Spits Select 12 Players on 2016 Draft Day
April 9, 2016 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release
(Windsor, ON) - The Spitfires made 12 picks in today's OHL Priority Selection.
With the first pick of the second round (#21 overall) the club took Connor Corcoran, a 6'0, 168-pound defenceman from the Barrie Junior Colts Minor Midgets. Corcoran played 32 games last season, scoring four goals and eight assists along with 38 penalty minutes.
The remaining picks, as follows, were made between rounds four and fifteen.
4th Round (#75): LW Chris Playfair - 6'0, 161, Waterloo Wolves AAA
6th Round (#114): C Tyler Angle - 5'9, 154, Southern Tier Admirals
9th Round (#175): RW Michael Aloise - 5'8, 185, York Simcoe Express
10th Round (#182): G Brock Baier - 6'4, 190, Mitchell Hawks
10th Round (#195): D Bobby Burns - 6'0, 185, Detroit Little Caesars U16s
11th Round (#215): RW Zackary Young - 5'10, 169, Mississauga Rebels
12th Round (#235): LW Drew Elser - 5'11, 170, Selects Academy
13th Round (#255): G Dylan St Cyr - 5'8, 163, USA Under-17s
14th Round (#275): D Michael Ferrandino - 5'9, 140, Chicago Young Americans
15th Round (#290): C Jack Bowler - 5'7, 147, Sun County Panthers
15th Round (#295): C Kory Silverio - 5'7, 141, Windsor Jr Spits Zone AAA
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