A Look Back At The 2009 NHL Draft

So we have finally reached a point in the annual NHL draft recaps where I can actually remember what happened in the lead-up to the draft itself, as it around 2009 where I started to keep more of an eye on Junior and College Hockey. The complete nerding-out is still a couple more years away, so stay tuned for that one in about 24 months.

Back in 2009, I remember TSN trying to convince me that John Tavares was under severe competition in being the first overall pick, which I dismissed immediately as network hype. I still believe that to be the case five years afterwards, but how did the rest of the non Jun Tavarez picks pan out? Well let’s find out.

Anaheim Ducks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Guelph Storm	Peter Holland	C	68	10-7-17	Toronto Marlies
1	26	US NTDP	Kyle Palmieri	RW	141	29-31-60	Anaheim Ducks
2	37	Brampton Battalion	Mat Clark	D	2	0-0-0	Norfolk Admirals
3	76	Magnitogorsk Jr.	Igor Bobkov	G	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
4	106	Jyp Jr.	Sami Vatanen	D	56	8-15-23	Anaheim Ducks
5	136	Tri-City Storm	Radoslav Illo	C	0	N/A	Bemidji State Beavers
6	166	Oshawa Generals	Scott Valentine	D	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals

Despite having the presence of Igor Bobkov, this isn’t quite a stelar draft. Though I expect Palmieri to get some more chances with Teemu now calling it a day. I’m still crying over that.

Atlanta Thrashers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Vancouver Giants	Evander Kane	C	324	99-101-200	Winnipeg Jets
2	34	Frolunda HC	Carl Klingberg	LW	10	1-0-1	St. John’s Ice Caps
2	45	US NTDP	Jeremy Morin	LW	39	8-8-16	Rockford Ice Hogs
4	117	Saginaw Spirit	Edward Pasquale	G	0	N/A	St. John’s Ice Caps
4	120	Guelph Storm	Ben Chiarot	D	1	0-0-0	St. John’s Ice Caps
5	125	Saginaw Spirit	Cody Sol	D	0	N/A	Ontario Reign
6	155	Kamloops Blazers	Jimmy Bubnick	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Saskatchewan Huskies in 12/13)
7	185	Spokane Chiefs	Levko Koper	LW	0	N/A	Alberta Golden Bears
7	203	Waterloo Black Hawks	Jordan Samuels-Thomas	LW	0	N/A	Quinnipiac Bobcats

Provided that Kane isn’t run out of town by Gary Lawless, this has been a pretty good draft for the Jets franchise. Okay maybe not with the late picks, but who doesn’t love some CIS studs.

Boston Bruins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	25	Rimouski Oceanic	Jordan Caron	RW	123	12-16-28	Boston Bruins
3	86	Prince Albert Raiders	Ryan Button	D	0	N/A	Idaho Steelheads
4	112	Windsor Spitfires	Lane MacDermid	LW	21	2-2-4	Abbotsford Heat
6	176	Kitchener Rangers	Tyler Randell	RW	0	N/A	Providence Bruins
7	206	Nepean Raiders	Ben Sexton	C	0	N/A	Clarkson Golden Knights

I completely forgot that Lane MacDermid played in Windsor. Caron’s finally getting a chance to play on a more regular basis for the Bruins, which may prove to be the saving grace for this draft class.

Buffalo Sabres

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	Peterborough Petes	Zach Kassian	RW	156	25-25-50	Vancouver Canucks
3	66	Kootenay Ice	Brayden McNabb	D	37	1-7-8	Manchester Monarchs
4	104	Sudbury Wolves	Marcus Foligno	LW	135	18-32-50	Buffalo Sabres
5	134	Malden Catholic High School	Mark Adams	D	0	N/A	Providence Friars
6	164	Miami Redhawks	Connor Knapp	G	2	0-0-1 (3.12)	Greenville Road Warriors
7	194	Shawinigan Cataractes	Maxime Legault	RW	0	N/A	Gwinnett Gladiators

Kassian turned into Cody Hodgson and McNabb was dealt for Hudson Fasching in some hot prospect swapping action, so it will be interesting to see how those deals play out in the long-term. The Foligno pick though is pretty good for a fourth rounder.

Calgary Flames

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	23	Skelleftea	Tim Erixon	D	51	0-7-7	Springfield Falcons
3	74	Chilliwack Bruins	Ryan Howse	LW	0	N/A	Stockton Thunder
4	111	Farjestads	Henrik Bjorklund	RW	0	N/A	Bofors
5	141	Surrey Eagles	Spencer Bennett	LW	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
6	171	TPS	Joni Ortio	G	9	4-4-0 (2.51)	Abbotsford Heat
7	201	Saskatoon Blades	Gaelan Patterson	C	0	N/A	Idaho Steelheads

Poor Tim Erixon. Ortio may prove to be the one redeeming factor of this draft class, mainly because he’s a Finnish goalie.

Carolina Hurricanes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	27	Shawinigan Cataractes	Philippe Paradis	LW	0	N/A	Syracuse Crunch
2	51	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	Brian Dumoulin	D	6	0-1-1	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3	88	Skelleftea	Mattias Lindstrom	LW	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
5	131	Guelph Storm	Matt Kennedy	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Fort Wayne Komets in 12/13)
6	178	Kalpa	Rasmus Rissanen	D	0	N/A	Charlotte Checkers
7	208	Red Deer Rebels	Tommi Kivisto	D	0	N/A	Ilves

Well here’s our clubhouse leader for the worst draft class. Dumoulin was dealt to Pittsburgh for Jordan Staal in the 2012 draft, where shockingly, Ray Shero used the draft pick he gained to grab another bloody defender. More on Shero later.

Chicago Blackhawks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	28	Camrose Kodiaks	Dylan Olsen	D	72	3-10-13	Florida Panthers
2	59	Georgetown Raiders	Brandon Pirri	C	56	13-14-27	Florida Panthers
3	89	Totino Grace High School	Daniel Delisle	LW	0	N/A	Idaho Steelheads
4	119	Everett Silvertips	Byron Froese	C	0	N/A	Cincinnati Cyclones
5	149	Djurgardens	Marcus Kruger	C	206	21-46-67	Chicago Blackhawks
6	177	Cumberland Grads	David Pacan	RW	0	N/A	Kalamazoo Wings
7	195	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	Paul Phillips	D	0	N/A	Colorado Eagles
7	209	Toledo Walleye	David Gilbert	C	0	N/A	Toledo Walleye

David Pacan got drafted? Kruger was a bloody steal in the fifth round, while both Olsen and Pirri look to be getting the ice time in Florida that they probably weren’t going to get in Chicago. All in all, a pretty good day at the office despite a few missed picks.

Colorado Avalanche

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Brampton Battalion	Matt Duchene	C	337	105-158-263	Colorado Avalanche
2	33	Erie Otters	Ryan O’Reilly	C	345	73-118-191	Colorado Avalanche
2	49	Saskatoon Blades	Stefan Elliott	D	58	6-12-18	Lake Erie Monsters
3	64	Kelowna Rockets	Tyson Barrie	D	106	15-36-51	Colorado Avalanche
5	124	Boston Terriers	Kieran Millan	G	0	N/A	Denver Cutthroats
6	154	US NTDP	Brandon Maxwell	G	0	N/A	Rogle
7	184	Nobles High School	Gus Young	D	0	N/A	Yale Bulldogs

The best draft class so far by a country mile. Sure O’Reilly might not be around Colorado for much longer given the contract mess, but when you get a top line player in Duchene with the third overall pick, you can’t be too upset if other guys don’t pan out or leave early.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	21	Chicago Steel	John Moore	D	173	7-22-29	New York Rangers
2	56	US NTDP	Kevin Lynch	C	0	N/A	Evansville Icemen
4	94	Moncton Wildcats	David Savard	D	105	7-18-25	Columbus Blue Jackets
5	137	Exeter High School	Thomas Larkin	D	0	N/A	Evansville Icemen
6	167	Malmo	Anton Blomqvist	D	0	N/A	Malmo
7	197	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Kyle Neuber	RW	0	N/A	Guelph Gryphons

Fun fact, in his one CIS season so far, Neuber has put up a better single-year point total than he had during his entire OHL tenure. Moore’s now part of the Rangers back-line after being part of the Gaborik deal, but Savard has prevented this from being a total mess for Columbus.

Dallas Stars

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Brandon Wheat Kings	Scott Glennie	C	1	0-0-0	Texas Stars
2	38	Des Moines Buccaneers	Alex Chiasson	RW	86	19-23-42	Dallas Stars
3	69	St. Michael’s Buzzers	Reilly Smith	RW	122	23-37-60	Boston Bruins
5	129	Edmonton Oil Kings	Tomas Vincour	RW	88	7-9-16	AK Bars Kazan
6	159	Penticton Vees	Curtis McKenzie	LW	0	N/A	Texas Stars

That Scott Glennie pick is looking worse and worse by the day. Other than that though, this is a pretty decent draft for only five picks, especially if McKenzie can build upon a great year in the AHL.

Detroit Red Wings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	32	Red Deer Rebels	Landon Ferraro	C	4	0-0-0	Grand Rapids Griffins
2	60	Zvolen HKM	Tomas Tatar	LW	100	24-23-47	Detroit Red Wings
3	75	Victoriaville Tigres	Andrej Nestrasil	RW	0	N/A	Grand Rapids Griffins
3	90	Rimouski Oceanic	Gleason Fournier	D	0	N/A	Grand Rapids Griffins
5	150	Green Bay Gamblers	Nick Jensen	D	0	N/A	Grand Rapids Griffins
6	180	Kelowna Rockets	Mitch Callahan	RW	1	0-0-0	Grand Rapids Griffins
7	210	HV71	Adam Almquist	D	2	1-0-1	Grand Rapids Griffins

Okay, this isn’t quite a vintage Red Wings draft, at this point at least. With that said, the Tatar pick is a really good one for a selection at the very end of the second round.

Edmonton Oilers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Timra IK	Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson	LW	218	32-38-70	St. Louis Blues
2	40	Timra IK	Anton Lander	C	94	2-6-8	Oklahoma City Barons
3	71	Minnetonka High School	Troy Hesketh	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Hamline Pipers in 11/12)
3	82	Everett Silvertips	Cameron Abney	RW	0	N/A	Orlando Solar Bears
4	99	Vernon Vipers	Kyle Bigos	D	0	N/A	Ontario Reign
4	101	Ilves	Toni Rajala	LW	0	N/A	HV71
5	133	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Olivier Roy	G	0	N/A	Alaska Aces

Paajarvi ended up being the forgotten middle child of the three big picks by the Oilers at this point, as he was lumped in between Eberle and Hall. Lander may get a full-time shot at some point, but that Troy Hesketh pick is sure a hot mess.

Florida Panthers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Dmitri Kulikov	D	313	24-75-99	Florida Panthers
2	44	US NTDP	Drew Shore	C	67	8-12-20	San Antonio Rampage
3	67	Fargo Force	Josh Birkholz	RW	0	N/A	Cincinnati Cyclones
4	107	Owen Sound Attack	Garrett Wilson	LW	3	0-0-0	San Antonio Rampage
5	135	Okotoks Oilers	Corban Knight	C	7	1-0-1	Abbotsford Heat
5	138	South Kent School	Wade Megan	C	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
6	165	Windsor Spitfires	Scott Timmins	C	24	1-0-1	Albany Devils

It’s not often that a 14th overall pick ends up sticking in the show right away, but Kulikov has done just that. Drew Shore looks alright as well, so for a Panthers team that has had some tough times in the draft in the past, this may prove to be one of their better classes.

Los Angeles Kings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Brandon Wheat Kings	Brayden Schenn	C	192	40-47-87	Philadelphia Flyers
2	35	Barrie Colts	Kyle Clifford	LW	276	22-26-48	Los Angeles Kings
3	84	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Nicolas Deslauriers	LW	17	1-0-1	Rochester Americans
4	95	Montreal Juniors	Jean-Francois Berube	G	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
4	96	Medicine Hat Tigers	Linden Vey	RW	18	0-5-5	Manchester Monarchs
5	126	Owen Sound Attack	David Kolomatis	D	0	N/A	Hershey Bears
6	156	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Michael Pelech	C	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
6	179	Calgary Hitmen	Brandon Kozun	RW	0	N/A	Toronto Marlies
7	186	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Jordan Nolan	C	134	10-10-20	Los Angeles Kings
7	198	Wenatchee Wild	Nic Dowd	C	0	N/A	St. Cloud State Huskies

In a total shocker, the Kings had another awesome draft. Okay Schenn’s gone, but you have a seventh rounder who has played key minutes over the last couple of years in Nolan, a college stud in Dowd, a super pest in Clifford, and yet another strong scorer in Vey. No wonder this team’s the new benchmark in the NHL.

Minnesota Wild

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Eden Prairie High School	Nick Leddy	D	258	20-73-93	Chicago Blackhawks
3	77	Plymouth Whalers	Matt Hackett	G	21	4-13-1 (2.82)	Rochester Americans
4	103	Calgary Hitmen	Kris Foucault	LW	1	0-0-0	Iowa Wild
4	116	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Alexander Fallstrom	RW	0	N/A	Providence Bruins
6	161	Red Deer Rebels	Darcy Kuemper	G	32	13-10-4 (2.37)	Minnesota Wild
6	163	Blues	Jere Sallinen	LW	0	N/A	HPK
7	182	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Erik Haula	LW	46	6-9-15	Minnesota Wild
7	193	Dallas Stars Midget AAA	Anthony Hamburg	C	0	N/A	RIT Tigers

In hindsight, dealing away Nick Leddy for Cam Barker might not have been the best move for the Wild. With that said, Haula and Kuemper have both been great late round selections, and they were able to trade Hackett to bring the Population of Pominville.

Montreal Canadians

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	18	Omaha Lancers	Louis LeBlanc	C	50	5-5-10	Hamilton Bulldogs
3	65	Blues	Joonas Nattinen	C	1	0-0-0	Hamilton Bulldogs
3	79	Hotchkiss School	Mac Bennett	D	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
4	109	Dynamo Moscow	Alexander Avtsin	RW	0	N/A	HK Lipetsk
5	139	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Gabriel Dumont	C	15	1-2-3	Hamilton Bulldogs
6	169	Kingston Voyageurs	Dustin Walsh	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Dartmouth Big Green in 12/13)
7	199	Indiana Ice	Mike Cichy	C	0	N/A	Western Michigan Broncos
7	211	Karpat	Petteri Simila	G	0	N/A	Blues

While the crowd in Montreal was thrilled when Louis LeBlanc was taken, the Habs brass are probably praying that he steps up soon, because the rest of the draft class sure hasn’t, save Dumont.

Nashville Predators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	Windsor Spitfires	Ryan Ellis	D	144	11-33-44	Nashville Predators
2	41	Edina High School	Zach Budish	RW	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
2	42	Shawinigan Cataractes	Charles-Olivier Roussel	D	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
3	70	Guelph Storm	Taylor Beck	RW	23	3-4-7	Milwaukee Admirals
3	72	Guelph Storm	Michael Latta	C	17	1-3-4	Hershey Bears
4	98	Waterloo Black Hawks	Craig Smith	C	195	42-58-100	Nashville Predators
4	102	Mora IK	Mattias Ekholm	D	65	1-8-9	Nashville Predators
4	110	Fargo Force	Nick Oliver	C	0	N/A	St. Cloud State Huskies
5	132	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Gabriel Bourque	LW	151	27-34-61	Nashville Predators
7	192	Westside Warriors	Cam Reid	C	0	N/A	Denver Cutthroats

A challenger to the Kings appears, especially with the Smith and Bourque picks. Though to be fair, I’ve loved Ryan Ellis since he played in Windsor, so I’m a tad bit biased.

New Jersey Devils

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Djurgardens	Jacob Josefson	C	118	7-18-25	New Jersey Devils
2	54	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	Eric Gelinas	D	61	7-22-29	New Jersey Devils
3	73	Djurgardens	Alexander Urbom	D	34	3-1-4	Albany Devils
4	114	Sioux City Musketeers	Seth Helgeson	D	0	N/A	Albany Devils
5	144	Okotoks Oilers	Derek Rodwell	LW	0	N/A	North Dakota
6	174	Shawinigan Cataractes	Ashton Bernard	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Riviere-du-Loup in 11/12)
7	204	Cowichan Valley Capitals	Curtis Gedig	D	0	N/A	Ohio State Buckeyes

Your prototypical Devils draft, neither amazing nor horrible. Just there.

New York Islanders

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	London Knights	John Tavares	C	350	136-179-315	New York Islanders
1	12	Oshawa Generals	Calvin De Haan	D	52	3-13-16	New York Islanders
2	31	Blues	Mikko Koskinen	G	4	2-1-0 (4.33)	Novosibirsk Sibir
3	62	Lulea	Anders Nilsson	G	23	9-9-2 (3.05)	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4	92	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Casey Cizikas	C	140	12-23-50	New York Islanders
5	122	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Anton Klementyev	D	1	0-0-0	Sokol Krasnoyarsk
6	152	Edina High School	Anders Lee	C	24	10-6-16	New York Islanders

That Tavares guy is pretty good, and this Isles draft was actually pretty solid. Sure, both goalies are now in the KHL full-time, but Cizikas was a good fourth rounder, and Lee might be a steal after  his time with Notre Dame and a stellar late season stint.

New York Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Andover High School	Chris Kreider	C	89	19-21-40	New York Rangers
2	47	Kingston Frontenacs	Ethan Werek	C	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
3	80	US NTDP	Ryan Bourque	C	0	N/A	Hartford Wolf Pack
5	127	Ceske Budejovice	Roman Horak	C	84	6-13-19	Oklahoma City Barons
5	140	Owen Sound Attack	Scott Stajcer	G	0	N/A	Hartford Wolf Pack
6	170	Sudbury Wolves	Daniel Maggio	D	0	N/A	Lake Erie Monsters
7	200	Mechel	Mikhail Pashnin	D	0	N/A	Lokomotiv Yraoslavl

Krieder seems set to be a top forward for the Rangers, and Bourque should eventually get a full-time shot. It’s a shame Werek hasn’t panned out yet though.

Ottawa Senators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Spokane Chiefs	Jared Cowen	D	158	12-21-33	Ottawa Senators
2	39	Brynas	Jakob Silfverberg	LW	100	20-22-42	Anaheim Ducks
2	46	Frolunda	Robin Lehner	G	61	21-24-10 (2.82)	Ottawa Senators
4	100	Miami Redhawks	Chris Wideman	D	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators
5	130	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Mike Hoffman	C	29	3-3-6	Binghamton Senators
5	146	Cedar Rapids Rough Riders	Jeff Costello	LW	0	N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6	160	Ottawa 67’s	Corey Cowick	LW	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators
7	190	Avon Old Farms	Brad Peltz	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Trenton Titans in 12/13)
7	191	Lincoln Stars	Michael Sdao	D	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators

Hound Power alumni FTW. With Wideman and Hoffman both having strong AHL campaigns, this draft class looks to be a stellar one for the Sens, even though they had trade away Silfverberg in order to get Bobby Ryan.

Philadelphia Flyers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
3	81	Saskatoon Blades	Adam Morrison	G	0	N/A	South Carolina Stingrays
3	87	Brynas	Simon Bertilsson	D	0	N/A	Brynas
5	142	Moncton Wildcats	Nicola Riopel	G	0	N/A	Frederikshavn
6	153	Shawinigan Cataractes	Dave Labrecque	C	0	N/A	Briancon
6	172	Windsor Spitfires	Eric Wellwood	LW	31	5-5-10	Retired (Leg Injury in 2013)
7	196	St. Cloud State Huskies	Oliver Lauridsen	D	15	2-1-3	Adirondack Phantoms

Welp, since Wellwood had to retire, it’s up a to a late seventh round pick to save this draft class. I don’t think I like Philly’s chances.

Phoenix Coyotes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	Leksands	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	258	32-79-111	Phoenix Coyotes
2	36	US NTDP	Chris Brown	C	17	1-1-2	Hershey Bears
3	91	Fargo Force	Mike Lee	G	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
4	97	Saginaw Spirit	Jordan Szwarz	RW	26	3-0-3	Portland Pirates
4	105	Red Deer Rebels	Justin Weller	D	0	N/A	Gwinnett Gladiators
6	157	Kelowna Rockets	Evan Bloodoff	LW	0	N/A	Florida Everblades

Ekman-Larsson’s a stud on the blueline, and easily makes this draft a success. I’m hoping Mike Lee gets healthy at some point though, as he was a pretty decent goalie for St. Cloud State before Ryan Faragher took over.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	30	Saint John Sea Dogs	Simon Despres	D	85	3-13-16	Pittsburgh Penguins
2	61	Chicago Steel	Philip Samuelsson	D	5	0-0-0	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3	63	Little Falls High School	Ben Hanowski	RW	16	1-2-3	Abbotsford Heat
4	121	Shawinigan Cataractes	Nick Petersen	RW	0	N/A	Schwennigen Wild Wings
5	123	Delbarton High School	Alex Velischek	D	0	N/A	Arizona Sundogs
5	151	Belleville Bulls	Andy Bathgate	LW	0	N/A	Konigsborner
6	181	Oskarshamn	Viktor Ekbom	D	0	N/A	Orebro

Hey look, the Penguins drafted two defenders and dealt Hanowski for a rental player. Yippie! Though to be fair, I expect Despres will finally get a long look here before to long with the Penguins.

San Jose Sharks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	43	US NTDP	William Wrenn	D	0	N/A	Texas Stars
2	57	Kingston Frontenacs	Taylor Doherty	D	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
5	146	London Knights	Philip Varone	C	9	1-1-2	Rochester Americans
7	189	Prince George Cougars	Marek Viedensky	C	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
7	207	Berlin Polar Bears	Dominik Bielke	D	0	N/A	EHC Munich

This doesn’t look good at the moment, but I expect the 800 foot tall Doherty will finally get a chance to be in the Sharks before too long. I mean, how long can you let a guy as tall as he is hang around in the minors before he gets the KHL bug.

St. Louis Blues

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	Skelleftea	David Rundblad	D	55	1-8-9	Chicago Blackhawks
2	48	Portland Winterhawks	Brett Ponich	D	0	N/A	Kalamazoo Wings
3	78	Tolyatti Lada	Sergei Andronov	LW	0	N/A	Chicago Wolves
4	108	Kamloops Blazers	Tyler Shattock	RW	0	N/A	Chicago Wolves
6	168	Erie Otters	David Shields	D	0	N/A	Chicago Wolves
7	202	Duluth East High School	Maxwell Tardy	C	0	N/A	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

So what if Rundblad didn’t work out, the Blues have an exciting collection of AHLers in the system. What do you mean that’s not good?

Tampa Bay Lightning

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Modo	Victor Hedman	D	333	29-115-144	Tampa Bay Lightning
1	29	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Carter Ashton	RW	47	0-3-3	Toronto Maple Leafs
2	52	Trinec Ocelari	Richard Panik	RW	75	8-14-22	Tampa Bay Lightning
4	93	Barrie Colts	Alex Hutchings	LW	0	N/A	Rochester Americans
5	148	Oshawa Generals	Michael Zador	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Owen Sound Attack in 10/11)
6	162	Erie Otters	Jaroslav Janus	G	0	N/A	Slovan Bratislava
7	183	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Kirill Gotovets	D	0	N/A	Cornell Big Red

I said this in a previous OHL draft recap, but how has Zador fallen off the face of the earth? Hedman started a bit slow, but had an awesome 13/14 season that proved his high draft pick. That Panik pick looks pretty solid as well.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	London Knights	Nazem Kadri	C	177	46-67-113	Toronto Maple Leafs
2	50	US NTDP	Kenny Ryan	RW	0	N/A	Toronto Marlies
2	58	Windsor Spitfires	Jesse Blacker	D	0	N/A	Norfolk Admirals
3	68	Plymouth Whalers	Jamie Devane	LW	2	0-0-0	Toronto Marlies
5	128	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers	Eric Knodel	D	0	N/A	New Hampshire Wildcats
6	158	US NTDP	Jerry D’Amigo	LW	22	1-2-3	Toronto Marlies
7	188	Peterborough Petes	Barron Smith	D	0	N/A	Alberta Golden Bears

This is the first Burke draft, which led to the greatest exchange in NHL Draft history. With Kadri seemingly on the block now, this class looks a bit worse off if he’s gone, with D’Amigo the one somewhat impactful talent left in the system. On a side note, Burke seriously selected Barron Smith?

Vancouver Canucks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	22	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Jordan Schroeder	C	56	6-9-15	Vancouver Canucks
2	53	Brynas	Anton Rodin	RW	0	N/A	Brynas
3	83	Western Michigan Broncos	Kevin Connauton	D	36	1-7-8	Dallas Stars
4	113	Nepean Raiders	Jeremy Price	D	0	N/A	South Carolina Stingrays
5	143	Frolunda	Peter Andersson	D	0	N/A	Utica Comets
6	173	Merrimack Warriors	Joe Cannata	G	0	N/A	Utica Comets
7	187	Saint John Sea Dogs	Steven Anthony	LW	0	N/A	St. Charles Chill

I knew that Schroeder was one of the top American players in World Junior history, but I forgot how good his freshman season was with the Golden Gophers prior to being drafted.  At this point, it’s up to him to save the draft class for the Canucks, especially since Connauton was dealt for rent-a-player Derek Roy.

Washington Capitals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	24	Farjestad	Marcus Johansson	C	263	41-98-139	Washington Capitals
2	55	Novokuznetsk Metallurg	Dmitri Orlov	D	119	6-25-31	Washington Capitals
3	85	Swift Current Broncos	Cody Eakin	C	159	27-40-67	Dallas Stars
4	115	Waterloo Black Hawks	Patrick Wey	D	9	0-3-3	Hershey Bears
5	145	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Brett Flemming	D	0	N/A	Reading Royals
6	175	Regina Pats	Garrett Mitchell	D	0	N/A	Hershey Bears
7	205	PEI Rocket	Benjamin Casavant	LW	0	N/A	Trois-Rivieres Vikings

And to finish things off, we have a pretty decent crop of players for the Capitals. Though how Casavant didn’t catch on with anyone after some pretty good junior numbers is beyond me.

A Look Back At The 2009 OHL Draft

As I post this to the internet, the 2014 edition of the OHL Draft is just a few hours away from getting into full swing, with the Sarnia Sting having announced yesterday that highly-touted defender Jakob Chychrun would be the first overall selection in this year’s event.

In this instant access world, everyone wants to have a quick opinion on what each of the 20 teams does on draft day, but it’s pretty much impossible. The vast majority of us have yet to see those drafted in person, and our lone glimpse may only come from a YouTube highlight reel.

I have always been of the belief that you have to let at least five years pass before you make any final judgements on a draft, and with the 1993 birth-year players leaving the junior ranks, I figure this time is right to do my annual review of a previous OHL Draft by taking a look back at what happened in 2009.

Barrie Colts

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Toronto Marlboros	Ryan Strome	C	225	105-190-295	New York Islanders Organization
3	48	Quinte Red Devils	Zach Hall	C	221	68-156-224	Barrie Colts
4	62	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Ryan Wells	D	0	N/A	London Nationals
4	68	Hamilton Huskies	Clint Windsor	G	100	26-49-10 (4.24)	Miramichi Timberwolves
5	68	Toronto Young Nationals	James Hennessy	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Stayner Siskins in 12/13)
6	101	Peterborough Petes	Mitchell Bursey	D	32	1-1-2	St. Catharines Falcons
7	128	Whitby Wildcats	Quincy McIvor	F	0	N/A	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 11/12)
8	148	Toronto Young Nationals	Tye Campbell	RW	0	N/A	North York Rangers
9	168	Ajax-Pickering Rangers	James Doering	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 11/12)
10	188	Mississauga Senators	Dylan Smoskowitz	F	255	86-55-141	Oshawa Generals
11	208	Detroit Belle Tire	Cory Czarnik	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Tri-City Storm in 10/11)
13	248	Toronto Young Nationals	Tyson Fawcett	C	130	35-40-75	Barrie Colts
14	268	Hamilton Huskies	Mitchell Nardi	C	0	N/A	Lake Superior State Lakers
15	288	Upper Canada Cyclones	Jarrett Williams	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Westport Rideaus in 12/13)
15	293	South Central Coyotes	Michael Robinson	LW	72	5-10-15	Wellington Dukes

Ryan Strome ended up becoming a star in the league, though that was after he was traded to Niagara in a deal that saw the Colts pick up Alex Pietrangelo at the 2010 trade deadline. The Zach Hall pick ended up being good in the long run though, and Tyson Fawcett was a nice snag in the late stages of the draft.

Belleville Bulls

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	18	Quinte Red Devils	Tyson Teichmann	G	130	31-7-7 (4.01)	Wellington Dukes
2	32	Toronto Marlboros	Michael Curtis	LW	311	80-75-185	Erie Otters
4	63	Toronto Marlboros	Steven Strong	D	228	12-35-47	Guelph Gryphons
4	78	Mississauga Senators	Alex Basso	D	280	38-120-158	London Knights
5	98	Central Ontario Wolves	Scott Simmonds	LW	245	21-49-70	Belleville Bulls
7	136	St. Catharines Falcons	Matt Moes	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (St. Catharines Falcons in 11/12)
8	158	Peterborough Petes	Cole Murduff	D	79	1-9-10	Lindsay Muskies
9	178	Ottawa Valley Titans	Phillip Doucet	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Gloucester Rangers in 11/12)
10	198	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Steven Deeg	RW	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
11	218	Toronto Marlboros	Malcolm Subban	G	118	64-42-6 (2.52)	Boston Bruins Organization
12	238	Brantford 99ers	Dillan Walker	D	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
13	258	Ottawa Valley Titans	Nikolas Van Essen	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Ottawa Valley Titans in 08-09)
14	278	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Ryan Logan	D	0	N/A	Cobourg Cougars
15	298	Central Ontario Wolves	Eric Wintjes	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Ottawa West Golden Knights in 12/13)

The Bulls did get a top-notch goalie in this draft, but it was in the 11th round and not with their first pick. Their next four picks were pretty solid as a whole after Teichmann though.

Brampton Batallion

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	York Simcoe Express	Barclay Goodrow	RW	313	127-102-229	North Bay Battalion
3	52	Niagara Falls Rivermen	Mathew MacLeod	RW	291	54-76-130	North Bay Battalion
4	73	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Michael Mastrangelo	LW	4	0-0-0	Unknown (Saint John Sea Dogs in 12/13)
5	89	Villanova Knights	Domenic Alberga	C	259	35-51-86	Ryerson University
7	127	London Knights	Jacob Riley	G	51	11-19-7 (3.75)	London Nationals
7	137	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers	Tyler Rehm	LW	0	N/A	Janesville Jets
8	157	Rochester Alliance	Jeffrey Stengiein	C	0	N/A	Michigan State Spartans
9	177	Mississauga Reps	Mark Luzar	D	0	N/A	Harvard Crimson
10	197	Toronto Red Wings	Daniel Leavens	C	0	N/A	Robert Morris Colonials
11	217	Mississauga Reps	Jordan Auld	D	127	3-27-30	Unknown (Queen’s Golden Gales in 12/13)
12	237	North York Rangers	Adam Shibuya	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 11/12)
13	257	Mississauga Reps	Andreas Tsogkas	C	96	3-14-17	Toronto Lakeshore Patriots
14	277	Nickel City Sons	Darcy Haines	C	0	N/A	Soo Thunderbirds
15	289	Halton Hurricanes	Spencer Abraham	D	247	23-72-95	Erie Otters
15	297	Halton Hurricanes	Nicholas Pierog	RW	0	N/A	Penticton Vees

This might be my favourite draft so far. All of the guys who stuck around in the OHL were solid players, and Spencer Abraham was a heck of a pick in the final round.

