OHL 2011-12 Rookie Reports
Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough Petes – F)
Max Domi (Kingston Frontenacs – F)
As mentioned last week, Max Domi will be the topic of discussion for hockey enthusiasts this upcoming summer. Domi has verbally committed to the NCAA (Michigan) and has publicly stated that he will play in the USHL. Kingston made a calculated gamble selecting Max Domi 8th overall in the OHL Priority Draft last week hoping that they could eventually get Domi to report. GM Doug Gilmour understood the risks involved and, more importantly, knew that his club would be compensated with a first round draft pick in the 2012 if Domi did not report. Furthermore, newly appointed Doug Gilmour was in the middle of revamping the Kingston scouting department and could have felt that the compensatory pick in 2012 might become more valuable to his club once “his” people were solidly in place.
It has been heavily reported that Kingston was in discussion with the London Knights as early as the OHL Draft about acquiring Max Domi’s rights and its now being speculated that once the September comes that we could see Max Domi become a London Knight joining fellow first rounder and Team Ontario teammate Bo Horvat. London owns a bunch of 2nd round draft picks in 2012 that could become part of the package in acquiring the rights to Max Domi but I can only assume that Mark Hunter would want Max Domi to commit (unofficially) to London before giving up those valuable picks.
Source: Domi to be dealt
2011 NHL Entry Draft Features
Draft Class Hierarchy Series Complete
In the past week, I finished the final two releases of my 2011 Draft Class Hierarchy series featuring the players I feel are the best for the 2011 NHL Entry Class. Be sure to check out all four parts of the series for an in-depth look at the future players of the NHL
[Part One] 2011 Draft Class Hierarchy
[Part Two] 2011 Draft Class Hierarchy
[Part Three] 2011 Draft Class Hierarchy
[Final Recap] Draft Class Hierarchy : Final Cuts and Sleepers
[Part 1: 50-41] Top 50 OHL Players for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
Ohlprospects.blogspot.com will be counting down the best of the OHL players for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Check out the 41st-50th ranked OHLers
NHL.com experts agree: Nugent-Hopkins first pick
The NHL.com experts have conducted their “mock drafts” and it appears that all of them have agreed on the first overall choice.
A Pro for Conz
Goaltender Benjamin Conz has been passed over in the past two NHL drafts but this brief article takes a look at his chances for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, MN.
Prospect Pursuit: Max Friberg – How Swede it is
Friberg is currently ranked 16th among European skaters after receiving a 6th rank status at the mid-term reports. Check out the Hockeyspy’s Q &A with the small aggressive Swede.
DY’s Mock Draft Coming Soon
You can expect a mock draft coming from me once the final draft order has been determined.
Sarnia Sting Co-MVPs
On Friday Evening the Sarnia Sting held their annual awards ceremonies. Nail Yakupov and Alex Galchenyuk were co-recipients of the Rookie of the Year Award. Coach Letowski felt that Alex Galchenyuk was deserving (even though he finished with less points than Yakupov) simply because if Galchenyuk played for any other team than Sarnia he would have been their Rookie of the Year, including the entire CHL.
I might also add that Galchenyuk was so strong defensively that he was one of Sarnia’s best shutdown forwards as well.
Award Winners
Nail Yakupov – Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year (co-recipient),
Alex Galchenyuk – Rookie of the Year (co-recipient), Commitment to Conditioning (co-recipient)
Nathan Chiarlitti (captain) – Humanitarian of the Year, RBC Scholastic Player of the Year
Joe Rogalski (Penguins draft pick) – Defenseman of the Year
Daniel Broussard – Commitment to Conditioning (co-recipient)
OHL Weekly Ramblings - May 16th
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