Twenty-five Michigan players selected during OHL Priority Selection
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