Erie Otters

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Toronto Young Nationals	David Broll	LW	255	47-92-139	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
2	28	Burlington Eagles	Jeremy Gottzmann	C	139	7-21-28	Milton Icehawks
2	30	Central Ontario Wolves	Brady Austin	D	322	29-81-110	London Knights
3	41	Burlington Eagles	Jordan Coccimiglio	C	121	5-10-15	Queen’s Golden Gales
3	54	Toronto Young Nationals	Michael Neville	LW	0	N/A	Michigan Tech Huskies
5	83	Mississauga Senators	Mikkel Poldma	D	0	N/A	Aurora Tigers
5	90	Oakville Rangers	Chris Festarini	G	119	47-52-7 (3.52)	Truro Bearcats
7	138	London Knights	Matthew Wildman	C	0	N/A	London Nationals
8	150	OPS Major Midget	Adam Wood	G	4	6.70 (2-2-0)	Wellington Dukes
9	170	Pittsburgh Hornets	Kevin Zugec	D	0	N/A	Rochester Jr. Americans
10	189	Markham Majors	Mark Gazdic	D	18	0-1-1	London Nationals
10	190	Ottawa Senators	Keegan Harper	D	0	N/A	Pembroke Lumber Kings
11	210	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs	Kristian Grant	D	108	4-20-24	Queen’s Golden Gales
12	230	Central Ontario Wolves	John McGuire	RW	119	4-3-7	Rochester Americans
13	250	Huron Perth Lakers	Mitchell McIntosh	C	4	0-0-0	Niagara Falls Canucks
14	270	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Matt Halloran	D	0	N/A	Listowel Cyclones

While Erie’s draft isn’t that bad, most everyone that did something after they moved on from the Otters. That would certainly change in a few years time when that McJesus fellow came around.

Guelph Storm

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	London Knights	Carter Sandlak	LW	272	59-63-122	Plymouth Whalers
3	53	Cushing Academy	Julian Ciocco	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Philadelphia Little Flyers in 09/10)
4	71	Toronto Marlboros	Zack Mitchell	RW	322	102-141-243	Guelph Storm
5	82	Toronto Marlboros	Luke Juha	D	0	N/A	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	104	Huron Perth Lakers	Mac Nichol	D	68	1-2-3	Listowel Cyclones
6	111	Brantford 99ers	Ryan Horvat	LW	185	32-52-84	Guelph Storm
6	120	York Simcoe Express	Jeff Dinallo	C	0	N/A	Clarkson Golden Knights
7	120	Detroit Compuware	Jacob MacDonald	D	0	N/A	Cornell Big Red
8	151	London Knights	Scott Lombardi	RW	0	N/A	London Nationals
8	160	Illinois Minor Midget	Garrett Sparks	G	138	71-48-9 (2.97)	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
9	180	Toronto Young Nationals	Taki Pantziris	D	21	2-4-6	West Kelowna Warriors
10	191	Soo North Stars	Patrick Watling	C	187	36-66-102	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
11	211	Lambton Jr. Sting	Brett Thompson	RW	0	N/A	Lambton Shores Predators
12	231	Markham Majors	Shawn Hulshof	LW	0	N/A	SUNY-Oswego
13	247	Upper Canada Cyclones	Connor McLaren	RW	0	N/A	Gloucester Rangers
14	271	North Central Predators	Caleb Cameron	LW	0	N/A	RIT Tigers
15	291	Burlington Eagles	Daniel Poliziani	D	116	3-17-20	Truro Bearcats
15	299	Niagara Falls Rivermen	Nik Passero	RW	0	N/A	London Nationals

The Julian Ciocco pick aside, this draft is a pretty good one. You have a pair of players who are key cogs in this year’s OHL title hunt, and an 8th round pick who was one of the top netminders in the league. Also, take a look at Nik Passero’s wonderful stache.

Kingston Frontenacs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Alan Quine	C	252	90-128-218	New York Islanders Organization
2	22	Quinte Red Devils	Steven Broek	LW	82	6-7-13	Unknown (Belleville Bulls in 10/11)
2	37	Mississauga Rebels	Brett Morgan	LW	40	4-3-7	Hockey Trainer
3	42	Upper Canada Cyclones	Clark Seymour	D	288	14-43-57	Peterborough Petes
4	69	Mississauga Senators	Franky Palazzese	G	175	71-69-26 (3.13)	Sudbury Wolves
5	97	London Knights	Ryan Davidson	C	58	6-7-13	Unknown (London Nationals in 11/12)
5	100	Upper Canada Cyclones	Ben Hutton	D	0	N/A	Maine Black Bears
6	102	Team Comcast	Eric Neiley	C	0	N/A	Dartmouth Big Green
7	122	Whitby Wildcats	Jarett Smith	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Uxbridge Bruins in 12/13)
8	142	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs	Nathan Perry	G	0	N/A	Cobourg Cougars
9	162	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	Liam Kirkwood	D	0	N/A	Deceased (Leukaemia in 2012)
10	182	Illinois Minor Midget	AJ Jarosz	LW	0	N/A	Soo Eagles
12	222	Whitby Wildcats	Andrew Medico	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 11/12)
13	242	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	David Freidmann	C	0	N/A	Robert Morris Colonials
13	256	Mississauga Reps	Matthew Wintjes	G	0	N/A	Michigan Tech Huskies

Oh Kingston. To be fair on this one, Palazeese thrived after he left town, Quine was dealt to get Ryan Spooner in a run during the 2010-11 season, Broek quit hockey after he was dealt to Belleville, and Morgan had concussion issues.

Kitchener Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	York Simcoe Express	Ryan Murphy	D	228	53-167-220	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
2	23	Chicago Steel	John Moore	D	61	10-37-47	New York Rangers Organization
3	43	Mississauga Senators	Ben Fanelli	D	201	10-37-47	Kitchener Rangers
3	47	Kingston Junior Frontenacs	Keli Grant	RW	35	5-2-7	Kitchener Dutchmen
6	103	Culver Academy	Barrett Kaib	D	0	N/A	Northern Michigan Wildcats
7	123	Eastern Ontario Wild	Eric Ming	RW	240	57-59-116	Niagara Ice Dogs
8	143	Mississauga Reps	Ben Thomson	LW	303	65-85-150	North Bay Battalion
9	163	Oakville Rangers	Braedan Russell	F	0	N/A	Surrey Eagles
10	183	St. Catharines Falcons	Kyle Woodhouse	LW	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
11	203	Pittsburgh Hornets	John Gibson	G	59	38-19-1 (2.60)	Anaheim Ducks Organization
12	223	Waterloo Wolves	Zachary Lorentz	LW	253	64-64-128	Plymouth Whalers
13	243	Upper Canada Cyclones	Tanner Benton	LW	0	N/A	Brockville Tikis
14	263	South Central Coyotes	Jason Lang	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Villanova Knights in 10/11)

Now this is a draft. Solid OHL players from top to bottom, a top-line defender (though you could argue how much defending he did while he was free-wheeling) with their top pick, and John Freaking Gibson in the 11th round.

London Knights

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Kingston Junior Frontenacs	Scott Harrington	D	216	13-68-81	Pittsburgh Penguins Organization
2	35	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Jake Worrad	D	184	15-51-66	Belleville Bulls
3	51	Chatham Cyclones	Dane Fox	F	243	118-109-227	Erie Otters
4	65	Chatham Cyclones	Seth Griffith	RW	207	102-129-231	Boston Bruins Organization
6	119	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Daniel Elser	LW	41	1-5-6	Des Moines Buccaneers
7	139	Lake Forest Academy	Darcy Greenaway	F	198	86-72-158	Kingston Frontenacs
9	179	St. Catharines Falcons	Tommy Barszcz	C	0	N/A	Bonnyville Pontiacs
10	199	Hamilton Huskies	Yanni Raillis	RW	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
12	239	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Greg Milner	C	8	1-1-2	Whitby Fury
13	259	Cambridge Hawks	Nicholas Coone	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Elmira Sugar Kings in 11/12)
14	262	Burlington Eagles	Alexander Murray	G	0	N/A	Prince George Spruce Kings
14	279	Burlington Eagles	Jake Lukasic	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Burlington Eagles in 08/09)
14	280	Thunder Bay Kings	Daniel Morin	D	0	N/A	Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
15	282	Southern Tier Admirals	Jordan Bolibruck	LW	0	N/A	Port Colborne Pirates
15	286	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Taylor Speed	G	0	N/A	Windsor Lancers

Perhaps they regret not having Dane Fox’s goals as an overager, but they got Greg McKegg for him so that’s not too bad. Scott Harrington became a leader at the back end, and for a fourth rounder, Seth Griffith was outstanding.

Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Toronto Marlboros	Stuart Percy	D	218	25-96-121	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
2	34	London Knights	Dylan DeMelo	D	218	25-100-125	San Jose Sharks Organization
4	75	Toronto Marlboros	Justin Rasmussen	C	80	8-9-17	Dieppe Commandos
5	95	Upper Canada Cyclones	Doug Harvey	LW	59	2-2-4	Kemptville 73’s
6	115	Sun County Panthers	Brendan McCann	LW	79	3-5-8	LaSalle Vipers
7	135	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Eric Diodati	D	173	10-39-49	Windsor Spitfires
9	175	South Central Cyclones	Daniel Lisi	LW	0	N/A	Sacred Heart Pioneers
10	195	Cleveland Barons	Kevin Irwin	C	0	N/A	Green Bay Gamblers
11	215	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Connor Wilkinson	G	0	N/A	Dieppe Commandos
12	235	Niagara Falls Rivermen	Brett Foy	C	196	33-34-67	Mississauga Steelheads
13	255	Illinois Minor Midget	Jacob Dutter	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Team Illinois in 08/09)
14	275	Toronto Marlboros	Brandon McMartin	D	0	N/A	Smiths Falls Bears
15	295	York Simcoe Express	Hayden Neuman	G	0	N/A	Elmira Sugar Kings
15	300	Oakville Rangers	Ori Abramson	D	0	N/A	New Jersey Hitmen

Yeah there’s a lot of guys who didn’t do much, but when you get two top-line defenders in Percy and DeMelo, I don’t think you can be that upset about how your draft went.

Niagara Ice Dogs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Toronto Marlboros	Lucas Lessio	LW	167	80-70-150	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
2	27	St. Catharines Falcons	Douglas Hamilton	D	213	40-147-187	Boston Bruins Organization
3	57	Brantford 99ers	Andrew Fritsch	RW	274	103-118-221	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4	80	Barrie Colts	John Chartrand	G	61	22-29-2 (4.24)	Nipissing Lakers
5	87	St. Catharines Falcons	Joey De Concilys	D	0	N/A	Brown Bears
6	106	Northfield Mount Hermon	Kevin Bremner	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Brampton Battalion Midget AAA in 10/11)
6	107	Vaughan Kings	Phillip Di Giuseppe	LW	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
6	112	Mississauga Senators	William Lovatsis	LW	0	N/A	Pickering Panthers
8	147	Kitchener Rangers	Mitchell Theoret	LW	293	65-95-160	Barrie Colts
9	167	Rochester Alliance	Riley Bourbonnais	C	0	N/A	RPI Tigers
10	187	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Michael Casale	RW	0	N/A	Kingston Voyageurs
11	207	Mississauga Rebels	MacKenzie Braid	D	133	6-15-21	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
12	227	Rochester Alliance	Cole Bardreau	C	0	N/A	Cornell Big Red
14	267	Brampton 45’s	Victor Piszczek	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Caledon Golden Hawks in 12/13)
15	287	South Central Coyotes	Christian Weidauer	D	0	N/A	Prince George Spruce Kings

Since Lucas Lessio didn’t play for Niagara at all (he was traded to Oshawa where he would end up playing in the OHL), that sort of takes away from how things went. Though Dougie Hamilton made up for it by playing like a first round selection during his time in the OHL. Di Giuseppe would of been fun to watch in this league, whether it had been for Niagara or Windsor where he rights were dealt later on.

Oshawa Generals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Boone Jenner	C	227	111-135-246	Columbus Blue Jackets Organization
2	39	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Tyler Biggs	RW	60	26-37-53	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
3	44	Detroit Compuware	Colin Suellentrop	D	313	11-74-85	Oshawa Generals
3	45	Chatham Cyclones	Kyle Hope	LW	268	44-80-124	Owen Sound Attack
5	84	Ottawa Senators	Brent Norris	C	0	N/A	UConn Huskies
5	91	Barrie Colts	Brian Hughes	C	165	13-13-26	Unknown (Oshawa Generals in 13/14)
7	124	Welland Junior Canadians	Patrick Koudys	D	0	N/A	Penn State Nittany Lions
8	144	Burlington Eagles	Liam Board	RW	0	N/A	Georgetown Raiders
8	154	Halton Hurricanes	Sean McGovern	C	0	N/A	St. Lawrence Saints
11	202	Toronto Marlboros	Eric Chevrier	D	0	N/A	Brooks Bandits
11	204	Sun County Panthers	Tony Spidalleri	LW	0	N/A	Leamington Flyers
12	224	Detroit Little Caesars	James McDowell	D	304	35-71-107	Sarnia Sting
13	244	Illinois Minor Midget	Lane King	RW	0	N/A	Marquette Royals
14	264	Mississauga Reps	Santo Provenzano	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Red Wings in 10/11)
15	284	Chicago Young Americans	Brett Curran	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Connecticut College in 12/13)

The first few picks of this draft is pretty awesome. Everything else besides Hughes and McDowell, not so much.

Ottawa 67’s

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Peterborough Petes	Cody Ceci	D	265	49-121-170	Ottawa Senators Organization
2	31	St. Catharines Falcons	Aaron Taylor	LW	22	1-1-2	St. Catharines Falcons
2	36	York Simcoe Express	Steven Janes	LW	256	55-61-116	Windsor Spitfires
3	55	Mississauga Reps	Tyler Graovac	C	228	58-72-130	Minnesota Wild Organization
4	76	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Nicholas Foglia	C	204	23-28-51	Unknown (Brampton Battalion in 12/13)
5	96	Mississauga Rebels	Cooper Rush	D	0	N/A	Prince George Spruce Kings
6	116	South Central Coyotes	Michael McKee	D	0	N/A	Western Michigan Broncos
8	156	Brantford 99ers	Braden Mann	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Milton Icehawks in 12/13)
9	164	Upper Canada Cyclones	Ryan Van Stralen	LW	182	52-63-115	Ottawa 67’s
9	176	Brantford 99ers	Remy Giftopoulos	LW	230	61-60-121	Windsor Spitfires
10	196	Toronto Marlboros	Evan Rodrigues	C	0	N/A	Boston Terriers
11	216	Ottawa Valley Titans	Troy Anderson	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Perth Blue Wings in 10/11)
12	236	Brockville Braves	Maxime Dumond	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Alaska-Fairbanks in 12/13)
14	276	Toronto Young Nationals	Blake Stephenson	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Stoufville Spirit in 10/11)
15	296	Kingston Frontenacs	Paul Dorsey	G	1	0-1-0 (6.62)	Royal Military College

This reminds me a lot of the Brampton draft from earlier, with top notch OHL players all over the place, and a pair of players who are in NHL systems. Not sure about that Aaron Taylor pick though.

Owen Sound Attack

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Lambton Jr. Sting	Curtis Crombeen	D	127	4-21-25	Sarnia Legionnaires
2	29	Mississauga Rebels	Tyler Morgan	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (North York Rangers in 11/12)
2	40	Vaughan Kings	Jordan Binnington	G	157	86-51-14 (2.90)	St. Louis Blues Organization
3	49	York Simcoe Express	Jack Kuzmyk	D	230	2-26-28	Unknown (Erie Otters in 12/13)
6	109	Whitby Wildcats	Brendan Sims	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 10/11)
7	129	Vaughan Kings	Brayden Rose	D	234	8-61-69	Owen Sound Attack
8	149	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Cameron Brace	C	265	106-100-206	Belleville Bulls
9	169	Lambton Jr. Sting	Tanner Ferguson	D	0	N/A	Chatham Maroons
10	184	Brantford 99ers	Brennon Pearce	LW	0	N/A	Elmira Sugar Kings
11	209	Mississauga Senators	Nathan Granitto	C	0	N/A	Cochrane Generals
11	219	London Knights	Greg Staeger	D	0	N/A	Unknown (London Nationals in 11/12)
12	229	Grey-Bruce Highlanders	Austin Rigney	D	0	N/A	Aurora Tigers
13	249	Toronto Red Wings	John Paul Cesario	G	6	1-3-0 (4.16)	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 12/13)
13	252	Toronto Titans	Tyler Wade	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Newmarket Hurricanes in 10/11)
14	269	Huron Perth Lakers	Brad McClure	LW	0	N/A	Penticton Vees

Well besides that Tyler Morgan pick in the second round, this draft was another solid one. Also, what the heck is the Cochrane Generals team that I get cover out here doing in this draft look-back?

Peterborough Petes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	Sun County Panthers	Matthew Puempel	LW	195	119-94-213	Ottawa Senators Organization
2	36	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Luke Hietkamp	RW	215	20-20-40	Wilfrid Laurier
3	46	Markham Majors	Andrew D’Agostini	G	191	71-85-11 (3.74)	Peterborough Petes
3	59	Ottawa Senators	Kyle Rankin	C	0	N/A	Princeton Tigers
4	79	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Derek Mathers	RW	184	20-31-51	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
5	86	Mississauga Senators	Reid Jackman	LW	15	0-1-1	Brampton Bombers
6	105	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Jake Bannister	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Cornwall Colts in 12/13)
6	118	North York Rangers	Jason Kelly	C	5	0-2-2	Ryerson Rams
7	126	Ottawa Senators	Kurt Gowdy	RW	55	3-6-9	Unknown (Kemptville 73’s in 11/12)
8	146	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Khalid Alli	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Cornwall Colts in 12/13)
9	166	Peterborough Petes	Turner Evans	C	0	N/A	Ohio State Buckeyes Lacrosse
10	186	Upper Canada Cyclones	Dylan McDiarmid	D	0	N/A	Gloucester Rangers
11	206	North Jersey Avalanche	Justin Selman	C	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
12	226	Whitby Wildcats	Keinan Brown	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Cobourg Cougars in 11/12)
14	266	Markham Majors	Geoffrey Bezruchko	C	64	5-1-6	Unknown (Orangeville Flyers in 11/12)

I’ve waited for a heroic cross-sport athlete to show up, and we got one in a Ohio State lacrosse player. As per usual for the Petes at this point, this wasn’t the best of drafts, especially since their top pick in Puempel would end up being traded to Kitchener.

Plymouth Whalers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	Huron Perth Lakers	Garrett Meurs	RW	265	78-114-192	Colorado Avalanche Organization
2	33	Culver Academy	Matt Mahalak	G	148	77-46-13 (3.11)	Kingston Frontenacs
4	64	Detroit Compuware	Stefan Noesen	LW	215	100-120-220	Anaheim Ducks Organization
5	93	Pittsburgh Horners	Jonathon Miller	F	61	25-37-62	New York Rangers Organization
5	99	North Jersey Avalanche	Nicholas Malysa	D	294	3-28-31	Plymouth Whalers
6	113	York Simcoe Express	Calvin Higley	LW	0	N/A	Aurora Tigers
7	133	London Knights	Dylan MacDonald	D	65	0-3-3	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
8	153	Ohio Blue Jackets	Conner Burton	C	0	N/A	Unknown (New Jersey Hitmen in 12/13)
8	159	Eastern Ontario Wild	Kevin Tansey	D	0	N/A	Clarkson Golden Knights
9	173	Mississauga Senators	Adam Nanji	RW	6	1-0-1	Georgetown Raiders
10	193	Detroit Compuware	Peter Hand	D	0	N/A	Sioux Falls Stampede
11	213	Thunder Bay Kings	Adam Restoule	LW	59	3-3-6	Lakehead Thunderwolves
12	223	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Kenneth Gillespie	F	0	N/A	New Jersey Hitmen
13	253	Vaughan Kings	Christian Elsborg	RW	0	N/A	Valley Jr. Warriors
14	273	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Chris Albertini	D	34	3-1-4	Victoria Grizzlies
15	282	Ohio Blue Jackets	Sean Kuraly	C	0	N/A	Miami Redhawks

The Plymouth Whalers had a good draft in its first few picks? I’m flabbergasted. On a side-note, I would have loved to see what Kuraly would have done with some of the teams the Whalers had over the last couple of years. Well before this year’s eight place finishers.

Saginaw Spirit

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Mississauga Senators	Anthony Camara	LW	245	66-56-122	Boston Bruins Organization
2	24	Detroit Little Caesars	Vincent Trocheck	C	264	120-179-299	Florida Panthers Organization
4	66	St. Francis High School	Alex Lepkowski	D	228	8-23-31	Oshawa Generals
4	70	TPH Thunder	Jay Williams	G	0	N/A	Miami Redhawks
4	74	Peterborough Petes	Paxton Leroux	D	36	1-1-2	Kitchener Rangers
7	130	Detroit Victory Honda	Frank Schumacher	D	87	6-12-18	Gatineau Olympiques
7	134	Kitchener Rangers	Mark Scheifele	C	158	84-133-217	Winnipeg Jets Organization
9	174	Quinte Red Devils	Billy Ulrick	C	0	N/A	Cornwall Colts
10	194	Detroit Compuware	Dominik Shine	RW	0	N/A	Northern Michigan Wildcats
12	228	Mississauga Reps	Keenan Hodgson	C	0	N/A	Nepean Raiders
12	234	Mississauga Senators	Marc Bessey	D	0	N/A	Loyola Marymount Lions
13	254	Kitchener Rangers	Carlton Richard	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Kitchener Jr. Rangers in 10/11)
14	274	Verona High School	Joseph Fiala	D	0	N/A	Quinnipiac Bobcats
15	294	Nichols High School	Peter Dudek	G	0	N/A	Buffalo State College Bengals

Loyola Marymount has a hockey team? Colour me impressed. Although Schiefele was dealt to Barrie before the start of the 2010-11 season for Mavric Parks, this draft was pretty good one. Plus, since Trocheck once won me five bucks in a NHL Draft bet, he always has a soft spot in my heart.

Sarnia Sting

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Toronto Marlboros	Brett Ritchie	RW	220	99-92-191	Dallas Stars Organization
3	50	Sarnia Legionnaires	Craig Hottot	RW	195	45-50-85	Bassist in Sunday Sounds Good
3	55	York Simcoe Express	Brandon Francisco	LW	186	31-46-77	Newmarket Hurricanes
4	72	St. Catharines Falcons	Jamie Phillips	G	0	N/A	Michigan Tech Huskies
5	92	Ohio Blue Jackets	Joseph Campagna	LW	129	40-37-77	Moncton Wildcats
5	94	Mississauga Reps	Ryan Zupancic	D	53	0-3-3	UOIT Ridgebacks
6	110	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Braden Kavaratzis	LW	19	3-3-6	Fort Erie Meteors
7	132	Soo North Stars	Kyle Paat	D	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
8	152	Brantford 99ers	Jake Milligan	LW	0	N/A	Ancaster Avalanche
9	172	Mississauga Senators	Kyle Dutra	C	0	N/A	Mercyhurst Lakers
10	192	Peterborough Petes	Nelson Armstrong	D	91	13-45-58	Peterborough Petes
11	212	TPH Thunder	Jordan Cosby	RW	0	N/A	ECU Pirates
12	232	Lambton Jr. Sting	Sean Parker	G	0	N/A	Sarnia Legionnaires
14	272	Lansing Capitals	Reid Boucher	LW	135	90-55-145	New Jersey Devils Organization
15	290	Ohio Blue Jackets	Connor Murphy	D	68	14-30-44	Phoenix Coyotes Organization

Two quick notes here. Firstly, I need to book Craig Hottot’s band. Secondly, there’s a hockey program at ECU? As for the draft, it’s not really all that hot after the Brett Ritchie pick, until you get to the final two players. This is what having Alex Galchenyuk and Nail Yakupov on your team can do for you.

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	York Simcoe Express	Daniel Catenacci	C	266	107-145-252	Buffalo Sabres Organization
2	21	Quinte Red Devils	Nick Cousins	C	264	102-189-291	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
3	60	Illinois Minor Midget	Trevor Morbeck	RW	220	29-51-80	Muskegon Lumberjacks
4	61	Toronto Junior Canadiens	Justin Thomas	LW	33	5-5-10	Amherst Ramblers
5	81	Burlington Eagles	Patrick Volpe	D	32	0-0-0	Kingston Voyageurs
6	108	Vaughan Kings	Ryan Sproul	D	172	57-96-153	Detroit Red Wings Organization
7	121	Toronto Young Nationals	Chad Thibodeau	LW	130	5-12-17	Wellington Dukes
8	155	Clarington Toros	Brian Bunnett	C	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
9	161	Soo North Stars	Paul Orlando	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Exeter Hawks in 12/13)
10	181	London Knights	Matthew Fuller	D	44	3-5-8	London Nationals
11	201	York Simcoe Express	Andrew Shutt	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (York Simcoe Express in 08/09)
12	221	Thunder Bay Kings	Adam Fares	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Trail Smoke Eaters in 11/12)
13	241	Whitby Wildcats	Connor Hale	RW	0	N/A	Whitby Fury
14	261	Mississauga Rebels	Adrian Rizos	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Villanova Knights in 10/11)
15	281	Chatham Cyclones	Jarrod Oliphant	LW	0	N/A	Blenheim Blades
15	292	Florida Jr. Panthers	Devin Loe	F	0	N/A	Miami Redhawks

Good old Patrick Volpe. As for this draft, Cat and Cousins were two really great picks, even if Catenacci was dealt to Owen Sound later on. Plus, here’s a friendly reminder that the draft pick that was used to pick up Ryan Sproul originally came from Barrie for Behn Robertson. Thanks again Colts brass.

Sudbury Wolves

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Notre Dame Hounds	Justin Sefton	D	327	28-67-95	Saginaw Spirit
2	25	Vaughan Kings	Frankie Corrado	D	259	15-95-110	Vancouver Canucks Organization
2	38	North Central Predators	Kristoff Kontos	C	337	70-126-196	Saginaw Spirit
5	85	Sun County Panthers	Kyle Shaw	F	45	3-0-3	Pembroke Lumber Kings
6	114	St. Catharines Falcons	Gregory Jambrosich	C	183	12-17-29	St. Catharines Falcons
7	125	Toronto Titans	Kevin Banaschewski	G	0	N/A	Unknown (North York Rangers in 10/11)
8	145	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	Brennan Serville	D	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
9	165	Peterborough Petes	Keenan Murray	D	0	N/A	Napanee Raiders
10	185	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	Brendon Anger	LW	0	N/A	Wheatley Sharks
11	205	Barrie Colts	Josh Leivo	LW	193	74-102-176	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
12	225	St. Catharines Falcons	Jimmy Sheehan	D	11	0-0-0	St. Catharines Falcons
13	245	Sudbury Midget AA	Adam Di Brina	LW	0	N/A	Aurora Tigers
14	265	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Andre Comtois	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Sudbury Nickel Barons in 12/13)
15	285	Detroit Compuware	Paul Berrafato	G	0	N/A	Amarillo Bulls

Two solid defenders to get things started, and an excellent late developing scoring threat in the 11th round? That’s a not bad day at the office.

Windsor Spitfires

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	Austen Brassard	RW	256	70-77-147	Winnipeg Jets Organization
3	58	Burlington Eagles	Steven Trojanovic	D	256	26-82-108	Guelph Storm
4	67	Detroit Compuware	Craig Duininck	D	309	28-69-97	Sudbury Wolves
6	117	US NTDP	Austin Czarnik	C	0	N/A	Miami Redhawks
7	131	Chicago Mission	Jordan Schmaltz	D	0	N/A	North Dakota
8	141	Ottawa Valley Titans	Matthew Peca	C	0	N/A	Quinnipiac Bobcats
9	171	Detroit Compuware	Blake Pietila	LW	0	N/A	Michigan Tech Huskies
10	200	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Michael Nishi	G	31	12-9-4 (3.46)	University of Toronto Varsity Blues
11	214	Detroit Compuware	Josh Malecki	G	8	0-2-0 (4.33)	Unknown (Barrie Colts in 10/11)
11	220	Sun County Panthers	Dylan Seguin	RW	4	0-1-1	Leamington Flyers
12	240	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	Evan Makaric	D	0	N/A	Wheatley Sharks
13	246	Ann Arbor Midget	Travis Maezes	C	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines Baseball
13	251	Mississauga Reps	Eric Locke	C	233	116-135-251	Saginaw Spirit
13	260	London Knights	Michael Whaley	C	218	9-34-43	London Nationals

A college baseball player? I love this draft already. Eric Locke, even though he was dealt, is an awesome 13th round pick, and while many of the other players were traded away, they were used to help the team pick up other players during their run as an elite team in the OHL. On a side note, if they were able to get a couple of those college players, the Spitfires would have been lethal after Ellis and Hall left.

And of course, we can’t wrap up our 2009 retrospective without taking a look at the CHL import draft.

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Plymouth Whalers	Gabriel Landeskog	RW	114	60-52-112	Colorado Avalanche Organization
1	6	Kitchener Rangers	Tomas Tatar	LW	0	N/A	Detroit Red Wings Organization
1	9	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Robin Lehner	G	47	27-13-3 (2.80)	Ottawa Senators Organization
1	12	Barrie Colts	Alexander Burmistrov	C	62	22-43-65	AK Bars Kazan
1	15	Owen Sound Attack	Roman Berdnikov	RW	63	16-21-37	Avangard Omsk
1	18	Peterborough Petes	Jiri Sekac	F	8	0-0-0	HC Lev Praha
1	21	Niagara Ice Dogs	Petteri Simlia	G	11	1-4-2 (4.14)	Jukurit
1	24	Windsor Spitfires	Tom Kuhnhackl	C	97	47-50-97	Pittsburgh Penguins
1	27	Oshawa Generals	Alain Berger	F	109	48-37-85	Bern
1	30	Ottawa 67’s	Petr Mrazek	G	132	75-37-10 (2.87)	Detroit Red Wings Organization
1	33	Saginaw Spirit	Tadeas Galansky	G	42	18-15-3 (3.63)	Jukurit
1	36	Erie Otters	Ramis Sadikov	G	119	51-50-10 (3.53)	Kareliya St. Petersburg
1	39	Sudbury Wolves	Stefan Stepanov	D	7	0-1-1	Buran Voronezh
1	42	Saginaw Spirit	Ivan Telegin	C	156	81-88-169	CSKA Moscow
1	45	Kitchener Rangers	Patrik Andersson	D	55	0-19-19	Mora
1	48	Ottawa 67’s	Matias Sointu	LW	51	8-21-29	TPS
1	51	Brampton Battalion	Valeri Knizev	LW	10	0-0-0	HC Ceske Judejovice
1	54	Sudbury Wolves	Edijs Leitans	F	55	9-10-19	ERC Ingolstadt
1	58	London Knights	Anton Klementyev	D	0	N/A	Sokol Krasnoyarsk
2	62	London Knights	Kalle Ekelund	D	163	13-55-68	Karlskrona
2	68	Oshawa Generals	Jakub Strnad	LW	18	0-1-1	HC Kladno
2	70	Barrie Colts	Denis Gladkov	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Twin Cities Northern Lights in 09/10)
2	72	Erie Otters	Victor Perezhogin	F	0	N/A	Kristall Elektrostal
2	73	Guelph Storm	Vadim Guskov	RW	39	1-0-1	Kristall Elektrostal
2	76	Sarnia Sting	Ted Brithen	F	9	1-2-3	HV71

Boy I would have loved to have seen Tatar in the OHL. Also, look at those fun goalies that came to the CHL, heaven forbid we stop that from happening. Thanks a lot again for that stupid import goalie ban David Branch.

