2003 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION MEDIA GUIDE OHL PRIORITY SELECTION • MAY 3, 2003 On May 5 2001, the Ontario Hockey League conducted the annual Priority Selection process by way of the Internet for the first time in league history. The league web site received record traffic for the single day event, topping 140,000 visitor sessions and 1.8 million page views. The 2003 OHL Priority Selection will once again be conducted online on Saturday May 3, 2003 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at www.ontariohockeyleague.com. This media guide has been prepared as a resource to all media covering the 2003 OHL Priority Selection. Additional media resources, including player head and shoulders photos and draft day informa- tion will be posted on the league’s media information web site - www.ontariohockeyleague.com/media . Contents Team Contact Information 3 Player Eligibility 4 Order of Selection 5 OHL Central Scouting 6 Jack Ferguson Award 6 Player Profiles 7 Eligible Player List 13 Eligible Player List - Goaltenders 24 First Round Draft Picks 26 2002 Priority Selection Results by Team 28 2001 Priority Selection Results by Team 30 2000 Priority Selection Results by Team 32 1999 Priority Selection Results by Team 35 1998 Priority Selection Results by Team 37 2 TEAM CONTACT INFO Barrie Colts Ottawa 67’s 555 Bayview Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 8Y2 1015 Bank Street Gate #4 , Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7 Phone: 705/722-6587 Fax: 705/721-9709 Phone: 613/232-6767 Fax: 613/232-5582 [email protected] / www.barriecolts.com [email protected] / www.ottawa67s.com GM - Mike McCann; PR - Jason Ford GM - Brian Kilrea; PR - Jason O’Connor Belleville Bulls Owen Sound Attack 265 Cannifton Road, Belleville, ON K8N 4V8 1900 3rd Ave. E., Owen Sound, ON N4K 6T5 Phone: 613/966-8338 Fax: 705/966-8761 Phone: 519/371-7452 Fax: 519/371-7990 [email protected] / www.bellevillebulls.com attack @bmts.com / www.attackhockey.com GM - Brad Vaughan; PR - Nancy Sommerville GM - Mike Futa; PR - Dave Middleton Brampton Battalion Peterborough Petes 7575 Kennedy Road S., Brampton, ON L6V 3N2 121 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, ON K9J 1Y4 Phone: 905/874-2393 Fax: 905/874-2394 Phone: 705/743-3681 Fax: 705/743-5497 [email protected] / www.battalionhockey.com [email protected] / www.gopetesgo.com GM - Stan Butler; PR - Darryl Bricknell GM - Jeff Twohey; PR - Aaron Garfat Erie Otters Plymouth Whalers 809 French Street, Erie, PA 16501 14900 Beck Rd., Plymouth Twp, Michigan 48170 Phone: 814/455-7779 Fax: (814)455-0911 Phone: 734/453-8400 Fax: 734/453-4201 [email protected] / www.ottershockey.com [email protected] / www.plymouthwhalers.com GM - Sherwood Bassin; PR - Mark Jeanneret GM - Mike Vellucci; PR - Scott Kelley Guelph Storm Saginaw Spirit 55 Wyndham St.N., 2nd Fl., Guelph, ON N1H 7T8 P.O. Box 6157, Saginaw, MI 48608 Phone: 519/837-9690 Fax: 519/837-9692 Phone: 989/497-7747 Fax: 989/799-9261 [email protected] / www.guelphstorm.com [email protected] / www.saginawspirit.com GM - Alan Millar; PR - Mike Fox GM - Costa Papista; PR - Cameron Knowles Kingston Frontenacs Sarnia Sting P.O. Box 665, Kingston, ON K7L 4X1 1455 London Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 6K4 Phone: 613/542-4042 Fax: 613/542-2834 Phone: 519/542-4494 Fax: 519/542-2388 [email protected] / www.kingstonfrontenacs.com [email protected] / www.sarniasting.com GM - Larry Mavety; PR - Jeff Stilwell GM - Terry Doran; PR - Mark Glavin Kitchener Rangers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Box 43013, Eastwood Sq., Kitchener, ON N2H 6S9 269 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Y9 Phone: 519/576-3700 Fax: 519/576-7571 Phone: 705/253-5976 Fax: 705/945-9458 [email protected] / www.kitchenerrangers.com [email protected] / www.soogreyhounds.com GM - Peter DeBoer; PR - Brad Sparkes GM - Dave Torrie; PR - Gino Cavallo London Knights Sudbury Wolves 99 Dundas Street, London, ON N6A 6K1 240 Elgin Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 3N6 Phone: 519/681-0800 Fax: 519/668-7291 Phone: 705/675-3941 Fax: 705/675-7951 [email protected] / www.londonknights.com [email protected] / www.sudburywolves.com GM - Mark Hunter; PR - Jim McKellar GM - Blaine Smith; PR - Curtis Hall Mississauga IceDogs Toronto St. Michael’s Majors 5500 Rose Cherry Pl., Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6 1515 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5P 3H4 Phone: 905/502-7788 Fax: 519/502-0169 Phone: 416/651-8228 Fax: 416/651-8010 [email protected] / www.mississaugaicedogs.com [email protected] / www.stmichaelsmajors.com GM - T.B.A.; PR - T.B.A. GM - Dave Cameron; PR - Eric Michalko Oshawa Generals Windsor Spitfires 99 Thornton Road South, Oshawa, ON L1J 5Y1 334 Wyandotte St. E., Windsor, ON N9A 3H6 Phone: 905/721-4367 Fax: 905/433-0868 Phone: 519/254-9256 