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William Proulx, OHA Media

The 2019-20 regular season has begun in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL). Junior C level games in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) begun Sept. 11 with just one game on the schedule. 

The Hespeler Shamrocks were defeated by the Glanbrook Rangers 8-3 that night, which kicked off the PJHL season. Since then, 42 games have been played in the 62 team league. 

In 2019-20, 62 teams will compete in eight divisions in the PJHL. Those eight divisions are the Tod Division (East), Orr Division (East), Carruthers Division (North), Pollock Division (North),  Stobbs Division (West), Yeck Division (West), Doherty Division (South) and Bloomfield Division (South). There is one team on a leave of absence in the PJHL and that’s the Yeck Division’s Lambeth Lancers. Lambeth placed third in Yeck Division standings in the 2018-19. 

Not every PJHL team has played a regular season game just yet, but that will change this week (Sept. 16-22) as there are 57 games scheduled.

Division leaders through the first week of PJHL action are as follows:

Tod Division - Little Britain Merchants (1-0-0-0) 2 PTS

Orr Division -  Amherstview Jets (2-0-0-0) 4 PTS

Carruthers Division - Schomberg Cougars (2-0-0-0) 4 PTS

Pollock Division -  Mitchell Hawks (2-0-0-0) 4 PTS

Stobbs Division - Blenheim Blades (1-0-0-0)  2 PTS

Yeck Division - Mt. Brydges (2-0-0-0) 4 PTS

Doherty Division - Wellesley Applejacks (1-0-0-1) 3 PTS

Bloomfield Division - Hagersville Hawks (1-0-0-0)  2 PTS

PJHL SCORING LEADERS

EAST - TOD DIVISION, ORR DIVISION

Points: 6 - Jaydon Wood (Amherstview)

Goals: 3 - Jaydon Wood (Amherstview), Cameron Robinson (Little Britain), Nick Maillet (Gananoque)

Assists: 5 - Cody Smith (Amherstview) **

 ** Leads entire PJHL

GOALIE LEADERS

Wins: 1 - Eric Tessier (Picton), Ryan Baily (North Kawartha), Brady Sarazin (Amherstview), Andrew Lumb (Amherstview), Oliver Webster (Little Britain), Bailey Maracle (Napanee), Jeremy Piazzi (Gananoque)

GAA: 0.98 - Eric Tessier (Picton)

Saves: 71 - Corey Kuypers (Port Perry)

NORTH - CARRUTHERS DIVISION, POLLOCK DIVISION

Points: 6 - Matthew Maidens (Stayner) 

Goals: 3 - Tyson Koopman (Wingham)

Assists: 4 - Matthew Maidens (Stayner) 

GOALIE LEADERS

Wins: 2 -  Devon Carson (Wingham), Ryan Govier (Mitchell)  **

GAA: 0.67 - Sean Lazarevich (Goderich) 

Saves: 78 - Sean Andrus (Kincardine)

  ** Leads entire PJHL

SOUTH - DOHERTY DIVISION, BLOOMFIELD DIVISION

Points: 7 - Peter Capucci (Hagersville)  **

Goals: 5 - Noah Ballert (Glanbrook)  **

​Assists: 5 - Zach Ribeiro (Wellesley)  **

GOALIE LEADERS

Wins: 2 - Jamie Ferguson (Hagersville)

GAA: 0.00 - Keaghan Brett (Woodstock)  **

Saves: 94 - Tyler Thomas (Delhi)  **

 ** Leads entire PJHL

WEST - YECK DIVISION, STOBBS DIVISION

Points: 6 - Ryan Hopkins (Mt. Brydges),  Joey Carpirchio (Mt. Brydges) 

Goals: 4 - Ryan Hopkins (Mt. Brydges)

​Assists: 5 -  Joey Carpirchio (Mt. Brydges)  **

 ** Leads entire PJHL

GOALIE LEADERS

Wins: 1 - Quintan Duncan (Mt. Brydges), Ryan Murray (Exeter), Spencer Mace (Thamesford), Chris DeWulf (Blenheim), Mitchell Van Eindhoven (Mt. Brydges), Preston Swan-Morrison (Lucan), Ryan Gullage (Thamesford) 

GAA: 0.00 - Quintan Duncan (Mt. Brydges), Ryan Murray (Exeter), Spencer Mace (Thamesford), Chris DeWulf (Blenheim) **

Saves: 68 - Tyler Williamson (Port Stanley)

 ** Leads entire PJHL

PJHL STANDINGS - Sept. 16, 2019

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