Looking Back At The 2008 NHL Draft

Depending on when you are reading this blog post we will either be waiting for, in the process of knowing, or debating for hours afterwards where the trio of Nathan MacKinnon (left), Seth Jones (centre), and Jonathan Drouin (right) will be playing their pro hockey following Sunday’s NHL Draft.

For the first time in a few years, there is actually a legit debate in my opinion as to who will go first overall in the draft, which makes it incredibly intriguing and highly entertaining to see what will actually happen.

Those question marks certainly weren’t around in 2008, when Steven Stamkos was pretty much pencilled into the top slot in the draft way before the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted him first overall. That pick has worked out quite well for the Bolts, as the former Sarnia Sting star has been lighting the lamp left, right and centre.

But how did the other 210 players that were selected pan out in the five years since? Well, ahead of this year’s draft, I have decided to again once take a look at how the teams did with their picks five years ago, and to determine what draft classes are looking good and looking poorly a little further down the line.

So without further delay, let’s get things going.

Anaheim Ducks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	Minnetonka High School	Jake Gardiner	D	87	7-27-34	Toronto Maple Leafs
2	35	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	Nicolas Deschamps	LW	0	N/A	Hershey Bears
2	39	Sudbury Wolves	Eric O’Dell	C	0	N/A	St. John’s IceCaps
2	43	Westside Warriors	Justin Schultz	D	48	8-19-27	Edmonton Oilers
3	71	Kingston Fronteancs	Josh Brittain	LW	0	N/A	Norfolk Admirals
3	83	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Marco Cousineau	G	0	N/A	Fort Wayne Komets
3	85	Portland Pirates	Brandon McMillan	LW	91	11-15-26	Portland Pirates
4	113	US NTDP	Ryan Hegarty	D	0	N/A	Fort Wayne Komets
5	143	Vasteras Jrs.	Stefan Warg	D	0	N/A	Vasteras
7	208	US NTDP	Nick Pryor	D	0	N/A	Maine Black Bears

Well those two blueliners would of been alright I suppose, but alas, they are now playing elsewhere. Though the Fort Wayne Komets must love those two players from the ’08 Class that are now suiting up for them though.

Atlanta Thrashers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Peterborough Petes	Zach Bogosian	D	297	34-69-103	Winnipeg Jets
1	29	St. Catharines Falcons	Daultan Leveille	C	0	N/A	San Francisco Bulls
3	64	Lewiston Maineiacs	Danick Paquette	RW	0	N/A	Reading Royals
4	94	US NTDP	Vinny Saponari	RW	0	N/A	Northeastern Huskies
5	124	Frolunda Jrs.	Nicklas Lasu	LW	0	N/A	Vastra Frolunda HC
6	154	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Chris Carrozzi	G	0	N/A	Ontario Reign
7	185	Ferris State Bulldogs	Zach Redmond	D	8	1-3-4	Winnipeg Jets

Maybe he hasn’t put up 60 some points like he did in junior, but Bogosian has done decent thus far with the Thrashers/Jets, and Redmond has done great for a seventh round pick. That Daultan Leveille pick though in the first round is staggering.

Boston Bruins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Camrose Kodiaks	Joe Colborne	C	16	1-5-6	Toronto Marlies
2	47	Val d’Or Foreurs	Maxime Sauve	C	1	0-0-0	Rockford IceHogs
3	77	Barrie Colts	Michael Hutchinson	G	0	N/A	Providence Bruins
4	97	Sarnia Sting	Jamie Arniel	C	1	0-0-0	Berlin Polar Bears
6	173	Smiths Falls Bears	Nicolas Tremblay	C	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
7	197	Choate Rosemary Hall	Mike Goggin	C	0	N/A	Dartmouth Big Green

Colborne turned into Tomas Kaberle, who ended up winning a Cup for the Bruins in 2011 so that worked out alright. Otherwise, it’s all up to Michael Hutchinson to save the Bruins on this draft.

Buffalo Sabres

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Kelowna Rockets	Tyler Myers	D	256	32-84-116	Buffalo Sabres
1	26	Medicine Hat Tigers	Tyler Ennis	C	187	48-75-123	Buffalo Sabres
2	44	St. John’s Fog Devils	Luke Adam	C	75	14-11-25	Rochester Americans
3	81	Eastview High School	Corey Fienhage	D	0	N/A	Gwinnett Gladiators
4	101	Cloquet High School	Justin Jokinen	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks in 11/12)
4	104	PEI Rocket	Jordon Southorn	D	0	N/A	Elmira Jackets
5	134	Chicoutimi Saguneneens	Jacob Lagace	LW	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
6	164	Saginaw Spirit	Nick Crawford	D	0	N/A	Rochester Americans

With the top three picks all making an impact at the pro level so far, the Sabres have the best looking draft to date. I am a tad bit bummed though that I couldn’t find out what happened to Jokinen after he finished up at Minnesota State.

Calgary Flames

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	25	Windsor Spitfires	Greg Nemisz	C	15	0-1-1	Abbotsford Heat
2	48	Spokane Chiefs	Mitch Wahl	C	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
3	78	Vancouver Giants	Lance Bouma	C	43	1-3-4	Abbotsford Heat
4	108	Waterloo Black Hawks	Nick Larson	LW	0	N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	114	Saginaw Spirit	T.J. Brodie	D	104	4-24-28	Calgary Flames
6	168	Moose Jaw Warriors	Ryley Grantham	C	0	N/A	Houston Aeros
7	198	Djurgarden Jrs.	Alexander Deilert	D	0	N/A	Asploven HC

I should note here that I have a bit of a prospect crush on Greg Nemisz, so I really hope that the Flames give him a shot here soon. Brodie has been a pretty good player for a fourth rounder, and Lance Bouma might of had a full-time place on the Flames this year if he hadn’t suffered a knee injury for the Heat early in the season.

Carolina Hurricanes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Zach Boychuk	C	85	8-12-20	Charlotte Checkers
2	45	Penticton Vees	Zac Dalpe	C	41	5-5-10	Charlotte Checkers
4	105	Plymouth Whalers	Michal Jordan	D	5	0-0-0	Charlotte Checkers
6	165	Belleville Bulls	Mike Murphy	G	2	0-1-0 (0.00)	Charlotte Checkers
7	195	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Samuel Morneau	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Concordia Stingers in 11/12)

Since the former Hartford Whalers selected the great Mike Murphy, this draft is automatically a success. I have to say though, if the Checkers guys all got called up, they should do alright in the show in some way or another. Well, as long as Boychuk doesn’t go on a wavier travelling tour like he did this past season.

Chicago Blackhawks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	Everett Silvertips	Kyle Beach	LW	0	N/A	Rockford IceHogs
3	68	Belleville Bulls	Shawn Lalonde	D	1	0-0-0	Rockford IceHogs
5	132	Saskatoon Blades	Teigan Zahn	D	0	N/A	Stockton Thunder
6	162	Bryans IF Gavle	Jonathan Carlsson	D	0	N/A	Timra IK
6	169	Boston College Eagles	Ben Smith	RW	20	4-0-4	Rockford IceHogs
6	179	Oakville Blades	Braden Birch	D	0	N/A	Cornell Big Red
7	192	Edina High School	Joe Gleason	D	0	N/A	North Dakota

Depending on what happens in the off-season, guys like Beach, Lalonde and Smith may finally get more of a chance to show what they can do in Chicago. But given the depth of this year’s Cup champions, it might be hard for them to break through.

Colorado Avalanche

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	50	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Cameron Gaunce	D	11	1-0-1	Texas Stars
2	61	Lewiston Maineiacs	Peter Delmas	G	0	N/A	Wheeling Nailers
4	110	Quebec Remparts	Kelsey Tessier	C	0	N/A	Connecticut Whale
5	140	Northern Michigan Wildcats	Mark Olver	C	74	10-12-22	Colorado Avalanche
6	167	Victoriaville Tigres	Joel Chouinard	D	0	N/A	Denver Cutthroats
6	170	Sarpsborg	Jonas Holos	D	39	0-6-6	Vaxjo HC
7	200	Wausau High School	Nathan Condon	C	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers

Seeing that Gaunce is now in Dallas, this draft might not look all that great. However, Olver has done quite well in his role since finishing up at Northern Michigan, and Condon has played better and better during his career at Minnesota, so those late selections might prove to be some shrewd pickups.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	CSKA Moscow	Nikita Filatov	LW	53	6-8-14	Ufa Salavat Yulayev
2	37	Wisconsin Badgers	Cody Goloubef	D	12	1-0-1	Springfield Falcons
4	107	Greenville Road Warriors	Steven Delisle	D	0	N/A	Greenville Road Warriors
4	118	Brainerd High School	Drew Olson	D	0	N/A	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
5	127	Brandon Wheat Kings	Matt Calvert	LW	97	20-19-39	Columbus Blue Jackets
5	135	Plzen HC	Tomas Kubalik	RW	12	1-3-4	St. John’s IceCaps
5	137	Vancouver Giants	Brent Regner	D	0	N/A	Chicago Wolves
6	157	Avon Old Farms	Cam Atkinson	RW	62	16-16-32	Columbus Blue Jackets
7	187	Waywayseecappo Wolverines	Sean Collins	C	5	0-0-0	Springfield Falcons

Oh Nikita Filatov, how we hardly knew ye. Other than that train wreck of a pick, the late round selections of Calvert and Atkinson make this draft look pretty sharp. By the way, you need to check out Collins’ draft eligible season in the MJHL, because those stats are pretty crazy.

Dallas Stars

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	59	Owen Sound Attack	Tyler Beskorowany	G	0	N/A	Idaho Steelheads
3	89	Russell Stover Midgets	Scott Winkler	C	0	N/A	Deceased (June 2013 – Unknown Causes)
5	149	Vastra Frolunda HC	Philip Larsen	D	95	5-14-19	Dallas Stars
6	176	Swift Current Broncos	Matt Tassone	LW	0	N/A	Elmira Jackets
7	209	Smiths Falls Bears	Mike Bergin	D	0	N/A	Sodertalje SK

Given the amount of picks that they had, Larsen’s play so far makes this draft a good one. It is a shame that Winkler passed away though, as he could of made an impact in the Stars system or elsewhere after his time at Colorado College.

Detroit Red Wings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	30	Guelph Storm	Thomas McCollum	G	1	0-0-0 (12.00)	Grand Rapids Griffins
3	91	Chicago Steel	Max Nicastro	D	0	N/A	Toledo Walleye
4	121	Malmo Jrs.	Gustav Nyquist	LW	40	4-9-13	Detroit Red Wings
5	151	Northwood Prep	Julien Cayer	C	0	N/A	Reading Royals
6	181	Belleville Bulls	Stephen Johnston	C	0	N/A	St. Mary’s Huskies
7	211	Timra Jrs.	Jesper Samuelsson	C	0	N/A	Vita Hasten

In a shocking development, a mid-round European draft pick by the Red Wings may become a key contributor to their team. What happens to everyone else remains to be seen, but it’s Detroit, like I am going to say anything bad about how they build their rosters.

Edmonton Oilers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	22	Regina Pats	Jordan Eberle	C	195	68-88-37	Edmonton Oilers
4	103	Bofors IK	Johan Motin	D	1	0-0-0	Orebro HK
5	133	Rimouski Oceanic	Philippe Cornet	LW	2	0-1-1	Oklahoma City Barons
6	163	Kalpa Jrs.	Teemu Hartikainen	LW	52	6-7-13	Edmonton Oilers
7	193	Medicine Hat Tigers	Jordan Bendfeld	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Stockton Thunder in 10/11)

Sure that Eberle guy might be decent, but since Finnish hero Hartikainen is off to the KHL next season, I will declare this draft a bust.

Florida Panthers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	31	Bryans Jrs.	Jacob Markstrom	G	31	10-19-2 (3.09)	Florida Panthers
2	46	Brandon Wheat Kings	Colby Robak	D	19	0-1-1	San Antonio Rampage
3	80	Saginaw Spirit	Adam Comrie	D	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
4	100	Plymouth Whalers	A.J. Jenks	LW	0	N/A	Florida Everblades
7	190	Lincoln Stars	Matt Bartkowski	D	20	0-2-2	Boston Bruins

Let’s hope that Markstrom gets a chance to start full-time soon or he is free to go elsewhere to ply his trade. For other than that, this draft hasn’t been quite the best for the Panthers, though Robak is doing okay I guess.

Los Angeles Kings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Guelph Storm	Drew Doughty	D	364	49-135-184	Los Angeles Kings
1	13	Regina Pats	Colten Teubert	D	24	0-1-1	Oklahoma City Barons
2	32	Chelyabinsk Traktor	Vyacheslav Voynov	D	102	6-19-25	Los Angeles Kings
3	63	US NTDP	Robert Czarnik	C	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
3	74	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Andrew Campbell	D	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
3	88	Swift Current Broncos	Geordie Wudrick	LW	0	N/A	New Brunswick Varsity Reds
5	123	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv	Andrei Loktionov	C	87	15-11-26	New Jersey Devils
6	153	Kitchener Rangers	Justin Azevedo	C	0	N/A	Lukko Rauma
7	183	St. Cloud State Huskies	Garrett Roe	LW	0	N/A	Adirondack Phantoms

In another shocking development, the Kings had a good draft. However, they did deal away one of my favourite Russians in Andrei Loktionov, so that does affect my feelings on it a little bit.

Minnesota Wild

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	23	Ottawa 67’s	Tyler Cuma	D	1	0-0-0	Houston Aeros
2	55	Val d’Or Foreurs	Marco Scandella	D	89	4-11-15	Minnesota Wild
4	115	US NTDP	Sean Lorenz	D	0	N/A	Orlando Solar Bears
5	145	Lukko Jrs.	Eero Elo	LW	0	N/A	Assat Pori

At what point can we call Tyler Cuma a bust? Thank goodness for Scandella, or this might be along the lines of the 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning draft.

Montreal Canadiens

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	56	US NTDP	Danny Kristo	RW	0	N/A	North Dakota
3	86	Sioux City Musketeers	Steve Quailer	RW	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
4	116	Peterborough Petes	Jason Missiaen	G	0	N/A	Connecticut Whale
5	138	Cherepovets Jr.	Maxim Trunev	RW	0	N/A	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv
7	206	Wisconsin Badgers	Patrick Johnson	C	0	N/A	Retired (Last Team – Wheeling Nailers in 11/12)

Alright Danny Kristo, it’s all up to you to save this draft class. However, after a great career at North Dakota, I think you should do just fine.

Nashville Predators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Boston Terriers	Colin Wilson	C	210	46-57-103	Nashville Predators
1	18	Tri-City Americans	Chet Pickard	G	0	N/A	Djurgardens IF
2	38	Bern	Roman Josi	D	100	10-24-34	Nashville Predators
5	136	Langley Chiefs	Taylor Stefishen	LW	0	N/A	Calgary Dinos
6	166	RPI Engineers	Jeff Foss	D	0	N/A	Cincinnati Cyclones
7	201	Blues Jrs.	Jani Lajunen	C	0	N/A	Peoria Rivermen
7	207	Almtuna IS	Anders Lindback	G	62	26-23-5 (2.68)	Tampa Bay Lightning

With Wilson, Josi, and Lindback all making it up to the show, I think it’s safe to say that the Preds did well in this draft.

New Jersey Devils

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	24	HV71 Jonkoping	Mattias Tedenby	RW	105	9-20-29	Albany Devils
2	52	St. Michael’s Buzzers	Brandon Burton	D	0	N/A	Albany Devils
2	54	Rimouski Oceanic	Patrice Cormier	C	40	1-1-2	St. John’s IceCaps
3	82	Windsor Spitfires	Adam Henrique	C	117	27-40-67	New Jersey Devils
4	112	Regina Pats	Matt Delahey	D	0	N/A	Saskatchewan Huskies
5	142	Oshawa Generals	Kory Nagy	C	0	N/A	Trenton Titans
6	172	US NTDP	David Wohlberg	C	0	N/A	Albany Devils
7	202	Kalamazoo Wings	Harry Young	D	0	N/A	Kalamazoo Wings
7	205	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Jean-Sebastien Berube	LW	0	N/A	Trenton Titans

I should state that I have a massive man-crush on Adam Henrique, so I love this draft already. In all seriousness though, if everything works out with the guys still in their system, this draft might prove to be a decent one.

New York Islanders

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Windsor Spitfires	Joshua Bailey	C	329	58-81-139	New York Islanders
2	36	Stouffville Spirit	Corey Trivino	C	0	N/A	Florida Everblades
2	40	Roseau High School	Aaron Ness	D	9	0-0-0	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2	53	Moose Jaw Warriors	Travis Hamonic	D	183	10-50-60	New York Islanders
3	66	Shattuck St. Mary’s	David Toews	C	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
3	72	Saskatoon Blades	Jyri Niemi	D	0	N/A	Greenville Road Warriors
3	73	Kazan Ak-Bars	Kirill Petrov	RW	0	N/A	Kazan Ak-Bars
4	96	Cedar Rapids Roughriders	Matt Donovan	D	3	0-0-0	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4	102	HV71 Jrs.	David Ullstrom	C	49	6-7-13	New York Islanders
5	126	Victoriaville Tigres	Kevin Poulin	G	21	7-9-1 (2.76)	New York Islanders
5	148	Sarnia Sting	Matt Martin	LW	201	16-25-41	New York Islanders
6	156	Spokane Chiefs	Jared Spurgeon	D	162	12-38-50	Minnesota Wild
6	175	Sarnia Sting	Justin DiBenedetto	LW	8	0-1-1	Salzburg EC

What’s this? The Islanders had a pretty decent draft? I have to sit down, the room is spinning all of a sudden.

New York Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Oshawa Generals	Michael Del Zotto	D	250	24-86-110	New York Rangers
2	51	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Derek Stepan	C	212	56-84-140	New York Rangers
3	75	Yaroslavl Jrs.	Evgeny Grachev	LW	34	1-3-4	Peoria Rivermen
3	90	Trinec Ocelari HC	Tomas Kundratek	D	30	1-6-7	Hershey Bears
4	111	Swift Current Broncos	Dale Weise	RW	118	7-7-14	Vancouver Canucks
5	141	PEI Rocket	Chris Doyle	C	0	N/A	Allen Americans
6	171	Erie Otters	Mitch Gaulton	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Brock Badgers in 11/12)

After two very strong picks to start things off, you can be excused for not letting the rest of your players pan out or stay in your system.

Ottawa Senators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Frolunda Jrs.	Erik Karlsson	D	233	43-120-163	Ottawa Senators
2	42	Omaha Lancers	Patrick Wiercioch	D	50	5-16-21	Ottawa Senators
3	79	Swift Current Broncos	Zack Smith	C	200	24-29-52	Ottawa Senators
4	109	HV71 Jrs.	Andre Petersson	RW	1	0-0-0	Binghamton Senators
4	119	Langley Chiefs	Derek Grant	C	5	0-0-0	Binghamton Senators
5	139	Smiths Falls Bears	Mark Borowiecki	D	8	0-0-0	Binghamton Senators
7	199	Brynas IF Gavle	Emil Sandin	LW	0	N/A	Almtuna IS

The hits just keep on coming as the Senators have another solid draft. Apparently, that Karlsson guy is offensively minded. Who knew.

Philadelphia Flyers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Luca Sbisa	D	236	8-42-50	Anaheim Ducks
3	67	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Marc-Andre Bourdon	D	45	4-3-7	Adirondack Phantoms
3	84	Seattle Thunderbirds	Jacob De Serres	G	0	N/A	Calgary Dinos
6	178	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Zac Rinaldo	LW	98	5-9-14	Philadelphia Flyers
7	196	Brynas Jrs.	Joacim Eriksson	G	0	N/A	Skelleftea HC

Since Sbisa was dealt away for Chris Pronger, this draft is kind of an interesting one to debate in hindsight. However, we can agree that both goalies were doomed to fail after being picked by the Flyers.

Phoenix Coyotes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Kitchener Rangers	Mikkel Boedker	LW	256	34-61-95	Phoenix Coyotes
1	28	Cherepovets Severstal	Viktor Tikhonov	LW	61	8-8-16	St. Petersburg SKA
2	49	Sudbury Wolves	Jared Staal	RW	2	0-0-0	Charlotte Checkers
3	69	Calgary Hitmen	Michael Stone	D	53	6-6-12	Phoenix Coyotes
3	76	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Mathieu Brodeur	D	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
4	99	Kelowna Rockets	Colin Long	C	0	N/A	Dusseldorf EG
6	159	Penticton Vees	Brett Hextall	RW	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
7	189	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Tim Billingsley	D	0	N/A	Carleton Ravens

Poor Viktor Tikhonov. With Boedker and Stone though, this draft isn’t too shabby overall.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
4	120	Kingston Frontenacs	Nathan Moon	C	0	N/A	Evansville Icemen
5	150	Magnitogorsk Jr.	Alexandre Pechurskiy	G	0	N/A	Yuzhny Ural Orsk
6	180	Brampton Battalion	Patrick Killeen	G	0	N/A	Orlando Solar Bears
7	210	St. Michael’s Buzzers	Nicholas D’Agostino	D	0	N/A	Cornell Big Red

Even though I am a Penguins fan, this draft ranks right up there with that 2006 Tampa Bay train wreck. Though I suppose D’Agostino could win 8 Norris Trophies (Lucas cries himself to sleep).

San Jose Sharks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
3	62	Kent High School	Justin Daniels	C	0	N/A	Elmira Jackets
4	92	Quebec Remparts	Samuel Groulx	D	0	N/A	Moncton Aigles Bleu
4	106	Tappara Jrs.	Harri Sateri	G	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
5	146	Ottawa 67’s	Julien Demers	D	0	N/A	Ottawa Gee-Gees
6	177	Miami RedHawks	Tommy Wingels	C	80	8-14-22	San Jose Sharks
7	186	Victoriaville Tigres	Jason Demers	D	205	11-50-61	San Jose Sharks
7	194	Kent High School	Drew Daniels	RW	0	N/A	Allen Americans

The selections of Wingels and Demers late in the draft are quite impressive. Now if only they did that well with their other picks.

St. Louis Blues

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Niagara IceDogs	Alex Pietrangelo	D	224	29-92-221	St. Louis Blues
2	33	London Knights	Phil McRae	C	15	1-2-3	Peoria Rivermen
2	34	St. John’s Fog Devils	Jake Allen	G	15	9-4-1 (2.46)	St. Louis Blues
3	65	Tappara Tampere	Jori Lehtera	C	0	N/A	Novosibirsk Siber
3	70	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	James Livingston	RW	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
3	87	Calgary Hitmen	Ian Schultz	RW	0	N/A	San Francisco Bulls
4	95	US NTDP	David Warsofsky	D	0	N/A	Providence Bruins
5	125	Bjorkloven IF	Kristoffer Berglund	D	0	N/A	Vaxjo HC
6	155	Guelph Storm	Anthony Nigro	LW	0	N/A	Peoria Rivermen
7	185	Wellington Dukes	Paul Karpowich	G	0	N/A	Evansville Icemen

Those first three picks were quite good. After that though, not so much.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	Sarnia Sting	Steven Stamkos	C	373	208-178-386	Tampa Bay Lightning
4	117	Vancouver Giants	James Wright	C	87	4-6-10	Winnipeg Jets
5	122	Spokane Chiefs	Dustin Tokarski	G	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
5	147	Brampton Battalion	Kyle DeCoste	RW	0	N/A	Western Mustangs
6	152	Moncton Wildcats	Mark Barberio	D	2	0-0-0	Syracuse Crunch
6	160	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	Luke Witkowski	D	0	N/A	Western Michigan Broncos
7	182	Ilves Jrs.	Matias Sointu	LW	0	N/A	Ilves Tampere
7	203	Shattuck St. Mary’s	David Carle	D	0	N/A	Green Bay Gamblers Assistant Coach

When you have someone like Stamkos producing like he has so far, it really doesn’t matter how the rest of the draft goes after that. Though with Tokarski being in this draft class, I get to reference this classic Pierre McGuire moment.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Kelowna Rockets	Luke Schenn	D	357	17-69-86	Philadelphia Flyers
2	60	Lincoln Stars	Jimmy Hayes	RW	41	6-7-13	Rockford IceHogs
4	98	Quebec Remparts	Mikhail Stefanovich	C	0	N/A	HK Gomel
5	128	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	Greg Pateryn	D	3	0-0-0	Hamilton Bulldogs
5	129	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	Joel Champagne	C	0	N/A	Reading Royals
5	130	Cologne Sharks	Jerome Flakke	RW	0	N/A	Hamburg Freezers
6	158	Trail Smoke Eaters	Grant Rollheister	G	0	N/A	Wichita Thunder
7	188	Camrose Kodiaks	Andrew MacWilliam	D	0	N/A	North Dakota

Man did Stefanovich ever fall off the face of the earth after playing in Quebec. Oh, as for the rest of the picks, well it’s your typical Leafs draft at this point in time, though Schenn did turn into Van Riemdsyk. I can’t wait for next year’s recap though, as we start to take a look at the Brian Burke era.

Vancouver Canucks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Brampton Battalion	Cody Hodgson	C	139	35-42-77	Buffalo Sabres
2	41	Saint John Sea Dogs	Yann Sauve	D	5	0-0-0	Kalamazoo Wings
5	131	Seattle Thunderbirds	Prabh Rai	C	0	N/A	Kalamazoo Wings
6	161	Linkoping Jr.	Mats Froshaug	C	0	N/A	Lorenskog
7	191	Red Deer Rebels	Morgan Clark	G	0	N/A	St. Francis Xavier X-Men

I still think that Buffalo got the better player in the trade for Zack Kassian during the 2012 trade deadline, so that might not work out well for Vancouver. The rest of the draft is pretty rough looking, so no wonder the Canucks farm system isn’t the greatest at the moment.

Washington Capitals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	21	Frolunda Jrs.	Anton Gustafsson	C	0	N/A	Asploven HC
1	27	Indiana Ice	John Carlson	D	234	23-74-97	Washington Capitals
2	57	Tri-City Americans	Eric Mestery	D	0	N/A	Manitoba Bisons
2	58	CSKA Jr.	Dimitri Kugryshev	RW	0	N/A	CSKA Moscow
4	93	Saskatoon Blades	Braden Holtby	G	57	37-16-11 (2.39)	Washington Capitals
5	144	Moose Jaw Warriors	Joel Broda	C	0	N/A	Houston Aeros
6	174	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	Greg Burke	LW	0	N/A	New Hampshire Wildcats
7	204	Barrie Colts	Stefan Della Rovere	LW	7	0-0-0	Peoria Rivermen

With Carlson and Holtby both doing well for the big club, this draft worked out alright for Washington. Though that Anton Gustaffson pick is a pretty big miscue.

Anyways, that concludes this annual train wreck. Hopefully, this year’s draft provides with us with a ton of entertainment, and all of the players get a chance to show what they can do in the year’s to come.

Though I should note that whoever takes Soo Greyhounds forward Sergey Tolchinsky wins the draft. Russia Best.

A Look Back At The 2008 OHL Draft

As per usual, Saturday’s OHL Priority Selection was the usual train wreck of wackiness. From Travis Konecny (pictured above) going to Ottawa with the first overall pick, to exceptional status player Sean Day falling to Mississauga at four, and the sons of both Keith Tkachuk and Martin Brodeur both being drafter, it had everything.

Being that the art of drafting players when they are 16 years of age is such a crapshoot, it is pretty much near impossible to try and breakdown what teams did good or poorly until much farther down the line.

In saying that however, I have decided to once again take a look back at a previous OHL Draft, and this time around it’s the 2008 version of the draft, which features those born in 1992 who are now leaving the junior hockey ranks.

Barrie Colts

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Ryan O’Connor	RD	309	58-145-203	Barrie Colts
2	11	Brantford 99’ers	David Mazurek	LC	105	11-17-28	Victoria Grizzlies
3	13	Halton Hurricanes	Michael Sgarbossa	LC	263	113-166-279	Colorado Avalanche Organization
4	6	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Dean Pawlaczyk	LW	94	2-7-9	Western Mustangs
5	6	Central Ontario Wolves	Mitch Bennett	RD	111	4-8-12	St. Catharines Falcons
6	1	Vaughan Kings	Dalton McGrath	G	24	18-5-0 (2.71)	Brock University
7	6	Stouffville Spirit	Darren Archibald	LW	186	92-82-174	Vancouver Canucks Organization
8	7	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Carter Foguth	RD	0	N/A	Minnesota State
9	6	Detroit Honeybaked U16’s	Willie Yanakeff	G	0	N/A	Michigan State
10	6	Toronto Marlboros	Anthony Dotchison	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 10/11)
11	6	Windsor	Evan Rutckyj	RD	0	N/A	Charleston Riverdogs (New York Yankees Pitching Prospect)
12	5	Toronto Marlboros	Taylor Burden	LW	0	N/A	Ohio State
12	6	Ottawa Valley	Joshua O’Keefe	LD	0	N/A	Unknown
13	6	York Simcoe Express	Chris Chiste	LC	7	0-0-0	Newmarket Hurricanes
14	6	Kitchener Rangers	Tanner Pearson	LW	126	52-81-133	Los Angeles Kings Organization
15	6	Central Ontario Wolves	Matt Davis	RC	0	N/A	Whitby Fury

A pretty good draft for top to bottom. Most of the top players like Sgarbossa and Archibald were traded later on, but they helped to build the squad, and Pearson was a classic case of a late bloomer. Also, Evan Rutckyj might be my favourite draft pick of all time.

