Windsor Spitfires 2012 OHL Priority Selection Results

Spitfires Pick Joshua Ho-Sang 5th Overall, 17 Players Selected by Spits in

2012 OHL Priority Selection, Presented by State Farm

With the fifth overall pick in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection presented by State Farm, the Spitfires have selected Joshua Ho-Sang from the GTHL's Toronto Marlboros.

Ho-Sang had a dynamic season with the Marlboros in 2011-2012, scoring 31 times and adding 48 assists for 79 points.

He's a 5'11", 160-pound right centre from Thornhill, Ontario, with a fantastic skill set.

With their second-round pick, 41st overall, the Spitfires selected defenceman Patrick Sanvido of the Guelph Minor Midgets. Sanvido is 6'5" and 215 pounds, with exceptional upside.

The Spits went back to the blueline at #45, taking smooth-skating, 6', 175 pound defenceman Graeme Brown.

With their second third-round pick, #47, the Spits grabbed a skilled forward with rich hockey bloodlines in Ryan Verbeek of the Lambton Jr Sting. In 39 games last season, Verbeek scored 20 goals and added 10 assists with 49 penalty minutes.

With the #76 pick in the fourth round, GM Warren Rychel selected highly-touted prospect Nick Schmaltz of the Chicago Mission Under-16s. A native of Verona, Wisconsin, Schmaltz may be a longshot to join the club, as he is headed to the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.

The Spits went for a 1995 forward known to be aggressive on the forecheck in Culver U16's Jack Billings. A solid. 5'10", 180-pound two-way player and a good skater. In 33 games last season, Billings had 26 goals and 50 points.

MORRISON GOES #139
Bennett Morrison became the third d-man taken by the Spitfires when he was selected in the 7th round, 139th overall. He's a 1996-born, 6'3 and 190-pound product of the GTHL's Mississauga Rebels.


CAMERON HUGHES GOES #148
Our 8th round selection is Ottawa Junior Senators left winger Cameron Hughes. He's 6'2 and 170 pounds. In 28 games last season, Hughes had 7 goals and 7 assists along with 68 penalty minutes.

BELPEDIO GOES #168
Our second selection from the Culver U16s is our ninth-round pick, defenceman Louis Belpedio. He's described by one of our scouts as a kid with a 'high compete level that blocks shots with abandon'. In 26 games last season, the 5'10, 165-pound blueliner had 8 goals and 12 assists along with 36 penalty minutes.

COBHAM GOES #188
Our 10th round selection is Chris Cobham: a 6'1", 170-pound winger that scored 23 goals in 51 games with the Toronto Young Nats last season.

JARED LESLIE GOES #208
The Spits dipped into the local pool for the first time on the day, selecting Jared Leslie from the Sun County Panthers in the 11th round. The 5'8, 155-pound winger put up 14 goals and 20 assists in 45 games last season.

RYKER KILLINS GOES #228
Quite possibly the best name in the draft. Killins, a 5'10, 155-pound defenceman is our 12th round selection. In 33 games, Killins scored a goal and added 10 assists with 58 penalty minutes.

ROBBIE DEMONTIS GOES #247
Demontis is our first of two picks in the 13th round. He's a 5'7", 135-pound winger that put up 38 points in 42 games for the GTHL's Vaughan Kings last season.

ANTHONY KOTSOVOS GOES #261
Kotsovos played for the London Knights Gold team in 2011-2012. At 5'11, 171 pounds, he had five goals and 18 assists and 71 penalty minutes in 37 games played.

ADAM BAUGHMAN GOES #268
The Spits hope to have found a late gem in Baughman, a 6'2, 175-pound defenceman that played 15 games with the Chicago Mission U16s last season.

CHRISTOPHER DODERO GOES #275
Dodero is a 5'9, 169-pound winger that put up 17 goals and 34 assists in 25 games last season with the CYA U16s.

ROBERT BYCKOWSKI #284
A 6'1, 195-pound defenceman, Byckowski put up 7G, 10 A in 33 games played for the Toronto Red Wings last season.

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Spitfires Pick Maletta 13th Overall, 11 Players Selected by Spits in 2011 OHL Priority Selection

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Spitfires Pick Maletta 13^th Overall, 11 Players Selected by Spits

in 2011 OHL Priority Selection, Presented by State Farm

Dave Ducharme
windsorspitfires.com staff reports

The Spits selected Jordan Maletta with the 13th pick of the first round this morning. He's a 6’2" right-handed shooting centre that played for the St. Catherines Falcons Midgets last year.

