2007 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION MEDIA GUIDE OHL PRIORITY SELECTION • MAY 5, 2007 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 2007 OHL Priority Selection will once again be conducted online on Saturday May 5, 2007 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at www.ontariohockeyleague.com. This media guide has been prepared as a resource to all media covering the 2007 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 Selected Player Profiles 7 Eligible Player List 12 Eligible Player List - Goaltenders 21 First Round Draft Picks 22 2006 Priority Selection Results by Team 25 2005 Priority Selection Results by Team 27 2004 Priority Selection Results by Team 29 2003 Priority Selection Results by Team 31 2002 Priority Selection Results by Team 33 2001 Priority Selection Results by Team 35 2000 Priority Selection Results by Team 37 1999 Priority Selection Results by Team 40 1998 Priority Selection Results by Team 42 1997 Priority Selection Results by Team 44 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 - Gregg Carrigan; PR - Jason Ford GM - Brian Kilrea; PR - Vanessa Penny 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 - George Burnett; PR - Jay Keller GM - Michael 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 - Stuart McCommish 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 - Pete Krupsky 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 - Dave Barr; PR - Lindsay Pink GM - TBA ; PR - Bill Konesko 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 - Alan Millar; 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 - Jeff Young GM - Dave Torrie; PR - Gerry Liscumb Jr. 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 - Mike Foligno; 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 - Dave Brown; PR - Parker Neale GM - Dave Cameron; PR - Parker Neale 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 - Brad Selwood; PR - Jason Hickman GM - Warren Rychel; PR - Rob Gagnon 2007 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION Player Eligibility North American players born between January 1, 1988 and December 31, 1991 from protected OHL territories are eligible for selection in the 15 rounds of the 2007 OHL Priority Selection. Selected Players in the OHL OHL Member Teams are permitted to register a maximum of four (4) 16 year old players selected in the OHL Priority Selection. Those 16 year old players that are allowed to dress and play are the first two(2) 16 year old players selected and a maximum of addition of two (2) 16 year old “Wild Carded” players. All other 16-year-old players selected are eligible to be called up as an “affiliated player” or “floating affiliate player” for a maximum of 10 games 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 5, 2007 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 May 1, 2007. Please note that teams are permitted to trade selections, other than their first round selection, during the draft selection trading period from Monday April 30 to Friday May 4, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 ERIE OSHAWA ERIE ERIE ERIE PLYMOUTH ERIE ERIE WINDSOR WINDSOR ERIE WINDSOR SAGINAW MISSISSAUGA WINDSOR WINDSOR TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO KITCHENER SUDBURY PETERBOROUGH SAGINAW PETERBOROUGH GUELPH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH BRAMPTON PETERBOROUGH BRAMPTON BRAMPTON KITCHENER BRAMPTON BRAMPTON SAGINAW OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA MISSISSAUGA OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA SUDBURY ERIE SUDBURY S.S. MARIE SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY OWEN SOUND WINDSOR OWEN SOUND MISSISSAUGA OWEN SOUND SARNIA OWEN SOUND OWEN SOUND KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KITCHENER KINGSTON PLYMOUTH KINGSTON BRAMPTON OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA PLYMOUTH LONDON GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH LONDON WINDSOR GUELPH SAGINAW OWEN SOUND SARNIA TORONTO S.S. MARIE SUDBURY SARNIA BRAMPTON SARNIA SARNIA S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE WINDSOR GUELPH S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE SARNIA BELLEVILLE GUELPH BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE BARRIE BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA S.S. MARIE MISSISSAUGA WINDSOR MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA SAGINAW BELLEVILLE PLYMOUTH ERIE SAGINAW SAGINAW MISSISSAUGA SAGINAW BARRIE BARRIE SARNIA BARRIE BARRIE BARRIE BRAMPTON BARRIE KITCHENER PETERBOROUGH BARRIE SARNIA KITCHENER KITCHENER ERIE KITCHENER PLYMOUTH LONDON PETERBOROUGH LONDON BELLEVILLE PETERBOROUGH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH LONDON LONDON BRAMPTON S.S. MARIE OTTAWA KINGSTON LONDON LONDON Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE ERIE SUDBURY ERIE WINDSOR WINDSOR WINDSOR WINDSOR WINDSOR WINDSOR WINDSOR TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO TORONTO PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH PETERBOROUGH BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BRAMPTON BARRIE OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA OTTAWA SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY SUDBURY WINDSOR PETERBOROUGH OWEN SOUND OTTAWA OWEN SOUND OWEN SOUND OWEN SOUND KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON OWEN SOUND OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA OSHAWA GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH GUELPH SARNIA SARNIA SARNIA SARNIA SARNIA SARNIA SARNIA S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE S.S. MARIE BELLEVILLE WINDSOR BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE BELLEVILLE LONDON MISSISSAUGA SAGINAW MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA MISSISSAUGA BARRIE SAGINAW SAGINAW SAGINAW SAGINAW SAGINAW SAGINAW OWEN SOUND BARRIE BARRIE WINDSOR BARRIE BARRIE BARRIE KITCHENER BRAMPTON KITCHENER KITCHENER KITCHENER KITCHENER WINDSOR PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON SAGINAW LONDON 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 from the