Toronto, ON – With the 2025 OHL Cup Championship completed, the Ontario Hockey League announced the seven recipients of
2025 U16 AAA Player of the Year Awards for players representing the four Ontario Hockey Federation Member Partners including ALLIANCE Hockey, Greater Toronto Hockey League, Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and both the Ontario Minor Hockey Association’s East and West regions, along with Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Northwestern Ontario.
The awards are presented annually to honour the U16 AAA players who best exemplify outstanding ability and the qualities of sportsmanship and leadership as selected by OHL Central Scouting and a panel of Ontario Hockey League general managers.
“A big congratulations goes out to the recipients of this year’s awards. Thank you to the families, coaches, and teammates for their tremendous support of these remarkable players over the course of the season and throughout their minor hockey careers,” said Brodie Barrick, the OHL’s Director of Recruitment and Player Services.
Congratulations Jaakko on a fantastic season!
ALLIANCE U16 AAA Player of the Year – Jaakko Wycisk (Sun County Panthers)
Jaakko Wycisk led the ALLIANCE U16 circuit in both goals (32) and points (61), leading his team to a league championship with an additional 13 points (6-7–13) in the playoffs. He’s the first Sun County player to earn the award since eventual Red Tilson Trophy winner Matthew Maggio last did so in 2018.
Past Winners:
2024 – Parker Vaughan, Elgin-Middlesex Canucks
2023 – Ryan Roobroeck, London Jr. Knights
2022 – Lucas Karmiris, Brantford 99ers
2020 – Bryce McConnell-Barker, London Jr. Knights
2019 – Deni Goure, Chatham-Kent Cyclones
2018 – Matthew Maggio, Sun County Panthers
2017 – Ryan Suzuki, London Jr. Knights
2016 – Owen Lalonde, Windsor Jr. Spitfires
2015 – Nick Suzuki, London Jr. Knights
2014 – Anthony Salinitri, Windsor Jr. Spitfires
2013 – Travis Konecny, Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
2012 – Jared McCann, London Jr. Knights Gold
2011 – Bo Horvat, Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs