OHL Windsor Spitfires

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

May 7, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


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.

Player Statistics for 2010-2011, Spitfires 2011 Draft Class in Minor-Midget Level

Player Name Drafted Team Name POS GP G A PTS PIM

Jordan Maletta 1st Rd., 13th Ovr. St. Catharines Falcons RC 48 33 26 59 38

Player Name Drafted Team Name POS GP MIN GA AVG SO

Jordan Dekort 2nd Rd., 30th Ovr. Markham Majors G 42 1890 81 1.92 8

Player Name Drafted Team Name POS GP G A PTS PIM

Hunter Smith 2nd Rd., 39th Ovr. Windsor Junior Spitfires RW 49 31 21 52 92

Sam Studnicka 5th Rd., 86th Ovr. Sun County Panthers RC 58 33 39 72 36

Dylan Wallace 7th Rd., 135th Ovr. York Simcoe Express LW 72 42 30 72 20

Will Butcher 10th Rd., 195th Ovr. Madison Capitals LD 34 10 20 30 2

Mitchell Graham 11th Rd., 206th Ovr. Burlington Eagles RW 55 27 24 51 56

Mark Friedman 13th Rd., 255th Ovr. Don Mills Flyers RD 37 7 5 12 40

Liam Clare 14th Rd., 275th Ovr. Halton Hurricanes RD 58 1 8 9 26

Andrew McLean 14th Rd., 281st Ovr. Detroit Little Caesars U-16's LD 36 2 7 9 28

Evan Allen 15th Rd., 289th Ovr. Detroit Honeybaked U-16's RC 80 48 66 114 37

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