"The kid has pro potential," said GM Warren Rychel. "We love his size. He's a very good shooter and skater. We were very surprised to get him at 13."

With their second round pick, the Spitfires picked Jordan Dekort, a 6'4" goalie from the Markham Majors Minor AAA program. 

With the 39th pick overall, Rychel turned to a local boy - hulking winger Hunter Smith, who played for the Windsor Jr. Spitfires last season. According to the team's stats, he 6'6" and listed 210 pounds. 

The Spitfires stayed home with their 5th round pick, selecting Sun County Panthers centre Sam Studnicka. 
"I thought for sure he'd go in the third round. But we held our breath until the fifth. He's a kid I know real well. He has size, he's a very smart player. We're glad to add him. He's going to be a real good hockey player." 

The Spits added some speed and scoring in the 7th round in the form of Dylan Wallace, a 5'10" left winger that had 72 points in 72 games for the York Simcoe Express Minor Midgets last season.

Windsor took a flyer with their 10th round pick, selecting Will Butcher in the 10th round. He's a puck moving defenceman that played for the Madison Capitals Midgets in Wisconsin last season. He's committed to the US National Team Development Program for two years, but has huge upside should he decide to join the Spits after that. 

With their 11th round pick, acquired from Sarnia yesterday, the Spitfires took Mitchell Graham, a right winger from the Burlington Eagles. 

Mark Friedman, a right defenceman with the Don Mills Flyers, was taken in the 13th round, 255th overall.
With the 13th pick of the 14th round (275th overall), the Spits selection Liam Clare, a defenceman that played with the Halton Hurricanes last season. Just six picks later, with the 281th pick of the draft, they took Andrew McLean, a left defenceman from the Detroit Little Caesar's U16s.

Finally, in the 15th round, the Spitfires selected Evan Allen, a centre from the Detroit Honeybaked Under 16s.

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Windsor Spitfires 2011 Draft Class

Rnd.	No.	OHL Team	Player Name	Team Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate
1	13	Windsor Spitfires	Jordan Maletta	St. Catharines Falcons	RC	6.02	200	04/30/1995
2	8	Windsor Spitfires	Jordan Dekort	Markham Majors	G	6.04	185	08/08/1995
2	17	Windsor Spitfires	Hunter Smith	Windsor	RW	6.04	190	09/11/1995
5	4	Windsor Spitfires	Sam Studnicka	Sun County Panthers	RC	6.00	170	01/15/1995
7	13	Windsor Spitfires	Dylan Wallace	York Simcoe Express	LW	5.10	150	03/20/1995
10	13	Windsor Spitfires	Will Butcher	Madison Capitals	LD	5.10	190	01/06/1995
11	4	Windsor Spitfires	Mitchell Graham	Burlington Eagles	RW	5.08	155	07/05/1995
13	13	Windsor Spitfires	Mark Friedman	Don Mills Flyers	RD	5.09	175	12/25/1995
14	13	Windsor Spitfires	Liam Clare	Halton Hurricanes	RD	5.09	145	07/14/1995
14	19	Windsor Spitfires	Andrew McLean	Detroit Little Caesars U16's	LD	6.00	165	01/12/1995
15	7	Windsor Spitfires	Evan Allen	Detroit Honeybaked U16's	RC	5.10	175	02/03/1995

Spitfires Exchange Picks with Sarnia and Owen Sound

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Windsor Spitfires Vice-President and General Manager Warren Rychel today announced that the Spitfires have acquired a second round pick (39^th overall) and an 11^th round pick (206^th overall) for tomorrow’s OHL Priority Selection (Presented by State Farm) from the Sarnia Sting.

In exchange, Windsor sent their second round pick in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection and their third round pick in 2014 to the Sting.

“After three really good seasons which include two MasterCard Memorial Cup Championships, I’m very happy to have three picks in the top 40 (13^th, 30^th and 39^th overall picks) for tomorrow’s draft,” said Warren Rychel.

Additionally, the Spitfires received Owen Sound’s 14^th round pick in tomorrow’s Priority Selection and sent their 13^th round pick in 2012 to the Attack.

The Windsor Spitfires will be taking part in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection, presented by State Farm tomorrow (Saturday, May 7^th) starting at 9 am.

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