FOHL Insider #1

Another whirlwind weekend has come and gone for the FOHL. We saw all 20 GMs, and a few assistants as well gather for a spectacular couple days that saw the Import Draft, Priority Draft and an unprecedented level of trade activity. It would be impossible to recap everything that happened, but some moves completely altered the landscape of the league. We are here to examine the top 3 additions that teams have made over the offseason and the draft weekend, 1. Ryan Merkley 2. Allan McShane 3. Steve! The Barrie Colts came into the draft without a lot of draft capital, but also not a lot of needs. They were poised to emerge as one of the league's top teams, and cemented that status by acquiring Ryan Merkley and Allan McShane to pad a stacked lineup. They did add a solid young forward in the Import draft, but looking towards the future, adding an Assistant GM in Steve(!) aka Sean might be the biggest long term addition. 1. Liam Arnsby 2. Jacob Frasca 3.  Ole Bjørgv

All-FOHL 1st Team                                               (C) -  Morgan Frost (Oshawa Generals)                                            (LW) -  Tye Felhaber (Ottawa 67's)                                            (RW) - Justin Brazeau (Ottawa 67's)                                               (D) - Mac Hollowell (Windsor Spitfires)                                               (D) - Kade Landry (Sault Ste Marie)                                               (G) - Ukko Pekka Luukkonen (Oshawa Generals) All-FOHL 2nd Team (C) - Brandon Saigeon (Ottawa 67's) (LW) - Jason Robertson (Ottawa 67's) (RW) - Nate Schnarr (Niagara Ice Dogs) (D) - Noel Hoefenmayer (Ottawa 67's) (D) - Adam Boqvist (Ottawa 67's) (G) - Cedrick Andree (Ottawa 67's) All-FOHL 3rd Team (C) - Akil Thomas (Oshawa Generals) (LW) - Adam Ruzicka (Oshawa Generals) (RW) - Owen Tippett (Saginaw Spirit) (D) - Evan Bouchard (Ottawa 67's) (D) - Nicolas

[1]. Windsor Spitfires vs [8]. Kitchener Rangers Head to Head Record:  6 - 3 Windsor 4 - 6 Windsor Leading Scorers: Matthew Strome (WIN) - 23G, 45A Rickard Hugg (KIT) - 28G, 39A The West has been something of an anomaly all year, where only a couple teams took half measures to compete, compared to the backdrop of the brutal All-In East. Windsor walks away as the top seed, doing much of their building in the offseason and coasting to the top. Speaking of coasting, the Kitchener Rangers ladies and gentlemen. 4-1 Spitfires over Rangers. [2].  Erie Otters vs [7]. Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Head to Head Record:  1 - 4 Erie 5 - 3 Erie Leading Scorers:  Barrett Hayton (ERI) - 24G, 41A Owen Robinson (SSM) - 17G, 53A He came in to the league, traded the best player available and stole our hearts in the process. Pistol Pete puts the finishing touches on his crowning first season by taking the forgotten Otters, tearing them down and building the

[1]. Ottawa 67's vs [8]. Sudbury Wolves Head to Head Record:  1 - 6 Ottawa 6 - 2 Ottawa Leading Scorer:  Tye Fellhaber (OTT) - 48G, 49A Danil Antropov (SUD) - 17G, 44A Only one thing is for sure in this series, and that's the fact that Sudbury will host two home games. Hopefully the beer is cheap that night because this one could get ugly. Ottawa boasts an All-Star squad, and while the Wolves have a promising young team, this one is a slam dunk for the 67's. 4-0 67's over Wolves. [2]. North Bay Battalion vs [7]. Kingston Frontenacs Head to Head Record: 5 - 0 North Bay 1 - 3 North Bay Leading Scorer: Kevin Hancock (NB) - 40G, 35A Tyler Burnie (KGN) - 16G, 34A North Bay sold off some of their weapons but still end up the second seed in the strong Eastern conference, and they should make quick work of their competition in the first round. Kingston isn't a team to be taken lightly, as they refused to bottom out and tank,

TSN has assembled their draft experts, Craig Button, Bob McKenzie, Ray Ferraro, Pierre LeBrun and Pierre McGuire to create a comprehensive ranking of the 2019 Priority and Import drafts. Each expert was asked to rank their top twenty in each draft, and those lists were measured to create one master ranking. We're going to finish up with the Import Draft. 1. Martin Chromiak  - LW 6'0, 180lbs Slovakia, '02 Highest Ranking: 1 Lowest Ranking: 2 2. Oliver Suni  - RW 6'2, 190lbs Finland, '02 Highest Ranking: 1 Lowest Ranking: 4 3. Yevgeni Oksentyuk  - RW 5'7, 170lbs Belarus, '01 Highest Ranking: 3 Lowest Ranking: 6 4. Ruben Rafkin  - D 6'0, 180lbs Finland, '02 Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 9 5. Jan Mysak  - LW 6'0, 180lbs Czech Republic, '02 Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 12 6. Nick Malik  - G 6'2, 190lbs Czech Republic, '02 Highest Ranking: 5 Lowest Ranking: 11 7. Axel Bergkvist  - D 5

TSN has assembled their draft experts, Craig Button, Bob McKenzie, Ray Ferraro, Pierre LeBrun and Pierre McGuire to create a comprehensive ranking of the 2019 Priority and Import drafts. Each expert was asked to rank their top twenty in each draft, and those lists were measured to create one master ranking. We're going to start with the Priority Draft. 1. Shane Wright - C 6'0, 185lbs Highest Ranking: 1 Lowest Ranking: 1 NHL Comparable: Sidney Crosby 2. Mason McTavish  - C 6'1, 185lbs Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 3 NHL Comparable: Ryan Getzlaf 3. Brandt Clarke  - D 6'1, 185lbs Highest Ranking: 2 Lowest Ranking: 6 NHL Comparable: Alex Pietrangelo 4. Francesco Pinelli  - C 6'0, 180lbs Highest Ranking: 3 Lowest Ranking: 5 NHL Comparable: Patrick Kane 5. Brett Harrison - C 6'1, 185lbs Highest Ranking: 3 Lowest Ranking: 12 NHL Comparable: Kevin Hayes 6. Connor Lockhart  - C 5'9, 175lbs Highest Ranking: 7 Lowest Rankin