Belleville Bulls

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Halton Hurricanes	Stephen Silas	LD	324	22-142-164	Belleville Bulls
4	2	Team Maryland U16	Scott Howe	RW	102	7-5-12	Unknown (Belleville Bulls in 09/10)
5	9	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Brandon Stewart	RW	2	0-0-0	Elmira Sugar Kings
6	10	Whitby Wildcats	Cody Alcock	LC	232	51-59-110	Kingston Frontenacs
7	11	Grey-Bruce	Brett Catto	RW	51	1-2-3	Kincardine Bulldogs
7	13	Quinte Red Devils	Tanner Garrick	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Port Colborne Pirates in 10/11)
7	19	Whitby Wildcats	Dylan Goddard	LW	13	0-2-2	Cobourg Cougars
8	19	York Simcoe Express	Matt Harrison	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Orangeville Flyers in 10/11)
9	19	Peterborough Petes	Jay Pelletier	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Thunder Bay North Stars in 10/11)
10	19	Mississauga Reps	Julian Luciani	LD	168	6-22-28	St. Catharines Falcons
11	19	Oakville	Braeden Corbeth	RC	111	8-12-20	Queen’s University
12	19	Hamilton Reps	Michael Christou	LC	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
13	19	Team Comcast	Jamie Hill	RC	0	N/A	New Hampshire
14	19	TPH Thunder	Jan Kaminsky	LW	65	1-3-4	Wellington Dukes
15	13	Cambridge Hawks	Brayden McLean	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Soo Thunderbirds in 11/12)
15	19	Oakville	Jacob Liptok	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Brampton Capitals in 10/11)

Given the fact that this was in the middle of the Bulls run as an Eastern Conference juggernaut, this draft isn’t the best in hindsight. However, Silas played for five years in Bellevegas, so you can’t complain about that.

Brampton Battalion

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Toronto Red Wings	Sam Carrick	RC	254	84-85-169	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
3	11	Barrie Midgets	Cameron Wind	LD	290	7-62-69	Brampton Battalion
3	15	North Central Predators	Branden Eden	LC	59	2-4-6	Malungs IF
4	15	Rochester Alliance	Philip Lane	RC	171	50-57-107	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
5	15	Arnprior B	Curtis Watson	LD	0	N/A	Kanata Stations
6	3	Quinte Red Devils	Real Cormier	G	0	N/A	Port Colborne Pirates
6	19	Markham Waxers	Alex Guptill	LW	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
7	15	Victory Honda	Evan Accettura	LD	2	0-0-0	Unknown (Leamington Flyers in 10/11)
8	15	Ajax-Pickering	Ian Watters	LW	161	45-52-97	Idaho Steelheads
9	15	Hamilton Reps	Conor McLoughlin	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Georgetown Raiders in 11/12)
10	15	Markham Waxers	Nicholas Halkidis	RC	0	N/A	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 09/10)
11	15	Toronto Red Wings	Alex O’Neil	LW	155	6-7-13	Unknown (Brampton Battalion in 11/12)
12	15	Huron-Perth Lakers	Baird Kelly	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Huron-Perth Lakers in 07/08)
13	15	Ajax-Pickering	Chris Raguseo	LD	0	N/A	Whitby Fury
14	1	Vaughan Kings	Michael Lucifora	RW	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars
14	15	The Gunnery	Thane Heller	LC	0	N/A	Army
15	15	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Michael Sullivan	LD	0	N/A	Bowling Green

With many of their longer lasting picks serving their entire time in the OHL with Brampton, I don’t think you can really complain about this draft all that much. Plus, who doesn’t love a player that is now plying his trade in Sweden.

Erie Otters

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Gregg McKegg	LC	262	125-145-270	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
2	2	Fort Frances Muskies	Joe Basaraba	RC	0	N/A	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
4	9	Greater Kingston	Mark Jones	LW	0	N/A	Unknown
4	18	Jersey Hitmen	Kevin Clare	LD	0	N/A	Michigan Wolverines
5	2	Vaughan Kings	Adam Scully	G	0	N/A	Story Editor at TSN
5	17	Burlington Eagles	Stuart Brownell	RD	0	N/A	RIT
6	2	Halton Hurricanes	Tyler McCarthy	RD	58	0-8-8	Ryerson University
7	2	St. Andrew’s College	Connor MacLeod	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (St. Andrew’s College in 09/10)
8	2	Team Illinois U16’s	Michael Mersch	LW	0	N/A	Wisconsin Badgers
9	2	London Knights	Scott Mitchell	RW	15	0-1-1	St. Thomas Stars
11	2	North Bay Trappers	Mitchell Davis	RC	0	N/A	Unknown (North Bay Trappers in 08/09)
12	2	Toronto Marlboros	Matthew Solomon	LD	0	N/A	Sacred Heart University
13	2	Dundas Blues Midget	Andrew Fetter	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Dundas Blues in 07/08)
14	2	Marquette Electricians	Joel Benson	LD	0	N/A	Chicago Steel
15	2	Syracuse Stars Jr. B	Bryan Jones	G	0	N/A	Unknown (New Mexico Mustangs in 10/11)

Wow, just wow. Thank goodness for McKegg.

Guelph Storm

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Cody McNaughton	RW	313	81-84-165	Guelph Storm
2	12	Peterborough Petes	David Searle	LD	46	1-4-5	Ryerson University
2	20	Markham Majors	Jon Paul Labardo	LW	285	55-73-128	Erie Otters
4	12	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Shawn Crowley	RD	0	N/A	London Nationals
5	12	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Dylan Wood	LW	8	1-0-1	Unknown (Guelph Hurricanes in 11/12)
6	12	Notre Dame Hounds	Francis Menard	LW	263	61-95-156	Brampton Battalion
6	13	US Under 17	Kyle Palmieri	RW	0	N/A	Anaheim Ducks
7	12	Hearst Elans	Joel Vienneau	G	84	41-27-11 (3.00)	Kitchener Rangers
8	12	Toronto Red Wings	Carlos Amestoy	LC	39	10-10-20	Woodstock Slammers
11	12	Barrie Colts	Kurt Gottschalk	LD	0	N/A	Hamilton Red Wings
12	12	Niagara Falls	Hayden Molen	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Fort Erie Meteors in 10/11)
13	12	Ottawa Senators	Kevin Lough	LD	0	N/A	Colgate University
14	12	Halton Hurricanes	Cam Jude	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Hamilton Red Wings in 11/12)
15	12	North York Rangers	Taylor Clements	RW	5	0-1-1	Queen’s University

Quite an interesting draft here. You have guys that made an impact in Guelph, and other guys who played elsewhere that gave the Storm assets later on. It’s a shame though that Palmieri never made his way there though.

Kingston Frontenacs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Erik Gudbranson	RD	148	17-62-79	Florida Panthers Organization
2	4	York Simcoe Express	Tyler Mort	RD	186	2-20-22	Niagara Ice Dogs
2	15	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Charles Sarault	LC	334	61-197-258	Anaheim Ducks Organization
3	4	Toronto Red Wings	Derek Froats	LW	130	25-12-37	Brampton Battalion
4	16	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Stephan Herrington	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Melfort Mustangs in 10/11)
5	13	Greater Kingston	Brock Higgs	LC	0	N/A	RPI
6	4	Toronto Red Wings	Luke Laidlaw	LC	0	N/A	Hamilton Red Wings
7	4	Ottawa Senators	Corey Durocher	LW	191	45-49-94	Nepean Raiders
10	4	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Nathaniel Domagala	LD	0	N/A	Holy Cross
11	4	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Chadd Edwards	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs in 07/08)
12	4	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Patrick Harrison	RD	55	1-2-3	Amherst Ramblers
13	4	Whitby Wildcats	Thomas Sumi	RC	0	N/A	Elmira College
14	4	Vaughn Kings	Manny Gialedakis	LW	0	N/A	SUNY-Oswego
15	10	Burlington Eagles	Brandon Petrie	LW	0	N/A	Kanata Stallions

Vintage Fronts. Gudbranson’s in the show now so that pick worked out quite well, but as per usual the rest didn’t work out great. Mind you Charlie Sarault turned out fantastic, but he was playing in Sarnia at that point.

Kitchener Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Toronto Young Nationals	Jeff Skinner	RW	127	77-64-141	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
3	2	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Alex Aleardi	RC	321	104-123-227	Windsor Spitfires
4	20	Whitby Wildcats	Branden Morris	RD	108	2-15-17	Chatham Maroons
5	20	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Christopher McDougall	G	0	N/A	Welland Jr. Canadians
6	16	Nickel City Sons	Adam Ritchie	LC	0	N/A	Soo Thunderbirds
6	20	Hamilton Reps	Michael Morrison	G	143	57-54-13 (3.53)	Kingston Frontenacs
7	7	Markham Majors	Andrew Crescenzi	LC	175	44-38-82	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
8	20	New Jersey Devils U16’s	Colin Markison	RC	0	N/A	Vermont
9	20	Lambton Jr. Sting	Jeff Paulley	RD	0	N/A	Sarnia Legionnaries
10	20	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Ryan Johnston	RD	0	N/A	Colgate
11	20	Cleveland Barons Midget	Alex Lippincott	LC	0	N/A	Ohio State Buckeyes
12	20	Quinte Red Devils	Brock Baragar	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Picton Pirates in 09/10)
13	20	Maksymum	Shane Prince	LC	244	86-134-220	Ottawa Senators Organization
14	20	Toronto Titans	Eric Ducharme	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Villanova Knights in 10/11)
15	20	Team Maryland U16	David Bondra	LW	0	N/A	Michigan State

Compared to some other drafts, this isn’t the best when it comes on depth. But when you hit on a guy like Skinner, I think you can call this draft a winner.

London Knights

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	Toronto Marlboros	Christian Thomas	RW	244	137-120-257	New York Rangers Organization
2	13	Indiana Ice	John Carlson	RD	59	16-60-76	Washington Capitals Organization
3	12	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Jared Knight	RC	250	102-107-209	Boston Bruins Organization
4	13	Washington Jr. Nationals	Jarred Tinordi	LD	111	3-27-30	Montreal Canadiens Organization
4	19	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Chasen Balisy	RW	0	N/A	Western Michigan Broncos
5	11	Toronto Marlboros	Adam Clendening	RD	0	N/A	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
7	14	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Landon Noel	G	0	N/A	Swan Valley Stampeders
8	13	Kemptville	Eddie Slade	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Temiscaming Royals in 10/11)
8	16	Mississauga Senators	Trevor Hunt	LW	0	N/A	North Bay Trappers
9	13	Oshawa	Charles Cooper	LD	1	0-0-0	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 11/12)
10	13	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Michael Gunn	LD	0	N/A	Northeastern
11	7	Barrie Colts	Jeffrey Livingston	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Collingwood Blackhawks in 10/11)
11	13	Niagara Falls	Darrel Lane	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Niagara Falls Canucks in 07/08)
13	13	Lambton Jr. Sting	Jake Unsworth	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Sarnia Legionnaires in 09/10)
14	13	Toronto Titans	Derek Brown	LD	0	N/A	Ottawa Jr. Senators
15	16	Richmond Hill Stars	Tyler Ferry	LD	137	7-38-45	London Knights

Though Thomas was traded to Oshawa in his rookie year to pick up John Tavares, the top four picks were fantastic for the Knights. Plus, you can’t complain about selecting a guy like Tyler Ferry in the 15th round.

Niagara Ice Dogs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Toronto Marlboros	Freddie Hamilton	RC	257	108-143-251	San Jose Sharks Organization
2	14	York Simcoe Express	Shayne Rover	LD	258	9-36-45	Niagara Ice Dogs
3	14	Halton Hurricanes	Mark Visentin	G	166	89-55-16 (2.75)	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
5	14	Vaughan Kings	Jesse Beamish	RC	0	N/A	Dartmouth College
6	14	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Nik Knezic	LD	35	0-1-1	Waterloo Siskins
8	14	St. Catharines Falcons	Joel Forestell	RC	0	N/A	Thorold Blackhawks
9	14	Niagara Falls	Cameron Stewart	LC	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
10	14	Brantford 99’ers	Paul Thompson	RW	0	N/A	Dryden Ice Dogs
11	1	Greater Kingston	Brandon McIntosh	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Wellington Dukes in 10/11)
11	14	Nickel City Midget Flyers	Max Bouffard	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Manitoulin Islanders in 09/10)
12	14	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	James Pursell	RC	0	N/A	Unknown (Lambton Shores Predators in 11/12)
13	14	Vaughan Kings	Blake Ertel	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Uxbridge Bruins in 11/12)
14	14	Sun County Panthers	Keith Maisonville	LD	26	0-0-0	Unknown (Chatham Maroons in 10/11)
15	14	Mississauga Reps	Matthew Baldassarra	LW	59	2-3-5	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 11/12)

This is sort of similar to the London Knights draft, minus the Tyler Ferry pick. The top three pick all did well for Niagara, but other than that, not so much.

Oshawa Generals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Quinte Red Devils	Kevin Bailie	G	136	60-41-11 (3.44)	Summerside Western Capitals
3	16	Rochester Alliance	John Padulo	RW	179	21-27-48	Youngstown Phantoms
4	7	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Zach Shapiro	RD	0	N/A	Connecticut College
7	3	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Tyler Bryden	LW	0	N/A	London Nationals
7	16	Brantford 99’ers	Drew Berkel	RC	1	0-0-0	Niagara Falls Canucks
8	8	Niagara Falls	Mackenzie McAvoy	LC	0	N/A	Thorold Blackhawks
9	16	Mississauga Rebels	Ryan Hamberg	LD	0	N/A	Wilfred Laurier
10	16	Ajax Pickering	Alex Clements	RW	0	N/A	Pickering Panthers
11	16	Toronto Red Wings	Evan Bruno	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 11/12)
12	16	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Stuart Higgins	RW	0	N/A	Maine
13	16	Ottawa Valley	Kane Abbis-Mills	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Carleton Place in 10/11)
14	16	Toronto Red Wings	Matthew Galati	RW	0	N/A	Pickering Panthers

Now this isn’t quite as bad as Erie’s draft, but this is quite close. Thankfully, things would turn around in the next couple of years.

Ottawa 67’s

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Tyler Toffoli	RW	252	163-170-333	Los Angeles Kings Organization
2	3	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Derek Hartwick	LD	239	3-31-34	Unknown (Barrie Colts in 11/12)
2	7	London Knights	Pieter Schinkelshoek	RC	87	6-6-12	London Nationals
3	18	Ottawa Senators	Ryan Hanes	LD	279	8-33-41	Kingston Frontenacs
4	4	Oshawa	Dalton Smith	LW	196	50-55-105	Columbus Blue Jackets Organization
7	20	Toronto Marlboros	Michael Hawkrigg	LC	0	N/A	Trinity College
8	3	Orleans	Dylan Anderson	RW	74	0-5-5	Acadia University
9	7	Wheatfield Jr. Blades	Chris Williams	RD	0	N/A	Alaska-Anchorage
10	7	St. Catharines Falcons	Christopher Lane	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Lindsay Muskies in 11/12)
12	7	North York Rangers	Dylan Hutton	LW	0	N/A	Hamilton Red Wings
13	7	Toronto Young Nationals	Joe Jackson	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (North York Rangers in 09/10)
14	7	Ottawa Senators	James Watson	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Kemptvile 73’s in 09/10)
15	4	Nobelton Midget A	Elliot Burlon	LW	0	N/A	Newmarket Hurricanes

That Tyler Toffoli guy was rather good, and overall, this draft wasn’t too bad. Sure the bottom half was messy, but the top five picks all played in the OHL so you can’t be angry with that.

Owen Sound Attack

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Steven Shipley	LC	324	111-156-267	Niagara Ice Dogs
2	18	Buffalo Stars	Matthew Krug	LD	0	N/A	Union College
2	19	Windsor	Myles Doan	LC	261	30-40-70	Leamington Flyers
3	3	York Simcoe Express	Chris Brown	RW	55	3-0-3	Unknown (Trenton Golden Hawks in 11/12)
4	3	North Central Predators	Keevin Cutting	LD	327	17-62-79	Owen Sound Attack
5	16	York Simcoe Express	Daniel Zweep	LW	221	14-12-26	Owen Sound Attack
6	11	Sun County Panthers	Chris Lugosi	RW	0	N/A	Leamington Flyers
8	4	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Michael Lemay	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Gloucester Rangers in 10/11)
9	3	Grey-Bruce	Jeff Flagler	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Walkerton Hawks in 11/12)
9	4	Mississauga Reps	Sean Levac	LW	0	N/A	Pickering Panthers
9	12	Mississauga Reps	Ashton Anderson	RW	0	N/A	Oakville Blades
10	3	North Central Predators	Kurtus Thompson	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Huntsville Otters in 11/12)
11	3	York Simcoe Express	Matt Dineen	LD	0	N/A	Niagara University
12	3	North Central Predators	Ryan Purvis	LC	0	N/A	Woodstock Slammers
13	3	Florida Jr. Eels	Mario Puskarich	LC	0	N/A	Vermont
14	3	Mississauga Senators	Taylor Lukasik	RW	0	N/A	Medical Student in Ireland

That medical student tidbit on Taylor Lukasik might be one of my favourite random notes yet. Overall, this draft was pretty good for the Attack, and it could have been even better if Matthew Krug had decided not to take the college route.

Peterborough Petes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Ottawa Senators	Ryan Spooner	LC	230	113-146-259	Boston Bruins Organization
2	5	Peterborough Petes	Jeff Braithwaite	LD	215	13-60-73	Unknown (Windsor Spitfires in 11/12)
2	9	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	David Quesnele	LW	259	33-44-77	Kingston Voyageurs
2	21	Toronto Marlboros	Aaron Pearce	LW	0	N/A	Nebraska-Omaha
3	5	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Chris Buonomo	RD	241	4-40-44	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
5	5	Ottawa Senators	Trevor Packard	LW	0	N/A	Ottawa Jr. Senators
6	5	Peterborough Petes	Ryan Donohoe	LC	0	N/A	Chilliwack Chiefs
7	5	Ottawa Valley	Jordan Warren	RW	0	N/A	Port Colborne Pirates
7	10	Peterborough Petes	Mitch Gillam	G	0	N/A	Cornell
8	5	Windsor	Dylan Solecki	RW	0	N/A	Leamington Flyers
9	5	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Cody Donnay	RD	41	5-4-9	Unknown (London Knights in 10/11)
10	5	Peterborough Petes	Jeff Swift	RW	23	0-1-1	Caledonia Corvairs
11	5	Toronto Red Wings	Ryan Johnson	RC	0	N/A	Trenton Golden Hawks
13	5	Barrie Colts	Jacob Bauchman	RW	0	N/A	Georgetown Raiders
14	5	Peterborough Petes	Charlie Millen	G	2	0-0-0 (5.22)	Ottawa Jr. Senators
15	3	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals	Garrett Allen	RW	0	N/A	Denver

Given the Petes’ current situation, this draft was about pair for the course. Most of the guys who ended up in the OHL were eventually traded elsewhere, and Spooner himself was part of a continuing trend of Petes first rounders who would be dealt.

Plymouth Whalers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Toronto Young Nationals	Tyler Seguin	RC	124	69-104-173	Boston Bruins Organization
2	6	Penticton Jr. A	Zac Dalpe	RC	0	N/A	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
3	9	Detroit Little Caesars	Jonathon Merrill	LD	0	N/A	New Jersey Devils Organization
5	7	Motor City Chiefs	Brendan McLeskey	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Detroit Compuware U18 in 08/09)
6	9	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Austin Levi	LD	268	16-70-86	Plymouth Whalers
7	9	Mississauga Senators	Scott Wedgewood	G	122	61-39-5 (3.08)	New Jersey Devils Organization
8	9	Marquette Electricians	Kevin Gravel	LD	0	N/A	St. Cloud State
9	9	Whitby Wildcats	Daniel Bernardi	RD	0	N/A	Unknown
10	9	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	DJ Hastings	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Belle Tire U16 in 07/08)
11	9	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	Sean Myers	LC	8	1-2-3	Chatham Maroons
12	9	Barrie Colts	Ben Holtom	LW	2	0-0-0	Cambridge Winter Hawks
13	9	Central Ontario Wolves	Karsten Pankhurst	G	1	0-1-0 (7.00)	Carleton University
14	9	London Knights	Colin MacDonald	LD	230	3-41-44	Plymouth Whalers
15	9	Team Illinois	Frankie Simonelli	RD	0	N/A	Wisconsin Badgers

Well I’m not sure whatever became of that Seguin guy, but this draft was pretty good from top to bottom for those that made the show. But had they gotten a few of those college commitments to turn up, this draft could of been amazing.

Saginaw Spirit

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Pittsburgh Hornets	Brandon Saad	LW	103	61-70-131	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
2	17	New Jersey Rockets	John Parker	RC	0	N/A	Bemidji State Beavers
3	17	Sun County Panthers	Dylan Impens	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 10/11)
3	19	Peterborough Petes	Dylan Fitze	RW	70	6-9-15	Lindsay Muskies
4	10	Mississauga Senators	Matt Braun	RD	15	0-1-1	Unknown (Oakville Blades in 10/11)
4	14	Victory Honda U16’s	Colin Greeley	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Leamington Flyers in 11/12)
5	4	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Kyle Flemington	LD	117	0-4-4	St. Thomas Stars
7	17	Toronto Young Nationals	Jamie Oleksiak	LD	57	12-19-31	Dallas Stars Organization
8	17	North Central Predators	Daniel Clairmont	RW	0	N/A	American International
9	10	Team Comcast	Gabe Antoni	G	0	N/A	Bentley
10	10	Ottawa Senators	Mathew Foubert	LD	0	N/A	Rochester Stars
11	10	North Central Predators	David Lazarus	LC	0	N/A	Sudbury Nickel Barons
12	10	Eastern Ontario Wild	Ian Lavigne	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Hawkesbury Hawks in 08/09)
13	10	Barrie Colts	Jordan Bailey	RC	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
14	10	Victory Honda U16’s	Jay Llewellyn	LW	0	N/A	Robert Morris
15	5	Carolina Hurricanes U16	Matt Gellatly	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (St. Louis Bandits in 10/11)

Well that Saad pick was pretty good, even though he only played in the league for two seasons, and Oleksiak was good in his half-season cameo. But other than that, pretty meh.

Sarnia Sting

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	York Simcoe Express	Gregg Sutch	RW	255	31-53-84	Saginaw Spirit
4	5	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Shayne Rhyno	LW	6	0-0-0	Dorchester Dolphins
4	11	Sun County Panthers	Mitch Dunning	RD	37	0-0-0	Windsor Lancers
5	8	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Mitch Zion	LC	0	N/A	Cornwall Colts
5	19	Toronto Marlboros	Nathan Chiarlitti	LD	313	15-71-86	Owen Sound Attack
6	6	Chicago Mission U16’s	Robbie Hall	LD	0	N/A	SUNY-Brockpot
6	15	Oakville	Brandon Alderson	RW	267	69-88-157	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
9	11	Toronto Marlboros	Bowman Webster	RC	0	N/A	Hobart College
10	11	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Scott Somerville	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 09/10)
11	11	Cambridge Hawks	Shayne Campbell	G	66	18-34-5 (4.08)	Truro Bearcats
12	11	York Simcoe Express	Brett Vickers	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Newmarket Hurricanes in 09/10)
13	11	Cambridge Hawks	Jordan Benton	LD	0	N/A	Powell River Kings
14	11	Mitchell Midgets	Brendan Nicholson	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Mitchell Hawks in 11/12)
15	11	Hearst Elans	J.F. Sylvestre	LC	0	N/A	Kirkland Lake Gold Miners

Not the best of drafts here for Sarnia. Alderson broke out, but that was with the Greyhounds, and Sutch was a good five year player as was Charlitti, but you can see why the Sting had a rough patch soon afterwards.

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	18	Central Ontario Wolves	Brock Beukeboom	RD	278	16-66-82	Guelph Storm
4	8	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	Brandon Archibald	RD	269	8-71-79	Saginaw Spirit
4	17	Ottawa Senators	Michael Borkowski	LW	0	N/A	Colgate
5	3	Burlington Eagles	Ryan Maclean	LC	75	4-4-8	Carleton University
5	18	Huron-Perth Lakers	Brendan Childerley	RC	271	23-30-53	Brampton Battalion
6	18	Clarington Toros	Adam Vandersluis	LW	0	N/A	Strathroy Rockets
7	18	Thunder Bay Kings	Marshall Fox	LD	30	0-2-2	Thunder Bay North Stars
8	18	Eastern Ontario Wild	David Roy	RW	0	N/A	Union College
9	17	Burlington Eagles	Danny Carter	LD	0	N/A	North Bay Trappers
9	18	Binghamton Senators	David Mead	LD	83	0-6-6	Wenatchee Wild
10	12	Kenora Midgets	Carson Dubchak	RC	239	53-61-114	Lakehead University
10	18	Guelph	Michael Iacocca	LW	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars
11	18	Salisbury Prep	Andy Iles	G	0	N/A	Cornell
12	18	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Nicholas Romano	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Soo Thunderbirds in 11/12)
13	18	Victory Honda	Jim McNulty	LD	0	N/A	Army
14	18	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Corey Jackson	LD	0	N/A	Lindsay Muskies
15	18	New Jersey Rockets	Kevin Boyle	G	0	N/A	UMass-Amherst

Both Archibald and Beukeboom had great second years in the Soo, but both would be dealt soon afterwards, and while Dubchak had a nice sting with the Greyhounds, there wasn’t much here. It would have been cool to see Andy Iles play there mind you.

St. Michael’s Majors

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Devante Smith-Pelly	LC	184	78-75-153	Anaheim Ducks Organization
2	8	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Riley Brace	LW	304	89-145-234	Mississauga Steelheads
2	10	Toronto Marlboros	JP Anderson	G	223	126-74-13 (2.86)	Sarnia Sting
3	8	Markham Majors	Joseph Cramarossa	LC	235	51-87-138	Belleville Bulls
3	20	Vaughan Kings	Alex Cord	RD	196	7-25-32	Mississauga Steelheads
6	8	Barrie Colts	Eric Bouchard	RD	0	N/A	Royal Military College
7	8	Brantford 99’ers	Dylan Sneath	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Brantford Golden Eagles in 10/11)
9	8	London Knights	Taylor Edwards	G	2	1-0-0 (1.25)	London Nationals
10	8	Sun County Panthers	Kyle Bowman	LW	0	N/A	Leamington Flyers
11	8	Mississauga Reps	Ian MacDonald	LW	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars
12	8	St. Catharines Falcons	Christopher Langdon	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Welland Jr. Canadians in 11/12)
13	8	Ottawa Valley	Ryan MacDougall	LW	0	N/A	Glace Bay Jr. Miners
14	8	Kitchener Rangers	Derek Schoenmakers	RW	203	55-47-102	Kitchener Rangers
15	1	Detroit Honeybaked U16’s	Bryan Rust	RC	0	N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish

When your first five picks help your team to nearly winning an OHL title in 2011, and your 14th rounder plays over 200 games in the league, you can make a case for having the best draft in 2008. It’s a shame Bryan Rust never played in the league though, as I could have made a bunch of terrible Rust Never Sleeps jokes.

Sudbury Wolves

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	John McFarland	RC	217	89-100-189	Florida Panthers Organization
2	1	Toronto Red Wings	Nick Quinn	LD	103	2-33-35	Unknown (Oshawa Generals in 11/12)
3	1	Halton Hurricanes	Steven Beyers	RC	188	55-130-185	Barrie Colts
3	6	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Drew Collinson	LW	8	0-0-0	St. Thomas Stars
3	7	Niagara Falls	Jake Cardwell	RD	270	27-79-106	Belleville Bulls
5	1	Toronto Young Nationals	Michael Capicotto	LW	0	N/A	Milton Icehawks
6	17	Toronto Young Nationals	Chris Stuart	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Markham Waxers in 10/11)
7	1	Superior Eagles	Greg Trichlio	RC	61	1-2-3	Wilfred Laurier
8	1	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Gregory Sartoretto	RW	0	N/A	Soo Thunderbirds
8	6	Hearst Elans	Jonathon Aubertain	LC	0	N/A	Summerside Western Capitals
8	11	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Michel Gamache	LD	0	N/A	Freelance Photographer
9	1	Chicago Mission U16’s	Kevin Lind	LD	0	N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10	1	Sudbury Wolverines AA	Kyle Lekun	RW	3	0-0-0	Unknown (Lasalle High School in 10/11)
12	1	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Dennis Restoule	RW	0	N/A	OCN Blizzard
12	13	Nepean	Wyatt Galley	G	0	N/A	Bowling Green
13	1	Thunder Bay Kings	Cody Fraser	LC	0	N/A	Thunder Bay North Stars
15	8	Hearst Elans	Marc Alain Begin	LC	0	N/A	Temiscaming Titans

Oh Johnny Mac, how we hardly knew ye. That first overall pick was kind of a microcosm for this draft for the Wolves as their picks either underperformed, thrive elsewhere, or never even had a sniff in the OHL.

Windsor Spitfires

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	US NTDP	Cam Fowler	LD	55	8-47-66	Anaheim Ducks Organization
2	16	Detroit Compuware U16’s	Austin Watson	RW	244	89-130-219	Nashville Predators Organization
3	10	Pittsburgh Hornets	Stephan Johns	RD	0	N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4	1	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Steve Gleeson	G	9	4-1-0 (2.79)	Ryerson University
5	10	Barrie Colts	Derek Van Ness	RD	0	N/A	Orangeville Flyers
6	7	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	Jack Campbell	G	91	45-29-11 (3.62)	Dallas Stars Organization
8	10	Thunder Bay Kings	Mitchell Fox	RW	2	0-1-1	Thunder Bay North Stars
10	2	Fort Frances Jr. Sabres	Mitch Cain	RW	0	N/A	Bemidji State Beavers
10	17	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Rodney Lalonde	LD	0	N/A	St. Olaf College
11	17	Hayward HS	Nolan Kirley	RD	0	N/A	Austin Bruins
12	17	Rochester Alliance	Taylor Carmola	RD	0	N/A	Williams College
13	17	Quinte Red Devils	Jeff Stanton	RW	0	N/A	Kanata Stallions
14	17	Windsor	Patrick Murphy	LD	13	0-1-1	LaSalle Vipers
15	7	Chicago Mission U16’s	Noah Nelson	RW	0	N/A	Wenatchee Wild
15	17	Detroit Little Caesars U16’s	Saverio Posa	LD	232	6-45-51	Guelph Storm

After two awesome drafts, this one doesn’t quite match up. However, Fowler and Campbell were good while they were there for a brief time (though you can argue how good Campbell was in while in Windsor and the Soo), and Watson ended up being traded to the Petes to pick up Kassian. Also, that Posa pick in the 15th is quite awesome.

And to finish things off, here is what happened in the 2008 CHL Import Draft.

