Sunday, 20 December 2015

OHL Draftpick Database 2015 Christmas Trade Freeze.

Updated OHL draftpick database as of the 2015 Christmas Trade Freeze. Will not be updated again till some time after the tradedeadline. If you have any questions you can find me on twitter @peterkneulman.

I try to find the conditions on most trades and update the list accordingly but sometimes that can be easier said than done.

East Division

Hamilton Bulldogs
2016 LDN 2nd 3rd Eri 4th Con KIT 5th 6th SAG 6th BAR 7th SAG 7th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 ERI 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 13th 14th 15th


2018 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 OS 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

Kingston Frontnacs

2016 NB con 2nd 2nd 3rd SSM 5th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th SUD con 15th 14th 15th SSM con 15th
2017 FLI 2nd 3rd OSH 5th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2018 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 2nd 4th SUD 5th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2021 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

Oshawa Generals

2016 Nia 2nd SAG 2nd Sag 3rd SAG 4th 4th Kgn 5th 5th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 Kgn 2nd KIT con 3rd OS con 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2018 Kgn 2nd Sar 3rd 5th Kit 6th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 Kgn 3rd Con 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2020 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2021 Kgn 2nd con 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Ottawa 67's

2016 2nd BAR con 3rd 3rd BEL 4th 4th Fli 5th 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 11th 13th 14th
2017 2nd OS 3rd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th

2018 OS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Peterborough Petes

2016 BEL 2nd MIS 2nd KIT 2nd 3rd MISS 5th KGN 5th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th BAR 10th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 ERI 2nd 2nd SSM 3rd 4th BEL 5th 5th SAG 6th 6th 7th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2018 2nd LDN con 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th WSR 8th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 2nd SSM 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th



2020 WSR 2nd SSM 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Central Division

Barrie Colts

2016 2nd Kit 3rd 4th 5th BEL 5th Miss 6th 6th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th WSR 15th


2018 3rd 4th 5th 6th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2019 2nd Wsr 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 Kit Con 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2021 Kit Con 2nd WSR 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2022 Kit Con 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Mississauga Steelheads

2016 OSH 2nd WSR 6th KGN con 6th 7th KIT 9th SSM 9th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 4th KGN 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2018 2nd 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Sag 9th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Niagara Icedogs

2016 WSR 3rd WSR con 4th Kit 4th 4th 5th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th PLY con 12th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 WSR 2nd SAG 3rd 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th WSR 14th 14th 15th


2018 WSR 3rd 4th 5th Kit 6th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th



2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2021 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

North Bay Battalion

2016 3rd 5th 6th WSR 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2017 OSH 2nd 3rd KIT 4th WSR 4th 5th 6th KGN 6th 7th Ott 8th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 OSH 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 Kit 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2020 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Sudbury Wolves

2016 WSR 2nd 4th WSR 5th 5th 6th BAR con 7th MISS 8th 8th 9th 10th 11th SAG 12th 12th 13th 15th
2017 MISS 3rd 3rd NB 4th Erie 4th 5th 6th 8th 9th 10th 11th BEL 12th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 ERI 2nd 3rd OS c on 5th 5th 6th 7th Gue 8th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th ERI con 15th
2019 ERI 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Midwest Division

Erie Otters

2016 LDN 2nd SBY 3rd SAR 3rd 3rd OSH 4th 6th 7th 8th SAG 9th 9th OS 11th 11th LDN 12th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th




2018 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th





2019 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th



2020 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th



Guelph Storm
2016 PBO 2nd 3rd SAR 4th 5th LDN 6th 6th BEL 7th 7th 8th 9th SAR 10th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 BAR 2nd PBO 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th WSR 10th 10th NB 11th 11th 12th 13th 14th
2018 BAR 2nd WSR 2nd BEL 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th OTT 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 WSR 2nd PBO 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th BAR 5th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 BAR 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

