Melfort Mustangs | SJHL |
| Chris | Kunitz | F | Pittsburgh Penguins | Melville Millionaires | SJHL |
| Curtis | McElhinney | G | Columbus Blue Jackets | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL |
| Teddy | Purcell | F | Los Angeles Kings | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL |
| Jaden | Schwartz | F | St. Louis Blues | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL |
| Damon | Severson | D | New Jersey Devils | Melville Millionaires | SJHL |