2019 OHL Draft Ranking: February’s Top-220

Unbelievably, we already find ourselves in the midst of playoff season around Ontario’s Minor Midget leagues.

With only two months remaining until the 2019 OHL Draft, our rankings are becoming more and more consistent, with only small variations from month-to-month within the first few rounds.

The month of January providing some very intriguing late-season matchups as teams across the province were vying for positions in the regular season standings, battling for advantageous matchups in the first round of the playoffs.

In the GTHL, a tight battle for the 7th and 8th seeds came to an exciting finish, with the Vaughan Kings and North York Rangers scratching and clawing their way to playoff positions over the challenging Markham Majors and Mississauga Reps.

Related: 2018-19 GTHL Playoff Preview

Perhaps most notably was the undefeated season capped off by the Don Mills Flyers. Dominant from start to finish, the team finished the regular season with an unheard of 30-0-3 record.

In the ETA, the Whitby Wildcats cruised to the league’s top record, an impressive 30-1-5. As for the final playoff positions in each division, the Kingston Jr. Frontenacs were able to fend off the Central Ontario Wolves, securing the 4th seed in the East by two points. Over in the West, the Ajax-Pickering Raiders narrowly beat out the Richmond Hill Coyotes for the 4th seed, finishing just one point ahead of their competitors. Meanwhile, the North Central Predators captured the division title with a 21-8-5 record.

However, it was the Alliance that arguably had the greatest finish of all the leagues. A four team battle for the league’s top seed resulted in the Brantford 99ers coming away on top, with a 21-8-4 record and 46 points. One point behind them was a three-way tie for the 2nd seed, with the Wolves, Rangers, and Knights all finishing with 45 points.

As well, there was great excitement surrounding the battle for the 7th and 8th seeds, which ended up in another three-way tie between the Chiefs, Cyclones, and Lakers. Unfortunately, Huron-Perth would lose out on a playoff positions after determination of tiebreakers.

Last but not least, the SCTA provided some drama as well. After riding a hot streak to end the season, the Halton Hurricanes came away with the 1st seed, sporting a 23-6-3 record. In a heated battle for playoff positions, there was yet another three-way tie for the 5th, 6th, and 7th seeds, split between the Eagles, Admirals, and Highlanders.

Up in Northern Ontario, there were a few special moments in the month of January. First and foremost, Team NOHA’s roster for the 2019 OHL Cup was revealed. Loaded with talent from the Sudbury Minor Midget Wolves, the team will certainly be one to watch and could be regarded as one of the tournament’s darkhorse’s.

Further, in the HEO, Mason McTavish set a new record for points in a single season with 72 in just 37 games for the Pembroke Lumber Kings. McTavish surpassed the previous record set by Peterborough Pete and Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, who posted 70 back in 2015-16.

February’s Top-220 Prospects

Continuing with the expansion of our 2019 OHL Draft Rankings, we have found it increasingly difficult to set a consensus amongst some of the later-round picks. Undoubtedly, some teams are going to come away from the draft with a player that some would have foreseen going several rounds earlier. The 2003-born draft class features a ton of parody, notably within the 50-100 range, as well as the 200+ range.

As with every month thus far, we’ve been tracking the impact of NCAA commitments in this year’s draft, especially with high-end prospects. For February, there are 10 players within the top-31 which are verbally committed to an NCAA program. That situation will cause a few headaches come draft day, as players ranked within the top two rounds could potentially climb as many as 10 spots on April 6th.

January offered yet another unique look into how this year’s draft class performs under pressure. Instead of the usual pressures of tournament play, this past month gave a look into how this year’s prospects would perform under the circumstances of a late-season playoff push. When the season is on the line and every game has substantial impacts, it’s the top players who often come to make a difference, a trend we noticed across Ontario during January.

With that said, let’s dive right into the ranking. For your convenience, here are the links to Prospect Pipeline’s previous four rankings thus far, as well as our mid-season goaltender ranking. Feel free to take a look back and compare some of the changes that have occurred over the past five months.

• 2019 OHL Draft Ranking: October’s Top-20
• 2019 OHL Draft Ranking: November’s Top-60
• 2019 OHL Draft Ranking: December’s Top-100
• 2019 OHL Draft Ranking: January’s Top-160
• 2019 OHL Draft Ranking: Top-20 Goaltenders

Finally, here are February’s Top-220 prospects for the 2019 OHL Draft, along with 30 honourable mentions.

Note: This list features the Top-220 skaters available for the 2019 OHL Draft, and does not include goaltenders. Also, it is not a mock draft. 

Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Shane Wright	Don Mills Flyers	C
2	Brandt Clarke	Don Mills Flyers	RD
3	Mason McTavish	Pembroke Lumber Kings	C
4	Connor Lockhart	Kanata Lasers	C
5	Jeremy Wilmer*	North Jersey Avalanche	C
6	Dylan Duke*	Detroit Compuware	C
7	Sasha Pastujov*	Detroit Compuware	RW
8	Roman Schmidt*	Don Mills Flyers	LD
9	Brennan Othmann	Don Mills Flyers	LW
10	Francesco Pinelli	Toronto Red Wings	C
11	Francesco Arcuri	Don Mills Flyers	C
12	Brett Harrison	London Jr. Knights	C
13	Liam Arnsby	Don Mills Flyers	C/LW
14	Stuart Rolofs	Kanata Lasers	LW
15	Ethan Del Mastro	Toronto Marlboros	LD
16	Maddox Callens	Brantford 99ers	C
17	Braeden Kressler	Mississauga Senators	C
18	Cole Hipkin	Brantford 99ers	RD
19	Colby Saganiuk	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite	C
20	Brenden Sirizzotti	Whitby Wildcats	RW
21	Artem Guryev	Toronto Marlboros	LD
22	Jack Devine*	Chicago Mission	C
23	Luke Hughes*	Detroit Little Caesars	LD
24	Danil Zhilkin*	Toronto Marlboros	C
25	Ryan Del Monte*	Toronto Nationals	C
26	Dylan Gratton*	North Jersey Avalanche	LD
27	Ryan Winterton	Whitby Wildcats	C
28	Josh Bloom	Toronto Nationals	LW
29	Kaleb Nelson	York Simcoe Express	C
30	Ranvir Gill	Ottawa Jr. Senators	RD
31	Jon-Randall Avon	Peterborough Petes	C
32	Chase Stillman*	Sudbury Wolves	C
33	Logan Mailloux	Toronto Marlboros	RD
34	Daniel Michaud	Quinte Red Devils	C
35	Kaleb Lawrence	OHA Maroon	C
36	Wil Murphy	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs	LD
37	Wyatt Johnston	Toronto Marlboros	C
38	Deni Goure	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	C
39	Deven Nagra	Toronto Nationals	LD
40	Joshua Kavanagh	Sudbury Wolves	RD
41	Ethan Larmand	North Central Predators	RW
42	Ty Gallagher*	Detroit Compuware	RD
43	Jesse Fishman	Mississauga Rebels	C/RW
44	Teddy Sawyer	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite	LD
45	Marc Boudreau	Toronto Marlboros	LW
46	Ethan Burroughs	Halton Hurricanes	RW
47	Isaac Enright	Pembroke Lumber Kings	RD
48	Ethan Straky*	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies	RD
49	Landon Cato*	Toronto Nationals	RD
50	Pasquale Zito	Mississauga Rebels	C
51	Owen Watson	Smiths Falls Bears	LW
52	Connor Punnett	North Central Predators	LD
53	Jonah Copre	Chicago Mission	RD
54	Marko Sikic	Kitchener Jr. Rangers	C
55	Cole Patey	North Central Predators	LW
56	Declan Ride*	Toronto Nationals	RD
57	Tyler Procious	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	RD
58	Kai Alexander Greaves	Cambridge Hawks	LD
59	Zacharie Giroux	Sudbury Wolves	RW
60	Tbone Codd	Little Caesars	C
61	Vitaly Levyy	Long Island Gulls	RW
62	Jacob Holmes	York Simcoe Express	LD
63	Christian Catalano	Mississauga Rebels	RW
64	Paul Christopoulos	Don Mills Flyers	RD
65	Griffen Jurecki	Little Caesars	C
66	Jordan D’Intino	London Jr. Knights	C/RW
67	Jack Beck	Toronto Marlboros	LW
68	Thomas Johnston	Whitby Wildcats	LW
69	D.J. Walsh	Long Island Gulls	C
70	Eddie Shepler	Detroit Honeybaked	RW
71	Ryan Burke	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	C
72	Jacob Maillet	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	C
73	Jack Matier	Soo Thunderbirds	RD
74	Jack Silich*	Chicago Mission	RW
75	Owen Forester	Toronto Nationals	RD
76	Joshua Orrico	Toronto Red Wings	RD
77	Davis Burnside*	Chicago Mission	LW
78	Ty Hollett	Navan Grads	RD
79	Ben Felicetti	Burlington Eagles	RW
80	Kobe Tallman	Toronto Young Nationals	LW
81	Barret Joynt	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs	LW
82	Landon McCallum	Brantford 99ers	RW
83	Max Smolinski	Detroit Little Caesars	RD
84	Douglas Carr	Whitby Wildcats	RD
85	Nolan Dann	Toronto Red Wings	LW
