Just like that, Ontario’s top U16 minor hockey leagues are jumping into playoff action. After 30+ regular season games and numerous contests in tournament action, it’s time for the drive to the 2020 OHL Cup.
Heading into postseason action, it’s the perfect time to shout out this year’s top seed from each league. In the GTHL, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens captured the #1 seed with an impressive 28-3-2 record. In the ETA, it was the Quinte Red Devils who came out on top, riding a 28-5-3 record to the #1 seed. In the SCTA, the Southern Tier Admirals were at the top of the standings from start to finish, ending up with a 24-3-5 record to capture the #1 seed. Finally, the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs made history in the Alliance with an undefeated regular season, going 25-0-8 to grab the #1 seed.
February’s Top-150
With that said, here are the top-150 prospects, along with 10 honourable mentions, eligible for the 2020 OHL Draft as of February. A continuing trend within the 2019-20 U16 season has been the dominance of the American prospects and teams. This is showcased by the fact that 10 of the top-20 prospects are American-born, with a total of 12 of the top-20 playing hockey in the US this year. Due to that fact, this year’s draft day will be as wild and uncertain as ever. As the 2019-20 season progresses, we’ll continue to hyperlink personal player profiles to our monthly rankings, so be sure to follow along as the drive to the 2020 OHL Cup unwinds.
Rank | Player | Position | Team |
1 | Adam Fantilli | C | Kimball Union Academy |
2 | Rutger McGroarty* | C | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U |
3 | Ty Nelson | D | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
4 | Seamus Casey* | D | Florida Alliance 16U |
5 | Lane Hutson* | D | North Jersey Avalanche 16U |
6 | Pano Fimis | C | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
7 | Dalyn Wakely | C | Quinte Red Devils |
8 | David Goyette | C | South Kent Academy |
9 | Paul Ludwinski | C | Toronto Marlboros |
10 | Tyler Duke* | D | Compuware 16U |
11 | Kocha Delic | C | Toronto Titans |
12 | Frank Nazar* | C | Honeybaked 15U |
13 | Cutter Gauthier | C | Compuware 16U |
14 | Isaac Howard* | C | Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U |
15 | Hunter Brzustewicz* | D | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U |
16 | Cedrick Guindon | C | Rockland Nationals |
17 | Donovan McCoy | D | Quinte Red Devils |
18 | Devin Kaplan* | C | North Jersey Avalanche 16U |
19 | Bryce McConnell-Barker | C | London Jr. Knights |
20 | Gavin Brindley | LW | Florida Alliance 16U |
21 | Zak Lavoie | C | Toronto Nationals |
22 | Isaiah George | D | Toronto Marlboros |
23 | Sam Alfano | RW | Southern Tier Admirals |
24 | Zach Filak* | C | Compuware 16U |
25 | Carson Christy | C | Oshawa Jr. Generals |
26 | Max Namestnikov* | LW | Honeybaked 15U |
27 | Hunter Haight | C | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs |
28 | Alec Leonard | D | Mississauga Reps |
29 | Nicholas Moldenhauer | RW | Toronto Titans |
30 | Devin Mauro | C | Soo Greyhounds |
31 | Brody Crane* | C | Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16U |
32 | Aidan Castle | RW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
33 | Ryan McGuire | LW | Burlington Eagles |
34 | Jonathan Melee | LW | Rockland Nationals |
35 | Matthew DiMarsico | RW | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
36 | Matthew Poitras | LW | Whitby Wildcats |
37 | Matthew Jovanovic | D | Toronto Marlboros |
38 | Vinny Borgesi* | D | South Kent Academy |
39 | Thomas Sirman | D | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
40 | Andrew LeBlanc | C | Southern Tier Admirals |
41 | Spencer Sova | D | Honeybaked 15U |
42 | Aaron Andrade | RW | Toronto Titans |
43 | Gavin Hayes | RW | Compuware 15U |
44 | George Fegaras | D | Richmond Hill Coyotes |
45 | Ben Bujold | C | Kanata Lasers |
46 | Logan Cooley* | C | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
47 | Shawn Ramsay | D | Toronto Nationals |
48 | Zion Green | LW | Compuware 15U |
49 | Jack Piper | RW | York Simcoe Express |
50 | Noah Van Vliet | D | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
51 | Evan Konyen | C | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
52 | Cooper Matthews | LW | Quinte Red Devils |
53 | Hayden Simpson | C | Toronto Titans |
54 | Owen Van Steensel | LW | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs |
55 | Michael Buchinger | D | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
56 | Jackson Edward | D | York Simcoe Express |
57 | Dylan Gordon | D | Honeybaked 15U |
58 | Connor Toms | D | Soo Greyhounds |
59 | Justin DeZoete | C | Hamilton Huskies |
60 | Lorenzo Bonaiuto | LW | Toronto Marlboros |
61 | Ryan Abraham | C | Compuware 15U |
62 | Nolan Collins | D | Whitby Wildcats |
63 | Kyan Haldenby | LW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
