December 9, 2019, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Matthew Giannini (Photo by Spencer Smye / OJHL Images) of the Burlington Cougars has been named the Warrior North-West Conference Player-of-the-Month for November after he tallied 15 points during 10 games. His league-leading 10 goals included two on the power play and two game-winners. He was assessed one minor penalty during the month.

In his first season with the Cougars the 19-year-old from Stoney Creek has amassed 18 goals and 22 assists during 30 regular season games. He had 30 points during 50 points with the OJHL’s Brantford 99ers last year.

Giannini played minor hockey for the Hamilton Huskies and Jr. Bulldogs AAA program before suiting up for the Jr. B Welland Canadians during the 2017-18 season.

He was a first-round pick by the Erie Otters in the 2017 Ontario Hockey League U18 draft.

Patrick Brown of the Collingood Colts was runner-up to Giannini as the North-West Conference Player-of-the-Month. The Orillia native had eight goals and seven assists in nine November games. Brown, 19, played for the North Bay Battalion in the OHL the past two seasons.

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About the OJHL – “League of Choice”

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 22 member clubs.  A proud member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League, formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94.  With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U Sports, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 135 commitments in 2018-19, including 65 NCAA Division I scholarships.