OHL Priority Selection This Saturday
The 2004 OHL Priority Selection will be conducted online on Saturday May 1 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at www.ontariohockeyleague.com.
The OHL, in association with Internet, Light and Power, a Toronto-based Internet service provider, has developed a custom application that will be used to facilitate the Internet draft process for the fourth
consecutive year.
Fans and media will be able to follow the Priority Selection in real time on the OHL’s official web site – www.ontariohockeyleague.com. The web site will feature the Priority Selection results by round, by team
and alphabetically and will include selected player information and photographs. In 2003, the OHL welcomed record traffic to the Web site with more than 21,000 unique visitors following the Priority Selection online. The league also introduced a special live audio show during the draft that attracted more than 3,500 listeners.
The OHL web site will feature expanded coverage of the Priority Selection once again this year, including a special live edition of OHL News – Radio Edition with Terry Doyle. The program will run from 9:00
a.m. through 12:00 noon with special interviews with selected players, team personnel and OHL Central Scouts. Instructions for listening to the show will be posted in the Priority Selection area of
www.ontariohockeyleague.com.
The 2004 OHL Priority Selection will consist of 15 rounds of selections. The media are invited to listen in to the conference call announcement of the first round of selections beginning at 9:00 a.m. Media interested in participating in the conference call are asked to complete the enclosed accreditation form and return it to the Ontario Hockey League business office by no later than Friday April 30, 2004.
The Belleville Bulls will select first overall, followed by the Saginaw Spirit and Peterborough Petes. Teams select in inverse order of the final regular season standings with non- playoff teams selecting before
playoff teams.
The Bulls will be hosting a special media conference to announce and introduce their First Overall pick in the OHL Priority Selection at 4:00 p.m. on Friday April 30 at the Belleville Club, 210 Pinnacle Street,
Belleville, Ontario.
All OHL Member Teams are welcoming the media to follow the OHL Priority Selection in their respective centres on Saturday. There are breaks scheduled at the conclusion of the fifth and 10th rounds for the purpose of fulfilling media requirements. Please contact your local team for complete details on their local media hosting for the OHL Priority Selection.
