Team Facts
Plays in USports Full name Ontario Tech Ridgebacks Team colours Blue+White+Orange Town Oshawa, ON, CAN

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#33 William Desmarais (G) 21 2001 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 5'11" 176 L
#39 Leif Hertz (G) 26 1997 Kingston, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 R
#31 Christian Mattiace (G) 23 2000 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'2" 185 L
DEFENSEMEN
#9 Stephen Calisti (D) 23 1999 Etobicoke, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 R
#57 Marko Jakovljevic (D) 22 2000 Brantford, ON, CAN 6'4" 207 L
#10 Pierre-Luc Lurette (D) 24 1998 Val d'Amour, NB, CAN 6'3" 220 L 22/23
#54 Noah McMullin (D) 24 1998 Sackville, NS, CAN 5'9" 163 L 22/23
#44 Jérémy Michaud (D) 22 2001 Victoriaville, QC, CAN 5'10" 198 L
#41 Alek Sukunda (D) 21 2001 Burnaby, BC, CAN 6'1" 194 R
#74 Evan White (D) 23 1999 St. John's, NL, CAN 6'2" 174 L
FORWARDS
#6 Baxter Anderson (LW) 23 2000 Burnaby, BC, CAN 5'9" 154 L
#90 Gabriel Bernier (RW) 22 2001 Victoriaville, QC, CAN 6'1" 181 R
#12 Ryan Cullen (F) 24 1998 Gloucester, ON, CAN 6'1" 185 L 22/23
#23 Nolan Ford (F/D) 23 1999 Richards Landing, ON, CAN 5'11" 165 L
#37 Sam Gillis (F) 21 2001 Sydney, NS, CAN 6'0" 170 L
#29 Liam Hurley (F) 25 1997 Cambridge, ON, CAN 5'11" 176 L
#56 Braiden Koran (F) 21 2001 Kimberley, BC, CAN 6'0" 205 L
#21 Ryley Lanthier (F) 24 1999 Surrey, BC, CAN 6'2" 172 -
#16 Tyson McConnell (F) 25 1998 Pilot Mound, MB, CAN 6'2" 165 - 22/23
#24 Cullen McLean (C/LW) 22 2001 Brooklin, ON, CAN 6'2" 183 L
#17 William Robinson (F) 22 2001 Upper Tantallon, NS, CAN 6'3" 205 L
#67 Sean Ross (C) 25 1998 Bracebridge, ON, CAN 6'0" 187 R 22/23
#27 Andrew Suriyuth (RW) 24 1999 Kingston, ON, CAN 5'9" 163 R
#8 Justin Svenson (RW) 22 2001 Île-des-Chênes, MB, CAN 6'0" 198 R
#19 Nicolas Tardif (RW) 25 1998 Chelsea, QC, CAN 6'2" 201 R 22/23
#26 Drew Toner (F) 22 2000 Grand-Sault, NB, CAN 6'1" 185 R
#22 James White (LW) 22 2000 Victoria, BC, CAN 6'4" 220 L
Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 17 | Av Age: 23 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 186 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 27 players Experience Ontario Tech Univ.: 875 GP
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-02-18T19:00:00-0500 Carleton Univ. Ontario Tech Univ. 4 - 0 USports
2023-02-15T19:00:00-0500 Ontario Tech Univ. Carleton Univ. 0 - 4 USports
2023-02-11T15:00:00-0500 Ontario Tech Univ. McGill Univ. 3 - 4 USports
2023-02-04T19:30:00-0500 Queen's Univ. Ontario Tech Univ. 3 - 0 USports
2023-01-27T19:00:00-0500 Ontario Tech Univ. Concordia Univ. 1 - 5 USports
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
06/04/2023
06/04/2023 Confirmed Joining Ben Diamond (F) Joining from Grand Falls Rapids
05/15/2023
05/15/2023 Confirmed Joining Samuel Ivanov (G) Joining from Soo Greyhounds
05/12/2023
05/12/2023 Confirmed Joining Logan Camp (F) Joining from Cowichan Valley Capitals
03/20/2023
03/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Antoine Desrochers (D) Joining from Grande Prairie Storm
03/20/2023 Confirmed Joining Ben Roode (D) Joining from Yarmouth Mariners
02/23/2023
02/23/2023 Confirmed Leaving Leif Hertz (G) Leaving for Adirondack Thunder
02/19/2023
02/19/2023 Confirmed Joining Alex Drover (F) Joining from Saint John Sea Dogs
11/13/2022
11/13/2022 Confirmed Leaving Leif Hertz (G) Leaving for Rochester Americans
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Tech.
2007-2008 CIS 28 6 0 19 - 3 60 128 15 0.54 4 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 CIS 28 7 - 16 - 5 83 130 19 0.68 4 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 CIS 28 11 - 15 - 2 90 119 24 0.86 8 Division QF loss
2010-2011 CIS 28 12 - 12 - 4 82 100 28 1.00 7 Division QF loss
2011-2012 CIS 28 6 - 21 - 1 86 138 13 0.46 9 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 CIS 28 11 - 16 - 1 92 112 23 0.82 8 Division QF loss
2013-2014 CIS 28 8 - 16 - 4 64 111 20 0.71 7 Division QF loss
2014-2015 CIS 26 10 - 15 - 1 73 106 21 0.81 7 Division QF loss
2015-2016 CIS 28 18 - 8 - 2 94 93 38 1.36 4 Division Semifinal loss
2016-2017 USports 28 16 - 11 - 1 88 93 33 1.18 7 Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018 USports 28 15 - 9 - 4 81 78 34 1.21 6 Division QF loss
2018-2019 USports 28 14 - 9 - 10 82 81 33 1.18 5 Division QF loss
2019-2020 USports 28 13 - 12 - 3 78 77 29 1.04 6 Division QF loss
2020-2021 USports 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 0 - - Season Cancelled
Ontario Tech Univ.
