March 6, 2025, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Luke Johnston of the Milton Menace has been named the West Conference Player-of-the-Month for February after he tallied a league-leading 20 points (7 goals/13 assists) during eight Menace games.
Johnston, who was acquired in a trade from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens on Nov. 15, had 72 points (33 goals/39 assists) in 49 games between the two teams this season.
The Milton native played his first two years (2022-24) in the OJHL with the Oakville Blades.
Johnston played minor hockey with the Guelph Jr. Gryphons and Burlington Eagles organizations.
The 20-year-old is committed to U SPORTS’ Dalhousie University in Halifax for next season.
Johnston and the Menace are playing the Burlington Cougars in the first round of the OJHL playoffs. Game 1 goes Friday at Milton Memorial Arena.
Brayden Degelas of the Leamington Flyers was runner-up to Johnston as the West Conference Player-of-the-Month. The Blenheim, ON native totalled 15 points (9 goals/6 assists) in eight games. The second-year forward has 50 points (31 goals/19 assists) in 54 games this season.
Leamington opens the postseason at home Friday against the Niagara Falls Canucks.
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The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. A proud member of the CJHL 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 has had more than 90 commitments already this season.For more information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League, please visit www.ojhl.ca or follow us on X (@OJHLOfficial), Instagram (@OJHLOfficial) and Facebook (OJHLOfficial).
