Each season, overage players have the ability to play a key role in the success of an OHL club. In this video feature courtesy of Rogers TV, find out about some of the impact overage players from the 2008-09 season and hear from current overage players Luke Pither and Bryan Cameron as they discuss their return to the OHL.
Luke Pither, a 20-year-old from Burketon, ON, is playing in his fifth and final season in the OHL with the Barrie Colts alongside teammate Bryan Cameron, a 20-year-old from Brampton, ON, also playing in his overage season.
Both Pither and Cameron are among the 164 current OHL players that have been awarded Academic Scholarships this season as they attend Georgian College in Barrie.
In addition to the 164 Scholarships awarded to current players, another 191 Academic Scholarships were awarded to graduate players attending schools across North America which includes many players that competed in the OHL last season as overage players who now have the opportunity to continue playing hockey in the CIS. The 355 OHL Scholarships represents the highest number ever awarded by the league.
While playing in the OHL, every player is on a full scholarship which covers tuition, textbooks, compulsory fees and room and board as paid by his OHL Member Team. Once a player graduates from the OHL, he will receive a minimum scholarship of tuition, textbooks and compulsory fees towards an undergraduate degree for each year played in the Ontario Hockey League. An OHL Scholarship can also be applied to Technical or Trade Schools, Firefighting or EMS in addition to the traditional university or college four-year undergraduate degree or diploma. Scholarships can be utilized at any recognized university or college in the world.
Click here to watch the video feature about overage players in the OHL courtesy of Rogers TV.
