OHL Coaches Poll - My Ballot (2013)

The results of the OHL coaches poll are likely to be released sometime this week. With that in mind, it's always fun to take a crack at how they might look. If I was voting, here's what my ballot would look like.

Most Underrated Player

EAST
1. Zach Hall
2. Matthew Campagna
3. Michael Moffat

WEST
1. Colin Miller
2. Cameron Brace
3. Dalton Young

Most Improved Player

EAST
1. Tyler Graovac
2. Anthony Camara
3. TIE - Mitchell Theoret & Scott Sabourin

WEST
1. Eric Locke
2. Jordan Binnington
3. Reid Boucher

Smartest Player

EAST
1. Mark Scheifele
2. Ryan Strome
3. Sean Monahan

WEST
1. Vincent Trocheck
2. Scott Harrington
3. Nick Cousins

Hardest Worker

EAST
1. Boone Jenner
2. Scott Laughton
3. TIE - Barclay Goodrow & Anthony Camara

WEST
1. Ryan Hartman
2. TIE - Tom Wilson & Brock McGinn
3. Garret Ross

Best Playmaker

EAST
1. Ryan Strome
2. Sean Monahan
3. Scott Laughton

WEST
1. Charles Sarault
2. Vincent Trocheck
3. TIE - Tanner Richard & Nick Cousins

Most Dangerous in the Goal Area

EAST
1. Brett Ritchie
2. Boone Jenner
3. Barclay Goodrow

WEST
1. Reid Boucher
2. Seth Griffith
3. Kerby Rychel

Best Skater

EAST
1. Jesse Graham
2. Andreas Athanasiou
3. Alan Quine

WEST
1. Ryan Murphy
2. Alex Aleardi
3. Daniel Catenacci

Best Shot

EAST
1. Mark Scheifele
2. Ryan Strome
3. Barclay Goodrow

WEST
1. Reid Boucher
2. Ryan Sproul
3. TIE - Seth Griffith & Kerby Rychel

Hardest Shot

EAST
1. Ryan O' Connor
2. Michal Cajcovsky
3. Barclay Goodrow

WEST
1. Ryan Sproul
2. Cody Ceci
3. TIE - Andrey Pedan, Colin Miller & Kerby Rychel

Best Stickhandler

EAST
1. Ryan Strome
2. Alan Quine
3. TIE - Matthew Campagna & Riley Brace

WEST
1. Vincent Trocheck
2. Max Domi
3. TIE - Ryan Murphy, Charles Sarault & Nick Cousins

Best on Face-offs

EAST
1. Boone Jenner
2. Mark Scheifele
3. Scott Laughton

WEST
1. Daniel Catenacci
2. Bo Horvat
3. TIE - Brady Vail & Mitchell Heard (not sure if Heard has played enough games this year to earn this)

Best Body Checker

EAST
1. Anthony Camara
2. Mack Lemmon
3. TIE - Matt Petgrave & Zach Bell

WEST
1. Tom Wilson
2. Nikita Zadorov
3. David Broll

Best Shot Blocker

EAST
1. Zach Bell
2. Boone Jenner
3. Cameron Wind

WEST
1. Scott Harrington
2. Cody McNaughton
3. Zach Nastasiuk

Best Defensive Forward

EAST
1. Boone Jenner
2. Sean Monahan
3. TIE - Erik Bradford, Scott Laughton & Barclay Goodrow

WEST
1. Cameron Brace
2. Ryan Rupert
3. TIE - Rickard Rakell & Josh Leivo

Best Penalty Killer

EAST
1. Boone Jenner
2. Joseph Cramarossa
3. Ryan Strome

WEST
1. TIE - Vincent Trocheck & Cameron Brace
2. Eric Locke
3. Tobias Rieder

Best Offensive Defenseman

EAST
1. Jordan Subban
2. Matt Petgrave
3. Ryan O'Connor

WEST
1. Ryan Sproul
2. Cody Ceci
3. Ryan Murphy

Best Defensive Defenseman

EAST
1. Cameron Wind
2. Geoffrey Schemitsch
3. Alex Lepkowski

WEST
1. Scott Harrington
2. Nathan Chiarlitti
3. TIE - Austin Levi & Tommy Hughes

Best Puck Handling Goalie

EAST
1. Malcolm Subban
2. Daniel Altshuller
3. Andrew D'Agostini

WEST
1. J.P. Anderson
2. John Gibson
3. Jake Paterson

Best Shootout Shooter

EAST
1. Tyler Graovac
2. Ryan Strome
3. TIE - Jonatan Tanus & Jordan Subban

WEST
1. Seth Griffith
2. Radek Faksa
3. Cameron Brace

Best Shootout Goalie

EAST
1. Mathias Niederberger
2. Malcolm Subban
3. Spencer Martin

WEST
1. John Gibson
2. Jake Patterson
3. Jordan Binnington


So, what do YOU think?