Dylan Dekoe of the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs is October’s Player of the Month after picking up 8 goals and 14 assists in his team’s 13 games. The 20-year-old Welland native had five 3-point games including two on consecutive nights versus Niagara Falls and Welland. Dekoe leads the GOJHL in scoring with 39 points on 11 goals and 28 assists. He is in his second season with the Corvairs and is having a breakout campaign after picking up 24 points in 20 games last season.
October’s Rookie of the Month recipient is Daniel Vasic from the Thorold Blackhawks. The Newmarket native earned 9 goals and 16 points in 9 games and after a slow start the 16-year-old now has 21 points in 16 games and leads the Blackhawks in scoring. The forward had three, 3-point games in October including a hat trick performance in a victory over Pelham. Vasic was selected in 6th round, 123rd overall, by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the 2022 OHL Priority Draft after playing AAA U16 for the York Simcoe Express last season.
Stephen Toltl of the St. Catherines Falcons has been names the Goaltender of the Month for October. The 17-year-old Hamilton native won all four of his starts earning 2 shutouts while posting a 1.25 goals against average and a stingy .954 save percentage. Toltl’s shutouts came October 2 and 16 against Welland where he kicked out 32 and 22 shots respectively. He now has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses on the season with 3 shutouts, a sparkling 1.29 goals against average and a .951 save percentage. Toltl is in his rookie season in the GOJHL after playing with the AAA U18 Niagara North Stars for the 2021-22 season.
