As the priority Draft is over this past weekend, does anyone know of the date of the U18 draft taking place, and is there a list of players involved.
2025 U18 draft
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Kingpin794
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Anyone know if US U18 AAA programs are fair game for this? If they are, could make this a bit more interesting although I assume most of those guys got picked over in the priority draft already.
In future years, the undrafted U16 US players could really improve the U18 draft.
Kingpin794
Smart A** In A Jersey
So this was from last year's draft:
"Eligibility for the 2024 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection included all U18 players (2006 and 2007 birth years) not currently on an OHL Member Team Protected List who were carded with an Ontario based U18 AAA Hockey Club or an accredited Hockey Canada sport school within the Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario or Hockey Northwestern Ontario in the current season."
Would seem that no, players from American teams cannot be taken.
This years rules, seems like it has stayed the same.
Players Eligible for Selection:
All U18 players not currently on a CHL Member Team Protected List who were carded with an Ontario-based U18 AAA Hockey Club or an accredited Hockey Canada sport school within the OHF, HNO or HEO in the 2024-25 playing season are eligible for the U18 Priority Selection.
I posted this on the priority draft thread but it should be here.
Going strictly on stats from Elite Prospects......
(Keep in mind that there are plenty of players in U18 who are scoring close to a PPG or more so without seeing these guys play it's hard to rely only on stats to rank them. Many are undersized which is likely why they went undrafted but not sure that the heights/weights are up to date. IMO, players that played some games at a higher level will likely be targeted in the U18 draft).
HEO U18 league
Case Hennessy (RD) 5'11" 181lbs 33pts in 30g plus 3 games in EOJHL and CCHL Case Hennessy - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Brandon Rockwell (C) 5'7" 150 lbs 36pts in 28g plus 18 games in EOJHL and CCHL Brandon Rockwell - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Tristan Witmer (LW) 6'1" 194lbs 35 pts in 27g plus 7 games in EOJHL and CCHL Tristan Witmer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
OMHA U18 league
Luke Saramak (F) 44 pts in 34g plus 2 games in GOJHL Luke Saramak - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Jack McDonald (LW) 5'9" 172lbs 40 pts in 34g Jack McDonald - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Jaxson Harismowich (F) 38 pts in 33g Jaxson Harismowich - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Marcus Carter (LW) 5'11" 146lbs 37 pts in 33g Marcus Carter - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Seth Clark (F) 36 pts in 30g plus 2 games in PJCHL Seth Clark - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Max Skinner (LW) 35 pts in 30g Max Skinner - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Cohen Galbraith (F) 5'8" 132lbs 35 pts in 34g plus 2 games in PJCHL Coen Galbraith - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Kayden Brand (F) 5'9" 141lbs 35 pts in 29g https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/628091/kayden-brand
Porter Fabbri (F) 35 pts in 34g plus 1 game in GOJHL https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/888192/porter-fabbri
Evan Gaudry (LW) 34 pts in 34g plus 6 games in GOJHL and OJHL https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/897473/evan-gaudry
Ethan Proctor (LW) 5'9" 146lbs 33 pts in 28g https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/750989/ethan-proctor
Going strictly on stats from Elite Prospects......
(Keep in mind that there are plenty of players in U18 who are scoring close to a PPG or more so without seeing these guys play it's hard to rely only on stats to rank them. Many are undersized which is likely why they went undrafted but not sure that the heights/weights are up to date. IMO, players that played some games at a higher level will likely be targeted in the U18 draft).
HEO U18 league
Case Hennessy (RD) 5'11" 181lbs 33pts in 30g plus 3 games in EOJHL and CCHL Case Hennessy - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Brandon Rockwell (C) 5'7" 150 lbs 36pts in 28g plus 18 games in EOJHL and CCHL Brandon Rockwell - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Tristan Witmer (LW) 6'1" 194lbs 35 pts in 27g plus 7 games in EOJHL and CCHL Tristan Witmer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
OMHA U18 league
Luke Saramak (F) 44 pts in 34g plus 2 games in GOJHL Luke Saramak - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Jack McDonald (LW) 5'9" 172lbs 40 pts in 34g Jack McDonald - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Jaxson Harismowich (F) 38 pts in 33g Jaxson Harismowich - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Marcus Carter (LW) 5'11" 146lbs 37 pts in 33g Marcus Carter - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Seth Clark (F) 36 pts in 30g plus 2 games in PJCHL Seth Clark - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Max Skinner (LW) 35 pts in 30g Max Skinner - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Cohen Galbraith (F) 5'8" 132lbs 35 pts in 34g plus 2 games in PJCHL Coen Galbraith - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Kayden Brand (F) 5'9" 141lbs 35 pts in 29g https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/628091/kayden-brand
Porter Fabbri (F) 35 pts in 34g plus 1 game in GOJHL https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/888192/porter-fabbri
Evan Gaudry (LW) 34 pts in 34g plus 6 games in GOJHL and OJHL https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/897473/evan-gaudry
Ethan Proctor (LW) 5'9" 146lbs 33 pts in 28g https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/750989/ethan-proctor
I'm not going to pretend to know anything about him or the league but I saw the name Benjamin Brunton pop up, he's playing U18 up north and has absurd numbers.
27 points more than anyone else, and 20 goals more than anyone else.
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Benjamin Brunton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Benjamin Brunton, 2008-09-15 North Bay, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the GNU18L with North Bay Trappers U18 AAA. Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com
27 points more than anyone else, and 20 goals more than anyone else.
He will be one of the first guys taken in theoryI'm not going to pretend to know anything about him or the league but I saw the name Benjamin Brunton pop up, he's playing U18 up north and has absurd numbers.
Benjamin Brunton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Benjamin Brunton, 2008-09-15 North Bay, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the GNU18L with North Bay Trappers U18 AAA. Complete player biography and stats.www.eliteprospects.com
27 points more than anyone else, and 20 goals more than anyone else.
Nice catch......I didn't check the U18 league up north when I was looking.I'm not going to pretend to know anything about him or the league but I saw the name Benjamin Brunton pop up, he's playing U18 up north and has absurd numbers.
Benjamin Brunton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Benjamin Brunton, 2008-09-15 North Bay, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the GNU18L with North Bay Trappers U18 AAA. Complete player biography and stats.www.eliteprospects.com
27 points more than anyone else, and 20 goals more than anyone else.
I should have.
The name I’ve heard for first… isn’t listed here! We shall see.
I looked on Elite Prospects and found some names to add. I mainly focused on the top teams in each league with a focus on the teams that were recently at the Provincial Championships. Here are the 33 names that I found interesting:
Alliance
F Parker Graham (Elgin-Middlesex) - 47 PTS in 34 GP (6'/158 lbs)
F Chase Pettapiece (Elgin-Middlesex) - 48 PTS in 35 GP
F Morgan Paine (Elgin-Middlesex) - 41 PTS in 34 GP (5'7"/160 lbs)
F Nathan Slaght (Elgin-Middlesex) - 38 PTS in 33 GP (5'11"/173 lbs)
G Connor Harmon (Waterloo) - 18 GP, 11-6-1, 1.77 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'/149 lbs)
F Thomas Paleczny (Huron-Perth) - 34 PTS in 34 GP (6'/167 lbs)
F Connor Crandon (London) - 40 PTS in 34 GP (5'11"/167 lbs)
G Callum Antunes (London) - 17 GP, 10-6, 2.09 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'/172 lbs)
GTHL
F Julius Da Silva (JRC) - 6'/175 lbs
F Hamza Havusic (Vaughan) - 6'3'/161 lbs
F Nathan Hiscock (Vaughan) - 6'2"/220 lbs
F Michael Pavlovic (Toronto Titans)
G Matthew La Manna (Toronto Titans) - 5'11"/159 lbs
G Noah Mavin (Toronto Marlboros) - 5'10"/185 lbs
G Justin Young (Vaughan) - 5'11"/170 lbs
HEO
F Connor Bain (Upper Canada) - 26 PTS in 27 GP, went from playing AA in U16 to AAA in U18 this year
F Owen Kelly (Ottawa Myers) - 24 PTS in 26 GP (6'1"/172 lbs)
D Zachary Laporte (Ottawa Myers) - 20 PTS in 29 GP (6'2")
G Nicholas Periard (Upper Canada) - 17 GP, 10-3-3, 2.25 GAA, and 2 shutouts (5'11"/176 lbs)
NOHA
F Denver Mulligan (Sudbury) - 51 PTS in 31 GP (5'10"/175 lbs)
D Fynn Manttari (Kapuskasing) - 23 PTS in 29 GP, 64 PIMs (6'4"/179 lbs)
F Maverick Hill (New Liskeard) - 30 PTS in 20 GP, named the league's top defensive forward (5'11"/165 lbs)
