On Thursday, Ellis scored one goal and added two assists as the Spitfires defeated the Kitchener Rangers 6-2 at the WFCU Centre. The following night, he registered one assist in Windsor’s 4-2 road win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and on Saturday, he also recorded one assist in the Spitfires’ 7-2 road loss to the Saginaw Spirit.
Ryan Ellis at Top Prospects Press Conference
Photo by Colin Jones/In Play! Magazine
Ellis, a 19 year-old native of Freelton, Ontario was selected by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 11th overall at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Ellis was also named as the captain for Team OHL and led the OHL to a perfect 2-0 record in the 2009 Subway Super Series games hosted in Barrie, ON and Windsor, ON earlier this season. He was also selected to serve as an assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and helped Canada earn a silver medal in the tournament. Ellis is in his third season with the Spitfires and is ranked sixth amongst OHL defensemen in scoring with 48 points in 40 games while being tied for tenth in OHL with a +29 plus-minus rating this season. He is also in the midst of an eleven game point streak, which ties him for the longest point streak posted by an OHL defenseman this year.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will host the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors this Thursday at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. The Windsor Spitfires will be honouring their “Captain Forever” Mickey Renaud at the game by way of special pre-game tributes.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
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