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	Sudbury Wolves	Nikita Fillatov	LW	0	N/A	Salavat Yulaev UFA
1	4	Erie Otters	Edgar Rybakov	C	23	0-1-1	Baltica Vilnius
1	7	Windsor Spitfires	Andrew Loktionov	C	51	24-42-66	New Jersey Devils Organization
1	10	Windsor Spitfires	Richard Panik	LW	111	48-49-97	Tampa Bay Lightning Organization
1	13	Peterborough Petes	Adam Sedlak	RD	169	14-43-57	Sonderjyske
1	16	St. Michael’s Majors	William Wallen	LW	97	25-38-63	Kallinge/Ronneby
1	19	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Tomas Rachunek	LW	125	10-32-42	HC Lev Praha
1	22	Sudbury Wolves	Sergei Sheleg	LD	49	2-13-15	Junior Minsk
1	25	Belleville Bulls	Phillip Grubauer	G	105	52-36-10 (3.32)	Washington Capitals Organization
1	28	Saginaw Spirit	Jakub Svoboda	RW	58	4-7-11	HC Kometa Brno
1	31	Sarnia Sting	Miroslav Preisinger	C	127	18-33-51	HC Slovan Bratislava
1	34	Oshawa Generals	Robert Kousal	LW	62	8-14-22	HC Pardubice
1	37	London Knights	Sergei Korostin	RW	49	13-23-36	HK VMF St. Petersburg
1	40	Brampton Battalion	Evgeny Grachev	C	60	40-40-80	St. Louis Blues Organization
1	43	Niagara Ice Dogs	Maximillian Englbrecht	G	0	N/A	Hannover Scorpions
1	46	Guelph Storm	Yevgeny Molotilov	LD	72	0-6-6	Lada Togliatti
1	49	Saginaw Spirit	Richard Jarusek	C	48	6-5-11	Orli Znojmo
1	52	Barrie Colts	Kirill Polozov	LC	0	N/A	Toros Neftekamsk
1	55	Plymouth Whalers	Jan Latal	RD	28	1-1-2	HC Karlovy Vary
1	58	Kitchener Rangers	Simon Gronvaldt	RD	209	5-42-47	Aalborg
2	61	St. Michael’s Majors	Erik Karlsson	RD	0	N/A	Ottawa Senators Organization
2	70	Ottawa 67’s	Yakov Vorobyov	LW	5	0-1-1	Unknown (Gornyak Rudny in 10/11)
2	73	Peterborough Petes	Ruslan Bashkirov	LW	0	N/A	HK Ryazan
2	91	Sarnia Sting	Roman Bashkirov	RW	0	N/A	HK Ryazan
2	100	Niagara Ice Dogs	Marco Insam	RW	126	32-28-60	Bolzano
2	106	Oshawa Generals	Alexander Denezhkin	F	47	2-8-10	MHC Spartak

You mean to tell me the OHL could of had Nikita Filatov and Erik Karlsson at one point? Well colour me disappointed, despite the fact that Grubauer was drafted.

A Look Back At The 2007 NHL Draft

One of my favourite days of the year is the NHL Draft. There’s a couple of reasons for this. One being the fact that you get to say goodbye to your favourite junior-aged players before they head off into the pro ranks (either right away or in a couple of years), while the other reason is the fact that I get to use this photo once a year.

Greatest Draft Pick Of Our Time

As I always do around this time of year, I have decided to take another look back at the draft that took place five years, and see what teams did well or failed miserably.

So without further ado, let’s get this rolling.

Anaheim Ducks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Halifax Mooseheads	Logan MacMillan	LW	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
2	42	Belleville Bulls	Eric Tangradi	LW	40	1-4-5	Pittsburgh Penguins
3	63	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Maxime Macenauer	C	29	1-3-4	St. John’s IceCaps
4	92	US NTDP	Justin Vaive	LW	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
4	93	Michigan Wolverines	Steven Kampfer	D	61	7-8-15	Minnesota Wild
4	98	Berlin Polar Bears	Sebastian Stefaniszin	G	0	N/A	Vienna Capitals
4	121	Lulea HF	Mattias Modig	G	0	N/A	Vaxjo
5	151	PEI Rocket	Brett Morrison	C	0	N/A	St. Francis Xavier University

Well Tanger is a true cult hero for the Penguins. But other than that, good god, this draft class didn’t work out at all for the Ducks. Only Vaive is still in the organization as of writing.

Atlanta Thrashers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
3	67	Vancouver Giants	Spencer Machacek	RW	25	2-7-9	St. John’s IceCaps
4	115	Tappara Tampere	Niclas Lucenius	C	0	N/A	Riga Dynamo
6	175	US NTDP	John Albert	C	0	N/A	St. John’s IceCaps
7	205	Swift Current Broncos	Paul Postma	D	4	0-0-0	St. John’s IceCaps

29 games played in the show, and nine points between the four picks. Michael Fine work boys. I will say though that Postma and Machacek have been quite serviceable in the AHL though for the new Jets.

Boston Bruins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Everett Silvertips	Zach Hamill	C	20	0-4-4	Providence Bruins
2	35	Westminster High School	Tommy Cross	D	0	N/A	Boston College
5	130	Heilbronn Falcons	Denis Reul	D	0	N/A	Mannheim Eagles
6	159	Aurora Tigers	Alain Goulet	D	0	N/A	Cincinnati Cyclones
6	169	Vsetin HC	Radim Ostrcil	D	0	N/A	Brno Kometa
7	189	Moose Jaw Warriors	Jordan Knackstedt	RW	0	N/A	Bolzano HC

Hamill will eventually get into the Bruins forward core, if not for another team, and Tommy Cross played a little bit in the AHL after the season ended for Boston College. Nothing doing though for the other four draft picks.

Buffalo Sabres

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	31	St. John’s Fog Devils	T.J. Brennan	D	11	1-0-1	Rochester Americans
2	59	Mississauga IceDogs	Drew Schiestel	D	0	N/A	Texas Stars
3	89	Sioux Falls Stampede	Corey Tropp	RW	34	3-5-8	Buffalo Sabres
5	139	Okotoks Oilers	Bradley Eidsness	G	0	N/A	North Dakota Fighting Sioux
5	147	St. John’s Fog Devils	Jean-Simon Allard	C	0	N/A	Saguenay Marquis
6	179	Gatineau Olympiques	Paul Byron	C	30	4-3-7	Abbotsford Heat
7	187	Green Mountain	Nick Eno	G	0	N/A	Mississippi Surge
7	209	Taft High School	Drew Mackenzie	D	0	N/A	University of Vermont

Those that are still in the Sabres system are doing okay, as Tropp made a nice impact during his call up since last season. Plus, any draft class that features a guy that is now playing in the Quebec senior brawl-for-all league is one I can get behind.

Calgary Flames

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	24	Vasteras IK	Mikael Backlund	C	138	15-31-46	Calgary Flames
3	70	Kootenay Ice	John Negrin	D	3	0-1-1	St. John’s IceCaps
4	116	Brandon Wheat Kings	Keith Aulie	D	76	2-3-5	Tampa Bay Lightning
5	143	Windsor Spitfires	Mickey Renaud	C	0	N/A	Deceased (February 2008 – Heart Condition)
7	186	US NTDP	C.J. Severyn	LW	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies

I am hoping that Backlund will start to get more of a chance to show what he can do going forward, as he’s basically the lone guy left from the draft class that can make any impact with this team.

Carolina Hurricanes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	Red Deer Rebels	Brandon Sutter	C	286	53-54-107	Carolina Hurricanes
3	72	Spokane Chiefs	Drayson Bowman	LW	69	8-8-16	Carolina Hurricanes
4	102	Saskatoon Blades	Justin McCrae	C	0	N/A	University of British Columbia
5	132	Plymouth Whalers	Chris Terry	LW	0	N/A	Charlotte Checkers
6	162	Plymouth Whalers	Brett Bellemore	D	0	N/A	Charlotte Checkers

So far, this is the clear cut winner for the best draft. Sutter has been a steady hand thus for the former Whalers, Bowman’s getting some more opportunities, and Chris Terry has been great in the AHL, so hopefully he will get a look in the show soon. Justin McCrae on the other hand, not so much.

Chicago Blackhawks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	London Knights	Patrick Kane	RW	399	126-243-369	Chicago Blackhawks
2	38	Colorado College	Billy Sweatt	LW	2	0-0-0	Chicago Wolves
2	56	Sudbury Wolves	Akim Aliu	RW	2	2-1-3	Abbotsford Heat
3	69	Rimouski Oceanic	Maxime Tanguay	C	0	N/A	St. Georges Cool 103.5 FM
3	86	US NTDP	Josh Unice	G	0	N/A	University of Western Ontario
5	126	US NTDP	Joe Lavin	D	0	N/A	Rockford IceHogs
6	156	Windsor Spitfires	Richard Greenop	RW	0	N/A	Toronto Marlies

After drafting Kane, the Blackhawks brass must of got their drinking on with their first overall pick, as nothing else has really happened with the guys since. And those that have played a bit in the show (Sweatt and Aliu) are now with other teams. On the bright side, Tanguay has the best team name thus far.

Colorado Avalanche

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	US NTDP	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	153	18-68-86	St. Louis Blues
2	45	Lincoln Stars	Colby Cohen	D	3	0-0-0	Providence Bruins
2	49	Peterborough Petes	Trevor Cann	G	0	N/A	Lake Erie Monsters
2	55	Dartmouth College	T.J. Galiardi	LW	185	34-39-73	San Jose Sharks
4	105	Sioux Falls Stampede	Bradley Malone	LW	9	0-2-2	Lake Erie Monsters
4	113	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	Kent Patterson	G	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers
5	135	Salisbury School	Paul Carey	C	0	N/A	Boston College
6	155	Frolunda Jrs.	Jens Hellgren	D	0	N/A	Mora IK
7	195	Brynas IF Gavle	Johan Alcen	C	0	N/A	Mora IK

Similar to a couple of other teams so far, the players that were drafted and did well are now gone. However, they did get Jamie McGinn, Michael Sgarbossa (OHL God), Mike Connolly (a Minnesota-Duluth hero), Erik Johnson and Jay McClement out of the deals for Shattenkirk and Galiardi, so it worked in that sense. Patterson and Carey just finished up their college tenures as well, so it will be interesting to see how they do.

(By the way, in an unrelated tidbit, go take a gander at the Trevor Cann trade from the Petes to London a few years ago. Some might call that a fleecing).

Columbus Blue Jackets

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Halifax Mooseheads	Jakub Voracek	RW	319	57-126-183	Philadelphia Flyers
2	37	Mississauga IceDogs	Stefan Legein	RW	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
2	53	Gaylord High School	Will Weber	D	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)
3	68	Sioux Falls Stampede	Jake Hansen	RW	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers
4	94	Leninogorsk	Maksim Mayorov	LW	22	2-1-3	Springfield Falcons
6	158	Camrose Kodiaks	Allen York	G	11	3-2-0 (2.30)	Columbus Blue Jackets
7	211	St. Louis Bandits	Trent Vogelhuber	RW	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)

I am noticing a trend here when it comes to people trading prospects before the five-year mark. Again, it’ll be interesting to see how the former college kids do, but at least the Blue Jackets once had Vintage Gino Reda.

Dallas Stars

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	50	Virginia High School	Nico Sacchetti	C	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers
3	64	Moscow Dynamo	Sergei Korostin	RW	0	N/A	HC VMF St. Petersburg
4	112	Portland Winter Hawks	Colton Sceviour	RW	1	0-0-0	Texas Stars
5	128	Gunnery Prep	Austin Smith	RW	0	N/A	Colgate University
5	129	Victoria Grizzlies	Jamie Benn	LW	222	70-90-160	Dallas Stars
5	136	Spokane Chiefs	Ondrej Roman	LW	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
5	149	Belleville Bulls	Michael Neal	LW	0	N/A	Idaho Steelheads
6	172	Erie Otters	Luke Gazdic	LW	0	N/A	Texas Stars

Jamie Benn was one heck of a fifth round pick. The rest of the draft on the other hand? Not so much.

Detroit Red Wings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	27	St. Michael’s Buzzers	Brendan Smith	D	14	1-6-7	Detroit Red Wings
3	88	Frolunda Jrs.	Joakim Andersson	C	5	0-0-0	Grand Rapids Griffins
5	148	Moncton Wildcats	Randy Cameron	C	0	N/A	St. Thomas University
6	178	Erie Otters	Zach Torquato	C	0	N/A	Wheeling Nailers
7	208	Lindsay Muskies	Bryan Rufenach	D	0	N/A	Deceased (June 2012 – Electrocution)

With that Nick Lind fellow hanging it up, Smith will get more of a chance on the blueline for the Wings going forward. And while Andersson hasn’t played a lot yet, he will probably win at least four Selke trophies in the future being an European pick.

Edmonton Oilers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	London Knights	Sam Gagner	C	366	77-143-220	Edmonton Oilers
1	15	Calgary Hitmen	Alex Plante	D	10	0-2-2	Oklahoma City Barons
1	21	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	Riley Nash	C	5	0-1-1	Charlotte Checkers
4	97	Lulea HF	Linus Omark	LW	65	8-22-30	Oklahoma City Barons
5	127	Topolcany	Milan Kytnar	C	1	0-0-0	HPK Hameenlinna
6	157	Tingsryds	William Quist	LW	0	N/A	Bjorkloven

Linus Omark is a hero. As for the rest of the draft, it’s not too shabby I guess. Gagner’s been pretty decent (an 8-point game helps out), plus Plante has been serviceable in the minors.

Florida Panthers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Kamloops Blazers	Keaton Ellerby	D	116	2-15-17	Florida Panthers
2	40	Vancouver Giants	Michal Repik	RW	72	9-11-20	Florida Panthers
3	71	Chelyabinsk Traktor	Evgeny Dadonov	RW	55	10-10-20	Charlotte Checkers
4	101	US NTDP	Matt Rust	C	0	N/A	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
5	131	Waterloo Black Hawks	John Lee	D	0	N/A	University of Denver
6	181	Guelph Storm	Corey Syvret	D	0	N/A	Trenton Titans
7	191	Cambridge High School	Ryan Watson	LW	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
7	202	Yaroslavl Jrs.	Sergei Gayduchenko	G	0	N/A	CSKA Moscow

The top two picks are contributing already. As for the rest, not so much, especially since Dadonov has been traded.

Los Angeles Kings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Seattle Thunderbirds	Thomas Hickey	D	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
2	52	Chilliwack Bruins	Oscar Moller	C	87	12-14-26	Skelleftea HC
2	61	Owen Sound Attack	Wayne Simmonds	RW	322	67-75-142	Philadelphia Flyers
3	82	Belleville Bulls	Bryan Cameron	RW	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
4	95	Miami (Ohio)	Alec Martinez	D	115	11-17-28	Los Angeles Kings
4	109	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Dwight King	C	33	5-9-14	Los Angeles Kings
5	124	Regina Pats	Linden Rowat	G	0	N/A	Unknown (University of Alberta in 10/11)
5	137	Waterloo Black Hawks	Joshua Turnbull	C	0	N/A	South Carolina Stingrays
7	184	Erie Otters	Josh Kidd	D	0	N/A	University of New Brunswick
7	188	St. John’s Fog Devils	Matt Fillier	LW	0	N/A	University of New Brunswick

There’s a reason why the Kings were Cup champions this year (Well, besides a hot goalie and the gloriousness that is the playoffs which make a regular season mean nothing), and that is good drafting and depth. I mean, just look at Thomas Hickey, a fourth overall pick and he’s still stuck in the AHL.

Minnesota Wild

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Saskatoon Blades	Colton Gillies	LW	127	5-11-16	Columbus Blue Jackets
4	110	Spokane Chiefs	Justin Falk	D	72	11-11-12	Minnesota Wild
5	140	Kelowna Rockets	Cody Almond	C	25	2-0-2	Houston Aeros
6	170	Tappara Jrs.	Harri Ilvonen	D	0	N/A	Blues
7	200	Calgary Hitmen	Carson McMillan	C	15	2-3-5	Houston Aeros

For only five picks, I don’t think the Wild did too bad here. And anyone who is now playing in Finland full time helps things out in my mind.

Montreal Canadiens

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Cretin Derham Hall High School	Ryan McDonagh	D	122	8-33-41	New York Rangers
1	22	Sioux City Musketeers	Max Pacioretty	LW	202	53-61-114	Montreal Canadiens
2	43	Belleville Bulls	P.K. Subban	D	160	21-55-76	Montreal Canadiens
3	65	Rimouski Oceanic	Olivier Fortier	C	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
3	73	Kitchener Rangers	Yannick Weber	D	109	5-25-30	Montreal Canadiens
5	133	Grand Rapids High School	Joe Stejskal	D	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
5	142	Omaha Lancers	Andrew Conboy	LW	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
6	163	HV 71 Jrs.	Nichlas Torp	D	0	N/A	Timra IK
7	192	Virginia High School	Scott Kishel	D	0	N/A	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

Although they traded McDonagh, their three other picks that have played in the league have all made an impact. Overall, this might be the best draft so far.

Nashville Predators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	23	Vancouver Giants	Jonathon Blum	D	58	6-9-15	Milwaukee Admirals
2	54	Plymouth Whalers	Jeremy Smith	G	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
2	58	Kitchener Rangers	Nick Spaling	C	179	18-21-39	Nashville Predators
3	81	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Ryan Thang	RW	1	0-0-0	Milwaukee Admirals
4	114	Des Moines Buccaneers	Ben Ryan	C	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
4	119	Chilliwack Bruins	Mark Santorelli	LW	0	N/A	Tingsryds AIF
5	144	Malmo IF	Andreas Thuresson	RW	25	1-2-3	Connecticut Whale
6	174	DEG Metro Stars	Robert Dietrich	D	0	N/A	Deceased (Plane Crash – September 2011)
7	204	Lukko Rauma	Atte Engren	G	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals

Similar to the Kings, the Preds have so much depth that most of their draft picks are unable to crack their way into the lineup yet, besides Spaling of course. Another sign of a great team.

New Jersey Devils

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	57	US NTDP	Mike Hoeffel	LW	0	N/A	Albany Devils
3	79	Erie Otters	Nick Palmieri	RW	87	13-12-25	Houston Aeros
3	87	Cowichan Valley Capitals	Corbin McPherson	D	0	N/A	Colgate University
4	117	Kitchener Rangers	Matt Halischuk	RW	121	20-23-43	Nashville Predators
6	177	Pelicans	Vili Sopanen	RW	0	N/A	Pelicans
7	207	Swift Current Broncos	Ryan Molle	D	0	N/A	University Of Waterloo

Sure it’s not the sharpest of draft, but any team that takes both Palmieri and Halischuk is a clear winner in my eyes.

New York Islanders

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
3	62	Sarnia Sting	Mark Katic	D	11	0-1-1	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
3	76	Lincoln Stars	Jason Gregoire	LW	0	N/A	St. John’s IceCaps
4	106	Rimouski Oceanic	Maxime Gratchev	LW	0	N/A	Chicago Express
6	166	Waterloo Black Hawks	Blake Kessel	D	0	N/A	Adirondack Phantoms
7	196	Shawinigan Cataractes	Simon Lacroix	D	0	N/A	University of Moncton

I asked my friend and massive Isles fan Jordan Allard for his thoughts on this draft, but he instead proceeded to turn in to a drunken sailor and drop 4,320 F-Bombs.

New York Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	Omsk Avangard	Alexei Cherepanov	RW	0	N/A	Deceased (Heart Ailment – October 2008)
2	48	P.E.I. Rocket	Antoine Lafleur	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in 08/09)
5	138	Strathroy Rockets	Max Campbell	C	0	N/A	Stockton Thunder
6	168	Sodertalje Jrs.	Carl Hagelin	LW	64	14-24-38	New York Rangers
7	193	Rimouski Oceanic	David Skokan	C	0	N/A	HC Slovan Bratislava
7	198	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets	Danny Hobbs	LW	0	N/A	UMass (Amherst)

Obviously the death of Cherepanov messes up this draft a ton, but other than Hagelin, the other five players haven’t amounted to anything.

Ottawa Senators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	29	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Jim O’Brien	C	34	3-3-6	Ottawa Senators
2	60	Quebec Remparts	Ruslan Bashkirov	LW	0	N/A	HK Ryazan
3	90	St. Michael’s Buzzers	Louie Caporusso	LW	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators
4	120	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Ben Blood	D	0	N/A	North Dakota Fighting Sioux

For a four pick draft, this actually isn’t looking too bad. O’Brien is getting a look now in the show, and Caporusso and Blood are both coming off fine college careers and should be be playing soon. Not so much for Bashkirov though.

Philadelphia Flyers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	US NTDP	James Van Riemsdyk	LW	196	47-52-99	Philadelphia Flyers
2	41	Lewiston Maineiacs	Kevin Marshall	D	10	0-0-0	Hershey Bears
3	66	Saskatoon Blades	Garrett Klotz	LW	0	N/A	Adirondack Phantoms
5	122	St. John’s Fog Devils	Mario Kempe	RW	0	N/A	Djurgardens IF
6	152	Minnesota-State Mankato	Jon Kalinski	LW	22	1-4-5	Norfolk Admirals
6	161	St. Louis Bandits	Patrick Maroon	LW	2	0-0-0	Syracuse Crunch
7	182	US NTDP	Brad Phillips	G	0	N/A	Trenton Titans

Patrick Maroon, one-year OHL God. Besides Van Reimsdyk, not a whole lot going here, plus with him being rumoured to be dealt seemingly all the time, who knows how this draft class is going to look soon.

Phoenix Coyotes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Burnaby Express	Kyle Turris	C	186	31-44-75	Ottawa Senators
1	30	Regina Pats	Nick Ross	D	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
2	32	Oshawa Generals	Brett MacLean	LW	18	2-3-5	Portland Pirates
2	36	Vastra Frolunda HC	Joel Gistedt	G	0	N/A	Rogle BK
4	103	Slavia Praha HC	Vladimir Ruzicka	C	0	N/A	Slavia Praha HC
5	123	CSKA Moscow	Maxim Goncharov	D	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
6	153	Capital District	Scott Darling	G	0	N/A	Mississippi River Kings

Here’s my favourite things about this draft. The Coyotes have MacLean tearing it up in the AHL for a couple years, then waive him. So the Jets take him, waive him after only five games in the show, and the Coyotes take him back. What fun.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Quebec Remparts	Angelo Esposito	C	0	N/A	Texas Stars
2	51	Victoriaville Tigres	Keven Veilleux	C	0	N/A	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3	78	Kitchener Rangers	Robert Bortuzzo	D	6	0-0-0	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3	80	Merritt Centennials	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	LW	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
4	111	Mississauga IceDogs	Luca Caputi	LW	35	3-6-9	Syracuse Crunch
4	118	Saint John Sea Dogs	Alex Grant	D	0	N/A	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
5	141	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Jake Muzzin	D	11	0-1-1	Manchester Monarchs
6	171	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Dustin Jeffrey	C	66	12-9-21	Pittsburgh Penguins

From being  a former Greyhound stud, to being on the Penguins, and sharing the exact same date of birth as me, Jeffrey is probably one of my all-time favourite athletes of any kind.

Other than that though, I feel okay about this draft as a Pens fan, with enough guys on D to help depth wise in the future.

The only  two drawbacks though is that we never did sign Jake Muzzin, and that Angelo was a huge bust. Though that makes him more of a hero I suppose.

San Jose Sharks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Ottawa 67’s	Logan Couture	C	184	68-62-130	San Jose Sharks
1	28	Omaha Lancers	Nick Petrecki	D	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
3	83	Cologne Sharks	Timo Pielmeier	G	1	0-0-0 (7.50)	Elmira Jackets
3	91	Vancouver Giants	Tyson Sexsmith	G	0	N/A	Worcester Sharks
6	165	Rogle BK	Patrik Zackrisson	RW	0	N/A	Moscow Oblast Atlant
6	173	Avon Old Farms	Nick Bonino	C	85	6-14-20	Anaheim Ducks
7	201	UMass-Amherst	Justin Braun	D	94	4-18-22	San Jose Sharks
7	203	Portland Winter Hawks	Frazer McLaren	LW	39	1-5-6	Worcester Sharks

Couture obviously paid off, and Braun looks to be a nice steady d-man. However, the jury is out on the rest of the picks here, for those that are still left in the Sharks system.

St. Louis Blues

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	Frolunda Jrs.	Lars Eller	C	163	25-22-47	Montreal Canadiens
1	18	US NTDP	Ian Cole	D	52	2-8-10	St. Louis Blues
1	26	Lewiston Maineiacs	David Perron	C	292	74-99-173	St. Louis Blues
2	39	Frlounda Jrs.	Simon Hjalmarsson	RW	0	N/A	Lulea HF
2	44	Des Moines Buccaneers	Aaron Palushaj	RW	41	1-4-5	Montreal Canadiens
3	85	Calgary Hitmen	Brett Sonne	C	0	N/A	Peoria Riverman
4	96	US NTDP	Cade Fairchild	D	5	0-1-1	Peoria Riverman
4	100	Lincoln Stars	Travis Erstad	RW	0	N/A	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
6	160	Erie Otters	Anthony Peluso	RW	0	N/A	Peoria Rivermen
7	190	Detroit Compuware	Trevor Nill	C	0	N/A	Michigan State Spartans

Before you go any further, look at the stat totals for Brett Sonne during his career and his final season for the Hitmen. My word.

As for the draft itself, it’s a mixed bag really. Some players are gone and some are doing well in the season. But the Perron pick was an outstanding one at the end of the first round.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	47	Prince George Cougars	Dana Tyrell	C	104	6-14-20	Tampa Bay Lightning
3	75	Dubendorf	Luca Cunti	LW	0	N/A	Zurich
3	77	Harvard University	Alexander Killorn	C	0	N/A	Norfolk Admirals
4	107	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Mitch Fadden	C	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
5	150	Nobles Prep	Matt Marshall	RW	0	N/A	Vermont
6	167	Lulea HF	Johan Harju	LW	10	1-2-3	Lulea HF
7	183	Kelowna Rockets	Torrie Jung	G	0	N/A	Laredo Bucks
7	197	Lewiston Maineiacs	Michael Ward	D	0	N/A	Acadia University
7	210	Burnaby Express	Justin Courtnall	LW	0	N/A	Boston University

The Lightning need to thank their lucky stars for Tyrell doing well. Otherwise, this draft would be right up there with their disaster from 2006.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
3	74	Oshawa Generals	Dale Mitchell	RW	0	N/A	Syracuse Crunch
4	99	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	Matt Frattin	RW	57	8-7-15	Toronto Maple Leafs
4	104	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	Ben Winnett	LW	0	N/A	Dayton Gems
5	134	Trencin Dukia	Juraj Mikus	D	0	N/A	Toronto Marlies
6	164	Saint John Sea Dogs	Christopher DiDomenico	C	0	N/A	Rockford IceHogs
7	194	Linkoping HC	Carl Gunnarsson	D	187	11-43-54	Toronto Maple Leafs

Oh how I wish the Leafs had kept Dale Mitchell and his magical facial hair. Frattin was stud at North Dakota and Gunnarsson was one heck of a seventh round gem. So overall, not a bad draft for the Leafs given what they had for picks.

Vancouver Canucks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	25	Tri-City Storm	Patrick White	C	0	N/A	Klostersee EHC
2	33	Everett Silvertips	Taylor Ellington	D	0	N/A	Chicago Express
5	145	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Charles-Antoine Messier	C	0	N/A	Concordia University
5	146	CSKA Moscow	Ilya Kablukov	LW	0	N/A	Moscow Oblast Atlant
6	176	Des Moines Buccaneers	Taylor Matson	C	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers
7	206	Everett Silvertips	Dan Gendur	RW	0	N/A	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

Congratulations Taylor Matson. It is up to you to save this draft from being an utter disaster.

Washington Capitals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Calgary Hitmen	Karl Alzner	D	215	4-35-39	Washington Capitals
2	34	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Josh Godfrey	D	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators
2	46	US NTDP	Theo Ruth	D	0	N/A	Springfield Falcons
3	84	Sioux City Musketeers	Philip DeSimone	C	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
4	108	Omaha Lancers	Brett Bruneteau	C	0	N/A	University of Vermont
5	125	Regina Pats	Brent Leffler	RW	0	N/A	University of Regina
6	154	Wellington Dukes	Dan Dunn	G	0	N/A	Dayton Gems
6	180	London Knights	Justin Taylor	C	0	N/A	Kalamazoo Wings
7	185	Omaha Lancers	Nick Larson	RW	0	N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers
7	199	Nobles Prep	Andrew Glass	LW	0	N/A	Carleton University

Despite having ten picks, only Karl Alzner has done anything of note. Which is a shame for me, as Godfrey was a stud for the Greyhounds.

Well that’s it for this draft. Enjoy the 2012 edition, but remember, you can’t fully judge how your team truly did until further down the line.

A Look Back At The 2007 OHL Draft

It’s that time of year again for  16 year old hockey players, or 15-year-old’s if your name is Connor McDavid.

Although it’s moved up a month earlier than it’s traditional first Saturday in May date of year’s past, this is a day that I always look forward to, just for the complaints about what a team does before the players that they draft have even played a game.

Like I did last year, and using a method that I personally trust, I have decided to take a look back at the 2007 OHL Entry Draft, and see how those turned out for the 20 teams in the league.

Barrie Colts

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	Toronto Young Nationals	Mitch Lebar	LC	227	45-63-108	Wilfred Laurier
2	17	Cambridge Hawks	Kyle Clifford	LW	194	45-55-100	Los Angeles Kings Organization
3	18	Kanata Blazers	Scott Dawson	LD	0	N/A	Brockville Braves
4	17	Kitchener Rangers	Adam Payerl	RC	306	60-83-143	Belleville Bulls
5	14	Waterloo Wolves	Colin Behenna	LC	240	72-130-202	Barrie Colts
5	17	London Knights	Stephen Gaskin	LD	241	13-44-57	Guelph Storm
6	17	Welland Tigers	Curtis Longland	RC	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
8	17	St. Andrew’s College	Morgan Bonner	LW	0	N/A	Newmarket Hurricanes
9	6	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Anthony Mastrodicasa	LD	0	N/A	Vaughan Vipers
9	16	Ottawa Valley	Kyle Just	LC	0	N/A	Mercyhurst
10	17	York Simcoe Express	Nick Hovanessian	LW	0	N/A	St. Catharines Falcons
11	17	Waterloo Wolves	Jonathan Jutzi	LD	0	N/A	Minnesota-State Mankato
13	17	Markham Majors	Michael D’Angelo	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 10/11)
14	17	Mississauga Senators	Matthew Prapavessis	RD	0	N/A	Bemidji State
15	17	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Chris Leone	LD	0	N/A	Kalamazoo K-Wings

Well a few of those guys worked out okay, especially Behenna as a fifth rounder.  But the later round selections, not so much.

