2017 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION INFORMATION GUIDE 1 2 ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE OHL PRIORITY SELECTION OHL Priority Selection Process In 2001, the Ontario Hockey League Selected Players in the OHL of games with non-playoff teams with evaluations from their team conducted the annual Priority Selec- OHL Member Teams are permitted selecting ahead of playoff teams. scouting staffs to make their player tion process by way of the Internet to register a maximum of four 16 Teams are permitted to trade draft selections. for the first time in league history. year old players selected in the OHL choices, other than their first round The OHL Central Scouting Bureau Priority Selection. Those 16 year old selection, during the trading period The new process allowed for eligible has been evaluating players since the players that are allowed to be signed from Monday April 3 to Friday April players and their families, as well as 1975-76 season. are the first two 16 year old players 7, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. fans across the league to follow the selected and a maximum of two process in real time online. additional 16 year old wild carded OHL Central Scouting OHL Central Scouting Staff The Central Scouting Bureau of Chief Scout - Darrell Woodley The 2017 OHL Priority Selection players in any round of the OHL the Ontario Hockey League is an GTA - Tim Cherry will once again be conducted online Priority Selection. information service and support Central Ontario - John Finlay on Saturday April 8, 2017 beginning All other 16-year-old players selected organization designed to provide Western Ontario - James Kennedy at 9:00 a.m. You can follow the are eligible to be called up as an “af- the Member Teams with a reference Northern Ontario - Doug Bonhomme entire process online at filiated player” or “floating affiliate in regards to the players available Ottawa and District - Blake Callaghan www.ontariohockeyleague.com. player” for a maximum of 10 games for selection in the annual “Priority Golden Horseshoe - Freddie Coccimiglio Michigan - Kevin Hess or for any OHL regular season or Selection Process.” Player Eligibility PA/NY/NJ - Joshua Romano North American players born in playoff games when such player’s The primary objective of OHL Goaltenders - David Belitski 2001 and non-overage players that team has been eliminated from com- Central Scouting is to identify, rate Bantam Scout - Nathan Laishram were not carded with an Ontario petition for that season. and rank players to be eligible for based midget AAA team from Order of Selection the Priority Selection, according to protected OHL territories are eligible The order of selection is determined their OHL potential. OHL Member for selection in the 15 rounds of the by inverse order of finish during the Teams combine player data received 2017 OHL Priority Selection. past OHL regular season schedule from the Central Scouting Bureau Jack Ferguson Award The Jack Ferguson Award, also known as “The Fergie” is presented annually to the first player selected in the OHL Priority Selection. The award is named for the former long-time Director of OHL Central Scouting and a team scout with several OHL clubs during his long career. Past winners of the Jack Ferguson Award Year Player, OHL Club Year Player, OHL Club 2016 Ryan Merkley, Guelph 1996 Rico Fata, London 2015 David Levin, Sudbury 1995 Daniel Tkaczuk, Barrie 2014 Jakob Chychrun, Sarnia 1994 Jeff Brown, Sarnia 2013 Travis Konecny, Ottawa 1993 Alyn McCauley, Ottawa 2012 Connor McDavid, Erie 1992 Jeff O’Neill, Guelph 2011 Aaron Ekblad, Barrie 1991 Todd Harvey, Detroit 2010 Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia 1990 Pat Peake, Detroit 2009 Daniel Catenacci, S.S. Marie 1989 Eric Lindros, S.S. Marie 2008 John McFarland, Sudbury 1988 Drake Berehowsky, Kingston 2007 Ryan O’Reilly, Erie 1987 John Uniac, Sudbury 2006 Steven Stamkos, Sarnia 1986 Troy Mallette, S.S. Marie 2005 John Tavares, Oshawa 1985 Bryan Fogarty, Kingston 2004 John Hughes, Belleville 1984 Dave Moylan, Sudbury 2003 Patrick McNeill, Saginaw 1983 Trevor Stienburg, Guelph 2002 Rob Schremp, Mississauga 1982 Kirk Muller, Guelph 2001 Patrick O’Sullivan, Mississauga 2000 Patrick Jarrett, Mississauga 1999 Jason Spezza, Mississauga 1998 Jay Harrison, Brampton 1997 Charlie Stephens, Toronto St. Michael’s 2017 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION INFORMATION GUIDE 3 ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE BARRIE COLTS NORTH BAY BATTALION 555 Bayview Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 8Y2 100 Chippewa St. W. North Bay, ON P1B 6G2 Phone: 705/722-6587 Fax: 705/721-9709 Phone: 705/495-8603 Fax: 705/475-1673 [email protected]/ www.barriecolts.com [email protected] / www.battalionhockey.com GM - Jason Ford PR - Andrew Cunningham GM - Stan Butler; PR - Scott Walpole ERIE OTTERS OSHAWA GENERALS 201 East 8th Street, Erie, PA 16503 99 Athol Street East, Oshawa, ON L1H 1J8 Phone: 814/455-7779 Fax: (814)455-0911 Phone: 905/433-0900 Fax: 905/433-0868 [email protected] / www.ottershockey.com [email protected] / www.oshawagenerals.com GM - Dave Brown; PR - Aaron Cooney GM - Roger Hunt; PR - Jessica Corbett FLINT FIREBIRDS OTTAWA 67’S 3501 Lapeer Road, Flint, Michigan 48503 TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7 Phone: 810/744-0580 Phone: 613/232-6767 Fax: 613/690-0468 [email protected] / www.flintfirebirds.com [email protected] / www.ottawa67s.com GM - George Burnett; PR - Dominic Hennig GM - Jeff Brown; PR - Graeme Ivory GUELPH STORM OWEN SOUND ATTACK 55 Wyndham St.N., 2nd Fl., Guelph, ON N1H 7T8 1900 3rd Ave. E., Owen Sound, ON N4K 6T5 Phone: 519/837-9690 Fax: 519/837-9692 Phone: 519/371-7452 Fax: 519/371-7990 [email protected] / www.guelphstorm.com attack @bmts.com / www.attackhockey.com GM - Mike Kelly; PR - Kyle Cormier GM - Dale DeGray; PR - Shaun Bisson HAMILTON BULLDOGS PETERBOROUGH PETES 101 York Boulevard, Hamilton, ON L8R 3L4 121 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, ON K9J 1Y4 Phone: 905/529-8500 Fax: 905/777-2360 Phone: 705/743-3681 Fax: 705/743-5497 [email protected] / www.hamiltonbulldogs.com [email protected] / www.gopetesgo.com GM – Steve Staios; PR – Stew Kernan GM - Mike Oke; PR - Burton Lee KINGSTON FRONTENACS SAGINAW SPIRIT 1 The Tragically Hip Way, Kingston, ON K7K 0B4 P.O. Box 6157, Saginaw, MI 48608 Phone: 613/542-4042 Fax: 613/542-2834 Phone: 989/497-7747 Fax: 989/799-9261 [email protected] / www.kingstonfrontenacs.com [email protected] / www.saginawspirit.com GM - Doug Gilmour; PR - Justin Chenier GM - Dave Drinkill ; PR - Joey Battaino KITCHENER RANGERS SARNIA STING 400 East Avenue, Kitchener, ON N2H 1Z6 1455 London Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 6K4 Phone: 519/576-3700 Fax: 519/576-7571 Phone: 519/542-4494 Fax: 519/542-2388 [email protected] / www.kitchenerrangers.com [email protected] / www.sarniasting.com GM - Mike McKenzie; PR - Alyscia Warner GM - Nick Sinclair; PR - Dach Hiller LONDON KNIGHTS SAULT STE. MARIE GREYHOUNDS 99 Dundas Street, London, ON N6A 6K1 269 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Y9 Phone: 519/681-0800 Fax: 519/668-7291 Phone: 705/253-5976 Fax: 705/945-9458 [email protected] / www.londonknights.com [email protected] / www.soogreyhounds.com GM - Rob Simpson; PR - Ryan Starr GM - Kyle Raftis; PR - Gerry Liscumb Jr. MISSISSAUGA STEELHEADS SUDBURY WOLVES 5500 Rose Cherry Pl., Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6 240 Elgin Street, Sudbury, ON P3E 3N6 Phone: 905/502-7788 Fax: 905/502-0169 Phone: 705/675-3941 Fax: 705/675-7951 [email protected] / www.mississaugasteelheads.com [email protected] / www.sudburywolves.com GM - James Boyd; PR - Alana Davidson GM - Barclay Branch; PR - Andrew Dale NIAGARA ICEDOGS WINDSOR SPITFIRES One IceDogs Way, St. Catharines, ON L2R 0B3 8787 McHugh Street, Windsor, ON N8S 0A1 Phone: 905/687-3641 Fax: 905/682-9129 Phone: 519/254-9256 Fax: 519/254-9257 [email protected] / www.niagaraicedogs.net [email protected] / www.windsorspitfires.com Dir. of Player Personnel - Joey Burke; PR - Cori Jackson GM - Warren Rychel; PR - David Ducharme 4 ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE 2017 PROSPECTS Eligible Skaters Please note that all player statistics and information have been compiled from the minor hockey teams. NAME TEAM POS HT. WT. GP G A PTS PIM ABBAMONT, Dylan Burlington Eagles C 5.05 130 32 11 6 17 10 ACEE, Moses CP Dynamo U16 D 6.01 185 28 6 5 11 6 ADDISON, Brett Halton Hills Hurricanes LW 5.10 169 32 6 9 15 4 ADLYS, Christopher Kitchener Jr. Rangers RD 5.08 143 27 0 4 4 24 AEGARD, Gareth Thunder Bay Kings LD 5.11 170 22 1 1 2 64 AFANASYEV, Egor Detroit Little Caesars 16U F 6.03 180 17 5 3 8 17 AGNEW, Jack Mississauga Senators RD 5.10 177 5 7 12 AGRESTI, Braeden Toronto Red Wings RW 5.09.25 151 33 5 14 19 26 AGUANNO, Anthony Mississauga Rebels RD 5.10 176 70 14 44 58 AHRENS, Nathan Grey-Bruce Highlanders LW 5.08.25 192 30 1 4 5 4 ALLAIR, Ethan New Liskeard Cubs LD 5.08 145 34 2 17 19 96 ALLENSEN, Nate Waterloo Wolves LD 5.10.25 171 32 10 20 30 20 ALLISON, Troy Guelph Gryphons RW 5.09.75 154 35 5 6 11 16 ALTOMARE, Matthew Ajax-Pickering Raiders LD 5.10.25 150 41 3 20 23 20 AMARAL, Tyler Toronto Marlboro LD 5.08 172 75 5 29 34 44 ANDERSON, David Cambridge Hawks RW 5.10.25 171 33 19 20 39 38 ANDREOLA, Nicholas Sothern Tier Admirals C 5.08 142 35 8 14 22 20 ANDREWS, Michael Quinte Red Devils LW 5.09.5 180 42 33 43 76 54 ANDREWS, Nicklas Detroit Little Caesars 16U LD 5.08 170 20 0 3 3 22 Nate Allensen Jeff Burridge ANDREWS, Troy Mississauga Senators RW 5.05 138 6 17 23 NAME TEAM POS HT.