Spits Select Vilardi with #2 Pick
April 11, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release
(Windsor, ON) - With the #2 pick in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection, the Spitfires have selected centre Gabriel Vilardi from the Canadian International Hockey Academy (CIHA).
A Kingston native, Vilardi, 15, was named Ontario East Minor Hockey League Player of the Year in 2014-15.
The 6'2, 185-pound centre played this season with the CIHA's minor midget team in based in Rockland.
Vilardi was among seven players from across the province to receive player-of-the-year awards, announced by the Ontario Hockey League last month.
In 21 games, he scored 18 goals and added 21 assists.
Vilardi also lead Team Ontario's gold medal winning entry at last season's Canada Winter Games with five goals and 12 points in six games.
"Gabe" is the younger brother of Franceso Vilardi, a forward with the Flint Firebirds.
Follow him on Twitter @GabeVilardi13.
The Spitfires own the #23 and #39 overall picks in the second round.
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