F Martin Brassard (North Bay) - 63 PTS in 32 GP (5'8"/150 lbs)
G Logan Coates (North Bay) - 21 GP, 15-2-1, 2.13 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'3"/172 lbs)
F Gavin Killoran (Soo) - 50 PTS in 32 GP (6'/161 lbs)
D Dylan Rousselle (Soo) - 43 PTS in 32 GP (5'9"/165 lbs)
F Evan Katic (Timmins) - 44 PTS in 27 GP (6'2"/165 lbs), younger brother of Danny Katic
OMHA
G Lucas Carpino (Markham) - 17 GP, 10-4-2, 1.78 GAA, and 2 shutouts (6'/154 lbs)
G Lucas Parent (Guelph) - 17 GP, 16-1, 1.46 GAA, and 3 shutouts (6'/181 lbs)
G Trent Hutchinson (North Shore) - 16 GP, 10-3-1, 1.61 GAA, and 4 shutouts (6'2"/165 lbs)
D Drew Acres - 20 PTS in 34 GP after recording 2 PTS in U16 last season (6'1"/185 lbs)
D Tyson Lotton (Central Ontario) - 26 PTS in 27 GP (5'11"/161 lbs)
D Rowan Reynard (Guelph) - 26 PTS in 32 GP (5'10"/173 lbs)
Alliance
F Parker Graham (Elgin-Middlesex) - 47 PTS in 34 GP (6'/158 lbs)
F Chase Pettapiece (Elgin-Middlesex) - 48 PTS in 35 GP
F Morgan Paine (Elgin-Middlesex) - 41 PTS in 34 GP (5'7"/160 lbs)
F Nathan Slaght (Elgin-Middlesex) - 38 PTS in 33 GP (5'11"/173 lbs)
G Connor Harmon (Waterloo) - 18 GP, 11-6-1, 1.77 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'/149 lbs)
F Thomas Paleczny (Huron-Perth) - 34 PTS in 34 GP (6'/167 lbs)
F Connor Crandon (London) - 40 PTS in 34 GP (5'11"/167 lbs)
G Callum Antunes (London) - 17 GP, 10-6, 2.09 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'/172 lbs)
GTHL
F Julius Da Silva (JRC) - 6'/175 lbs
F Hamza Havusic (Vaughan) - 6'3'/161 lbs
F Nathan Hiscock (Vaughan) - 6'2"/220 lbs
F Michael Pavlovic (Toronto Titans)
G Matthew La Manna (Toronto Titans) - 5'11"/159 lbs
G Noah Mavin (Toronto Marlboros) - 5'10"/185 lbs
G Justin Young (Vaughan) - 5'11"/170 lbs
HEO
F Connor Bain (Upper Canada) - 26 PTS in 27 GP, went from playing AA in U16 to AAA in U18 this year
F Owen Kelly (Ottawa Myers) - 24 PTS in 26 GP (6'1"/172 lbs)
D Zachary Laporte (Ottawa Myers) - 20 PTS in 29 GP (6'2")
G Nicholas Periard (Upper Canada) - 17 GP, 10-3-3, 2.25 GAA, and 2 shutouts (5'11"/176 lbs)
NOHA
F Denver Mulligan (Sudbury) - 51 PTS in 31 GP (5'10"/175 lbs)
D Fynn Manttari (Kapuskasing) - 23 PTS in 29 GP, 64 PIMs (6'4"/179 lbs)
F Maverick Hill (New Liskeard) - 30 PTS in 20 GP, named the league's top defensive forward (5'11"/165 lbs)
F Martin Brassard (North Bay) - 63 PTS in 32 GP (5'8"/150 lbs)
G Logan Coates (North Bay) - 21 GP, 15-2-1, 2.13 GAA, and 1 shutout (6'3"/172 lbs)
F Gavin Killoran (Soo) - 50 PTS in 32 GP (6'/161 lbs)
D Dylan Rousselle (Soo) - 43 PTS in 32 GP (5'9"/165 lbs)
F Evan Katic (Timmins) - 44 PTS in 27 GP (6'2"/165 lbs), younger brother of Danny Katic
OMHA
G Lucas Carpino (Markham) - 17 GP, 10-4-2, 1.78 GAA, and 2 shutouts (6'/154 lbs)
G Lucas Parent (Guelph) - 17 GP, 16-1, 1.46 GAA, and 3 shutouts (6'/181 lbs)
G Trent Hutchinson (North Shore) - 16 GP, 10-3-1, 1.61 GAA, and 4 shutouts (6'2"/165 lbs)
D Drew Acres - 20 PTS in 34 GP after recording 2 PTS in U16 last season (6'1"/185 lbs)
D Tyson Lotton (Central Ontario) - 26 PTS in 27 GP (5'11"/161 lbs)
D Rowan Reynard (Guelph) - 26 PTS in 32 GP (5'10"/173 lbs)
They did. I always seem to miss one guy who was drafted when I make these lists. Thanks for pointing that out
That one was a tough one tho. Looks like he moved back to ottawa for this season
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