Kitchener Rangers

2016 SSM 2nd SAR 2nd OSH 3rd 6th 7th 8th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th




2017 2nd SSM 3rd OSH con 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2018 SSM 2nd SSM con 3rd 3rd OSH con 4th 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th OSH 10th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2020 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2021 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2022 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


London Knights

2016 ERI 2nd 3rd ERI 3rd 4th PTB 4th NB con 5th 5th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 13th 14th OTT 15th OSH 15th

2017 2nd Miss 2nd 3rd OTT con 4th 4th OS con 5th 5th WSR 7th SAR 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 Ott 2nd OSH 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th



2019 SBY 2nd OSH con 2nd OS 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Ott 15th con Ham 15th con
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th WSR 6th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Owen Sound Attack

2016 ERI con 3rd 3rd 4th ERI 5th 5th OSH 6th 6th 7th Ham 8th 8th 9th 10th FLI 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2017 MIS 2nd BEL 2nd 2nd 4th MISS 5th LDN con 6th OSH 6th 6th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 LDN 2nd ERI 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2019 LDN 2nd ERI 2nd 3rd 4th Bar 5th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th WSR 12th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


West Division

Flint Firebirds

2016 SBY 2nd 2nd Miss 3rd SAG 3rd 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th




2017 Nia 2nd SBY 2nd Con 3rd NIA 4th OSH 4th SBY 4th 4th 5th SSM 7th Con 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 Gue 2nd SBY 2nd 2nd Miss 3rd Nia 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 2nd OSH 3rd Miss 3rd Nia 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 OSH 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2021 Nia 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Saginaw Spirit

2016 NIA 3rd PLY 3rd GUE 4th 5th WSR 8th 8th Eri 10th 11th 13th 14th 15th






2017 NB 2nd 2nd KIT 3rd NIA con 3rd 4th NIA con 6th 7th PTB 8th 8th PBO 9th 9th SAR 10th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 2nd KIT 2nd 3rd Miss 4th 4th 5th 6th Bar 7th 7th 8th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

2019 2nd NB 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th NIA con 15th

2020 2nd 3rd NB 4th 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


Sarnia Sting

2016 OS 2nd Miss 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2017 SSM 2nd 3rd 4th SAG 5th 5th 6th 6th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 2nd SSM 4th 4th WSR 5th 5th 7th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 2nd 3rd 4th OSH 5th 5th 6th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds

2016 3rd OSH 4th 4th 6th 7th 8th 10th 11th OTT con 12th 12th 13th 14th
2017 4th NIA 5th 5th 6th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2018 SUD con 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2019 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2020 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Windsor Spitfires

2016 GUE 2nd NIA con 6th 9th SAG 10th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th SSM con 15th


2017 GUE 2nd SAR 2nd Kgn 3rd Bar 3rd KGN 4th 5th Fli 6th 6th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th GUE con 15th
2018 NIA 2nd 4th 6th 7th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th


2019 NIA con 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 13th 14th 15th

2020 3rd Bar 4th 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
2021 OSH 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

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Friday, 18 December 2015

OHL Transaction Review

Trade Freeze comes into affect tomorrow. For those who have been waiting patiently I will have my draft pick database updated either tomorrow afternoon or Sunday Morning depending on what time my flight gets into Sault Ste Marie. Till then enjoy this weeks recap on all the transactions in the OHL.

Suspensions

Jack Hidi, Brendan Burke, Brandon Crawley London Knights - 2 Games - 2nd fight in same stoppage (leaving crease for burke)

A line brawl that started when Mike Baird crashed into the crease Brendan Burkes Crease and wouldnt leave. Mildly surprised with Burkes suspension as Zach Bowman didn't seem to receive one last week although it may just not have been posted on the league site.

Brett McKenzie, Zach Shankar North Bay Battalion- 2 Games - 2nd fight in same stoppage

More fallout from the line brawl with London

Mike Baird, Aiden Jamieson; North Bay and London - 3 games - 2nd fight in same stoppage + helmet violation.