2021-2022 USports 17 8 - 8 - 1 47 45 17 1.00 3 Conference SF loss
2022-2023 USports 26 13 - 10 - 3 70 76 29 1.12 5 First round loss
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Matthieu Gomercic (F) 2022-2023 Raiders IHC NIHL 53 27 44 71 77
2. Ben Diamond (F) 2022-2023 Grand Falls Rapids MJAHL 52 34 33 67 34
3. Ben Roode (D) 2022-2023 Yarmouth Mariners MJAHL 52 11 30 41 18
4. Brett Harasymuk (F) 2022-2023 Kyle Elks SVHL 15 20 15 35 10
5. Ben Blasko (F) 2022-2023 Gananoque Sr A Islanders EOSHL 12 11 20 31 8
6. Matthieu Gomercic (F) 2022-2023 Raiders IHC NIHL Cup 18 11 19 30 26
7. Alex Drover (F) 2022-2023 Valley Wildcats MJAHL 20 12 17 29 16
8. Chris McGuffin (F) 2022-2023 Tillsonburg Thunder WOSHL 21 14 13 27 11
9. Alex Drover (F) 2022-2023 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 31 13 14 27 10
10. Cameron Hough (F) 2022-2023 Knoxville Ice Bears SPHL 34 14 10 24 40
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Josh Vatri (F) 104 56 49 105
2. Tony Rizzi (F) 138 49 54 103
3. Nathan Spaling (F) 112 30 61 91
4. Mike Robinson (F) 114 48 41 89
5. Luke Van Moerkerke (F) 133 32 54 86
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Josh Vatri (F) 104 56 49 105
2. Tony Rizzi (F) 138 49 54 103
3. Mike Robinson (F) 114 48 41 89
4. Jesse Stoughton (F) 100 46 38 84
5. James Woodcroft (F) 132 35 33 68
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Nathan Spaling (F) 112 30 61 91
2. Ben Blasko (F) 78 23 58 81
3. Alex Yuill (D) 140 12 57 69
4. Cam Yuill (F) 135 22 56 78
5. Tony Rizzi (F) 138 49 54 103
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Jeremy Whelan (F) 86 23 42 268
2. Josh Vatri (F) 104 56 105 237
3. Jason Shaw (D) 75 9 49 224
4. Luke Van Moerkerke (F) 133 32 86 200
5. Steve Spade (D) 128 3 20 199
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alex Yuill (D) 140 12 57 69
2. Tony Rizzi (F) 138 49 54 103
3. Cam Yuill (F) 135 22 56 78
4. Luke Van Moerkerke (F) 133 32 54 86
5. James Woodcroft (F) 132 35 33 68
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Ben Blasko (F) 78 23 81 1.04
2. Josh Vatri (F) 104 56 105 1.01
3. Jake Bricknell (F) 51 20 48 0.94
4. Matthew Barron (F) 17 4 16 0.94
5. Connor Tresham (F) 23 4 21 0.91
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ben Blasko (F) 2017-2018 USports 28 10 25 35 1.25 16
2. Josh Vatri (F) 2008-2009 CIS 24 15 17 32 1.33 74
3. Josh Vatri (F) 2009-2010 CIS 26 17 14 31 1.19 77
4. Austin Eastman (F) 2019-2020 USports 28 14 16 30 1.07 4
5. Luke Van Moerkerke (F) 2012-2013 CIS 28 10 19 29 1.04 22
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Josh Vatri (F) 2009-2010 CIS 26 17 14 31 1.19 77
2. Mike Robinson (F) 2017-2018 USports 26 17 8 25 0.96 10
3. Jesse Stoughton (F) 2012-2013 CIS 24 16 8 24 1.00 30
4. Josh Vatri (F) 2008-2009 CIS 24 15 17 32 1.33 74
5. Austin Eastman (F) 2019-2020 USports 28 14 16 30 1.07 4
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ben Blasko (F) 2017-2018 USports 28 10 25 35 1.25 16
2. Nathan Spaling (F) 2009-2010 CIS 28 8 20 28 1.00 6
3. Luke Van Moerkerke (F) 2012-2013 CIS 28 10 19 29 1.04 22
4. Ben Blasko (F) 2015-2016 CIS 28 7 18 25 0.89 16
5. Josh Vatri (F) 2008-2009 CIS 24 15 17 32 1.33 74
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jeremy Whelan (F) 2011-2012 CIS 24 9 6 15 0.63 107
2. Jason Shaw (D) 2013-2014 CIS 24 5 8 13 0.54 89
3. Jeremy Whelan (F) 2008-2009 CIS 21 3 2 5 0.24 82
4. Dominik Crnogorac (D) 2013-2014 CIS 21 0 3 3 0.14 81
5. Josh Vatri (F) 2009-2010 CIS 26 17 14 31 1.19 77
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 186 lbs 23.00
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 188 lbs 23.04
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 190 lbs 23.08
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 22.52
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 22.88
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