The OHL did a good article on some of the Takeaways form the draft that I would recommend giving a read.
In this post and take a look at where the players came from and see where OHL teams like to take their players from whether it be the GTHL, the Ottawa area or the USA.
Where did the 2019 draft picks come from and how does it compare to previous years
To the surprise of none the GTHL led the way with 81 draft picks in this past Saturdays Priority Selection. 26 picks from the first 3 rounds were taken from the GTHL which represented just under 42% of the players taken in those early rounds. This was similiar to 2018 when 25 players from the GTHL were taken in the first 3 rounds.
There was a jump in players taken from the USA this year with 63 total players hearing their name called. This was a jump from 56 in 2018. Surprisingly though there were none taken in round 1 and only one player taken in round 2. There were 26 taken in the final 5 rounds which were the most out of any league. This is the norm however as teams are taking flyers on potential lottery tickets with NCAA interest.
The Alliance and NOHA each saw jumps this year. The NOHA's charge was led by a very strong Sudbury team who had 9 players drafted which was tied for 6th most in the draft.
the OMHA saw a drop from 84 players in 2018 to 74 in 2019 and HEO midget saw a drop of 1 but with 4 players taken in round 1.
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| 2019 OHL Priority Selection |
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| 2019 OHL Priority Selection |
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| 2018 OHL Priority Selection |
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| 2018 OHL Priority Selection |
What rounds did the position runs happen in
A total of 81 centres were taken in the Priority Selection and if you include C/LW C/RW and F that total jumps up to 89 which accounted for 29.5% of the players drafted. More than half of the players selected in rounds 1 and 2 were centres and 40% of those selected in round 3 were Centres as well.
The run on goalies this year started surprisingly late. Outside of Ben Gaudreau the first goalies weren't taken till round 4 when 2 were taken. 3 followed in each of the next 4 rounds. Overall 23 goalies were selected (my pivot table includes the ceremonial pick the OHL made) as OHL teams averages taking 1.15 goalies in this draft. Teams that selected more than 1 goalie include the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds who have taken 2 goalies in 5 of the last 6 drafts. Erie, London, Owen Sound and Saginaw while Flint and Windsor did not select any goalie.
Overall 106 defencemen were taken in the draft. They were taken steady throughout but the biggest run occured from rounds 4-7 when 34 were taken over that 4 round stretch. 6 were taken in the opening round with 4 coming after the 17th pick where Niagara went with Isaac Enright from the Pemborke midget program.
Where did your team pick its players from
It should come as no surprise as the majority of US based players were drafted by teams in the Western Conference. 40 of the 63 players from US leagues went to teams from that Conference. Geographically it should come as no surprise since the 3 US based teams play in the Western Conference and the OHLs 3 border teams are also in that conference. Every team in the Western Conference selected atleast 3 US based players which were the most any team in the East selected.
In the West Division the Greyhounds were the only team to select a player from the Ottawa area. In 2018 they selected the most as well picking 3 while nobody else in the division selected more than 1. They Greyhounds have had a fair bit of success with the Ottawa area in recent years taking players like Zach Senyshyn, Jacob Leguerier, Alex Johnston and Joe Carroll.
Flint and Sarnia both selected 5 from the GTHL and were also the only 2 teams in the division to pluck players out of the NOHA.
Saginaw went heavy with USA based players taking 5 from the youth ranks, 1 prep player and 1 Jr player. With their success of getting commitments in recent years I would not be surprised to see if more than half of these players commit to their program.
Windsor concentrated on 3 leagues taking 4 players from the GTHL, OMHA and USA.
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| West Division |
The Icedogs spread the Burke's money around well in this draft. They also were the only team to take players form the Ontario Jr Ranks. It is an area they have had success in the past with Castleman and Singer being plucked from there.
The divisions 2 northern enteries North Bay and Sudbury spread out their picks taking from someone from all MM leagues.
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| Central Division |
The Bulldogs went heavy on the Alliance and OMHA (2 leagues with teams based in Hamilton) with 9 of their 14 picks.
Kingston and Oshawa both spread their picks out taking 3 more than 3 from each the GTHL, Alliance and OMHA.
Ottawa and Peterborough stayed close to home with their picks as Ottawa took 5 from HEO and the Petes led the way with 7 OMHA selections.
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| East Division |
The Midwest drafted heavy in the USA youth leagues, OMHA and the Alliance.
Erie and Owen Sound selected 5 and 6 players respectively from the OMHA. The Attack also tied the Greyhounds for the most selections from the Alliance.
Guelph and Kitchener had the majority of their picks from the GTHL and USA with a couple of picks from the OMHA and the Alliance as well.
The big bad London Knights tied for the fewest picks from the GTHL but selected the most players form the Ottawa area out of any Western Conference team. They also led all OHL teams with 6 minor midget aged players from the USA.
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| Midwest Division |
Which minor midget program has been producing the most OHL Players
In 2019 the top 5 OHL draft producing teams all came from the GTHL. The OHL cup Champion Don Mills Flyers led the way with 14 selections. The Marlboros, Red Wings, Rebels and Nationals all added double digit draft selections as well.
The top producing teams outside of the GTHL were the Compuware U16 team and from the NOHA the Sudbury Wolves who had 9 of the 14 selections from the NOHA. The London Jr Knights were the top producing team from the Alliance, the Whitby Wildcats were tops in the OMHA-ETA, Pembroke with 6 including 1st round picks Mason McTavish and Isaac Enright led the way for HEO and the Guelph Gryphons with 6 had the most from OMHA-SCTA.
In 2018 the Oakville Rangers led the way with 14. The Marlboros are the only team to be in the top 5 in each of the last 2 years. Their 26 picks the last 2 years are the most. Don Mills who had 9 in 2018 have the 2nd best 2 year total with 23.
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