Sam Alfano of the Petes named OHL Academic Player of the Month

The Ontario Hockey League announced on Friday that Sam Alfano of the Peterborough Petes has been named the OHL’s East Division Academic Player of the Month for October.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

Alfano holds a 96% average in five Grade 12 U/M level courses at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School and posted the highest grade in the class with a perfect 100% on his Grade 12 University Data Management midterm.

He is described by his teacher as a hard worker, well-mannered and very interactive with the students while balancing a busy hockey schedule.

The 17-year-old forward was drafted by the Petes 23rd overall in the 2020 OHL Priority Selection out of the Southern Tier Admirals U16 program and has scored one goal over his first eight OHL games.

The Cayuga, Ont. native was named OMHA-SCTA Player of the Year in the 2019-20 season with 63 points over 32 games with the Admirals.

“It’s been awesome. The transition coming from my hometown to Peterborough has been made easy with the support of my parents, the Petes staff and our Academic Advisor Shannon Fife,” said Alfano.

Owen Beck (Mississauga Steelheads; Central Division), Cal Uens (Owen Sound Attack; Midwest Division), and Bronson Ride (Windsor Spitfires; West Division) were also named Academic Players of the Month for October.

A total of 343 graduates utilized their OHL Scholarship at post-secondary institutions across North America during the 2020-21 academic year, with a total contribution by teams of over $3.1 million. Over the past 10 seasons, OHL Scholarship payments have totalled more than $25 million.

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