This was put up earlier today, but HockeyProspect founder and director of scouting Mark Edwards put up his 2012 OHL Priority Selection Mock Draft.
http://www.hockeyprospect.com/index....-ohl-mock.html
I will add a few thoughts here..
First off I want to add, this is NOT a ranking, it is a projection of where we think these players will get drafted. For example Jared McCann going #4 to Sault Ste. Marie. Jared is actually our #2 prospect after Connor McDavid. But we are aware that both Kingston and Peterborough will pass on him for two other, very talented players. Personally as much as I like McCann, Cornel isn't very far away and in terms of 1996 born forwards there could be a bit of a 1A, 1B situation there. Cornel's skating is better, but McCann brings a physical element that Cornel just doesn't.
-At #6 we have Middleton going to Guelph. IF for some reason between now and the draft Guelph decides they want a forward, I would predict Michael Dal Colle. I highly doubt Middleton will last past #8 Owen Sound let alone #7 Oshawa IF Guelph does go with MDC.
-#10 is Niki Petti. I think this pick makes sense for Belleville, If there is one guy they MAY consider other than Petti would be Hargrave. But with his skating on the big rink. I think it'll improve by playing there, but at the same time, I think he'll be slightly less effective than he would in a non olympic sized rink.
- At #13 two other names outside the player listed in the mock I've heard for Sarnia are Brook Hiddink and Dante Salituro. Personally I don't think Salituro would be a good fit with Sarnia, they already have a similar player (small/great shot) in Davis Brown, you can only have so many 5'8" skilled players before it affects the team and Sarnia already isn't known for their size. If they went with anyone else I'd say Hiddink, who would be a good fit along with the player listed in the mock.
- The Ottawa 67's pick at #18. Although a GTHL player is listed at that pick, how great of a story would it be to see them grab local talent Andrew Abou-Assaly or Brent Moran. I don't think either of them are a stretch at that pick.
Enjoy the mock, and the draft tomorrow!
I very rarely plug my Twitter on here, but I'll be tweeting through the 15 rounds on there @RyanHPScout same as my user name on here. Tomorrow will be a lot of fun, and I hope you guys enjoy it!