86	Vincent Salice*	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies	C
87	Tucker Robertson	Toronto Marlboros	LW
88	Ethan Lindsay	Barrie Jr. Colts	C
89	Ryan Ufko*	North Jersey Avalanche	C/LW
90	Lawson Sherk	Halton Hurricanes	C
91	Aidan Shepard	Toronto Marlboros	LD/LW
92	Chandler Romeo	Toronto Red Wings	LD
93	Riley Wood	London Jr. Knights	RW
94	Jacob Dupuis	Clarington Toros	C
95	Cole Eichler	Don Mills Flyers	RW
96	Max McCue	Sudbury Wolves	LW
97	Redmond Savage*	Detroit Compuware	LW
98	Justin O’Donnell	Toronto Marlboros	RW
99	Joshua Reid	Pembroke Lumber Kings	C
100	Matteo Giampa	Niagara North Stars	C
101	Raymond Hamlin	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	C
102	Tyler Savard	Peterborough Petes	LW
103	Ethan Mistry	Don Mills Flyers	LD
104	Josh Ziliotto	Burlington Eagles	C
105	Therien Thiesing	Chicago Mission	LD
106	Ryan Remick	CIHA White	C
107	Nolan Forster	Toronto Marlboros	LW
108	Calum Chau	Halton Hurricanes	LD
109	Simon Motew	Chicago Mission	RD
110	Jordan Fuller	York Simcoe Express	LW
111	Ryan Gillespie	Toronto Red Wings	C
112	Steven LaForme	Brantford 99ers	RW
113	Edward Moskowitz	Don Mills Flyers	LW
114	Ryan Humphrey	Detroit Honeybaked	C
115	Nathan Oickle	Peterborough Petes	RD
116	Owen Hollingsworth	Navan Grads	RW
117	Sam Volturo	Detroit Little Caesars	RD
118	Ryan Cutler	York Simcoe Express	RW
119	Adam O’Marra	Oakville Rangers	C
120	Eric Bonsteel	Mississauga Senators	RD
121	Bradley Brunet	Sudbury Wolves	RW
122	Sam Sedley	Huron Perth Lakers	RD
123	Anthony Agostinelli	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	C
124	Ikki Kogawa	Toronto Young Nationals	RW
125	Connor Miller	Honeybaked	LW
126	Dante Palombo	North Jersey Avalanche	C
127	Jake Coleman	Pembroke Lumber Kings	RW
128	Ethan Broderick	Guelph Jr. Gryphons	RD
129	Owen Parsons	Waterloo Wolves	C
130	Alex Christopoulos	Don Mills Flyers	RW
131	Chas Sharpe	North Central Predators	RD
132	Luca Del Bel Belluz	Toronto Red Wings	C
133	Trever Burns	Chicago Fury	C
134	Camden Daigle	Huron Perth Lakers	LW
135	Isaiah Moran-Weekes	Kanata Lasers	LD
136	Payton Robinson	Don Mills Flyers	RD
137	Ty Anselmini	Guelph Jr. Gryphons	C
138	Judd Katz	Mississauga Rebels	LD
139	Beckett Palmer-Stephen	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs	LW
140	Andre Anania	Toronto Red Wings	RD
141	Noah Laba	Detroit Compuware	C
142	Angelo Duscio	Kitchener Jr. Rangers	RD
143	Owain Johnston	Mississauga Rebels	RD
144	Aidan Haws	Detroit Honeybaked	C
145	Sean Clarke	Vaughan Kings	C
146	James Jodoin	Oakville Rangers	RD
147	Callum Chisholm	Richmond Hill Coyotes	RW
148	Luca Rea	North York Rangers	LW/RW
149	Brody Fournier	Smiths Falls Bears	RW
150	Cayden Faust	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	LW
151	Johnny Fratto	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite	LW
152	Devon Savignac	Sudbury Wolves	LW
153	Roberto Mancini	Mississauga Reps	LD
154	Zachary Burfoot	Chicago Fury	LD
155	Braden Hache	York Simcoe Express	LD
156	Cooper Way	Waterloo Wolves	C/LW
157	Christian Campanelli	North York Rangers	C
158	Myles Yearwood	Markham Majors	LW
159	Connor Smith	Oakland Jr. Grizzlies	RW
160	Tye Scott	Mississauga Rebels	LD
161	Nicholas Sewecke	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite	C
162	Nicholas Mazza	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	LW
163	Justin Ertel	Toronto Red Wings	LW
164	Amadeus Lombardi	Toronto Titans	C
165	Jak Vaarwerk	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	C
166	Ethan Esposito	Mississauga Senators	LW
167	Parker Hendsbee	Niagara North Stars	C
168	Easton Ryan	Kemptville 73’s	RW
169	William Gourgouvelis	Whitby Wildcats	LD