Personally I was surprised Baird only got 3 games due to the violent nature in which he ripped off Brendan Burkes mask and was the aggressor in that fight.

Head Scratchers

Mason Marchment Hamilton Bulldogs - Checking from Behind

Played Saturday after the hit so you have to think he avoided suspension but he absolutly lambasted McGuire from Peterborough from behind into the dasherboard at  the bench. McGuire was down and needed to be attended to for 10 minutes. If Marchment who is a repeat offender gets off with nothing while guys like Mangiapane and Goetz get 8 and 12 for what they did this year then it is a total outrage. I thought the league was soft on Sean Day and this hit was 10x worse!

Matt Schmalz Sudbury Wolves - Head Check

Has already come out that this has been reviewed and Schmalz will not receive supplemental discipline. I didnt see any video on the hit so I cant say much but It doesnt happen very often where you get a 5 minute head checking penalty and no suspension.

Trades

Owen Sound

 Jarret Meyet
Con 5th '18

 to 

 Sudbury

 Trenton Bourque

Breakdown
The conditional 5th heads to Sudbury if Jarret Meyer does not play his OA season with the Wolves. Owen Sound gets younger while the Wolves add another potential OA option for next season.

Kitchener

Sean Allen

 to

 Oshawa

 SSM 3rd ;17
10th rd '18

Breakdown

Kitchener adds more assets by moving former 3rd round pick Sean Allen who just couldnt not regularly break the Kitchener lineup. He adds more youth to the Oshawa blueline as they continue to target value  moves while they add picks for their veterans. This is the 4th team in less than a year for SSMs 3rd round pick in '17. First to Sarnia in the DeAngelo trade. Then to Oshawa in the Mistele trade and now to Kitchener. You have to wonder if this poor pick will be hear long. Another trade and you may have to question what the SSM 3rd round pick in '17 is like in the dressing room.

Saginaw

 Mitchell Webb

 to 

 Erie

 for 

 10th in '16

Breakdown

Simply Saginaw moving surplus while Erie picks up a body to use during the world juniors while Strome and Debrincat are away. Webb has been playing for St. Catharines in the GOJHL and brings over 100 games of OHL experience.

Mississauga

 Cameron Zanussi
4th round pick '18

 to 

 Saginaw

 Joseph Murdaca
9th round pick '18

Breakdown

With the Steelheads get aggressive and make a move for Murdaca. This makes you wonder if they are hitching their wagon to Murdaca for next season when they will be primed to make a run at the OHL Championship. Doesnt 100% address their goalie questions for next season buy Boyd seems confident based on the price he paid.

Saginaw

 David Ovsjannikov

 to

 Barrie

 7th round pick '18

Breakdown

WJC insurance for when Blackwood is with Team Canada. mediocre numbers with Saginaw but he has been stellar in his first 2 games with Barrie. As a '97 he could be an option next year as they look for a longer term replacement.
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Friday, 11 December 2015

OHL Transaction Roundup

A couple of big fish moved a head of the January 11th Trade Deadline as Alex Nedeljkovic and Brendan Lemieux now have new addresses. We also had a line brawl in Sudbury and Canada's projected world junior goalie received a major suspension.

Suspensions

Sean Day Mississauga Steelheads - 4 Games - Checking from Behind

I am actually kind of shocked that this was only 4 games. He caught Dunn from behind in a very dangerous position about a foot or two away from the boards. He was immediately tossed as a result. In person it looked a lot worse than the Keigan Goetz head check i caught in person in Hamilton in early October but the league doesnt take checking from behind as seriously as head checking. Some have pointed to the lack of injury and that he is a first time offender which makes the Andrew Mangiapaine 8 gamer for a cross check even more confusing.


A video of the Slash can be seen here. 8 games which was similar to the Anthony Stolarz slash from 2 years ago. Personally I found the Stolarz slash worse but with Blackwood leaving for the world junior camp anything less would not have punished him as he is missing 8 games while away with team canada. His suspension will however leave him out of Canada's first 2 games at the WJC.


