TJ Sakaluk (born April 27, 1983) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played with EHC Dortmund in the German Oberliga.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Sakaluk played one season in the Ontario Provincial Junior 'A' Hockey League (OPJHL) split between the Oakville Blades and Bramalea Blues, followed by two seasons with the Port Colborne Sailors of the Golden Horseshoe Junior 'B' League. Following junior, he went on to play two seasons at NCAA Division III SUNY-Potsdam.
Sakaluk played professionally from 2006-2010 in the UHL, ECHL, CHL, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–20. There are currently 20 teams in the OHL: seventeen in Ontario, two in Michigan, and one in Pennsylvania.
The Canadian Hockey League is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three member leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). For the 2023–24 season, its three leagues and 60 teams represent nine Canadian provinces as well as four American states.
The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the province of Ontario. Founded in 1890, the OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the OHF include the Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Northwestern Ontario. The OHA controls three tiers of junior hockey; the "Tier 2 Junior "A", Junior "B", Junior "C", and one senior hockey league, Allan Cup Hockey.
Junior ice hockey is amateur-level ice hockey for 15- to 20-year-old players. National Junior teams compete annually for the IIHF World Junior Championship. The United States men's national junior ice hockey team are the defending champions from the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Patrick McNeill is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing men's senior hockey with the Strathroy Jets of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League (WOSHL).
The Leamington Flyers are a junior ice hockey team based in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Prior to 2023 they played in the Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. They are an affiliate of the Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds.
Eric Calder is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals, one game each in the 1981–82 as an eighteen year old and in 1982–83 seasons as a nineteen year old. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues ( AHL, CIAU, and then in Europe. He was selected by the Capitals in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Mike Card is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Löwen Frankfurt. He played Junior A hockey in the BCHL at the age of 15 before 4 seasons with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, winning 2 WHL titles and the 2004 Memorial Cup. Card signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres, NHL in 2006 and played 4 games that season. He spent 3 seasons in the AHL, missing extended time due to concussion problems. Card has played the last 8 seasons in Europe, mostly Germany, recently winning a championship with Löwen Frankfurt.
Terrence James Brennan is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for HC Ajoie of the National League (NL). Brennan was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 31st overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and has also previously played for the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL level. Brennan has been cited as an elite offensive AHL defenseman, scoring at a pace of nearly a point-per-game, a rare feat for a defender.
John Parco is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played most of his professional career with Asiago HC in the Serie A. He is formerly the head coach of the Soo Thunderbirds in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and was formerly the head coach of Asiago HC and SG Cortina in Serie A. Internationally he represented Italy from 2003 until 2010 highlighted by scoring 3 goals in the Turin Olympics.
Tony Cimellaro is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators during the 1992–93 NHL season.
Dan Currie is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger.
T. J. Fast is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with Heilbronner Falken of the German DEL2.
Tyson Mulock is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Mulocks holds a German passport, his grandfather emigrated to Canada after World War II. Tyson's brother T.J. Mulock also plays professionally.
Terry Joseph Galiardi is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.
Ahren Spylo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who last played for HC Davos in the National League.
Travis James Mulock is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Thomas James Brodie is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a fourth round selection of the Calgary Flames, 114th overall, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Brodie played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) prior to turning professional in 2010. Internationally, he has represented Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championship.
Rick Morocco is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey executive, and former professional player. A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, he played junior ice hockey in Ontario, before winning a national university championship with the York Lions. During six seasons of professional hockey in Italy, he also played for the Italy men's national team at the World Championships and Winter Olympics. After his playing career, he served as an executive for Ontario University Athletics, the Professional Hockey Players' Association, the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League. He was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 2005.