Three men’s hockey stars received provincial honours after a stellar 2024-25 season.
Zack Stringer and Jacob Hoffrogge were named to the OUA West All-Rookie Team while Holden Rogers was selected as an OUA West Second Team All-Star during the OUA’s end of season awards announcement on March 13.
Zack Stringer – OUA West All-Rookie Team
Zack Stringer was named to the OUA West All-Rookie Team due to his scoring touch as a first-year forward.
The Lethbridge, Alberta native registered 14 goals and 10 assists in 27 games this season to finish eighth in the conference amongst rookies with 24 points and tied for second in rookie goal scoring.
Stringer scored his first career OUA goal on Oct. 10 against the Western Mustangs, his first of a team-leading six power play goals this season, and quickly elevated his game from there. The Business major tallied his first of five multi-point performances the following night in a 3-2 triumph over the Windsor Lancers.
Stringer also recorded two game-winning goals this year, with the first coming on Nov. 10 against the Gryphons and his second on Feb. 13 also against Guelph, which is tied with Holden Rogers for the team lead in that category.
With a successful rookie season behind him, expect Stringer to take another leap next year as his goal contributions will be crucial for the Badgers to find success and make it back to the playoffs.
Jacob Hoffrogge – OUA West All-Rookie Team
Jacob Hoffrogge shined on the blue line in his rookie campaign, earning a spot on the OUA West All-Rookie Team.
The former Prince Albert Raider of the Western Hockey League notched 13 points in 27 games this season, ranking third in the conference amongst first-year defencemen. He scored his first career OUA goal on Nov. 10 to open the scoring in a 6-3 win against the Guelph Gryphons.
His second goal of the season came on Jan. 26 in a 6-4 victory over the Carleton Ravens when he buried a power-play marker — an area he excelled in this year. Quarterbacking the Brock power play, Hoffrogge tallied seven points on the man advantage as the Badgers scored 22 power-play goals this season to rank eighth in that category.
Joining Hoffrogge and Stringer on the OUA West All-Rookie Team are forwards Jaxson Murray (Waterloo Warriors) and Jordan D’Intino (TMU Bold) as well as defenceman Luca Fasciano (Lakehead Thunderwolves) and goaltender Matteo Drobac (Western Mustangs).
Holden Rogers – OUA Second Team All-Star
Holden Rogers dominated the OUA this season to earn his first all-star team appearance after being named as an OUA Second Team All-Star.
After registering only two points last season in his first year with the Badgers following a transfer from the TMU Bold, Rogers took his game to another level this season, finishing with 14 goals and 19 assists in 28 games to rank top 20 in the country and tied for fourth in the conference with 33 points.
The Sport Management major recorded a team-leading eight multi-point games this campaign, including a four-point performance against the Ravens on Jan. 26 in a 6-4 win.
He also scored two game-winning goals this season, first in the season opener on Oct. 3 against the Waterloo Warriors and again on Oct. 19 against the Nipissing Lakers, earning him The Brock Press Athlete of the Month honours for October.
Rogers is joined as an OUA West Second Team All-Star with forwards Franco Sproviero (Western Mustangs) and Connor Bowie (TMU Bold), defencemen Jake Gravelle (Western Mustangs) and Jaden Condotta (TMU Bold) and goaltender Kai Edmonds (TMU Bold).
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After missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season, the Badgers are destined to reach the postseason again in 2025-26 and have a great deal of young talent ready to lead Brock to a playoff berth next season.
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