Julius Nattinen, Kevin Leblanc Barrie Colts - 2 Games - fight
Chad Heffernan Sudbury Wolves - 2 games - fight

In the same game as the Blackwood slash there was a line brawl which lead to 3 auto suspensions. Nattinen picked up his for being the 3rd man in a fight while Heffernan and Leblanc got theirs for being the 2nd fight in the same stoppage. Webster and Cummings also received misconducts for being the 2nd fight but those must have been rescinded as neither were suspended.

Jalen Smereck Oshawa Generals - 2 Games - Slewfoot

It has been about 2 weeks since we last had a slewfoot but we were due. Smereck was guilty of the offence on Sunday in Sudbury (what a run for the Wolves 4 suspensions for their opponents in 2 games).

Trades

Flint
Alex Nedeljkovic
Josh Wesley

 to 

Niagara

 Brent Moran
2nd '17
2nd '18 Gue
2nd '21
3rd '18
3rd '19

Breakdown

Niagara upgrades their team between the pipes and solidifies what was already one of the top grouping of defensemen in the Eastern Conference. Flint adds to their large stash of 2nd round draft picks (9 in next 5 years + 2 in 2021). Some have felt Flint got too little for Nedeljkovic but With the goalie market the way it is he wasnt worth more than 2 2nds. Add the 1 2nd 2 3rds and Moran who gives Flint a strong OA option next season and it is a very fair haul for the Firebirds.

Saginaw

 Troy Henley

 to 

 Peterborough

 8th '17

Breakdown

Former 2nd round pick who won an OHL cup with the Oakville Rangers returns to the OHL after spending the start of this season in the GOJHL. Has yet to find a groove in the OHL but the Pete's are hoping they can unlock some of the potential he showed as a minor midget

London

 Ryan Valentini

 to 

 Sudbury

 2nd '19

Breakdown

How London is able to squeeze 2nd round picks out of teams for FA pick ups with only 24 games of OHL expierience is beyond me. Anyways he has absolutly torn up the GOJHL this year when he hasnt been with London with 26 points in 14 games. He will have a chance to get a lot of ice time in Sudbury and help shoulder the load with Levin and Sokolov.

Oshawa

 Liam Devine

 to

 Kitchener

 6th '18

Breakdown

With Opilka likely gone for a month to the world juniors and Dawson Carty still nursing an injury the Rangers needed an Insurance policy behind '99 Luke Richardson. Has suited up for Elmira in the GOJHL this year appearing in 9 games and has a .919 SV%

Barrie

 Brendan Lemieux
3rd '17 WSR
4th '20

 to 

 Windsor

 Anthony Stefano
3rd '19
2nd '21

Breakdown

Windsor gets fantastic value for Lemieux in this trade only deleting Anthony Stefano from their roster while essentially downgrading from a 2nd round pick to a 4th round pick. By giving up Stefano you have to wonder if he was in the teams OA plans next season. With Chatfield and Sanvido you already had 2 spots spoken for. From the Colts perspective they are 11-4 this year without Lemieux so they add an OA asset for next year in Stefano and with only 3 2nds over the next 5 seasons they add an extra in 2021 if they decide to add before the deadline. Although by adding a 2nd so far down the road you have to wonder if the Colts are thinking about taking a shot at hosting the Mem Cup 4 years down the road. They have tossed their hat in the ring a few times but have come up short so you know it is something that interests ownership.

Windsor

 Liam Murray

 to 

 Kingston

 3rd '17

Breakdown

Murray gives the Fronts roster its 9th defenseman. Although 2 are '99s and and McKeown is on his way to Team Canada's world junior camp. Murray wont set the world on fire with his offense but his stay at home style will help solidify the backed of the Fronts D. The Spits get antoher pick they can use as trade bait if they plan on taking a mem cup run next season.


