NHL ENTRY DRAFT WATCH: MITCHELL MARNER

Tonight’s the night!  The 2015 NHL Entry Draft takes over Sunrise, Florida tonight with coverage beginning at 6:30pm on Rogers Sportsnet. One London Knight to look out for in the early first round of the Draft is Knights leading scorer Mitchell Marner.

Marner, a 5’11”, 164 lbs forward, was drafted by the Knights in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. The Thornhill, Ontario native had a very dominant season with the Knights this year earning himself CHL Player of the Month recognition in November and being named Western Conference Smartest Player in the 2015 OHL Coaches Poll.

This past season Marner put up 44 goals and 82 assists, for a total of 126 points in 63 games, which was good enough to make Marner the leading scorer for the Knights this season and finish second in the OHL to Erie’s Dylan Strome. As well as putting up stellar offensive numbers, Marner contributed in his own zone with an impressive +/- of +36 and added 53 penalty minutes.  

Get to know Mitchell Marner a little more with a few of his favourite things:

NHL team: Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL player: Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane
Shootout move: “Fake shot, backhand, forehand”
Goal celebration: “Depends on the goal”
Video game: Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty
Movie: Step Brothers
TV show: The Big Bang Theory
Actor: Will Ferrell, Sandra Bullock
Website: NHL.com
Sport (other than hockey): Golf, lacrosse
Athlete (non-hockey): Usain Bolt