GMs, scouts prepare for difficult test

Story by Peter Ruicci (Sault Star)  |  Graphic by soogreyhounds.com

It’s hard to imagine a more-challenging year for OHL general managers and scouts, as they try to separate the great from the good, and the good from the average when it comes to 2005 birth-year players.

“Definitely it’s a little different than what we’re used to,” said Soo Greyhounds general manager Kyle Raftis.

With midget league play limited all across Ontario because of the COVID-19 pandemic, OHL teams, such as the Greyhounds, will be forced to cobble together their 2021 draft boards based on fewer views of draft-eligible players.

As yet another aspect of hockey negatively affected by the coronavirus, the annual Priority Selections draft, typically held in early April, was originally postponed until May 8. The Under-18 draft was scheduled for May 12.

However, with the start of the 2020-2021 OHL regular season postponed three times and still on hold, the main draft has now been rescheduled for some time in June.

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