170	Jax Dubois	Nepean Raiders	RW
171	Adam Zuckerman	Toronto Nationals	LD/LW
172	Jake Eaton	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	C
173	Teegan Dumont	Sudbury Wolves	RD
174	Lucas Brzustowski	Kitchener Jr. Rangers	LD
175	Alexander Babich	Chicago Mission	LW
176	Dominic Cassillo	Buffalo Regals	C
177	Connor Driscoll	Toronto Nationals	RW
178	Brayden Hislop	Waterloo Wolves	LD
179	Mark MacPhee	Ottawa Jr. Senators	C
180	Jacob Frasca	Mississauga Senators	LW
181	Ty Voit	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite	RW
182	Joshua Cini	Mississauga Rebels	RW
183	Ty MacDonald	Ajax-Pickering Raiders	C
184	Mateo Amaral	Cambridge Hawks	LW
185	Will Howarth	Carleton Place Canadians	RD
186	Mitchell Martin	Sudbury Wolves	LW
187	Nikita Tiatinkin	CIHA Green	C
188	Dominick Rivelli*	Chicago Mission	C
189	Maxwell Donohoe	Mississauga Rebels	RW
190	Nicholas Dowling	North Central Predators	RW
191	Blake Hall	Southern Tier Admirals	C
192	Tarabh Nolan	Toronto Nationals	RW
193	Gabriel Crete	Navan Grads	C/RW
194	Anthony Maurice	North Jersey Avalanche	LW
195	Kyle Maloney	Waterloo Wolves	C
196	Kevin Henstock	Toronto Nationals	C
197	Owen Mahoney	Brockville Braves	LD
198	Chase Costantino	Burlington Eagles	RD
199	Cole Turcotte	York Simcoe Express	C
200	Cole Benoit	Toronto Titans	RD
201	Tyler Hotson	London Jr. Knights	LW
202	Mason LaCivita	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	LW
203	Matthew Sop	Kitchener Jr. Rangers	RW
204	Atkin Dwyer	Toronto Red Wings	LD
205	Jake Kovacs	Soo Thunderbirds	C
206	Noah Janicki	Barrie Jr. Colts	LD
207	Thomas Stewart	Vaughan Kings	RD
208	Liam Shwedyk	Niagara North Stars	C/RW
209	Cole Melady	Huron Perth Lakers	C
210	Quinn Tavares	Mississauga Reps	C
211	Owen Carter	Cornwall Colts	RD
212	Alexey Yarmulnik	North Jersey Avalanche	C
213	Vladislav Dvurechenskii	North York Rangers	LW
214	Luca Pasciuta	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	LD
215	Jacob Napier	Buffalo Jr. Sabres	LD
216	Stephen Pszeniczny	Soo Thunderbirds	C
217	Patrick Saini	North York Rangers	C
218	Mark McIntosh	Guelph Jr. Gryphons	RW
219	Jordan Adams	Halton Hurricanes	LW/C
220	Nicholas Paone	Southern Tier Admirals	RD
HM	Anthony Demkiw	Toronto Titans	C
HM	Elias Vavitsas	Markham Majors	RD
HM	Matthew Worden	Smiths Falls Bears	LD
HM	Brandon Kremer	North York Rangers	LD
HM	Justin Kelly-Boxe	Mississauga Reps	C
HM	Jack Price	Vaughan Kings	RW
HM	Jack Natyshak	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	C
HM	Marcus Ferrara	Markham Majors	LW
HM	Jake Barkley	Mississauga Rebels	LW
HM	Justin Brown	Barrie Jr. Colts	C
HM	Nicolas Carvalho	Whitby Wildcats	LW
HM	Noah Theodor	Whitby Wildcats	C
HM	Matteo Barbieri	Richmond Hill Coyotes	C
HM	Lucas Lapalm	Quinte Red Devils	LW
HM	Dylan Richardson	Guelph Jr. Gryphons	LW
HM	Colin MacDougall	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	RW
HM	Griffin Vaughan	Southern Tier Admirals	RW
HM	Brett Cowen	Oakville Rangers	RW
HM	Eddie MacLean	Grey-Bruce Highlanders	RD
HM	Oliver Peer	Burlington Eagles	LW
HM	Joseph Blackley	Buffalo Regals	LD
HM	Owen Rainey	Brantford 99ers	RW
HM	Jake DaSilva	Cambridge Hawks	C
HM	Jett Morningstar	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	RW
HM	Carson Noble	Chatham-Kent Cyclones	LW
HM	Eric Bertelsen	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	RW
HM	Christian Kyrou	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	RD
HM	Ethan MacKinnon	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs	LD
HM	Braeden Bowman	Kitchener Jr. Rangers	RW
HM	Cole Watson	London Jr. Knights	RW

* – Indicates a prospect currently committed to an NCAA program.