Fax: 519/254-9257 [email protected] / www.oshawagenerals.com [email protected] / www.windsorspitfires.com GM - George Burnett; PR - Mike Dahle GM - Mike Kelly; PR - Chris McCall 2003 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION Player Eligibility North American players born between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1987 from protected OHL territories are eligible for selection in the 15 rounds of the 2003 OHL Priority Selection. Selected Players in the OHL OHL Member Teams shall be eligible to dress and play for the entire 2003-04 playing season their first two 16 year old players selected in the OHL Priority Selection, or any 16-year-old player selected in one of the first two rounds of the OHL Priority Selection. In addition, OHL Member Teams are eligible to dress and play one additional 16-year-old player that is selected in any other round of the OHL Priority Selection. All other 16-year-old players selected are eligible to be called up as an “affiliated player” or “floating affilate player” for a maximum of 10 games between the period of October 15 and the conclusion of the World Junior Hockey Championships or for any OHL regular season or playoff games when such player’s team has been eliminated from competition for that season. 4 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION • MAY 3, 2003 Order of Selection The order of selection is determined by inverse order of finish during the past OHL regular season schedule of games with non-playoff teams selecting ahead of playoff teams. The following is the complete order of selection as of April 30, 2003. Please note that teams are permitted to trade selections, other than their first round selection, during the draft selection trading period from Monday April 28 to Friday May 2, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Kingston Brampton Saginaw Barrie Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Saginaw Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Kingston Owen Sound Kingston Kitchener Sudbury Kingston Kingston Kingston Erie Erie Toronto Erie Erie Saginaw Erie Oshawa Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Kitchener Mississauga Mississauga S.S. Marie S.S. Marie Peterborough S.S. Marie Ottawa Guelph Kitchener S.S. Marie Owen Sound Ottawa Oshawa Ottawa Owen Sound Ottawa Ottawa Owen Sound Guelph S.S. Marie Guelph Guelph Kitchener Mississauga Guelph Guelph Barrie Sarnia Barrie Barrie Brampton Barrie Plymouth Barrie London Owen Sound London London Brampton Peterborough London London Oshawa London Windsor London Erie Oshawa Owen Sound Oshawa Belleville Plymouth Oshawa Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Toronto Belleville Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Peterborough Saginaw Peterborough Peterborough Erie Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Brampton Peterborough Brampton Brampton Sarnia Brampton Brampton Brampton Windsor Brampton Windsor Owen Sound Oshawa Windsor Windsor Mississauga Sarnia Windsor Plymouth Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Plymouth Sarnia Kitchener Plymouth Sudbury Saginaw Saginaw Plymouth Ottawa Plymouth Ottawa S.S. Marie Erie Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Kitchener Ottawa Kitchener Belleville S.S. Marie Saginaw Belleville Kitchener Plymouth Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Saginaw Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Sudbury Kingston Kingston Kingston Kingston Kingston Kingston London Erie Erie Erie Erie Windsor Erie Erie Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga Mississauga S.S. Marie S.S. Marie S.S. Marie S.S. Marie S.S. Marie S.S. Marie Brampton Owen Sound Owen Sound Owen Sound Owen Sound Owen Sound Owen Sound Owen Sound Guelph Guelph Guelph Guelph Guelph Guelph Guelph Barrie Barrie Barrie Barrie Barrie Barrie Barrie London Peterborough Ottawa London London London London Guelph Owen Sound Oshawa Oshawa Oshawa Oshawa Oshawa Belleville Barrie Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Belleville Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Peterborough Brampton Brampton Brampton Brampton Brampton Brampton Brampton Windsor Peterborough Windsor Owen Sound Windsor Windsor Windsor Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Sarnia Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Barrie Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener 5 OHL CENTRAL SCOUTING The Central Scouting Bureau of the Ontario Hockey League is an information service and support organization designed to provide the Member Teams with a reference in regards to the players available for selection in the annual “Priority Selection Process.” The primary objective of OHL Central Scouting is to identify, rate and rank players to be eligible for the Priority Selection, according to their OHL potential. OHL Member Teams combine player data received