Press Release
The first round of the 2013
OHL Priority Selection wrapped up Saturday morning April 6 with 19
players chosen from 13 different minor midget teams.
The OHL Cup Champion Oakville Rangers of the OMHA led the way with a
trio of players selected among the Top-10 picks including third overall
pick Matt Spencer to the Peterborough Petes, fellow defenceman Kyle
Capobianco went seventh overall to the Sudbury Wolves, and centre Brett
McKenzie became the first ever pick of the North Bay Battalion at number
10.
Four other clubs had a pair of players selected including the
ALLIANCE Champion Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs led by top pick Travis Konecny
to the Ottawa 67's, and followed by forward Lawson Crouse who went fifth
overall to the Kingston Frontenacs. Also from the ALLIANCE, the London
Jr. Knights Gold program had two first round picks led by Mitchell
Vande Sompel to the Oshawa Generals at 14, and Ethan Szypula to the Owen
Sound Attack at 17.
The OHL Cup Finalist GTHL Toronto Marlboros also had two players
selected in the Top-10 with Dylan Strome going second overall to the
Erie Otters, and forward Mitchell Stephens to the Saginaw Spirit, while
the OMHA Finalist Whitby Wildcats also had two players selected
including Hayden McCool who went sixth overall to the Niagara IceDogs,
and Justin Lemcke who went 18 to the Belleville Bulls.
Sean Day of Detroit Compuware, the fourth player ever to be granted
Exceptional Player Status and the youngest player eligible for the 2013
OHL Priority Selection, was chosen fourth overall by the Mississauga
Steelheads.
Other picks included Nikita Korostelev of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens
who was chosen ninth overall by the Sarnia Sting, NOHA Player of the
Year Blake Speers who was chosen 11th by his hometown Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds, followed by defenceman Garrett McFadden of the Grey-Bruce
Highlanders who went 12th to the Guelph Storm, and 13th overall pick
Mike Davies of the Southern Tier Admirals selected by the Kitchener
Rangers.
Two picks later Matthew Kreis of the Halton Hurricanes went 15th
overall to the Barrie Colts, followed by Jordan Greenway of Potsdam, NY,
who was the only American-born player chosen in the first round at
number 16 by the Plymouth Whalers. Mitchell Marner of the Don Mills
Flyers closed out the first round of picks selected 19th by the
defending champion London Knights.
2013 OHL Priority Selection First Round Results:
Pick
Team
Player
Pos
Ht
Wt
Previous Team
1
Ottawa
Travis Konecny
C
5.09.25
162
Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
2
Erie
Dylan Strome
C
6.02
170
Toronto Marlboros
3
Peterborough
Matthew Spencer
RD
6.01
192
Oakville Rangers
4
Mississauga
Sean Day
LD
6.01
180
Detroit Compuware
5
Kingston
Lawson Crouse
LW
6.02.5
189
Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
6
Niagara
Hayden McCool
C
6.02.5
190
Whitby Wildcats
7
Sudbury
Kyle Capobianco
LD
6.00
155
Oakville Rangers
8
Saginaw
Mitchell Stephens
C
5.09.75
166
Toronto Marlboros
9
Sarnia
Nikita Korostelev
RW
6.00.25
187
Toronto Jr. Canadiens
10
North Bay
Brett McKenzie
C
6.01
181
Oakville Rangers
11
S.S. Marie
Blake Speers
C
5.09.75
157
SSM Thunder
12
Guelph
Garrett McFadden
LD
5.09.75
195
Grey-Bruce Highlanders
13
Kitchener
Mike Davies
LW
6.00.5
198
Southern Tier Admirals
14
Oshawa
Mitchell Vande Sompel
LD
5.09.75
171
London Jr. Knights Gold
15
Barrie
Matthew Kreis
C
5.10
155
Halton Hurricanes
16
Plymouth
Jordan Greenway
LW
6.05
205
Shattuck U16
17
Owen Sound
Ethan Szypula
C
5.09.5
154
London Jr. Knights Gold
18
Belleville
Justin Lemcke
RD
6.01.5
192
Whitby Wildcats
19
London
Mitchell Marner
C
5.07.5
130
Don Mills Flyers
CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL RESULTS OF THE 2013 OHL PRIORITY SELECTION
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
