Stouffville Spirit defenceman Ryan Harvey is one of six players named to the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s First Prospect Team for 2022-23, the league announced Thursday.

Harvey led all Spirit blueliners in points this season, his first in the OJHL, with 33 (9 goals/24 assists) in 51 games, good for fifth overall in Stouffville. Two of his goals were game-winners. 

“Just a great honour for Ryan and our team,” said Spirit General Manager Kenny Burrows. “Ryan impressed a lot of people at the beginning of the year and carried that through the entire regular season and into the playoffs. No question, he deserves this recognition.”

The Ajax-Pickering Raiders product, who turned 18 last week, is a Stouffville resident. He was a seventh-round pick of the Erie Otters in the 2021 Ontario Hockey League draft. 

Uncommitted, the honour roll student drew interest from NCAA Division I schools this season.

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 and it was 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 90 NCAA, U SPORTS, CHL and professional commitments in 2021-22 – including more than 25 NCAA Division I scholarships.