Sudbury: A Hockey Factory
Published on March 17, 2015 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Sudbury Wolves News Release
According to this week's HOCKEY NEWS, the SUDBURY WOLVES are #1 in the Canadian Hockey league for supplying hockey players to the NHL for the past 25 years. In fact, the Sudbury Wolves rank 2nd overall in all of North America when including all USA Colleges in supplying hockey players to the NHL.
Wolves' President Blaine Smith says that this feature is a wonderful "recruiting piece" for our organization as well as excellent recognition for the City of Greater Sudbury. Smith adds, "There is absolutely no reason why any young aspiring hockey player should not want to come to Sudbury to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. It also speaks volumes to the leadership that the Burgess Family have provided in owning and operating the Sudbury Wolves for the past 30 years."
With this year's record included, the Wolves have qualified for the play-offs in 20 of the past 25 years. This 80% success rate places us in the middle of the pack among the 20 team OHL league (see below).
OHL TEAM PLAY-OFF SUCCESS RATIO
(since 1990)
1 Plymouth 96%
2 Guelph 96
3 Barrie 95
4 Belleville 88
5 North Bay 88
6 London 88
7 Ottawa 84
8 Windsor 84
9 Kitchener 84
10 Sudbury 80
11 Oshawa 80
12 Owen Sound 80
13 Peterborough 76
14 Mississauga 76
15 SSM 72
16 Saginaw 72
17 Sarnia 72
18 Niagara 70
19 Kingston 68
20 Erie 68
The Sudbury Wolves will have the first overall selection in the upcoming OHL Priority Selection on April 11th and are expected to select "the most skilled player in the draft" adds Smith.
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