League Contacts
OJHL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Stuart Hyman (Markham Royals)
1st Vice-Chair: Ron Sedlbauer (Burlington Cougars)
Director: Jason Tryfon (Milton Menace)
Director: Jim Thomson (Aurora Tigers)
OJHL LEAGUE STAFF
Commissioner: Marty Savoy
Phone: 905-802-1620
Email: msavoy@theojhl.ca
Marty started with the OJHL as the league’s first full time Commissioner in July of 2009 and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Marty was employed by Hockey Canada for 10 years where he served as the General Manager for Hockey Canada’s 5 regional Centres of Excellence.
During his time with Hockey Canada Marty was a member of several National and Provincial committees. Marty also served as a Team Leader for a number of World Junior Championship Evaluation Camps and was the Team Leader for the 2002 Team Canada Men’s World Championship Team.
Marty also traveled throughout Ontario with the Canadian Men’s and Women’s National Teams while at Hockey Canada conducting local player and coach’s clinics with National team players and coaches.
Marty’s other hockey experience includes a year as the Video Coordination for the Calgary Flames and a year as an Assistant Coach in the OUA. Marty’s other work experience includes working in the Regional Marketing Department of TDL (Tim Hortons) and three years as a Director of Business Development / Marketing and Communications for a mobile content company.
In 2019 Marty was awarded the Vern Neal Volunteer of the Year Award by the Burlington Girls Hockey Club for his long-term service the Barracuda organization.
Marty also received the 2002 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and in 1999 received a Recognition Award from the Ontario Hockey Federation for Outstanding Contributions in Hockey Development.
OJHL LEAGUE STAFF
Vice President of Business Operations: Rick Morocco
Phone: 289-407-4706
Email rmorocco@theojhl.ca
Rick has been with the OJHL since 2016 as Director of Business Development and Events and was recently promoted to Vice President of Business Operations.
Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Canadian Junior Hockey League for 3 seasons starting in 2014. In addition to these responsibilities Rick is also the Executive Director of the OJHL Foundation and serves on several OJHL Committees.
Rick has an extensive back-ground in the sporting industry with over 30 years of experience with past employment including; Hockey Canada Manager Ontario Centre of Excellence, Ontario University Athletics Executive Director, Professional Hockey Players Association’s Director of Player Relations, Canadian Junior Hockey League Executive Director and Managing Director of the Niagara Falls International Marathon.
Rick competed for the Italian National team in a number of World Championships and at the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville France. Rick has experience coaching university level hockey as well as girls minor hockey association levels. Rick has been honoured by the Cities of Niagara Falls and Fort Erie on their Sports Wall of Fame as an Athlete and Team Member respectively.
OJHL LEAGUE STAFF
Vice President, Hockey Operations: Chris Vanstone
Phone: 905-302-2793
Email: cvanstone@theojhl.ca
Chris Vanstone moves from the position of Director of Hockey Operations to the Vice-President of Hockey. Chris has an impressive background within the game and has been employed with the OJHL since 2018. Chris serves on several OJHL Committees. Before joining the OJHL, Chris served as General Manager for over ten years across a number of teams, and was part of the Management and Coaching staff of the Oakville Blades, which represented the OJHL at the 2008 and 2009 National Championships as the Buckland Cup Champions. Chris has served as the Director of Operations for the 2018, 2022, and 2023 Team Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge team, winning silver in both 2022 and 2023. Chris has prior experience as a player advisor and has helped over 80 players/clients advance to higher levels of hockey.
OJHL MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 26060
Mississauga RPO Churchill, ON
L5L 5W7
OJHL Foundation
“Players helping players.”
The OJHL Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to provide support and programs to it’s players, member teams and alumni.
The Board Structure
The OJHL Foundation Board of Directors is made up of 6 members, including a Chair, 4 Directors, and an Executive Director.
The OJHL Foundation Board of Directors will ensure the strategic plans and deployment plans will drive the constant improvement and execution
stated objectives.
Developing Young Men Through Hockey
The OJHL Foundation proceeds raised are invested directly into the core mandates of the organization.
The OJHL Foundation is designed to provide support to financially disadvantaged junior hockey players, create and provide education bursaries and scholarships, raise health and concussion awareness and develop and implement programs on substance abuse, depression and bullying for all the players of the OJHL.
For more information go to the OJHL Foundation website at OJHLFoundation.ca
To donate today, please click the logo below, we can use your help!
Mississauga RPO Churchill, ON
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