Ontario

Milton Hosts Top Junior Hockey Talent In All-Star Showcase

By

Emma Kelly
January 16, 2026 4:41 pm

The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is bringing its top players to Milton, Ontario, for the 2026 All-Star Celebration on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The event will take place at the Milton Memorial Arena and features a showcase game and community activities designed for local families and hockey fans.

Festivities begin at 1:00 p.m., with All-Star warm-ups at 2:00 p.m. and the main exhibition game (puck drop) at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the showcase are $10, while children 10 and under will be admitted free of charge. The event is hosted by the Milton Menace, the 2025 West Conference champions.

Local fans can cheer on Milton Menace players Graeme MacAuley and Tristan Tremble, along with head coach Dan Del Monte. The game also serves as a major scouting event for professional and college teams — thirty OJHL alumni were on NHL rosters at the start of the 2025-26 season, underscoring the league’s track record of moving players to higher levels of hockey.

The visiting East Conference team will feature a strong group of players from the Trenton Golden Hawks, including Taeo Artichuk and Jack Ziliotto. The move to Milton marks a change for the mid-season All-Star Celebration, which had been hosted at Collingwood’s Eddie Bush Memorial Arena in recent seasons before relocating to Milton Memorial Arena on Thompson Road.