Belleville Bulls

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Brampton Batallion	Tyler Randell	RW	267	67-44-111	Kitchener Rangers
2	16	TPH Thunder	Bjorn Krupp	LD	185	2-24-26	Kolner Haie
3	14	Brampton Battalion	Andy Bathgate	LC	240	61-119-180	Plymouth Whalers
4	14	Whitby Wildcats	Brett Mackie	LW	243	28-38-66	Brampton Battalion
5	19	Thunder Bay Kings	Luke Judson	RW	276	87-80-167	Belleville Bulls
6	14	North York Rangers	Robert Stellick	LD	62	0-3-3	Queen’s
7	14	Whitby Wildcats	Brett Van Pelt	G	0	N/A	Wilfred Laurier (Baseball)
8	14	Jr. Canadiens	Kyle Essery	RW	0	N/A	St. Lawrence
9	14	TPH Thunder	Zach Bernardi	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Bowmanville Eagles in 08/09)
11	14	Ottawa Valley	Alex Huard	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Ottawa Jr. Golden Knights in 09/10)
12	14	US – Under 17	David Wohlberg	LC	0	N/A	Michigan
13	14	Quinte Red Devils	Cameron Yuill	LC	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
14	14	Whitby Wildcats	Taylor Pernerowski	LD	0	N/A	Victoria Grizzlies

The Bulls drafted Luke Judson in the fifth round, therefore they automatically win the draft. It’s pretty similar though to Barrie actually, pretty good first few picks, not so much later

Brampton Battalion

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Central Ontario Wolves	Matthew Duchene	LC	121	61-68-129	Colorado Avalanche Organization
3	5	Barrie Colts	Chris Beauchamp	RC	71	4-5-9	Unknown (Trenton Golden Hawks in 09/10)
3	20	Whitby Wildcats	Brandon Foote	G	135	66-45-7 (3.48)	Guelph Storm
4	5	Whitby Wildcats	Josh Shalla	LW	256	133-100-233	Saginaw Spirit
6	5	Brampton Battalion	Kyle Pereira	LD	231	16-57-73	Guelph Storm
6	12	Quinte Red Devils	David Pratt	RD	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
7	5	Pittsburgh Hornets U16’s	Matt White	LW	0	N/A	Vermont
7	17	Niagara Falls	Ryan Wiley	RD	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
8	9	Gloucester	Craig Moore	LC	154	13-19-32	Ottawa University
9	5	Guelph	Michael Hasson	LC	136	7-14-21	Elmira Sugar Kings
10	5	Whitby Wildcats	Robert Comeau	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 09/10)
10	18	Shattuck St. Mary’s	Sam Alfieri	RC	0	N/A	Niagara
11	5	Ottawa Sting	Yannick Guilbeault	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Nepean Raiders in 09/10)
12	5	Toronto Marlboros	Shane Kinsella	RW	46	1-2-3	Guelph Hurricanes
13	5	Brampton Battalion	Sam Nyberg	LD	14	2-4-6	Adrian College
14	5	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Matt Boley	G	0	N/A	Unknown
15	5	Mississauga Senators	Dylan Stone	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Villanova Knights in 09/10)

Well I heard that Duchene chap was decent. Shalla and Foote ended up being pretty good hands elsewhere, but Craig Moore was a really good pick in the eighth for the Battalion.

Erie Otters

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	Jr. Canadiens	Ryan O’ Reilly	LC	129	35-83-105	Colorado Avalanche Organization
2	7	Cambridge Hawks	Brandon Maxwell	G	146	78-51-14 (3.25)	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
3	1	Maksymum	David Shields	RD	250	15-52-67	St. Louis Blues Organization
3	2	North Central Predators	Brett Cook	LD	246	19-47-66	London Knights
4	1	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers	Tyler Hostetter	RD	213	15-68-83	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
4	16	St. Catharines Falcons	Riley Sheahan	LC	0	N/A	Notre Dame
5	1	Lincoln Stars	Bryan Hogan	G	0	N/A	Wichita Thunder
7	1	Cambridge Hawks	Matthew Paton	LW	151	13-23-36	Nipissing
7	18	Toronto Marlboros	Daniel Hnatko	LW	0	N/A	Toronto Junior Canadians
8	1	London Knights	Josh Sidwell	RC	57	6-3-9	Trenton Golden Hawks
9	1	York Simcoe Express	Bennet MacNeil	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Newmarket Hurricanes in 09/10)
10	1	Toronto Marlboros	Elijah Foy	RW	0	N/A	Unknown
11	1	Toronto Red Wings	Ben Hogan	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Florida Gulf Coast in 10/11)
12	1	Mississauga Rebels	Mark Bennett	LW	0	N/A	Union
13	1	Guelph	Michael Cazzola	LC	219	77-148-225	Ottawa 67’s
15	1	North Bay Trappers	James Olivier	RC	0	N/A	Nepean Raiders

Poor Ryan O’Reilly, a great player who gets overshadowed because of Windsor taking Taylor Hall just a pick later. Overall, a pretty good draft by Erie, especially with Cazzola going in the 13th round. And it’s always nice to have a Riley Sheehan cameo.

Guelph Storm

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	11	Brampton Battalion	Peter Holland	LC	256	103-154-257	Anaheim Ducks Organization
2	11	Niagara Falls	Taylor Beck	LW	246	110-157-267	Nashville Predators Organization
2	14	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Ben Chiarot	LD	229	20-50-70	Winnipeg Jets Organization
3	11	Syracuse Stars Jr. B	Conor Stokes	LW	254	34-55-89	Kingston Frontenacs
4	4	Gloucester	Francis Dupuis	G	3	1-1-0 (3.96)	Pembroke Lumber Kings
4	13	North York Rangers	Connor Tresham	RC	96	3-6-9	Woodstock Slammers
6	11	North York Rangers	Timothy Campbell	RD	166	9-38-47	Woodstock Slammers
9	11	Brantford 99’ers	Brendan Merritt	RW	0	N/A	St. Mary’s Lincolns
10	11	St. Louis Midgets	Tyler Osborne	RD	38	0-0-0	Thunder Bay North Stars
11	11	Gloucester	Taylor York	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Gloucester Rangers in 09/10)
12	11	Brampton Batallion	Brandon Tomines	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Ajax Attack in 08/09)
13	11	Central Ontario Wolves	Dylan McMahon	LC	0	N/A	Cobourg Cougars
14	11	Fort Frances Muskies	Patrick Bobcynski	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres in 08/09)
15	11	Halton Hurricanes	James Prigione	G	3	2-0-0 (2.09)	Oakville Blades

I heard those first two picks were kind of decent, and always nice to have a Fort Frances Muskies cameo in the draft.

Kingston Frontenacs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	9	Toronto Marlboros	Ethan Werek	LC	170	86-94-180	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
2	9	Cambridge Hawks	Taylor Doherty	RD	263	38-99-137	San Jose Sharks Organization
3	9	Waterloo Wolves	Stefan Thompson	LW	7	0-1-1	Oakville Blades
5	9	Greater Kingston	Jake Logan	LD	0	N/A	Woodstock Slammers
6	20	Team Illinois	Cody Murphy	LW	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)
7	9	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Tyler Karius	LW	16	0-0-0	Oakville Blades
9	9	Grey-Bruce	Greg Whittle	RW	0	N/A	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
10	9	Brampton Batallion	Chad Cummings	LD	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
11	9	Ajax Pickering	Mike Purcell	RD	0	N/A	Thorold Blackhawks
12	9	Brantford 99’ers	Johnny Szasz	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Markham Waxers in 10/11)
13	9	Mississauga Rebels	Adam Stein	G	1	0-0-0 (12.29)	Pickering Panthers
14	9	Ottawa Sting	Jonathan Milley	RW	0	N/A	Penn State

After those two first picks, my god. And people wonder why Kingston is bad? Here’s a text-book example folks.

Kitchener Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Players	Career Stats	Career Status
1	18	Detroit Honeybaked 91’s	Cam Fowler	LD	55	8-47-55	Anaheim Ducks Organization
4	9	Syracuse	Jeremy Morin	RW	58	47-36-83	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
5	5	Waterloo Wolves	Todd Martin	RD	0	N/A	Bay Ducks
5	18	Whitby Wildcats	Anton Zupancic	RD	25	1-4-5	Cobourg Cougars
6	18	Cumberland	Jason Akeson	RW	201	68-186-254	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
7	3	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Micky Sartoretto	RW	150	12-12-24	Soo Thunderbirds
8	18	Toronto Marlboros	Michael Catenacci	LC	236	64-108-172	Kitchener Rangers
9	18	Phillips Exeter Academy	Christian Stevens	RD	99	2-15-17	Claremont College (Roller Hockey)
11	18	Port Carling Midget	Steve Quinton	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Seguin Bruins in 09/10)
12	17	US Under 17	Vinny Saponari	RW	0	N/A	Northeastern
12	18	Binghamton Senators	Jerry D’ Amigo	LW	21	12-16-28	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
13	18	Rochester Americans	Mike Conderman	LW	0	N/A	UMass-Lowell
14	18	Welland Tigers	Andrew Wilson	LD	78	1-4-5	Brantford Golden Eagles

While Fowler never played at the Aud as a member of the Rangers, this is still a pretty good draft, especially with pick-ups like Morin in the fourth, Akeson in the sixth, Catenacci in the eighth and D’Amigo near the very end.

London Knights

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	20	Toronto Marlboros	Michael Zador	G	109	44-47-6 (3.77)	Unknown (Owen Sound Attack in 10/11)
2	20	Gloucester	Scott Valentine	RD	171	10-54-64	Nashville Predators Organization
4	11	Chicago Mission U16’s	Barron Smith	RD	86	0-7-7	University of Alberta
4	19	Thunder Bay Kings	Michael MacDonald	LW	145	51-50-101	Sudbury Wolves
7	20	Toronto Marlboros	Daniel Erlich	LW	260	68-151-219	Barrie Colts
8	10	Niagara Falls	Jake Noel	RW	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
8	20	Lambton Jr. Sting	Brent Andriash	LD	0	N/A	Strathroy Rockets
9	20	York Simcoe Express	Joel Hanley	LD	0	N/A	UMass
10	20	Stratford AA	Pat Looby	LW	0	N/A	Stratford Cullitons
11	20	Kirkland Lake Legion 87’s	Dustin Roy	LW	0	N/A	Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
12	20	Peterborough Petes	George Grammenopoulos	G	0	N/A	Mississauga Chargers
13	20	Lambton Jr. Sting	Andrew Sokol	RC	0	N/A	Sarnia Legionnaires
15	14	Toronto Red Wings	Peter Kazakis	LD	0	N/A	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
15	20	Team Comcast	Nicholas Luukko	LW	0	N/A	Vermont

The fact that I can’t find anything on Zador for this year upsets the heck out of me. Anyways, overall not the greatest draft in the long-term for the Knights, but they have made up for it big time over the years, so they can have one off draft I think.

Mississauga Ice Dogs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	15	Mississauga IceDogs	Andrew Agozzino	LC	318	159-147-306	Niagara Ice Dogs
2	15	Niagara Falls	Alex Friesen	LC	292	91-153-244	Niagara Ice Dogs
4	8	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Jay Gilbert	RD	233	18-51-69	Owen Sound Attack
4	15	Mississauga Rebels	Josh Phillips	RD	0	N/A	Sacred Heart University
5	6	Niagara Falls	Johnson Andrews	LW	133	18-14-32	St. Catharines Falcons
6	2	Guelph	Brendan Gorecki	G	0	N/A	Cambridge Winter Hawks
6	15	St. Francis H.S.	Joseph Zarbo	LC	0	N/A	Clarkson
7	15	Greater Kingston	David McMullen	RD	55	1-3-4	University of Lethbridge
7	16	Windsor	Ryan Speers	RW	0	N/A	LaSalle Vipers
8	15	Brampton Batallion	Kirk Evely	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Aurora Tigers in 10/11)
9	15	Nepean Raiders	Andrew Calof	RC	0	N/A	Princeton
11	15	Quinte Red Devils	Andrew Shaw	RC	190	41-66-107	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
12	15	Stratford AA	Cohen Adair	LC	0	N/A	Northern Michigan
13	15	Grey-Bruce	Mike Schwindt	RD	250	2-36-38	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
14	15	Ottawa Sting	David Pacan	RC	132	49-77-126	Niagara Ice Dogs
15	15	Detroit Little Caesars U16’s	AJ Treais	RC	0	N/A	Michigan

Like Guelph, two mainstays on the team’s offense in the first two picks is always a good start for a draft. Plus three great late picks in Shaw, Schwindt and Pacan helps to make this a pretty good draft. Two years, two great drafts by the Dogs.

Oshawa Generals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Career Games	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Niagara Falls	Justin Shugg	RW	262	101-115-216	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
2	1	Mississauga Ice Dogs	David Corrente	LD	256	16-46-62	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
3	10	Ottawa Valley	Calvin DeHaan	LD	157	19-116-135	New York Islanders Organization
4	10	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Nick Esposto	RW	107	14-18-32	Sudbury Cubs
5	10	Ajax Pickering	Andy Andreoff	LC	281	81-126-207	Oshawa Generals
6	10	Wisconsin AAA	Corey Morbeck	G	0	N/A	Unknown
9	10	Vaughan Kings	Steven Taylor	RD	0	N/A	London Nationals
10	10	York Simcoe Express	Scott Sandercock	RW	2	0-0-0	Georgina Ice
11	10	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Brandon Labelle	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Nickel City Sons in 07/08)
12	10	Team Illinois	Sam Calabrese	RD	0	N/A	Notre Dame
13	10	North Central Predators	Shea Cooper	G	2	2-0-0 (3.36)	Portage Terriers
14	10	Toronto Marlboros	Julian Melchiori	LD	124	3-52-55	Oshawa Generals
15	10	Grey-Bruce	Miles MacLean	RC	0	N/A	Trenton Golden Hawks

Not a bad draft I have to say, even though Shugg went elsewhere in the end. Another great late pick in a draft with many of them in the 14th round as well.

Ottawa 67’s

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	6	Waterloo Wolves	Michael Latta	RC	241	103-144-247	Nashville Predators Organization
2	6	Whitby Wildcats	Ryan Martindale	LC	243	85-122-207	Edmonton Oilers Organization
3	6	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Chris Perugini	G	165	81-54-18 (3.42)	Markham Waxers
4	6	Central Ontario Wolves	Johnathan Carnevale	RW	211	33-23-55	University of Ottawa
5	20	Toronto Marlboros	Marc Anthony Zanetti	LD	249	20-88-108	Ottawa 67’s
6	6	Niagara Falls	Cam McLean	RW	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
7	6	Chicago Chill Midget	Paul Phillips	LD	0	N/A	Denver
8	6	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Blake Barbieri	RD	0	N/A	Markham Waxers
10	6	Cambridge Hawks	Riley Sonnenburg	LW	120	4-8-12	Elmira Sugar Kings
11	6	Wexford Raiders	Brian Birkhoff	LD	98	1-23-24	Carleton University
12	6	Quinte Red Devils	Dustin Walsh	LW	0	N/A	Dartmouth
12	8	Kanata Blazers	Ben Sexton	RC	0	N/A	Clarkson
13	6	Brampton Battalion AA	Jonathan Demme	LD	0	N/A	Orangeville Flyers
14	6	Kanata Blazers	Joseph Quattrocchi	G	0	N/A	Hamilton College
15	6	Guelph	GianPaul Delle Donne	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Kitchener Dutchmen in 10/11)

A little bit better up front after the 2006 draft where only Cuma, Lindsay and Nesbitt made a lot of impact, but still nothing amazing from a ‘hockey mecca’.

Owen Sound Attack

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	8	Stratford AA	Joey Hishon	LC	214	110-144-254	Colorado Avalanche Organization
3	8	Mississauga Rebels	Scott Stajcer	G	138	57-55-18 (3.44)	Owen Sound Attack
5	8	Waterloo Wolves	Mike Halmo	LW	247	76-89-165	New York Islanders Organization
7	8	Florida Jr. Panthers AA	Michael Steele	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Walpole Express in 09/10)
8	8	Markham Majors	Jason Heydon	LC	0	N/A	Uxbridge Bruins
8	11	Brampton Battalion	Joshua Ocampo	RW	46	5-9-14	Trenton Golden Hawks
9	8	Ajax Pickering	Mark Ramkema	LD	39	0-1-1	Pickering Panthers
9	17	Chicago Mission U16’s	Jeff Teglia	G	0	N/A	UMass
11	2	North Central Predators	Micael Lamontagne	RD	0	N/A	Midland Flyers
11	8	Notre Dame Argos	Brennan Wright	LD	71	3-5-8	La Ronge Ice Wolves
13	8	Pittsburgh Hornets Maj. Midget	Patrick Wey	LD	0	N/A	Boston College
14	8	Huron-Perth Lakers	Tyler Kuntz	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Elmira Sugar Kings in 09/10)
15	8	Oakville	Tyler Stothers	LC	0	N/A	Wilfrid Laurier
15	9	Cambridge Hawks	Brett Priestap	LW	5.10	175	Elmira Sugar Kings

Only three picks in the first five rounds? Not a problem for the Attack, though nothing much else of note happens afterwards for them.

Peterborough Petes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	4	Windsor	Zack Kassian	RW	213	71-121-192	Vancouver Canucks Organization
2	5	Pittsburgh Predators U16	Zach Tatrn	RW	172	11-23-34	Corpus Christi Ice Rays
2	18	Waterloo Wolves	Chad Lowry	LD	180	5-19-24	Wilfrid Laurier
3	4	Peterborough Petes	Derek Holden	LD	264	20-92-112	Windsor Spitfires
3	19	Cumberland	Joey West	LC	326	44-97-141	Peterborough Petes
5	4	Peterborough Petes	Brad Gehl	LW	18	1-2-3	North Bay Trappers
6	4	Waterloo Wolves	Kyle Wilhelm	LW	0	N/A	Kingston Voyageurs
6	19	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Adrian Robertson	LD	239	18-57-75	Sarnia Sting
7	4	Toronto Marlboros	Ricky Buehler	LW	7	0-0-0	Markham Waxers
8	4	Peterborough Petes	Mac Balson	RC	0	N/A	Buffalo State College
9	4	Ottawa Valley	Alan McPherson	LC	0	N/A	Clarkson
10	4	London Knights	Matthew Coutts	G	0	N/A	Unknown
10	8	Sun County Panthers	Sean St. Louis	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Leamington Flyers in 10/11)
11	4	Barrie Colts	Jake McLaughlin	RC	0	N/A	Huntsville Otters
12	4	Central Ontario Wolves	Matthew Ginn	G	0	N/A	Holy Cross
13	4	Mississauga Senators	John Girman	RW	0	N/A	Acadia University
14	4	Central Ontario Wolves	Ryan Uens	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Little Britain Merchants in 10/11)
15	4	Markham Majors	Mitchell Taylor	RD	0	N/A	Weeks Crushers

A pretty solid draft overall, with the guys who played in the OHL for a long time doing a pretty serviceable job in their time, besides all-world Kassian of course.

Plymouth Whalers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	19	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Beau Schmitz	RD	244	35-117-152	Plymouth Whalers
2	10	Mississauga Rebels	Taylor Carnevale	RC	287	89-123-212	Shawinigan Cataractes
3	16	Detroit Honeybaked 91’s	Kevin Lynch	RC	0	N/A	Michigan
4	20	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	R.J. Mahalak	LW	218	20-35-55	Sarnia Sting
5	13	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Zach Golembiewski	RC	0	N/A	Retired (Back Injury)
6	9	London Knights	Anthony Donati	RD	70	6-10-16	Sarnia Legionnaires
7	10	Vaughan Kings	Jamie Devane	LC	237	54-61-114	Plymouth Whalers
7	19	Toronto Marlboros	Jordan Mustard	LD	0	N/A	Student-Coach at Canisius
8	19	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Tyler Brown	LW	328	54-83-137	Sarnia Sting
9	19	Kanata Blazers	Chris Martin	RW	0	N/A	St. Lawrence
10	19	Burlington Eagles	Ryan Jablonski	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Burlington Cougars in 09/10)
11	19	Penetang	Tyler Brown	LC	220	48-75-123	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
12	19	Clarington Toros	Peter Neal	LC	54	5-3-8	Whitby Fury
13	19	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Torey Krug	LD	0	N/A	Michigan State
14	19	Belle Tire Spartans	Myles McCauley	RW	120	26-22-38	University Of Windsor
15	19	Essex Ravens	Cory McDonnell	RW	0	N/A	Unknown

This might be the best draft I’ve seen so far. Two Tyler Brown’s, impact OHL players all over the place, and the guys who didn’t play going on to play big roles in the NCAA scene.

Saginaw Spirit

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	16	Whitby Wildcats	Daniel Pachis	LC	135	9-15-24	Markham Waxers
2	4	Burlington Eagles	Jordan Szwarz	RC	262	82-122-204	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
5	2	Detroit Honeybaked 91’s	Brad Walch	LD	265	10-56-66	Saginaw Spirit
5	16	Barrie Colts	Robert Visca	LW	26	1-4-5	Woodstock Slammers
6	16	Brantford 99’ers	Cody Sol	LD	255	27-49-76	Kitchener Rangers
7	11	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Anthony Colizza	LC	0	N/A	Oakland University
8	5	Guelph	Nicholas Trecapelli	RD	151	3-18-21	Truro Bearcats
8	16	Cambridge Hawks	John Kavanagh	RW	32	2-5-7	Unknown (Cambridge Winter Hawks in 10/11)
10	15	Barrie Colts	Garrett Nikkanen	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Collingwood Blues in 08/09)
10	16	Washington Junior Capitals	Jonathan Carmony	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Bay State Breakers in 09/10)
11	16	New Jersey Rockets	Brian Robbins	G	0	N/A	UMass-Lowell
12	16	Greater Kingston	Richard Stethem	LC	0	N/A	Huntsville Otters
13	16	US Under 17	Steven West	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Lincoln Stars in 09/10)
14	16	Mississauga Senators	Joseph Lepera	G	3	0-1-0 (6.34)	Stoney Creek Warriors
14	20	Guelph	Sloan Stewart	LW	30	0-1-1	Niagara Falls Canucks
15	16	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Scott Van Allen	RW	0	N/A	Uxbridge Bruins

I completely forgot about Daniel Pachis, shame on me. Overall though, a pretty decent draft, but poor Sloan Stewart.

Sarnia Sting

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	12	Ajax-Pickering	Colton Kennedy	RC	155	20-26-46	Thorold Blackhawks
3	17	Buffalo Saints Selects 90’s	Joe Rogalski	RD	312	21-77-98	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
4	18	TPH Thunder	Daniel Broussard	RD	218	5-31-36	Ottawa 67’s
5	12	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Michael Santini	LW	95	23-26-49	Drummondville Voltigeurs
6	8	Whitby Wildcats	Derek Foote	RW	0	N/A	Cobourg Cougars
7	12	Brantford 99’ers	Ben O’Quinn	RC	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
8	12	Salisbury Prep	Kevin Quick	LD	0	N/A	Tampa Bay Lightning Organization
8	13	Salisbury Prep	Kyle Quick	LD	0	N/A	Brown
9	12	Lambton Jr. Sting	Tyler Cicchini	LW	0	N/A	Sarnia Legionnaires
10	12	Victory Honda	Ian Ruel	RD	0	N/A	Bowling Green
11	12	Ottawa Valley	Chris Hawkins	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Grimsby Peach Kings in 09/10)
12	12	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Brett Appio	LW	176	24-16-40	Brantford Golden Eagles
13	12	Detroit Little Caesars	Chris Cohen	G	0	N/A	Unknown
14	12	Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s	Shane Halaas	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Metro Jets in 10/11)
15	12	Lambton Jr. Sting	Zac MacQueen	RW	187	44-61-105	Windsor Spitfires

Not a bad draft really, though Kevin Quick sadly never came to town. Appio and MacQueen though were great picks at the very end. Colt Kennedy might not of been viewed as the best first-rounder I suppose, but the two defenders after did work out well.

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	13	Greater Kingston	Jordan Mayer	RC	296	95-101-196	Belleville Bulls
2	13	Valley-East Cobras	Jamie Haines	LC	79	5-9-14	Sudbury Cubs
3	12	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Michael Fine	LC	314	82-135-217	Saginaw Spirit
3	15	Burlington Eagles	Bryce O’Hagen	G	107	34-54-5 (3.69)	Brantford Golden Eagles
4	7	St. Louis Midgets	John Ramage	RD	0	N/A	Wisconsin
6	1	Detroit Little Caesars U16’s	Michael Montrose	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Tri-City Storm in 10/11)
6	13	Thunder Bay Kings	Kyle Lapenskie	LW	0	N/A	Thunder Bay North Stars
7	13	Valley-East Cobras	Jordan Carroll	LW	107	15-5-20	Sudbury Cubs
9	13	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	Mike Miller	RD	0	N/A	Jamestown Ironmen
10	13	US Under 18	Bradley Phillips	G	0	N/A	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
11	13	Burlington Eagles	Patrick Stillar	LW	0	N/A	Markham Waxers
12	13	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Kevin Albers	RD	0	N/A	Niagara
13	13	Central Ontario Wolves	Riley Austin	LD	0	N/A	St. Lawrence
14	13	Grey-Bruce	Justin Ainslie	LD	0	N/A	Kincardine Bulldogs
15	13	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	Brett Hope	LW	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars

Oh the 2007 Greyhounds draft. Mayer never came, Haines flamed out, Fine was traded away due to partying, O’Hagan’s development was a mess, and Carroll is still a hero. Though John Ramage did turn out alright elsewhere. Overall, not so hot.

St. Michael’s Majors

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	3	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Casey Cizikas	LC	237	88-115-203	New York Islanders Organization
2	3	Burlington Eagles	Brett Flemming	RD	247	9-96-105	Washington Capitals Organization
2	12	Greater Kingston	Corey Bureau	RW	188	29-41-70	Queen’s
3	3	Stoney Creek	Braden Birch	LD	0	N/A	Cornell
4	3	Brampton Battalion	Ryan Lopes	RC	170	23-17-40	Georgetown Raiders
5	3	London Knights	Rob Flick	LC	181	46-53-99	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
6	3	North York Rangers	Patrick McEachen	LD	7	0-2-2	Queen’s
9	3	Guelph	Joshua McFadden	LD	222	39-111-150	Sudbury Wolves
10	3	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Matt Amadio	LW	0	N/A	Soo Thunderbirds
11	3	Toronto Young Nationals	Reilly Smith	RW	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)
12	3	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Jordan Miller	RW	0	N/A	New Jersey Hitmen
13	3	Ottawa Valley	Dustin Darou	LD	0	N/A	Northeastern
14	3	Guelph	Mike Charbonneau	RC	0	N/A	Guelph Hurricanes
15	3	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Marcus Ruberto	LC	0	N/A	Markham Waxers

The building blocks to the 2011 Memorial Cup runner-ups are right here to be seen, along with getting Mayer in a trade during the middle of the 07/08 season. Even though he didn’t play for them, Reilly Smith turned out to be good as well.

Sudbury Wolves

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	7	Windsor	Daniel Maggio	RD	284	25-75-100	Oshawa Generals
2	19	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Marcus Foligno	LW	245	54-85-139	Buffalo Sabres Organization
3	7	Mississauga Rebels	Peter Hermenegildo	RD	254	32-74-106	Oshawa Generals
4	12	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Brett Thompson	RC	310	139-116-255	Sarnia Sting
5	7	Valley-East Cobras	Elliot Richardson	LD	0	N/A	Wellington Dukes
6	7	London Knights	Colin Martin	LW	188	36-48-84	London Knights
7	7	Pembroke	Ben Reinhardt	LD	0	N/A	Alabama-Huntsville
8	3	Toronto Young Nationals	Brandon Pirri	LC	0	N/A	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
8	7	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Jeremy Goodwin	RD	0	N/A	Princeton
9	7	Toronto Young Nationals	Craig Rylett	G	1	0-0-0 (0.00)	Erin Shamrocks
10	7	Sun County Panthers	Jordan Brohman	RW	0	N/A	Exeter Hawks
11	7	Thunder Bay Kings	Graeme McCormack	RD	0	N/A	Bemidji State
12	7	Ajax Pickering	Jordan Ramsay	RC	26	1-1-2	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
13	7	Barrie Colts	Jordan Duckworth	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Penetang Kings in 09/10)
14	1	Vaughan Kings	Phil Grainger	RW	0	N/A	Newmarket Hurricanes
14	7	Grey-Bruce	Braeden Rigney	LC	0	N/A	Canisius
15	7	St. Catharines Falcons	Dillon Parnell	LD	0	N/A	Paris Mounties

Imagine if Thompson had lit it up while playing for the Wolves, or if Pirri had played in the OHL? Either way, still a pretty good draft nevertheless.

Windsor Spitfires

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	2	Greater Kingston	Taylor Hall	LC	183	123-157-280	Edmonton Oilers Organization
2	2	Cambridge Hawks	Ryan Ellis	RD	226	73-240-313	Nashville Predators Organization
2	8	Toronto Red Wings	Jesse Blacker	RD	203	20-92-112	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
3	13	Barrie Colts	Garrett Wilson	LW	191	94-89-183	Florida Panthers Organization
4	2	Sun County Panthers	Ben Dubois	RW	182	15-15-30	Ottawa 67’s
5	11	Florida Jr. Panthers U16	Andrew Yogan	LC	240	96-91-187	Peterborough Petes
5	15	Windsor	Ron Soucie	LD	138	3-15-18	Leamington Flyers
7	2	Detroit Honeybaked 91’s	Kenny Ryan	RW	115	36-59-95	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
8	2	Detroit Honeybaked 91’s	Chris Crane	RC	0	N/A	Ohio State
9	2	Windsor	Kyle Andrian	G	0	N/A	Kingsville Comets
10	2	Grey-Bruce	Jared Martin	LD	0	N/A	Cobourg Cougars
10	14	Toronto Red Wings	Keylan Marchant	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Seguin Bruins in 08/09)
12	2	York Simcoe Express	Ryan Carlisle	G	0	N/A	North York Rangers
13	2	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Dan Chadwick	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Strathroy Rockets in 09/10)
14	2	Detroit Belle Tire U16’s	Brad Smith	RW	0	N/A	UConn
15	2	Niagara Falls	Marcus Quinlan	LD	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
15	18	Lambton Jr. Sting	Rory Keane	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Lambton Shore Predators in 08/09)

Still the best damn OHL draft I’ve ever seen. Heck you could of missed every pick after the first two, and I would of called it the best draft I have ever seen.

And now to conclude things, let us take a look at that year’s import draft.

CHL Import Draft

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Career Status
1	2	Erie Otters	Jaroslav Janus	G	110	45-53-7 (3.69)	Tampa Bay Lightning Organization
1	5	Kitchener Rangers	Mikkel Boedker	LW	62	29-44-73	Phoenix Coyotes Organization
1	8	Windsor Spitfires	Michal Jordan	D	160	31-71-102	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
1	11	London Knights	Vladimir Roth	D	118	17-31-48	Bili Tygri Liberec
1	14	Brampton Battalion	Alexander Eriksson	D	66	1-14-15	Bjorkloven
1	17	Ottawa 67’s	Radim Ostrcil	D	59	0-13-13	HC Havlickuv Brod
1	20	Brampton Battalion	Jaroslav Hertl	D	52	0-5-5	HC Berounsti Medvedi
1	23	Owen Sound Attack	Milan Doczy	D	184	8-50-58	Unknown (AZ Havirov in 10/11)
1	26	Kingston Frontenacs	Andris Dzerins	C	126	41-57-98	Dinamo Riga
1	29	Oshawa Generals	Jakub Kovar	G	36	26-6-3 (3.30)	HC Ceske Budejovice
1	32	Guelph Storm	Denis Hollenstein	LW	93	17-16-33	Kloten
1	35	Sarnia Sting	Tomie Karhunen	G	39	18-18-2 (3.59)	Karpat
1	38	Ottawa 67’s	Martin Paryzek	D	120	9-49-58	HC Most
1	41	Sarnia Sting	Marek Indra	RW	28	1-1-2	HC Dukla Jihlava
1	44	Niagara Ice Dogs	Dallmir Jancovic	LW	0	N/A	HK Trnava
1	47	Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors	Andre Petersson	LW	0	N/A	Ottawa Senators Organization
1	50	Barrie Colts	Jaroslav Kruzik	D	174	10-50-60	HK Nitra
1	53	Owen Sound Attack	Ondrej Pekarik	C	48	6-8-14	HC Decin
1	56	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Simon Fischhaber	F	106	2-15-17	Nurnberg Ice Tigers
1	58	London Knights	Heikki Hyvonen	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Jokerit in 08/09)
2	68	Sudbury Wolves	Roman Schlagenhauf	C	0	N/A	Ambri-Piotta
2	72	Niagara Ice Dogs	Richard Fiala	F	0	N/A	Unknown (HK 32 Lipotvsky Mikulas in 10/11)

Compared to the 2006 Import Draft, this one is rather tame by comparison. Though my friend Grant would tell you the Greyhounds made their best pick ever at number 56.

