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Jake O'Brien (ice Hockey)
Jake O'Brien (born June 16, 2007) is a Canadian junior ice hockey forward who plays for the Brantford Bulldogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2025 NHL entry draft. Personal life O'Brien was born on June 16, 2007, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Dan O'Brien and Amy Turek. He was born into a hockey playing family as his mother played for the Toronto Aeros while his father played collegiate hockey at Clarkson University. Playing career O'Brien started his junior ice hockey journey with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). In the 2022–23 season, he captained the team and posted 16 goals and 17 assists over 34 games. At the 2023 OHL Cup, he led the team in scoring with seven goals and ten assists in seven games, setting a new franchise record for points in the tournament. His standout performance earned him the Tim Adams Memorial Trophy as the tournament's Most Valuable Player. O'B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford Expositor
The ''Brantford Expositor'' is an English language newspaper based in Brantford, Ontario and owned by Postmedia. It provides the readers with coverage of local news, sports and events to the community as well as coverage of provincial, national and international news. History The ''Expositor'' has been the primary source of news and advertising information for the city of Brantford and County of Brant for over 160 years. The newspaper has published continuously without interruption. Present day The ''Expositor'' has one of the highest levels of readership for a daily newspaper in the province of Ontario, reaching over 70% of all adults 18 and over, in the coverage area. The ''Brantford Expositor'' is published 6 days a week Monday to Saturday, and has a daily paid circulation of 20,000. The paper serves Brantford, as well as Paris, Burford, and the rest of Brant County. The Brantford Expositor also publishes ''Your Brant Connection'', a free weekly community paper (delivered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Seattle Kraken Draft Picks
The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division and began play during the league's 2021–22 NHL season, 2021–22 season. Since their creation, the Kraken have participated in four drafts and selected 36 players. The NHL entry draft is held each off-season, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, the draft order itself determined by the regular season standings. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 16 non-playoff teams, allowing any of the top 11 teams to win the first overall pick. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