Commitments

Jaimen Allison - Oshawa Generals

A 6th round pick for the Gens in the 2015 priority selection he has been playing in the OJHL for the Mississauga Chargers. He is the 4th '99 to make his debut with the Generals this season appearing with them in their game against the Battalion Last night (Thursday) finishing pointless but was a +1.
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Friday, 4 December 2015

OHL Transaction Round Up

A slow week in suspensions which is a good thing but there were 3 more trades as a few Western Conference contenders tinker with their OA set up. World Junior time is almost upon us as well as the Christmas Trade Freeze. Which teams will get aggressive before this happens?

Suspensions

Andrew Mangiapane -8 Games - Cross Check

Somewhat surprising length given that Mangiapane is a first time offender and that he was only given a double minor on the play. Whatever happened to the OHL releasing video explaining their questionable logic in suspension length? I guess at the end of the day the dart board was not in Mangiapanes favour.

Brendan Lemieux - 1 game - Spearing

Lemieux received a 5 minute major for spearing at the end of Fridays game vs Kitchener. He served his suspension the following night vs Niagara here the Colts ultimatly fell 5-2

Special Note:

I was at last nights Mississauga/Niagara game and expect Sean Day to get hit hard with a suspension. Late in the first period he rocked Vince Dunn from behind sending him rocketing head first towards the boards. The Ref instantly threw him out of the game. While it is hard to judge the OHLs thinking it looked like a 10-15 gamer compared to others I have seen live this year (the Goetz 12 gamer). The only problem is that Day can be considered a marquee player and the league seems to take even dangerous hits from behind less seriously than head checks. Regardless I dont think we will see Day play at all this weekend.

Trades

North Bay

 Miles Liberati

 to 

 Kitcheber

 Oshawas 2nd 2017
Oshawas 2nd 2018
Kitcheners 3rd 2019
Ottawas 8th 2017

Breakdown

A hefty price for half a season but it is similar to what Kingston paid for Desrocher. Some point to the fact that Desrocher could be back next year and while that is true there are also 2 extra conditional picks attached to that transaction in the event that happens. In Liberati the Rangers get a veteran D man they covet with 198 career OHL games under his belt. On a young Battalion team he has averaged .67 points per game which would be tops among Rangers defencemen. With 6 2nds still availible to be traded over the next 4 years the Rangers are primed to make more moves.
For the Battalion they get a much needed infusion of draft assets. After a competitive push the last two seasons the draft pick cupboard was looking pretty bare. This trade now gives them 4 2nds and 6 3rds over the next 5 seasons. With arguably the top 19 year old center availible in Mike Amadio you could see them not only add more picks but potentially a young player as well.

Oshawa

 Matt Mistele

 to
Sarnia

 Niagara's 2nd 2016
SSM's 3rd 2017
Sarnia's 3rd 2018

Breakdown
Since June the Oshawa Generals have acquired 4 2nds, 3 3rds 1 4th and 2 5th round draft picks. This boost to there draft pick stockpile has allowed them to be patient with Michael Del Colle as they wait for the 2015 1st round draft pick trade window to open in January. As for Mistele, he cost the Generals 1 2nd 1 3rd 2 4ths 1 6th and Ryan Moore. In return they get 1 2nd 2 3rds and 21 goals in 44 games played (plus 13 in the playoffs last year). You cant argue with that type of return.
One way to look at this trade for Sarnia is Nikandorov and picks for Mistele and picks. A minor cost to upgrade the OA position and they still have another spot open in case they want to upgrade the goalie position or add more depth upfront.

Windsor

 Brendan Johnston

 to 

 Flint

 Flint 6th Round 2017

Breakdown

After playing in 37 games last season Johnston was pushed out of the crowded Windsor Crease and has been playing for Chatham in the GOJHL.
For Flint you have to imagine that this signals a Nedeljkovic trade is close. In the meantime Johnston will bear the load in the Firebirds net while Nedelkovic most likely takes off for the USA World Junior team in the event a trade doesnt happen right away.
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