A Look Back At The 2006 NHL Draft

Thursday marks the start of another NHL season, and while everyone (Minus about 30 people in Atlanta) is excited about the return of the Winnipeg Jets, I personally am waiting for the Hartford Whalers to return, just so I can hear this again.

(A couple of side notes from that video: If the Whalers ever return that moshing will probably be my reaction to the news, plus that kid in the do-rag at 1:08 or so may or may not be former ROH star Jack Evans).

So with the season starting up again, and to continue with something I did prior to the OHL season, here is a look back at how each team did in the 2006 NHL Draft, five years or so after the fact.

Anaheim Ducks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Michigan Wolverines	Mark Mitera	D	0	N/A	Hamilton Bulldogs
2	38	Halifax Mooseheads	Bryce Swan	RW	0	N/A	St. Francis Xavier University
3	83	Brampton Batallion	John de Gray	D	0	N/A	Syracuse Crunch
4	112	Belleville Bulls	Matt Beleskey	LW	97	14-14-28	Anaheim Ducks
6	172	HPK	Petteri Wirtanen	C	3	1-0-1	HIFK Helsinki

Well other than Beleskey, not a whole lot here. Poor Johnny De Gray.

Atlanta Thrashers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Barrie Colts	Bryan Little	C	282	68-81-149	Winnipeg Jets
2	43	Moose Jaw Warriors	Riley Holzapfel	C	0	N/A	St. John’s IceCaps
3	80	Thief River Falls Prowlers	Michael Forney	LW	0	N/A	St. John’s IceCaps
5	135	Sioux Falls Stampede	Alex Kangas	G	0	N/A	Wheeling Nailers
6	165	HIFK	Jonas Enlund	C	0	N/A	Novosibirsk Siber
7	195	Spruce Grove Saints	Jesse Martin	C	0	N/A	University of Denver
7	200	CSKA Moscow	Arturs Kulda	D	6	0-2-2	St. John’s IceCaps
7	210	Tabor Academy Seawolves	Will O’Neill	D	0	N/A	University of Maine

Obviously Little is working out alright for the side, and I figure Kulda will be making some appearances for the Jets as time goes on, so an okay draft for the new Jets.

Boston Bruins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	Minnesota Golden Gophers	Phil Kessel	C	374	128-117-245	Toronto Maple Leafs
2	37	Severstal Cherepovets	Yuri Alexandrov	D	0	N/A	SKA St. Petersburg
2	50	Vancouver Giants	Milan Lucic	LW	278	64-87-151	Boston Bruins
3	71	Halifax Mooseheads	Brad Marchand	RW	97	21-21-42	Boston Bruins
5	128	Halifax Mooseheads	Andrew Bodnarchuk	D	5	0-0-0	Providence Bruins
6	158	Swift Current Broncos	Levi Nelson	C	0	N/A	ESV Kaufbeuren

To see how the Bruins were able to win the Stanley Cup last year, you don’t need to look any further. Plus, trading Kessel for two first round picks is working out pretty good for the future too.

Buffalo Sabres

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	24	Vasteras Hockey	Dennis Persson	D	0	N/A	Rochester Americans
2	46	Sodertalje SK	Jhonas Enroth	G	15	9-3-2 (2.83)	Buffalo Sabres
2	57	Windsor Spitfires	Mike Weber	D	81	4-16-20	Buffalo Sabres
4	117	Saint John Sea Dogs	Felix Schutz	C	0	N/A	Ingolstadt ERC
5	147	Salisbury Crimson Knights	Alex Biega	D	0	N/A	Rochester Americans
7	207	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Benjamin Breault	C	0	N/A	Dalhouise University

Enroth is a good back up for now with Ryan ‘Sparty’ Miller, and Weber is doing alright so far, but the big thing for me will be to see what happens with Persson.

Calgary Flames

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	26	Everett Silvertips	Leland Irving	G	0	N/A	Abbotsford Heat
3	87	Plymouth Whalers	John Armstrong	C	0	N/A	Abbotsford Heat
3	89	Warroad Warriors	Aaron Marvin	C	0	N/A	Chicago Express
4	118	Rouyn-Nordana Huskies	Hugo Carpentier	C	0	N/A	Saguenay Marquis
5	149	KalPa	Jusso Pusstinen	RW	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
6	179	Breck Mustangs	Jordan Fulton	LW	0	N/A	Stockton Thunder
7	187	Sudbury Wolves	Devin DiDiomete	LW	0	N/A	Connecticut Whale
7	209	Farjestads BK Jr.	Per Johnsson	D	0	N/A	Troja-Ljungby

Five years and no NHL games. Not the best of draft, but Leland Irving is still a hero.

Carolina Hurricanes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	63	US NTDP	Jamie McBain	D	90	10-30-40	Carolina Hurricanes
3	93	Sarnia Sting	Harrison Reed	RW	0	N/A	Toledo Walleye
4	123	Kingston Frontenacs	Bobby Hughes	C	0	N/A	EHC 80 Nurnberg
5	153	Lewiston Maineiacs	Stephane Chaput	C	0	N/A	Providence Bruins
6	183	Clarkson Knights	Nick Dodge	RW	0	N/A	Charlotte Checkers
7	213	Cornell Big Red	Justin Krueger	D	0	N/A	Charlotte Checkers

McBain’s been good so far, and there’s still a few guys in the system. So I guess it’s an okay draft.

Chicago Blackhawks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	Jonathan Toews	C	302	115-152-267	Chicago Blackhawks
2	33	Krylia Sovetov	Igor Makarov	RW	0	N/A	SKA St. Petersburg
2	61	Maine Black Bears	Simon Danis-Pepin	D	0	N/A	Rockford IceHogs
3	76	Sodertalje SK	Tony Lagerstrom	C	0	N/A	Sodertalje
4	95	Kingston Frontenacs	Ben Shutron	D	0	N/A	University of New Brunswick
4	96	US NTDP	Joe Palmer	G	0	N/A	Reading Royals
6	156	Jokerit	Jan-Mikael Juutilainen	C	0	N/A	Kiekko-Laser
6	169	Wellington Dukes	Chris Auger	C	0	N/A	Fort Wayne Komets
7	186	Hamilton Red Wings	Peter Leblanc	C	0	N/A	Rockford IceHogs

Well other than that Toews guy, not much else to right home on here.

Colorado Avalanche

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	18	Kingston Frontenacs	Chris Stewart	RW	192	67-69-136	St. Louis Blues
2	51	US NTDP	Nigel Williams	D	0	N/A	Syracuse Crunch
2	59	Brandon Wheat Kings	Codey Burki	C	0	N/A	Lugano
3	81	US NTDP	Mike Carman	C	0	N/A	Lake Erie Monsters
4	110	US NTDP	Kevin Montgomery	D	0	N/A	Florida Everblades
7	201	Michigan Wolverines	Billy Sauer	G	0	N/A	Greenville Road Warriors

With Stewart being traded to the Blues, there’s no one left from the 2006 Draft on the main roster. Might be a reason why the Avs are not doing well these days.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Derick Brassard	C	201	37-73-110	Columbus Blue Jackets
3	69	London Knights	Steve Mason	G	173	77-67-23 (2.77)	Columbus Blue Jackets
3	85	Plymouth Whalers	Tom Sestito	C	13	2-2-4	Adirondack Phantoms
4	113	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Ben Wright	D	0	N/A	University of New Brunswick
5	129	HIFK	Bobby Nyholm	RW	0	N/A	HIFK Helsinki
5	136	Michigan State Spartans	Nick Sucharski	LW	0	N/A	Cracovia Krakow
5	142	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Maxime Frechette	D	0	N/A	UQTR
6	159	Prince George Cougars	Jesse Dudas	D	0	N/A	Texas Brahmas
7	189	Medicine Hat Tigers	Derek Dorsett	RW	179	12-24-36	Columbus Blue Jackets
7	194	Moncton Wildcats	Matt Marquardt	LW	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors

The first two picks have done well, and Dorsett was a great seventh round pick. Plus any team that drafted Bobby Nyholm was a clear cut winner.

Dallas Stars

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	27	Rouyn-Nordana Huskies	Ivan Vishnevskiy	D	5	0-2-2	Moscow Oblast Atlant
3	90	Brampton Battalion	Aaron Snow	G	0	N/A	Western
4	120	Cushing Academy Penguins	Richard Bachman	G	1	0-0-0 (0.00)	Texas Stars
5	138	Newmarket Hurricanes	David Mcintyre	C	0	N/A	Houston Aeros
5	150	HIFK	Max Warn	LW	0	N/A	Pelicans

We still have a few more teams too look at, but I think this is our early winner for worst draft in hindsight.

Detroit Red Wings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	41	Kingston Frontenacs	Cory Emmerton	LW	2	1-0-1	Detroit Red Wings
2	47	Belleville Bulls	Shawn Matthias	C	126	15-21-36	Florida Panthers
2	62	Huddinge IK	Dick Axelsson	LW	0	N/A	Modo
3	92	Hammarby IF	Daniel Larsson	G	0	N/A	HV71 Jonkoping
6	182	Budejovice Jr.	Jan Mursak	RW	19	1-0-1	Grand Rapids Griffins
7	191	Burnsville Blaze	Nick Oslund	RW	0	N/A	Toledo Walleye
7	212	Regina Pats	Logan Pyett	D	0	N/A	Grand Rapids Griffins

Sure it might not look great right now, but when we look at this in another five years time, both Axelsson and Larsson will be multi-time award winners.

Edmonton Oilers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	45	Des Moines Buccaneers	Jeff Petry	D	35	1-4-5	Edmonton Oilers
3	75	Owen Sound Attack	Theo Peckham	D	102	3-11-14	Edmonton Oilers
5	133	Brampton Battalion	Bryan Pitton	G	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
5	140	Providence Friars	Cody Wild	D	0	N/A	Reading Royals
6	170	HC Lada Togliatti	Alexander Bumagin	RW	0	N/A	Novokuznetsk Metallurg

While it’s not the killer drafts of later on (at this point at least) Petry and Peckham are becoming key guys on the blueline during the rebuilt for the Oilers.

Florida Panthers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	HC Rabat Kladno	Michael Frolik	LW	241	53-73-126	Chicago Blackhawks
3	73	Everett Silvertips	Brady Calla	RW	0	N/A	Ontario Reign
4	103	Guelph Storm	Michael Caruso	D	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
4	116	Eau Claire North Huskies	Derrick LaPoint	D	0	N/A	Reading Royals
6	155	Windsor Spitfires	Peter Aston	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Utah Grizzlies in 09/10)
7	193	Nanaimo Clippers	Marc Cheverie	G	0	N/A	Portland Pirates

What I said earlier about Colorado can be said as well for the Panthers (who are the Pittsburgh Pirates of hockey according to my younger brother) with Frolik now playing in Chi-Town.

Los Angeles Kings

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	Lewiston Maineiacs	Jonathan Bernier	G	32	15-11-3 (2.57)	Los Angeles Kings
1	17	Des Moines Buccaneers	Trevor Lewis	C	83	4-12-16	Los Angeles Kings
2	48	Quebec Rempards	Joey Ryan	D	0	N/A	Bakersfield Condors
3	74	Miami (OH) Redhawks	Jeff Zatkoff	G	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
3	86	Seattle Thunderbirds	Bud Holloway	RW	0	N/A	Skelleftea
4	114	Leksands IF	Niclas Andersen	D	0	N/A	Brynas IF Gavle
5	134	Yale Bulldogs	David Meckler	LW	0	N/A	Manchester Monarchs
5	144	Champlain Cougars	Martin Nolet	D	0	N/A	Windsor Wild
6	164	Eisbaren Berlin	Constantin Braun	LW	0	N/A	Berlin Polar Bears

Overall I think this draft worked out alright, with Bernier now in that goalie duo with Jonathan Quick (Or Jonathan ‘Quick’ Swick as Brett like to call him).

Minnesota Wild

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	James Sheppard	C	224	11-38-49	San Jose Sharks
2	40	Everett Silvertips	Ondrej Fiala	LW	0	N/A	SK Kadan
3	72	Oshawa Generals	Cal Clutterbuck	RW	230	43-30-73	Minnesota Wild
4	102	Apple Valley Eagles	Kyle Medvec	D	0	N/A	Houston Aeros
5	132	Jokerit	Niko Hovinen	G	0	N/A	Pelicans
6	162	EHC Basel	Julian Walker	RW	0	N/A	Ambri-Piotta
7	192	Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders	Chris Hickey	C	0	N/A	University Of St. Thomas

Yes Sheppard is no longer in Minnesota, but Cal has turned out to be a fine pick for a third rounder.

Montreal Canadiens

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	Apple Valley Eagles	David Fischer	D	0	N/A	Florida Everblades
2	49	Kootenay Ice	Ben Maxwell	C	32	1-1-2	St. John’s IceCaps
2	53	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	Mathieu Carle	D	3	0-0-0	Syracuse Crunch
3	66	Calgary Hitmen	Ryan White	C	43	2-5-7	Montreal Canadiens
5	139	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	Pavel Valentenko	D	0	N/A	Connecticut Whale
7	199	Portland Winter Hawks	Cameron Cepek	D	0	N/A	Unknown (Prince George Cougars in 08/09)

Well I’m not really sure this draft was the best for the Habs, especially since your top pick is playing for those mighty Everblades.

Nashville Predators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
2	56	US NTDP	Blake Geoffrion	LW	20	6-2-8	Nashville Predators
4	105	Ilves	Niko Snellman	RW	0	N/A	Jokipojat
5	146	Colgate Raiders	Mark Dekanich	G	1	0-0-0 (3.60)	Springfield Falcons
6	176	US NTDP	Ryan Flynn	RW	0	N/A	Milwaukee Admirals
7	206	Vasteras Jr.	Viktor Sjodin	LW	0	N/A	Oskarshamm IK

Okay it may not look so hot thus far, but Geoffrion was really good in college and should be playing well for the Preds as time goes on.

New Jersey Devils

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	30	Saginaw Spirit	Matt Corrente	D	34	0-6-6	Albany Devils
2	58	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Alexander Vasyunov	LW	18	1-4-5	Deceased (September 2011 – Plane Crash)
3	67	Alemetjevsk	Kirill Tulupov	D	0	N/A	Oklahoma City Barons
3	77	CSKA Moscow	Vladimir Zharkov	RW	78	2-12-14	Albany Devils
4	107	Penticton Vees	T.J. Miller	D	0	N/A	Merano
5	148	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Olivier Magnan	D	18	0-0-0	Val Puseria
6	178	New York Bobcats	Tony Romano	C	0	N/A	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
7	208	Shawinigan Cataractes	Kyell Henegan	D	0	N/A	St. Thomas University

Knowing the Devils, I’m pretty sure a lot of those guys will make their impact later on in time, such as Corrente and Zharkov.

New York Islanders

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Des Moines Buccaneers	Kyle Okposo	RW	192	44-72-126	New York Islanders
2	60	Assat	Jesse Joensuu	RW	60	8-5-13	HV71
3	70	Frolunda HC	Robin Figren	LW	0	N/A	Linkoping
4	100	US NTDP	Rhett Rakhshani	RW	2	0-0-0	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4	108	Sherwood Park Crusaders	Jase Weslosky	G	0	N/A	Ontario Reign
4	115	HC Kosice	Tomas Marcinko	RW	0	N/A	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4	119	Saint Sebastian’s Arrows	Doug Rogers	C	0	N/A	Wheeling Nailers
5	126	Des Moines Buccaneers	Shane Sims	D	1	0-0-0	Gwinnett Gladiators
5	141	Malmo Jr.	Kim Johansson	C	0	N/A	Herlev
6	160	Moncton Wildcats	Andrew MacDonald	D	109	5-29-34	New York Islanders
6	171	Governor Dummer Academy	Bryan Day	RW	0	N/A	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
6	173	Djurgarden Jr.	Stefan Ridderwall	G	0	N/A	Timra
7	190	Springfield Jr. Blues	Troy Mattila	LW	0	N/A	Dartmouth

Man that’s a lot of picks, so percentage wise it may not look all that hot. But, both Okposo and MacDonald have done well for themselves, especially MacDonald being a sixth round pick.

New York Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	21	Owen Sound Attack	Bob Sanguinetti	D	5	0-0-0	Charlotte Checkers
2	54	Lokotmotiv Yaroslavl	Artem Anisimov	C	165	30-42-72	New York Rangers
3	84	Halifax Mooseheads	Ryan Hillier	LW	0	N/A	Elmira Jackets
4	104	Vsetinska Hokejova	David Kveton	RW	0	N/A	Trinec Ocelari HC
5	137	HC Dukla Trencin	Tomas Zaborsky	LW	0	N/A	Assat Pori
6	174	Prince George Cougars	Eric Hunter	C	0	N/A	University Of Alberta
7	204	Trinec Jr.	Lukas Zeliska	C	0	N/A	MHC Martin

Anisimov was a really good second round pick, but other than that, not so much action for the Rangers.

Ottawa Senators

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	28	Sudbury Wolves	Nick Foligno	LW	269	46-55-101	Ottawa Senators
3	68	Green Bay Gamblers	Eric Gryba	D	0	N/A	Binghamton Senators
3	91	HK Riga 2000	Kaspars Daugavins	LW	1	0-0-0	Binghamton Senators
4	121	Gatineau Olympiques	Pierre-Luc Lessard	D	0	N/A	UQTR
5	151	Saginaw Spirit	Ryan Daniels	G	0	N/A	Wilfred Laurier
6	181	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	Kevin Koopman	D	0	N/A	Brown University
7	211	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Erik Condra	RW	26	6-5-11	Ottawa Senators

Daaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnniellllls! As for the draft, Foligno has been good, Condra was a nice player at the end of last year, and how in the heck has Kaspars Daugavins only played one game in the show so far?

Philadelphia Flyers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	22	Gatineau Olympiques	Claude Giroux	RW	208	50-100-150	Philadelphia Flyers
2	39	Sioux Falls Stampede	Andreas Nodl	RW	115	12-15-27	Philadelphia Flyers
2	42	US NTDP	Mike Ratchuk	LW	0	N/A	Elmira Jackets
2	55	HC Lada Togliatti	Denis Bodrov	D	0	N/A	Spartak Moscow
3	79	Bowling Green Falcons	Jonathan Matsumoto	C	13	2-0-2	Charlotte Checkers
4	101	Ilves	Joonas Lehtivuori	D	0	N/A	Modo
4	109	Budejovice Jr.	Jakub Kovar	G	0	N/A	Ceske Budejovice HC
5	145	Providence Friars	Jon Rheault	RW	0	N/A	Abbotsford Heat
6	175	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Michael Dupont	G	0	N/A	Villars
7	205	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Andrei Popov	RW	0	N/A	Chelyabinsk Traktor

While Bobby Clarke didn’t remember his name when he drafted him, Giroux has been great for the Flyers thus far. Nodl’s been okay as well too, but not much after that.

Phoenix Coyotes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Everett Silvertips	Peter Mueller	C	222	48-79-127	Colorado Avalanche
1	29	US NTDP	Chris Summers	D	2	0-0-0	Portland Pirates
3	88	Frolunda HC	Jonas Ahnelov	D	0	N/A	Modo
5	130	US NTDP	Brett Bennett	G	0	N/A	Wisconsin
5	131	HC Rabat Kladno	Martin Latal	LW	0	N/A	Kladno
5	152	Medicine Hat Tigers	Jordan Bendfeld	D	0	N/A	Stockton Thunder
7	188	Western Michigan Broncos	Chris Frank	D	0	N/A	Cardiff Devils
7	196	Boston College Eagles	Benn Ferriero	C	57	7-7-14	San Jose Sharks

With no one left on the team as the season begins, I’m not sure if the Coyotes are kicking themselves in the pants at the moment, especially when Ferriero showed up out of nowhere during last year’s playoffs.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Peterborough Petes	Jordan Staal	C	369	95-103-198	Pittsburgh Penguins
2	32	Brainerd Warriors	Carl Sneep	D	0	N/A	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
3	65	US NTDP	Brian Strait	D	3	0-0-0	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
5	125	Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks	Chad Johnson	G	6	1-2-1 (2.59)	Connecticut Whale
7	185	HIFK	Timo Seppanen	D	0	N/A	TPS Turku

If you ever watch the NHL Draft on TSN, they usually tout the Pens as being a great example of how to draft properly. Well when you have high picks (Fleury, Crosby, Malkin and Staal) that tends to happen, but not a whole lot has happened after that, proving that the Wings are still leading the way when it comes to Draft pimping.

San Jose Sharks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Prince George Cougars	Ty Wishart	D	25	1-5-6	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2	36	Ottawa 67’s	Jamie McGinn	LW	143	15-10-25	San Jose Sharks
4	98	Oshawa Generals	James DeLory	D	0	N/A	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
5	143	Kamloops Blazers	Ashton Rome	RW	0	N/A	Portland Pirates
7	202	Boston Terriers	John McCarthy	LW	41	2-2-4	Worcester Sharks
7	203	Sioux Falls Stampede	Jay Barriball	RW	0	N/A	Peoria Rivermen

While Wishart didn’t work out so well, McGinn has been really nice as a second rounder for the Sharks. Plus who doesn’t love a kid playing for the Mudbugs.

St. Louis Blues

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	US NTDP	Erik Johnson	D	225	23-78-101	Colorado Avalanche
1	25	Vasteras	Patrik Berglund	C	228	56-69-125	St. Louis Blues
2	31	HC Vitkovice	Tomas Kana	C	6	0-2-2	Viktovice HC
3	64	Linkopings HC	Jonas Junland	D	4	0-2-2	Astana Barys
4	94	Omaha Lancers	Ryan Turek	D	0	N/A	Utah Grizzlies
4	106	Zurich/Kusnacht	Reto Berra	G	0	N/A	Biel
5	124	St. Louis Park Orioles	Andy Sackrison	C	0	N/A	Morrum
6	154	Belmont Hill	Matthew McCollem	LW	0	N/A	Harvard
7	184	IF Bjorkloven	Alexander Hellstrom	D	0	N/A	HK SKP Poprad

I guess you could consider this draft not working out with Johnson being traded and all that, but Berglund has been a pretty good first rounder for the Blues. And who doesn’t love a Reto Berra cameo.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Seattle Thunderbirds	Riku Helenius	G	1	0-0-0 (0.00)	JyP HT Jyvaskyla
3	78	Salisbury Crimson Knights	Kevin Quick	D	6	0-0-1	Norfolk Admirals
6	168	Swift Current Broncos	Dane Crowley	D	0	N/A	University Of Manitoba
7	198	HC MVD Tver	Denis Kazionov	LW	0	N/A	Yekaterinburg Automobilist

Wow. I have no words about this draft. Well other than, Riku Helenius is a hero.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	HC Rabat Kladno	Jiri Tlusty	LW	149	17-21-38	Carolina Hurricanes
2	44	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	Nikolai Kulemin	LW	233	61-63-124	Toronto Maple Leafs
4	99	Red Deer Rebels	James Reimer	G	37	20-10-5 (2.60)	Toronto Maple Leafs
4	111	EC Bad Tolz	Korbinian Holzer	D	2	0-0-0	Toronto Marlies
6	161	Vermont Catamounts	Viktor Stalberg	LW	117	21-17-38	Chicago Blackhawks
6	166	Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Sabres	Tyler Ruegsegger	C	0	N/A	Alaska Aces
6	180	Assat	Leo Komarov	C	0	N/A	Moscow Dynamo

John Ferguson Jr. might not be looked upon fondly by anyone, but this draft does look pretty good in hindsight compared to some of the other drafts on this list.

Vancouver Canucks

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Spokane Chiefs	Michael Grabner	RW	96	39-24-63	New York Islanders
3	82	IF Bjorkloven Jr.	Daniel Rahimi	D	0	N/A	HV71 Jonkoping
6	163	HC CSKA Moscow	Sergei Shirokov	RW	8	1-0-1	CSKA Moscow
6	167	Kloten Flyers	Juraj Simek	RW	0	N/A	Geneve Servette
7	197	Prince George Cougars	Evan Fuller	C	0	N/A	Unknown (Chilliwack Bruins in 08/09)

Well Grabner has sure worked out….On Long Island. If he keeps that up, I would imagine the Canucks might be wondering what if for years to come.

Washington Capitals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Brynas IF	Nicklas Backstrom	C	323	87-236-323	Washington Capitals
1	23	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Semyon Varlamov	G	59	30-13-12 (2.39)	Colorado Avalanche
2	34	HC Sparta Praha	Michal Neuvirth	G	70	38-17-4 (2.55)	Washington Capitals
2	35	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Francois Bouchard	RW	0	N/A	Hershey Bears
2	52	Burnaby Express	Keith Seabrook	D	0	N/A	San Antonio Rampage
4	97	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Oskar Osala	LW	0	N/A	Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik
4	122	Brampton Battalion	Luke Lynes	LW	0	N/A	University Of New Brunswick
5	127	Quebec Remparts	Maxime Lacroix	LW	0	N/A	Hershey Bears
6	157	Lakeland Eagles	Brent Gwidt	C	0	N/A	Nebraska-Omaha
6	177	Acadie Bathurst Titan	Mathieu Perreault	C	56	11-12-23	Washington Capitals

Finally it’s Ovechkin and Friends, who had a pretty good draft here. And it might even work out better come next year’s draft if the Avalanche suck, as the Caps might be able to turn Varlamov into Nail Yakupov.

A Look Back At The 2006 OHL Draft

In an column a week or so ago in the Sault Star, Peter Ruicci (who sadly no longer has his mustachio head shot from about 15 years ago in his editorials), talked about his concerns over the recent draft class by the Soo Greyhounds with many players not yet deciding whether they will go the OHL route or not.

With all due respect to Peter, I was unaware that you can pass judgement on whether a draft class sucked or not prior to the start of OHL season, or before anyone in that draft class had played an OHL game.

A few years ago I heard a sports reporter say that you cannot properly look back at a draft until at least five years had passed to see how exactly everything panned out.

So with that in mind, I decided to travel back in time to the 2006 OHL draft, and take a look at how things transpired for each of the 20 OHL clubs.

Barrie Colts

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	16	Jr. Canadiens	Stefan Della Rovere	LW	230	65-73-138	St. Louis Blues Organization
2	16	Burlington Eagles	Alex Hutchings	RC	229	111-97-208	Tampa Bay Lightning Organization
3	9	Albany Academy	Brian Lashoff	LD	215	20-71-91	Detroit Red Wings Organization
4	9	Markham Majors	Michael Hutchinson	G	130	67-50-7 (2.87)	Boston Bruins Organization
5	8	Toronto Marlboros	Corey Trivino	LC	0	N/A	Boston University
6	16	Markham Majors	Nick Avgerinos	LD	0	N/A	SUNY-Potsdam
7	16	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Marcus Pepe	LC	114	4-11-15	London Nationals
9	16	Burlington Eagles	Matt Stanisz	LD	256	15-73-88	Toronto Maple Leafs Camp Invite
10	16	St. Andrew’s College	Jordan Gidaro	RC	0	N/A	Western Michigan
11	11	Bancroft	Kyle Bonis	LW	0	N/A	Ferris State
11	16	York Simcoe Express	Justin Brooks	RW	0	N/A	Williston State
12	16	Richmond Hill Stars	Justin Hulshof	LW	0	N/A	Stouffville Spirit
13	16	Waterloo Wolves	Kevin Henriques	RD	11	0-0-0	Unknown (Waterloo Siskins in 09/10)
15	16	Team Illinois U-16’s	Steven Spinell	RD	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)

All in all, not a bad draft class, with the top four guys now with NHL organizations. Plus you have to love any player who is now playing for Ferris State.

Belleville Bulls

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	9	Cumberland	Shawn Beauchamp-Lalonde	RD	248	47-120-167	Chicago Blackhawks Organization
2	12	Markham Waxers	Matthew Tipoff	LW	316	65-115-180	Saint Mary’s University
3	16	Toronto Red Wings	Edward Pasquale	G	142	75-48-13 (3.11)	Winnipeg Jets Organization
5	9	Toronto Red Wings	David Mathers	LW	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
6	5	York Simcoe Express	Paul Clancy	RD	0	N/A	St. Catherines Falcons
6	9	Peterborough Petes	Marc Cantin	LD	249	16-64-80	Boston Bruins Organization
6	12	Guelph	Stephen Johnston	LW	213	47-67-114	Saint Mary’s University
9	9	Grey-Bruce	Corey Spears	RD	0	N/A	Hanover Barons
9	14	Markham Waxers	David Titanic	LW	0	N/A	SUNY-Oswego
10	9	Quinte Red Devils	Zachary Blake	LW	0	N/A	Plattsburgh
11	9	Whitby Wildcats	Kristofer Faric	RC	0	N/A	Castleton State
12	9	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Dylan Thomas	LW	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars
13	9	Windsor	D. J. Turner	RW	0	N/A	Windsor
14	9	Quinte Red Devils	Kreig Rowe	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Napanee Raiders in 08/09)
15	9	Brantford 99’ers	Chad Sumsion	RW	0	N/A	Bowling Green

Like Barrie, another solid draft class for sure, especially with Cantin and Johnston in the sixth round. And how about that fifteenth rounder going to Bowling Green.

Brampton Batallion

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	17	Markham Waxers	Cody Hodgson	RC	197	114-129-243	Vancouver Canucks Organization
2	17	Burlington Eagles	Michael Lomas	LW	304	82-122-204	Carleton
3	17	Boston Junior Bruins	Matt Zarbo	LC	0	N/A	Clarkson
4	14	Richmond Hill Stars	Ben Alavie	RD	145	3-30-33	York
5	1	Ottawa Valley	Patrick Killeen	G	139	63-48-17 (2.74)	Pittsburgh Penguins Organization
5	10	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Kyle Decoste	RW	258	48-47-95	Dalhousie
6	17	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Cameron Flint	RW	0	N/A	Denver (Lacrosse)
7	1	St. Catharines Falcons	Blake Kerling	RD	0	N/A	Thorold Blackhawks
7	17	Vaughan Kings	Stephen Thorne	LW	189	32-25-57	Fort Wayne Komets
8	17	Richmond Hill Stars	Thomas Middup	RC	101	12-14-26	Wilfred Laurier
9	17	Vaughan Kings	Michael McInerney	LD	0	N/A	Guelph Gryphons
10	13	Washington Little Capitals	Mike Clemente	G	0	N/A	Brown
11	17	Halton Hurricanes	Mathew Clark	RD	129	10-36-46	Anaheim Ducks Organization
12	17	Burlington Eagles	Scott Tanski	RC	219	53-80-133	Carleton
13	17	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Andrew Cairns	RW	0	N/A	Unknown
15	1	Mississauga Senators	Andrew Oreskovic	LD	0	N/A	Peterborough Stars
15	17	Halton Hurricanes	Brayden Abraham	LW	0	N/A	McGill University

You have to love a kid who ends up playing Lacrosse. Clark and Tanski were fantastic picks for sure, and that Cody Hodgson chap was sort of decent.

