Three Stars: February 22, 2019
1ST STAR: ISAAC RATCLIFFE (GUELPH STORM):
Guelph Storm captain Isaac Ratcliffe recorded a natural hat-trick, helping his club secure a spot in the OHL Playoffs with a 4-1 win over visiting Erie. Ratcliffe reached the 40-goal plateau for the second straight year, becoming the first Storm player since Jeff O’Neill in 1994-95 to accomplish the feat in back-to-back seasons. Currently seventh on the Storm’s all-time goal scoring list, Ratcliffe has 64 points (40-24–64) over 54 games this season along with a plus/minus rating of plus-21. The 20-year-old London, Ont. native is one point shy of 200 on his OHL career. He was Philadelphia’s second round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.
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2ND STAR: JET GREAVES (BARRIE COLTS):
Barrie Colts rookie Jet Greaves stopped all 37 shots he faced, blanking the Sudbury Wolves in a 1-0 overtime road win. Colts captain Jason Willms scored 2:09 into the extra frame as Greaves out-duelled Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to record his first career OHL shutout. The 17-year-old from Cambridge, Ont. improves to 6-8-2-1 with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage over 21 games. Recently named the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week, Greaves was Barrie’s third round pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection from the Cambridge Hawks Minor Midgets.
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3RD STAR: HUGO LEUFVENIUS (SARNIA STING):
Big winger Hugo Leufvenius had two goals and an assist as the Sarnia Sting downed visiting North Bay 6-2. Leufvenius scored less than five minutes apart in the second period, putting Sarnia in the lead for good before picking up an assist on Franco Sproviero’s 20th goal of the season. A 19-year-old native of Stockholm, Sweden, Leufvenius has team-leading 70 points (34-36–70) over 59 games this season. The 6-foot-3 left winger is on a four-game point streak. He was Sarnia’s first round (22nd overall) pick in the 2017 CHL Import Draft.
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