GOJHL Scholarship Fund
The GOJHL Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to players of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) to assist them in furthering their education.
Originally named the Frank Santarossa Scholarship Fund, it was created in 1988 in memory of the late Frank Santarossa, a promising young player who played for the Kitchener Dutchmen and the Cambridge Winter Hawks in the mid-’80s. Santarossa lost his life in a tragic car accident in the winter of 1987.
Frank’s father Lino, along with a small group of friends, started the scholarship fund in Frank’s memory, and since then the Scholarship Fund has awarded over $85,000 to players in recognition of their achievements and contributions in hockey and in the community.
The scholarship was originally awarded to players in the Midwestern Junior B League and later the Midwestern Conference of the GOJHL. In 2011, the scholarship was made available to all teams in the GOJHL, and in 2025 it was renamed the GOJHL Scholarship.
Previous Recipients:
2024
Carter Coombs – Listowel Cyclones
Blake Hall – Fort Erie Meteors
Keegan Jackson – Caledonia Corvairs
Jace McGrail – Sarnia Legionnaires
2023
Drew Booker – LaSalle Vipers
Jacob McEachern – KW Siskins
2022
Ryan Barwitzki – Lasalle Vipers
Josh DiFrancesco – Fort Erie Meteors
Jett Morningstar – Legionnaires
2017
Jonathan Reinhart – Elmira Sugar Kings
Scott Florence – Leamington Flyers
2016
Zac Coulter – Elmira Sugar Kings
Rob Kohli – Elmira Sugar Kings
Matthew Woods – Brantford 99ers
2015
Mitchell Smith – Kitchener Dutchmen
Eric Cimino – Waterloo Siskins
Blaine Bechard – Leamington Flyers
2014
Jordan Currie – Stratford Cullitons
Derek Todosichuk – London Nationals
2013
Scott Mitchell – St. Thomas Stars
Christian Barnard – Cambridge Winter Hawks
Trevor Sauder – Stratford Cullitons
2012
Sean Fennell – Waterloo Siskins
Brett McGuinness – Listowel Cyclones
Jesse Raymond – Stratford Cullitons
Mark Bell – Guelph Hurricanes
Christian Barnard – Cambridge Winter Hawks
2011
Tanner Rutland – Brantford Golden Eagles
Colton Wolfe-Sabo – Elmira Sugar Kings
Jarred Parent – Elmira Sugar Kings
Scott Nagy – Waterloo Siskins
Tyler Bryson – St. Marys Lincolns
2010
Ryan Clarke – Cambridge Winter Hawks
Evan Groenestege – Stratford Cullitons
Jarred Parent – Elmira Sugar Kings
Jake Jefferies – Elmira Sugar Kings
Jeff Zippel – Elmira Sugar Kings
2009
Brandon Haefling – Listowel Cyclones
Jordan Hardy – Kitchener Dutchman
Mark Hoffman – Waterloo Siskins
Daniel Mohle – Guelph Hurricanes
Kyle Roes – Stratford Cullitons
2008
Adam Little – Owen Sound Greys
Matthew Beck – Guelph Hurricanes
Shayne McClure – Listowel Cyclones
Dan Rhame – Elmira Sugar Kings
Scott Vanbommel – Guelph Hurricanes
2007
Shayne Andrews – Stratford Cullitons
Brent Freeman – Elmira Sugar Kings
Allan Lamont – Listowel Cyclones
Matthew Murray – Kitchener Dutchmen
Colin Way – Stratford Cullitons