64 | Wilson Farrow | D | Toronto Nationals |
65 | Tucker Shedd | D | Compuware 15U |
66 | Rodion Tatarenko | C | Toronto Red Wings |
67 | Joshua Hoover | D | Lambton Jr. Sting |
68 | Owen Mehlenbacher | C | Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U |
69 | Sett Ursomarzo | RW | Toronto Nationals |
70 | Nicholas De Angelis | D | Mississauga Sens |
71 | Mick Thompson | C | North Jersey Avalanche 16U |
72 | Aaron Brown | D | Quinte Red Devils |
73 | Patrick Thomas | LW | Hamilton Huskies |
74 | Jake Manfre | C | Long Island Gulls 16U |
75 | Liam Eveleigh | D | Waterloo Wolves |
76 | Justin Varner | RW | Honeybaked 15U |
77 | Madden Steen | D | Guelph Gryphons |
78 | Brice Cooke | RW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
79 | Owen Baker | RW | Honeybaked 15U |
80 | Jake Sederoff | LW | Toronto Titans |
81 | Jake Karabela | C | Guelph Gryphons |
82 | Trent Swick | RW | Southern Tier Admirals |
83 | Matthew Mayich | D | Hamilton Huskies |
84 | Cole Spicer* | LW | Honeybaked 15U |
85 | Julian Facchinelli | C | Markham Majors |
86 | Nathan Poole | C | Oshawa Jr. Generals |
87 | Aidan Puley | LW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
88 | Patrick Geary | D | Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U |
89 | Tommy Budnick | D | Honeybaked 15U |
90 | Julian Fantino | RW | Richmond Hill Coyotes |
91 | Jacob LeBlanc | D | Southern Tier Admirals |
92 | Will Gerrior | LW | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
93 | Ethan Best | D | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
94 | Matthew Morden | D | Toronto Titans |
95 | Nathan Lewis | RW | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U |
96 | Carson Walters | LW | Chicago Mission 15U |
97 | Chase Pietila | D | Honeybaked 15U |
98 | Brady Stonehouse | LW | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs |
99 | Owen Beck | RW | Quinte Red Devils |
100 | Harrison Ballard | C | York Simcoe Express |
101 | Christian Kocsis | LW | Honeybaked 15U |
102 | Max Seguin | LW | Toronto Nationals |
103 | Wyatt Adkins | D | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs |
104 | Luca D’Amato | D | Vaughan Kings |
105 | Cole Bianchin | LW | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite |
106 | Jordan Karafile | C | Toronto Nationals |
107 | Joshua Vogelsburg | LW | Mississauga Reps |
108 | Koen Taves | D | Sun County Panthers |
109 | Brock Jones | C | Buffalo Regals |
110 | Michael Mesic | LW | Compuware 15U |
111 | Luke Gualtieri | D | Southern Tier Admirals |
112 | Dylan Roobroeck | C | London Jr. Knights |
113 | Jorian Donovan | D | Kanata Lasers |
114 | Kalen Peterson | C | Toronto Marlboros |
115 | Michael Podolioukh | LW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
116 | Steve Leskovar | D | Cambridge Hawks |
117 | Cédricson Okitundu | D | Waterloo Wolves |
118 | Anthony Piccininno | C | Toronto Titans |
119 | Colton Smith | RW | Kanata Lasers |
120 | Jonah Aegeerter | RW | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U |
121 | Chris Able | D | Chicago Mission 15U |
122 | Evan Klein | C | Waterloo Wolves |
123 | Noah Richard | LW | Quinte Red Devils |
124 | Kai Dunits | C | Kemptville 73’s |
125 | Tai York | C | Niagara North Stars |
126 | Zennon Edwards | RW | Whitby Wildcats |
127 | Emerson Miller | D | Toronto Titans |
128 | Landon Fleming | D | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U |
129 | Micah Berger | LW | Florida Alliance 16U |
130 | Dawson Hettiarachchi | C | Whitby Wildcats |
131 | Zander Veccia | RW | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs |
132 | Nicola LaForge | C | North Bay Trappers |
133 | Jacob Lesser | C | Smiths Falls Bears |
134 | Nicholas Messina | C | Vaughan Kings |
135 | Gavin Bryant | LW | Brantford 99ers |
136 | Caeden Carlisle | D | Mississauga Sens |
137 | Joseph Muldowney | C | Buffalo Regals |
138 | Carter Coombs | C | Huron Perth Lakers |
139 | Jackson Ebbott | C | Don Mills Flyers |
140 | Joshua Beiles | LW | Mississauga Reps |
141 | Andrew Chang | LW | Mississauga Sens |
142 | Brandon Balazs | RW | Brantford 99ers |
143 | Ryder McIntyre | C | Ajax Pickering Raiders |
144 | Brayden Bowen | C | Cornwall Colts |
145 | Ryan Cartwright | D | Toronto Nationals |
146 | Andy Reist | C | Waterloo Wolves |
147 | Jackson Stewart | LW | Quinte Red Devils |
148 | Austin Harper | C | Lambton Jr. Sting |
149 | Cory Jewitt | LW | Huron Perth Lakers |
150 | Nicholas Colangelo | C | Ajax Pickering Raiders |
HM | Jax Bellwood | LW | Barrie Jr. Colts |
HM | Alex Campbell | RW | Mississauga Rebels |
HM | Mitchell Davies | LW | Clarington Toros |
HM | Luke Devlin | LW | Toronto Marlboros |
HM | Alexander Dubajic | RW | Toronto Titans |
HM | Tobias Iantorno | LW | Toronto Nationals |
HM | Beau Jelsma | C | Brantford 99ers |
HM | Lleyton McLean | LW | Toronto Jr. Canadiens |
HM | Ryan Struthers | C | Oakville Rangers |
HM | Ethan Whitcomb | RW | Niagara North Stars |