By early 2017 - only three years into the lifetime of League1 Ontario - a list of 50+ grads had already moved from the province's senior standards-based pro-am league to professional contracts around the world. Those numbers were certainly impressive at the time.

Incredibly, now in early 2018, over 100 players - 89 men and 14 women - have migrated from the podium of League1 Ontario to be picked up by professional clubs all over the world. The future is definitely bright for the province's elite U23 players with pro standard ambitions.

"From the outset, one of the primary planks of the League1 Ontario mission statement was for this league to serve as a viable stage from which our top talents would be able to make the jump to fully professional opportunities, whether those are found in North American or abroad," said League1 Ontario Commisioner, Dino Rossi Jr.

"To have reached 100 players is both amazing and humbling," he continued.

"It is a testament to how much quality we have in this province and also the hard work done by our clubs to provide the preparation and opportunities needed so that players can realistically strive to achieve their dreams."