Erie Otters

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	4	Toronto Red Wings	Mitch Gaulton	LD	201	21-59-80	Brock
3	4	Markham Waxers	Kelly Geoffrey	LW	225	40-65-105	Ryerson
3	5	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Brian Shaw	LD	241	6-13-19	St. Thomas Stars
5	4	Thunder Bay Kings	Mitch Forbes	RW	52	0-3-3	Thunder Bay North Stars
5	16	Markham Waxers	Mathieu Cadieux	G	0	N/A	Quinnipac
6	4	Don Mills Flyers	Anthony Luciani	RW	181	73-96-169	Florida Panthers Organization
6	13	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Marc Rubino	LW	0	N/A	Lake Forest College
7	4	Barrie Colts	Douglas Reid	RW	0	N/A	Alabama-Huntsville
8	4	Toronto Marlboros	Robyn Sertic	RD	68	4-16-20	Retired (Concussions)
9	4	Quinte Red Devils	Lawton McCracken	LD	0	N/A	Wentworth
10	4	Detroit Belle Tire 90’s	Shawn Szydlowski	RC	258	94-103-197	Buffalo Sabres Organization
11	4	Central Ontario Wolves	Jeremy McCarty	LC	0	N/A	Nepean Raiders
12	4	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Robert Shea	LD	0	N/A	Bowling Green
13	4	Richmond Hill Stars	Shane Owen	G	60	16-29-4 (4.67)	South Carolina Stingrays
14	4	Cumberland	Christopher Lawlor	RC	0	N/A	Cumberland Bandits
15	4	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Tyler Liukkonen	RW	0	N/A	U Of T

Brian Shaw was a third rounder? Forbes ended up tearing it up in the SIJHL, Shane Owen is a clear cut-hero, and two killer picks in Luciani and Szydlowski.

Guelph Storm

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	15	Don Mills Flyers	Anthony Nigro	LC	251	74-122-196	St. Louis Blues Organization
2	15	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Patrick Moran	RD	107	1-7-8	Aurora Tigers
3	14	Niagara Falls	Kyle Steckley	RW	50	2-0-2	Niagara Falls Canucks
4	15	Kirkland Lake Legion 87’s	Cody St. Jacques	G	137	46-64-11 (3.51)	Guelph Gryphons
5	15	London Knights	Travis Gibbons	RD	240	20-86-106	Acadia
6	15	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Tyler Carroll	LW	203	43-51-94	Carolina Hurricanes Camp Invite
7	8	Detroit Compuware 90’s	Joe Underwood	RD	299	10-56-66	Waterloo
7	15	Guelph	Zacharie Dion	LD	9	0-1-1	Guelph Hurricanes
7	19	Oakville	Brendan Muise	LW	0	N/A	Brampton Capitals
8	5	Jr. Canadiens	Erik Axell	RC	0	N/A	Cornell
8	15	Quinte Red Devils	Luke Haegele	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Thunder Bay Wolverines in 09/10)
9	5	Toronto Marlboros	Kelly Jackson	LW	0	N/A	Queens
9	15	Lambton Jr. Sting	Chris Rocca	LW	0	N/A	Western
11	15	Ottawa Valley	Zachary Hervato	LC	0	N/A	Robert Morris
12	15	Loomis Chaffee JV Prep	Cody Rosen	G	0	N/A	Clarkson
13	15	Oakville	Patrick Marsh	RW	0	N/A	Clarkson
14	15	New Liskeard Cubs	Brad Langford	LD	0	N/A	Wentworth
15	15	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	Matt Margitan	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Tri-City Storm in 08/09)

A top heavy class more or less with guys who did something in the OHL, as the bottom half basically all went to Uni or College hockey. Poor Zacharie Dion.

Kingston Frontenacs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	14	Jr. Canadiens	Josh Brittain	LW	258	80-72-152	Anaheim Ducks Organization
2	14	Quinte Red Devils	Nathan Moon	RC	316	139-193-332	UPEI
3	8	Richmond Hill Stars	Robert Mignardi	RC	324	99-138-237	Saint Mary’s University
5	14	Toronto Marlboros	Matt Hoyle	G	16	5-7-1 (4.44)	Unknown (Guelph Storm in 09/10)
6	8	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Zachary McGillis	LW	8	0-0-0	Sudbury Junior Wolves
7	14	Huron-Perth Lakers	James Marsden	RW	155	13-12-25	Wilfred Laurier
8	14	Pickering	Zack Fenwick	LD	90	5-13-18	U Of T
10	14	Toronto Red Wings	Stephen Francella	LW	155	10-17-27	Unknown (Saginaw Spirit in 09/10)
11	14	Cambridge Hawks	Ben Pearson	RD	2	0-0-0	Deceased (October 2010 – Liver Aliment)
12	14	Jr. Canadiens	Ryan Goldberg	RD	0	N/A	SUNY-Geneseo
13	14	Quinte Red Devils	Jordan Tanner	G	0	N/A	Unknown (Whitby Fury in 09/10)
14	19	Markham Majors	Taylor Law	LC	0	N/A	Canisius
15	14	Barrie Colts	Shane Cater	RW	0	N/A	Alliston Hornets

Nice to see a Zack McGillis cameo, but after the top three picks, not so much occurs.

Kitchener Rangers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	18	London Knights	Nazem Kadri	LC	242	92-166-258	Toronto Maple Leafs Organization
2	18	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Mike Mascioli	RW	203	21-38-59	Belleville Bulls
3	18	London Knights	Jamie Commerford	LW	2	0-0-0	London Nationals
4	18	Vaughan Kings	Philip Varone	LC	228	78-152-230	Buffalo Sabres Camp Invite
5	18	Ottawa Valley	Mavric Parks	G	170	84-61-11 (3.20)	Carolina Hurricanes Camp Invite
6	18	Vaughan	Matthew Martello	LC	27	4-8-12	Unknown (York University in 09/10)
8	18	North York Rangers	Frank Perna	RD	27	0-2-2	Unknown (Oshawa Generals in 08/09)
9	18	Brantford 99’ers	Dustin Faith	RD	5	0-0-0	Brantford Golden Eagles
10	17	London Knights	Shaun Furlong	RW	0	N/A	Western
10	18	Valley-East Cobras	Alex Fiset	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Abitibi Eskimos in 09/10)
11	18	Windsor	Gabe Gervais	RW	0	N/A	Chicago Hitmen
12	18	Kitchener Rangers	Alex McCaffrey	RD	0	N/A	Cambridge Winter Hawks
13	18	Albany Academy	Dylan Robichaud	RD	0	N/A	Brockville Braves
14	18	Brantford 99’ers	Brock Smith	LW	0	N/A	Brantford Golden Eagles
15	18	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Brad Martin	LC	0	N/A	St. Thomas Stars

For a ‘hockey mecca’ I was sort of surprised at the overall Kitchener draft class that year. In a word, yeesh.

London Knights

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	20	US Under 17’s	Philip McRae	LC	240	65-102-167	St. Louis Blues Organization
3	12	London Knights	Tucker Hunter	LC	149	11-13-24	Unknown (London Knights in 09/10)
4	17	Thunder Bay Kings	Kale Kerbashian	LC	252	87-120-207	Connecticut Whale
4	20	Dubuque Thunderbirds	Kevin Bodker	RD	35	0-3-3	Unknown (Victoria Grizzlies in 09/10)
5	20	Markham Waxers	Tyler VonEngelbrechten	RW	0	N/A	Stouffville Spirit
6	20	Lambton Jr. Sting	Garrett Hunter	LW	179	11-17-28	Unknown (London Knights in 09/10)
7	10	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Greg Noyes	LD	0	N/A	RIT
7	20	St. Louis Midgets	Tony DeHart	RD	261	23-93-116	New York Islanders Organization
8	9	London Knights	Matthew Ashman	RD	185	4-36-40	Barrie Colts
8	20	Richmond Hill Stars	Jason Wilson	LW	162	47-48-95	New York Rangers Organization
9	20	Chicago Mission U16’s	Michael Dipuma	LW	0	N/A	North Dakota
10	20	York Simcoe Express	Stephen Heming	G	8	2-2-0 (3.60)	Brantford Golden Eagles
12	20	Ottawa Valley	Kyle McRae	LW	0	N/A	Vaughn Wild
13	20	London Knights	Dominic DeSando	LW	88	12-25-37	London Nationals
14	20	St. Louis Jr. Blues	Max Barron	RW	0	N/A	Suffolk University
15	20	Cumberland	James Clark	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Ottawa Jr. Sens in 07/08)

While it’s not a Patrick Kane mid-round cameo draft, still not a bad draft class by the Knights.

Mississauga Ice Dogs

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	Jr. Canadiens	Alex Pietrangelo	RD	180	37-126-163	St. Louis Blues Organization
2	20	Toronto Red Wings	Josh Dadic	LC	0	N/A	Niagara Falls Canucks
3	3	Greater Kingston	Chris VanLaren	LD	241	8-33-41	St. Thomas University
4	3	Jr. Canadiens	Chris DeSousa	LC	259	97-93-190	UPEI
4	5	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	Barry Sanderson	RC	244	34-46-80	Windsor
6	3	Jr. Canadiens	Dylan MacEachern	LW	277	22-34-56	Brock
8	3	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Mathew Sisca	LC	241	71-101-172	Bakersfield Condors
9	3	Huron-Perth Lakers	Tyler Egerdee	LD	0	N/A	Mitchell Hawks
10	15	Rideau St. Lawrence	Colin MacLean	RC	0	N/A	RMC
11	3	Copper Cliff	Matthew Webkamigad	LD	0	N/A	Manitoulin Islanders
12	3	Markham Waxers	Mathew Maione	LD	173	8-36-44	UPEI
13	3	Capital Center Pride U16’s	Jacob Johnstone	RC	0	N/A	Michigan Tech
14	3	Mississauga Rebels	Dustin Laren	RC	0	N/A	Unknown (Connecticut College in 09/10)
15	3	Burlington Eagles	Adrian Volpe	G	7	4-1-0 (2.96)	Brock

Other than Josh Dadic, a pretty damn good draft class from rounds one to eight. Plus a Michigan Tech player and Matt Webkamigad puts it over the top, not to mention Adrian Volpe.

Oshawa Generals

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	2	Markham Waxers	Michael Del Zotto	LD	190	39-144-183	New York Rangers Organization
2	2	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Dean Howard	RC	196	19-32-51	Kingston Voyageurs
3	2	Huron-Perth Lakers	Anthony Peters	G	85	23-38-9 (3.91)	Listowel Cyclones
4	2	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Marco Franchini	RC	118	23-32-55	Guelph Gryphons
5	2	Sun County Panthers	Chris Leeming	RW	4	0-0-0	LaSalle Vipers
6	2	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Robert Czarnik	RW	104	50-76-126	Los Angeles Kings Organization
7	2	Cambridge Hawks	Addison Fisher	RW	0	N/A	Norwich Merchants
9	2	Mississauga Rebels	Lindsay Sparks	LC	0	N/A	Michigan
10	2	Ottawa Sting	Eric O’Dell	RC	198	100-107-207	Winnipeg Jets Organization
11	2	Halton Hurricanes	Jeremy Price	RD	0	N/A	Colgate
12	2	Valley-East Cobras	Shawn Sirman	G	0	N/A	Maine
13	2	St. Catharines Falcons	John Williamson	RC	0	N/A	St. Catherines Falcons
14	2	Toronto Red Wings	Michael Colavecchia	LC	0	N/A	RIT
15	2	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Mathieu Pelland	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Sudbury Jr Wolves in 06/07)
15	6	Oshawa	Evan MacLean	LC	0	N/A	Unknown

Good old Dean Howard. A year after drafting that Jun Tavarez guy, some more good picks here by the Gens.

Ottawa 67’s

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	6	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Tyler Cuma	LD	195	13-69-82	Minnesota Wild Organization
2	6	London Knights	Cody Lindsay	LC	331	112-122-234	Ottawa 67’s
2	8	Ottawa Valley	Thomas Nesbitt	RW	331	104-109-213	University Of New Brunswick
2	19	Mississauga Senators	Matt Ribeiro	LW	38	1-2-3	Unknown (Oakville Blades in 09/10)
3	6	Toronto Marlboros	Jarred Seymour	RD	0	N/A	Cornell
4	6	Ottawa Valley	Matthew MacDougall	RD	15	0-1-1	Unknown (Kanata Stallions in 08/09)
5	6	Toronto Marlboros	Stefan Salituro	LC	0	N/A	Pembroke Lumber Kings
7	6	Toronto Marlboros	Michael Sardella	LW	0	N/A	Orangeville Flyers
8	6	Cumberland	Rene Lamoureux	LD	0	N/A	Gloucester Rangers
9	6	St. Catharines Falcons	Daultan Leveille	LC	0	N/A	Michigan State
10	6	Copper Cliff	Shane Innes	RW	0	N/A	Abitbi Eskimos
11	6	Ottawa Valley	Michael Rowbotham	LW	0	N/A	Kemptville 73’s
12	6	Quinte Red Devils	Jacob Burn	G	0	N/A	McMaster
13	6	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Luke Watson	RW	0	N/A	Stoney Creek Warriors
14	6	Blind River	Chris Shawanda	LC	0	N/A	Deceased (December 2010)

How the heck do Lindsay and Nesbitt not have a team lined up for 2011/12 yet? After them and Cuma though, not too much else, but have to love a Sparty cameo.

Owen Sound Attack

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	8	Jr. Canadiens	Michael D’Orazio	RD	320	22-96-118	Saint Mary’s University
3	15	Vaughan Kings	Brandon Burlon	LD	0	N/A	Michigan
4	8	Toronto Red Wings	Guy Carteciano	LW	16	0-0-0	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 07/08)
6	7	Ottawa Valley	Michael Farrell	RC	201	25-56-81	Pictou County Weeks Crushers
6	14	Brockville	Wayne Simmonds	RW	126	56-68-124	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
7	18	Brantford 99’ers	Paul Bezzo	RD	184	4-29-33	Western
8	8	Syracuse Stars Jr. B	Jesse Brown	RW	122	19-23-42	Unknown (Pickering Panthers in 09/10)
9	8	Guelph	Tye McGinn	LW	59	3-8-11	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
10	8	Rideau St. Lawrence	Nicholas Vidoni	RW	0	N/A	Westfield State
10	11	Huron-Perth Lakers	Evan Groenestege	G	0	N/A	Stratford Cullitons
11	8	Thunder Bay Kings	Jordan Davis	LW	62	3-13-16	Manitoba
12	8	Gloucester	Sean Blunden	LD	0	N/A	Cornwall Colts
13	8	Halton Hurricanes	Joe Vanni	RW	105	6-8-14	Wilfred Laurier
14	7	Chicago Mission Major Midget	Max Cook	RC	0	N/A	Miami (Ohio)
14	8	Valley-East Cobras	Tyler Beskorowany	G	134	52-56-17 (3.69)	Dallas Stars Organization
15	8	York Simcoe Express	Mike Woods	RD	0	N/A	Albany

Simmonds and Beskorowany were fantastic picks, plus D’Orazio did alright I gather during his time in the OHL. Plus a nice Fort Frances cameo with Jordan Davis.

Peterborough Petes

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	19	Cushing Academy	Zach Bogosian	RD	127	18-76-94	Winnipeg Jets Organization
3	19	Don Mills Flyers	Daniel Ciampini	LW	0	N/A	Union
4	19	Markham Waxers	Jamie Doornbosch	LD	264	41-106-147	Saint Mary’s University
5	3	Dresden	Jason Missiaen	G	131	48-65-6 (3.77)	New York Rangers Organization
6	19	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Mike Ryan	LC	41	2-2-4	Brantford Golden Eagles
8	19	Peterborough Petes	Corey O’Brien	RD	1	0-0-0	Peterborough Stars
9	19	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Luc Comtois	RD	12	0-0-0	Sudbury Jr. Wolves
10	19	Mississauga Senators	Liam Heelis	RC	232	51-57-108	Acadia
11	19	New Jersey Titans Jr. B	Jack Walchessen	RW	291	28-49-77	Peterborough Petes
11	20	New Jersey Devils U16’s	Nicholas Passantino	RC	0	N/A	Wagner College
12	19	Quinte Red Devils	Sam Hall	LD	0	N/A	Newmarket Hurricanes
13	19	Quinte Red Devils	Jake Mahoney	LD	0	N/A	Lindsay Muskies
14	14	Mississauga Senators	Bill Hurley	LW	0	N/A	Unknown
15	19	Peterborough Petes	Zack Fryia	G	0	N/A	Peterborough Stars

Not a bad class here either, with good picks in all locations of the draft, especially with Heelis and Walchessen.

Plymouth Whalers

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	13	Sudbury Nickel Captials	Vern Cooper	LC	306	94-123-217	Missouri Mavericks
3	13	Thunder Bay Kings	Tom Kane	RD	17	0-0-0	Thunder Bay Northern Hawks
4	13	London Knights	Jordan O’Neill	LD	68	3-9-12	Unknown (Plymouth Whalers in 08/09)
4	16	Toronto Red Wings	Steven McDonald	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Cornwall Colts in 07/08)
5	13	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Chad Rutkowski	LC	0	N/A	Unknown
7	12	Detroit Honeybaked Midget	AJ Jenks	LC	249	79-114-193	Florida Panthers Organization
8	13	Syracuse	Kevin McCarey	LW	0	N/A	New Hampshire
9	13	Thunder Bay Kings	Justin Longley	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Thunder Bay K&A Wolverines in 08/09)
11	13	Toronto Young Nationals	Nicholas Vassos	RC	0	N/A	Bowdoin
12	13	Toronto Marlboros	Emyle Morgan	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Dixie Beehive in 07/08)
13	13	Toronto Red Wings	Buddy Wightman	RW	0	N/A	Unknown
14	13	Victory Honda	Joshua Bemis	LD	153	4-19-23	Windsor Lancers
15	13	Salisbury Prep	Ryan Grimshaw	RD	0	N/A	Harvard

Other than Jenks and Cooper, yeeeeeeeeeesh. But you have to love anyone playing for Dixie.

Saginaw Spirit

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	12	Don Mills Flyers	Nick Crawford	LD	264	23-117-140	Buffalo Sabres Organization
3	7	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	T J Brodie	LD	216	23-117-140	Calgary Flames Organization
4	12	Ottawa Valley	Andrew Clouthier	LC	226	17-24-41	Summerside Western Capitals
5	17	Sun County Panthers	Ryan Green	RC	0	N/A	Windsor Lancers
7	7	Toronto Red Wings	Kain Allicock	LW	151	19-13-32	Wilfred Laurier
8	12	Notre Dame Hounds	Jordan Paton	LW	0	N/A	Simcoe Storm
9	12	Montgomery Blue Devils U16’s	Adam Comrie	LD	178	33-65-98	Florida Panthers Organization
10	12	Oshawa	Mark Matthews	LW	0	N/A	Denver (Lacrosse)
11	12	Clarington Toros	Nicholas Diachenko	LW	0	N/A	Delaware (Lacrosse)
12	7	Hearst Elans	Joel Roy	LW	0	N/A	Abitibi Eskimos
12	12	Ajax Pickering	Aaron Pierce	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Port Perry MoJacks in 09/10)
13	12	Wisconsin AAA	Zachary Lewis	RC	0	N/A	Port Huron Fighting Falcons
14	12	Cumberland	Jeffrey Campbell	RC	0	N/A	Unknown (Pembroke Lumber Kings in 09/10)
14	16	Pittsburgh Penguins 90’s	Ian O’Brien	G	0	N/A	St. Louis Bandits
15	12	Team Illinois	Ross Henry	RD	0	N/A	Western Michigan

I know Todd Watson is a hero and all, but he gains even more street cred for having two players become Lacrosse guys. Also Adam Comrie was a mighty fine pick.

Sarnia Sting

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	1	Markham Waxers	Steven Stamkos	RC	124	100-97-197	Tampa Bay Lightning Organization
2	1	Windsor	Dalton Prout	RD	286	17-49-66	Columbus Blue Jackets Organization
2	3	Don Mills Flyers	Peter DiSalvo	G	166	84-57-11 (3.17)	Acadia
4	1	Ottawa Valley	Brent Sullivan	RD	126	4-30-34	Carleton
5	12	Lambton Jr. Sting	Chase Clark	LW	6	0-0-0	Alviston Flyers
8	1	Burlington Eagles	Ryan Moore	LD	10	0-0-0	Ryerson
9	1	Eastern Ontario	Jacob Laliberte	LC	0	N/A	RPI
9	10	Nepean Raiders	Neil Clarke	LD	0	N/A	Ottawa West Golden Knights
10	1	Jr. Canadiens	Justin Balbino	RW	0	N/A	Unknown (Streetsville Derbys in 07/08)
11	1	Burlington Eagles	Jake Guindon	RW	20	0-1-1	Brantford Golden Eagles
12	1	Lambton Jr. Sting	Josh Cornelissen	LD	0	N/A	St. Mary’s Lincolns
13	1	Lambton Jr. Sting	Matt Abercrombie	LC	0	N/A	Brock
14	1	Huron-Perth Lakers	Kurtis Bartliff	LW	0	N/A	Colgate

No idea what happened to that Stamkos guy, but after those first four picks, not a whole lot much else.

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	5	York Simcoe Express	James Livingston	RW	316	82-91-173	San Jose Sharks Organization
2	5	York Simcoe Express	Sean Jones	LW	318	95-80-175	Brock
3	1	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Brett Perlini	RW	0	N/A	Michigan State
4	4	Toronto Red Wings	Chris Dunham	RC	4	0-0-0	Brantford Golden Eagles
5	5	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Dylan King	LD	240	11-33-44	Allen Americans
6	1	Markham Majors	Jake Carrick	RW	225	50-48-98	Lakehead
7	5	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Jordan Tibbet	G	0	N/A	Mercyhurst
7	9	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Mike Rivard	LW	0	N/A	Chatham Maroons
7	13	Nepean Raiders	Stephen Farrell	RD	0	N/A	Canisius
8	16	Markham Majors	Behn Robertson	LW	16	0-2-2	Markham Waxers
10	3	St. Louis Blues U-16’s	Jeffery Larson	G	0	N/A	UConn
10	5	Ottawa Valley	Cameron Odam	RD	190	5-21-26	Nepean Raiders
11	5	St. Louis Jr. Blues	Patrick Sheehan	RD	0	N/A	UConn
13	5	Greater Kingston	Joel McAllister	RW	0	N/A	Amherstview Jets
14	5	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Jacob Chiblow	LD	0	N/A	Battlefords North Stars
15	5	Kincardine Midgets	Paul Stewart	RW	0	N/A	Kincardine Bulldogs

Other than not getting Perlini to show up in the Soo, still a pretty solid draft class by the Hounds. It looks even better too when compared to a few others drafts they have had (See 2007).

St. Michael’s Majors

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	10	Markham Waxers	Dylan O’Neil	RC	68	4-3-7	U Of T
2	10	Cumberland	Tim Billingsley	RD	265	12-53-65	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
2	13	Markham Waxers	Cameron Gaunce	LD	185	33-108-141	Colorado Avalanche Organization
3	10	Toronto Marlboros	Tyler Allen	RW	114	9-7-16	Walkerton Hawks
3	20	Nepean Raiders	Christopher Carrozzi	G	156	77-49-12 (2.92)	Winnipeg Jets Organization
4	10	Markham Majors	Jeffrey Vanderlugt	RC	0	N/A	Alabama-Huntsville
6	10	Fort Frances Muskies	Kevin Bobczynski	LW	0	N/A	Unknown (Fort Frances Muskies in 07/08)
8	10	Mississauga Rebels	Matt Russo	LD	134	4-12-16	Unknown (St. Mike’s Majors in 08/09)
10	10	Windsor	Elliot Rose	LD	0	N/A	Unknown
11	10	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Mark McGowan	LW	0	N/A	RPI
12	10	Thunder Bay Kings	Ryan Faragher	G	0	N/A	St. Cloud State
13	10	Wexford Raiders	Vito Carnovale	LW	4	0-1-1	Orangeville Flyers
14	10	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Zac Rinaldo	LC	185	27-42-69	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
15	10	Markham Majors	Cole Rubinoff	RW	0	N/A	Port Colborne Pirates

Two kids from Fort Frances in Bobczysnki and Faragher plus one hell of a 14th rounder in Rinaldo. All in all a fine day at the draft office.

Sudbury Wolves

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	11	Thunder Bay Kings	Jared Staal	RW	249	54-99-153	Carolina Hurricanes Organization
2	11	Peterborough Petes	Justin Larson	LC	278	45-62-107	Waterloo
3	11	Don Mills Flyers	J.K. Gill	LW	171	17-27-44	York
4	11	Sudbury Nickel Capitals	Kyle Tarini	RW	243	18-29-47	Windsor Spitfires
5	11	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Alain Valiquette	G	142	50-67-6 (3.94)	Western
6	11	Ottawa Valley	Devon Montgomery	RD	0	N/A	Almonte Thunder
7	11	Marquette Electricians	Justin Florek	LW	0	N/A	Northern Michigan
8	2	Toronto Red Wings	Jesse Hebscher	LD	45	0-3-3	Unknown (Woodstock Slammers in 09/10)
8	11	Detroit Honeybaked 90’s	Christopher Heineman	RD	0	N/A	Wisconsin-Eau Claire
9	11	Rayside Balfour Midgets	Jeffrey Verreault	LC	9	0-0-0	Welland Jr. Canadians
12	11	Capital Center Pride	Greg Thocker	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Tri-City Storm in 07/08)
13	11	Barrie Colts	Justin Dicks	LC	35	2-2-4	Unknown (North Bay Trappers in 09/10)
14	11	Ottawa Valley	Michael Webley	LW	0	N/A	Alabama-Huntsville
14	17	New Jersey Devils U16’s	Garrett Beckwith	G	0	N/A	Drumheller Dragons
15	11	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Kevin Closs	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (Chatham Maroons in 08/09)

Not a great class, but Valiquette and Staal were pretty good picks, and always good for a Northern Michigan player to show up.

Windsor Spitfires

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	7	Clarington Toros	Greg Nemisz	RC	246	115-133-248	Calgary Flames Organization
2	4	Brantford 99’ers	Adam Henrique	LC	238	111-117-228	New Jersey Devils Organization
2	7	Petrolia	Thomas Battani	RW	232	42-53-95	Alaska Aces
2	9	Vaughan Kings	Mark Cundari	LD	248	30-101-131	St. Louis Blues Organization
4	7	Sun County Panthers	Eric Wellwood	LC	217	58-67-125	Philadelphia Flyers Organization
5	7	London Knights	Matthew Hackett	G	140	74-48-9 (3.06)	Minnesota Wild Organization
5	19	Thunder Bay Kings	Devon Quarrell	RD	0	N/A	Unknown (Thunder Bay Bearcats in 08/09)
6	6	Niagara Falls	Ian Fairgrieve	RC	0	N/A	Thorold Blackhawks
7	3	Detroit Compuware 90’s	Ryan Baratono	LW	0	N/A	Unknown
8	7	Mississauga Senators	Luke Turcotte	RD	0	N/A	Waterloo
9	7	Thunder Bay Kings	Darren Cizmar	LC	0	N/A	Unknown (Thunder Bay Bearcats in 08/09)
10	7	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	Tyler Courneya	LD	0	N/A	Unknown (LaSalle Vipers in 09/10)
11	7	Hamilton Reps	Adam Wallace	LD	121	7-5-12	Woodstock Navy Vets Assistant Coach
12	5	London Knights	Matt Sherry	LD	0	N/A	Liberty
13	7	Gloucester	Andrew Creppin	LC	0	N/A	Alabama-Huntsville
15	7	Welland Tigers	Tyler Tanguay	LW	0	N/A	Adrian

While it’s not the Ryan Ellis and Taylor Hall double pimp-slap from 2007, those first six picks are pretty damn impressive. Plus you have to love Adam Wallace.

And as an added bonus, here’s the results for OHL teams in 2006 CHL Import Draft

Rnd.	No.	Team	Player Name	Pos.	OHL Games Played	Career Stats	Current Status
1	3	St. Michael’s Majors	Kaspars Daugavis	LW	153	69-93-162	Ottawa Senators Organization
1	6	Owen Sound Attack	Tomas Kana	C	0	N/A	HC Vitkovice
1	9	Peterborough Petes	Branislav Rehus	RW	135	34-36-70	Unknown (HC Dukia Senica in 09/10)
1	12	Erie Otters	Stanislav Polodna	RW	94	10-25-35	IHC Pisek
1	15	Kitchener Rangers	Yannick Weber	D	110	33-63-96	Montreal Canadiens Organization
1	18	Windsor Spitfires	Marek Biro	D	124	4-22-26	HC Kosice
1	21	Ottawa 67’s	Lukas Flueler	G	24	9-11-1 (3.55)	GCK Lions
1	24	Oshawa Generals	Ziga Pance	RW	32	2-1-3	Ljubljana Olimpija HK
1	27	Plymouth Whalers	Michal Neuvirth	G	74	43-15-12 (2.69)	Washington Capitals Organization
1	30	St. Michael’s Majors	Kriss Grundmanis	D	59	1-8-9	Sheffield Steeldogs
1	33	Saginaw Spirit	Jan Mursak	RW	119	44-100-144	Detroit Red Wings Organization
1	36	Saginaw Spirit	Tomas Zaborsky	LW	127	50-63-113	Assat Pori
1	39	Plymouth Whalers	Jozef Sladok	D	88	0-7-7	Edinburgh Capitals
1	42	Kingston Frontenacs	Robert Nyholm	RW	93	14-25-39	HIFK Helsinki
1	45	Guelph Storm	Arturs Ozolins	LW	9	0-0-0	Karlskrona HK
1	48	Peterborough Petes	Arturs Kulda	D	113	9-36-45	Winnipeg Jets Organization
1	51	Sudbury Wolves	Patrik Lusnak	C	160	57-78-135	HK 36 Skalica
1	56	Mississauga Ice Dogs	Aleksander Ilyan	D	0	N/A	Unknown
1	58	London Knights	Adam Hasani	LW	32	1-3-4	Fribourg-Gotteron
2	86	Belleville Bulls	Michal Gazur	D	0	N/A	Unknown (HK Detva in 09/10)
2	92	Sudbury Wolves	Jakub Korinek	D	48	3-6-9	Unknown (SHK 37 Piestany in 08/09)

My god what a gong show list that was, and I completely forgot about the legend that was Patrik Lusnak.

Anyways, I hope at least one person enjoyed this.