OHL set for 2017 Priority Selection
The 2017 OHL Priority Selection is set to commence at 9:00am and will include 300 picks across 15 rounds.
Host Terry Doyle will be joined on set by Darrell Woodley and Tim Cherry of OHL Central Scouting to provide analysis, interviews, and highlights of the next wave of OHL stars.
The Barrie Colts hold the first overall pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection and announced on Friday that they will officially select forward Ryan Suzuki of the London Jr. Knights. Read More.
First Round Order of Selection (last five years of 1st round picks in brackets):
1. Barrie Colts – (Tyler Tucker ’16, Jack McBain ’16, Jacob Tortora ’15, Givani Smith ’14, Matthew Kreis ’13, Brendan Perlini ’12)
2. Guelph Storm – (Ryan Merkley ’16, Isaac Ratcliffe ’15, Matthew Hotchkiss ’14, Garrett McFadden ’13, Robby Fabbri ’12)
3. North Bay Battalion – (Adam McMaster ’16, Brady Lyle ’15, Zach Poirier ’14, Brett McKenzie ’13, Blake Clarke ’12)
4. Saginaw Spirit – (Blade Jenkins ’16, Brady Gilmour ’15, Tye Felhaber ’14, Mitchell Stephens ’13, Jeremiah Addison ’12)
5. Niagara IceDogs – (Akil Thomas ’16, Ben Jones ’15, Hayden Davis ’15, Logan Brown ’14, Hayden McCool ’13, Aaron Haydon ’12, Brook Hiddink ’12)
6. Ottawa 67’s – (Peter Stratis ’16, Austen Keating ’15, Travis Barron ’14, Travis Konecny ’13, Dante Salituro ’12)
7. Sudbury Wolves – (Owen Lalonde ’16, David Levin ’15, Michael Pezzetta ’14, Kyle Capobianco ’13, Conor Cummins ’12)
8. *Mississauga Steelheads – (Kirill Nizhnikov ’16, Owen Tippett ’15, Michael McLeod ’14, Sean Day ’13, Damian Bourne ’12)
9. Sarnia Sting – (Tyler Weiss ’16, Sasha Chmelevski ’15, Jakob Chychrun ’14, Nikita Korostelev ’13, Brett Hargrave ’12)
10. Flint Firebirds – (Ty Dellandrea ’16, Ryan McLeod ’15, Will Bitten ’14, Jordan Greenway ’13, Zach Bratina ’12)
11. Hamilton Bulldogs – (Connor Roberts ’16, Matthew Strome ’15, Brandon Saigeon ’14, Justin Lemcke ’13, Niki Petti ’12)
12. Kingston Frontenacs – (Nathan Dunkley ’16, Robbie Burt ’15, Reagan O’Grady ’14, Lawson Crouse ’13, Roland McKeown ’12, Sam Bennett ’12)
13. Kitchener Rangers – (Giovanni Vallati ’16, Greg Meireles ’15, Adam Mascherin ’14, Mike Davies ’13, Matt Schmalz ’12)
14. Mississauga Steelheads – (Kirill Nizhnikov ’16, Owen Tippett ’15, Michael McLeod ’14, Sean Day ’13, Damian Bourne ’12)
15. Oshawa Generals – (Danil Antropov ’16, Jack Studnicka ’15, Cliff Pu ’14, Mitchell Vande Sompel ’13, Michael Dal Colle ’12)
16. Peterborough Petes – (Pavel Gogolev ’16, Zach Gallant ’15, Jonathan Ang ’14, Matthew Spencer ’13, Eric Cornel 12)
17. Windsor Spitfires – (Gabe Vilardi ’15, Logan Stanley ’14, Josh Ho-Sang ’12)
18. London Knights – (Liam Foudy ’16, Evan Bouchard ’15, Max Jones ’14, Mitchell Marner ’13, Liam Herbst ’12)
19. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – (Barrett Hayton ’16, Liam Hawel ’15, Anthony Salinitri ’14, Blake Speers ’13, Jared McCann ’12)
20. Owen Sound Attack – (Aidan Dudas ’16, Markus Phillips ’15, Nick Suzuki ’15, Victor Mete ’14, Ethan Szypula ’13, Jacob Middleton ’12)
21. Erie Otters – (Allan McShane ’16, Vanya Lodnia ’15, Taylor Raddysh ’14, Dylan Strome ’13, Connor McDavid ’12)
*compensatory pick
The 2017 OHL Priority Selection will mark the 17th straight year the draft will be conducted by way of the internet.
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