The Ontario Hockey League held the 2013 OHL Priority Selection today, with the league’s 20 teams claiming the rights to the top 1997 birth-year players in the region. Twenty-five Michigan residents were selected by the Junior A league during the draft process, which began at 9 a.m. and concluded around 7:30 p.m.
Here are the Michigan natives selected by OHL clubs in today’s draft.
Round 1
Sean Day (Rochester), Compuware defenseman – selected 4th overall by Mississauga (granted exceptional status to enter draft a year early)
Round 2
Zach Werenski (Detroit), Little Caesars defenseman – selected 24th overall by London
Ryan Moore (Troy), Belle Tire center – selected 35th overall by Windsor
Round 3
Doug Blaisdell (Livonia), Honeybaked defenseman – selected 58th overall by Kitchener
Round 4
None
Round 5
Brendan Warren (Carleton), Compuware center – selected 81st overall by Windsor
David Ovsjannikov (Rochester), Oakland Grizzlies goaltender – selected 88th overall by Saginaw
Alex King (Plymouth), Compuware center – selected 93rd overall by Plymouth
Round 6
Nick Boka (Plymouth), Compuware defenseman – selected 103rd overall by Sarnia
Brent Gates (Grand Rapids), Compuware defenseman – selected 109th overall by Owen Sound
Round 7
None
Round 8
Grant Gabriele (Brighton), Compuware defenseman – selected 145th overall by Kingston
Dakota Joshua (Dearborn), Honeybaked center – selected 156th overall by Plymouth
Round 9
Nathan Kwiecinski (Livonia), Little Caesars defenseman – selected 161st overall by Erie
Brody Stevens (Ann Arbor), Compuware center – selected 169th overall by Sarnia
Round 10
Nick Azar (Grosse Pointe Park), Belle Tire defenseman – selected 187th overall by Barrie
Matthew Hudie, Little Caesars forward – selected 189th overall by Windsor
Round 11
Zach Osburn (Plymouth), Honeybaked defenseman – selected 212th overall by Guelph
Round 12
Tyler Sensky (Canton), Compuware defenseman – selected 236th overall by Plymouth
Round 13
Jake Gingell (Gregory), Compuware defenseman – selected 240th overall by Sault Ste. Marie
Keegan Ward (Galesburg), West Michigan Hounds forward – selected 248th overall by Plymouth
Jared Domin (Grand Rapids), Belle Tire forward – selected 254th overall by Oshawa
Round 14
Michael Montambault (Ann Arbor), Victory Honda center – selected 266th overall by Niagara
Brendan VanSweden (Kentwood), Kentwood forward – selected 268th overall by Saginaw
Round 15
Carter Woolley, Oakland Grizzlies forward – selected 284th overall by Mississauga
Sam Miletic (Bloomfield Township), Cranbrook center – selected 295th overall by London
Jalen Smereck (Detroit), Oakland Grizzlies defenseman – selected 299th overall by Oshawa