The Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection was held Saturday, with the Sarnia Sting choosing 14 players. The Sting used the 15th overall pick to select speedy centreman Tyler Weiss from the Don Mills Flyers AAA program.
The 5'10'', 144lbs. forward scored 18 goals and added 16 assists in 25 games this past season and is currently committed to the US National Development Program.
Below is a full list of Sting picks, including goalie Jakob Knowles from the Lambton Jr. Sting Minor Midget AAA team.
Defenceman Jordan Hurtubise was the only other Jr. Sting player to be selected. He was taken in the seventh round by the Mississauga Steelheads.
1 15 Sarnia Tyler Weiss 5.10 144 2000-01-03 C Raleigh, NC Don Mills Flyers Minor Midget AAA GTHL 3 52 Sarnia (from Ottawa) Brady Hinz 5.09 131 2000-05-03 C Stratford, Ont. Huron Perth Lakers Minor Midget AAA MHAO 4 68 Sarnia (from Mississauga) Mattias Samuelsson 6.03 197 2000-03-14 LD Voorhees, NJ Northwood School Junior Youth (USA) 4 79 Sarnia (from Kingston) Ethan Lavallee 6.07 232 2000-01-30 RD Skead, Ont. EC Red Bull Salzburg U18 RC Other (CDN) 5 97 Sarnia Samuel Stevens 5.11.75 171 2000-04-27 C Hinsdale, IL Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U Youth (USA) 6 117 Sarnia Braden Henderson 5.10 149 2000-05-14 LD Baxter, Ont. Barrie Jr. Colts Minor Midget AAA OMHA - ETA 7 137 Sarnia Chase McLane 6.00 167 2000-04-22 C Trenton, MI Detroit Little Caesars 16U Youth (USA) 8 157 Sarnia Evan Ilkos 5.11 163 2000-06-07 LW Burlington, Ont. Burlington Eagles Minor Midget AAA OMHA - SCTA 9 177 Sarnia Blair Coffin 6.04.5 230 2000-04-02 G Dunnville, Ont. Southern Tier Admirals Minor Midget AAA OMHA - SCTA 11 217 Sarnia Patrick Giles 6.03.5 180 2000-01-03 C Chevy Chase, MD Skipjacks HC 16U Youth (USA) 12 237 Sarnia Conner Hutchison 5.11 175 2000-06-02 LD Hicksville, NY Selects Academy 16UNat at South Kent School Youth (USA) 13 257 Sarnia Cameron Hough 5.10.25 152 2000-10-23 LW Stouffville, Ont. Vaughan Kings Minor Midget AAA GTHL 14 277 Sarnia Noah Heisler 5.10 145 2000-12-20 RD Thornhill, Ont. Don Mills Flyers Minor Midget AAA GTHL 15 297 Sarnia Jakob Knowles 5.10.5 202 2000-09-20 G Sarnia, Ont. Lambton Jr. Sting Minor Midget AAA MHAO