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Majors 2012 OHL Priority Selection Results

April 7, 2012 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release

General Manager/Head Coach James Boyd and the Majors scouting staff were a busy crew on Saturday, selecting the 16 newest members of the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors organization.

The Majors selected nine forwards (five centres and four left wingers), four defencemen and three goaltenders. The draft began at 9 a.m. and didn't wind down until about 7 p.m.

Among the 16 selections, the Mississauga Rebels and Whitby Wildcats were represented the most with two players being chosen from each squad.

With their first choice of the 2012 Priority Selection, the Majors chose Damian Bourne, a 6'4, 185 pound left winger from the OHL Cup champion Mississauga Rebels. It was the third year in a row the Majors selected an Oakville, Ontario native in the first round (Spencer Martin '11, Stuart Percy '10).

Boyd was pleased at the opportunity to draft Bourne in the eleventh spot, as Central Scouting had him ranked seventh on their list.

"He's a big kid with a lot of ability and we're very pleased to be able to draft him," Boyd said.

"He's a local boy and we had a lot of opportunities to see him play here and we've seen that he can work hard shift-to-shift. We welcome him and his family to our team here in Mississauga."

Bourne scored 26 goals and 53 assists for 79 points in 62 games in the regular season for the Rebels, adding 89 penalty minutes. He was seventh on his team in OHL Cup tournament scoring, picking up five assists in seven games.

With the sixth pick of the second round (28th overall), the Majors selected Bobby MacIntyre from the Whitby Wildcats.

MacIntyre, a 5'10, 170 pound left winger was a member of the Wildcats squad which competed in the OHL Cup last month. He was second on the team in tournament scoring, picking up one goal and three assists for four points in four games.

The Oshawa, Ontario native scored 26 goals and 23 assists for 49 points in 32 games in the regular season, adding 34 penalty minutes.

With the 16th pick of the second round (38th overall), the Majors selected Jared Walsh from the Toronto Marlboros.

Walsh, a 5'10, 175 pound defenceman was a member of the GTHL champion Toronto Marlboros, scoring four goals and eleven assists for 15 points in the regular season with six penalty minutes. He participated in the OHL Cup last month where he registered three assists in seven games.

With the 15th pick of the third round (58th overall), the Majors selected Bradley Bell from the Copper Cliff Redmen.

Bell, a 5'10, 175 pound defenceman scored 15 goals and 43 assists for 58 points for the Redmen in the regular season, adding 37 penalty minutes.

Complete listing of the Majors 2012 selections:

Damian Bourne Majors 1st pick - Round 1, 11th overall Midget Team: Mississauga Rebels Height: 6'4 Weight: 185lbs Position: Left Wing DOB: February 11, 1996

Bobby MacIntyre Majors 2nd pick - Round 2, 28th overall Midget Team: Whitby Wildcats Height: 5'10 Weight: 170lbs Position: Left Wing DOB: September 8, 1996

Jared Walsh Majors 3rd pick - Round 2, 38th overall Midget Team: Toronto Marlboros Height: 5'10 Weight: 175lbs Position: Defence DOB: May 17, 1996

Bradley Bell Majors 4th pick - Round 3, 58th overall Midget Team: Copper Cliff Redmen Height: 5'10 Weight: 175lbs Position: Defence DOB: May 29, 1996

Jacob Berton Majors 5th pick - Round 4, 82nd overall Midget Team: Don Mills Flyers Height: 5'11 Weight: 165lbs Position: Left Wing DOB: March 8, 1996

Everett Clark Majors 6th pick - Round 5, 93rd overall Midget Team: Whitby Wildcats Height: 5'9 Weight: 160lbs Position: Centre DOB: January 22, 1996

Dawson Carty Majors 7th pick - Round 6, 113th overall Midget Team: Mississauga Rebels Height: 6'1 Weight: 181lbs Position: Goaltender DOB: February 2, 1996

Keaton Ratcliffe Majors 8th pick - Round 7, 133rd overall Midget Team: London Jr. Knights - Gold Height: 6'2 Weight: 173lbs Position: Centre DOB: September 7, 1996

Greg DiTomaso Majors 9th pick - Round 8, 153rd overall Midget Team: North York Rangers Height: 6'1 Weight: 160lbs Position: Defence DOB: March 12, 1996

Chad Burrows Majors 10th pick - Round 9, 173rd overall Midget Team: Vaughan Kings Height: 6'1 Weight: 160lbs Position: Centre DOB: March 29, 1996

Riley McCabe Majors 11th pick - Round 10, 193rd overall Midget Team: Niagara Falls Canucks Height: 5'8 Weight: 150lbs Position: Goaltender DOB: January 18, 1996

Luke Gazzola Majors 12th pick - Round 11, 213th overall Midget Team: Kitchener Rangers Height: 6'1 Weight: 185lbs Position: Centre DOB: March 10, 1996

Cameron Zanussi Majors 13th pick - Round 12, 233rd overall Midget Team: Oshawa Minor Generals Height: 5'9 Weight: 140lbs Position: Goaltender DOB: April 21, 1996

Brett Dunsbier Majors 14th pick - Round 13, 253rd overall Midget Team: Toronto Young Nationals Height: 6'0 Weight: 175lbs Position: Left Wing DOB: February 16, 1996

Cameron McGill Majors 15th pick - Round 14, 273rd overall Midget Team: Peterborough Petes Height: 5'10 Weight: 160lbs Position: Defence DOB: June 28, 1996

Cole Busschaert Majors 16th pick - Round 15, 293rd overall Midget Team: Greater Kingston Jr. Frontenacs Height: 6'2 Weight: 167lbs Position: Centre DOB: January 16, 1996

The Majors would like to welcome all drafted players and their families to the organization.

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